The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-03-08

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To TALK Of good roads now is 10
talk Of things ycu don't see. Can't
see any until summer when the wealth.
err Will make them good.
MANY people regret that the meet
ings at the University have closed
as much good might be done to the
town by their continuance.
THE trees In front OF the lot owned
by Hon. Jos. Moreland on Main street
have been trimmed up In order tt
make their foliage more dense.
THE paving should be done this
summer and done rapidly. Half the
kicking last summer was on account
of the extreme slowness of the work
Work on the street paving will be
gin again as soon as the weather will
permit andswill not cease tintil all Of
the original contract is completed and
probably more.
BUILDING operations have already
begun and contractors are arranging
for an active season. A few days age
a list Of the buildings already contract
ed for was published in these columns.
THERE is to be lots OF moving again
on the first Of April which Is moving
day here and the business houses will
take the first place in the practice.
AS the town grows larger and more
city like the annual moving day will
become thing OF the past but at
present it holds firm place.
A DESPERATE gang of fimflamers
are working on the B. Il o. trains
between Parkersburg and Baltimore.
Detectives are at work on clue,
which; it is thought, will result in
the capture of the entire gang, who
are fleeing travellers out of money
and valuables In varioas ways.
The subsistence of the river has
II Granville island show up again
/ ut it is only the shadow of it's for
Iler self. The island is not much
more than small sand bar and
gery time the river gets up at all
II will be out of sight. But few
lore rises and even this trace will
lie lost.
The slide at Vanvoorbis that has
teen expected to come in for some
time tumbled to the situation on
Sunday afternoon and the train GO
ing north was caught ON this side
of it. There were ten passengers for
Pittsburg on the train and they con
versed very entertainingly on the
della,
SECRETARY ALGER has made bis
almost da ~ statement that he will
not resign and has given it out for
publication He should know that
by this time the public has sized
him up at his real worth and has full
knowledge Of the fact that no matter
how much they would appreciate his
resignation it would notabe forth
coming.
THERE is no move on foot to give
Morgantown even a kid nine that will
be distinctively belonging to the town.
Why is this? 1t used to be that some
of the very best teams in the country
got licked when they struck the Nor
gantown aggregation. There should
be life In the old land yet. The old
Roughs should communicate some of
their skill and nerve to the younger
generation.
A THUNDER storm of some severity
visited this section on Saturday even
ing and in accordance with the old
belief the weather turned cold after 1t
had passed. Another superstition is
that when it thunders the snakes be-
gin to leave their winter quarters in
the hope that spring has come. In
the latter case Levi BOLTON will soon
be in commission again with some of
his wonderful snake stories.
A BLIZZARD is raging in the west
and Nebraska is the worst sufferer
reported. Ohiois getting snow storm
and in parts of that state the snow
has fallen to the depth of a foot. We
shall probably get taste of the
quality of the cold spell here to-mor
row a the weather bureau has sent
out a prediction calling for colder
weather
ALL attempts at clearing the track
at Ii tie Falls have been abandoned
and nothing more will be done until
dry weather sets in as the slide
comes in as fast now as it can be
taken away. The slide is the worst
one on the road and has been the
source Of endless trouble. The one
below here has been cleared off for
the time being but it threatens to
awe inore trouble at any time.
IT won't do to indulge in the an
l lal alleged witticisius about the de-
5 ruction of the Delaware peach crop.
] ach report seems to confirm the first
c he, and not only so but reports from
l me other states are to the same
c feet In Georgia which is one Of
the great peach growing states it is
said the crop is ruined. There is no
one as yet to question Mr.. Wander
vort's statement concerning this local
ity.
The room recently occupied by
Laziers drug store is being remodelled
and will together with the room now
taken up by S. A. Poster constitute
the stand of linn & Fortney after
the first of next month. The rooms
when fixed up as they ale to be will be
among the best in town and the loca-
tion will be everything that this en-
terprising firm deserves. The firm
has made many friends in the town
and the trade they will get in the new
location will be greatly increased.
CONGRESS adjourned on Saturday
and the members are again in pri.
vate life many OF them to remain
there. The session which has just
closed was the most important in
many respects that the country has
ever seen and great many very
grave problems were given to them
for solution. The solution offered
for some of the problems have only
resulted in still further deeper prob.
lens being placed on our shoulders.
FREDA GALLlcK, Robert Downing's
new leading women is Californian
brought up on the coast with every
advantage of study that money and
influence could secure. She is twenty
years old with figure that is fully
developed, beautiful face full of ex-
preston, and voice possessed by no
other woman on the stage. She is at
home in tragedy, comedy and opera.
She speaks five different languages, is
q thorough musician and knows all
the standard operas and can sing
them.