The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-22

much as it could be. Every one is
ir favor of getting it very soon.
COAL from this county is sold in
Connellsville in large quantities for
home consumption. People over
there know where to get the best.
SOME OF our merchants have already
given orders for holiday goods. Fuller
stocks will be selected later on and
they are preparing for heavy sales.
The material for the construction
Of the M. & X. railroad will no doubt
all be procured during the winter and
the work can then be pushed with
great rapidity when spring opens.
New phones are ordered by some
Of our people almost daily. The tele
phone company says there are more
phones in use here according to pop
ulation than in any other town in the
country.
LADYsMITH, the town upon which
the eyes of the world are now turned,
gets its name from Lady Smith, the
wife of Sir Fenry Smith, who years
ago was prominent British official
ia South Africa.
GREAT prepare ions are being
made for the masquerade ball that
is to be given at the Turn Verein
hall in Seneca on the evening of the
10th. About four hundred invita-
tons have been issued.
The extension of the z. V. and G.
las been talked of for long time
end it will be talked of until it comes
which we have reason to believe will
not be so very long. The recent
movements lend color TO this asser-
tion.
THE two great railroads are endeav-
orng to get into Southern Fayette as
q ickly as possible and each is striv-
ing 10 ge5 there first. They are fol-
loved by the Pittsbnrg and Lake Erie
stnicn is surveying line this way the
FL yeyors being this side Of Union
10 VI.
COMPETITION is strong in nearly all
lines of trade here. Many OF the gro
GERS have canyassers out great part
Of the time. This makes it conven-
ielt for the customers so far as that
II concerned. And others have phones
ard can order whatever they want in
sry quantity.
WHILE active operations IN the
water will soon stop at the lock the
work on the banks will be kept tight
Oh and there will be great deal of
it to be done before the cementing
season opens next spring. The grad
ing and paving OF the banks is no
snail job.
IT will be remembered that there
was some weeks delay last spring
in getting the date fixed for the rail
road vote. An official said yester
Gay that delay cost them for the one
item of rails $4,000 and in other
directions enough to make it $780,
coo. Delays are always dangerous.
REV. MACY MCGEE WATERS who
is SO well known here was installed al
pastor of the first Congregations
church Of Binghamton, N. Y, last
week. The ceremonies were very
and complete. A small
part OF the report of the exercises
clipped from paper of that city are
given in another column.
APPLEs are not keeping well this
tall and many complaints are being
made about them. The reasons Civ
en- are very diverse and most of them
may have hand in the condition.
The most weighty one is-the long
dry spell in October which has caus-
ed them to rot badly.
EVERYONE in this county is glad
to learn that the trustees Of the Sem
mary have cleared President Boyers
Of the charges made against him in
Buckhannon in reference to the. shoot
ing of Martin Williams. From what
we know of him in his home county
he would not do anything that a
christian gentleman should not do.
WHEN you test the real worth of
anything you then know whether it
is as represented. Smiths Dry
goods store has been selling fully
warranted ladies kid glove, in all
celors, for 95e, during the past year
and half and the quantity sold, is
evidence of their worth Unsatis-
factory ones are replaced by new
pair.
THERE are three dailies projected
at Grafton but none of them have
been issued yet The publishers will
lad that it is very hard matter to
publish more than one paper in the
town. The place cannot support
inore than one and even that one will
AVE hard picking for a long time
It'll the people get used to reading
4 daily.
THE Peoples Building Association
will close the present series of stock
december 22nd the amount of stock
D the present one reaching par on
nat day and little over. A new
jsries will be opened at once so the
business will continue without inter
slption. Anyone who wants to take
sock can leave their names and the
AMOUNT wanted with DIR. Casselberry
Or John Gregg. 1t will probably be.
gin with twelve hundred shares.
THERE seems to be no probability
Of let up in the business boom in
ulls part Of the country. AS an indi-
cation of it nearly five thousand new
coke ovens are either being built OF
in contemplation a few miles to the
North Of us. And there is little
doubt that the Pennsylvania Railroad
will be built on the West Side of the
river and probably be in operation az
far as Morgantown before this time
next year.
UNCLE Sam has taken very larg'
contract in caring for the locks an(
dams on the Monongahela and viii
have to spend a million and a hal
in getting them in the proper repair
If there are any more repair jobs
coming to the surface very soon i
would be in order to ask the Navi
cation Company to pay part of thu
bill which they owe on account O
the great bunco game they worked
on the old gentleman.
THERE is a bright and modes
young lady in Clarksburg whose nam
the Telegram would with her Assem-
gladly mention, who is engaged in i'm
parting useful instruction to youni