The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-04-12
BRrxo on your railroads. w
want all of them we can get.

for the old fashioned winter will 60
10 differently next fall.
WHAT most OF us want is free rail-
roads. The free river is ali right but
that is hardly far enough.
| The curbing on Front street is
being dressed up and rounded off as
it should be by stone cutter who
will complete the job in day or SO
CLARKsBURe is to have hog pens.
That was decided at the last munich
pal election. The town is welcome to
all the credit they can get out Of such
condition of affairs.
NOAH Raby celebrated his 127th
birthday in New York state, and the
report says she drinks and smokes. !"
As a temperance example though No
ah has never amounted to much.
ATTORNEY Charles Goodwin has
moved over from South Morgantown
into the new Poster building and now
has one Of the best appointed offices
in town where he will be glad to meet
his clients.
FRUIr tree buds are swelling and
1t will be but few days if the
weather keeps good until the trees
are in full leaf The indications are
that there will be very heavy
bloom.
The county is having the bridge
| cleaned of the accumulation of mud
which has been piling up on it for
some time. The dust is very thick
and raises great clouds as it is
dumped over board.
THERE is one thing certain we
can't have too many railroads The
more we have the more this county
and town will grow. There is inf
mite possibilities in our reach and
we can get them all if we will but
reach for them.
WITH a railroad up Deckers creek
one ON the West Side, another down
cheat with the the one we already
rave an and additional boat line OF
he river Morgantown shall be very
we'll taken care of in the way OF
transportation of people and things
SOME time during next week FL
ner F. Jacobs and George Sansber
| y will open an office in Cumberland.
sansberry will be the resident part
1er and Jacobs will remain in Nor
gantown and will run the business
here entirely independent of the
Cumberland Office
MAIN street is very dusty and will
soor show people how much it can
raise in the way of a dust if we do
not have it fixed. This cannot be
done very well before the paving of
the side streets is accomplished and
when this will be done cannot be
told.
THE indiscrminate throwing of pa
per on the street by every one should
be stopped. The paper gets into the
mouths Of the sewers and clogs them
up. 1t is contrary to law to throw
any thing into the streets and the
street commission is going to see to it
that there are some prosecutions for
the practice in case it is not stopped,
The large amount of coal from the
| West Virginia mines, which daily
passes through town over the state
line of the B. & o., is somewhat
wonderful says a Uniontown, Pa. +,
paper, and is conclusive evidence that
ere many years pass by that noun
famous state will be quite factor in
furnishing the coalsupply of the state.
The paving contractors have not
turned up yet but the council has a
letter from them stating that they
will be here in few days to take
hold of things and start them to go
ing. We hope that they will not de-
lay any longer than it is absolutely
necessary and that no more time will
be lost. We don't think that there
will be either.
The state board of examiners has
been passed on the young men who
want to practice medicine in
this state. The examination was
held in Wheeling. Only one ap-
plicaut is from Morgantown and
he is J. F. Trippett He has made
a very good record IN college and
will have no trouble in getting the
coveted permission to practice.
THE mail from Kingwood to Tun-
Melton is being hauled over land.
There has been a great deal OF kicking
about it but there seems to be no way
to remedy it and If no better arrange
ments can be made that will be made
the permanent method of transport
ing it. The railroad company wants
more money than has been paid for
carrying the mail and the government
does not want to cough up.
SECRETARY Long of the Navy has
named one of the ships for which
money was APPROPRIATED by the last
Congress after this State. The "West
Virginia" is to be an armored cruise
and is to be sister to "Nebra3ka'
and "California." The honor is ont
fittingly bestowed and will be greatly
appreciated by the people of this state
The "West Virginia" may be expect
ed to become one of the greatest ships
in the navy in her efforts to live up to
her name.
Col. GILMORE has begun the
grading of the athletic grounds at
the University and hopes to have
the job completed some time this
spring if the rain will hold off long
enough. The work has been de-
layed and hindered so much by the
weather that there is no telling when
it will be finished 1t is hoped to
have the grounds in shape for the
first game of the season which takes
place on April fifteenth.
A GENTLEMAN called the attention
of several others to a skirt sweeping
up one of the streets a few days ago
and if the women could get a similar
view of the subject they would take
their skirts off the ground. They
sweep up indescribable filth and dirt
every step they take. The laws of
cleanliness and health cry aloud for
a shortening of the skirts and ces-
sation of the labors of the ladies ia
the street cleaning department.
WHEN it comes to judging an ora
tion the audience cannot tell half as
well as can the judges who have read
the papers of the various contestants
and cizad than m from, that stand