The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1899-11-15

DIR. AND Mrs. RAYMOND have de-
cided TO COL tinue where they now re-
side and will not discontinue house,
keeping as heretofore reported.
THE Fayette Judgeship has been
decided, it being apparent that Umbel
was elected. There was considerable
interest shown here on both sides.
THE display In the windows of the
Delicatassen are quite tempting and
Jne place is very inviting inside. 1t
viii become popular as it becomes
known.
THE work Of getting out stone for
the new Greenmont bridge has been
com menced. Should the weather
permit it will be well along before
winter.
THE murder of lack Taylor should
be thoroughly investigated. The
facts as given by his brother in
tlis paper yesterday would warrant
vigorous action.
SENATOR FAULKNER has placed us
under obligations for valuable Stats
5ical works gathered from the last
census. The Senator is always mind
Ill Of his friends.
HICKS said that the weather in
November would be warm after the
first week which would be blustry and
cold He seems to have accidentally
stunt led onto the truth for once in
his life.
EVERYONE In this place is sorry
that Bruce Sterling was defeated in
Eayette county. He was universally
popular mere and the hope that he
you'd get the Office that he was after
vas shared by everyone.
THE Elks lodge of this place will
arrange 10 hold memorial day service
on December Sd. While the lodge
has no deceased member the custom
S maintained all over the country of
holding these annual services.
THE matter of park is engaging
the attention Of great many people
and everyone is In favor of the idea.
The only difference is in the plan to
De followed and we can get together
very easily on that.
OUR ice men are already preparing
20 harvest big crop the coming win
ler should there be one. Cobun &
5elby have about doubled their ca
Oacity and John Lantz has built a
5ary large house for the use of the
hotel.
SPRUCE street is becoming beauty.
The paving and the handsome side
walks have improved it wonderfully.
1t is the favorite residence street and
will be more popular still. War will
be made on the stables until they
eventually will all be moved.
THE building season is practically
over for this time and already plans
are being made for number of resi-
dences to be put up next year. I'm
less all signs fail there will be more
building here than in any previous
year in our history.
THE Choral Union is quite an i'm
portant organization. 1t is composed
of young people of all denominations
and meets each Sunday afternoon in
one of the churches. The organiza-
ton is led by Prof. Ellenberger,
director of the school of music.
The new glass factory ought to be
brought here and there is no other
side to that question. We can get
il if we do what we ought to do.
Will we do our plain duty? That
is the only matter Of conjecture in
connection with the whole thing.
THE statements of Mrs. May Gil
bert about where she stayed in Nor
gantown will be read with interest by
many of the people here. The fact
that she had not stayed at the
Franklin House was not known here
until she said that she hadn't.
HAD the material been furnished as
5he contract called for, lock and dam
10 would have been completed entirely
and all would be far on the way but
5le unprecedented rush for cement has
beld them back badly. In spite of
this handicap they have made very
fine speed.
THE suggestions of DR.. Brock in re-
gard to The park seem to point out q
very good way towards getting thai
desirable thing for Morgantown. The
start would be small from the money
obtained by taking the Chadwick Day
fund but it would be start and the
rest would come later.
This is very fine weather for this
time Of year and the carpenters and
builders are making the most of the
opportunity. They have a great many
houses partly completed and are bend
ing every effort to get them in shape
to work in them even in bad weather.
THERE is possibility that Admir-
al Dewey will visit Wheeling this win
ter. The Intelligencer invited him
to attend the ceremonies of laying the
memorial tablet there February 22nd
On the site of old Fort Henry which
stood in what is now the business CEN
ter of Wheeling.
A GREAT deal of timber is being
taken down the river in spite of the
fact that there is hardly any current
10 the river. The timber men have
waited in vain for raise and they
are determined to wait no longer but
to go right ahead in spite of the con-
dition of the river.
A MASQUERADE ball will be given
at the Turn Verein Hall in Seneca on
the evening of the Goth. Quite a
number of invitations have been is
sued and gay throng will be there.
Messrs. Marschner, Rosenmerkle,
Crawford, Stein and Truog are the
promoters of the affair.
IT is given out that the purchases
Of coal lands in West Virginia by
Pittsburg parties is largely to hold
for future use and to stand off COM
petition with other holdings in the
same line that the operators have on
the Monongahela and elsewhere.
They are paying, all the same, much
good money
THREE gentlemen residing in Nor
Eantown are spoken of by newspapers
throughout the state as prominent
candidates for state superintendent of
schools. They are: Profs. Arm
strong and Miller and I'll. L. Swisher.
We are frequently called upon to fur
nish men needed to fill important
positions.
THE work on the dam here will stop
on December 1st and nothing more
will be done until next spring. A
great deal will be done in the mean
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