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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1900-12-12
ssMring Up.

s9Garing Up.
Freddie's Papa-What do you intend
to Do With the hole in: thai; doughnut
when you get all the cake eaten from
around 1T
Freddie (after serious thoughtl-I
guess I'll give it to little sister. to pay
fer the bite she gimme out Of her ap
ple.-Chicago News ::
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Wise L.d.
what will happen to you if VOC ars
= good little boy7" asked tho kindly old
woman
.I'n get . stick Of candy for being
good
4"..And what will happen to you il
you are, bad9:.
.'I'u get two sticks Of candy for
promising to try to be good Chicago
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A. WHITE 6 SON,
Fire Insurance Agency,
ESTABLISHED 1866.

Represent, among other Companies:
LIVERPOOL & LONDON & GLOBE,
NORTH BRITISH 4 MERCANTILE
home, Of New York.
UNDERWRITERS AGENCY, n. T.
LANCASTER INSURANCE co.
Capitsl represented SIS, 100000
Feb %
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Trouble Ahead.

Oats all right, kid. lan. But de
day'll come when youse knows de
pangs of unrequited love."-New York
Journal.
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No. 81 runs through from Charleston viz
.entrsl r. r leaving Charleston I a. m
.anes "a m, kanning % 70
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NOTE: IL addilion 10 the above service
trains Nos Is and ID run daily between Charles
ton and Ashevile. carrying elegant Pullman
sleeping cars. No. Is eaveACharleston II 'D p
Vile 9:nn. M. No. lsleavs Ashsvile 2 O. p. m !;
leave Columbia :3s q m; arrive Charleston
1850 a. IN. Sleeping ca1s ready for Occupancy
at Charleston 9s 9.W p. 10. These tfans
make close c,nnesious At Columbia W1th
through traias between Florida Points and
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-10
EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS
Cannot be Granted by Municipal Cor
poratiOns-Impertaut Opinion Rem
dered by State Supreme Court,

In an opinion rendered yesterday
by Judge Brannon, in the case of the
Clarksburg Electric Light Company,
the State supreme court holds that a
municipal corporation cannot grant a
franchise for exclusive privileges.
The decision is very important in
asmuch as it is contrary TO the gener-
al practice heretofore.
The case was appealed from the
circuit court of Harrison county.
The Clarksburg Electric Light Com
pany had obtained an Injunction re-
straining the Traders Annex Com
papy, which had been chartered for
the purpose Of furnishing electric
light in hotel, opera house, and
bank building run by it and to GER
tain private parties, from carrying
out its intention; alleging that in
December, 1887, it had obtained an
exclusive franchise to furnish light,
water, and other Improvements. The
injunction was later dissolved by the
circuit court; whereupon an appeal
was taken TO the supreme court.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-10
TREMENDOUS INCREASE.
Morgantown Postoffice Breaks
all the Records.

Business goes Over Eleven Thousand
for the Past Twelve Months-Free
Delivery is almost Certain-Inerease
In P0stmaster's Salary also is Gained
How it was Done.
One day this week application will
be made to the post office department
for free delivery for Morgantown.
The volume of business done last year
will be the basis for the application
and it is generally thought that it
will be granted. It is optional on the
department but it is d matter of some
certainty that the town will be able
to get any thing any other town can
get under the same circumstances.
The amount of business done here
is amazing for the size of the town.
Last year we did 81, 066.58 worth of
business. The year before the figures
were 50, 220.26 The increase in the
year is remarkable and is fair index
of the growth in business prosperity
of the town.
Other towns of far greater preten-
tions do not do the amount of bdsi-
ness that we do and Fairment and
Grafton are far below US. The former
has dropped off since they got free de-
livery and barely keeps above the rag
ged edge all the time. Uniontown
with town three times as large as
ours does but seventeen thousand dol
lars business. These figures are a
matter of pride to every citizen of the
town,
It shows that we are doing great
deal of business and that the prosper
ity of the town is a tangible quantity.
1t has been growing rapidly and stead
lily for several years. There has been
no effort to force it but it has gone on
toward the goal Of its own yoliUion.
The application for carriers cannot
be granted before the beginning of
next quarter which is July first. 1t
may not be acted on this soon and in
case it is not the delivery will not be
inaugurated until October first
It is probable that there will be not
less than three carriers as it will take
at least that many TO cover the terri
tory properly. They will make about
two deliveries each day TO start on al
though all Of these details will have
to be arranged later. They will prob
ably go out after the morning mail or
about nine thirty and after the after
noon train or about four o'clock.
Along with the establishment Of
this system which comes as a result
OF the business reaching ten thousand
dollars the postmaster will receive an
increase of salary which will be two
hundred dollars a year making it
twenty three hundred after the first
of this year
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-10
STATE BOARD
Recognizes the University Graduates
May Receive State Certificates.

The State Board OF Examiners
held an important meeting in the
directors rooms at the High School
building Saturday morning says the
Parkersburg News. 1t was decided
that examinations of teachers for
certificates would be given, one in
each congressional district, in eth
er June or July.
State certificates will be granted
TO all graduates of the Conference
Seminary. at Buckhannon, the Beth
any College, West Virginia Univer
sity, the six normal schools OF this
state and the West Virginia grad
yates of the Nashville Normal Col
lege, applying for them, providing
they have taught school for three
years, before their applications were
handed it. Affidavits to that effect
must be given. These certificates
will be good for six years. Several
minor matters were disposed of, and
the meeting adjourned.
The board will have another meet
ing here in conjunction with the
State Teachers Association on July
fifth and sixth
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-10
Roads In Other states.

The states of New Jersey, Indiana
and Illinois, during the last few
years, have constructed a great
many roads. Most of these roads
have been limestone maeadam; some
have been of brick. The maximum
cost for limestone macadam has been
about $4,000 per mile Good fire
brick or paving brick has been some
higher, but the brick roads are fast
gaining IN favor, because it requires
much less to keep them up after
they are constructed than roads
built OF other material When the
County Court has made no express
sion OF opinion regarding what ma
terial is to be used, and cannot de
eide until the three commissioners
are appointed. yet it is safe to say
that the individual opinion of the
members of the court is in favor of
limestone. From expressions re
Gently made by the court, who have
had under consideration numerous
plans, it seems that the court is in
favor Of making road bed sufficient
" wide for vehicles to pass,
which shall be excayated about
Is inches. At the bottom of this
excavation shall be placed large
native stones, to form bed On
the top of those stones, will be put
about one foot Of crushed sandstone
which will be rolled solid with ten
ton roller. On the top of this will
be placed six or eight inches of lime
stone It is estimated that the out
side cost of this will be $4,000 per
mile. The Court does not wish to
be understood that this plan has
been adopted unless with the con
cnrrence of the commissioners to be
appointed, after obtaining the most
exhaustive information upon the
subject that eau be obtained. In so
far as the Court now have an opin-
ion there will be but little brick
used. A short section may be con
structed in the nature of an expert
ment the first year, upon plans
which have proved satisfactory else
where, providing the cost is not be
You'd notwithstanding State
Journal.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-10
Supreme Court Decisions.

The Supreme court at the sitting
held on Saturday handed down the
following decisions of interest to the
people Of this judicial circuit:
Charles Martin VS. Cecil Kester and
Others, from Harrison county, appeal
allowed bond $500.
Hood VS. Morgan, from Marion
county, opinion by McWhortef judg-
ment of Circuit Court reversed and
case dismissed.
Billingsley VS. Manear and others,
from Marion county, opinion by Eng
lish judgment Of Circuit Court revers-
ed and case remanded.
Electric Light Company VS. town of
Clarksburg, from Harrison county,
opinion by Brannon, judgment OF Cir
cult Court affirmed.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-10
NATIONAL GUARD ORDER.
TO BE Formed in This state by Gel.
Simms and Others.


An order has been issued from the
adjutant generals Office by Assistant
Adjutant General Hutson granting to
Col. G. n. Simms, of Charleston
Major w. w. Scott, OF Fairmont; and
Captain James f. Verlander, of Hunt
ington, representing a number OF Off
GERS in each regiment of the State Ma
tional Guard, permission To organize
an association for the purpose Of mu-
tual benefit and improvement, TO be
known as the National Guard Associa-
ton Of West Virginia. The associa-
ton is to Be composed of the officers
Of the lst and I'd regiments of infan-
try and those of the signal corps and
medical department, composing the
active militia, and in the event Of the
addition of new regiments to the
Guard, the officers of those are to be
eligible. Similar associations have
already been formed in several other
states.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-10
AN INTERESTING QUESTION
Raised BY the Failure OF Two Counties
TO Re- Value Real Estate.

The failure OF Mercer and Tyler
counties TO make provision for the
reassessment of their real estate has
given rise 10 the question whether a
revaluation and equalization OF real
estate for taxation by the State
board would be valid or lawful. The
law provides that the board shall,
upon receiving the reports OF the
reassessment of real estate in the
several counties, proceed To equal
lie the assessments between them
Not having the reports from few
of the counties, the board might ar
rive at something like just yalua-
tion of the real estate therein from
adjoining counties, but would such
revaluation be legal. valid or bind
ing? Leading lawyers are of the
opinion that it would not, and the
board, through its see
rotary, has undertaken to stir up
these counties and get in their reas.
sessments. 1t is said now that Mer.
Ger, Tyler, Marshall and Wood will
each forward its reassessments.
They may be a little tardy, but they
will come.
A number OF counties will insti
tute contest proceedings before the
board TO have their assessments re-
dueed Among those who have sent
in notices of contest are Ohio, Poea-
hontas, Cabell, Randolph and Wyom-
ing
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-10
An Oil Famine Predicted.

An oil famine is predicted for the
not distant future. The startling
is made that the
worlds oil production is materially
decreasing, while, as is we'll known,
the demand is steadily increasing.
The oil producing territory of the
United Statates has been narrowed
down until Ohio, West Virginia and
Pennsylvania are practically the only
producing states of the Union, and
it is an indisputable fact that the
production of these states will not,
in fact, cannot meet the demand Of
the whole country, especially since
there has been decided falling off
in the production of these states re-
Gently. But few new pools of i'm
portance have been discovered, and
there is an extreme scarcity of pro,
ductive territory. That an oil famine
is inevitable unless new fields are
discovered soon is beginning to be
generally recognized. True, good
strikes are being made, but the great
majority of these are simply being
made in extensions of old producing
fields. Although in the southwest
there is considerable prospective
territory to be developed, yet the
prospects for material change in
the situation, so far as production is
concerned, are not bright, much less
fattering.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-10
Died.

DALE-Died at her home at Fox
burg Pa, on Monday evening April
9th of heart disease in the 62nd
year of her age Mrs. Mary Pike
Dale. While she had been in deli
cate health for some time her death
was unexpected as she was thought
to be improving She was the wife
of Frank Dale. Esq, and the mother
OF Mrs. E. NJ Grant. The interment
will take place in Oak Grove GENE
terry at Morgantown Wednesday
noon from the train. Short services
will be conducted by Rev. DR.. Dale.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-10
EVERYTHING READY
For The Opening at Kellar Il Jolliffe's
Wednesday Evening.

The work of preparing for the open
ing OF the Kellar & Jolliffe store in
the Posten building is about complet-
ed. The display Of everything will
be fine. They have fine stock Of
goods and have arranged everything
in a very attractive way and invite
every one TO attend the opening be-
tween and II O'Clock on Wednesday
evening. The Hartigan orchestra
will furnish music during the entire
evening. The gentlemen come here
with experience and feel that they
can please our people and invite every
one to call and make their acquain-
lance. No goods will be sold during
the opening.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-10
No Examinations REQUIRED.

PARKERsBuRG, w. Va, April g.
The State Board of Examiners, con
sisting of Z. S. Fleming, of this city
Prof. R. A. Armstrong, of Morgan
town, Josiah Kelley, Of Montgom-
cry; and c. E. Carrigansof Benwood
met here Saturday and agreed to
grant State certificates to teach tc
graduates of Bethany College and
the West Virginia Conference Semi
nory, at Buckhannen, without exam
nations.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-10
NO ELECTION.
Mr.. Miller Tells of The Asylum Fight
Feels EnYious of Morgantown Ana
Its solution of The University Frou-
a. L.

Mr.. Alex McVeigh Miller of Alder
son member of the board of direc-
tors OF the Weston Asylum has been
in town to visit his children who are
attending the University. He has
been present at a meeting OF the board
which was held last week. The effort
TO elect a successor to Dr. stathers
was failure on account of the refus-
al OF the board TO combine on any
man that was proposed. The election
was postponed until July and it may
be set even later than that at the
next meeting.
Mr.. Miller has been one of the op-
ponents of Stathars and he regards il
as an outrage that the man is allow
ed to remain where he is. The situa-
ton is getting worse and worse all
the time, He congratulated the peo-
pie Of Morgantown on the fact that
they had Jared better in getting rid
of their drawback as easily as they
had and stated that it made him feel
enyious of them. The fight on Stath-
ers will go on until he is ousted as he
should be
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-10
1T WILL BE ATTRACTIVE.
The Kellar & Jolliffe Opening on tn,
18th VIII be a Notable Affair.

Arrangements are in,progress for
the opening that will be had by KEEL
lar a. Jolliffe on the evening of the
18th from to Ii o'clock. They will
have very complete line OF goods
and the display in all departments
will be simply charming. An exper-
fenced decorator is already at work
and the result will be some striking
effects. Messrs. Kellar Il Jolliffe are
both at work also. No goods will
be sold during the evening of the
opening. The Hartigan orchestra
will play through the evening Ev
eryone is invited.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-10
Delegates In this District.

The various counties of this, the
End Congressional district, are en-
titled TO delegates as follows:
Barbour 1913, 16; Berkeley 2084, 81;
Grant, 372, 4; Hampshire 1900, 49,;
Hardy l146, II; Jefferson 2452, %;
Marion 1904. 33; Mineral 1907, 10;
Monongalla 1882. Is: Morgan 433, A;
Pendleton 1917, II; Preston 1881, 13;
Randolph 1869, 20; Taylor 1907, ID;
Tucker I'LL, II. Total delegates,
249
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-10
VIII BE Held Monday Night.

Morgantown's growth can be shown
in no better way than in the in
crease in the business that is done
at the postoffice. Here is the true
index OF the amount of business
that is being done in the town. 1t
IS matter of pride to every citizen
to note the rapid expansion along
these lines. 1t has been constant
and will be permanent. There is
nothing artificial about it.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-10
The Lucky Numbers.

-Four, Eleven, Forty four. These
are the lucky numbers given the three
sisters, by Miller's New Method Laun-
dry. Each bundle of laundry from
South Morgantown will be numbered
4, Seneca II, Greenmont IA. | will
place an agent in each town next
week. All work guaranteed. Both
phones l39. East and North Morgan
towns numbers will be given later.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-10
w. c. Il. U. Meeting.

There will be meeting of the w.
G. L. T., Thursday, April 18th, at 3
o clock, at the home of Mrs. J. III.
Raymond. There will be important
business discussed. and it is hoped
that every member will be present.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-10
Taken To Kingwood For Interment.

The remains of the late Mrs. Dunn
who died on Sunday in North Morgan
town were taken 10 Kingwood this
morning and the funeral took place
there this afternoon. Short services
were held at the house this morning
and they were conducted by Rev. s.
v Leech the pastor of the deceased.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-10
Married.

BURRIs-W ILDMAN- the third
Of this month, Mr.. Frank Burris, of
Mt. Morris, and Miss Melissa Wild
man, of Monongalia county, were
married at the home of Mr.. VIM. Dor
sey in Cass district, by Rev. L. A
McNemar Mr.. and Mrs. Burris have
begun housekeeping in Mt. Morris
where they own one Of the most beau
full residences ofGthat town.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-10
Gone to Nhepling.

Billy Bowman of the staff of pitch
ers left on Monday evening for
Wheeling where he will pitch this
summer. His contract does not re-
uuire him to leave here before June
first but he is going down to take
part in several exhibition games this
week. He will come back to Nor
gantown on Saturday.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-10
Easter Greetings.

There is nothing more appropriate
for Easter gifts than box or basket
of "Reymer's" fine candy, Leave
your order early with your ''candy
man" and take none but "Reymer'sn
if you would have the best.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-10
ASSIGNEE'S SALE
Of Store at Public Auction on April
4th.

will sell at public auction at Hun
dred, w. Va, on Wednesday, April
4th 1900. between the hours Of IL and
3 o'clock large stock OF general mer-
chandise, assigned by T. b. Hamil-
ton. Bond has been filed in the
Clerks Office in the county court Of
Wetzel county IS the law requires in
this assignment. Terms, cash in
hand on day of sale.
The above sale continued to April
l4th, 1900, between the hours above
named.
VIM. NJ. KINcAID, assignee,
Cameron, w. Va.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-10
Arm DislOcated.

Student Emlenton at the Episco-
pal Hall fell over the stairway on
Monday evening and dislocated his
arm. 1t is remarkable that he met
with no more serious mishap in view
of the tall that he received.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-10

LaSf spike Driven amidst Ureat En-
thusiaSm- Immense Business That is
Being Done More Rumors of Double
Track on This Branch From Connells-
vile 10 fairmont.
UNIoNTowN, Pa, April, 10 The
last spike ia the Smithtleld and Ma
sontown Railroad was driven at Leck-
rome Friday evening, aud everything
in the shape OF a whistle or anything
that could maze noise was let loose
To celebrate the occasion. Tho Con-
nellsvilie yards and all the sidings that
can be spared along the State line d.
vision of the Baltimore & Ohio rail
road are standing full OF loaded cars
fer the Masontown coke field, and 1t
is estimated that nearly 800 cars have
accumulated, awaiting the opening of
the new road To the new coke addi-
ton.
One hundred and tfty cars have
been unlOaded at Smithtleld and
along the line OF the new railroad to
save denarrage on the cars. These
will have To be reloaded and forward
ed to the new coke works. 4 super
intendent OF the Eureka Fuel Com
pany says there are 5000 carloads of
material in sight to be used in the
construction of the new coke plants
there
MUCH WORK IN SIGHT.
1T viii require all the equipment
aud tracks of the new railroad for
months To transport this vast accum-
ulation of stuff TO the field before any
passenger trains can be handled expe-
ditiously. The rush Of freight to the
new region began as soon as the rails
were laid. Sunday was continual
procession Of freight trains TO the
junction at Smithiield. Oven con-
struction has been at a standstil for
two months because the roads were
too heavy to haul hrebriek 2 miles TO
the plant, and the railroads were not
finished in the time contracted for.
The wonderful expansion In the
coke business now in sight from the
completion ia a few months of 5000
ovens promises TO give the coke region
greatly improved railroad facilities.
The railroads are now unable to
handle promptly the coke being offer
ed and have made plans for additional
tracks and extensions that will solve
this problem. The Baltimore & Ohio
has decided to double track the line
from Connellsville as far south as
Smithtield, and possibly to Airmont.
where it joins the main line. Their
yards at Connellsville are overcrowd-
ed.
BUILDING MILES OF SIDING.
Work is under way at Yeungwood
on the construction Of 81 miles of
siding and yard tracks, and when this
50, 600, 900 work is done all the coke
north OF Leisenring will be handled
to this point at an expense less than
two-thirds the present cost of moving
trains with the same motive power
and trainmen. A line is being sur
veyed and work is to follow closely on
the construction OF 10 miles of track
from Brownsville to Cats run, In the
new extension OF the Masontown
field. By this and the Redstone
branch all the coke south of Lessen
ring will be handled over the Pitts
burg, Virginia and Charleston Rail-
road to Pit65burg.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-10
Helm Wanted.

Wanted Immediately at Hotel Pea
body chamber maid, girl for kitch-
en-, dining room girls and second
cook. Good wages. Call at once.
Mrs. L. j. PEABODY.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-10
Carpenters Wanted.

Six carpenters wanted. No dis
tinction between union and non UNI
ion men. Address, Lock Box TIA
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-10
Wanted.

Everybody to know that | have
moved my store from the Wood build
ing to the Moreland room, corner of
Main and Peasants streets.
If r. n. SMITH. The Jeweler.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-10
For Sale-A Bargain.

Farm of l52 acres For particu-
lars call on. JASON CLARK,
Morgantown, w. Va.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-04-10
Ewes Examined

For all defects of the eyes, free of
charge, by Russell A. Hayes. Optician,
with Geo. G. Hayes & Co., leading
jewellers.