The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1902-12-24


HOLLY and other Christmas deco
. rations are to be seen on every hand.
The show windows have never been
. as pretty as they are new.
4 COAL prices have been advanced in
Wheeling and there Is lots of kicking
, from the consumer who will have to
: come to time no matter how much be
kicks
! THE little holly that has been
brought to town has been snapped
up eagerly by anxious purchasers II
: has been 10 great demand here f9r
decorative purposes.
MoRGANTowN is on boom, and 1t
looks like it would be permanent
Senator Elkins has invested COO
million in the town and that's tip
that it IS well to follow.-Parkersburg
News.
A LIVELY row has been kicked up
in the colored Baptist church at
Clarksburg and one Of the results of
the racket has been the arrest Of Rev.
j. A. Watson charged with perjury.
THERE is not much for the hunter
to amuse himself with now but con
les. The poor rabbit has no protec-
ton but his swift feet and ability to
switch of the track and hide.
IT has been decided that the all
ment Of S. G.. Chadwick, Jr., is fever.
He is getting along as well as could
be expected and his friends hope for a
continuance of these favorable symp-
toms.
/ EVERY day letters come here which
should be answered by board OF
trade. 1t does not look we'll for Us
that we have nothing Of this kind to
rely upon in the many exegencies we
encounter.
CHARLES DORSEY has the sympathy
OF every one ia the accident which be.
fell him on Friday evening. His
hand was injured in shocking man
ner being literally chewed of by
cutting machine.
! Mr.. ASA O'KELLY has two chairs
10 his shop that were made In Nor
gantown, probably three quarters OF
a century or more ago. And they are
more comfortable than many Of the
high priced chairs made today.
MEMBERS of the families of Nor
gantown who have to spend most of
their time away from home are com
ing back. There will be lots of fam
lily gatherings during the holidays
and these will be exceedingly pleas
ant.
| ANOTHER years work has been done
in the field by the geological survey.
They have accomplished a great deal
during this year and IL they are given
the proper support by the legislature
they will get much more done next
year.
THE small boy is praying for white
Christmas which is now less than
week distant. He will probably have
| his wish. Older members of the COM
munity like to have the ground white
on that day as this Makes the time
seem more in keeping with the tradi-
tions of the day.
A MAIDEN fair, with sun-kissed
hair, came tripping down the street
her face serene, her age l6-gee whiz,
but she was sweet. On the sidewalk
slick she came down quick, with jolt
| that shook her curls, but the words
she used, must be excused-for she's
one of the incest girls.
IF all is true that is now being said
about Morgautown through the pa
pers, that town will be great city in
the near future. They talk like they
will finally take in Fairmont, Clarks-
burg, Grafton and Warrington as
suburbs. -CIarksburg Herald.
SENATOR ELKINs says restriction
of the Italian labor is not desirable.
He says that Italians are the only
people who will work on the con-
struction of railroads and that they
should be allowed to come in freely.
He states that this is not in conflict
with skilled labor but is in interests
Of capitalists and railroads.
A LARGE party OF engineers are EN-
gagged 10 Greene county on the survey
of the B. g. o. which runs from
Wheeling to Connellsville. Fifteen
of them are in one party. The road
will probably be bnilt although there
Is suspicion in some quarters that
it is merely scheme to handicap the
Wabash in its enterprise in Greene
| county.
The biennial report of the State
Geological Commission will be sent
to the printer within the next few
DAYS. This commission is compos-
ed of Messrs A. B. White, j. H.
| Stewart, Peter Silman, Abram Nc
Cullough, D. B. Purinton. Prot. l.
C. White, state geologist, is mem
Der ex-officio.
THERE has been great deal of
railroad surveying in these parts,
but when j. Ami Martin gets out
with his self patented, home made
transit, and begins to sight along
some route, You may look for road
to be built. Nothing permanent
was ever done on the M. q X. till
Martin put his wooden sight box
on the route, and then road was
built.
NEW calendars are being displayed
everywhere. Many of them are very
pretty. They are in great demand.
Some of those investing in this form
of advertising have gone rather deep
for all the good that it does them. 1t
is stated that a merchant in Grafton
is putting out calendar that costs
him 40 tcents each. He may get
value received for this but it sounds
doubtful.
SUNDAY was the shortest day of
The year. From now until June 2lst
the days will lengthen although for
some time the change will not be
great enough to be noticeable. Sun
day was also the first day of winter
according to the calendar. 1t did
not feel very winterish however.
There is plenty of time for it to turn
cold yet before Christmas.
THERE is going to be lively
? newspaper row in Grafton soon. The
Daily News and the Daily Sentinel
will be started. Both are to be Re-
publican in politics. The former
will put in an expensive plant and
, will publish an up to date paper.
: There is split in the republican
, party in the county and each side
| wants mouth piece.
AT the residence OF Neil J. Fortney,
Wednesday December the seven
tenth, at twelve o'clock noon, by the
t Reverend Harry Howard, pastor Of the
+ M. e. Church, Miss Iva Protzman
. and Mr. Harry M S0uires were united