The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1902-11-26


DURING the last few days ther
has been an epidemic Of scrappin,
in and about town.
The Conference Seminary defeat
ed Elkins on Saturday by score @
81 to nothing.
BANK stock is like real estate
mighty good thing to have but
takes mint Of money to buy littl
OF 1t.
Lock nine will be finished thu
week and opened for traffic again
A lot Of repairs have been made a
this lock.
FAmMoNT's example OF putting th
buns TO work on the streets might b
followed with good effect in othe
towns.
THANKSGIVING Day Thursday 0
next week is legal holiday. All tn
banks will close and the stores vii
suspend for that day.
THE Deckers Creek StoDeand San,
Company seem destined to pay a
well as the other enterprises along tn
Deckers Creek Valley.
THE Thanksgiving and Christ ma
holidays are drawing near. Christ
mas falls on Thursday this year jus
four weeks after Thanksgiving.
A STREET sprinkler will be al
right for the city Of Morgantowi
and there are many people who wan
to see the town own one.
Down in Mexico they kill men a
bull fights. We don't allow tina
here; we have foot ball games in
stead.
MANY people think railroad from
the south of here by way of Waynes
burg and Washington to Pittsbure
is an assured enterprise.
A SECTION of pavement in cour
alley that has needed atten tion for {
long time was renewed today. 1t
on the west side of High street
at the Lazler corner.
The extension OF the paving OF
Chestnut street to the front OF Da
Wilson's livery barn will be com
tort to those who have to go there
VIII en- it is muddy.
The new packet company that has
been running boats between Pitts
burg and Morgantown has with
drawn from the trade, and lett the
liver to the old line of steamers.
ffHE window glass factories are
not affected by the strike among the
seneca workers. 1t is fortunate that
there is considerable Investigation
among our industries.
IT is possible that Senator Elk
ms NAV move here for his summer
home after awhile. OF course he ex-
poets his winter home to be IN
Washington tor many winters to
come
IT is time the business man was
planning for the Christmas advertis-
ing and the Christmas trade. The
demand for Christmas goods will socn
be felt and the man who is ready will
get the trade.
OVER four hundred per cent OF its
par value is quite good price for
bank stock. That is what thirteen
shares of stock of the i & M. Bank
sold for Yesterday. The exact figure
was $415.25.
THOSE who haven't got into the
specia! edition of this paper which
is to be issued shortly will be sorry
when they see the paper. 1t will
be the incest one ever published In
the state.
THE advent of the Elkins and
Davis interests here will be OF con-
siderable Importance to Morgantown.
Their capital and business methods
will have very marked effect on the
growth and development OF the
county
JOHN L. HATFIELD has returned
from Kingwood where he had been
for several days preparing for the
lot sale to be conducted there next
Saturday. Seventy five lots will be
offered at public auction to the high
est bidder.
The West side jewellers of course
need lessons in good road building,
but no doubt the residents on the
East Side would profit by an exam
pie of real good road reaching out
toward Cheat Tor mile or two.
The stores will nearly all be clos
ed Thanksgiving FAY. The banks
will close, and if the lawyers and po-
liceman would go out of business
temporarily for day and the trains
come in on time we might have a
season of quiet Thanksgiving.
Mrs A. HUNTER SMITH of Parkers-
burg has brought suit against her
husband for divorce and alimony
on the ground of cruelty. The
couple has lived very unhapily for a
long time and the present move is
not surprise to their acquaintan-
ces.
HUNTERS complain that the mild
fall has made game hard to bag.
There has not been much game
caught though the conditions would
seem to be favorable. Sportsmen de-
piu,e end ,a ho, 'oaO a ~ t; r whom
u,;,' ~ 49, uao.s co., ~ ~o nroa+ dis.
tsnca 70 oct > shot
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AN agent for Dayton, Ohio, gro
Gerry mouse IS cansass,ng .ne low" ra. anu
S Soo oo sSin eoIe sar;ons oh.
;"".,on t ~ Ia a oands % ooconnt ~
the prevalence of small pox in that
city. Many parts Of it are under