The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1902-12-31


Is clear out Of business having been
enjoined by Judge Doolittle from
doing anything.
i BLAcKsyuLE is the only incorpor-
ated town in the county outside OF
Morgantown. 1t will hold its cleo
ton on January first.
Houses ought to be roughed 10
weather like this. They have too
hard time of it to get around unless
a precaution OF this kind be taken.
THOSE people up Marllla way ought
to be cared for better than they have
been since they came here. They de-
! serve the best that we can give them.
DURING the holidays the general
convention of Phi Kappa Sigma Is TO
be held in Plttsburg and many of the
boys from PitGsburg will be in attend
ance.
, Ir has been discovered that lemon
Juice destroys fever germs. Those
who drink lemonade do not need
fear that they will get fever in this
way.
| lhE WCdtutl uIdu says ludb tuiS
cold spell will continue for several
days. The whole country is suffering
from 1t. Most of the people are glad
to see it but 1t Is rather hard on many
poor people.
LATEST reports from Warrington
are to the effect that Mrs Floyd can
DOT recover from the effects of iDjur-
/ sao 10 ad in ba r,1D "a
nesday night 10 which her husband
was instantly killed.
COOP resolutions are being framed
up by many people. The kind OF reso-
lutions which can only be made on
New Year generally fail to outlast the
first week. Those made ia other sea-
sons of the year are usually found to
be the permanent ones
NEXT week will begin another
year of progress for Morgautown
and it is certain that much greater
achievements will be recorded dur
ing the twelve months ahead than
in those which have just passed.
WHEN Henry Mari. Of Columbus,
goes to his barn lot and steps upon a
neatly carved slab bearing the inscrip-
tion s1e00s he has Is, $50, 600 people
on all sides of him, for be is the CEN
tire of population man of the whole
United States.
THE Parkersburg State Journal
doesn't think that the request of
| Clarksburg for the state capital will
raise much disturbance at Charleston
this winter. 1t is mighty easy to
ask for what you want but it is an
other thing to get 1T.
IT is queer that Wheeling man
could lie dead 10 Fairmont for week
without any one knowing who he was
yet that really happened there recent
| ly. The identity of the suicide who
killed himself on a train near Fair
mont recently has just been discover.
ed,
| DURING the past year six Thousand
| miles of railroad were built in the
United States. In this West Vir-
ginia has lao miles. The year before
! 1872 went down. During the coming
year much more will be added to the
number of miles of track in this state
and all records for the state are ex-
| pected to be broken.
ANOTHER hold up has occurred near
FairmoDt. Jesse Cunningham was
stopped by would be robbers who de-
manded his money. He was thrown
out of his buggy by his horse rearing
with him but the robbers got no coin
The hold up occurred between Monon-
gah and Fairmont.
GILBERT JOHN is getting along as
well as could be expected with the
burns which he received some time ago
1t will be- weeks before he is able to
be out again. The burns were very
severe. Much of The flesh on his leg
has to be removed and grating is
being resorted to In order to replace
what il being taken out.
SOME people are urging on the Gov
ernor the ACCESSIBILITY of calling an ex-
ira session of the legislature and Civ
| log the members nothing to do 10 it
but pass legislation in reference to
the tax problem. They have very
short regular session and there is so
much to be looked after that no bill
receives the proper attention.
A YOUNG man in Kansas took his
girl outifor ride. She fell out ofl
the buggy and he drove two miles
before he discovered she was mis-
sing When we were young and
amorous lover, the hind wheel might
have come off the springs, broke, or
the horse fallen out of the shafts
without our knowing; of it, but the
girl was always safely anchored
| ALL Of the reports which have come
to us about the Davis and Elkins sys-
TEN through the state are OF very
gratifying nature. The road is to be
built and it will come through Nor
gantown. All we want 20 be great
big town Is competition in railroads.
We are going to get that and when
we do there will be nothing to the
rest Of the state but to get off the
map and gives US chance to expand.
"a private letter from Mrs. Isabel
la H. Thompson SAYS they ar, very
nicely located in Los Angeles Cali
| fornia, where they have perpetual
summer. They are now getting
Strawberries and all kinds of fresh
vegetables daily and are improving
in health as well as enjoying them
selves
| Col j. M. GUFFY has been COM
PEELED to draw the line on paving
streets being named after him. Since
| ho ruyaG fhat fop,ons cfraat Pair
mont There have been score of
streets named for him and he has
| been'asked to settle. He has firmly but
politely asked the councils of the var
| iOus towns which have attempted to
hold him up in this style to go to a
warmer climate
In few days the students will
be coming back again. The town
will be glad to see them and will
| give them warm welcome. The
convocation exercises will take place
on Friday night. Many of the stu
dents will not be back until Monday
and will paw the fine which is levied
for failure to turn up in time.
A CHARTER has been issued to the
GAINESVILLE Mercantile Company OF
GAINESVILLE, w. Va, with a capital
stock of 81, 900, OF which $500 has
been subscribed and $3.50 paid. The
interpreters are E. G. Albright,
II. B. Albright, E. B. Albright,
X. E. Burke. c. w Cramer, <. f.
Jenkins. H. w. Ringer, M. W.
Sanders, and G, g. Teets.
A GHOST has been soaring the na-