Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-07-24
COURT HOUSE NOTES.
Chancery Row Almost Desert
ed, and Most Offices Closed.


and Cases-0ne poor COlOred man
Keeping his Lonely yigiIs In the
County Jail.
Everything is as Iuiet as tuner
al along Chancery Row this week.
Most of the Lawyers Offices are
closed for month and the attorneys
are scattered in various parts OF the
country taking much needed va
cation.
At No. |. Chancery Row the
clerks in the railroad office are still
busy at work. Mr.. Crane says that
they keep at it night and day. Mr.
Sturgiss has returned to his office
and is OF course more interested in
the development Of Morgantown
than in the prosecution Of cases.
Frank Corbin went up the Black
Bottle railroad to look after his sand
quarry. E. l.. Miner keeps his
typewriter busy night and day
No. is locked. Guy Brown has
gone to Mt Clemens, Mich, and
Jake Wharton has been taking in
the Democratic Convention at Pied
mont.
Mr.. Clarence Ollie was found at
his typewriter in No. 3 but is much
more interested in hay harvest than
in legal matters. He has seventy
five acres of meadow with fair crop
of hay ready 10 be harvested and no
hands to do it. He has just sold a
farm on the West side to the Pen
insula Company and is not worry ing
a bit about attorneys affairs His
meadows are on the Stewartsto wn
farm.
Cox & Baker have closed for va
cation. Mr.. Baker is at Mt Lake
Park trying to keep warm around a
wood fire with his over coat on.
Hatfield s. Donley locked up Capt.
Hatfield is dealing in coal lands,
making much more money thaa at
practicing law,
A knock at Lazzelle 81 Stewards
door brought no response. Stewart
out Of town, Lazzelle grading his front
yard at his palatial home in Second
Ward.
Col. Frazer left Tuesday morning
for Martinsburg, Baltimore, Washing
ton and New York. From the latter
city he will sail on Saturday for En-
gland to spend a week or two abroad
with his wife who went over in time
for the coronation. He will get there
in time for the next day set for this
cere mony. The office is still oper
however, and Miss Conger and Ghas
w. Held are keeping the typewriters
from getting rusty. All the Other
offices along the row are closed anC
locked except Chauncey Willey's. He
is omen for real estate business and not
law practice.
At the Court House everything is 81
quiet you can hear yourself breathe
Even Uncle Lewis Stoneking is off OF
avacation. Circuit Clerk, William Il
Giasscock and assistant, r. II. Brown
are working busily to get up ever
with the records, but are thinking
more about the street railway survey
Clerk John E. Price and G. &. Cloyi'
keep pegging away on the record book
trying to overtake themselves in rea
estate transfers. The two lady as
sistants in this Office, Mrs. Martin am
Miss Ada Rep pert are taking vaca
tions In the way the ladies usually ge
it.
"a mans work is from sun To sun
But a woman's work is never done.
Prosecuting Attorneys Office is a
still as death. Both the prosecutor
are enjoying vacation with thel
wives. Each one having been married
within the year.
Sheriff Core was out in Preston
county Monday looking after SOM
feeding cattle. He finds their condi
ton about one month behind what i
should be. Early drought was III
cause. Pasture is now good 1000 poun'
cattle are being offered now at iron
4 to AZ cts. Deputy DeMoss is black
berrying, having the finest vacatio
Of any one about the Court House.
One lone colored man, Henry Jones
is the only occupant of the count
Jail. He is the one man about To
Court House who will get absolutel
no vacation. He keeps his lionel
yigils with only an occasional eplsod
between the police and the jailer's do
to break the monotony Of eyeryda
prison life.
Real estate transfers are slack
Some districts have none to repofi
The following have been reporte
within the past few days:
MORGAN DISTRICT.
S IS Miner and wife to +. E. Wooc
lot on Price st. Sd ward s., 500.
IG Lazzelle and wife to Samuel
Lazzelle, lot in block Is End ware
$1,000.
M Bridge and | Co to Samuel
Lazzelle, lot 5 in block Is End wal
$1,000.
j w Wiles and wife to Annie
RATHER, lot No. 10 in block
$3.50.
John Madagan to Jas r Taylor, q
"a A and A, first ward, S6,39l.
BIG & c S Printz to } W Wiles, 10
S In block A, third ward, SO, 300.
M Bridge & ! Co, to w f Sonnet
the southern half OF lot No 2 in bloc
2, End, ward 500 etc.
A A Correll & wife to Eva M Eve
Iy lot No 4 in block %, 4th war
5000.
CLINTON DISTRICT,
Sarah G McBee to Jas s. Watse