Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-12-30
Locals and Personals.

On Wednesday evening the Laurel
/ Club will give its annual Assembly
ball at Uniontown. Several people
from here are expected to attend the
affair.
NEWSPAPER advertising builds up
trade, and trade builds up the town.
Now is not only the time to adver-
tise; the time to advertise in the
newspaper is all the time.
THE sleet storm was widespread but
besides being uncomfortable for every
body did little damage. There couldn't
be much done out doors while is was
coming though.
The engagement of Miss Mary
Boyd and G. S. Bowman of Union
town has been announced. Both
are prominent in Uniontown society
and are well known here.
DIR. /. C. White has gone to Wash
ington where he will attend the
meeting OF the American Society of
Biologists. Miss Nell White &C
companied him.
Thos. j. Casey who has been Wis
iting trends in the vicinity of Sis
tersville and New Martlnsville has
returned home. He was away for a
couple of weeks
In police court this morning a
man who had become somewhat dis
orderly in the Opera house last
night was arra:gned and given the
usual fine
GRAFTON people kicked on threat
ened rise in phone rates and the COM
pany took water. They state that
they had been to great expense re-
Gently in fixing up the lines in and
about Fairmont and ought TO have
more money than they were getting.
Miss Elizabeth May Brown of Con-
nellsyille Pa, who has been the guest
Of Miss Edna Reiner for several days
has returned to her home. Miss
Brown is one of Connellsville's most
charming youny ladies and one of the
leading church soloists of that place.
If Morgantown lawyers had not
been so busy more of them would
have gone to Wheeling to attend the
Bar Association meeting. They have
been busy for a long time and have
nothing to regret in a financial way
that they have been in this fix.
A PEDLAR came TO town this morn
ing and raised a row because he had
to pay license fee. He paid it
however before he got a chance to
sell his wares. AS he said "All us
travelling men are pedlars but all
of them do not fall under the ordi
nance which is framed to catch just
such as he,
Miss Edna Reiner,sone of the lead
ing teachers of Fayette county Pa,
has returned to Vanderbilt after
visit to her parents Mr. and Mrs.
Thomas Reiner of Sunny Side. Miss
Reiner is a graduate of Washington
seminary and very accomplished
young lady. She will enter the Uni
versity next year
TINS winter the practice of sled
riding on the sidewalks should be
stopped. We are big enough to put
an end to this sport which is dan
gerous. People are run into with
the sleds aud the sidewalks are
made so slippery that they cannot
be used and people have to get into
the streets for safety.
A RED hot game of basket ball
will be played at the gym this even
ing. The Varsity lads are getting
to play this game with some skill
and they are taking much interest
in it. During the winter a number
of matches will be played. SO far
no intercollegiate games have been
played here but this will follow later
when they get better quarters in
which to play
GARARD-Mrs. Emaline Garard
died at the residence Of her son at Cop
ley, Lewis county, on Monday, De-
cember the 5Sth aged 10 years. De-
ceased was the mother of Mr.. John M.
Garard who is well known here. The
son with some friends passed through
this place this morning with the re-
mains en- route to their old home at
Garard's Fort where the funeral will
occur to morrow.
The river has been frozen over a
time or two with very thin ice but
the boats play smash with it before
it gets strong enough to bear ska
tiers. The ice on the creek has been
so rough that it is not worth while
considering. Skaters have not had
much fun so far this winter. We
have had but one sharp cold spell
however and more may be expected
so it will be a good plan to keep the
skates in condition.