The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1902-12-17

time until spring. 1t Is to be hoped
| IL will bring better results this time
than it has In the past.
! A MAN named Syrup was arrested
IN Petersburg the other day for
jumping board bill. 1t was cold
and Syrup couldn't run fast enough
to get away hence was caught.
THE news of the death of Miss
Katherine Marshall is quite shock
TO Morgantown people. Few krew
| OF her illness. The sympathy of the
community goes out to the bereaved
| family.
THE official vote OF the state has
been announced. The majority of
Dayton over McGraw was 697 and his
plurality was 1894. The returns
from this county were slow in being
sent in for some reason or other.
THOSE who have been turning out
horses to die and otherwise abusing
the poor dumb brutes will have to
answer to the courts II the Humane
Society can 90 any thing with them
and it thinks 1T can.
FROM every section of the state
comes stories of unequaled prosper
ity and development. The state is
just starting and the development
will be much greater in the future
than 1t has been in the past.
A FINE sketch of the military de
partnent of the University, its pres |
ent status and its needs appeared in
yesterdays issue of the Parkersburg
News. A short sketch of Major
Burns accom- panied the article which
was very well written.
MORE than 100000 worth f con
tracts have been placed by the Trac-
ileu company The company in
tends to do every thing that it I'M
dertakes in the best possible man
ner and we are to be given the best
service possible.
IT begins to look like there might
be war in South America between
England and Germany on one side
and Venezuela on the other The
little matter about paying debts is
at the bottom of the row. This was
always hard thing for both nations
and individuals to get along AMIGA
bly, over.
J. U. KELLAR Co. mike their
announcement in another column.
Everyone knows their establishment.
1t is On the style of first CLASS city |
store and enjoys trade that tide
serves. 1t is a very popular place.
ONE of our banks has nearly seven
hundred savings accounts. That |
speaks well for our people and will |
save them the embarrassment that |
will eventually come opeople of less
forethought
MANY people will return to the
old homes here to spend their christ
mas. Home life in Morgantrwn as a
rule is So pleasant that those who
were brought up here always are glad
Of an opportunity to return to the old
home.
WITH the near approach OF the hol-
idays business on the railroads and in
the express offices is beginning to be
rushed. The postoffice people are now
living hard and will continue to do
so for some time to come.
WRITER from Brownsville CON-
plains TINT it has been a week since
paper railroad was built through
that town. The dullness only pres
ages a heavier lot of construction be-
fore very long.
IN few days the students will be-
gin to go home to spend their holiday
vacation. They will have a nice time
and will appreciate it the more on
account or having just finished their
examinations for the hardest terms
work Of the year.
THE Postoffice Department at
Washington has begun the issue OF
stamps bearing the Martha Washing
ton portrait. These stamps will re-
place the present cents stamps. 1t
is expected that about 25,000,0 of
then will he distributed to the post
offices of the country within year.
OUR neighb1rs at Uniontown have
a great time with the criminals of
that county. They always have a
number of murder cases en- hand.
They have not yet detected the MUIR
derer of James Holt at Atkinson last
winter That was dastardly cold
blooded outrage and its perpetrator
richly deserves TO hang.
BECAUSE the bride refused to car
~ out her promise to pay the groom
$500 and keep the house Toledo
wedding has been called off and IA
breach of promise suit has been filed.
The purcha ing of husbands does
not seem to be wholly confined to
the millionaire foreign titled class.
Mr. DAVIS ELKINs is optioning
farms in the famous Washington
bottom five miles below Parkersburg
once owned by George Washington.
1t is understood he is acting tor the
Wabash Railroad and that its shops
and yards will be located there.
The Wabash road will cross the
Ohio river at Blennerbassett Island.
Mr.. III. L. SwIsHER has returned
flom New York where he has been
buying lot more of new goods for
the holiday stock at the Acme.
He made a careful search for the
newest things and he states that
this new line will be sure to inter
est those who are looking tor some
thing new and high class in Holiday
presents.
The agricultural department has
notified the West Virginia congress.
sional delegation that the vegetable
and flower seeds allotted them will |
soon be ready for distribution. Each |
member is allowed eight thousand |
packages of seed. Within the next
month the seeds will be going !
to the farmers in West Virginia 80
that they will have them on hand
to plant at the proper time.
OFFICIALS of the B. & 0, have
been making inspection trips over
all the lines of the system of late
with the view of making improve
ments to facilitate the handling OF
business. 1t would seem that they
are doing all in their power but they
have very difficult problem on
hand and it will be long time be-
fore the public will see much
change.
RESIDENT OF the Ozark country
went to Texas few weeks ago to
work on cattle ranch. The other
day postal card was mailed him
which read as follows: "Dear Jim:
Got nothin' but good news fer you.
The crop paid of the mortgage; your
brother broke out of jail and your Pap