The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1902-12-24
VIII r. Naret has fever at the home
Of his mother Mrs. r. e. Naret.

OF his mother Mrs. r. E. Naret.
GAS is still weak over town 10 mar
places and the water mains have bet
playing some tricks that are not
the liking OF housewives.
THE Christmas number of ii
"War Cry" published in the inte
ests of the Salvation Army is a vel
interesting ore. They are now c
sale in town.
AL G.. FIELD who had recovere
from recent sick spell and bad n
Joined his show was taken sick agai
} in Wheeling the other day and hs
J gone to Columbus to recuperate.
The month OF December has nc
been at all notable for dry weathe
but on the contrary has been mnc
, wetter already than the usual averag
for the entire month.
90 TO Hutchinson g. Jacobs, Llttl
Falls, w. Va, for your water set:
lamps, vases, pictures, frames an
mirrors, books, toys, aud numerou
J other articles to tedious to mention.
| CHARLES M. ScHwAB, President c
the American Steel corporation, wi
distribute $1,000, among the schoC
children and poor Of Braddock, Pa.
for Christmas. Homeswood will re
ceive the same amount.
/ WEST VIRGINIA crude oil is nov
selling at $1.5l. One year ago IL wa
selling at $1.15. Operators all owe
the state are drilling for all there /
10 1t eager to take advantage of tn
high price OF oil.
| ON account of Ill health Ernest B
Morris Of Clarksburg has started Il
the northwest where he will spend tn
winter. His friends in the profession
and over the state trust that the tri]
may be beneficial to him.
IT is to be hoped that DR.. James
p. Fitch who is down in Washington
trying to get some additions made u
the postoff1ce force will be successful
as the present force is inadequate u
meet the increasing patronage of thu
Office.
THE town of Morgantown has {
right to feel good over the nice things
which are being said about us anC
our recent progress. One thing thai
makes us feel ali the more good about
it is that the congratulations are al
deserved ones.
GOVERNOR WHITE to-day issued a
pardon to Robert Cook, who was con-
victed in the Criminal Court of Cabell
county of felonlous assault and sen
fenced to two years imprisonment in
the penitentiary. He has served about
half Of the sentence.
SALES of the NEW DOMINION at thu
news stands over town are increasing
and the number ordered by the new,
dealers have been substantially in
creased. You will find your favoritt
newspapers at the Acme and at Daw
sons every evening.
| II Is stated on good authority thai
the Tavern at Fairmont cares fol-
more people than any hotel in Pitts
burg except the Henry. The mar
who knows about this supplies all the
hotels in Pittsburg with registers ant
also supplies the Tavern.
| WRECKS and mishaps of every kind
are being reported from the railroads.
This condition of affairs is deplora.
BILE one hut it is hard to see how il
can be avoided just at the present
time when the rush is so great ant
the weather conditions as they are.
BISHOP PETERKIN is quite sick a.
his home in Parkersburg and many
meetings which had been arranged
for over the state In which he was tt
participate will have to be postponed
until his recovery. They cannot b.
held until after the holidays.
THERE will be but few student,
left In town for the holidays. Mes
of the boys and girls have gone home
to spend the happy times with thei
parents. They will come back at the
opening of the winter quarter and will
be ready to take up their work agaiI
with renewed energy.
RlGHTs of way for the Wabash IL
Taylor county are being rapidly OBJ
tanned and it most cases they are be
ing given to the company by those
who are anxious to have the road bull
through the state. This is very goot
news to us all as we need this system
very badly indeed.
MANY observing business men ar
looking for considerable movement /,
high priced real estate next spring
/ 40 irnr ic nj
gantown is to be city, and there il
some outside capital that desires in
vestments in the heart of the bushes
section of town.
DURING the recent rise in the riv
er the old James G. Blaine was giver
the finishing touches at Brownsville
She was moored on the west side o
the river when the rise came. Tn
boat would not float and the waite
came to the hurricane deck. Sh
has been out of commission for SOM
time.
A STATE of war has been declared
by England to exist in the Venez
uela case. This is the real state o
the matter and win simplify thu
matter greatly. When lombard
ments of town and sinking of ships
have been taking place it is hard tt
see why war does not exist.
IT is matter of congratulatiol
to all of us that the Brownsville
Wire Glass Company is going t.
run after all. The suits which hav
been brought against the concern
have been thrown out of court an(
the plant will be ready to start be
fore very long.
In the murder trial of Charles
Buttermore at Uniontown the yer
dict of the jury exonerated the de
fendent. He had killed his frient
while the latter was trying to ge
into the house. The dead man wa
William Cunningham and the trag
edy occurred at Coalbrook.
| The unfortunate man who CON
mitted suicide on B. q o. trai
between Fairmont and Moundsvill
has not yet been identified thong
efforts have been made. to find hi
friends every day. The medical d.
partment OF the University has ash
ed for the body to dissect it, but th
request was refused.
THE state board of health has bee
coping with an epidemic of hydro
phobia prevalent among the ANNA
in Wyoming county and has take
stringent methods assisted by til
local authorities in that county,
check the dangerous disease an