Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-12-31
Locals and Personals.


j. L. Wharton has been confined To
the house for several days on account
of slight attack Of illness.
Tom Bowie who has been visiting
in Columbus has returned home. He
says that he has had very large
time.
James johnson of Parkersburg is
spending some time visiting his
parents Judge and Mrs. Okey John
son.
IT was very foggy this morning
and the morning was not as pleasant
as the one yesterday which was a
beautiful winter day
THE mercury this morning stood
at eighteen. This is quite drop
from the morning before. The
streets have frozen solid again.
TEDDY ARTHUR is in Pittsburg
having fun with the other Phi Kap-
pa Sigmas who have gathered there
tor the convention.
HOLIDAY goods are being disposed
OF at big cuts and lot Of them have
been sold at this rate. People still
have many things they would like to
get and they have been making life
hard for those who work in stores.
A NUMBER of improvements are
being made at the Tavern in Fair
mont. Among them is the moving
of the steps leading up town in
front Of the hotel, distance of fif-
teen feet further up the hill.
A HOT game Of basket ball was lay
ed in the gym last night and there
will be another one this evening. In
short time these games will he play
ed in the Armory. There is much in
terest at present in the game among
the students.
RURAL mail carriers make the
same trips on New Years day that
they do on any other They are ex-
pected to go about their business
without reference to holidays expect
at very rare intervals. They are Civ
en- Thanksgiving day off duty.
TOMORROW will bring us another
year. OF course every one means to
profit by the mistakes which have
been made during the past year and
to make the best of every thing
which comes to him during the next
twelve months.
BIDS are being advertised from
contractors for the new grandstand at
| the University. This is to be gotten
ready for the base ball season. 1t
was hoped to have it done last fall
| but the bids did not come in satisfac-
torily and the matter was laid over
until now.
Mrs. 1son B. Irons who .lives in
East Morgant0wn has returned from
visit to Fairmont She is the moth
er OF the young man who died last
summer IN Preston county from n.y.
drophobia. The family have since
removed to this place.
DON'T forget that all the stores of
town will be closed tomorrow after
noon closing at noon under an order
| of the Merchants Association. The
postoff1ce and the banks will also be
closed. The former will be open at
certain hours however. Make iDquir-
les about when this will be.
AFTER January first the Standard
Oil Company will begin a system of
pensloning old emp. Dyes. When
they reach the age of "a providing
they have served % years in the
employ of the company they may
retire on one fourth pay. This rule
viii apply to the lowest employee as
well as to those highest on the Off
GERS list.
The roads out in the country are
now getting smooth. They have
been frozen solidly for some days
and travel is wearing them down
to an even surface. They are in
fine shape and will get better and
better Jack Frost is fine road
maker as long as he is left in exclu-
sive charge of the work. When,
ever he leaves however there is a
pretty mess to be seen.
THE directors OF the West Vir-
ginia Fair Association OF Clark sburg
have held meeting and awarded
the contract for the grading of the
track on the associations grounds
to COL Joe Fuccy the well known
railroad contractor. Col Fuccy has
already moved some OF the construc-
ton apparatus on the ground and
will begin work st once HE track
and the identifying of the ground
will cost between $4,000 and $40, 600
| THE Baltimore d Ohio Rail- DAD
company is now disposing of its old
worn out and lightweight capacity
freight cars that have been in opera
ton, but have been causing con
siderable trouble They are be
ing burned at the different shops
over the system and the iron taken
from them for repair work on other
cars. The cast iron axles and wheels
are being disposed OF at the mus
nearest to the place of burning the
cars. The greater number OF these
old cars had a tonnage limit that
was far below that of the new cars,
and as a result train in order to
carry its regular tonnage must haul
more of these cars. 1t is said that
$500 cars have been condemned on
the entire system, and that after the
cleaning up Of many now in use on