Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1902-05-22
FAIRMONT FANCIES.
Town Give up to Carnival
Gaities this Week.

Charlie Swisher has his Press agent at
Work-Expects University support
Garbage Raising Stink-Tramps
Invade Monongah to Disgust OF
everyone.
FAIRMoNa, w. Va, May 22.--The
Elk's fair and carnival Is In full blast
now, and the crowds that are coming
from the country each day show that
the affair Is going to be a great success
both artistically and financially. GW-
ing to the difficulty In securing loca-
tions the larger part OF the shows were
not ready to be opened last night, ana
the real starting OF the festivities
took place this afternoon at O'Clock.
This is an excursion day on all the
railroads, and every branch brought In
hundreds of people for the doings.
A surprising fact about the earn.
wal is the absence OF gamblers and
other thugs. Last week in Clarks-
burg this class of persons were SO
thick that one could scarcely turn
around without being touched. Last
night the first and only gambler open
Eu III DuS1lESS III QnC VA 1hR GoAO01Rs
He was promptly arrested, bis wheel
seized by the police, and this morning
he was heavily fined and taken to the
Baltimore Sc Ohio depot and driven
out OF the city.
The garbage question Is thorn IN
! the side of every member or the lo-
cal Council and in order to rid the
city of the lever germs that Turk In
such trash radical action will likely
take place at the next meeting. The
residents are up in arms over the fact
| that no local teamster can be induced
to haul away a load of garbage. They
are not to blame, for there is not a
place within several milec Of the city
| where it can be placed. Consequent
| ly what scraps that cannot be put
| down in sewers are allowed to remain
in the backsyards, a menace to the
health Of all.
The improvements announced at
the West Fairmont shaft, one OF the
Fairmont Coal Company's plants, have
been completed and this mine IL now
capable of an output that rivals any
plant In the region. A new steel
| Triple has been erected and modern
hosting engines have taken the places
| OF the old ones. A new slack bin
has been placed, and the capacity Of
the mine has been increased about 10
tons per day.
Hon. G. w. Swisher OF this place,
who recently announced himself as a
candidate for the Stats Senate on the
Republican ticket, is very busy arrang-
! ing the plans of campaign. He Is
confident OF victory and will make a
strong fight even in the strongholds
Of his most prominent adversary,
| G. e. Sturgiss OF Morgantown. Ever
since he was a member OF the LeRisla-
ture, Mr.. Swisher has been a strong
4 favorite with the students Of the
West Virginia University, and many
of them will go to their homes after
commencement and get down to work
for him.
The town OF Monong6h is up against
the tramp problem. hundreds OF ho-
boes are in the place and refuse to
leave. The police force there ia weak
and ineffective SO the citizens have
taken a hand. A very prominent
official OF the Fairmont Coal Company
who lives ia that town, was awakened
last night by a knock ON his door. He
answered and found a burly
tramp there, who demanded some
thing to eat. The angry house owner
Immediately knocked the fellow down
and came near beating him to death
with club before his wife could in
duce him to let up.