The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-02-18

lied at Greensboro and the peopl
down there are very much excited
over it.
1T is as difficult to get workers IL
all lines Of industry as ever. From
the laborer to the skilled artizan ther,
seems to be more places than people Il
Oil them.
A FREIGHT train struck land
slide near West Newton. and fireman
Dowlin Of Connellsville was instant
ly killed. He leaves wife and two
small children
THE Augusta county move is moi
having such smooth sailing as at first
seemed likely. The animus OF the
whole scheme is too apparent, and 1t
now looks as though it would be de-
featef.
THE directors of the West Virginia
State Fair Association have already
fixed the date for the next exhibition
1t will be held September 7th to 18th
next inclusive. The board Is already
planning some new features for the
meeting.
MANY people are counting the days
until spring. There are but sixteen
days of the last month of winter left
yet. The approach of spring will wit
ness great business activity in Nor
gaBtown, and everything grves prom
Use Of the greatest year in its history.
IT is probable that the railroad
commission bill will be killed in
committee. 1t is buried there now
without waiting for its demise.
There is going to be row over some
of the things that are beng done at
Charleston this winter
AN appropriation Of $50, 900 is asked
OF West Virginia for the ST. Louis
fair II is probable that it will pass
II the Legislature is assured that the
money will be spent to advertise the
State and not blown 10 on junketing
trips. Certain it is that we should be
properly represented.
THE precipitation for Moreantown
last year was more than fifty one
inches. But two other towns In the
state had more rainf all. 1t was ten
inches above normal. The tempera-
ture varied less than one degree from
the normal for the year 10 Morgan
town.
The town of Greensboro has a
small pox scare. One case of it has
developed and the people are badly
scared. They have instituted rigid
quarantine and is is not expected
that the disease will spread to
amount TO any thing.
PEOPLE coming from the east and
north portions Of the district must
travel by Beechurst and University
driveway to get into town. The fill
made in the old road near Failing Run
for the trolley line has made that sec
tion impossible.
New savings accounts are being
opened In our banks every day. As
people begin to think Of the absolute
importance Of beginning savings
account and laying away something
for rainy day, the greater the num-
Der OF accounts. This idea of our
banks has been Of inestimable value
to the people.
CHIEF Price brought Warren Blaney
down from Fairmont and turned him
over to the custody Of the court.
Blaney is charged with stealing an
overcoat from b. & o. train. FL is
In jail waiting trial. He was indict-
ed some time ago and released on bail.
His bondsmen have given him up.
WORK Of construction on the Sun
nyside bridge is we'll under way. Sew
eral lengths Of bridge iron have been
placed. The bridge is rapidly taking
form and everybody In that section is
watching the course OF construction
with much interest. 1t will not he
very long until the bridge is ready for
travel.
ANOTHER CT Morgantown's young
men has been taken by death. Hen
ry H. Hayes passed away on Thurs
day afternoon after long illness of
fever. He was popular with every
one and his death causes universal
regret. Mr.. Hayes has always been
prominent among his fellows and
had many friends. His death was
most untimely.
WoRKMEN started to clean off the
streets on Thursday afternoon. The
streets certainly need it badly
enough. 1t would seem that some
times certain people should be made
to pay for the damage they do to
the street in letting dirt fall on the
pavements. The mud is made from
three to six inches deep and the
town has to haul it away.
The H. c. Frlck Company has
issued orders for all of its employees
in the ConnellsvilIe region to be
vaccinated. Fifty thousand men
are on the pay roll aud their fami-
lies are also to be vaccinated. Ten
thousand dollars has been spent in
vaccine points and fifty physicians
have been employed to do the job.
There will be some sore arms in that
section before the affair is over.
PRESIDENT RAMSEY of the Wabash
has been elected President Of the
Western Maryland and the West Vir-
ginia Central. This step was taken in
order to place the work Of connecting
these lines under one head. He says
that there was no friction between
himself and the former heads of the
latter roads. The Wabash has several
thousand men working in this State,
and will put more on construction
work just as soon as conditions war
rant this move.
A GOOD story is being told at the
expense of Mr.. Goodwin. A case
was pending when the attorneys for
defense objected on the ground that
the jury had not been drawn in the
proper manner. The sheriff had
been ordered to summon the jury a
week before the commissioners had
been called to draw the members OF
the jury. The statute requires that
these two things be done at the
same time. Mr.. Goodwin examined
the law and at once exclaimed that
the statute was plainly wrong.
The revised vote on the indefinite
postponement of Augusta County was
30 to %. This makes the vote just
two TO one. 1t Is alleged by the Man.
nington people that they will bring
the matter up at the next session, but
the best thing that they can do is to
let up on it until the Constitution
ehal be changed. Then they will
have some chance Of winning in their
tigbt, and as far as we are concered,