The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-10-14
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one and all who are prompt may say
81 per cent Oh their tax bills. Take
should be paid promptly and cheer
fully.
QUITE an amount of paving is bein
done in South Park and GreenmonI
Three more streets will be complete,
before winter.
THE number OF school children en-
rolled in the public schools is create
than the entire population Of the tow
few years ago.
THAT two foot ordinance about tn
sidewalks Is being more honored il
the breach than 10 the observance b,
some merchants.
THE Davis Memorial hospital a
Elkins is opened and the establish
ment has been receiving much favor
able comment from those who hav,
inspected it.
HUNTINGTON will have the Waite
L. Main shows there all winter as /
has been decided to go into winte
quarters at that place.
THE other night some nervy THE
swiped Columbia bicycle from from
porch on High street. No trace ha!
been found OF the wheel.
ARBoR DAY will be cebrated ovel
the state on November 20 add Library
Day will be observed on December a
Special exercises are to be bad 10 tbs
public schools of the state.
Two divers have been making exten.
sive repairs Gu water line Crossing
the Monongahela at Fairmont. They
have been working under from fifteen
to twenty feet OF water.
REPORTS from Montgomery are tt
the effect that the attendance at the
Prep Branch there is very good. Prin-
cipal Keely is at Harvard this veal
but there is fine corps Of teachers in
charge.
MANY people who had expected tc
go to the public hearing OF Chief Price
were prevented that excitement
through the descision of the commit
tee In charge that such trial would
be contrary to public policy.
THE Eastern Pan Handle has been
started at Shephe-dstown. Ii is
well edited and well patronized by
business men in that section and
through Virginia.
THE bare footed boy is now wrest-
ling with his fall shoes and trying
to get his toes in condition to with
stand the punishment on the stone
bruise which has been an all summer
decoration.
A REPORT from Fairmont says that
the Wabash railroad company will
build new depot in the First ward
of that city to cost 100000. The
sight for the building has already
been selected.
WORK on lock 0 is going along very
fast and those in charge of 1t are very
much pleased with the prospect of an
early completion of the job. They
will finish four months inside of the
contract time on this lock.
THE local fans are Disguised with
the fumbling done by the Varsity
on Saturday. The team will have
to get oyer this or they will get
licked every time they go out to
play against good team.
A NUMBER of new freshmen have
appeared at w. & j. Freshmen"
always appear over there whenever
it is discovered that the team is
short on bruisers. They never get
better than Freshmen either.
Joseph Krepps has gone to Pitts
burg where he will go aboard the
Isaac Mason to act as pilot. He
will run between Morgantown and
Pittsburg. The boat will be en-
gagged as a tow boat during the
winter.
: LOST BILL-Lost between Kerns
Store and my residence on Friday a
500 bill. / went by way of Chestnut
street, Wiley street and Easton to
Pleasant hill. Finder will receive
SIS on returning the bill to the New
DOMINION office or to me.
j. P. BURBRIDGE.
WHETHER,or not Peruna is intox
icating will be decided at the next
term Of court in Doddridge county
where some drug store men re under
Indictment for selling it. 1t is
claimed that the stuff will bring the
answer and the old soaks are busy
perusing it.
JAMES FINELLO & Co. who have
the best fruit store in this city will
open a branch house In Point Marion
In a few days. They have secured a
nice location on the main street there
and will keep nice place. The firm
is quite popular here and no doubt
will soon make large circle Of friends
In the thriving glass town.
A NUMBER of former foot ball play
ers have sent in their subscriptions
to the New DOMINION in order to get
all the news during the season. B.
F. Patton, Jr., of Huntsville writes
that ne is indeed glad to learn of the
brilliant prospects for the year for
the Varsity and sends them all sorts
of good wishes.
GRAFTON thinks that there is
nothing in the report that the shops
are to be removed from that. place to
Fairmont on account of the passage
of the Wabash franchise which was
so distasteful to the B. & o. people.
There is something in the wind,
however, although it may take time
to develop.
ANOTHER sale will be held at Ran
dali on the Gath. A great harvest
home festival will be held on that day
and it is proposed to sell one hundred
and fifty lots Of one acre each from the
d. 1. B. Anderson farm. Many of
the sites are ideal and should Randall
grow as expected the property will be
very valuable.
ON account of lack of money
there will beno more uniform ex-
aminations for state teachers this
fall. Superintendent Miller says
that the four year certificates will
not he renewed for five years as
some teachers think they will be.
He says there is no provision in the
new law which admits Of this being
done.
The crop of October weddings is
unusually large this fall. Whether
this is caused by the general pros
perity Of the country or by the ex-
traordinary weather conditions OF
the past summer and fall is prob
lem that those who share the Presi.
dents fears of race suicide might