The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-08

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Ianence OF this Moroautown didn't
lscore in the charter business.
i CARPENTERS at MoundsvilIe ask
for an increase Of 20 per cent. in
wages and are striking to enforce
their demand.
HOLLANDS barber shop has been
moved from the Morris property on
Walnut street to the corner Of Court
Alley and Chestnut street near the
MADEIRA HoteI
i AT any rate the foreigners who
crowd into the post-office do not smell
any two well even II they are engaged
10 transacting business with the
office.
4 STREET cars along Cheat river will
be an Interesting sight and will do
much toward making 1T easy for town
people who can't afford to hire team
to go over for few hours pleasure.
| TROUBLE is brewing between some
of the Italians at work here and some
Of the town boys. A few black eyes
i have been reaped as result OF the
scraps which have already taken place.
A NEW automatic code has been
issued 10 the state by the war DEPART
ment and is In charge Of the Signal
Corps which already has Calling gun
The corps is being recruited and is be-
ing put on a much more efficient basis.
The members of the Baptist church
are to be congratulated upon their de-
cision TO buy pipe organ. A COM
mittee has been authorized to make
the purchase. Rev. McCutcheon's
salary has been raised $500.
WITH all the drilling vhIc'i IS "a
progress or contemplated at and near
Point Marion there shouldn't be any
further trouble about the gas supply
If there is any gas in the sand and
there seems to be plenty Of it.
THE new town council will have
one democrat on it. This will be
James M. Jamison OF Sunnyside Two
democrats were nominated IL the
Fourth ward and one of them was
elected. A. L. Demoss is the other
councilman out 10 that ward.
| CANDIDATES for the baseball team
are getting into out door training
and the team will in short time
begin to take form. The aggrega-
ton is expected to lie a fast one
this year as usual.
THE receipts of the postoflice at
Uniontown were in excess of $780,
600 for the year which has just
closed. All the postoffices in all
the towns nearby have done remark
ably well for the year. Times have
been good and lots of business has
been done.
RAILROAD surveys have been
made in every part of the county.
Along some of them the rights of
way have been purchased When
this is done it begins to look like
there was at least chance that the
roads are to be built
ABOUT Is jail occupants reported
for breakfast at the lookup Monday
morning and sheriff Core had to set
two tables to feed his guests. Most
of the inmates were locked up on ac-
count of drunk and disorderly con-
duct.
A FEW belated movers are still TAX
ing advantage of the nice weather
this week to get into new homes.
Most people are through with the or
deal, and are congratulatlng them
selves that it will not occur again for
a year.
THE result of the election was about
what was expected. Had there been
the proper understanding of how to
scratch there would have heen some
changes In the result however. Peo-
pie seemingly can't learn this although
it is extremely simple and should fool
nobody.
Mr.. JAS. G. FRAZER. one Of the
law professors at West Virginia Uni
versity, has been placed on the staff
Of Governor White, ranking as Colo
mel. If he has another bout with the
Varsity limbs of the law he may be-
come Brigadier General. Virginia
Free Press.
OLA iuIdl mdlt lOuUt5 nave OttH
established at Grafton and others
are to be established as soon as they
may be needed. Some of the car
riers evidently go straight up if the
looks of the country from car win
dow are any criterion of the way
the inhabitants have to get around.
The story is told by the Franklin
News" of a certain parson of the
old school, who concluded a good
old-fashioned sermon in which he
deplored newfangled doctrines by
saying: CAS- for ne, brethren, the
hell of our fathers is good enough
| for me-"
James @. Shaffer and Miss Maud
st Clair were married yesterday in
Uniontown by d. f. King. The
groom was resident of this county
formerly and has many friends here in
town and county. He had been talk
ing Of coming there to locate but he
will probably stay in Uniontown in
view Of recent developments. 49,
| THOSE souvenir spoons in Geo. G.
Hayes & Co.'S window are beauties
They are made of silver with gold
plated bowl and have pictures of the
Public School building, the Armory,
the Library and the Court House
| They will be priced highly by any old
resident. Their stock of umbrellas
contains great variety.
THE official announcem mt is made
that there is no small pox in or about
Morgantown. There was very little
il any at any time. This announce
ment will be welcomed by every one.
The scare of some time ago was worse
than the scuurge itself. Small pox is
cold weather disease and will subside
when warm weather comes.
DR.. COMPTON received into the M.
K. church Sunday night, Mr.. and
Mrs. Ayres, Mrs. Anna V. Miles,
and Mrs. Catharine Carter. No
Sunday has passed since the first of
December, without some addition to
the membership of his church The
congregation over crowded the
church Sunday night and many
were turned away tor lack of room.
The need of new church becomes
more apparent every Sunday.
Ten monster engines are being
manufactured for the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad company in the
Schenectady works. they will be.
made ready for the road in the ear
liest possible time, as the orders are
for immediate filing The B. d O.
business has Increased remarkably
during the past few months, as is
| generally known. and it did not