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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1903-04-03
THE BILLINGS

money to be derived from the. enter
tainment will be devoted exclusively
to the purchase Of books for the IL
brary. Professor Currier and the 9TH
er gentlemen who are coming from
Bozeman have volunteered their SER
vices and no expense will be attached
to bringing them. Money is sadly
needed to buy books with and the
trustees hope that the well known
generosity Of the people Of Billings
will not want exemplification in this
instance.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-01
LADIES DO WELL.
M. +. Ladies Aid Society Gets Busy
with Financial Matters and Fare
Well.

M. r. Ladies' Aid Society Gets Busy
with Financial Matters and Fare
Well.
The Ladies Aid Society of the M.
E. church has pledged itself to raise
$4,000, to help build and carpet the
new church, and yesterday closed a
scheme that for want of better
name may be called financial cal
ender." Fifty two ladies' represen-
ting the weeks of calender year
were appointed to raise each, 800
at least from the friends OF the
church, who may be called the days,
and add dollar each for themselves
four OF these were to report to each
of thirteen other ladies representing
the months, including 18th month,
called lunar month, and each of
the collectors of the four weeks was
to add another dollar to the amount
and report and pay over to the sea
sons represented by four other la
idies, and the fatter to report and
pay over, with an extra dollar each
to the year, who was to report and
pay over to the Treasurer with an
extra dollar. II will be seen that
this plan divided the work among
seventy collectors, and If each col
lected the exact amount, it would
net S434.
Reports were made and money
paid over yesterday afternoon at the
Church. In but two or three III
stances was their any shortage, and
a number greatly exceeded the
amount assigned. Mrs. Samuel
Goodwin had the best with $50 so,
Hon. John w. Mason gave $25. Mrs.
A. A. Werner came next with 1872.
Where all did so splendidly it ia
hard to discriminate, The total
! amount collected-and paid over in
cash was ever $500. Short speeches
were made, and with much enthusi-
assn the doxology was SING at the
close of the meeting ALREADY the
ladies have over $1,000 in cash and
securities on hand, and beyond all
Question will raise the amount they
hsve promised, and in ample time.
The Trustees can bank on that
$4,000 and no protest will he made
when il is due.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-01
Ahout Good Roads.

In communication to this paper
Prosecuting Attorney .. : Good
win states that he Womb he glad
to hear VIII he people thnk ..boul
good roa.is ior SIC coLuiy; " .etttf.
we wans them, how we may get them
and ID, means t, he us.d in finding
OUT what wa think on the subject. :,
The New DOMINION would like to
hear from its readers on this suo-
ject- The welfare of the county de
ponds IN large measure on is roads 8.
We have been held back and ham
pered by the kind which we have
and now is the time in our opinion
when new deal should be called
tor.
Short articles telling OF what you
know about the subject would be
appreciated. Let's have them and
after sull and fair discussion OF
the subject we shall be in position
TO pass upon some proposition which
may be framed in accordance with
our ideas as exp essed in this man
ner.
What do you think about good
roads?
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-01

Flsn1Ne tackle at the Acme.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-01
new Goods at Lit
fle Falls, VI. Va.


l. Our fall and winter lines Of
goods are now arriving daily and
we have the most complete line
that we ever have shown the pub
lie consisting fdry goods, notions,
clothing, jewlery, stationery,
boots, and shoes, ladies' hats,
mems hats and caps. underwear,
glassware. hardware. Ialt, furniture,
fertilizer, groceries OF all kinds.
plows, sewing machines on order,
and in fact most any thing kept in
first class store, and large
quantity Of all goods to select
from. We have not space enough
to name prices, but assure you tina
they are all right. Call and see
US and we will show you the goods
and name you close prices. Re-
member that we take your butter,
eggs, chickens. turkeys, and po-
tatoes, along with your cash in
exchange for our goods. Call
carly, at,
Hutchinson
& Jacobs,
) LITTLE FALLS, w. VA.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-01

Which Had Been Submitted to Them
b some sorgantewn People They
Feared for Their Electric Light
Plant which is Owned by the Town.
New Franchise to be Drafted and
Submitted to the two Parties.

The Kingwooi city council at a
special meeting held Saturday
hight refused application Tor a
water works franchise which ha !
been made by number OF Morgan
town people. The action was
unanimous
The reason for the rejection was a
clause in the franchise which pro-
yided that the company might inr
nish gas lights for the town. The
Town owns the electric light
plant and they were afraid that the
competition Of gas would ruin their
business and destroy the income
from this source.
a new franchise will be drawn by
the council and will be submitted
I'd the applicants for action In this
the Objectionable features will be
eliminated.
1t is statedN the company that
they will make proposition to the
town for the electric light plant and
will purchase It If need be in order to
remove this objection. At t Y r'tt
they are willing to get together with
the Kingwood people and come to
terms with them on basis which
will be mutually satisfactory.
They did not expect that such an
objection would be made to what
they had to offer and were very
much surprised that it was made as
there was no ulteii or design con-
eealed in the franchise which they
asked to be passed.
Col. Frazer and John L. Hatfield
who had been over there looking
after the matter have returned
home. They came back on Sunday.
Later the council and the pro-
moters will meet again and a new
franchise win be presented.
1t is stated that the franchise
rejected vas satisfactory to the old
council but since it was framed q
new council has been elected and
they we're opposed to the ordinance
as drawn.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-01
Army OFFICERS


Company Commanders Notified to get
Their Companies into the Best Pos
sibie Shape ut New Rifles II be
ISSUED to the Guard as soon a. the
Companies pass the Required Inspec-
ton.
Letters have been sent ont to the
various companies in the National
Guard OF the state. They explain
themselves. The letter received
here is given below. The Krags
mentioned have been received in
Charleston and will be issued short
Ily. The letter is as follows:
Sit -
II have the honor to advise you
that the War Department will send
two inspectors to this state to make
a thorough inspection q the various
Companies. probably within the
next two weeks, possibly sooner.
To prepare for this You will re
cruit your Company to fifty, if pos
sible, and order at least two drills a
week, more il practicable.
You will instruct your command
in Company Drill and Guard duty.
The Ceremony OF the Company in
spection will be gwen particular at;
tention.
You will put all clothing, equip
ment, ordinance, books, papers, etc,
as well as the armory IN best posi-
BILE condition.
This will be thorough inspection
and Companies will be marked and
graded by the inspectors report.
Officers and Non. CONS should
be prepared to drill Company
Platoon, and Squad, if called upon
by inspectors.
This department expects to re
ceive the U. S. Magazine Rife, in
the next two or three weeks, aud will
issue them at once to the various
Companies that rass satisfactory
inspection.
1t is hoped that you will use al
energy possible to comply with the
above, and exercise care in every
detail, SO the report of the insrec
tors will show that our Nationa
Guard stands second to none"
Very respectfully,
A. S. HuTsoN,
Asst. Adjutant General
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-01
F0RfY-TW0 HOUSES.
Peninsula Land Company has Built
that Number Near the arilla.


The Peninsula Land Company
has been solving the problem OF
houses for Morgantown They have
erected fortg-two splendid houses
on their property near the Martha
factory. All of these with a few
exceptions are rented. They want
to rent those not now occupied.
Other houses will be built hy
them tins summer and the town
will be helped 10 the way that is the
very best that can be put into use.
Several houses have been built on
this addition by other parties and
there is town of rather respectable
about the Marillr fac
tory. The houses are all good and
built along modern lines.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-01

The ceaDtY, spd ID 50 yesrsNe vii
save itfrom tie money that ~ hnry
ii the mud year by year.
With such system Of roads. the
people OF this comfy can do htlsi
ness With each other and with their
county town a. easily and convent
eatly in winter as In summer, they
viii be able TO bring their products
70 market when those products are
commanding the highest price and
they sill receive ar immediate re
turn III dollars because the value Of
farm lands will increase from ten to
twenty dollars an acre. The invest
mcnt is safe, it inures to the benefit
OF all, and the people will receive
i'm mediate and full value for their
money.
should be pleased to learn the
views OF the tax payers upon this
question through the columns OF
your paper.
CHAs. A. GOODWIN.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-01
TWO NEW MORGASTOwN
CONCERNS INCORPORATED,
Kanauha Orchard Co., and Crest Holm
Co., Consist of Morgantown Capital.

Charters we're issued today to the
Kanawha Orchard Company, Of Ray
mond City, W. Va, 10 buy own and
lease land for agricultural purposes,
the cultivation OF fruit trees and the
raising of fruit. Capital. $40, 900.
Incorporators: James Fl. Stewart,
Matte A. Stewart, B. ri. Hite, f. S.
Stalnaker and Thomas E. Hodges, all
OF Morgantown, w. Va
The crs~t-Hplm Company, ~ Nor
gantown, W Va, 10 las sat an Il
bridges. highways, private st q Is.
roads and alleys, houses and other
buildings, laying out and improving
lands, developing and producing oil
gas and minerals, manufacturing brick
usle and other mineral and earthen
products. manufacturing and produce
ing building materials, lumber and
other wooden products, constructing
and maintaining telephone aud tele-
graph, electric. and other lines. etc.
Capital stock, s25, 900. Ineorpora-
tors: C. K. Fife, G. w. Huston. Geo.
G. Baker. II. t. Guy and Frank Cox,
all Of Morgantowu, W. Va
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-01

Union Utility Company Alb
serbs Other companies

Monster oneefn which win have
mnch Influence on the future Of
Mcrganteun-Deeds Transferring
Property Of Old Companies TO New
One have been Executed Details u
the change.
, Meetings Of stockholders and
directors OF the Union Gas Il Water
Co, Electric d Traction Co. and OF
Union Utility Co. we're held yester-
day, at which the sale and transfer
of the franchises, real aud personal
property and assets OF the two tirst
named companies tc the Union
Utility Company were perfected aud
deeds executed and accented The
two FIRST named Companies will Wind
up their affairs and cease to exist
as soon as possible, and the Union
Utility Company will at once assume
all debts. obligations and contracts
of the first named II will complete
the street car line and the electric
lighting system, drill new gas wells.
lay new water and gas mains, and
put in two new filters, as fast as
can be done.
The officers of the Union Utility
Company are as follows Directors,
rs. b. Elkins. president, |. C White,
vice president, g. G. Sturgiss, Sec
rotary. 4. M Grant, treasurer, Davis
Elkins. Frank Cox, Jos. McDermott,
W. f. Glasscock and d. H. Court
ney.
T.. M. Grant was elected general
manager and instructed to purchase
and install two new filters for water
works, to buy pipe, casing and sup
plies for water aud gas lines, and to
have FIVE wells drilled on newly
leased territory to test sane, and
five wells ON tested territory to
procure an ample supply of gas as
soon as possible. DR.. White, Nc
Dermott and Grant were appointed
committee to locate the new wells.
A limited amount of the new five
per cent first mortgage gold bonds
Of the new company, secured by a
first mortgage on all its property
assets and income were authorized
to be sold. They can be had at par
and accrued interest, which begins
April LIST, 1903. Bonds run ten to
forty years, interest payable April
and October in each year. The total
issue is limited to one million dol
lars, over half of which have already
been taken by the stockholders al
par These bonds are A. No. l, ano
should prove very attractive to in
vestors seeking a safe and perma
nent security.
With the strong financial backing
and known energy and push of thu
directors of the new company, there
will be no occasion for complain
about water, gas or lighting as sool
as plans of the company can b
carried into execution.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-01
BdAk Of the ROYAL Blue.

The March number "Book of the
Royal Blue" published by the Pas
senger Department of the Baltimore
4 Ohio Railroad, is in the nature OF
. special number of particular in.
terest to Odd Fellows Elks and
members of the Nor b Eastern
Saengerbund, who will b I'D conve
tions at Baltimore during the coming
summer.
The number abounds In beautiful
illustrationB of the city of Baltimore,
With short Introduction to it's
attractive features Much valuable
Information is given concerning each
Of the three organizations, whose
combined membership is now over
! million and a half. The demand
for copies therefore sill bs great,
and, as the edition is limited, re-
On - for copies should be made
IN Single copies may be had for
|t.s cerss each, on application to
q. B. \ rim. Manager Passenger
Trail baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road, Baltimore. The ANNUAL cub.
G6Siption TO the magazine is but fifty
cents, and each number issued
monthly, contains some special
etticle of interest.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-01
SPRING TERN OPENING.

The C0nyocation Address will be De-
ZliveredI by President Pnrinton next
Wednesday Night.
Next Wednesday night, April LIST
will be registration day for the
spring quarter at the University.
That night the Congregation exer
cises will be beid, as usual, in Com
mencement Hall. and the Convoca-
tion address will be delivered by
President Purinton. His subiec
will be Secondary Education In
West Virginia. This is an intense
Y practical subject, and President
Purinton's address will be heard
with interest. The School of Music
will have charge of the musical part
of the program. The exercises will
begin promptly at s o'clock.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-01
PIrTsBURG's IMMIGRANTS.
1t Received $4,000 this Year, and
Expects 5000 More.

The Pennsylvania and Ba timore
d Ohio railroads are arranging to
haul 5000 immigrants each Pitts
burg by April LIST.
Since the first Of the present year
Che two roads have unloaded about
,25 600 new colonists there from the
Old World. Among the arrivals
are hundreds from Asia. there being
large colony Of Syrians in that
city.
While the majority Of the immi-
grants are Slays and Italians, em.
ployed al the blast furnaces and
railroad construction. many Greeks
are also finding their way there.
The Wabash and Pennsylvania rail
roads employ a majority of the FOR,
eiqners.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-01

Isaac Collins, formerly a Baptist
minister in this county, dropped dead
at Washington, Pa, yesterday. He
was walking on the street when the
end came. Mr.. collins was well re-
spected and formerly was well TO do
hut lost his fortune bv going security
for eople who took advantage Of him.
He viii be buried at the Macedonian
cemeferv-in Greene county.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-01
Foundation completea on Warehouse

Foundation Completed ON Warehouse.
The foundation for J. C. Kincaid's
warehouse has been completed and
work on the brick work will be
one Of tie largest in town and will
be occupied some time this summer.
Fl. Hess has the contract for the
brick work which 10 expected to be
started Monday. The warehouse is
in South Morgantown.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-01
Court AZ tairmout.

Circuit Court opened today at Fair
mont with Judge John w. Mason on
the bench. The people 10 Marion
have recovered from the small pox
scare and came to court without fear
and trembling as far as small pox was
concerned
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-01

The auditor has just finished
sending out notices to $500 resi-
dent and nonresident corporations
Of the taxes due the State. May list,
1908. This year, including the col
lections Of the secretary Of states
Office, the amount of corporation
taxes collected will aggregate $780,
600.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-01
The Gregg Prize Contest to be Held at
Laurel Point April IS.

The spelling contest for the $25 prize
offered by Hob. John M. Gregg, for the
hest oral spelling, will be held at Laurel
Point, Saturday evening, April Is, 1903
The contestants will all stand in line
and will spell down by taking their
seats when they miss word. Only
pupils OF the country schools will take
part in this contest. We hope to see
pupils from all the districts present with
their one aim to win. The offer of this
prize has stimulated oral spelling all
over the county the past winter, and has
aroused greater interest in spelling
than has been manifested heretofore.
Mr.. Gregg certainly deserves much
commentator for the reward offered
which has proved boon to the schools
Of the entire county,
Very truly.
SuEPHEN MASON.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-01
WONDERFUL DEVELOPMENT.
Kingwood Man Thinks that the two
Counties Of Preston and Monongalia
are Going ahead very fas.

Mr.. Edmund Messenger Of King
wood has been in town. He came
down the NJ & X. lie Was much i'm
pressed by the development Of the
valley and OF the town. He thinks
that Morgantown has great future.
Kingwood is to boom this summer.
A great deal OF building viii be done.
Along The line OF the West Virginia
Northern from Kingwood TO Tunnel
ton macy new towns are spfinpiug up
and all OF them are destined 10 become
importsntcoal centers. The develop
menL OF The coal 10 the two counties
will be Immense 10 the next few years.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-01

While no very good coal deals
have been made recently in the conn.
ty there is no slackeniug in the de-
mand for coal and purchases are be-
Ing made every day. A steady
stream Of money in flowing into the
pockets of the farmers.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-01

The board of regents failed to
come to any decision as to finishing
the new State Normal School at
'Shepherdstown. The board adj
journcd to meet again on April 10th.
Th, cutting of the appropriation for
the school by Governor White, will
cause considerable Inconvenience
and trouble to the board, and ex-
pense to the State.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-01

Next Wednesday evening Presi
dent Purinton of the University will
deliver an address at Commence
ment Hal which will BE Of interest
70 every one in the state. He takes
for his subject secondary Educa-
tion in West Virginia" The aa
dress will be the regular convoca-
tion address and it should be heard
BY every one who can get to .he
hall.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-01

Application has been made BY the
Morgantown Lumber and Supply COM
pany for charter. The capital stock
is To he $loe, 900. The charter may be
expected to arrive here at any time.
The com pauy has the Huston and De
main lot in Sorfh Mofgantown.
The incorprators have taken up the
matter OF switch with the y. s. @.
and this Is to be put in shortly. They
h9pe TO get TO business within the
next few days. The name OF the man
ager Of the company has not been an-
Dounced.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-01

Very suspicious was that launch
ing OF Sir Thomas Lipton's Shamrock,
III, at Dar barton. Twas on St
Patrick's day for one thing and
just as the ceremony took place the
rain ceased and the sun broke forth
from behind the clouds and flooded
the scene with light. What more
could Sir Thomas want for his nifty
little craft unless it is a Yankee
crew?
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-01

Towns to the north of here are
forming combinations to knock out
the Bell Telephone company. This
company is very grasping and unless
frequently called down hard it tries
to ove-run every thing in front Of
. 4
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-01
About to Sink First Well.

The Georges Greek DIX as. Water
and Mining company, capitalized
at ST, 10000, is a new concern incor-
porated under the laws OF Arizona,
whose officers are residents Of Fay
etteeounty, Pa The material is on
the ground for the first oil well near
ToiAt Marion. The company owns
1000 acres in the Georges Greek
and York Run districts in Pennsyl-
vania and $4,000 acres in Preston,
Barbour and Taylor counties, West
Virginia. About 10000 shares have
been sold.
E,curNc fack Ia NJ tho Acma
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-01

BY many it is regarded as right
eous retribution that lot of the
New York coal dealers who tried to
hold up the price OF coal when it
was scarce are now caught with an
over supply on their hands. which
they can only sell at loss.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-01

The residence belonging to j. l.
Hough on Dolls Run was destroyed
by fire last night. Mr.. Hough recent
ly moved to Laurel Point and the
house was empty. There was no gas
in it and it is thought that the fire
was incendiary. The loss is about 81 :
200 and the insurance is 5000.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-01

The board of regents failed to come
to any decision as to finishing the
new State Normal School at Shep-
herdstown. The board adjourned to
meet again on April 10th The cut
ting of the appropriation for the
school by Governor White, will
cause considerable inconvenience
and trouble to the board, and ex-
pense to the State.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-01

The Washington Post believes
that the gentleman who writes the
statehood plank of the next Repub
can national platform will chew
the end Of his lead pencil tor some
time.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-01
NEARLY DONE.
Painting job is all That Remains to be
COMPLETED on Falling Run Bridge.

The iron work and flooring of the
Sunnyside bridge have been complet-
ed. The bridge Is now being painted
and when this is done it Will be ready
TO be turned over to the county. The
approaches should be paved and when
this is done there will be no more talk
about it from any one.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-01
! ; n -
City Clerk Arrested.

Captain James II Pine. city clerk
Of Sistersvillc, has been arrested charg-
ed with embezzlcsnent. The shortage
is said to be very large aud the arrest
has cansed sensation as the accused
man has stood high and has been uni
versally respected.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-01

In the voting in New Hampshire
the woman suffrage amendment to
the constitution, for which stiff
light was made, was defeated al
most two to one. Hard luck.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-01

1t Is figured out that President
Roosevelt, during his coming western
tour will deliver not fewer than 200
different speeches 10 different audi
ences.