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The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-08
A CHEAT MAN TALKS.
Capt. Lemen Tells About Some
Interesting Things.
Trolley Line for Cheat May Not be a
Very Distant Matter-0ffer Made to
the Conceivable ittsburg System
Railroads Get Busy-EIkins and
His Cheat Interests.

| Captain Lemen, who is connected
with extensive real estate holdings OF
Cheat river was in town to-day, anC
was seen by representative Of thi
paper. A number Of questions xer,
asked him in regard to rumors which
have beer afioat about things to hap
/ peu Usei al Cheat this year
| IL has been stated that a deal haC
been made which is TO bring the troll
ley line to Cheat. He stated that th,
scheme was in the all, but as to whai
would be done he did not know.
We have offered To take $50, 00t
worth OF stock in the road which /,
now being extended through the Fair
chance and Smithtield region. i
passes within few miles OF Uneya
and the cost of putting it there woult
be small one
4" Mr.. Sturgiss told me that il !.
merely question whether the road
comes TO Morgantown by way OF Cheat
or by way of Point Marion. Ii is e
come one way or the other. / don't
see what advantage it would be te
run it to Point Marion. Cheat is
much more desirable"
" People going from here to Union.
town would go much quicker II the
road went by way of Upeva than the
other way. The road would receive
an immense patronage from this
source"
" Senator Elkins is to be here in a
few days, and am to see him. Some
thing may come of this meeting. 10
fact, it is generally understood among
those who are party 10 the matter that
the trolley system of Morgantown is
to be extended to join the system
which has been built south from Pitts
burg expect the latter to absorb
the local system at some time
"a big power plant might be put
in on Cheat which would furnish cow
err at a low cost, and furnish enough
to operate the entire system. We
want them TO do something, and are
in a mood 20 push 1t along with hard
cash."
"Cheat is going to boom before
very long. The b. & O has obtained
right uf way up to Uneva, and above
that place it has also bought many
rights of way The men who are
working on it are far up the valley,
and the road will come through there
before ver.' long,
"The survey which was being made
through from Confluence to Morgan
town has been completed. l don't
know what is going TO be done in this
direction.
1.-The Wabash is expected to do
some business In that same section
along Cheat, but what they are to do
has not yet come To the surface.
"Senator Ekins and his associates
have bought coal on both sides of the
river for miles. They have obtained
great deal Of this, and it is not reas-
cnahla w SUPPOSE fhat ~ $ ~ss,l' 3 ~
inis Ithe. sane iti. T., d.sel, Pin.
it hiprs a wy greai white.
las showing The value of property
over there | VIII state that an offer
was mate recently for {. trast uf land
below The Oaks, aud ten thousand
was refused. This includes a little
over six acres"
No; nothing is to be done till
summer about new hotel. THE
Oaks will run as usual. IL Is open
now. The report that Chess Brothers
expected to put up big hotel is not
correcJ.'
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-08

STRIKE.
4 A strike has been on at the SEN
eca Glass factory for a day or So
1t grew out OF trouble over ware in
the cutting shop. Here tie men
have jobs which pay them various
a-isa4 a.si f'tar have hccr IN the
habit OF taking turn auoat on cut
ting it. Some friction arose about
this and man was discharged. He
refused to accept this and The man :
agement would not re-instate him.
In consequence the whole force of
cutters and blowers were called out
Word was sent to headquarters
and Milton Donley of Wheeling
who represents the official board Of
the union of glass workers came
here on Tuesday afternoon to see
what could be done to fix the mat
ter up and get the men back in their
places on basis satisfactory to
| them.
Mary of the glass workers are
contemplating leaving town. A
representative of the Rochester, Pa,
branch Of the American Glass com
pany has been here and has offered
places to fifty men. Several left
today to have a look at the places
and if they like them there will be
a general exodus OF glass workers TO
that city.
1t is stated that it is the intention
Of the Seneca 10 shut down the cut
ting shop for good. They are said
to be merely cleaning up the ware
and as soou as they work up what
they have they will let this branch
of the trade lapse.
Inquiry at the Seneca factory
elected very little information. The
factory people had nothing to say.
They stated that no efforts at com
promise had been made to them and
that they knew nothing to be done
They refused to discuss the reason
for the existing shut down of the
factory.
The painters of town have insti-
tuted strike against the Master
Painters who have refused to sign
the scale. The men want thirty
cents an hour day. The Master
painters have refused this.
Five independent contractors have
signed che scale They are I. E.
Wells, L. w. M organ, S. d. Siddons,
James Sprouse, and the First Ward
Planning Mill Company. Their ..men
are at work but the men working
for the Master painters have quit.
About twenty men are involved.
The scale involving the timers
and skaters went into effect today. All
the. contractors in town have signed
the scale EXCEPT 9 r. Huston and
three member & union who
worked for ha have walked out of
the shop
1t is cXpe,tr to have both the
painters an | th.' roofeis in line be-
tore very long and the troubles ar
ranged SO thai DO more time than
necessary shall be lost.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-08
OFFICERS INSTALLED.
Elks lnaugurate Officers for New Year
and have a Banquet-Some Presen>
tatiOns Made.

Elks lnaugurate Officers for New Year
and have Banquet-Some Presen.
tati0ns Made.
The local lodge Of Elks installed
its newly elected officers last night
and following the installation had q
social session and banquet. The
spread and speeches when followed
were greatly enioved BY the mem.
bers George F. Hall, who appear.
ed at the Open House earlier in
evening was present after the per
Torrance and en- crtained the party
with number of Rotations aud
songs.
w. W. Keener was Installed as
exalted ruler for the serond term
This is the first time in the bistor,
of the local lodge that his has been
done. In connection with his in
stallation a very handsome Elks
charm was presented to him as {
slight token OF the esteem in which
he is held oy his fellow enbers
The occasion was also make nota-
bic by the presentation to the lodge
by w. IL. Packard OF a very beautl
full Elks head and antlers. Thi.
set is one OF the finest to be had IN
the country and will add mat, rail,
to the adornment Of the club rooms
on Hiah street.
The lodge enters the new yea
with the most suspicious conditions
1t is prosperous and progressive
1t has taken high stand among
local secret societies and its IN
fiuence is constantly being extended
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-08
COMING THIS WEEK.
The i" Ten Town Tour Party" Starts
on Time and Reaches Us on Friday
Evening"


Much is expected from the i" Tour
of Ten Towns -, by Mrs. Mary Foster
Bryner, OF Peoria, H., and w. G.
Shafer, State Secretary of the West
Virginia Sunday School Association.
The f" Tour" plan has heen the mos
popular way Of doing Sunday Scho
work. Great international "Tour -
from ocean to ocean have touched
thousands. Ohio is doing the county
work of the State IN this way this
year, and will take party into every
county.
In this way superior talent at the
least cost Of Time and money may be
provided.
The Pastors aud Superintendent
are requested to have their schools
well represented by full attendance
of teachers.
The general public is invited also
The program will be adapted to each
towns needs as much as possible.
Mrs. Bryner always uses large black
board at every session, and she has
few equals with board and chalk
The revised itinerary. is as follows !:
Wednesday, April 1.
Evening Session, Wellsburg
Thursday, April 2.
Afternoon and Evening Session,
Wheeling
Friday, April 3.
Evening Session, Morgantown
Saturday, April 4.
Evening Session, Fairmont
Monday, April 6.
Afternoon ana Evening, Clarksburg
Tuesday, April I.
Afternoon Session, New Martinsvllle
Evening g Moundsville
Wednesday, April s.
Afternoon and Evening, Parkersburg
Thursday, April 8.
Afternoon and Evening, Huntington
Friday, April 10.
Afternoon and Evening, Charleston
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-08
CONGREGATIONAL MEETING.
Presbyterians Get Together on
Wednesday Night.

Church Is No" In Position 10 ray oi
Its Entire Indebtedness Incurred by
pa.so 81 .ho vow R.;,d;,o SALARY
'"oon " 'no w"
for Pastor kaised-Large increase IN
Memb ership shown - Social Hour
p..os
HnJo'ou'
The Presbyterian congregation has
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-08

scattered oyer town and while IL IS
all right as a laundry it is not the
safest place to which TO send mail
and no arrangements have been
made at the establishment to laun-
dry mail matter which is sent to
them. An increase in patronage
may decide that this shall be done
however.
Some complaint has been made that.
foreigners crowd into the postofIice
and block the way of people who want
to get mail or attend to other business
In the place. The Office force say
that the foreigners usually have busl-
ness when they enter the place. They
will delegate one man to get their
money orders, and sometimes he will
get orders for dozen other men. The
rest wait in the lobby while be is do
ing this, and they stand In the way OF
patrons.
This is condition which can hard
ly be remedied, and is one or the pen-
altes which we have to pay for the
privilege Of having industrial develop
ment In progress. IL has to be borne
for the good which comes Ia other
ways from the development.
Many improvements have been made
in the service during the past year.
A among these is the opening Or al
mails coming to the Office. The lobby
Is kept open until midnight, and
those who want mail from the late
trains may get it by opening their
boxes into which the mail has been
placed.
The postofiice. is the best index of
the business Of the community, and
in this direction Morgantown has
nothing Of which it has any reason
to feel ashamed. The increase has
been regular and is constantly enlarg-
ing. Every effort Is made to serve
the public in the best manner possi-
BILE, and patrons Of the Office have DO
just reason for complaint.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-08
West Virginia University Notes


DIR, |. G. White the eminent geologist, viii
deliver some lectures during the Summer
School on the geology of West Virginia.
Seventy courses in tweuty-three subjects
are announced for the summer school.
DR.. J. 3. Johnston, Professor of Zoology
has published at Wiesbaden, Germany, . Das
Gehirn ind die Cranialnerven der Anam.
nier,' very scholarly volume.
At the recent meeting of the Board Of lie.
gents, Professor John L. sheldon, Of the
University of Nebraska, was elected Bacter
iologist of the Experiment Stat 4 and Pro
fessor of Bacteriology in the Tn versity.
The summer session of the School of Mu
sic will last ten weeks, or four weeks longer
than the regular summer school.
Rev. Dr. George F, Lorimer, formerly pas
tor of fremont Temple, Boston, and now OF
New York, will deliver the Commencement
address. 1t is probable that there is no more
inspiring public speaker in America to-day
than Dr. Lorimer.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-08
Shamrock LII

All true lovers OF sport in tits coun-
try will look forward with much inter
est to the arrival of the new cup chal'
lenger, Shamrock III, which the En-
glish people expect will lift the cup this
year. While America has held the
supremacy in yacht building for years
she also holds the supremacy in medi'
cine. Take Hostetter's Stomach Bitters
as an example. No other country il
the world has been able to produce &
medicine so good to restore the appe
tite, build up the run down system il
the spring or to cure nausea, indiges
ton, flatulency, dyspepsia, constipatec
bowels, biliousness or malaria, fevel
and ague. 1t is therefore deserving o
a Trial. Be snre to get the genuine witt
our Private Stamp over the neck OF the
bottle. 1t will cure you.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-08
MoRGANTowN, WEST VIRGINIA. WEDNESDAY, APRIL s 1903
ORIGIN OF DAY.
Some Very Curious Information
About All Fools Day.


Some Very Curious Information
About All Fools Day.
People Have Many Explanations Som
of Which sound Rather far Fecthe,
for Universal Observance of First o
April as the Patron Day for Fools
Some of the Explanations offered.
What was the origin of All Fools
Day?
Authorities differ and no one car
say positively. The beginning o
the day is hid in the mist and dust
OF antiquity.
There is the authority who refers
you back To the r mans and would
have you believe that in character
If not in point OF time. All Fools Day
corresponds with the Roman Satur-
malta. when Calus and Manlias and
the rest oil the ns's bent hrir ,ias>ic
wits to the task OF tooline on,
another.
Another authority hr'aes ioi wari
different Roman thee, aui says
the All before Foos S Il 5 ,or-
ruption of auld or old. thereby
making it Old Fools ny. md goes
back to an ancient & fnais raiendar,
which, refer ing To hc LIST OF Novem-
Der, states
"rhe asst Of old tools is removed
To this day
Not biz of IL says the man
who has been 10 India, and forth
with proceeds to rnIo his theory
as TO the origin of this siusu'ar KIND
OF an anniversary, finding tAV nearest
and mos startling ana.o7s moi o /,
ia kind, but alnosi IN actual d te,
In the ancient feast Of Hull in Him
doostan. The last ia, of this feast
is March 81. &hes the chief diver
sim it to send pehple ON etfands
and expeditions that are 10 end in
disappointment for The ter aud
merriment for those Sendie ii m
Not To he outdoue in hadln. u
aneief pretotsp pc Tor tie de- The g
is the speeuator who goes hark Ia
Noah aud the Ark. The April te4l
custom says the Lo1don Pubic Al
veriiser of March i3, 1909. AROSE
from the mistake OF Noah sending
the dove out of the ark before the
water had abated on the first day of
the month among the Hebrews
which answers to our lst OF April,
and TO perpetrate the memory of
this deliyerance it was thought
proper, whoever forgot 80 remarka
BILE circumstance, To punish them
by sending them upon some sleeve
less errand similar to that NEGLECT
ual message upon which the bird
was sent by the patriarch
All sorts of conjeetures have been
advanced to account for the day, but
the generally, although by no means
unanimously, accepted theory is that
which assigns the origin OF the GUS
tom to France. Marcn % used TO be
New Years Day. France took the
lead ia commencing the new year on
January instead of March %. Be-
fore the change was made the festivi-
ties or he season eliminated on the
oct eel the feast, April /, when Wis
is we're paid and gifts bestowed With
the adoption OF the reforIir'l calendar
In 1864 New Years Day was carried
back % January | and only pretended
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-08
PETITION STARTED.
One Hundred names Appended to the
Kick made to b. a. q.

One hundred names were affixed to
the Kick which was made 20 the b. *
o through protest which was made
by local peop'e and a request that
they be given better service rms
number iacluies only hose " no do
business with the road and no one
else l.. g Race was given the pro-
test and will present IL TO the proper
officials. A similar protest has been
circulated 10 the near by towns and
it is to he hoped that the result will
he favorable to the shipprrs
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-08

City council wants to get more
careful, about building permits. The
day is past when any sort of a
building should be allowed to be
built here. A careful inspection OF
every permit and strict inslstence
that permission must always be
asked when a building is to be
erected, will do much to improve
conditions.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-08
SHIPPERS PROTEST.
Patrons of the B. & o. Make a
Husky Kick.
They Relate Their Grievances and ask
that Conditions be Remedied- Road
has been feariully Congested for
Months-Protest TO be Sent to Balti-
mara IN Railway afffrfafs

II
has been fearfully Congested for
Months-Protest TO be Sent to Balti.
more TO Railway Officials.
Petitions have been in circulation
in Morgantown, Fairmont aud other
nearby towns asking the b. & o. 10
relieve the freight congestion which
has been frightful in all parts of the
system. w. A. Race, OF the Fair
mont Grocery Company, has been Sc
4eetea to bear The b tiliens 10 Balti.
more, aud present them to the proper
officials. 1t il TO be hoped that some
thing may come Of the move and re-
lief given US. 1t is up to the i & O
The Merchants Unipn OF Moran
town had the matter in charge aud
the signatures were obtained lncally
by Edward Herd who IS president uf
the organization.
Practically every merchant AMI
business man in the town has sign j
the petition which has not been ia
circulation more than twenty four
hours. They all want a chance +,
tell the B. s. o. just how intole'abit
shipping conditions have been.
As soon as all the local people are
seen the petition will be seat TO Mr..
Race who viii take it to Baltimore.
During the past year or more ship
ments have been delayed for weeks al.
a time and thousands of dollars
have been lost to the business people
of town.
They have hoped for relief without
being forced TO kick for.+ but the re-
lief has not been afforded them In
consequence OF this they have sent in
the protest which they most earnestly
hope will be needed and the condi-
lions improved as much as possible.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-08
Recovered Speech and Hearing.

Messrs. ELY BROS. Il commenced
using your Cream Balm about two
years ago for catarrh. My voice was
somewhat thick and my hearing was
dull. My hearing has been fully re-
stored and my speech has become quite
clear. am teacher in our town.
L. q. BROWN, Gran ger, o.
The Balm does not irritate or cause
sneezing Sold by druggists at SOC,
or mailed by Ely Brothers, So Warren
Street, New York.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-08

BIG CROWD.
Morgant0wn will Send a Delegation
to the Launching of the West vir-
ginia.

Letters have been received from
Gov. White urging goodly repre-
rentation Of Morgantown people at
the launching of the West Virgin
ia' which is to occur at Newport
News ON April 18th. Inquirs shows
that number Of people are plan
ming to attend the event which is to
be notable one.
They will leave here on The after
noon of the 10Th and go to Washing
ton. Here thev will get steamer
for Newport News and the trip will
be made IN time to LAID in the town
on the evening before the launching.
The event will be of great interest
to every citizen OF the stale as the
vessel is the best one of il s class To
he placed on the seas by Uncle Sam.
The trip may by made with little
expense and it will be IA most de
lighlful one.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-08
A TEACHERS CONFERENCE
An Important Meeting TO Discuss
Live Educational Questions In this
State.

Live Educational Questions In this
State.
Everybody who has given any attention to
the subject recognizes the fact that there IS
need of greater unity in the educational
work of the state. From the primary schools
on through the University there should be
close connection. In order to have a free
and full discussion of the various problems
growing out of this idea, a Teachers Con.
ference will be held at Morgantown in July
under the auspices of the Summer School OF
the University. Leading representatives OF
the various educational institutions and in
terests of the state will be invited to attend
and TO take part in the discussion of sneh
topics as THE Relation of the Normal
Schools to. the University, " The Relation
of the Denominational Schools to the Uni
yersity," Public High Schools In West vir-
ginia," and other subjects of immediate
Importance and interest in this state.
Such a teachers conference, representing
all of the educational interests of the state,
has never been held before. Special persons
win be asked to open the discussions, but
everybody who is interested in any phase of
this great question is invited to be present
and participate. The conference promises
to be the most important and interesting
educational meeting ever held in West vir-
ginia.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-08
LEASED WALLACE HOUSE.
James Lantz is now in charge of The
Hotel-JOhn Lantz has Retire d.

James Lantz has leased the Wal
lace House of the new owners and is
now in charge of it. John Lantz who
b AS owned the note. for some time re-
Gently sold the real estate connected
with it to local syndicate.
He has sold the personal property
to his brother, James and has retired
from the business. He is now with
the West Virginia Coal Company
James Lantz, the new manager, has
been connected with the hotel 10 past
years as clerk and is thoroughly ia
miliar with the business. The old
force of clerks will be retained.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-08
LOT OWNERS ATTENTION.
They Should make Report to Treasur-
er of Oak Grove Cemetery.

The following reqaest has been made
to this paper by Mr.. Baker:
To the Editor of the New DOMINION.
Insert the foregoing advertisement
10 days in your weekly and daily adj
tions, and | wish you would also, as
an editorial call attention to the fact
that the officers OF the corporation are
going to epxend large amounts of
money during the year 10 building
new fences and constructing nice
cottage on the grounds, paving the
drive-waya and running water and gas
on the grounds and otherwise improv-
ing the same, and that lots are now
selling for $3.50, where they formerly
sold for half the money, and that it is
time for all parties who have purchas-
ed lots to make report Of the purchase
and payments made by them to The
treasurer of all monies whatsoever, as
a very indefinite record has been kept
of the lots sold, and the officers might
sell the lots over again, unless report
il made and record made by the treas
urer.
GEO. G. BAKER,
Treasurer
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-08

Permanent Improvements are
what count in the long run. This
county cannot afford to maintain its
present lack of system in the direc
ton of roads for another year.
There should be determination to
get the very best that can be had
and get it at once.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-08
The School Of Music.

The enrolment has kept up its
phenomenal standard despite the
fact that there Is usually a falling
off in the spring term Yesterday
more scholars enrolled on the First
day OF the term than ever before in
the history of the school. Every
piano is rented for practice from
six a. m. to eight p. IN. and many
had to seek pianos outside OF the
school. A long article will appear
in the columns OF this paper soon
regarding the summer course in the
School of Music which will astonish
our readers when they see the talen
and history of the teachers who are
coming here as personal compli-
ment to Dean Wrightson.
The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-04-08
Married.

WALLAcE-JoLLIFFE-Married in
South Park at eight thirty last
night John B. Wallace and Miss
Nellie Jolliffe by DR.. A. M. Buchanan.
There were but a few intimate
friends and the immediate relatives
present. The marriage was a very
pretty one. Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace
have gone to Housekeeping IN his
handsome home in South Park. The
groom has a short vacation from
his duties at the Bank of the Mon
ongahela Valley. The best wishes
of this paper are extended.