The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-05-20
ABOUT The COURT HOUSE
All is Serene and Tranquil at
the Temple of Justice.
PEOPLE are too Busy to get into Rows
with Their Neighbors Sheriff Finds
Farmers want Good Roads and want
Them Quiekiy-Jurors Drawn and
Battelie District Loses Ont

| Ddtttllc DlStGict LOSES Uut.
just now there is lull in business
at the temple Of justice of Mononga-
liza county. Farmers are too busy
getting in their spring crops to
bring suit against their neighbors,
or ge' up petitions for new roads,
and are putting off all the business
possible to be delayed till rainy
day, so they can come to town
again.
Nothing has occurred to disturb
the serenity in the prosecuting at.
torney's Office recently, except the
oruer to express agents TO refrain
from receiving liquor. beer etc. for
shipment over tue railroad from the
various brewcrics and liquor stores
The prosecutor is very anxious to
see the recent law on this subject
enforced. Nothing exciting SENS to
be vet docketed for next term of
court.
Sheriff Core was out in Union dis
trict yesterday collecting. He says
there is great clamor among the ru-
raj population for better roads. Every
farmer be he ever so busy, will stop
the pillow few minutes to talk over
good roads propositions. And they
all want the city Of Morgantown to
carry the improvement OF her streets
out to the city limits to meet the i'm
proyement the county proposes to
make on the rural roads.
Tax collections have been rather
slack as compared with last year.
Mr.. Core thinks it is not due to any
scarcity OF money, but to the dispo-
sition OF town people to bold on to
their money for Investment bng as
possible and the inability of the far
mers to get to town over the misera-
BILE roads. Now they are too busy to
come Mr.. Core and his assistant depu.
ty Mr.. DeMoss have both been kept at
home by sickness in their families.
Only four prisoners are now confin-
ed in the county jail.
Business in the county clerks Office
is having lull on account OF the ex-
ceptionally fine weather for people to
work out doors. Then it is not yet
quite time for the June crop of mar
riage licenses to be issued.
A special term of the county court
is called to meet next Thursday to
consider the application of the Fair
mont Morgantown ard Cheat River
Railway Company for a franchise for
a road TO be operated by electricity or
other power, from Arnettsville to the
Pennsylvania State lines This is The
application which was made at the
last session of the~ court, before any
notice Of it had been given to the
public. 1t is fully expected that the
court will regrant The franchise grant
ed at that time
The good roads powwow will be
held Saturday next as already an
nuunced
Circuit Clerk, John Shriver has been
indisposed for several days, but is bet
ter today. His Deputy Mr.. e. w.
Griffith has been assisting him in the
Office all this week.
The Grand jurors and petit jurors
for the next term of circuit court be-
ginning June 9th. we're drawn recent
ly by the jury commissioners. The
grand jury list is withheld from pub
lication by the prosecuting attorney.
A list Of petit jurors from various
districts is given below:
CLAY DISTRICT.
Marion Tenant, Emory Shannon,
Norman Garrison, A. l. Tenant, d.
e. Lemle-.
GRANT DISTRICT,
Andrew Fox, w. Fl. Brand, Emory
Snyder, Eliza Barbe, VIM. Snyder.
MORGAN DISTRICT.
w. II. Bailey, J. M. Reed, W. W.
Graham. A. G.. Smith, e. A. Bailey,
M. W. Davis, Henry Nuce, c. w.
Dorsey, j. P. Fitch, Thomas Field,
]. J. Sturgeon, Geo. M. John, r. A.
Vance.
UNION DISTRICT.
Chas. Dickinson, Thos. J. Colebank,
r. ]. House Jr.
CLINTON DISTRICT.
O. G. Howell, Geo. Boyd Geo. Grit
an, z. T. McBee, VIM. Frum, John
F. Chips;
By chance no names were drawn
from Batelle district, this would per-
haps not happen again in hundreds of
drawings.