The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-12-16
Qhs Nt'p dominion.
Wednesday, December IS, 1908.
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BUILDING operations are not vel,
brisk at this time but the approach
OF spring will see decided revival.
HE Catholic church benefit re
Gently held in Fairmont netted TN
church the phenomenal sum o
$3,861.18.
iT is high time for Christmas ad
vertising TO begin. The chances ar
that the merchant who begins ear
lest will get the bulk of the bust
ness.
THE raised platform 10 front OF tn
freight and express Offices at the Il
& O. depot, has been cut off ant
more room for the baggage truck
thus provided. AT best, The platform
is dangerous to passengers who leay'
the train at the south end OF tn
depot.
THE Peoples Telephone Company
has about $50 telephones in use IL
and about MorgaDto town. 1t would
seem from this that including thos'
of the Bell Company there must b.
well toward Thousand phones in th'
city and vicinity.
RAILROAD men anticipate larg'
amount OF travel during the holida!
season and throughout the year. Tit
B. & 0. will be the best route from
the east to the Worlds Far and dur
the summer will no donbt be taxed Il
its utmost to handle the business
TIE mayor aad mem beTs of the pc
lice have been In the habit of calling
The victims who were brought up II
blice court "cinderheads. Thel
low have new name for them
(which they claim is more appropr at
and expensive, but they are rot I'll
ling any one what it is.
Snow ball battles have been IRE
quept on the streets today tfow 1
OF students co ,eetcd at diaert Il
puiuts alonE The stree IS peit''i pas
ing p, DIES ian win the fearhefj
misses. Al noon pitched aira.
occurred between the crowds
different ''iotts"
Warrington has small pc!
scare aud tie Matot has issued sr
order that EVERY pa son within th'
town old ann ,"rt- sale and female
rust ! c Vac, gsC. The Mayor
ends his Proclamation thus: "Thi'
order ia absolutely mandatory anc
must be obey ed.
BASKET bali now holds the lead il
college athletic contests. This spor1
has been followed with varying de
gIees OF popularity for several years
Indeed, a concentrated effort has beer
made to force it into popularity. Fol
lowing as it does on the heels OF The
foot ball season, basket bali has had
a hard time of it. 1t has come t(
STAY however. John Purinton is the
manager OF the Varsity teams here.
ACCORDING to the weather wise
residents of this city, winter began
about four weeks early this year and
has kept it up without any signs Of
moderating. One man says about
twenty five years ago in this section
winter came as early and as hard as
it has this year and there was snow
on the ground until the fourth OF
the following July. He's probably
lying.
CHRISTMAS shoppers are now busy
aging in supply of the things which
make the holiday season n pleasure.
The stores are crowded much OF the
time, and the busiest season has not
arrived yet.
The good old reliable Gruber Alma
nae is for sale in various stores anc
news stands about the city. There
are many families who would as soor
be without Bible in the house as
without a Gruber Almanac and the
NEW DOMINION is one of them.
THE skaters are again hunting
the bits of ice that offer the slightest
facilities for the sport. Think O
thesquarters the Athletic Associa
ton could be gathering if the ath
letic field had been flooded Il week
or two ago 1t is time something
was done in this matter if there is
any intention of using the field for d
skating pond.
PARKERsBURG has novelty IL
the way Of pen of hogs that ENJOY
rag time music and show their appTe
citation by keeping time with thei
feet.
MRS. MALINDA MERRILL, one O
the Oldest and most highly esteemed
ladies of Marion county, died at Kives
uille, Wednesday, at the home OF he
son, Mr.. Richard e. Merrill. She wa
SO years of age, and was the widow
of Mr.. Burr Merrill.
THERE is no truth in the repor
that the popular opera, "Miss Boil
White" will appear at Swishers Thea
ire. The management wanted guar
antce OF 500, and the house here Ii
not large enough for this. The com
pany will appear in Fairmont on thu
date offered Morgantown.
DISPATCHES from St. Louis still
insist that game Of football between
the elevens of Michigan and Princeton
will be one of the late fall attraction
of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
An effort is being made to have th
teams meet there, but it is not like
ly that such a contest can be arranged
DeniaIs of any such agreement hav
been sent out from Princeton.
MEMBERS of the frateraities In Rut
ger college have decided to boycott
John Bergen, a freshman who had 2
students suspended because they hazet
hin. Bergen was "paddled" by soph
ignores. His father complained ant
the two ring leaders were suspended
The others implicated voluntaril
gave their names and all were sus
pended for two weeks.
THE Wellsburg Herald arises to re
mark that the Wayne county roc
which produces whiskey isn't in
with the "ten cent counter" OF tn
drug stores in that neighborhood. |
says that II you place dime on on
of these, glass of whiskey will sud
denly appear without human agency
Does the Herald editor know this pos
itively or il it simply hearsay on hi
part?
THE Buckhannon & Northern Z
r. Co. has fled with the county cour
its application to lay its tracks neal
on, and across the public roads an
streams OF the county, under the cor
ditions OF the State statute governin
such matters. The matter will com
T.. Of