The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-01-28
SENATOR SEEHER
Is Doing Good Work for the
University.
Says He will Return Good for Evil
House Working Very slowly Mr..
Hill Trying to save Gas Opposed
to Redistricting the State.

House Working Very slowly Mr..
Hill Trying to save Gas Oppesed
to Redistricting the State.
Fairmont Times News Bureau.
Senator Swisher has not Forgotten
the slaps and jams that he received
during the campaign from the mem
bers of his party at Mergsntown
and in Monongaiia county, still he
has given about all of his time. SO
far, TO the University and its inter-
ests. and should his bill. providing
tor the keeping of the Preparatory
Department al the Modern Athens
for several years yet pass, the peonle
IF that town have no one to thank
but shat horrid yoang ieslew frem
Marion county
Swisher is doing this work all
alone. 1t is true that there are two
Representatives from the old county
here. and they are, no donat young
fellows OF ability, but So far they
have failed to get next to the bust
ness and have offered no perceptible
assistance TO the move which means
so much to their county seat.
The Gay fnr certain kinds of polit-
zeal knocking has passed and alter
wha, has happened here, there are
some people :in Moncngalia county
who should be reminded of the tact.
BORIS or OCCASIONALLY.
1t is still rumored that, like ban
quos ghost, the Augusta county
move viii not down, and that the
phantom still stalks IN the night to
worry the minds and dreams of the
Marion delegates. Nothing definite
may be learned at this time but
there would be no surprises sprung
If well defined plan TO secure the
county was laid bare.
ARoUT MARSHAL ELLIOTT.
Marshal c. d. Elliott, of Parkers
hurs, is in the city, looking alter the
corps Of reporters he has here in the
interest of his paper, the Morning
News Colonel Elliott knows West
Virginia, and his presence rs a great
help o his men behind the pens.
His conclusions are anxiousiy read
by the patrons OF his popular paper
MARION WELL REPRESENTED.
G. W. Swisher, Senator, J. w. Nc
Nicely, Howard Furbee and Amos o.
Stanley, Representatives; Harry
Shaw, clerk of the House, DR.. Harry
MeCrory, clerk of the House Gem
mittee on Railroads; j ii. Leonard
clerk of the senate Committee on
Mines and Mining; j W. kerns
doorkeeper OF the Se'ate galley, 4
Burch Koen, clerk of the Committee
on Mines and Mining tor the House,
w. L. Boughner. assistant to the
chief clerk of the Senate, and j l.
Shriver. assistant TO the chief clerk
of the House
Doesn't this look like Marion
county is well enough represented in
Char lesion this winter? There. arc
no pages from there to name. and ]
have omittedf or spaces sake TO name
the members OF the third House, bu'
leaving these out Fairmont and Ma
rion county have nothing 10 kick
about
Messrs. Swisher, McNeely, Stan
ley, Shaw, McCrory. Leonard and
Boughner are from Fairmont
Messrs. Furbee. koen, kerns and
Shriver hail from Warrington.
BILL TO SAVE GAS.
IL the bill introduced in the House
by Mr.. Hill, of TYLER county, be
comes law, there will be new
office established The man who
will fill it must ne a regular Sher-
lock Holmes. He must be won
der.
In effect the bill provides for o
more strenuous law in regard to The
waste of gas in West Virginia. Il
says that there must be a gauger and
man whose business it is to spot
offenders and bring them TO jus
tice.
He will work far after the hour
when the sandman has visited the
children, and after the old folks have
hit the candle and kicked out The
cat and gone to bed. He cabnot
work with. dark lantern for be
wo i'd be in danger of landing int,
the next world from the shock of an
explosion. He must be sleuth
with green, shiny eyes. He must
be it.
Mr.. Hills bill will likely get The
bumps for the present law, in the
minds OF the majority of the House
members. covers sufficiently the en-
tire ground.
NEWS WORKERS. UNION.
George Byrne, the managing edit
or of the Charleston Gazette. is the
| .her of scheme 10 form an asso.
citation of all the workers on the
daily papers of the State. Mr.
Byrnc's move has met with popular
favor with the scribes here, and the
organization will probably soon be
put into effect
QUICKLY PUT AWAY.
The members of the two houses
who have complained about the help
at the hotels swiping their mineral
water and such like, have adopted
an effective, though not novel man
ner to break the practice up. Now
when consignment of the water is
received a number of friends are
called in and the contents of the
bottles is placed beyond the reach OF
be rather inquisitive. bell boy.
WHOEVER OF SO