The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-03-18


Wednesday. March IS, 1908.
JUSTIN NJ. KUNKLE. Local Edito
D.A. FAwcETT, who was formerly
well-known newspaper man OF thi
state has purchased the West UnioI
Derrick Herald. He is now located ii
Winston, N. G.
The National Guard Of Pennsyl
vania will assemble In Division agaiI
this year. The place for the encamp
meDt has not been selected.
Soon the Peoples Telephone OF thi
place will double its switch board
Nearly all OF the places are taken ant
the business Of the company is grow
ing rapidly.
The municipal fight 10 Grafton il
getting warmer, and things may b,
expected To begin to fly at any min.
ute. The language is something aw-
full at present.
The amount Of property for taxa.
ton has increased great deal dur.
ing the last year. just how much
il has done SO will never be known
but big lot OF it will be discovered
soon by the assessors.
SEVERAL teams stuck in the mud
of Falling run hollow yesterday
One of them that stuck belonged tc
Frank Pride. 1t was loaded with
stone and block and tackle were
required to pull it out of the muck
THE greatest show on earth will be
Witnessed when the Elks give their
MINISTRIES. They will have two nights
At the Opera House, aud the place
will be filed each night with their
friends. A good, hearty laugh every
minute.
SOME Of the finest singing ever
heard In MorgaLtown will have a
place In the Elks show on the 10th
and 10th. The lodge is working hard
TO make the event a great success from
every standpoint, and that they will
do so no one doubts.
MANY people are trimming trees
about town. This is the proper
time to have the tree fixed this way
aud it makes them much better for
shade purposes than to let them run
riot AS some people allow their trees
to do.
Ed WILLIAMS, a negro, was drown
ed at Monongah Tuesday night. His
body was found this morning a
shert distance below where he went
to his death. II had caught on a
snag which prevented it from float
ing away.
THE electric line from Fairmont to
Monongah will be ready for business
by April. This line will be extended
to Clarksburg before very long.
Extensions to Buckhannon and north
to Morgantown will follow before
many years.
MOVING will be less extensive this
year than for many years, so real es-
tate men and teamslers say. The
reason for this is that people have
had hard time finding new houses
to rent and they are holding on to
what they now have.
A BUILDING with more than two
hundred cells il it is to be erected
at Moundsville. This is about the
only new building to be built at any
OF the state institutions. Attractions
to increaIe attendance do not seem
to be needed at this place.
A FAIRMoNT man was out walking
with female creature the other
night when he met his wife. The
latter begged him to come home aad
in reply to her entreaties be knocked
her down and kicked her. And vet
the brute is allowed to live in Fair
mont.
WESTON is to have a new glass
factory. The plant is to be back ed
by Captain Jack Arnold and James
H Brewster. 1t is to be ten pot
cooperative glass factory and will
make window glass. The plant will
be built to start next fall.
AWNINGS are being received and
placed about town. There are many
of these in use but this summer
there will be more than ever of them
brought to Town. They are not very
expensive and they do a great deal
towards making things comfortable
on hot days.
The curb ON Wiley street be-
tween High Ind Spruce has been set
back making the street couple of
feet wider. This was made nee
essary on account of the street being
too narrow to admit of the passage
of street cars and wagons between
these two streets.
The ST. ne wall in front of j. g
McVicker's residence has been taken
away. A great many changes are
to be made in the appearance OF
things there before the new church
is finished. The residence is to be
moved from its present position and
used as parsonage.
NoTHING Is being left undone by
the Elks which might add to the
pleasure of those who attend the
entertainments which they propose
to give on Thursday and Friday
evenings. There will be two nights
of fun and the house will be crowd
ed every time.
ERNEST A. PolEs has enlisted In
CONT, l.. H. ha- Tad two years
mil.,as. cvlrr'cu', having been
member fTrotp F. massachusetts
tav ~ 'ree nw ,ecluits being
taken into he cempany are of
high class nni VII ada to the repu-
tation alread.' at aimed by the or
ganization.
APPOINTMENTS by the cadet corps
at the University will soon be placed
at the disposal of the members of the
legislature by reason OF recent
enactment by the legislature. These
appointments are to be made In the
second year Of the terms Of the sena-
tors and representatives. This will
raise the number of cadets to 225.
THE roads are belly deep in mud,
and they will remain In this condition
for two months longer. Then we will
have Ave months of good roads, and
the seven months of bondage will be
forgotten. The county court may do
something when they meet In June to
start a system Of permanent road Inn
provement.
AFTER spending day or so here
looking at the resources Of the
Deckers creek valley the party Of
capitalists who are thinking of put
ting in a cement mill up there have
returned to their home in New Jcr.