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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-05-08
FIX UP BAD PLACES.
Randall Correspondent Thinks He Has
Hit on Scheme for fixing Roads.

To the Editor of the New DOMINION.
Will you allow me to express my
opinion on how to have good roadsf
| suppose but few of our citizens
know that in Ohio county West Va,
they have had all their principal
roads macadamized tor more than
twenty years. And this is the way
they went about it. The county
court had measurement made of
all places that were very bad in
winter in each OF the main roads.
They sold out to the lowest bidder
the contract to macadamize these
places and of course borrowed
money to meet the cost. The next
year they did the same as to the
next worst places and continued on
until the roads were all made good.
By beginning in this way this
summer, next winter people could
travel on all the main roads without
much inconvenience.
During the past winter people
could not get to Morgantown by
way of Jimtown and Granville and
had either to leave their horses at
Jimtown and go by train or go by
the red bridge on the Fairmont Pike
on account of the bad road just
above Jimtown. The consequence
was that hundreds of people of Cass
and Clay have not gone to town for
the last six months.
Next winter there will be com
paratively good road from Morgan
town to Granville and by making a
quarter mile of macadamized rood
along the narrows above Jimtown
persons could travel comfortably
from Jimtown to Morgantown aud
then by making another mile OF
macadam road from Jimtown to
Cassville, there would be COM
paratively good road from Cass-
Vile to Morgantown and by expend-
ing about $4,000 this could be done.
By macadamizing about twenty
miles of the bad places in the prin-
cipal roads people could travel
almost as we'll in winter as in sum
mer. ID. w.
Randall. West Va, May s.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-05-08
CHANCERY HILL BRIDGE
Assured Iron Work Almost Ready
Official Statement.

For the benefit OF those persons who
contemplate purchasing property of
the Chancery Hill Company, we desire
to say in regard to runner which has
been freely circulated, to the effect
that we are not going to build a bridge
across Decker's Greek at the foot OF
Main Street, that the bridge is now
in course Of construction at the works
OF the Riverside Bridge Company OF
Wheeling w. Va, and will be erected
as soon as the work can be
completed.
The work OF aperintending the
construction and erection is in the
hands of the Osborn Engineering
Company of Cleveland, o., company
whose Bridge Engineers are second to
none in this country.
Any rumors or statements contrary
to the above facts are without foun-
dalton.
While unexpected delays have &C.
Cured, incident to the great demand
upon the capacity or the Bridge Build
ers, we can assure those interested 10
the property OF the Chancery Hill Co.,
that the Bridge will be completed dur
the present summer.
The South Morgontown Bridge &
Improvement Co., G. A. WAGNER,
President.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-05-08
MONONGALIA PEOPL B
Lease 10000 Acres in Missouri
for Oil and Gas.
win Put Down Test wells This sum
mer-Territory is Regarded as Good
Those interested In the Deal and
Something About Their Plans

Mr.. G. s. Tenant of Pentress IN
Clay district has returned from a Wis
it to Scotland county, Missouri
where he had been for several weeks
leasing oil lands.
Mr.. Tenant is the leasing agent OF
the Thomas Oil aud Gas company of
this county This company has a
tract of 20, 900 acres under option in
the vicinity of CORN, Scotland county
Missouri. Arrangements are being
made to put down a test we'll on pro-
perty very soon. There are three oil
wells already producing on the bor-
ders of this territory, one on each the
east, south and west of It,
The local company is composed OF
L. L. Thomas, the rich -oil man of
Blacksmith, @. S. Tenant OF elias
district, and DR.. T. w. Miller ofBlack-
vile. Mr., Tenant will go to Ohio
on business trip next week, aud
about the 1st of June he will return
to Missouri to look after the drilling
of test well on the territory under
lease. He has a brother John Ten
nant living in Scotland county Mis-
souri,. The latter made visit to this
county last summer aud spent some
time here.
The Monongalia company composed
of people financially able to test the
Missouri territory and with sufficient
experience in the oil business to insure
the work being done in practical and
successful manner. The territory
under lease looks good to them, on ac-
count of the geology of the district
and the further fact that producing
wells have already been drilled on the
territory Immediately adjoining this
The friends of these gentlemen hope
they may strike it rich in the Missouri
field.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-05-08

DoNT fail to see the complete as
sortmenta at Mrs. Ella f. Dusenburys
summer opening May 18th and 18th
The largest line of summer hats
at Mrs. Ella +. Dusenbury's, High
Street.
Look at those beautiful hats at
Mrs. L. M. Dering's and you will see
good material and artistic taste COM
bined. Hotel MADEIRA Block, Ches +
nut srteet.
The New Dom ini0n may be
found by those who want to buy
it, at the Acme and at Daws0n's
News Stand.
MR.. MEYER, skilled artist from
Pittshurg, arrived here yesterday and
will be employed in the sanitary bar
Der shop in the MADEIRA block.
WHEN you have paid your dog tax
and gotten the tax tag you will then
need dog collar. You can get them
at the Acme.
Fox your table; sManna'', Gloss
Best Bread.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-05-08
Rent and Wait Ads.

GIRL WANTED-W anted a girl for
general house work. Call at Mrs.
Charles Gaskill's, Jones avenue,
Sunnysidc.
For RENT-A five room furnished
house in a desirable location. In
quire at this office.
For RENT-For rent, five roomed
house with good cellar Call on w.
f. Sennett No. 8 White Ave, Green
mont.
WANTED Manager for New
Branch of our business here in Nor
gantown. Write promptly, with
references. Morris Wholesale House,
Cincinnati, Ohio.
-Four non union painters
and paper hangers.
SIDDoNs & HOLLAND
Bumbo Lane phone 3I4
House FOR RENT: Furnished
house tor rent on Wiley street near
the University. Apply at this of
fee.
LoTs FOR sALE-For sale two lots
on Beverly avenue. Horace Atwood
Bell phone 127
WANTED; Roomers aud boarders In
a private family Convenient location.
Must give reference.
Address Xxx General delivery.
For RENT-Furnished room. En-
quire of Mrs. Echart l23 Bumbo st.
near Front. Suitable for two.
For SALE-Four choice lots in the
Peninsula. For particulars call at
this office.
For RENT-Small three room house
on Foundry Alley, off High St. to
small family with no children. Call
on ED w. MCNEIL. 10S High ST.
Morgantown, w. Va
Mention this paper. tt
POSITIONS WANTED: Practical me
chanical engineer desires position.
Understands all about machinery.
Steady and reliable. Best of refer
ences. Communicate with this Office.
For RENT.-Two nicely furnished
rooms, with or without board. Apply
at 274 Wiles st.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-05-08

TWO CENTS
BIG TALK
Will be Made TO City Council
on Next Monday Night.

Better Facilities for Fighting Fire
Will be the Theme Committee or
Citizens Will Appear Mayor Nc.
Grew in favor Of Better Equipment
Some Things that are Needed.
The need for better facilities for
fighting fire 10 felt every time there
is a blaze in town. That something
should be done is admitted by every
one A number of citizens will APP
pear before council on next Monday
night to make representation on
this subject to that body and ask
them to take some action.
1t is admitted by every one that
the department is not equipped as
it should be. The means for fight.
ing fire was all right when it was
first installed but that day ia gone.
The town has grown. 1t will con-
tinue to grow and things will go
from bad to worse unless some steps
are taken at once to remedy them.
Major MeGrew in talking OF the
needs OF the department expressed
himself strongly on the subject. He
says that the firemen should have
horses and hose wagon instead of
the cum bersome reels with which
they at present do their work.
When a man pulls a heavy reel
any distance he is out of breath and
not fit to work. The reels are
nuisance and ought to be superced-
ed by horses and wagon.
A citizen speaking of the same
things stated that what was wanted
was man to stay at the fire shed
all night from six to six. He could
see that every thing was in condition
for quick run and much OF the
delay which is at present unavoida-
bic might be prevented.
These things and others which
may suggest themselves to mind
will be presented on Monday night
and the council will of course do
something to meet and overcome the
complaints which are SO evident and
we'll founded
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-05-08
TROUBLE WITH DAGOEs.
Contractor on Power House Wants
them to Repair Loss from Storm.


them to Repair Loss from Storm.
Some friction has developed be
tween Contractor Hartman on the
electric power house construction,
and the Italians working on 1t.
1t appears that after the wind
storm blew down the western wall
of the building the contractor under
took to have the Italians, as sub
contractors, who had laid up the
brick, to replace them, and repair
the damage from the wind storm.
The Dagoes began the work yes
terday morning, but when they got
to thinking about it, and talked the
matter over, they decided to quit
work till new contract should be
made for the work. They determin-
ed that they would not be response
BILE for the repair of damage done.
and expressed themselves in very
forcible language in regard to the
employer.
This morning work was suspend
ed on this part of the enterprise
pending a settlement in regard to
who should stand the loss resulting
from the windstorm, and blowing
down Of the freshly built walls.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-05-08
OPERATION PERFORMED.
DIR. j. w. Hartigan Removes Diseased
Limb from Mrs. Jane Price.

DR.. j. W. Hartigan this morning
operated on a limb which had been
troubling Mrs. Jane Price for years
1t had died from the knee down.
Long continued treatment resulted
in no good being accomplished and
the operation was determined upon.
1t was very successful and the
patient has rallied very nicely from
it, Mrs. Price is the mother of Mrs.
l. N. Weaver and has been making
her home with her daughter for the
past ten years.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-05-08
CONFERENCE BEING HELD.
State aud County superintendent Con
fer as to Plans for Holding Examina-
tiOns for Teachers.

Hon. Thomas @. Miller, State Su-
perintendent of free schools, is
holding a conference with five county
superintendent for the purpose of
making arrangements preparatory to
the installment of the uniform exam
ination system which will be adopted
throughout the state next month
The gentlemen in conference with
Prof. Miller are George s. Arnold, Of
Mineral county, o. A. Ashburn, Of
Doddridge county, w. f. Cochran, of
Wood county, f. e. Cook, OF Mellow
ell county, and L. w, Burns, Of Green
brier. AS the above enumeration
shows, these men are from different
parts of the state. fact that was es-
pecially arranged for so that the exact
plans and nature of the examination 5
can be we'll illustrated and thereby
the best means of establishing basis
for the uniform system Of examina-
tions that will compare with the
average system now used throughout
the work.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-05-08
Attention Company L.

All members of Company l.. who
have not yet accounted tor the
property which they have in their
possession must DO so at once. The
limit Of patience with slow move
ments to heed the orders given has
nearly been reached The armory
is open every evening at seven
O'Clock to accommodate those who
want to turn in their stuff.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-05-08
Locals and Personals.


"Fair tonight and Saturday. @
Go AND see the sanitary barber
shop Hotel MADEIRA.
Deputy Sheriff t. E. Eddy came
in from Mooresville yesterday.
GET shaved at the sanitary barber
shop, Hotel MADEIRA.
Miss Elizabeth Cordray is sick at
the home of Geo. G. Hayes.
Guy Hanway has returned from a
visit to his old home in Preston.
"a. G. Neff Of Parkersburg is. it
town representing the Columbia
Barloek Typewriter.
Garrison Mcclure has purchased
$50 head of cattle during the past
few days.
Geo. G. Baker and Mrs. H. A.
Guseman returned last night from
shopping tour in Pittsburg.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. David
Chadwick on Wednesday May 9th,
1908, a fine boy.
G. A. Heihle of Parkersburg, pres
ident of the state horticultural socie-
ty is dead at the age of SIS.
AT the closing exercises of the
Weston Public Schools I. II. Homer
delivered the address and presented
the diplomas.
THE Fortnightly Club will be
entertained by Miss Matte Stewart
at the home of Director Stewart this
evening.
Frank P. Corbin will leave tomor-
row on a business trip TO Saginaw
Michigan.
Miss Katie Price continues to i'm
prove and if no unfayorable condi-
tions arise she will recover.
It. w. Anderson is having several
new offices fitted up in the Lazier
building in the part formerly occupied
by DR.. W. e. Stewart.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bryan Gordon re-
turned last night from a wedding
trip Of ten days, spent in the north
west and ia Virginia They will
make their home in Morgantown.
A sanitary policeman has been APP
pointed in Fairmont He is to inyes.
tigate all violations of sanitary condi.
tions and offenders will be given what
they deserve. The idea is not at all
bad.
Mrs. ELLA F. DUsEEBERRY has
her summer millinery opening an
nounced for May 18th and 18th. A
complete line of fashionable goods
will be displayed.
For your Sunday dinner one Of
our fine Layer Chocolate, Cocoannt,
English Walnut, Almond, Neapolitan,
or Orange Cakes. Rich and dainty.
Gloss, "The Homemade" Baker and
Candy Maker
Frank j. Stellar was in town to-
day. He said that there would be
a supper and dance over at Mont
Chateau on Saturday night and that
on the 18th big opening dance is
to be given.
Uncle Tom Protzman is happy.
A dog show is to visit the Cross
Roads on Monday and he will be
among those present. If there IS a
brass band with the show his happi-
ness will be complete.
Mr.. A. j. Hoffman, of Niagara
Falls and Mr. Arthur McClanathan.
of Portland, Vermont, are here the
guests of Fred Dean. Mr.. Hoffman
is the Junior member Of the firm OF
Dean & Huffman and Mr.. McClan-
athan is civil engineer who was
formerly connected with great
amount of work done by the firm.
The latter gentleman is now with
the American Paper Company.
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Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-05-08
Engagement Announced.

The engagement of III. E. Smith of
Clarksburg and Miss Anita Collins of
Pennsboro has been announced. The
d ate of the wedding was not given.
Mr.. Smith is an attorney at Clarks-
burg and is very we'll known In Nor
gantown. Miss Collins is daughter
of Hon. Greed Collins and has been
visitor here.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-05-08
COAL MATTERS.
West Virginia and Deckers
Greek People Swap Holdings.

Senator Elkins and Representatives Of
the Latter Company Get Together
aud trade for Mutual Adyantage-De-
tails About all Arranged C0chrans
Hold Annual Meeting.
Senator S. b. Elkins and the Deck
er's Creek Coal and Coke Company
have been IN conference for couple
of days They have been agreeing on
a number Of matters in which they
are mutually interested. Among
other things they have shaped up
their holdings by an interchange of
lands.
Each had some lands which the
other wanted and each had some that
they could spare very well. In all
about three thousand acres of coal has
been traded. With this trading done
each will have its field much better
laid out and adapted to the needs
and conditions surrounding the two
operations.
The drainage will be better and
many other factors will be much more
to the liking of the parties to the
trades. Each company has begun to
make coke up Decker's creek and be-
fore the summer ends each OF them
will have large daily production.
They are the first big coke producing
concerns to locate in this section and
are the fore runners of most extensive
developments in the county.
A meeting of the Cochrane Coal &
Coke company was held here day or
so ago. The meeting was the annual
gathering of the company. Nothing
but routine business was transacted,
and there is nothing of general inter
est to report in connection with it.
For the time being there is nothing
to announce as to their plans for de-
veloping the fields which they own in
the western part Of the county. They
are very extensive and will eventually
be opened.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-05-08
TIRED OF DUST.
High Street should be Cleaned and
Right at once says Merchant

One of the High street merchants
is in high dudgeon. He is mad be-
cause Of the dust with which he is
having to contend these breezy days.
1.-THE town should clean this street,
the stuff on it has been there long en-
nough to answer all purposes and it is
ground as fine as powder so that 1t
flies on every thing. We are losing
lots of money by the stock being spoil
cd by the dust. Tell them through
the paper that we must be helped inn
mediately."
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-05-08
Baseball Results Yesterday.

Waynesburg defeated Westminis-
ter yesterday by score of five to
two. West Virginia Conference
Seminary beat Parkersburg Athletic
Club by score of Is to /. Each OF
the winners has been defeated by
w. V. u.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-05-08
FAIRMONT COMING.
Baseball gameWill be Played T0mor
row Afternoon

Fairmont will come here tomorrow
afternoon to meet an aggregation of
local ball players. Billy Bowman
will pitch and Lou Smith will be the
battery for Morgantown. Fairmont's
team is good one. 1t has just been
organized and will be semi profession
al. The game will be called al three
thirty on Athletic Field
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-05-08
CONTRACTS LET.
Wabash Work From FairmOnt to POin
Above GRAFTON is now Certainty.

A. NJ. Voltz has Teen at Grafton
and has contracted for large amount
OF stone which he is to use on the con-
struction of the Wabash. He has the
contract for the road from Fairmont
to a point Is miles above Grafton. He
says that he will start the work in
two or three weeks with a large force
of men This makes it seem certain
that the road will be built as announ-
ced a day or so ago.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-05-08
Going TO Wheeling Sure.

In response to telegram sent by
the Wheeling News, President Ram
sey of the Wabash says that Wheel
ing is to nave the Wabash without
fail The town is whooping it up
on the strength of this information.
The line will run from Wheeling to
Waynesburg.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-05-08
TWO AUTOS BOUGHT.
c. II. Huston and Il. NJ. Grant have
Ordersd Handsome Machines.

C, r. Huston has sent in orders
for two fine autos which should be
here before very long. They are to
be two seated rigs and will cost
about 81, 200 each. They are Grout
machines. One of them he will use
himself and the other one will be
used by Mr.. E. NJ. Grant. They are
steam propellers.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-05-08
Taken to Weston.

nClelln Bright has been taken to
Weston to be treated for insanity
probably induced by alcoholism. He has
been hard drinker and recently his
mind became so unbalanced that he
had to be confined In the county jail
to await assignment to the asylum To-
the insane.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-05-08
Used a Club If 1t Hurt Their Fists


Topeka. Kan, May Sensational
disclosures were made in the inves.
tigation of affairs in the Kansas in
sane asylum. A. M Mason, of Law.
renee, former attendant, appeared
before the legislative committee and
said that all the new patients in the
asylum were beaten into condition
OF docility by order of the superior
officers. Mason said it was necessary
to have the patients understand from
the first that they must obey the at.
tendants. For this purpose they
were beaten, even before they had
broken any rules. In reply to ques-
ton, the witness stated that some.
times the attendants beat the patients
with their fists, sbut ii they thought
II would hurt their fists they used a
club for the first time"
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-05-08
A New Repertoire.

The repertoire of plays offered by the
Carol Comedy Company at Swisher's
Theatre all next week, is certainly a
very attractive one. Monday night,
the opening Of their engagement, they
will present the great melo drama.
1.-THE Convicts Daughter" Tuesday
the war drama the French Spy. We'd
nesdaY night, wicked London" will be
the Offering, Thursday night the
great western drama ga Klondlke
Claim
Friday night the sensation OF the
season .sTracy the Bandit.
Saturday, matinee the laughable
farce comedy "Niobe" and Saturday
night, the beautiful English comedy
1.-THE Green Lanes of England. Each
play will be produced in the most ar
tistic manner possible and a first class
performance is guaranteed.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-05-08

GOING NICELY.
Dam Eleven Nearing Completion
Work to Start ON Dam Ten on JnIy
First.


Some records have been broken at
dam eleven in the way of putting in
Golfer dams during this week. The
work has been whooped along with
dispatch and the contractors are
feeling good over it. They have
completed all the hard and difficult
work in connection with this dam.
The dam is expected to be finished
about August. first. They can do
this without the least trouble. Work
is to s start on lock ten just above
Morgantown on July first. There
is section of the dam which re-
mains to be built. This will be
completed this summer Baker and
Judson have the contract for this
and dam eleven.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-05-08
Times Improve Today.

With today another improvement
is to be made In the Fairmont Times.
1t will be materially enlarged and
will keep at the big size in future,
The paper has had hard time since
the first but it has been game through
it all.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-05-08
Thanks.

To the Editor OF the New DOMINION.
Please allow me through the col
umns Of your paper to thank the
many who have, in various ways, so
kindly assisted Mrs. Carney and
myself in our recent misfortune, and
to assure all such that we fully
appreciate the kindness and sympa
thy shown to us.
EMERSON CARNEY.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-05-08

PROTECT your childrens' ankles.
Ask for the improved weak ankle
shoes at Hirschmans.
Buy your fine candies at James l..
Protzmaa's, MADEIRA Block grocery
ITs pure and it's homemade: Gloss
Delicious Candies.
IT will look like old times to see
Bowman and Bull Smith In game
here again.
DR., Friend Clark went to New Mar
tinsville today to remain until Mon
day.
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-05-08

G.. Il. DuGAN runs the sanitary
barber shop, Hotel MADEIRA Building.
TELL your friends who love music
that the Acme will give free music
al concert Saturday May 9th,
Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1903-05-08
Randall News Notes.

RANDALL May s.-Pearl Cress aged
is died at Brownsville May 4th and
was buried in Bethel Cemetery on the
9th. Mrs. Cress was daughter OF
Clark EVERY of Cass district this
county and was married to Mr.. Cress In
Aug. 1900.
Mr.. Vandergrlft Of Marion county
has moved into the William Barker
house, formerly the Boyers house and
will work for Mr. TAFT. This is the
fourth family Mr.. TAFT has brought
to this section, and he is to be
thanked for bringing in American
workmen instead of foreigners.