The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-02-04

! THE farmers are now planning Il
use boats on the county roads all mex
summer.
A PERMIT to wed was recently is
sued at Uniontown TO Jesse Cali 0
i Cheat Neck and Jennie Rayman o
Rubie.
| The ice in the river here holds well
1t bad not broken from the banks yei
this morning. The river has riser
but little, if any, from the receni
| rains.
THIS is the day that decides tb,
winter for the next six weeks, accord
log TO an old superstition. 1t Is mos
likely that winter weather will b
plentiful 10 February, whether tbs
ground hog has seen his shadow or not
| A PARTY OF engineers has been VI
near Masontown, W. Va, looking fol
a location Tor coal mine openings. A
| manufa turing syndicate has purchas-
ed several thousand acres OF coal, in
Guiding the Falls tract, Ia that sec
tion.
| The trip around the world Satur-
day night furnished a great deal OF
amusement, not the least of which
was the ride on the elevated railway
at the Boston Terminal station. The
yarlods impersonations at the stopping
places were very well acted.
THE various revivaIs in progress
here are doing great good for the
community. They could be made to
do much better. Had you thought
of what you might be able to do in
helping them accomplish more than
they are doing?
MANY people are remarking the
general absence of snow during this
winter. Last year however the
biggest snow of the winter came in
April. 1t may be saving up this
time Tor later appearance.
THE clerks at the postoffice are how
sporting navy blue uniforms which
are very neat aud attractive. They
have embroidered OF the cellar y. s.
p. O. They carriers still cling to the
grey which has become to mean post
Office through long usage.
UNDER toe new policy which has
been inaugurated on the river the uen
In command OF the various boats will
hire their own crews and they will be
more largely responsible for the con-
duct of their boats and the profits or
losses incurred by running them.
THE state troops of Pennsylvania
will encamp at Somerset next sum-
mer and the lovely people of that con-
servatiye town will doubtless be spoil
ed some more by the rude soldiery.
The town is Directing rather sire
nously to having permanent military
camp established there.
THE Floyd murderers have never
been captured and it is expected that
this crime will join many other mys-
teries which have a place 10 the GRIM
inal annals of this and other near by
counties. 1t is a great pity that the
miscreaDts cannot be traced and pun
ished as they deserve.
AN attempt was made to rob the
post Office at Fairehance last night.
Three men were at work 10 trying to
get into the office. They were discov-
cred by store keeper who had place
next door and the men were frighten-
ed away. Their identity was not dis
covered.
CIRCUIT Court will be in session
soon. There are not very many cases
of general interest to engage attention
and the term does not bid fair to be a
very sensational one. People in this
county behave themselves and court
does not attract crowds like 1T does in
other counties not so very far away.
LYNCHINGs are not what this state
should desire and no matter If it does
take money 10 run down those who
are engaged in this pastime that
fact should not deter the legislature
from talsing steps to trace those who
are guilty and bring them to speedy
Justice.
The contract for the big addition
to the Hirschman store on High street
has been let to Bloom and Hartman.
They will start right away and will
get the building finished and ready
for occupancy some time In April.
The cost Of the improvement will ap-
proximate ten Thousand dollars.
A VERY neat sum was realized by
the church as result of the "Trip
Around the World" on Saturday even
ing which was given by the ladies of
the Episcopal .hurch. The affair was
highly successful and was quite novel,
A very large number of people took in
the trip.
Mr.. POLLING, representing the New
York Life Insurance Company in this
section, has moved here from Fair
mont, and is occupying Col. r. E.
Fast's house on Bumbo Lane. Mrs.
Polling and two of her sisters are stu
dents in the University. Mrs. Polling
is taking piano lessons.
Some people will be surprised to
know chat it is a hard matter to ex-
tract the essential salts from any ma
tural spring water and then by adding
distilled water produce water just like
the original spring water. A claim to
be able to do this was made here day
or so ago but Investigation shows that
the claim is without foundation.
IT is stated that Warrington has
fifty Thousand dollars to pass the AI-
gusta county bill This is to be spent
if the bill passes. In other wards the
members will have to deliver the
goods before they receive the coin.
From four to five Thousand will be
spent 10 advance however and the
man with graft will get bis hands
on some of it.
REPORTS from Grafton state that
many people up there are sore over the
turning down of DR.. Lanham as
member of the state board of health.
They cannot understand why the SEN
ate has acted in this manner. One of
the reports says that the people are
sore at the Governor but this cannot
be we'll founded as he evidently had
nothing to do with the matter.
PLANS are under way now on the
part of the Pennsylvania TO widen the
narrow gauge railroad through from
Washington to Waynesburg. Had
the Wabash kept out this road would
not have been widened for years to
come. Those who are making i'm
provements because they are forced to
do so deserve very little credit for the
move.
WEATHER prophets are now squab-
bling over the effect that thu visit Of
the ground hog will have on the re-
mainder of the winter. There is one