The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-02-04
EVERY one is gratified 70 see ID

EVERY one is gratified TO see th.
improvement in the streets. AND
ali agree that it would be grea'
luxury If they we're kept so all thu
time.
SINCE the county seat fever has
been prevalent, Smithfield Wetzel
county has decided it would like to be
county town and wants court
house built.
THE excavation for the Hirschmau
building to be erected in the rear Of
their store is we'll under way. The
ground will soon be ready for the
contractors TO begin work.
The big contest over the Augusta
comfy bill comes up in the State Leg
stature today. A number Of citizens
from Blacksville and Wadestown are
at the State capital.
THE architects and builders are busy
with great many rlans and are get
ting ready for great deal OF work
when spring opens. More building
than ever will be done this year.
ABOUT the handsomest business
room In town is the Second National
bank. 1t was frescoed by Albert
Jones as was also the decorating
10 the new library building at
the University.
IT is thought the new county move
at Charleston is already weakening.
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it did catch the popular fancy Of the
press and many otherwise well in
formed people surprisingly.
IT is about time plans were being
set on foot for new railroad depot
here. The knowing ones have been
predicting that something would be
done the coming spring TO afford re-
lief.
THE three revival meetings In town
continue with undated interest, and
there are people enough to make good
audience at each one, beside the many
who 10 to other attractions, and those
kept busy at work In the evenings.
WIN. f. GLAsscocK received tele-
gram from the Morgantown opponents
of the New county bill at Charleston
yesterday, stating that they wanted
more help Reinforcements have gone
to the aid of our Legislators
THE Valley Wood Working Com
pany started their new dry kiln into
operation at their factory and Mill up
Deckers Creek yesterday. The plant
OF the company Is now about complet-
ed, and the firm is taking contract for
building.
EVERY one who has been South
and upon the Suwanee river will ap-
preciate The play that will be given
here tomorrow evening. In addition
to the scenes from the south land
there will be many late specialtles
that will be enjoyable.
G. w. FiNNELL has sold the 10 L.
Keener house on Wiles street to Mrs.
Laura G. Lalham for $4,000 The
property is very desirable and the
price fair Mr.. Keener needs to get
nearer his business or he would not
have sold at any price.
Four tracks on the b. " O. from
Connellsville to Pittsburg is one of
the improvements mapped out for
early spring. The inadequate fac
ilities for handling its immense traf
fic on this division is what disar-
ranges the business of the road and
frequently blocks 1T.
DIR. r. s. ELMER is allie to he out,
after an illness of more tKnn a month
of typhoid fever. His~father has
been with him for three weeks past.
They will return to Brattleboro, Yer
mont, Friday, and DR.. Elmer will
spend some time at home till he has
fully recovered from his illness.
THE twentieth century movement
OF the Presbyterian Sunday schools III
the United States during the past two
and half years gathered in more
than 400 900 children; but it is said
that 1t required just about that num-
Der to fill up the gap made by those
who left the schools during the same
period.
A DISPATCH from Pennington says
the B. & 0. short line road from here
to Pennington has been surveyed to
the terminus at the other end, and
to locate the permanent route, They
are cutting track thirty feet wide
through The brush.
SOLOMON HOWELL a well known
citizen OF Marion county was re-
Gently arrested on charge of for
gerry preferred by his wife. At a
hearing yesterday he admitted to
getting the money but had no trou-
BILE to show that he had a perfect
right to it so be was discharged and
went home happy.
THE movement to secure the erec-
ton Of monument in Shepherds
town t. the memory of James Ram
sey, the inventor of the steam boat,
is on in earnest and our representa-.
tives in the Legislature will activ ely
support the bill that has already
been introduced by Senator Cam
pbell.
BRUCE CASTEEL was in town Tues
day on his way home to Preston coun-
ty, w. Va. He had been for several
weeks in the Allegheny general hos
pital, having an abscess removed from
the stump of the leg which was am
putated some months ago. Mr.. Cas-
teel has been great sufferer, but is
now Observation-Disclosures Stand
ard.
UNIONTowN has a prospect of three
theatres. John H. Todd is to build a
modern ground floor theatre, and 1t is
also announced that Harry Beeson,
manager of the present theatre, will
also build new theatre In conjunc-
tion with big hotel, the entire build
ing to cost about $40, 900. The seat
ing capacity OF the main auditorium
is to be 1900
IT has been discovered by the dean
of the medical department Of the Uni
versity Of Pennsylvania that certain
form Of vaccination will cure and pre-
vent tuberculosis in cows. Now for
the genius who will discover the
way to transfer the practice to people
30 that it will take. He will have
made the greatest discovery the world
has ever known
THERE has been somewhat OF a
shake up 10 the Monongahela Navi-
cation Company. The President and
the Superintendent have both resign
ed and a number of other changes
have taken place. This was brought
about by the burning Of the steamer
Columbia. No opinion has been
made public as to whose fault the fire
was attributed but these changes