The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-01-28

CITY lots are selling readily where
prices are aot too high. They viii
be more active from this time On.
THE Morgantown sheet Of the typo
: graphical survey OF the state is now
completed, and can be had for 5 cts.
THERE are more loafers now than
10 good weather, because many people
cannot work at their trades 10 this
weather.
DON'T be discouraged and think the
sun has gone out Of buciness because
|. you don't see il. The great orb is
shining 10 southeran California.
A NEW depot is getting to be almost
necessity here. The demands for IL
increase every day. The great amount
2 OF travel here deserves much better
accommodation than we now have.
A GANG OF carpenters have begun
the erection OF two dwelling houses at
lock number IL, below Little Falls.
; Not many men are at work there now
except the carpenters.
OIL at $3.50 is still better money
maker than wheat at rs cents. Many
small holders Of oil have been letting
go their production since the price
started down. II was up to $l.54
W INTER is still with US and bid
fair to stay long time yet. When
Spring does come we expect to have a
nice time enjoying It, And then
sugar maxim will come next month.
| WHAT has made the hitch 10 the
Falling Rue bridge project? There
don't seem to be much doing over
there. The street cars may be taxing
people over yet before the bridge is
completed.
\ DEPUTY SHERIFF d. G. CORE was
10 Union District yesterday. Re
posted notices along West Run Of the
recent order of court for the discon-
tlnuance OF section of this highway,
which is no longer needed for travel.
THE tunnelIng under high street
for the sewer to Hirschman 8 store
has been completed. 1t was inter
esting work, but people are not de-
string to see another job oil the
same kind right away.
QUITE an amount OF the goods pur-
chased by Mr.. Bishop for his new store
in the MADEIRA block was destroyed on
the Columbia when she burned. The
mishap will cause annoyance and de-
lay but Mr.. Bishop will not have to
lose them.
| SINCE the new gas main was laid in
South Park. and the well at Mt Nor
ris connected with this place, the
South Park people have had a suffi
cheney Of gas. Whether the supply
will be adequate in very severe wealth
er remains to be seen.
JOHN p. conn, of Oniontown. has
been awarded the contract to build
the new court house at Philippi.
This is his third West Virginia con
tract as he built the ones at Elkins
and West Union. The present con-
tract is for building to cost 1925, 600
A VERY conservative student of
business conditions, who knows the
inns and outs of manuff curing in
dustries remarked the other day
that he did not see how a panic |
could possibly come upon us in a |
business way within three years.
THE new signs at the Wallace Hotel |
are very pretty and you can tell where
the house is coming or going on either |
side of the street. The three big gas |
lamps under the awning make fine
light in front. The upper basement |
room has been fitted up new as shoe
shining parlor,
CAPT. MILLIKEN thinks the steam
mer Columbia can be rebuilt for $685.
900. She was not so nearly destroyed
as at first reported many parts having
been saved intact. 1t will require
several month however to get her in
to commission again.
IT is the policy of the government
now to abolish nearly all third class
post offices and supplant them with
rural free delivery. Inspectors are
going over the country now to deter
mine where 1T is possible TO do this.
Eventually there will be nut few Of
fees left.
SUIT has teen brought by Mr.. Berry
whose team was drowned at Randall
last fall against Mr.. Lemley who op-
crates the ferry, to recover the value
of the horses. The case will be tried
before justice at Cassvllle next Sat
urday. Local attorneys will be EN-
ployed to prosecute and defend the
case.
THE Navy Department has opened
a recruiting Office 10 Uniontown fdf
the marine service. The term of en-
listment is for four years, two of which
are served on ship board making
a voyage around the world, while the
remaining two are spent on duty in
the various navy yards of the coun-
try.
THERE has been some little furry
in oil circles over the slight decline
in the price. During the slump Oil
men at Sistersville sold over one hun
Why there was decline no one seems
to know unless it was move by the
Standard in which they were sure
they would make lot of money.
JAMES, the six-year old son of Mr.
and Mrs. M. T. Sisler, has been i'll for
the past five days and today the dis
ease has developed into typhoid fever.
Mr.. Sisler has been kept away from
his Office very much by his sons i'll
ness, and may not be able to spend
the regular Office hours there for sew
eral days. The little fellows sickness
is regretted by many friends.
IT seems that the Warrington PEG.
will never let up on the Augusta
county question. More than score
of them are now in Charleston lobby
ing with might and main for the
measure. And they have fair pros
poets for success. The move would
be good thing for Warrington but
little rough on the three counties
from which the new territory will be
taken.
The demand for houses will be
greater this spring than ever With
in very few weeks the big rolling
mill at Sabraton will start and it
will require at least one thousand
men. Nearly all these men will
come from other places and the ques-
tion of providing them with homes
will be serious one. A little want
ad. offering any kind of house Tor
rent now brings a dozen applicants
on the run hence when 1t comes to
taking care of two or three hundred
more families the problem is big
one.
TIE prevalence of typhoid fever