The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-10-28

Wednesday, October ss, 1908.
Wanted-Author's Manuscripts,
suitable for early publication. Com
musicale with The Bradford Press
IS Broadway, New York.
CHEsTNuTs have taken a big drop
in price. They were high much long
er than conditions Of the crop supply
justified.
IT is probable that Coach Trout will
60 over to Columbus to see Ohio State
10 action before the Varsity goes there
to play that team.
HEAVY fogs have been delaying the
boats on the river between here and
Pittsburg and they are all from two
to four hours late.
A FEW pneasants have been killed
by parties of hunters who have been
out during. the past day or SO but the
number brought down is small to
what has been expected.
THE Baltimore Trust company
which closed its doors few days ago
announces that it will shortly resume
business. Its depositors and stock
holders will lose nothing.
MORE men are wanted by the Wa
bash 10 this county. Those who have
no work may find something to their
advantage by communicating with
the Wabash people.
THE meeting OF the B. & o. officials
to arrange for fall schedule is said
to have resulted in determination to
make very few changes in the scbed-
ule for the winter arrangement.
WARRINGTON thinks that the Wa
bash will build to that place. The
road has large force Of men at work
but IL miles frSm Warrington and
owns large no ysdngs ofceal land around
the town.
THIS county is represented among
the students 10 the Prep branch at
Keyser. There are students In the
school from eight counties 10 this
state and from two counties OF Mary
land.
THIRTy-Two out of forty horses ex-
amined at Buckhannon by DIR. r. p.
Ruhl had CHAMBERS and were killed by
him. The disease is said to be very
prevalent in the interior of the state.
IT Is claimed that the lock gates at
Hoult have been rejected by the goy-
ernment engineers who have inspected
them. This is alleged iii Gelay the
opening Of navigation for two or three
months,
The Walnut street bridge is
nearing completion. 1t no doubt
can be used by pedestrians withina
week and will be entirely finished
within very few days thereafter.
IT looks as though slack water
will not be In use to Fairmont by
January LIST. While the work is
practically completed some of the
lock gates are not hung and other
details are to be finished before
boats can run through.
IT is the hope and expectation of
the contractors on the river to get
their locks and dams completed this
fall as they do not want to have to
come back in the spring for few
weeks work.
A LOT of special material is re-
quired in the trolley road on the
west side and until this is received
the road cannot be completed. 1t is
expected that it will be done before
a very great while.
EVERY one is glad to know that
the glass factories of town will not
be shut down much longer. The
Marilla will start on Saturday and
the Jones will resume IN couple Of
weeks.
THE new Barbour county court
house resembles the Monongalia build
ing In many ways. 1t is large and
more elaborate in design, but the gen.
eral outlines are much the same. 1t
will be recalled that the Barbour
county commissioners visited Morgan
town before selecting plans for their
building.
THE Pennsylvania railroad has laid
off nearly ten thousand men and it is
said that more are to be fired. The
men have been making demands for
more money but it was impossible for
the company to grant their demands.
They talked strike and retrenchment
was at once begun.
IT is stated by those who know that
the Union Utility Company saved be-
tween $4,000 and $4,000 on the
West Side Trolley line by abandoning
the route proposed at first and taking
the one through the Keck land. About
$4,000 of this was In damages. "a, 900
on steel viaduct they would have to
build, $1,000 was gift from Mr..
Keck.
WITH contribution Of $25, 900 to
begin with, nne-hundred thousand
dollar building for the School Of Mu-
sic ought to become reality in the
(, near future. If some of the million
aires who have made their money out
of West Virginia's natural wealth want
to do something handsome for the
state, they can not find better op-
portunity than in this.
The Junior law class of the Uni
versity is enjoying it's annual fight
over the election of class officers.
The men who are here to study
enough law to get admitted to the
bar want to have hand in running
things and the regular college men
think they should not participate. A
committee on credentials has been
appointed and will report Saturday,
when officers will be chosen.
A MAN by the name Of Rice, en-
ployed with the South Penn Oil Co.,
in the Cross roads district, was dis
charged from the service of the
company recently. 1t appears that
there were about sixty other men
quit work, until Rice should be re-
instated. The places of those quit
ting were retllled yesterday.
TRAIN No, 4, due here from Pitts
burg at S:45 p. m. reached Morgan
town about midnight Saturday. The
passengers who got off were fighting
mad, and those who had to &C
further, were madden still. An &C
cident to the engine down the road
compelled the substitution of an
other two-by-twice locomotive that
couldn't pull the train when it tried
to.