The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-12-16


sral local real-estate men are interest
Cd.
The express men are having a
lively time Of it and no doubt will
be busy enough until after Christ
mas.
THERE will be "a great many
people doing business next year
whether the stock market keeps
going or not.
THERE will be brief extra session
of circuit court held in this city
next month. The regular term will
open February 9th.
In his report, the secretary of the
treasury estimates that an appro-
priation of 100000 will be needed
for completing the locks and dams
between Morgantown and Fairmont.
PLANS are In contemplation for the
securing of Scottish Rite cathedral
| Ia Wheeling for the benefit of the
Scottish Rite Masons OF West Vir-
GINA, who have grown from hand
ful Of 400 in few years.
MADISON lodge, Knights OF Pythias,
at Uniontown, celebrated the thir
tieth anniversary Of the founding of
their lodge Thursday night with
appropriate ceremony. Forty Knights
| from Connellsville participated.
A WHEELING massage artist talks
of making regular visits TO this place
for the purpose Of beautifping the
com plexions Of Mofgantown ladies. 1t
is not that they need it but because
the artist needs che money.
THE Rolled Glass Works on the
South Side have been suffering more
! or less all winter from shortage Of
gas. They have been compelled 10
shut down several times for this rea-
son. 1t is greatly hoped the trouble
may be remedied.
THE labor question will have
much to do with the prosperity of
he country next year. Labor lead
e.s can do much toward making
prosperous times and also toward
unmaking them. What will they
do in the matter?
A DANCE will be given in the Arm
o,y on the evening OF the first Friday
| In January for the benefit Of A Lhletcs.
1t will be "a little more elaborate than
these affairs usually are, and the price
OF admission will be raised according
| ly.
HOTEL building in Pittsburg
should have a tremendous boom
now since the republican committee
Das decided that the little town
down the river is not sufficiently |
equipped in that line to do any
really big entertaining stunts.
THE University boys who are pub
fishing the Athenaeom are making |
success of the paper, although it is
evident that the paper does not get |
the support of the student body 10 the
way of bright, crisp contri buttons
which it should have. This has been
the case ever since the college paper
was launched.
PEOPLE are riding around the loop |
on the street cars today for five cents |
regardless of whether they pass Eighth |
street or not. The fare Is now, and |
will be for some time, only five cents |
from any point on the line teany 9TH
er point or to the same point. The
change makes il much cheaper and |
more convenient for many people to
use the trolley cars.
The republicans can take their old |
convention away off there to CHI
cago if they want to, but they need
not expect Morgantowners to follow
it, that's all. Many of the faithful
who would have gone to Pittsburg
will be at home attending to bust
mess and the party will have to take
the consequences.
WEST Virginia University has the
affirmative of The question, Resolved,
That municipal ownership Of public
utilities is undesirable, in the de-
bate with Ohio State University
next March. The second pre-
liminary to choose representatives OF
w. V. u. will be held in Januray.
The intercollegiate event occurs in
March.
MANAGER Swisher says he had a
contract with the managers of miss
Bob White for the appearance of
the opera here, and had made all the
necessary arrangements, but the
owners of the show found they could |
get more money by selling out to
the Fairmont house and cancelled |
at Morgantown. Mr. Swisher is
not telling in the best humor about
the treatment he received
THE Fairmont Industrial Company, |
composed Of number Of prominent
Fairmont business men, will do much |
this coming summer for the industrial |
advancement of that city The com
pany owns about 700 acres of fine
manufacturing ground on the east
side Of the Morongahela river and as
soon as the Short Line railroad is COM
pieted, which will run from there to
Colfax, a. distance of five miles, sever
al big factories will be located.
DoN'T get discouraged if every
advertisement placed in the paper
seems not to pay. There is a hid
| den value in newspaper advertising
that cannot be measured by actual
quick returns in dollars and cents.
1t is the cumulative valne and its
force is far-reaching and effective.
1t has made millionaire of many a
poor man and it has brought com
parative riches to those men who
have not had the intelligence and
good judgment to recognize its
value.
One of the swell dinner parties OF
the season was given last night by
Miss Mary Parsons al her home on
Third avenue in honor of Misses
Sallie Tapscott and Margaret Down
ing, who are the charming guests of
Miss Mamie Pitts. The decorations
were unique and pretty, the color
scheme, which was yellow, was
beautifully carried out. Those pres
ent were Misses Sallie Tapscott,
Margaret Downing, Mamie Pitts,
Clvde Harvey, Sadie Enslow, Inez
Beebe, Elizabeth Emmons and Mary
Wheat, Messrs. Lyle Burlington and
Delos Parsons.-Huntiugton Herald.
A LARGE variety of mems and boys
sweaters at Hirschman's.
Miss Herd Entertains.
Miss Virginia Herd entertained
twelve of her friends at her home in
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