The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-03-11

THIS week is expected to see the
finish OF the iron work On the Sunny
side bridge. 1t will be some time
until the rest Of the work on 1t Is
completed however.
FRUIT growers in Greenbrier county
are trying to get an experimental
farm established down there. Ii is tt
be run under the supervision OF tne
State Experiment Station.
The veto of the Governor has fall
in on several bills which passed the
legislature. They are either uncall-
ed for or unconstitutional and &C
failed to receive his sanction.
UNAVOIDABLE delay has caused
the postponement Of my opening fol-
a day or two. Watch for further
announcements V. A. Gloss the
candy man and fancy baker.
H.F. Arbenz, of Wheeling, who
was recently engaged as embalmer
and funeral director by w. S. Taylor
arrived here this afternoon and Will
enter upon the discharge OF his du-
ties at once.
MAY be the promoters OF the plan
for bond issue to build railroad
TO Waynesburg are not ready 20 act
but the voters are ahoutin condition
to do what they think is right in the
premises.
ABOUT one hundred painters and
paperhaBgers Of Altoona, Pa, are on
strike for higher wages, demanding
81. rs for painting and 81. so for paper
hanging. They also ask nlne-hour
day. The Master Painters Associa-
tion has refused to sign the scale.
IT is stated in news dispatches
that Ira D. Sankey the renowned
singer is in total blindness and that
his death may be expected at any
time. This will be bad nes to
thousands who have heard him and
been inspired by his singing.
THE late legislature made provi
ion for the sale of the present Fair
mont Normal and for the purchase
of a new site with construction OF a
new building on it, The present
site is not the best considering the
growth of Fairmont and it's location.
SENATOR Jake Snyder Of Wheeling
was talked of for his office as a Ike
He was nominated and elected as a
jok but when he got to Charleston
and defeated the Wheeling charter
h. became joke with new appli-
cation.
A NUMBER OF people have recently
asked about the opening of the library
at the University. They are notified
that the place will keep open every
night until ten o'clock, and all who
may be entitled to the privilege of the
place will be allowed to use it.
THOSE Fairment officers who made
launching stock of themselves in
their effort to beat the local officers
in the capture of E. S. Parker are
now denying the story. 1t however
is understood why they would wish
that it might not be generally known
just how foolishly they acted.
WHEN the health officer visited a
suspected home yesterday the people
refused him admission. He swore out
a warrant against the head OF the
house, a Mr.. Wilson, and the latter
was fined ten dollars and costs. The
fines for such refusal run from ten to
one hundred dollars.
IT is very probable that before very
long we shall have trolley line from
Buckhannon to Pittsburg by way of
Morgantown. The Wabash will more
than likely be here before the trolley
is built but that the trolley will come
before many years is almost certain
ty.
BILLY CLARK is dead at the City
Hospital. He died on Wednesday
morning. He was undergoing treat
ment preparatory to being removed
to Weston. Billy was one of the
best known colored men In town and
his death will be regretted by many
people.
n EVERY one is getting ready for
spring business. Builders are ar
ranging to begin early and intend
to push their contracts with all pos
sible speed. Merchants are ready
for the spring trade and every one is
looking for summer of great activ-
ity.
iNPEoPLE here are sorry that Gov.
White saw fit to cut down the amount
of money which was to have been
given the University. However the
cut still leaves the institution with
about forty Thousand dollars than it
ever received before for the two year
term. Many things which are needed
may be received later.
ROBE Il RlGHTMIRE the cabinet
makers have leased the little build
ings and ground belonging to Mrs.
Raymond on the North side OF
Walnut street opposite their estab-
lishment and are fitting them up for
storage rooms. Their present place
is too small for their business. They
will alse enlarge the recently leased
buildings.
WHEN this town gets to where a
part Of .he people can run it to suit
the whole people hen it will be time
to name a partisan ticket When
the support OF every one is needed
to make the town go as it should go
the affairs of the town should not he
given over to any clique or faction
of notify rsffice apekera
PLANS are on foot to have the min
ers OF this state strike during the COM
log summer The bone Of contention is
not the hours OF labor, nor the pay but
the recognition of the union. The
miners have every thing to lose in the
strike and nothing to gain. II they are
wise they will improve the present OPP
portunity to make money and let
questions Of sentiment go until later.
THE Fairmont coppers are sore and
erouching over the fact that they
walked twelve miles to Dellslow and
bcak without finding the man they
were after. They should have treated
our officers right and they would new
er have had to walk to Dellslow to
get their man. They might have
ridden up On the train and returned
the same way. They got greedy and
got In too big hurry and consequent,
~ the joke Is on them.
TaE members of the constitutions
law class who assert that they are in
pocent say that the faculty will mol
receive any communications from