The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-01-14

The price OF coal has advanced
50e per ton at Charleston since the
/ blizzard struck that place, and is
now selling at $500.
MoUNDsvILLE Is to have an opera
house ready for the beginning Of the
season next fail. The syndicate Gh It
bought the II. II. Cox property is ex-
pected to build it.
MORE industrial plants are looking
toward Morgantown. The represen-
tatiyes OF very large manufacturing
establishment are TO reach here this
Ieyening TO look for location.
THE statement that the members
Of the Legislature all belong 70 the
railroads is denied in some quarters
but it is not stated just how many
actually do.
ALMOST everyone Is complaining'l
OF weak gas pressure today. Sud
den cold always effects the supply. |
When the new well al Mt. Morris is
connected mp, it is hoped there will
be no trouble from lack of gas.
THE proposition to bold a street |
fair or carnival, is being revived |
again. Several times. such show |
has been proposed for Morgantown,
but never have the conditions for it |
been very favorable.
The telephone connection with |
tPittsburg was broken this morning,
and the repair man went down to |
Point Marion to repair the damage |
if it was found to be on this end OF |
the line.
THERE will be long season Of
comparative inactivity in building |
operations if all the winter storms
Rev. Irl X. Hicks has predicted |
come along on time. The present
one is about on schedule time.
The streams have been too high |
for the recent cold nights to form
good skating ice on them, SO the
small boy who cannot resist the
temptation to skate has to take his
exercise on the slippery sidewalks /
THE engagement Of Smith O'Brien
in the game keeper and Willis Gran
ger In Gypsy Jack are two of the i'm
portant theatrical events of the sea-
son. Watch for the dates and If you
are interested In High Glass attrac-
tions do not miss them.
The University Library is being
conducted in the handsome new
building this week. 1t is open from
ABOUT o'clock in the morning to 6
in the evening The books have
all been transferred from the old IL
brarv now in Martin Hall.
A CHARTER has been granted to the
Augusta Telephone Co. of Manning
ton by the city council of Fairmont.
The Company is composed OF Man
nington people. 1t proposes to erect
new lines to many parts OF the state.
The central Office will be at Manning
ton.
The snow and sleet caused the
water to back upon the roof of the
Baptist church Saturday night, and
made two or three bad leaks there
Sunday morning. 1t was the first
trouble of the kind they had ever
had, and the congregation bore it
patiently
REV. e. p. BRAND of Illinois
preached at the Baptist ;hurch Sun
day night. Mr. Brand is a former
Monongalian and we'll known to MANY
residents of this county. He went
west several years ago, and has been
appointed superintendent OF missions
for his church in Illinois.
IT is expected that the new gas
well at Mt. Morris will be connected
with the local pipe lines this week.
When it is connected, every one may
need to he doubtly careful about fires,
Many small fires have already result
ed from strong gas pressure com ing
on when valves were left open.
THE lawyers were frightened from
the court house at Fairmont Satur-
day by the announcement that the en-
gineer had lost control of the steam
Ruage on the heater. An explosion !
was imminent at any minute. 1t
was the first indication Fairmont ever I
had that her lawyers we're afraid of {
ANYTHING hot or explosive. II
The official program for the dis
trict institutes to be held 10 the coun-
ty has been prepared by Superintend-
ent Mason and will be published to- {
morrow. 1t provides for a wide range (
of work and If the teachers will take {
Of the opportu mites much 1
benefit may be derived from the
meetings.
THE Baltimore and Ohio railroad,
1t is said, will shortly abolish the |
service Of news boys on its trains.
The move is a good one. Most of
the news agents and train boys are a
nuisance. The older they are, too,
the more persistent, and frequently
their efforts TO make sales become
positive annoyance to passengers.
AN account of the services held in
Ashtabula in memory Of the late
Capt. Letha Morgan of the Saliva
ton Army will be found in another
column. Miss Morgan was brought
up in Morgantowu and first entered
the work here later taking a course
of study in New York Her death
was caused by small pox contracted
while caring for others.
A LIST of the places and dates for
holding the district institutes has
been prepared by Superintendent Ma
son. Committees to arrange for each
have also been named and list of
the topics to be discussed has been
prepared. The work has been laid
ont on broader basis than hereto
fore. The work of the schools in
creases continuously.
COUNTY Superintendent Mason I
calls the attention of school teachers /
patrons to the $25 prize offered by a
j. w. Wiles and John Gregg for the I
best attendance and best speller In
the county schools. Mr.. Mason, al
ways alert for the best interests of
the schools, also directs attention to
the district institutes to be held ln
the county. The teachers get paid
for attending these. II
THERE is much complaint of PEG
pie congregating in the post Office
especially on sunday and obstruct
ing the door and lobby. Sometimes
it is difficult for people who get i'm
portant mail TO reach thsir boxes.
Many of the obstructionists do not
receive letter week and they .
should have consideration enough
to keep out of the way of those who
do.
The West Virginia University Club