The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-09-02
Qhs Nsu' dominion.
Wednesday, September 2, 1903.
THE Parkersburg News says that
there will be an unusually large num-
Der Of young people from Wood county
in the University this year.
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fTTTSBURG mas Deen winning games
in such fashion that it looks like
it meant to win all the rest during
the season.
THE fence around through Falling
Bun has been restored by the Uni
versity. This was torn down when
the street car tracks were laid
TROLLEY rides in the evenings are
very popular. Many people have
found that this is the best and
cheapest way to get cool yet devised.
THE article in another column
about Swisher and others, show that
there is tendency TO crow over GER
tain matters that is certainly in bad
taste.
Ivy has been planted about seye ral
of the University buildings and it is
making good Roadway in covering
up the buildings some CT which are
hardly models of architectural beau
ty.
THE. Clarksburg Fair is on this
week and Wheeling will have its
Fair next week. There will be sew
era from here 10 attend each of
these events.
PEOPLE who are going to the south
ern part of the state can go quicker
and cheaper by way of Elkins than by |
any other way The new Coal and
Iron road is opened from Ekins to |
connection with the G & 0 at DIrbin. |
THE prospects for fine crop OF
walnuts and chestnuts this fall are
said to be excellent. Young Ameri
ca is laying plans to harvest big
store of these ruts for the long win
ter evenings
NOTICES to tax payers are being
prepared offering discount of two
and one half per cent on all taxes
paid promptly. The list also gives
the dates and names of places at
which the sheriff or his deputies
will be to receive the taxes.
THE milk dealers Of Brownsville
have been using embalming fluid TO
keep cream sweet An inspector
pounced down upon them one, day
last week and found also
that some Of them had watered their
milk. Fines will follow In every case.
WE are ready for the flrst excur-
sion to Fairmont by means of slack
water. 1t may be expected that
the times which are had on this trip
will be equally celebrating as some
which have been taken while the wa
ter was at flood and deep enough to
permit the running of light draught
boats up the river.
LOTS of paving has been done here
this year and previously but there is
much more to be done. The town
should 90 ahead every year and put
down as much paving as finances will
permit. 1t will not be many years
in case this policy is carried out be-
fore the town shall be completely
paved.
A swlNpLE involving large num-
Der of persons has come TO light In
the shape of national directory.
People should be careful how they
do business with strangers. The
old fashioned note in the shape of
an agreement of some other kind is
the way that this swindle was
worked.
The catalogue of the Keyser Pre-
paratory Branch of the University
has been received by this paper.
The publication is creditable one
and shows that good work lis being
done by Prof. Friend and his assist
ants. This Branch may be expected
to become fine feeder for the Uni
versity in course of time.
LOT sales are raging now all over
the country and the epidemic is
spreading like wild fire. Frank Ban
mister and Guy Brown OF Morgantown
with Ed. Heermaus for advertising
agent, have invaded western Pennsyl-
vania and will hold lot sales till win
ter sets in. They pulled off big sale
at Smithfield last Saturday. King
wood Argus.
THE State Fair at Wheeling, Sep
TENDER 7, s, 0, 10 and II, promises to
be big affair and Guido all past
records in attendance and exhibits.
Special rates on the railroads and a !
long list of premiums and races that
will attract thousands of people.
This Exposition is the leading one in
the State and we'll worth attending.
ALTHOUGH sulphur water has been
poured into Deckers creek killing
most of the fish there are some men,
bers of the 6upy tribe left IN it.
Some fine specimens were seen in the
creek today looking down from the
South Park Bridge. The fish were of
good size and actively engaged in
hunting minnows.
A FEW hours work will finish the
paving OF Bumbo Lane from High
street to Chestnut street. More than
half of it was FINISHED Saturday eyen-
ing. The big piles OF sand furnished
rare sport for the children. They
were busy with pals and shovels for
hours, and seemed to have just as
much fun as they would have found
In the sand on the seashore.
THE other day Frank Phillips placed
two boxes of tobies or stone wall
while he stopped into an Office for a
moment. When he returned the tob-
les were gone. George Davis organ
lied himself into an old sleuth and
finally located the tobies in possession
Of some small BOYS who were trying
to sell them. The boys were not ar
rested.
I. S. REED & Sons opened tin
and slate roofing establishment to-
gether with general tin working on
. the East side OF Deckers creek. They
hava a n OFF dnyap roofno contracts IN