The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1904-02-03


THE originator Of tie 'sBlsckbettle
is dead but the road about which b.
did SO much planning and talking i
likely to go en- for many years II
come.
PITTsBURG is shortly to be withou
single window glass plant. Form
erly it was centre of activity il
this trade, and the passing of al
the plants is generally thought to b
remarkable.
The funeral of the late Benjamin
Core was held at Dolls Run church
Friday at two p. %. large number
of relatives and friends Of the deceased
attending. Capt. Alpheus Garrison
coducted the services.
A FINE dapple grey team belonging
to Harry Mervis, OF Connellsville, has
reached here. They came overland.
The trip is hard one on the man in
whose charge they came, as it is about
forty miles the way he came and the
weather was rough.
Miss HELEN Bowie, who has been
sick for some time at her home in
South Moreantewn, has fever, so IL
has been determined by the physi-
clans in charge. She has had the
disease once before.
A BEAUTIFUL display OF Valentines
may now be seen at the Acme.
Among the fancy goods in this line
there Is wide range running from
pretty cards at 5 and 10c up to the
more elaborate designs at one dollar,
two dollars, three dollars aud four
dollars.
The quarantine, which was estab-
lished at Broaddus College several
days ago on account of an outbreak
of scarlet fever in the girls dormi
tory, was raised today and town
people permitted ito return to their
classes as usual.
IT is said that Congressman Dove
ner will endeaver to have slackwater
extended from Fairmont to Clarks-
burg in the West Frk river. If this
is done, we shall certainly expect Mr..
Dayton to get an appropriation to
make Rattlesnake run navigable
from Hoffman's Mill to Lucas's
spring house.-Farmers Advocate.
IT does look queer to see dogs run
ming about town with no license tags
ID them. 1t looks very queer to the
nan who has been for ced to pay his
log tax and 1t looks still stranger to
people who have had their dogs killed
because no tags were placed on the
Why can't we have some
,rdinancee enforced little better?
Miss CLARA HoUGH has been en-
ragged this week in the work of cata-
oguing the library of the Fairmont
Normal School. The work will be
lone on a splendid system, and will
,e quite an improvement over the
ormer one. New books and maya
lines are being added to the library
frequently.
AN eye glass fakir, who has been
loing business at Greensburg, has left
here and may come here. He has
,een selling eye glasses at high prices.
They are worth about Is cents
,ushel. Besides taking money which
le does not earn, he risks permanent
injury to the eye sight OF those whs
ire foolish enough to do business with
lin.
1T was on the train somewhere be-
ween New York and the West Mark
Twain was travelling between towns
" lecture tour and friend had
)een drawing the humorist out on
he subject Of his experiences. "What
ort Of audience he asked, "do you
ike best? Who, in your opinion,
make the most responsive and sympa-
hetic listeners?" college men," re-
,lied Mark, after moments thought,
college men AMI csnvicts."
HERES society item from the
Kane Republican" 1.-THE euchre
,arty given in the basement of the
hurch last evening was attended by
arge crowd, despite the fact that
many other attractions were offered
n the city. George Schneider was
uccesful in carrying off The first prize,
handsome umbrella. Elmer Hart
von the BOBBY prize" To this the
franklin Spectator" adds: $50 it
oes on, from one degree to another.
FIRST, the grab bag; next the guessing
ontest;next, the quotation prizs;next,
he finch festivity; then, the progress
i've euchre hilarity. Brethren, tits
ut step to pedro, old sledge and the
avi1,e own polar -