The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1904-01-13
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THE Clarksburg Telegram has beer
roasting all shows that strike the t0wI
with rare impartiality and with much
gusto.
| QUITE number OF representative
men are mere to attend the agricultur
al meetings to be held at the Univer.
sity this week.
FROM the facts which have been
elected in regard to the Chicago fire
there wont be any reason for the es-
cape Of some PEOPLE from punishment.
The "drys" have carried the cleo
tion at Beverly electing Lew Grey
nolds mayor by 20 majority. The
town has had license.
PUPrLs of A. T. Runyan of near
Huntington have assaulted and beat
en- him severely because be correct
ed them for some of their actions.
MEMBERS of the various organ ia
lions which meet here this week are
taking possession Of the town. They
will be here all week and the various
meetings will be well attended.
BOTTLE makers are confident that
they can keep prices and discounts all
right. They have a faith which ls
not shared by all other glass manu-
facturers.
KEYsER voted for license and voted
down bond issue to improve its
waterwurks. 1t is evident tnat the
town don't want water even for
a "chaser."
TEE state poultry show which has
been in progress at Clarksburg has
ended. II. d. Correll is secretary of
the organization under whose auspices
the show are held.
IT is proposed to consolidate all
the Wholesale houses in Clarksburg,
Fairmont, Grafton and Weston.
Eastern capitalists are back of the
scheme.
AN immense amount of stone has
been quarried out of the excavation
witch is being made for the new heat
ing plant at the University. Nothing
will be done toward the construction
Of the building until spring.
Luck, pure luck, has preventee two
more horrible catastropnes on the b.
& o. The Duquesne Limited and
Number were the trains which have
been wrecked but no passengers were
killed in either wreck.
THB West Virginia building has
been completed at St Louis. 1t will
be dedicated next June and there will
be a gala day of 1t. Many people FROM
this state are expected to be present.
The editorial association may attend
the affair.
THE county court last week devoted
a good deal Of its time to tax exoner-
ations. A large lumber of erroneous
assessments were corrected. In all
cases, the amounts were small, some
times seeing hardly worth the time
and trouble used in correcting them.
In the election recently held at
Kingwood the fight was between the
old and the young men. The latter
won out by handsome majority.
They had very warm time Of it
during the canvass.
Much interest is being taken by
the children in the announcement of
prizes for a news gathering contest
which has been made by this paper
The contest begins next Monday.
1t is open to all children under six
teen years Of age.
The sum Of fifteen hundred dollars
will be raised at the Presbyterian
church next Sunday morning for the
purpose of paying for the repairs re-
Gently made on the inside of the
structure. The latest improvement
is the carpet for the aisles and be-
tween the seats.
THE administrator OF the estate of
the late Simeon Tenant, of this
county, has placed an order for a
fine monument to be placed over his
last resting place. Deceased was
one OF the wealthiest men in the
county but is buried over in Marion
county near Basnetville.
THE report that the state expects
to send her best companies to the St
Louis Fair should stimulate interest
in the local company of National
Guard. The men have been very lax
in attending drills and il they fail to
get the trip they will have no one to
blame but themselves.
THE McClelland House al Union
town has been sold by H. B. Titlow
to p. A. Johns and w. H. HELEN.
The price paid is not given out but
it is said to have been the greatest
ever paid for hotel in the history of
Uniontown, All of the parties TO
the sale are we'll known here.
THERE are good many Morgan
iowa girls who are congratulatlng
themselves that the Grand Chapter
of Phi Kappa Sigma did not adopt
the rule that no member of the gen
tier sex shall near the official bad ge
of the fraternity. The Maltese cross
is still in evidence on many shirt
waists.
WHEN you see an anxious looking
individual tip toeing about the cor
ridors of the court house now, but.
ton hollng a man new and then, and
holding low voiced conferences in
and ont of the corners, don't have
him pulled as suspicious character
He is only one of the candidates for
sheriff on still hunt.
ALL sorts of rows are being kicked
up in Fairmont over an attempt on
the part OF the mayor to hop on
vendors of booze and handlers OF
gambling devices. AS a result of
his efforts Ernest Mccoy and
Charles Berns have entered snit
against the mayor and these are
being holly contested on both sides.
MARY PENN, colored, of WEIGH,
thought her underwear not fire
enough so she went to Keystone,
where she is accused OF stealing a
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Her name entered the rill December
Dist, but she was released the same
day on bond until she could be given
a hearing.
Mrs. HUGHEs, of Greenbrier, ship
ped 45-pound turkey gobbler to
Philadelphia on Christmas week and
P. Lightfoot sent one weighing 40
pounds. They we're sent alive with
a large consignment from Ronceverte
and the Philadelphia market men
state that they were the largest
fowls that had been received in that
city during thu holiday season.
ATTENTION of children is called to
the prizes :ofered By this paper fol
news gatherers. The competition
is open to any children in town OF
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