The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1904-02-24
Ole Nsn dominion.
Wednesday, February "A, 1904.

IT is announced that Bethany will
play w. V. U. on April goth at base
ball.
FRENCH measles haye appeared 10
the Laurel Poict vicinity and there
are number u cases.
Dos'r get up with the baby these cold
nights. Instead give DIR. Fahrney's
Teething Syrup, Itpreyents and cures
collie. All druggists. m
ANOTHER performance Of "Miss
Bob White" Is to be witnessed atCon-
nellsyllle on February 9th.
UNE OF the best shows ever seen
here will be the appearance of ''Quin-
cey Adams Sawyer which comes on
March IL.
ALL sigBs point TO an early re-
sumption Of work along the Wabash
10 this section but the best or signs
will be to have it resume.
THE Fairmont Times had a picture
OF Admiral Chadwick and short
note OF his new assignment 10 their
issue of Saturday.
ELKINs celebrated st. Patrieks Day
on the 18th OF February but most
towns will wait until the 18th Of
March for this observance.
A NUMBER Of the state PAPERS are
advertising the concert Of March 14th.
The Warrington Record had a fine
notice of 1t on Saturday.
THE University Mopticola is near
ing completion as far as copy IS con-
cerned ard IL will soon be ready to be
placed in the hands OF the publisher.
Good all the time, basmeless always
Dr. Fabrney's Teetbing Syrup for In
fants. Price 25c Sample free if you
mention this papcr III
Now tbat they have been licked
playing basket bail against the Varsity
IL is exnecteh that w. y. p. viii
discover that the local lads are pro-
fessionas
OF course there VIII be a. sorts Of
rumors during the war. Some Of the
things which have been expected to
take place may happen at any mo-
ment.
Tue Impression Is gaining ground
that the matter Of liquor license will
be injected into the municipal cam
paign Just how it IS 20 lie injected
has not yet appeared.
TnE y. d o IS certainly acting
nicely about tue coietrt next month
and their special trains will be the
means Of bfia2!ng large crowds into
g., Al 10.
Ii the statement that the Japanese
have 'jnst been foolngn up to this
time is true, there ought TO be some
mighty Interesting war news from the
far east when they begin the fight 10
earnest.
REPORTS from PaIkersburg are to
the effect that work on the Little
Kanawha Is to be resumed soon. Pres
ident Blair is the latest one to make
the declaration that this Is to be
done.
TIE Weeling NeTe is reaching US
regularly again and we are glad to-
note that the recent @ re did not de-
stroy the beauty of form nor clearnoss
OF mind which this old friend has so
long displayed.
TEE summary published by the
weather bureau shows the month of
January was colder by five degrees
than the average January for sixteen
years; the average rainfall was. much
below normal.
FRANK PoULDowN and wife, who
were committed to jail by Judge
Mason to await the action of the
next grand jury, have been released
on their personal recognizance. They
were held for 81, 600 bond.
THE sleet storm which visited this
section has been very general. In
other parts of the country however it
was much more severe than it was
here and the country for miles has
been tied mp by the coating of ice
Which fell.
THERE will probably be consid
cradle quantity of young blood in
the municipal election campaign
when the time for counting the bal
lots rolls around. And the young
men will act without regard to pal ty.
MEL BoYERs got his finger caught
in shaper at Chaplin s. Warmans
mill on Saturday and as result has
his hand in sling. The finger was
badly cut. 1t will probably be stiff
when it gets well.
SrAlNER's "Cruci6xion" is being
rehearsed faithfully by the band of
singers selected to render it at the
Episcopal Church at the Easter SER
vices. Great progress has already
been made in the preparation of the
piece. Several new voices will be
heard in it, along with much of the
best known vocal talent IN the city.
ONE of the readers of this paper
who thought with it that Cheat
river water was pure rises TO inquire
why the pollution of the river cannot
be stopped. He recalls prosecution
of local people for polluting the
Monongahcla and saws that there
should be way for the people who
are polluting Cheat 10 be made to
quit.
A LARGE number of people have
had their gas and water turned off
recently. 1t is the intention of the
company to enforce its rules about
the payment Of water and gas bills
and Ia every case 10 which they are
not paid the stuff will be off as soon
a. plumber can get there. 1t is said
that 1877 shut offs were registered 10
one day last week.
PRor. ENoCH YIcKERs, an old w.
v. u. student, now an instructor in
the University of Toxic, writes an
extremely interesting letter to the
New York Evening Post concerning
the situation in the Far East. The
article has been widely copied and is
read with special interest in this
section.
The Penn Mirror and Manufac
turing Company was one of the most
prosperous and successful of Mer
gantown's new enterprises. Although
very young, the industry was already
well established and was doing a
thriving business. The plant will
be rebuilt and the manufacture Of
mirrors will be continued. The loss
of the factory even for a short time
is felt by the city.
THE MoundsvIlle Echo recently had
a very good picture of Rosby's Rock,
fha biufnrte ctOpa nm the line Of The