The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1904-02-17

missionary service was held in tn
evening.
Posi- Office people are not sorry thai
they have left Valentine day behind
They will now have chance to at
tend to the regular mails which
9is by no means an easy task.
THE Louisa Lowrie Missionary SO
ciety viii meet at the bone OF Mrs
w. II. Cook on High street Friday at
ternoon, at three O'clock Ali Thu
members are urged to attend.
The plant OF the defunct Grafton
Daily News has been purchased by b.
f. Bailey and a paper will he ISSUED
from the establishment. 1t will be q
weekly and will be republican.
THE grand jury adjourned without
giving one Of the sensations expected
but 1t turned in With another one
which was not generally expected by
those who had been watching events.
RUSSIA has decided to change ad-
mirals In command Of its fleet. The
fellow who IS to take charge had bet
ter hurry OF there won't be any fleet
for him to command.
THE b. & .. is paying out $40, 00C
for rights Of way in the vicinity OF
Catawba. They ought TO be able
to buy good deal of right of way fol
that amount of money.
Reserved Seats for the Strauss Her.
bort concert March 14th will be placed
on sale at the Bank Of the Mononga-
hela Valley on Saturday morning Feb.
ruary goth at o O'Clock.
THE Fairmont X CT P's will see to il
that their brethren from Morgantown
have plenty Of fun when they go up
there and the boys will go with the
intention OK enjoying every thing that
is going.
COURT promises to be much more
interesting than it was expected to
be when 1t convened. There will be
something doing every day until ad
journment in which many people will
have a keen interest
The Turn Verein will give its reg
ular dances each Saturday until
further notice On march 18th (ot.
Patrick's Day. box social will be
held to which all friends are invited.
1t will be nice occasion.
IN the commissioners sale of the
Schlcbohm property on Saturday Ros-
coe Eakin was the Auctioneer. He
must be the right man In that line as
he made the property bring more
than it waD thought would be paid for
it.
PEOPLE who have been trying to
get spirituous refreshments during the
last few days have had hard row to
hoe according to all reports. The
various joints are said to be closed
as tight as drum head and they may
remain in that condition for some
time to come.
AN interpreter has been secured
for the Fairmont postoffice. He will
look after the. foreign mails and will
help to nntangle the snarls which
arise through inability of patrons to
understand the office force.
IT is announced that Sam Bettes
has decided not TO go to Central
America with his gospel ark but he
will go to the st. Louis fair He is
trying to get commission as chap
lain and may go to Panama.
ELECTIONS are in progress in Penn.
sylvania today. They are for the
election of school directors and city
officers. The campaign in Pittsbure
has been rather spirited, and there
is a great hustle on today for votes
THE harmony committee which is
looking ever the tax bills is expected
to meet some time this week aod
they hope to be able to unite on some
sort of report. II is stated that q
special session of the legislature Is tC
be called to consider the matter.
TRAIN No. s had a narrow escape
from an awful wreck east OF Grafton
on Sunday morning. No one wa,
hurt. The train ran into a car dool
which had fallen from a passing
freight. The Duquesne wreck was al.
most repeated.
THE one who sent comic valen.
tine is now feeling that be is about
the most despicabls parsonage In the
community and II the valentine was
sent for the purpose OF wounding an.
other the feeling is perfectly iustlfa
bio.
LOCAL politics will fairly boil from
now until the primary as far as the
Office OF prosecuting attorney Is con
cerped. There will be all sorts of do
ings In this direction and 1t will prob
ably be the prettiest fight in thu
bunch. AS a spectator this paper ex
poets TO have fun.
NEWSPAPER wars have broken GU
in Huntington and Parkersburg, bu
no "regret to report articles hav'
appeared. The several combatants
seem to be delighted to tell wha
they know about each other an,
some mighty interesting facts ar
getting out.
LOCAL news dealers have been un
able to keep pace with the demand
for papers about the war. This pa
per has increased its edition from da,
to day and every day is completed.
sold out. 1t is now putting out tn
largest number Of papers it ever is
sued. And they are being sold ant
read.
w. A. REAM has placed larg,
clock in his drug store on the cornel
:. OF Walnut and High streets for th
benefit of his friends and his custom
ers. 1t will give the U. s. Observa
tory time with absolute accuracy ant
can be depended upon by those whit
have watches inclined to vary little
THE curfew law stirred up consid
cradle commotion before it was en-
tered upon the book Of city ordinance
and since IL has become full-grown
shows no signs of departing from ten
dencv to pick up ar umpus in season
and out OF season. Mayor McGrey
has big lot on his hands in inter
preting and enforcing it to the salts
faction OF everybody.
TIE candidates for the varsity base
ball team have been working faith
fully in the gym for the past wee
Or ten daya and are already SHOWN
much Improvement in their pbysica
condition The lack Of indoor train
ing before the-opening OF the seaso
has always been something OF draw
back here. This seasons team vii
be much better for-beginning trainin
early.