The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1904-01-06
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"LEFrrp Care has been visiting
friends in Clarksburg and the Clarks
burg News gives him great send
of as a great pitcher and the star
full back of the Varsity last season.
THE river has been closed longer
this winter than It usually is during
an entire winter. The skating has
not been very good on account OF the
snow which has fallen on the ice every
time it has formed.
| AFTER spending several weeks In
Philadelphia for treatment Gov. A.
b. White has returned To Charleston.
He is very much better but will &c
back to Philadelphia for more treat
ment.
ANY plan to take the small boys
off the street at night will be en-,
dorsed by people who have watched
many small boys going to the devil
as il that plan were the most profit
able one to be followed.
MANY protests are being made be-
cause Wheeling car conductors do not
make the spittors obey the law against
splitting 10 the cars. Morgantown
street cars are clean as the law is
strictly obeyed.
TT is stated that certificates are
shortly To be issued to the school
children who contributed TO the Nc
! Kinley instrument fund. They were
promised these at the time but there
has been great delay in getting them
ready for the little people.
THE new daily to be started at
Fairmont will probably be issued
the first Of March. A new outfit has
been ordered for it. Lamar Powell OF
the West Virginia is at the head OF
the venture and with him are a num-
Der of leading citizens Of Fairmont.
TEE State Street Nj. +. church at
Charleston over which DIR. 5. V.
Leech presides as pastor has receiv-
ed $4,000 from Andrew Carnegie for
the purchase of pipe organ. The
pastor and congregation are very
much pleased with the gift.
A NEGRO youth is under arrest at
Wheeling charged with having out.
ragged five year old colored girl.
He confessed His name is Horace
Blue and he went to Wheeling from
Un.ontown. The penalty is from Is
years Imprisonment to death.
THE motors on some Of the street
cars are not satisfactory and they are
being tested to see what ails them.
The thingumbobs with which they
we've being tested attracted much at
tention from the passengers who got
on the cars during the operation.
SCHOOLS for the non commissioned
officers Of the local company National
Guard are to be held once week. The
officers will be required to attend these.
Privates may attend and take exami
nations which will make them eligible
for promotion.
THE Kingwood Argus announces that
Messrs. A. G. Hughes and l.. V. Reed
have purchased the Preston Leader,
published at Kipgwood, and thai the
LtdQCi auu tnC ltrluu hCDuOllI4u
published at Terra Alta, will be in
some manner dombined. Both Mr..
Hughes and Mr.. Reed are very good
new spaper men OF experience and the
Leader ought to now come rapidly to
the front.
The other night Morgantown
young maD was excited. He was to
leave ct six 10 the morning for Wheel
ing where he was TO be married the
evening following Before retiring he
set his alarm clock and went to blisa-
full dreams of his honeymoon. Waking
during the night he found that the
clock had stopped. There wasn't
another clock or watch on the Ilace-
He had direful visions Of missing the
train but after hours of agony the
bridegroom went to the B. & o. sta
tion 10 ample time to take the train 10
his intended.
SMALL boys who have been in the
habit of jumping on the rear end of
the street cars take their lives in
their own hands One caught car
on Prospect street last evening. He
was seen by the conductor who tried
to get the boy inside the car. The
lad let loose With his feet but was
afraid to let go with hIs hands ard
the consequence was that he went
skating along with his feet hitting
the high places. He finally let go
and fell headlong, That he was not
seriously injured was az accident
The conductors should be given
police power and every boy jumping
on the cars should be arrested.