The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1904-02-10
QI's Nsn pominion.
Wednesday, February 10, 1904.
A SON has been born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Clark Raber of Bowlby.

The date OF the city primary to b
held by the Republicans is March 5tt
A LITTLE child Of Mr.. and Mrs
Maust who live on Wiles Hill is yer
sick with scarlet fever.
EVERYBODY ought to be trul
thankful that there is only on
ground hog day each year
The rule Of three fires in a serie
has been honored again. 1t is to b
hoped that there wont be any NOR
fires for some time at least.
DoN'T get up with the baby these col
nights. Instead give DR.. Fahrney'
Teething Syrup, Itprevents and cure
collie. All druggists, n
BORN, to Mr.. and Mrs. Snyde
Martin on Monday February LIST,
daughter.
TIE Parkersburg Sentinel and tn
Wheeling News seem to be making
speciality OF misinformation regard
ing conditions among the students a
the University.
WAGES have been reduced in tn,
Pecohontas and Flat Top regions O
this state among the miners but ther,
is no talk OF strike.
MANY people think that a large
percentage Of the lawyers should b,
hanged but the practice of hanging
law students in effigy is strictly new
one.
SOME merchants get business BY
deserving it. Others fail to get bust
ness because they merely claim they
deserve it.
AS AN example of how valuable a
liquor license In Fayette county il
held to be a hotel worth $40, 900 was
sold for five times that much al
Dunbar.
Now that the Salvation Army has
decided To use hand organs in New
York there Will be another noise
makisg machine added 10 their arma-
ment.
LEADERS OF the democracy in this
state profess TO be well pleased at the
outlook aud say that If there are nc
foolish moves made the party will
meet with victory this year.
KEEP your eyes peeled for fires
They have habit OF breaking out al
UNEXPECTED places. Sose of these
times one is gong to do a great dam.
age before it is stopped.
THERE is dairy in operation at
the University and the butter is be-
Ing sold. Some of the young men
who make butter have evidently some
thing yet TO learn about the process.
UNIoNTowN has succeeded in sell
ing all the bonds recently authorized
to be issued. This amounted to
about $150,000. All of the bonds
were taken by New York people.
THE Waldo Hotel at Clarksburg is
now open. The Clarksburg News in
talking of it says that Communication
ticket representing $4,000 will be
issued for 50. 90. There will probably
be rush of trade If this is correct.
FAiRcHANcE after long and bit,
ter fight has passed trolley fran
elise but it had to be amended so as
to suit the members, of council be-
fore it went through.
THE Supreme Court has denied a
hearing in the case Of Plumbing Com
pany against Carr which went up from
Marion comfy Judge Brannon filed
an additional opinion. The court has
adjourned until Tuesday, February 8.
No matter what is to be the out
come of the various political schemes
which are simmering there is to be
some lively developments before the
conventions meet If they don't bring
something sensational with them.
FRIENDS of George M. Bowers Of
Martinsburg are glad that the suit
against him is out Of court even IL 1t
went out the way that it did. They
have protested from the first that
there was nothing In it.
A YOUNG fellow out in Cass Dis
trsct is wearing his nose in a sling
this week as result of slight dis
agreement with his best girl. He
tried to plant kiss on her lips and
she planted knockout blow on his
nose.
A CLARFsBURG paper published a
"poem" on some one who is deceased
and consequently cannot resent it.
The identity of the subject is rather
clolded, The head line is for Mrs.
Rebecca Lyon, the sub head refers to
Iva Lyon born in 1895 and the verses
are about Ruhie somebody or other.
AFTER being In business Tor some
time at Parkersburg d. r. Tappan
and General S. B. Bakerof the jackson
have agreed to dissolve partnership.
They have brought a friendly suit
and had receiver appointed. The
hotel is doing good business.
The Master Plumbers of the State
will convene in Grafton on February
I6. About 100 delegates are expect
ed TO be in attendance and the visit
ors will be royalty entertained by
their brethren who have had chance
to get all the money there is during
the present winter.
A RECENT order from headquarters
Of the National Guard requires all
company commanders to hold semi
monthly inspections in order to famil-
larize the men with the ceremony.
The inspection by an army officer is
to take place the first week In April
II there is no change in plans.
BEGINNING February 1st all rents
on houses owned by the Peninsula
Company have been reduced. This
action is very much appreciated by
those who are occupying the houses
The owners state that they do not de-
rive a very high percentage on their
investment even at the old figures
which formerly prevailed.
Now that West Virginia has select
ed her candidate for the contest in the
Central League we must all unite In
the hope that the prize will be brought
to West Virginia in the spring. Since
getting into the big league first place
has never been won but in the old
one first place usually belonged so us.
A CORRESPONDENT sends in an &C.
count of a slight fight which took
place out in the country. We don't
want scraps unless there are serious
results following them or the circum-
stances make the fight unusual. Or
binary scraps between ordinary people
are not wanted and are not news.
THE congregations at the various
churches tomorrow are expected to be
unusually large. There is great
deal Of interest being displayed in re-
ligisus matters just at present and
the revivals which have been in pro-
gress have done much to accentuate
this. The congregations tomorrow
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