The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-02-22
OUR MORGANrOwN LETTER.
The Hospitality and Geuiality of
President Thompson - Literary
Performance of the Senior Glass
Other Matters.

Correspondence OF the Register.
MoRGANTowN, February 20.
Our little town is beginning to
brighten up somewhat again. There is
some prospect OF some entertainments, OF
which we had almost despsred. On
| Tuesday evening our Open-hearted,
whole-souled President invited all the
professors and students to spend the
evening at his residence, where they
were most cordially received, well enter
| tanned, and provided with IN abundance
OF stood for the inner man." Mr..
Thompson, by his friendly, social treat
ment of the students, gains their hearts
rs thoroughly as he does their respect
and admiration by his wise counsels in
sermon, lecture and class instruction.
Nearly all the students were present and
all voted the presidents reception" q
success.
Six students with violins, guitars and
flutes, lent wings to fleeing time by dis
coursing sweet music for the benefit of
the many.
On Friday evening, at $50 O'Clock, the
first literary performance OF the Senior
classes will take place, and, as usual, the
music will be furnished by the college
class, but this time with an excellent ad-
dItion OF some new features,
On the same evening, and the next
also, there will be a concert given at
Academy Hall, consisting of vocal and
instrumental music, principally by native
musicians. The proceeds are for the
benefit of the Morgsntown Cornet Band,
which has heretofore procured considers-
BILE sums of money in the same way, but
no one seems to be aware OF their having
made any good use of ii, for they
still continue to use certain old
brass horns, with their fat, cracked,
Wheeling excuse for musica! sounds.
Our usually healthy town mas of late
had more sickness than usual. Rev.
Samuel Steele's family have been quite
afflicted, but are rapidly recovering.
Three deaths have occurred in the past
week. One that OF an old citizen, n elson
Berkshire, who, it seems, had for some
time been without home OF his own,
and enjoyed the cold comfort of lodg
ing in the law Office of his brother, Judge
Berkshire. He was aged "a and died on
February 18th. He had numerous rela.
tions in and around Morgsntown.
Mr.. Frank Coombs, who lived near
town, brother OF DR.. II. Coombs, died
February 10Th, sged AZ years. He leaves
wide circle, OF mourning friends and
wife and two sons.
Our new commsndsnt had the cadets
out for the first time on Tuesday to drill
on artillery, in order to prepare for the
customary national salute on the 22d.
Hereafter they will be drilled on sll
pleasant days.
President Thompson leaves next Mon
day TO attend Mr.. A. l.. Wade on one of
his visitstions TO the schools OF the
county. He will lecture at Arnettsvllle
on Saturday, March I'd.
. Ex Professor Macbeth, who still re.
sides in Morgsntown, delivered lecture
IN Fsirmont last week.
DR.. Jimison, former pastor Of the Pres
byterian church, is going to move TO
Fsirmont in March.
The Presbyterisns on Wednesday the
18th inst, agreed to scsll" Mr.. j. b. !
D.ckey, of Redstone Presbytery, at n
salary of one thousand dollars and the
parsonage. "RIEN."