The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-01-04
Dec. 18th, 1878.

rnents-A Portly Minister.
Dec 18th, 1878.
Editors Nee Dominion.
All is quiet in this neighborhood.
We are a quiet domestic people, and
for industry and economy, honesty and
good morals, we challenge any other
community in the State. We have no
petty thieves to raid our chicken
coops; no professional ones to prowl
around at midnight to chloroform
our citizens for criminal purposes.
No shylocks nor capital combinations
to sap our industries. All are content
to earn u living by the sweet Of their
brows and bow in obedience to the maj
esty Of the law. Ifall communities were
as free from lawlcssness and crime,
in its different phases, as ours, police
and criminal courts, designed for moro
barbarous and less refined ages, would
soon became things Of the past. The
past Summer has been bountiful one.
Our granaries are well filled with life.
sustaining cereals; our cellars with
choice vegetables and fruits &C.
Should you, Messrs. Editors, chance
to come among us during the stern
hours of Winter, you would be SO
Hospitality entertained with the many
delicacies of the season prepared by
our good house wives, and to such
huge piles of "sassangers, that you
would be sure to write us down as
nation Of hog.eating Teutons.
The boys Of this neighborhood,
when not otherwise employed, spend
their leisure hours in catching
"skunks" the hides Of which bring
them fair remuneration. We see in
late issue of your paper your
burg is afflicted with an animal
of the skunk" species. We pity
any community that is infested
with such animals. To get rid
of such low-bred characters we would
advise "choke traps" For further
information call on "Steyei ofthe Oak
Grove House "Stevc" never fails on
"Skunk." He never comes in with
ont tho hide ar ecnnt
Our friend, Sol Howell, % worthy and
energetic citizen Of this neighborhood,
returned last week from tour among
the snow capped peaks Of the Allie
ghany Mountains, where he met with
streak of good luck. Mr. III. is in
the patent right business. He 10 an
energetic and business man. He is
selling State and county rights for
the Thomas Howell Improved Hand
Seed Sewer. This sSower" Is All i'm,
proyement on the w ellis Patent, and
is so ingeniously diyised that you can
sow either timothy, clover, flax-seed
or guano. AS Mr. II. has the right
for the y. S. we predict for him gol
den harvest, as his business qualities
are such that he never fails 'sto raise
the wind wherever he goes" He left
on Monday for Cumberland, Nd. to
dispose Of that State. Several ofthese
sewers are in use in this neighbor-
hood and they give satisfaction.
John G. Hogue returned few days
since from six weeks tour in Brax-
ton county, where he went to instruct
Messrs. Burns u Co. the art of shoe
ing oxen. He brought home with
him fine lot Of yearlings.
Reports says that Jos. Walton has
sold his farm Of "a acres, adjoining
Oak Grove property, to Pennsylvan-
ian for the round sum of $4, 200.
Mr.. Sol Hogue, Notwithstanding
his delicate state of health, has
made some fine and necessary i'm
provements to the old homestead.
The work is being done by Capt. Dave.
Camp.
Ellis Harris is also making some
additional improvements to his dwell
ling. He discharged the 'sboss work.
man. because he used the square.
Rev. Downton Of the M. 4. Church,
South, in charge ofthis circuit, weighs
240 lbs. He says he is the baby Of
the family. Well, his brothers must
be "whoppers." Mr.. ID. makes fine
personal appearance and be is said to
be an able minister.
The Pleasant Valley School is
taught by Clark Jones. Mr. Jones
taught this school last winter. This
school is progressing finely, making
about SO per cent This school has
the reputation of being among the
best, if not the very best, in the coun
ty. 1t will be remembered that the
Pleasant Valley school gained the prize
(Websterss Dictionary, Unabridged