The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1880-12-04

GENTLEMEN WHO PARTICIPATED
NoTEs, DC. &c.-The grandest affair
that has been witnessed in Morgan
town within the memory of the o. l.,
occurred at Academy Hall last Fri
day evening. We refer to the mas
queradc party. Thirty couples,
CARRIED in Mardi Gras costumes, oh
taised from Baltimore, participated.
About three hundred invited guests
were present The merry msskers
reached the hall at 7:45 p. M, and
after grand promenade, with music
by Miss Mary Hagans at the organ
and violin accompaniment by Prof
Protzman, carried out novel and
entertaining musical programme,
prefaced by a comical address Of
welcome by the inimitable John Sam
sci, mounted on barrel and person
ating the Georgia negro stump
speaker" This was rendered unex-
ceptionably well. The music, both
vocal and instrumental, was of
high character. The charade Way
ward" was rendered in highly
eommendable style by Misses Mary
V. Hagans, Ida V. Davis and
Messrs. j. b. Merrill and j. II. Stew
art. The efforts of the Sergeant to
keep an unwelcome wife from being
imposed upon him, were quite anus
ing indeed,
At $3.50 the entire party unmasked
and repaired to the supper table,
where awaiting them was splendid
collation. prepared by the ladies' of
the Nj. p. Church.
The following are the characters
represented:
Misses Mary Hagans, "Rainbow"
Dele Sheets, Gypsy; Ida Davis,
"Morgantown POST; Lizzie MADEIRA,
"Dashing Sixteen; Hattie Samsel,
Evening STAR; Laura Dawson,
"Sster of Charity; Annie Guseman,
Might; Ella Allender, Fisher
mans Daughter; Matte Campbell,
Flower Girl; Abbie Dawson,
"Blacksmith's Daughter; Mamie
Hough, "Alsatian Peasant; Jennie
Cooper" sold Woman; Lizzie Moore
head, Dolly Pop Corn; Carrie Daw
son, Sailors Daughter; Ella Camp
bell, Nun; Mamie Hogue, "Quak-
eress"; Ollie Lawhead, "Gipsy"; Net
tie Nye, "Old Fashioned Grip; Mona
Hayes, sunset; Maggie Snider,
Red, White and Blue; Annie
Wade, "Shepherdess"; Emma Fife,
Night; Lily Pickenpaugh, "Shep-
herdess"; Dora Dorsey, winter;
Clara Hough, "Marguerite"; jamie
Downer, Spring; Gertrude Hi
lands, Spring; Minnie Vance,
Jockey; Annie Wright, THE Girl
that was Righf'; Mrs. McFadden,
THE Shining Star"
GENTLEMEN.
j. B. Merrill, "Bullfrog'; G. c.
Steele, "New York SWELL; j. M.
Reed, "Green Devil; S. d. Hirsch-
man, John Chinaman"; GHurst,
"Old Pantaloons": ID. +. Everett.
INDIAN; c. n. Cooper, earl Of
Leicester; j. III. Stewart, Screen
Mountain Boy; Robert Stewart,
Jack Forlorn"; Walter Hough, Red
Gnome"; Ash Hustead, Black Dew
il"; S. p. Wells, Jr., "Mephisto-
piles; j. II. Lawhead, "Sam Slick,
Esq; Z. Brown, Dandy Darkey";
John Samsel, Georgia Darkey";
Chas. Hayes, "Gorilla"; Chas. f.
Hopkins. polish Officer; DR.. T. Ii.
Price, "Fat Boy; w. X. Hoffman,
'Yawcob from Germany" ;L.N.Knight,
"The Kings Jester; ID. II. Court
ney, "The Cavalier" w. A. Chat
man, "Newsboy"; Percy Latham,
"Bootblack Jim; Gray Latham,
Cotton Jenny; Frank Cox"Hump-
ty Dumpty''; Geo. Raymond, "Amer-
lean Clown; DR.. j. p. Fitch, "Bra-
lillian Ape; L. d. Brooke, Dandy
Jim; James MADEIRA, Mexican:
d. X. Reed, "Tem Nickleby"; J. c.
Winger, ARKANSAS Traveller; H.
Staley Dering, paddy Miles Boy"
WHAT AN oBsERvANT LOCKER ON
Doc. Price can make a capital
"Fat Boy"
John Samsel is the poet Of the
town. Don't strike us so hard next
time, John.
A certain lady said she didn't
know when Dick Everett had his
"false face off
Frank Cox should join Tony De-
nier's "Humpty Dumpty" troupe.
Hirschman should have mission
20 China.
The "Sister of Charity" seemed
be(k )nighted.
The High lands looked delightful
in Spring"
Jim Lawhead had to have q mask
nth a nooa y,,o6o 70 ordar