The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-06-23
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Cass District.
GENERAL LOCAL NEWS - TRADE
AGAINST THE MANAGERS OF THE BALL

AGAINST THE MANAGERS OF THE BALL
--rRoBABLY JUST TO SOME EXTENT.
OsAGEviLLE, June 1S.-Miss Vic
Lawlis is suffering with lung disease.
j. j. Wharton has been saving a
bill Of lumber fer the Allender Mill
of Morgantown.
A new pest has made its appear
ance in this section. 1t Is bug
which is eating up the foliage Of the
fruit trees and consequently destroys
the fruit. Who can give a remedy
to prevent the destruction caused by
this bug?
L. v. Keck and w. r. Basnett
were visiting friends on SCOTS run
yesterday. Will has become q fire.
qucnt visitor out this way.
Your correspondent attended Com
menccmcnt on Thursday and he con-
siders it the best since the University
was opened. Perhaps formed this
opinion partly from tho fact that I
succeeded in getting a seat (for the
first time) and on account Of the
splendid music, which l regard as
the best l ever heard in your town.
A very large number of country peo-
pie feel very indignant at the i'll usage
they received Thursday night at the
University. There being a general
invitation given to attend the Gov.
errors and Presidents reception.
hundreds Of country people stayed
and attended and all were we'll
pleased with the kindness and cordi-
atty extended to the people by those
two gentlemen. After the reception
the country people stood around and
were talking, when they were sum-
marily ordered out Of the building
! by some Of the students. One man
puts it in the following language,
"About two hundred and fifty farm
ers, farmers wives, sons and daugh-
ters were driven cut of the University
building like lot of swine driven
to slaughter by students, whose tut
tion was paid by these same farmers,
and why we're they driven out2 That
the elite Of Morgantown, and of other
towns might have the building to
themselves. They couldn't tolerate
the presence Of mossbacks, rustics
and hoydcns in their presence. 1t
would be too utterly disgusting to per-
init any country people in the room
when the elite waited to have social
time.
was not there, and / am glad OF
it. Whilst every individual has a
right to choose his own companions,
and the town people have a right to
be select If they wish, still l believe
it was very wrong to drive the coun-
try people out Of the building, when
the President Of the University in
vited them to come there. There Is
already deep feeling ofanimosity ex-
listing between great many country
people and the people OF Morgantown
(Which should not exist, and this
uncalled for insult will still widen
the breach. 1t has made enemies to
the University of some of its warmest
friends. have very little sympathy
for-ill mar crcd people whether in town
or country, because | believe at this
age all may become refined. / am
glad to know that there are hundreds
Of country people just as well edu-
Gated and refined as there are in town,
and l have no sympathy whatever
for those town popinjays who lock
with disdain upon the horny hands
of farmers sons and upon the red
hands and tanned faces Of farmers
daughters, because they toll and
spend their time uscfully. Did ever
the town bellies and handles stop to
think that they could not exist with
out the farmers and their families?
Did they ever think that every NOR
sci that they eat was produced by the
labor Of the farmer, his sons and his
daughtersp DO they ever think that
every thing they eat, wear and use
for their comfort and convenience. Is
produced or manufactured by the
working people? If they never have,
they should think Of it now.
LAMoNA.