The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1884-11-08
There were nc. rows nor fights. oaI

There were nc rows nor fights, oal
one or two slight disturbances.
Did, You hear DIR. Lazier cheerin
as the delegations came in?
Did you get taken in by that sslun
tester which some of the boys had
Did you see the bevies of goo,
looking girls who were at the win
dows and in the crowd?
Taylortown and Mt Morris turne'
out bravely.
/ The Main street decorations wer
greatly admired.
One part Of the procession CAV
three cheers for Supt. Morgan as i
passed where he was standing oil
Main street.
The general good order that pre-
vailed among the vast crowd was /,
subject Of remark The contrast be
/ tween that and the conduct at th,
republican meeting was very great
Mr.. Hough's family are awarded
/ the palm for handsome decorations
However, they generally excel in
everything.
Among other handsome decora
tions may be mentioned those of Mr.
Z. Shisler, Mrs Moorehead, j. K
Durr, Geo. w. johnson. NJ. NJ Dent
and many others.
Clinton and Cass districts were
awarded the belt. They did even
more than was expected of them.
When occasion requires the De-
mocracy Of Monongalia always comes
to the scratch. Who could have
hoped for more than they did on
Monday.
The bone and sinew of the county
were here on Monday.
The New DOMINION would like to
mention the names Of the hundreds
of patriotic Democrats from every
district who attended the meeting on
Monday and helped to make it such
a grand success, but our space forbids.
They all have our thanks and will
have our kind remembrance.
HALLowE'EN-FREAKs AND FRoL-
Ics.-"Cabbage night is looked for
ward to with great deal of interest
by the small boy generally. Hallow-
cen is relic of Paganism but is
not less enjoyable on that account
There seems to be general under
standing that on this night of all
nights in the year the boys have a
right to bang doors, tear up side
walks, shook" cabbage, destroy fen
ces and make night hideous generally.
There is superstition prevalent in
certain districts that on such nights
fairies trip about, spirits of the dead
come back to earth and even the
Devil himself may sometimes be seen.
People sometimes scare themselves
out of their wits by these magma
tions.
mae doubt but We may get sight
Great cause we haze to fear it,
For many one has gotten a fright
And lived and died deleeret,
On sic night"
Halloween like Christmas, comes
but once year, and that once for
this year was last Friday night. The
boys were equal to the occasion
though they did not tear up the en-
tire town as is the case sometimes.
One of them, who made tour of the
town about 2 o'clock in the morning,
was kind enough to give us history
of his discoveries. On front street
near Allenders mill large gate was
taken from its hinges and set up
across the street
Further down cabbage was piled
against some doors. At the lower
end of the street several dead limbs of
bushes were thrown across. Heavy
beams were put up and securely fas-
tened in the Deckers creek bridge
A stone wall was built across the
street at the far end of the bridge
and large condemned boiler was
rolled into the street near the foun-
dry. On Main and Spruce streets
little mischief was done, with the ex-
ception of cabbage thrown against
the doors and gates lifted from their
mornings. On Boundary street the
entire sidewalk from Prof. Lyons to
Prof Purinton's was torn up and
thrown into the street. A flight of
steps was also taken down and car
ried into an adjoining lot. A sub
stantial fence was constructed across
the street near Prof. Hodges and one
across the road near the Armory.
A wagon or two was wheeled down
over the river bank. Several masked
parties were out making calls and
fooling their friends. The obstruc-
lions in Durbannah and at the bridge
are said to have been made for pur-
pose. Two young men, students,
drove out to party in the country
and did not get back into town un-
til sometime in the forenoon Satur-
day. 1t is supposed that when they
struck the old boiler they put up for
the night, perhaps in the boiler.
One must be prepared for anything
ION sic night"
MoRGANTowN GRADED SCHOOL
ROLL OF HoNoR.-List of pupils
neither absent nor tardy for the
month ending Oct. 80 1884:
Division D-Miss Anna Campbell,
Teacher.
Anna Barthelow, Mollie Shriver,
Alice Cobun, Lucy Slime,
Anna Hoolyoo,, no;.x D;oo