The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-09-05

Tor snort time. C0rp as ne was
Familiarity called by his aequaint-
ances is an old student of the Uni
versity and popular one. We take
the liberty Of quoting a little of it.
Many of our people will be glad to
see it: 81 am out here for the pur-
pose of harvesting a 100 acre patch
Of wheat. Father has GAO acres of
the incest land in the state, about IL
miles west of this place and expect
TO anchor here permanently next
spring. / want to wind up my bust
ness here in time to be at your Cen
tennial celebration if it does not come
too early in October. ] have not
seen New DOMINION for three weeks
and am therefore entirely ignorant
of the date fixed upon for the much
talked of Notification. / would sug
gest that you make special call for
all old students to be present, and
get other papers to copy. 1t would
be a grand old gathering to have as
large gang of the boys as can be
got together.
Hon. w. S. Henshaw, of Martins
burg, is in town the guest of Prof.
Berkeley. Mr.. Henshaw accompa-
MED his two sons who came to attend
the University. He will return home
tomorrow.
The following items are from the
Fairmont Inder:
President Turner, of the State
University, was on our streets Mon
day.
Judge Raymond is off for a week
rustieating at Berkeley Springs.
Our timber men are anxiously
awaiting rise in the river that will
enable them to float their timber to
market.
Miss Elite Watson is visiting
friends in Morgantown.
Maj. McGrew, of Morgantown
was in our city again on Wednesday.
Prof. Latham late of the State
University, was in town last Friday,
en- route for Nashville, Tenn, where
he will accept educational work, We
understand
Judge Fleming is at Berkeley
Springs holding a term of the Nor
gan county Circuit Court for Judge
Faulkner.
Miss Mary Casselberry, of Nor
gantown, has been the guest Of
Misses Carlotta and Maggie Nor
row for several days past.
Mrs. Jamison, mother of DR.. W
C. Jamison, and Mrs, C, w. Arnett
left yesterday to attend the sessions
of Baptist Association in Taylor
county.
After putting between eight and
ten thousand dollars in two holes il
the ground, Morgantown seems tt
have abandoned her water works
project.
The F., M Il p. railroad track i!
steadily crawling along toward Nor
gantown. 1t had reached a poin
beyond J. J. Pitchers yesterday.
The three following paragraph
are from the Grafton Sentinel:
Mr.. Jno. w. Mason was in King
wood Monday and Tuesday.
Prof. Tapp, who taught in tn
schools here two years ago, has beef
appointed by the Grafton Schoo
Board as a teacher in the publi
schools, as an addition to the fore
already employed. Prof Hare's plac
has not yet been filled.
Collector McGraw, who we men
toned last week as being laid u
with sprained ankle, is now abb
to be out. The supposed sprai
turned out to be erysipelas, and MI
. McGraw was threatened with seri
Gus time with it, but this was avoid
ed by careful medical treatment.
The following three personals ar
, from the Buckhannon Delta:
William Steele, of Allegheny,
son of Rev. S. Steele, is visiting hi
fathers family at this place.
DR.. r. L. P. Brown returned HON
J on Sunday after two weeks absenc
E at Philippi and other points.
4 Mrs. Steele, wife of Rev. Samu,
: Steele, who has been visiting friend
! at Morgantown for the past week
t returned home Friday evening.
THE CENTENNIAL VIsIToRs.-Ho,
/, to feed and sleep our centennial Wis
: itors is becoming matter of col
$ Germ to some Of our people. BIZ
{. there's nothing hard about tina
: True, there will be an immens
! crowd-more people than Morgan
i town has ever seen at one time. Th
i whole State seems to be taking a
I. interest in our centennial, Slnd thou!
ands will come in from our neighbo
n ing towns and counties. A leadin
citizen of Fairmont remarked I'll
t other day, that "the whole popul'
o ton of that town would be in Mo
h gantown on the day we celebrate.
e We do not underestimate the GROVE
+ but at the same time there will
: no difficulty in entertaining them
Il our railroad is open. We do not e.
e pect visitors in large numbers unit
the second day. The railroad wi
bring them in the morning and tax
:. them out in the evening. There wi
. be no more of a crowd at night -tha
IL the hotels can entertain. The on
g. provision that will tax the resourc,
y of Morgantown to supply will be I'll
dinner. And this need not be diff
% cult. The majority of the crowd wi
Is be satisfied with lunch. The
IL ought to be a half mile or more
= lunch counters that will furnis
sandwiches and coffee, pies, fru
t. &c. We have no doubt these will
A. provided, and nobody will be inco
1T venienced or go home hungry. The
d. is more ways filling man up besid
ID seating him in comfortable chair
ID a dinner table.
-, ~ The WAY TO BUILD UP TOWN.
# The following is said to be the w
"a to build up town, and we think
If we'll put:
' Talk about it.
Write about it.
ia Help to improve it.