The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-01-10

Saturday, January 10. 1885.
WRITE it 1885.

WRITE it 1885.
PRoF. LoRENrz has our thanks for
late New Orleans papers.
Our thanks are due f. M. Purncll,
of Bellaire, o., for late favors.
The usual number OF tea parties
were given during the holidays.
The Second National Bank state
ment appears in another column.
THANKS to Dr. McLane for a new
subscription handed us yesterday.
DIR. GEO. B. MORRIS will extend his
time at Morgantown this trip until
January oath.
The town Sergeant is around these
days quietly asking you for that bit
of corporation tax.
THERE were 120 murders or at
tempts at murder in Pennsylvania
during the year 1884.
COUNTY court is in session with all
the commissioners present. 1t be-
gan Monday morning.
The gas well has now reached
depth Of $50 feet. and the work is
still progressing night and day.
WHERE, O where, are the holiday
lows and the New Year festivities?
Gone glimmering, gone gimmering.
Hon. J. N. CAMDEN has the thanks
OF the NEW DOMINION for late valua-
BILE documents; as has also VIM. L.
Wilson.
MosT of the students have re-
turned from their holiday vacation.
Regular exercises we're resumed Mon
day morning.
The time of holding the M. E.
Sunday School has been changed
from o'clock in the morning to in
the afternoon.
TO CALL or not to call, was the
question which agitated the minds
of the young men last Thursday.
Most of them decided not to call.
How MANY anxious watchers wait
ed to hear the town clock 'ring out
the old, ring in the new?" 1t was a
good excuse; most excellent excuse.
THE Woman's Christian Temper
ance Union will hold q meeting on
Thursday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock,
at the residence of Mrs. j. S. Ha-
gans.
NEARLY dozen interesting com
munications are necessarily left out
this week for want of space. Some
day we'll issue 20 page supplement.
Send on your letters.
A UNION prayer service is being
held this week by the various
churches of the town. The first
meeting was held Monday evening
in the M. E. Church.
THERE was very noisy and dis
graceful drunken brawl on Front
street Thursday night. The law
breakers honored Mayor Wagner
with a call about 10 o'clock next
morning.
THERE were only 6S marriage Ii
censes issued from the Clerks office
for this county during the year just
closed. But it must be remembered
that Pennsylvania bounds Monon-
gala on the north.
The West Virginia School Journal
hereafter will be.issued from this Of
flee. 1t will be large octave sheet
and will be well filled with good
things for every one, though of course
it will be chiefly devoted to schools
and school work.
WE regret to learn of the injuries
received by Mrs. Frank Woods, OIL
Grafton, from fall on the ice. Quite
large cash was cut in her forehead
her wrist was badly sprained, besides
numerous bruises. Her many friends
here will be glad to learn that she
has about recovered from her wounds
AN exchange asks: How many Of
our fair ladies are mathematician
enough to add moral courage to beau
ty, subtract envy from friendship
multiply amiable accomplishments
by sweetness of temper; divide time
by sociability and economy and re
duce scandal to its lowest denomina
ton?
AT the annual meeting of the Of
ficers and teachers of the Morgan
town M. E. Sabbath School Jan. 4tf
the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: Superintend
ent, Prof. w. P. Wiley; Assistan
Superintendent, S. G. Chadwick
Treasurer, VIM. Wagner; Secretary
U. j. Sheets; Librarian, John Gregg
QUITE number of our people talk
of going to the Words Exposition
at New Orleans this winter. Profs
White and Lorentz have been there
and we learn that Col. and Mrs
Evans, Mrs. T. r. Evans, Miss SUSIE
Moore and some of the teachers O
the High school and quite number
of others talk of going.
AT the News Store on Walnu
Street you can get any kind of .
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