The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-10-17
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If you want TO nave an evening
of genuine, innocent enjoyment 60
to the Pronouncing Bee.
Mason County comes to the front
with the oldest inhabitant. Mrs.
Polly Cremeans is said to be lis
years old.
THE voters of Morgantown are
about half dozen to one in favor
of the town opening street to the
depot and it will be done.
THE ladies of the M. E. church
have arranged to serve lunch dur
ing the Centennial. Notice Of the
places will be given hereafter
Born, Thursday, Oct. 8, to Mr..
and Mrs. B. c. Wilson, a daugh-
ter. We can now understand the
wherefore of that stovepipe hat
PRoF. REYNOLDS will lecture at
the University on Thursday eve
ming October 22nd. Admission
free and the public cordially invi-
ted.
If the silver dollar keeps on de-
preeiating some Of them may get
around this way after a while. If
no one else will take them, we
will.
A TELEGRAM to Prof w. P.
Wiley announces that the Rev.
Mr.. Crawford will return this week
and will fill his pulpit on Sunday
next.
Hon. JOHN BLAIR HoGE is spok-
en- of as a probable successor to
Dorman B. Eaton, of the Civil Ser
vice Commission, and would fill the
position admirably.
THE Mackey mill improvement
is nearing completion. 1t is one
Of the most enterprising strokes
ever made here and the Doctor
deserves credit for making it.
THE M. P. Congregation will
hold their prayer meeting on Thurs
day evening in Academy Hall and
will have preaching at the same
place on Sunday eveningnext.
PROF. MILT BAKER will organize
singing class from the local talent
in his neighborhood to sing at the
Centennial Celebration, which
will add much to the pleasure of
the OCCASION.
A MAN named Schoolcraft in
Tyler county was indulging his pro-
pensity for beating his wife, and his
mother-in-law interfering the brute
bit his mother-in-law's finger terri
bly, and BACKED her eye in the bar
gain.
PRoF. S. Z. T. MARTIN has kind
ly consented to organize singing
class for the Centennial Celebra-
ton. Prof. Martin is good sing
er and has the talent among his pu-
pills to make a success of it and no
doubt will.
THE Rink opened for the sea
son here Monday night with very
moderate attendance. 1t is not SO
popular and will not be so we'll
attended as heretofore. The new
manager is an improvement on the
old one. however.
COUNCIL made an appropriation of
500. few nights ago for the Cen
tennial and the profits of the neck
tie party were about SIS so there
are some funds already on hand to
meet the expenses. Several hun
dred dollars, besides are also pledg-
ed.
A LARGE party of ladies and gen.
tlemen were elegantly entertained
at the hospitable mansion of Hon.
JIM. Hagans on high Street on
Wednesday evening. The party
was given in honor of Hon. ]. C.
McGrew and wife who are visiting
their son Major McGrew.
THE Grand Lodge of. o. O. F.,
of West Virginia, will meet in an
nual session in Grafton, on the 9TH
Tuesday Of October. During the
session the Steele Monument,
erected to the memory of the late
Grand Secretary, Thos. G. Steele,
will be unveiled.-The B. & O. R.
R. has made special rates for mem
bers of the order.
Hon. HENRY L. Cox is indus
trously working the Centennial
boom in Grant District. He is an
active energetic committeeman and
will do his duty. Let other COM
mitteemen take notice and not be
out done. We hope to be able
when the occasion is passed to say
of all the committeeman, well done
good and faithful servants.
TRACK laying has been suspend
ed on the railroad for a few days
on account of the scarcity of Iron.
In conversation with Major Whit
ing we learn that all the rails that
can be used will be supplied at an
early date and the work will be
pushed to completion without
further interruption. We hope to
see the locomotive here in about
six weeks.
Mr.. ELIJAH MUsGRAvE an old
and respected farmer living on
Pharaoh's run, a short distance be-
low Rivesville, in Marion county,
was killed on Thursday, Oct. 9TH,
by a fall of slate in a coal mine on
his farm. Mr.. Musgrave was killed
instantly, his head being crushed
beneath the weight of half ton OF
slate. Also one arm was broken.
His son Newton Musgrave was
working with him at the time and
was seriously but not fatally in
jured.