The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-11-07

on our streets, were here. They ar,
growing old, but the old patriotic
fire famed up ON the centennial an
niyersary. The young men ant
maidens, with all the flush and fame
and flourish of youth, dashed in be
hind their foaming horses. From
every nook and corner of the county
they filed in and filled up the town
filled up the streets and the side
walks, and the open stores and hotels
and by-places; until the town swarm
ed with humanity from one end te
the other. Everybody said, what
would we have done with the people
if we had had railroad, or even il
the weather had been fair? We are
not able to estimate the number OF
visitors, as they were not at any time
all seen together;b but we all agree
that the size of the crowd was salts
factory.
So was the temper of the crowd
satisfactory. There never was q
more sober or sedate crowd of the
same number of people brought to-
gether. Throughout the day it was
universally remarked that not an ex-
ample of drunkenness was to be seen
ON the streets. After night there
were a very few instances in which
young men appeared under the infu
ence of intoxicants. The plea of the
ladies of Morgantown for a celebra-
ton without the use of Intoxicating
liquors was respected Moreover
there was not fight, or a broil, or
any disorder to mar the good fellow
ship of the occasion. If there was
any criticism upon the conduct of
the crowd it would be that there was
even less hilarity than was to be ex-
pected from SO large crowd on such
an occasion. Probably the weather
had something to do with it, and
probably it was that saltwater kind
of sentiment that runs deep.
DECORATIONS.
1t was generally remarked that
the town had never been so hand
somely decorated before. The COM
mittee deserves great credit for the
ingenuity displayed and the zeal with
which it took hold of the work. At
every entrance to the town was a
magnificent arch of flags and ever
greens enclosing the word welcome"
together with stars, balloons and mot
toes. At all the crossings were
double arches of bunting, banners
and laurels, and these, also, bore le-
gends and notices All told there
were "a of these arches and double
arches and every one of them was a
successful artistic design In addi-
ton to these the town wss full of
flags. There were flags on poles
flags hung across the streets; flags
floating from the windows; flags
everywhere. In almost every avail
able spot in town Chinese lanterns
had been hung up and had it not
been for the rainy night every street
and alley would have been lighted
up with all the brilliancy of an east
ern story. But unfortunately the
rain unstarched them and they hung
limp and melancholy.
In addition to the work of the
committee, many places of business
and residential houses were decor
ated in good taste. Among the lat
ter we may distinguish the resi-
dences of Mrs. Boughner (whose
lawn attracted much attention. },
Prof. White, L. S. Hough, Bert La
zier, J. M. Hagans, Mrs. Hagans,
Mrs. Anderson, DR.. Brock, Geo. c..
Sturgiss, j. S. Swindler, N. N. Hoff-
man, DIR. Kelly, J. P. Donley, Jos.
Moreland, w. C. McGrew, R. l..
Berkshire, F. X. O'Kelly, E. C. La
zier, DR.. Lazier and others. Among
the former were T. Pickenpaugh's
store, G. w. John & Co., the Wallace
House, the Commercial Hotel, Nc
Crews Building, Hirschman's,
Rings, Kitchens, Gregg's, &c. The
court house, Mrs. Moore's Seminary
and Odd Fellows Hall were also ele-
gantly festooned, garlanded and
hammered.
THE PROCESSION.
The street display on occasions of
this kind is always one of the most
important features. 1t is something
to be seen, something to talk of af-
terward and something that every
body can appreciate. The rains had
made the streets quite muddy, but
the procession proceeded neverthe-
less. The crowds and delegations
were mustered into line by Chief
Marshall McVicker and his aids
about 1920 A. NJ, and observed the
following order as nearly as practi-
cable.