The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-10-03
CENTENNIAL MEETINGS !
CELEBRATION TO BE HELD AS
PREVIOUSLY ANNOUNCED.
The Enterprise Being Pushed
with New vigor.

There has been more or less dis
satisfaction expressed everywhere al
the action of the committee post
poning the Centennial celebration
and on Friday last public meeting
was held in the Court House al
which it was resolved to go ahead
with the celebration. The meeting
adjourned until Monday evening lasi
when it convened in greater fore,
and with more enthusiasm than eveI
and unanimously resolved to push
the enterprise through, adopting the
program prepared by the old com.
Inittee as far as practicable
Hon. j. NJ. Hagans was called tc
the chair and J. f. Fleming was
elected Secretary.
At the meeting on Friday evening
committee composed of Ed. c.
Protzman, j. f. Watts and ALT. X.
Smith was appointed to confer with
the old committee and 10 solicit Their
assistance again in carrying out the
original idea of holding celebration
on the hundredth birthday of Nor
gantown. The committee did its
work well and received hearty vote
of thanks upon presenting its report
which read as follows
Mr.. President: Your committee
appointed to confer with the old
committee report that we have met a
majority of them and they express
themselves as perfectly willing to
celebrate the 29th of October as our
municipal centennial; and will do
all that they can to make it sue
cess.
In our Investigations we find that
quite number who have been as
signed work have their manuscripts
prepared and ready for publication.
Also we learn in an interview
with Hon. w. T. Wiley that he will
deliver an address on that grand and
glorious occasion. Mr.. W. T. w.
Barb also has his poem written and
we are reliably informed that it is
one that will do honor to the occa-
sion.
Now, Mr.. President, after consult
ing so many of our worthy citizens
upon the subject of celebrating, we
would recommend that committee
be appointed whose duty it shall be
to see that the programme as here
tofore printed be carried out and
that they have power to add anything
that will in their judgement contrib
ute to the success of the occasion.
Also that committees be appointed
on finance, music, printing and dec
Grafton. Respt' Submitted,
F. c. Protzman,)
j. E. Watts, Committee.
A. X. Smith.
The report was adopted amid great
applause and in pursuance of the re.
commodation of the report, the
following general and other committees
were announced by the chair.
GENERAL COMMITTEE OF ARRANGEMENTS
Joseph Moreland, Chairman; Elias
Ring, w. G. McGrew, T. Pickenpaugh
S. d. Hirschman, c. B. Ollie, Geo. NJ.
John and H. M, Morgan.
COMMITTEE ON PROGRAM.
DR.. H. B. Lazier, F. H. St. Clair,
Alf. K. Smith, J. f. Watts and Jos.
Moreland.
FINANCE COMMITTEE.
j. M. Reed. J. S. SWindler G.. A
Hayes, James C. Wallace, L. S.
Hough, Misses Gcrtie Hayes, Lucy
johnson and Maud McVicker
COMMITTEE ON MUSIC.
R. f. Fast, j. Nye. Kiger, w. A.
Metrezat, Prof. D. B. Purinton, D. C.
Hoffman, Lieut.. Wilson, C. f. Hop
kins and Ed. c. Protzman.
COMMITTEE ON PRINTING.
N. N. Hoffman, j. E. Fleming,
Charlie Shanks, Frank Cox and Geo.
G. Hayes.
COMMITTEE ON DECORATION.
U. j. Sheets, VIM. Kitchens, j.
M. Reed, Jas. E. MADEIRA, Marcellus
Carraco, Misses Callie Hagans, Jes-
sic Coombs, Jennie Semans, Mary
Ollie, Nettie Nye and Bessie Finney.
The spirit of the meeting would
indicate that the work in every de-
partment will be prosecuted with
vigor The committees appointed
meetings for Tuesday evening and
all report satisfactory progress.
Quite a sum of money has already
been pledged to the finance commit
tee and little apprehension is now
felt of shortage in that direction.
Since the action taken new life
seems to have been given it and no
one need mention the possibility of
its failure.
The committees heretofore APP
pointed in the various districts Of
the county are earnestly requested
to proceed with their preparations as
though no hitch had been made in
the proceedings. The work of these
committees is one of the most import
ant parts of the arrangement, and
failure on their part to act as re
quested will interfere to great ex-
tent with the success of the occasion.
All the exercises will take place
on the same day, Thursday October
29th.
We trust every gentleman and
lady in the town and county will
give the matter their hearty assist
ance.
1t is now settled beyond perad
venture that the celebration will be
held.
DR.. VIM. L. McLANE SERIOUSLY IN
JURED BY A RUNAWAY HoRsE.-Dr.
VIM. L. McLane, of Fairmont, was
thrown from his buggy and has sus-
tanned injuries of very serious char
acter. On Saturday his father, DR..
Jos. A. McLane, of this place, receiv-
ed telegram stating that his pres
ence was desired at once, and he has
tened to Fairmont and remained till |
Monday. On his return we learned |
that DIR. William had been attending
the Clarksburg fair with his horse,
which is spirited one; and on his
return some distance this side of
Clarksburg barking dog bounced
out from the wayside and so fright
ened his horse that it ran and SHE'D |