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

around: for we had good society
here, and among them Joseph Chiv-
eront, quite a respectable local
preacher They are all backwoods
people, and came to meeting in back
wood style-all on foot; considera-
BILE congregation. / looked around
and saw one old man who had shoes
on his feet. The preacher (Chiver-
ont wore Indian moccasins; every
man, woman and child besides, was
barefooted. Two old women had on
what we then called short gowns !;
and the rest had neither short nor
long gowns. This was novel sight
to me for a Sunday congregation.
I did my best and
soon found if there were no shoes
and fine dresses in the Gang regation,
there were attentive hearers and feel
ing hearts, for the melting power of
the Lord came down upon us, and we
felt the great Head Of the church
was in the midst of u.s."
On the Christmas following the
preacher was at Morgantown; and
of this occasion he writes:
''On Christmas morning we had a
meeting at five o'clock in a private
house, and we had full house. The
novelty of the thing brought out
some of the most respectable people
of the town, and we had a very sol
emn and interesting meeting. We
preached in the court house at IL
o'clock; for we had no meeting house,
neither was there any place of wor-
ship in the town. We had but one
half finished log meeting house in
the whole circuit We labored hard
and suffered not a little, and crossed
deep waters, having the Mononga-
hela to cross seven times every round,
and few ferries.
Our lodgings were often uncomfort-
able. / was invited to have an APP
pointment at a brothers house one
night After the people were gone
/ found that there was but one small
bed in the house. When bed time
came the good woman took her bed
and spread it crossways before a
fine log fire, and / was requested to
lie down ON one end; and it answered
very well for me, the man and his
wife and two children"
COMMITTEES.
The following committees had the
arrangements of the celebration in
hand, and the successful outcome of
the undertaking is due to them.
Committee on General Arrange
ments-Jos. Moreland, chairman; j.
NJ. Hagans, Elias Ring, w. G.. Nc
Grew, Geo. M. John and c. B. Ollie.
On Program-Dr. H. B. Lazier.
chairman; F. r. st. Clair, ALI. X,
Smith and JOS Moreland.
On Finance. M. Reed, chair
man; j. S. Swindler, G. A. Hayes, j.
c. Wallace, Clark McVicker, and
Misses Gertie Hayes, Maud McVick-
er and Lucy Johnson.
On Music-R. E. Fast, chairman
J. Nye Kiger, Chas. E. Hopkins and
Ed. c. Protsman.
On Printing!. N. Hoffman.
chairman; j. E. Fleming, George c.
Hayes and Chas. Shanks.
On Decorations-Dr w. c. Kelly,
chairman; U. j. Sheets, John G.
Samsel, M. H. Carraco, and Misses
Callie Hagans, Jennie Semans and
Bessie Finney.
On Fireworks-E. Shisler, chair
man; John B. Wiley, DR.. S. S..Wade,
Richard Laishley and John w. La
zier.
Auditing Committee. Nj. Ha-
gans, J. NJ. Reed and E. Shisler.
In addition to these committees
the following named ladies and gen
tlemen took an active part in assist
ing with the decorations &C.: Mrs.
Google, Miss Chandler, Misses Carrie
Dawson, Mary Semans, Lulu Picken-
paugh, Flora Fast, Jennie Staggers
Hattie Cooper, Bessie Wallace, Cora
Donley, Maggie Donley, Dora Dorsey
Myrtle Dorsey, Nettie Carraco, Mel
lie Ankeny, Lou Baker, Sallie Wells
Emma Coombs, Blanche Anderson
Fannie Lazier, Lizzie Moreland, Ollie
Lawhead, Katie Hoge, Carrie Menear
May Lawhead, Gay Lawhead, Hattie
Pride and Allie Pride, and Messrs
Sam. Pickenpaugh, Milt. Hirschman
c. murphy, Harry murphy, Frank
Vandervort, Mamie Dawson, Elmer
Jacobs, Charlie Dering, Arthur La
zier, Percy Lazier, Harry Pride, Will
Morgan, VIM. Hoge, Geo. A. Lees, r
E. mckinley, Thos. Martin, and Geo
Robinson.
WAITS AND STRAYS.
1t rained; you may have noticed
it.
Do you feel any older since the
Centennial?
Hon. E. G. Brooke was the happi
est man here.
The next great day will be thu
opening of the railroad. Chestnuts
The election of Col. James Evan!
Chairman, was an honor worthily
conferred.
Visiting delegations from the ives
side appreciated the mo toll' ar
rangement.
There was never as many people
in Morgantown at one time before il
| all its history.
The University and the publ,
schools suspended operations on &C
count of the great day.
A hundred guns were fired by tn
University artillery-ffty in tn
morning and fifty in the evening.
The City Fathers looked the yer,
embodiment of dignity and wisdom
as they rode in their chaises, Will
the common herd walked, be jasus.
Ed. Shisler, Esq, deserves grea
credit for the energy with which h
superintended the fire works, in spite
as one may say,in the very teeth o
the rain.
G. w. John q Co.'S advertiser!
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