The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-08-15
Cassville Chips.

THE NEWS FROM CAssviLLE-TEACHER
NOTWITHSTANDING AND DEATH.
CAssvnLE, Aug. 10.-The pas
week was a cool one as compared
with the preceding week, occasionet
by showers Of hail in some places
Monday and Tuesday. The wine
blew down and broke off great
deal of corn during Mondays storm
All pieces exposed to the southwest
winds are more or less damaged
We had good, steady soaking rair
Thursday night and Friday which
was cheerlully received by all.
Those contemplating a trip West
may prepare to face such breeze
as we had Monday and Tuesday, fol
the time is at hand when the wind is
very boisterous there, from sunrise
TO sunset; he makes his presence
known by lifting your hat and dc
posting it several rods distant caus
ing you to make many graceful at
tcmpts ere You get possession again
The present indications are very
favorable for good crop of buck
wheat.
Blackberrics are nearly all gone;
great efforts were made by men
women and children to obtain them
and but few Of our citizens failed to
get some Of the much coveted fruit
The time for apple cuttings is al.
most here. Who will be the first to
open the season? We notice the
housewife has already commenced
drying apples.
Our postofiice changed hands last
week. Mrs. Elizabeth Tough vice
John w. Tucker
Bob Millikin moved from Cassvillc
to house upon Frank Barrickman' s
place.
Uncle Johnny Sutton and wife
were on visit to his wife's relatives
near Broad Tree, Marshall county,
last week.
It's Pa Hood, since the arrival of
DR.. Thomas Hood, Jr.
We noticed the party Of Topo-
graphical Surveyors that have been
engaged in surveying Monongalia
county, in our vicinity recently.
Gideon Cole is digging coal for
the Iniirmary.
James J.. Lawlis and Benson Berry
are back from Webster Springs,
where they have been on n trip of
recreation.
Ye starving editors ort'ter come
out into the country and git mess
Of green stuff every once in while
such as apple sass, beans, an Eaters,
tomortases, roastin' ears, cowcum-
bers, etc, etc. We think slight
indulgence, at regular intervals in
the above mentioned vegetables
would be good fur We. Give us a
call and we will endeavor to make We
happy, for time at least.
We notice one of the teachers ex-
aminations is announced for this
place October oath. Why not have
an institute preceding said examina-
tion? The one that was held here
was a success and we think we can
have another as interesting if not
more so. And another incentive to
an institute here is. boarding
can he had cheaper in the country
than in town and it is more con
venient point for the teachers of the
upper end Of the county than Nor
gantown.
Let us hear from the teachers Of
the upper end Of the county.
We hope Mr.. Vandervort will be
more particular about granting OK
cuses for non attendance at the in
stitute, as there has been great deal
ofcomplant among teachers in regard
to many teachers attending two or
three days and receiving certificate
for five days attendance. Such has
been done and the following are
some of the excuses accepted for non
One said he had to at.
Tend to his store and was not partic-
nlar whether he received q certificate
Of attendance or not; another said he
was taking pictures and couldn'tleave
his gallery as he would lose the Gus
som while he was gone. Still an
other said his horse was sick which |
prevented his coming; were there
40 other horses in the neighbor
hood?
All Of the foregoing excuses were
granted and those teachers we're
permitted the same privileges as the
,eacher who spent his time and
money by attending the full time; was
his right?
We have no AK to grind, yet we
ike to see cvcnhandcd justice dealt
% all, then and only then are wei