The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-09-12


S. L. Roger was in town last week,
and reported snow on Red Greek
August Is. There was ice more
than one-fourth of an inch thick
formed in Canaan last week.-T0ck-
err County Pioneer.
Mrs. w. p. Wiley returned home
from Wheeling yesterday.
Miss Mary Wade went to Fair
mont this morning to assume her
place as a teacher in the public
school of that place.
Misses Fannie Price and Fannie
Bennett, of Clinton, and Ida Nc
Claskey, of Union district, are in
town attending the High school.
w. B. and Jacob Minor and Mr..
Shaver, of Blacksville, are here
transacting some business before
the County Court. OF course we
received a call from them.
Walter Hough will start to-mor-
row for North Alton, Illinois, where
he takes the chair of Natural
Science in DR.. Wyman's College.
The position is a pleasant and lu-
crative one.
Mr.. A. w. Tenant, the new Post
master at Pentress, was here this
morning. He does not seem to feel
specially honored with the appoint
ment
The following items are from the
Kingwood Argus:
Charles Y. Bishop left Tuesday
morning for Morgantown to attend
the University.
John Barton Payne, Esq, is now
visiting his parents in Virginia. He
will return to this place in about ten
days.
The Rowlesburg Deltas can beat
the State on base ball, Morgantown
not excepted. Can the old Roughs
stand this banter?
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Brown and
JOS. H. Hawthorne drove over to
Morgantown on Saturday. They re-
turned this week accompanied by
Mrs. Hawthorne, who has been visit
ing in Monongalia for the past three
weeks.
Prof. E. Nj. Turner, President oil
the West Virginia University, has &C.
cepted an invitation to be present at
our county institute. He will be
here on the third day of the insti-
tute, Thursday, and will give an ad.
dress in the evening.
The following items are from the
Fairmont Vest Virginiam:
Col. George w. johnson and j. X.
Durr, Esq, of Morgantown, were
here short time this week.
Mr.. Simeon Bright and family re-
turned last week from Keyser and
Cumberland, where they had a pleas
ant visit.
The colored people Of Weston,
Buckhannon, Clarksburg, Grafton
and Morgantown have accepted an
invitation to unite with Fairmont in
union celebration. of September
22d, inst, to commemorate their
emancipation from slavery. Elabor-
ate preparations are being made by
the local committee for the proper
observance of the day, and every eff
fort will be made to render the occa-
sion pleasant to all visitors.
The following items are from the
Fairmont Inder:
The track of the F. M. d P. rail
road had reached a point beyond
Rivesville yesterday.
Mrs. Nellie Palmer, of Wheeling,
has taken rooms over Hartley Il Nor
rows store, and has secured a class
which she is instructing in both
vocal and instrumental music. The
lady is an accomplished vocalist, and
deserves good share of patronage.
Prof. w. P. Wiley, of the Univer-
sity, was in town on Monday. OF
course he went down the river to
look at the F. NJ. Il P. railroad, and
by the evidence of his own eyes
have the last lingering doubt of the
reality of that enterprise removed
from his mind. The sight of sew
eral miles of track and real live
construction train on the east side OF
the river is enough to make genuine
Morgantown man feel good the rest
of his days.