The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-08-29


dition. In trying to extinguish Mrs.
Pride's clothes Charley was terribly
burned on the hands and arms. His
wounds are painful but not danger
Gus. On Tuesday evening the re-
mains of the little innocent were
brought to this place and buried
from the residence of Mr.. VIM. Pride
in Durbannah. The friends of the
unfortunate folks express much sym
pathy for them in their double af
fiction.
The WEST VIRGINIA M. p. Con
FERENeE.-The annual session of the
West Virginia Conference of the M.
p. church opened in this place this
wednesday, morning at 8 o'clock.
The ministers and delegates were ar
irving all day yesterday and there
are now present about seventy-five
members. Others are expected to-
day. The members are distributed
among our people and we doubt not
are being well cared for. We wish
them pleasant sojourn in our midst
and a profitable session of confer
ence. Rev. H. P. F. King preached
on Tuesday evening. The regular
exercises and business of the session
began this morning. Dr. J. J. Mason
opened with prayer The conference
sermon will be preached this morn
ing, at 1870 o'clock, by Rev. d. M.
Simonton. Tonight the Preachers
Aid Society will hold its annual
m Getting.
The Home Missionary Society
will hold its meeting tomorrow
Thursday evening.
DR.. T. H. Lewis will preach al
1870 on Sabbath morning and al
2:3O P. M. the dcdcatory services OF
the church will be held by the Con
ference in a body led by the Presi
dent.
The election of the President fol
the ensuing year will take place Oh
Thursday afternoon.
Services will be held in all the Other
churches in town on Sabbath morn
ing by the visiting brethren.
1t is expected that some evening
this week Rev. j. F. Cowan, of Pitts
burgh, will deliver his lecture en-
titled 'Six Hundred Miles on By
cicle."
On behalf of our people the New
DOMINION extends to the brethren {
cordial welcome to Morgantown.
The TEACHERS INSTITUTE. = Tn,
Teachers Institute for Monongali:
county is in session and educational
fever is at white heat. There ar!
about one hundred teachers, ladies
and gentlemen, present. Some 0
them are young and handsome, arc
some of them are not. 1t is not RICH
to fatter anybody but it is especially
wrong to fatter teachers. Teacher
from the nature of their calling arr
said to be given to egotism and self
conceit. But as this Institute i
composed largely of modest, impre
tentious young ladies and gentlemen
it would be a crime to spoil them b,
saying things that would fatter them
Yet it is but just and right that tn
people of Monongalia county shout,
know that their teachers are no
alone as to appearance but in realit.
first-class An old teacher remarket
to the writer, that it was within hi
observation that the teachers of TIL
county change almost entirely ever
four years. The old ones going ava
to other places of labor and new one
coming in to take their places. Will
the teachers composing the Institut
are most of them young men an
women, yet they have the appear
ance of dignity and experience. AL
together we take them generally t
be earnest, intelligent and active edu
cational workers, and their labors ar
bound to tell on the population {
our county. Prof Hodges, who i
Conductor of the Institute, is indis
posed, so much so that he was unabl
TO attend on Tuesday. His plac
was ably filed by Prof. A. L. Wad,
We hope Prof. Hodges will hav
strength to successfully conduct tn
|, Institute to o close, and that th
teachers may have pleasant an
!, profitable session. Profs. J. "
Smith, Luther Boyers and B. ]
keenan,, former teachers and MonoI
gala county boys, are attending tn
meetings an d taking an interest
, the work OF the Institute. The Ne
DOMINION has always been the teacl
ers' iriend-always ready to assii
! them in their work and defend thel
when necessary. While here the
are cordi ally invited to visit the o
fee at any time that suits their col
venience. They will find the late
: string out