The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1886-05-08

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society had its meeting last night at
Miss Lily Hagans' and whiled away
the evening with music, recitations,
DC. The topic for discussion was
"Modern Fiction" The next meet
ing will be at Miss Mamie Hogue's
on Monday evening, May 18th. The
programme for that evening is as
follows
Guitar Duet, by the Misses Don
ley.
Recitation, Miss Mary Gregg.
Quartette, Miss Ida Davis, Miss
Gertie Hayes, Mr.. John Samsel and
Mr.. Chas. A. Hayes.
Select Reading, Miss Maud Nc
Wicker.
Violin Solo, John Samsel.
Essay, Miss Blanche Anderson.
Defamation, d. l.. Jamison.
On the first Saturday in June the
society will take an excursion to
some point on the F., NJ. Il P. and
spend the day picnicing and having
general good time.
The fiftieth anniversary of the
wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. Nathaniel
Clark was celebrated at their resi-
dence on Franklin street, this place,
in highly pleasing manner, Mon
day last, the Goth ult. A large num-
Der of invited guests were present,
consisting mostly of relatives and
near friends. among which we men
tion the following: Mr.. and Mrs. DR..
Byron Clark, of Washington, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. DIR. Van Bender, of
Pen Yam, N. y; Mr.. and Mrs. Geo.
Denny, of Waynesburg; Mr.. and
Mrs. Jas. Meeks, of Graysville, Pa.
Mrs. Susan Moniger and son, Mat
thias, of Ryersons Station, Pa; Mrs.
VIM. Knots, Mr.. N. H. Biddell and
G. W. Daugherty, were present from
Carmichaels; Mr.. and Mrs. H. O. L.
Clark, of Morgantown, W. Va; Mr..
Will and Miss Eddie Denny and
Mrs. P. A. Knox, of Waynesburg,
besides many other friends of the
aged couple, in Waynesburg, were
present and added their merry greet
ings to the happy OCCASION
Waynesbarg Democrat.
The ladies of the w. C. r. u. gave
reception in the new reading room
Monday evening at o'clock to the
young men of the town and Univer-
sity. Mrs. Moore, President of the
W. G. L. u, made brief address of
welcome and Rev. Mr.. Chenoweth
led the audience in prayer. Quite
number of ladies and gentleman were
present and spent the evening So
cially. The new room is as neat as
new pin and very attractive. 1t is
situated ON the second floor of the
post office building and will be open
every evening from 7 o'clock to 10
O'Clock until further notice, Visi-
tors are always welcome All of the
leading magazines, literary, scientific
and religious will be on the tables,
together with many weekly and daily
papers. A strawberry festival will
be given as soon as the berries are
procurable. The original reading
room committee consisted of Mrs. Nj.
e. Pierce, Mrs. John A. Ollie, Mrs.
Laura Pickenpaugh, Miss Emma
Coombs and Mrs. II. M. Morgan
To this committee have been added
a young gentleman from each of the
churches in town and one 'at large"
as follows: Chas. A. Hayes, of the
Episcopal church, John L. Robinson,
of the Methodist Protestant church,
Charles Dering, of the Presbyterian,
church, B. G. Wilson, of the Baptist
church, Samuel Pickcnpaugh, of the
NJ. + church, and Geo. NJ. John, "at
large" These ladies and gentleman
now have full and complete control
of the reading room and will do
everything in their power to make
1t a success. Let everybody lend a
hand.
Ladies embroidered scarfs and good
stock Of embrOideries, also etching
al E {.