West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-06-19
M0RGANTOwN AND THE con.
MENCEMENT.

NVHlihehCcmCn(, because the
graduates are then turnod loose on
IN cold and unfeeling world and
commence to find out how little
they really know. We Travelled
there by rail. 1t is only four times
as far rs across the country but il is
said that the furthost way around
is the surest way, and we started
out with n determination to got
there. We got there, but we were
greatly disappointed in the Nv. Va.
Athens. We hadn't been there
for several years and we had been
reading the Morgantown papers
and had therefore greatly over esti-
mated its size and Importance. We
waited at the station some little bit
looking for B. & O. Depot and
University Avenue Street Car, to
ride up town in, but finally conclu-
ded that we hadn't time to wait for
1t and so watched our chance and
walked up. We strolled around
town looking for the industries and
manufacturing establishments that
we have been reading about in
the Post and Dominion, but failed
TO find them till we went TO the
Offices of these enterprising journals
and examined their files. We then
learned that they had been con-
structed entirely in the aforesaid
Offices with pencil and paper. Bros.
Fleming and Morgan should go to
Oklahoma or the Cherokee strip
where they would have something
to boom with more life in il than
graveyard. We were a "gucst" of
the Wallace House (at the rate Of
81 per day for rs cents worth of
accommodations.) They are very
impartial during rush and if you
get the best room in the house, il
will only cost you the same as to
catch what you can at the table and
sleep on the floor and if you yet
away without getting your pockets
picked by the clerk or some body
elae, you will do better than others
have done.
Morgantown is very old town.
1t is only necessary to see the court
house TO be convinced OF it's antiq-
uity. Judging from the inside of
tive would say that it was built
soon after the discovery of America
by Columbus. 1t is about The old
est land mark Of the county, except
ing the Dorsey Knob or Laurel
Mountain. The old bridge is still
there. 1t is suspension bridge,
u suspension Of busines
between The two shores, since toll is
still collected, but as the Mononga-
liza roads are 50 bad that no one can
travel them without balloon, the
bridge keeper isn't brokcu do wn
taking in fares. This toll bridge
busines is monument to the old
iron side fogyism and thickheadcd-
ness Of the county court, who should
have purchased the bridge long ago
and made it free to the people.
We met somc Of the great men
Of the town, notably among them,
Hcnncry Morgan, Brown Boughnor,
the Clerk at the Wallace house, also
the BarkeeperGn the basement. )thc
Janitor Of the University and last
but not least, Levi Dorton, Esq. lie
was in town with a young rattle
snake in each pocket, and bis pet
one, very large one, following him.
The town was filed with the sweet
strains Of Wheeling 0pcra House
music by the band from the "Nail
City" This seoms to be one OF the
events Of the season. The coming
Of the Wheeling Opera House Band,
and it is doubtful il the Commence.
ment would go oil withoutit. 1t is
said that Morgantown has % band.
but it had crawlcd into % hole and
pulled the hole IN after t., while the
Wheeling band was there.
President Turner spoke Of the CO.
educational trial Of the past wear as
a success and gave as reason the
fact that Miss Hattie Lyons. OF the
"CO-eds" had wOn tbe EnQlish Lit
eratare Prize Of 500, but neglected
to state chat she bad no opposition
whatever and ofcOursc won it easily.
The male studontswore probably too
gallant to compete for It,
stool, in the Parthcnon Literary
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