The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1879-05-31

PERSONAL MENTfON.-Dr. SJeO. w.
John and family, of Morgantown,
were in town several days last week.
IRder.
Mr.. P. L. Lazzell of Monongalia
county, was in town this week visit
ing friends.-I6.
President Thompson, of the West
Virginia University, spent last Sab
bath in this place with his brother,
Geo. r. Thompson, Esq. Mr., Thomp-
son was on his return home from
trip to the East.-West Virgin
ian.
John Wagner Esq. the worthy
Cashier of the National Bank of West
Virginia at Wheeling, his wife and
son, ARE visiting their numerous rela-
tions here.
James Allender, of Preston County
was in town the first of the week.
John w. Corrothers and Geo. w.
johnson, our Big timber men are both
at home, after some weeks spent down
the river. They give rather gloomy
account of business affairs in the
Monongahela Valley below. The
early low stage of water has para
lyzed everything-l7, 000,0 900 bushels
of coal are in the different pools and
no water to take them to market.
Frank Haymaker, clerk at Wells
drug store, will, in the near future
leave for Harrisville, where he will
open a drug store.-Clarks6urg
NeUs.
The last Sunday Leader, speaking
of the Sham Battle to come off at
Wheeling says:
Maj. Thomas F. Snyder, Professor
of Mathematics and Military Tao
tics at the West Virginia University,
will be with us on the 30th A bet
ter officer to lead the troops on one
side could not be had.
DIR. Geo. M. Dorsey left Durham
nah last week for Leadville and Sill
verton, Colorado. Our good wishes 90
with him and we hope he may have
plenty of luck for he well deserves it.
j. J. Fitch, Geo. Gamble, Geo. Hall
James johnson, John A. Guseman and
Others have symptoms of the Lead
vile fever; but whether they won't
postpone starting too long and get
over it, is question.
Mr.. J. w. Stevens, of Grant Dis
trict, paid us another profitable Wis
it last week.
Mr. J. NJ. Bowers, of Cheat Neck,
one of the sound Democrats of Mon
ongalia, called last week and paid
his subscription.
Mr. J. NJ Kern has almost recov-
cred from the effect of the accident
he met with lately.
U. n. Arnett, Jr., and George r.
Thompson, Esqrs., Of Fairmont and
Thos. r. Barnes of Palatine were in
town this week.
DR.. VIM. L. McLane, wife and
baby, of McCurdysville, were visiting
his father and other relatives in Nor
gantown this week. DR.. Chas. H.,
of Cassville, was also hereabouts,
but we didn't have the pleasure of
seeing his good natured self, with
German corpus, French heart, an
English head and an Irish tongue
Sol. H. Shriver, one of our best cit
zens and solid Democrats of Battelle,
was in town this week, as we heard.
Solomon! Why didn't you come to
see us? We like to see all the name
sakes of the wise man.
Mrs. Lavaria Nuzum, of New Mar
tinsville, with her children, is visiting at
her fathers, Michael R. Chalfant's.
Geo. M. Slime, son of d. H. Slime is a
printer now working at Yankton Dako
tn Territory.
The family of VIM. Brown, foreman
in the blacksmith shop of Fairchild,
Lawhead & Co., arrived from Pitts
burgh on Wednesday and moved into
the house of H. j. Boyers, on the Pitts
burgh pike.
D.. HI. B. Laz,er has had his store
house newly plastered. Hugh Madeira
did the work.
Thos. r. Evans, wife and children
are also in town. Tom. has many
sympathizers for the losses of his firm
in the late Uniontown fire.
Town Council.
The new council of Morgantown