The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1883-02-17

In town on tuesday morning.
Prof. Purinton returned home on
Monday, having walked from Utiing
ton.
DR. VIM NJ. Dent was here this
week to attend the funeral Of his
father.
Drs Geo. B. Morriss and A. B.
Hall arrived here on Monday and
will remain until next week.
Miss Nettie Nye, of Morgantown.
il visiting the family of John W.
,Hasan on Washington Graf
ton Sentinel
Hon. B. Wilson arrived here on
Monday evening from Washington.
in company with Mr.. w. +. Watson,
OF this county.
Geo, J. Hoffman, one of the most
intelligent and pleasant gentlemen of
Clinton, spent an hour with us one
day last week.
Vice President Purinton, of Uni
versity, went to Wheeling on Thurs
day last, no doubt in the interests of
the University,
Our esteemed friend A. j. Arnett,
of Grant, was in town few days ago
and made this office a very accept
able call. We were pleased to meet
him.
Messrs. Z. p Lantz aud Sam uel
Garner, of Blacksville, were in town
this week. They give very favora-
BILE accounts Of the railroad prospects
in the upper districts
Mrs. Ell. Wagner and son left for
Kansas City on Thursday, to join
Mr. Wagner, who holds a RESPONSE
bic situation on one OF the leading
railroads entering that city. Sunday
Leader.
Charley Howell, of the Pittsburgh
Dispatch, arrived in the city yester-
day afternoon, on q visit to his wife,
who has been quite i'll for several
weeks. We are glad to report, how
ever, that she is improving, Standby
Ledder.
Hon. VIM c. Brown has been suf-
fering since Tuesday last from n
serious bilious attack. which has left
him very much Frustrated. We sim
cerely trust that the venerable sage
and patriot may speedily be restored
to health ingcoed 44rgus.
Mrs. Arab Fogle came over from
Portland on Monday to attend the
funeral of Dir. VI. Dent, the last of
her brothers, She has what people
call the Dent pluck She is so
years of age and came from Portland
in a buggy with two little children,
driving the horse herself, through
mud and swollen streams, and over
dangerous bridges.
Mr. w. ~ Fast, Of Clinton, will
leave this county in n few DAYS and
locate in Braytou. Mr.. +. in max
ing arrangements to go ordered the
New DOMINION to visit him regularly
for year. He also says there are
several families in his section going
to emigfate this Spring. And thus
it will continue to be until Monoa
gala gets a railroad.
We had a pleasant call on yester-
day afternoon from Prof. ID. b. Par-
inton, late Acting President Of the
State University, and who still fills a
chair in that institution. The Pro
fessor was on his way to Wheeling to
disahuse the minds of our legislators
Of any wrong impressions they may
have formed regarding the University
from the recent slanderous reports
circulated by few of the Radical
papers. Professor Purinton is him
self staunch though fairminded
Republican,. He took occasion to
say to us that the University is in a
prosperous condition, that the de
crease in attendance last fall, while
onl v a little greater than usual ut that
time of year, was mainly occasioned
by change in the school which adj
vanced the grade Of scholarship; that
there is no partisanship whatever
manifested in any department Of the
institution, and that any charge Of
that kind can only be false. We had
the pleasure of only short visit from
the gentleman, but trust he may find
his way to our sanctum again.-Fair
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