The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-09-19


our steam press work.
Mrs. Rhoda John, an esteemed
subscriber to the NEW DOMINION
paid this Office visit last week.
The Sidney, Neb., Telegraph oil
the 9th inst. says: Sergeant Walter
Mestrezat, of the band, will be dis
charged while at Beatrice, his time
expiring" Walter will be at his old
home here is few days, and will
meet with a warm welcome.
Our scholarly young friend, Asa
b. Bush, has accepted position in
: the Preparatory department of the
State University. His ability and
exemplary habits entitle him to such
favorable Observation-Disclosures
Banner.
The Uniontown Democrat says:
L. F. Protzman has been summoned
as grand juror, to serve in the T..
5. court at Williamsport.
Lyman p Kaine and w. II. Hell
len, of Uniontown, were here a few
days ago en- route to Fairmont to
visit friends.
The Board of Trustees of the State
University, at Oxford, elected Prof.
Woodville Latham, of West Virginia,
to the Chair of Chemistry, made va
cant by the resignation of Prof.
Jones, elected President of the Female
College, at Columbus. Prof Latham,
while now resident of Virginia, is
native of this county. and comes
with the highest recommendation
as an educator.-Orford { Miss. Cor.
Courier Journal
The following two items are from
the Morris X Roads correspondent
of the Uniontown News
A. b. Hall, who has undergone
series of critical diseases for the past
year, is just pulling through under
the care of Drs. Greene, Fitch and
Fuller, and is able to walk shout the
house, and has gained an appetite
Abraham is tough.
Two young men are embarking in
an enterprise to start a newspaper in
Greensboro, Pa. One of them be-
longs to Cross Roads. About thirty
miles square is embraced in this
locality with no newspaper, and in
view of the oil developments the
boys might accidentally succeed by
getting patent inside and a differ
ent outside from that ascribed to the
Monitor.
A. NJ. Gibson, formerly one of the
editors of the Genius, but now of
the New York Sun, is visiting rela,
tives here UniontoWn News. Bert
was once a student at Monongalia
Academy, and is gentleman of fine
literary attachments.
Our old Democratic friend, ALT.
Lemasters, contemplates moving to
Harrisville soon.--McCurdysville
Cor Inder. Mr.. Lemasters is one
of the substantial farmers of Mo-
nongalia county, and we shall regret
to loose him if he should remove
from the county.
Prof. Lorentz was somewhat indis-
posed the greater part of last week.
President Turner attended the
teachers institute at Kingwood last
week and delivered an address before
that body.
Professor and Mrs. Seamon will
60 to Wheeling this morning for
few days before he begins his labors
again at Crozet. We learn that
Prof. Seamon has been rendered
lucrative position in the Alabama
Agricultural College which he has
now under consideration.
Miss Bette Custar, the accom-
plished daughter of Mr.. G. A. Gus
tar, of Coal Valley, accompanied by
her sister, Mrs. W. H. Evans, of this
place, made us pleasant call Mon
day evening. Call again ladies'
Fayette Enterprise.
1t is said that Col. Alex. Strausz,
the able manager of the Irondale
Furnace for several years past, has
resigned that position and will locate
in Florida. Mr.. Strausz's manage
ment of the Irondale Fuanace, has
been very popular with the employees
there, and his departure will be
much regretted by everybody
Grafton Eagle.
Prof A. j. Hare left last Monday
for Shepherdstown, W. Va, where
he will assume the duties of his new
position as instructor in the Normal
school at that place. Mr.. Hare will
receive, in his new position, seventy
five dollars per month which is quite
an advance over the salary paid him
while teaching here.-Grgfton Sen
tinel.
D. H. Slime, Esq, one Of Morgan
towns teutonic citizens, passed
trough this place on Friday evening
last en- route to Washington, with
his capacious pockets filled with Pc
titions and letters of recommends
ton in support of his application
for appointment by President Cleve-
land to the postmastership at Nor
kouVOWus VIC dIc lulOIulCO budt
Mr.. Slime has four competitors for
the place-Messrs. Adam Nye, Isaac
Franks, Grove Chadwick and DR..
Geo. B. Morris. West Virginian.
W. J. Rush, Esq, and Chas. d.
Conner, of Uniontown, the latter
of the Neps, of that
place, we're in town on Saturday.
R. E. Mckinley and H. ]. Stur-
giss, young gentlemen who have
taken the law course at the Univer-
sity, have been granted certificates
to obtain license to practice law in
the State of West Virginia. These
young men are industrious and in
telligent, and are no doubt well pre-
pared to enter the profession. The
New DOMINION wishes them a hearty
bon voyage as they launch their
bark on the black letter waters.
Captain F. L. Hurry left on Mon
day for his home in Louisville, KY.
He will stop en- route at Pruntytown
and Bridgeport. His many friends
here regret that his visit was so
short.