The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-12-26
GENERAL WORK o. AL Iuus
PERSONALITIES.
Some Remarks About Prominent
West virginians,

Some Remarks About Prominent
West virginians,
Living and Dead, lin and Out
Of the State.
Governor Wilson is said to be
full-fedged candidate for the United
States Senate. If he sets about it
in dead earnest no man in the State
can work harder than Wilson,
Rev. Doctor c. p Masden, of st.
Louis, has become pastor of Madison
Avenue NJ. f. Church, New York
City. He was pastor of Fourth
Street Church, Wheeling, 0 few
years ago, and was one of the most
eloquent pastors that church has
ever had
Ex- Marshal G. w. Atkinson has
been delivering his lecture, Don't"
at various points in and out Of the
State, and has always had attentive
hearers. The fact of the matter is
Atkinson is one of the very best lee
turers in West Virginia, and deserves
all the popularity he has attained.
1t might make him large as to his
head,' but it don't.
Our own William L. Wilson, mem
Der of Congress for the Second Dis
trict of West Virginia, is about 43
years Of age, but is already quite gray.
He graduated at Columbia College,
d. c., in 1860, which school con-
ferred upon him the title of LII. d..
two years ago. He is said to be one
of the most modest and unassuming
members of the House, yet one of
the most cultured and eloquent.
Col. Jake kemple recently had a
harder time in getting away from an
eastern sheriff than he had in max
ing his famous March from Wash
ington" Jake had been promising
to pay these Boston hotel men his
board bill, but they found out chat
he was only joking and got the bail
iff after him. 1t is to be hoped that
the eloquent Jacob will quit sowing
his wild oats, now that he has be-
come "Bcnedict, the married man.
Benjamin ). Stuart was killed on
Thanksgiving Day, 1861, at Hilton
Head, South Carolina He was II
West Virginia boy, at least he lived
in this State for some time, attended
school at Morgantown, and married
Miss Emma Hardin, Of Wheeling
He taught school in Texas before
the war. As an officer in the Union
army he was beginning to have
a good deal OF inference, when he was
killed by the bursting Of she'll
He is buried at Washington, Pa.
At least one Of the Old MonorU
liza Academy boys was killed befS
Petersburg-Joseph II. Pcntecoss
When the war broke out PcntecostN
was Professor of Mathematics in
Austin college, Texas. He came
North, joined the army, was several
times promoted, was at Antietam,
Fredericksburg, james Island, South
Mountain, Vicksburg, Chantilly and
Petersburg In the last named con-
fict he was shot down while com
handing the Tooth Pennsylvania
regiment. He lies buried at West
Middletown,, Pa.
The senior member Of the United
States Senate from West Virginia is
johnson N. Camden, of Parkcrsburg.
His term of service began March 4th
1881 and will expire March Bird
1887. He is So years of age, and
was born in Lewis county, this State.
He has been prosecuting Attorney
of Braxton and Nicholas counties;
President of the First National Bank
of Parkersburg; was the nominee Of
the Democratic party fer Governor
of the State in 1868, and again in
1872, and has been for some time q
controlling factor in the Standard
Oil Company. He may always ge !
found in his place in the Senate, and
is an able and conscientious worker.
Senator John Il. Kenna, of this
State, is the youngest member of
the United States Senate. He Was
also the youngest member Of the
House, before his election to they
Senate, and was consid cred one Of
the brightest lights of tAat body,
According to custom his youthful
ness would give him a back seat ~
the Senate but an exchange
sensibly remarks: 1t will ~
day this winter or in che fut
winters when Senator Kenna g
into a snow drift from which
cannot extricate himself even in
frigid zone of the north side Of
capitol. He will be conspicue
the democratic procession,
cavorting and snorting, but in 4
stantial work for his State and
Nation, commanding admiration
Old church goers of Nicholas
Fayette counties will remember
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