The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-08-22

Personal Paragraphs.
Thanks to G. J. Bowlby for late
Omaha papers.
Misses Cora and Maggie Donley
and Lille Hagans were visiting in
Fairmont last week.
Will Richardson, ESQ.,, of Battelle,
was shaking hands with friends here
a few days ago and flying around
attending to business matters.
Prof A. J. Hare is visiting his par
ents for short time. He will go to
Pittsburgh this week, and after his
return from there resume his school
work at Grafton.
Major d. B. Stewart dropped into
our sanctum the other day and made
himself agreeable The Major has a
fund of war anecdotes and reminis-
censes that are interesting and in
structive.
Messrs. Howard and John Reiner
were at their old home in Dunbar,
Fayette county, Penna., on a visit,
accompanied by their sisters and
Miss Bryson.
Lieut.. Wilson has returned from
his summer vacation spent in the
North and West. He looks well and
no doubt enjoyed his respite from
his work.
That clever gentleman John NJ.
Carlow paid this office a pleasant
visit on Saturday.
Misses Basha and Becca Dusen-
berry, two handsome young ladies of
the West Side, came in on Saturday
to see the NEW DOMINION press and
the mysteries of the art preservative
generally.
Judge Edmiston has resigned his
membership Of the board Of directors
of the insane Asylum and Gov. Will
son has appointed Judge John Bran
non his successor.
We received a pleasant call lately
from Mr.. Baker, of the firm of
Hayes, Baker u Co. water well borers.
The firm has done considerable
amount of work in this county.
Mr.. Frank Haldeman, of Pittsburg,
has returned to his home in that
place after visit to his fathers on
the Flats.
Editor Horner, of the Parkersburg
Sentinel, and prospective postmas-
ter under a Democratic administra-
tion, paid the Register a pleasant
visit yesterday. He is very positive
that Democrats ought not to be
sleeping on the pine boards any
longer, and the Republicans taking
it easy on feather beds-so to speak
Register.
N. G. Hurst passed through town
the other day on his way to Fair
mont, where we learn he will take
charge of one of the departments of
the work on the F. M. Il p.
Governor Sheehan, in company
with J. M. Janifer, first assistant
engineer on the B. & O., on the work
south of Morgantown, West Vir-
ginia, called in to see us last Satur-
day. We are always glad to see the
Governor. Mr.. Janifer thinks the
road will be completed to Morgan
town by October from Fairmont.-
Genius.
We had a pleasant call Monday
morning from Thos. E. Hodges, of
Morgantown, who accompanied by
his wife and sister-in-law, are visit
ing his fathers family at Lorentz.
Tommy always receive a cordial well
come in Upshur, whose people are
justly proud of him.-Buchhannon
Delta.
Our friend, Barton M. Jones, Esq,
of Monongalia county, was in town
last Saturday and favored as with a
call He was en- route to Lincoln
district to visit his father. and was
accompanied by his family. aBartr
was resident of this county for
few months some time ago, and we
have been hoping that he will ere long
wander back again" Marion needs
such men, He is still Assessor of
old Monongalia, serving now on his
second term.-West Virginian
Maj. w. H. Watt, a contractor on
the railroad, building from Fairmont
to Morgantown, accomanied by Chas.
E. Hopkins, of Morgantown was here
Monday. They came here to see Mr..
Barrett and contract with him, if pos
sible, for the building of two or three
miles of our road. They left here
Monday for TOWNSVILLE, but we did
not learn what success they met with.
Argus
Geo. C. Cole, Esq, is again off for
Morgantown on legal business. But
we are inclined to the belief that
there is more "courting" than law
connected with these visits Weston
World.
Chas. E. Brown. Esq, of Cincinna
ti,arrived in town on Tuesday evening
and will remain about two weeks
Argus.
The farewell sermons, preached by
Rev. P. B. Reynolds last Sunday
morning and evening, were atten-
lively listened to by large congrega-
tions. His sermons were unusually
impressive and combined with the
fact of them being the last, many in
attendance might probably hear from
him, awakened in all a sympathetic
feeling. We wish Prof. Reynolds un-
bounded success in his new field,
consoling ourselves with the fact,
that what is our great loss, is to 9th
ors a gain.-St. Albums NonpareH.
Prof. Reynolds will in short time
be in Morgantown with his family
ready to commence his labors in the
University.
Vice President McGrew, of Nor
gantown, who was in this place on