The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1885-11-21

two or three weeks, went home last
Friday. She had arranged to go on
Thursday but the stage-coech forgot
to call for her. One more argument
in favor of a railroad.
II. n. Ogden's dun horse ran of
on Main street Wednesday afternoon,
badly damaging the buggy to which
he was attached The animal was
being driven by Emery McIntire at
the time. The shafts, one wheel
and an axle of the vehicle were
broken.-Inder.
w. S. Owings, Esq, of Collier,
Brooke county, was in our midst last
week and visited the New DOMINION.
He was in company with d. w. Dor
rance, Esq, of Steubenyille. They
were here in the interests of a new
log turner which Mr.. Dorrance has
just had patented.
Will. 5. O'Brien, the enterprising
proprietor of the Jane Lew Pottery,
was in town last Saturday and Sun
day. He reports the pottery as
booming. We are glad to see he is
getting a large patronage from Gil
mer. Mr.. O'Brien is firm believer
in the virtue of printers ink.-Glen
ritle Banner.
Messrs. VIM. G. Brown, jr., J. H.
Hawthorne and VIM. NJ. O. Daw-
son, left last night. The two
former went to Chicago on
legal business, and will be absent
about ten days, and Mr.. Dawson
went to Wheeling and other points
ON business connected with the
Kingwood Railway Co.-Journal.
Prof. A. L. Purinton, of Parkers-
burg, delivered lecture at the Bap-
fist Church in this place on last Sun
day evening, ON ministerial Educa-
ton" The address was scholarly,
eloquent and to the point. They speak
of him as Little A. L. Purinton.
This has reference solely to the size
of his body. There is nothing small
about him MISUNDERSTANDING
Telegram.
The beginning of last week S. c.
Kelley, Esq, of this place, was ad-
mitted at Charleston to practice in
the Supreme Court of West Virginia.
The gentleman returned home on
Tuesday and on Saturday in Pitts
burg received the same privilege
from the Supreme Court of this State
which, under the present law, admits
him to practice in any court of either
State.-Mt. Pleasant Journal.
Among the West Virginians who
are achieving honor abroad is Hon.
j. p. Dolliver, now of Iowa. He is
yet less than thirty years of age, but
has Represented Iowa in both branch
es of it's Legislature, has served as
chairman of the State Convention.
and in the political campaign last
year gained great reputation as a
political orator in several States of
the Union. He is now to be sent to
Congress. The only thing to be Ia
mented about all this is that he is
not Democrat.--Register.
Prof. White, of Morgantown, the
able and proficient geologist, is en-
ployed by Mclaughlin d Co., of
Pittsburgh, and Vandegriff d Co., of
New York and Wheeling, to investi-
gate the oil territory in Springhill
and Richhill townships. He reports
that there is but little doubt that
the Washington county oil belt ex-
tends into the upper end of Greene
county. The geological indications
are the same, and he is positive that
if the wells are put down to the pro-
per depth gushers similar to those in
Washington county will be struck
Graphic.
AT about 8 o'clock on last Monday
evening a pleasantly successful sur
prise party was given. Rev. Mr..
Brooke, of this city, at his residence
on Main street. A table prepared
for the purpose by the surprise
guests, was loaded by them with
every delicacy and substantial, i'm
aginable. The contributions were
of the most varied character and
particularly useful. A number of
presentations were made by many
citizens who were prevented from be-
ing present. The affair was not only
success as an object of donation,
but proved an agreeable social and
entertaining occasion.-Clarksburg
News.
Many of our people are acquainted
with Rev. Mr.. Lowther mentioned by
the West Union Record in the fol-
lowing paragraph: On Saturday
last Rev. Sylvester Lowther, who
about eleven years ago, was pastor
of the M. E. Church, this place, ar
rived here from his home in New
York city. On Sunday forenoon, he
preached the funeral of Miss Susie
A. Maxwell, deceased, to large and
appreciative audience. The deceased
was one of the sixty-two, who were
converted to the true faith at revi-
val meeting conducted here by Mr..
Lowther while pastor After the
sermon which was able in doctrine,
beautiful in thought, unique in style
and lovely in its adaptation, the many
friends of the Reverend gathered
closed about him, and the reception
was happy one to say the least
of it.
The two following paragraphs are
quoted from the Buckhannon Delta:
DIR. Brown and bride returned to
Buckhannon last week and they will
board with Capt. Heavier on the
hill for a short time when they will
go to house keeping in the White
hill property on Leonard street va
Gated by Mr.. Ford.
Milton Steele, of Weston, was in
town last week settling up some bus
mess, connected with the Singer Sew
ing Machine Company whose agent
he has been for some years. He
goes to Indiana in few weeks.
The following two personals are
from the Rosedale Cor. of the
Graphic:
The singing school at Mt. Pleas
ant, conducted by Milt Baker, is