The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-01-26

Pertinent Paragraphs Both Pleasing
and Personal.

last week.
Judge Ollie has been absent for a
week past in Baltimore visiting old
friends and having pleasant time
generally.
Mr.. Joseph Moreland and party
will return home from Washington
on Friday
Miss Lou Stewart came here yes
terday from Huntington to attend
the funeral of her sister, Mrs Fast.
Miss Jennie Kiger is visiting
friend in Bridgeport, w. Va.
Hon. William L. Wilson will de-
liver the address to the graduating
class of the Medical College of Vir-
ginia, in Richmond, at the commence
ment, on the night of April 1st next.
Deputy Collectors Isaac Brady. of
Romney, and L. p. Carr. of Fair
mont, were here on official business
few days ago.
Louis Bennett, Prosecuting Attor-
ney Of Lewis county, was married at
Wheeling on Wednesday to Miss
Sallie Maxwell, prominent belle of
that city.
Prof. Moore jackson and wife re-
turned from Clarksburg on Monday.
Prof. Myers has returned from
Bethany where he was summoned to
see his father who has since deid.
Mr.. L. V. Keck and wife returned
from Pittsburg on Saturday.
DIR. Morris, the widely known Den
fist, is at his Office in this place.
Mrs. Moreland Gilmore went to
Weston last week to attend the fun
eral of her mother Nancy Snider,
who died in the hospital for the in
sane.
O. p. Austin, of Ellington, is one
of our good citizens who renewed his
subscription since our last issue.
Mr.. jackson Smith, one of the
leading citizens of Grant district
was in town on Saturday.
Our good friend 2. 7. McBee, OF
Clinton district, was here on Satur-
day en- route to Cass district to visit
his friend. Mr.. Jas. S. Miller, who is
i'll.
Our esteemed friend John A. Jones
is prominently spoken of as a candi.
date for Mayor of Huntington at the
approaching municipal election.
F. X. O'Kelly went to Pittsburg
yesterday.
Mr.. Milt Hirschman left on Satur-
day for q three weeks visit with
friends in Charlestown and Philadel-
phia. A pleasant trip to Mr.. H.
Mr.. Will Hall, one of the cleverest
citizens of Cass district, was in town
on Saturday looking after some bust
ness matters.
Mr.. Jno. S. Hood was here yester-
day.
Our clever friend Joseph McLar-
nan was among those who extended
us business favors on Saturday.
Thanks to Professors Myers, Pur-
linton and Reynolds for favors.
Thomas Hawker, of Preston co.,
was visiting the scenes of his boy
hood days last week. He and N. r.
Chalfant were tailor apprentices here
over fifty years ago.
Mr.. S. A. Posten, Manager of the
Farmers Store had arranged to go
to Florida early this week for Mrs.
Posten's health, but did not go on
account of Mrs. Posten being unable
to make the journey. We trust she
may soon become stronger and be
restored to health.
Marshall Miller is the newspaper
mans ideal subscriber His custom
for years has been to pay his sub
scription for year, three or six
months before it expired. On Satur-
day last he dropped in and renewed
paying to April 1890. Marshall APP
preciates the newspaper mans work
and his friendship in turn Is appre-
ciated by the newspaper man. Anoth-
thing may be said with propriety
and that is, he is one of the most re
liable men in the county. Those
men always are. We would rejoice
if there were many more like him and
Silas S. Powell.
The appointment of Larney P
Carr, of this place, deputy collector
in the place of o. S. Mckinney, who
resigned, was most excellent. Mr.
Carr is a capable and popular gentle
man and his eminent success in the
discharge of the duties of the office
is assured. The best appointments
made by Collector McGraw were his
deputies in this district. Mckinney
and Carr are representative Demo
Gratis, and gentlemen whom the De.
mocracy delights to honor.-Inder
Rev. George H. McGrew, who has
been the pastor of the first Metho-
dist Episcopal church, of Meriden
Conn, for three years, has received
a cordial invitation to accept the
passionate of st. Paul's Methodist
Episcorel church, of New York City
This reminds us that the pulpits Of
several prominent Methodist church
es in and near New York City arc
filled by West Virginians. Rever
ends John R. Thompson, w. G
Snodgrass, j. Sumner Stone, M. F
Compton, S. Lowther, and perhaps
others, are doing efficient work il
that part of the Master vineyard
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