The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-06-29

the University be maintained him
sell by his own efforts. not only keep.
ing high place in his classes bit
doing much work in other directions
that brought him pecuniary re
wards. In the literary society he
was particularly active and was the
successful champion of his society
on two occasions, once winning for
it the prize for Grafton and the sec
ond time that for debate, the latter
being the largest of all the prizes.
Mr.. S. is self made man; he has
the brains that augur success and
the energy to use them. During the
last year he was associated with Mr.
j. E. Brown, also then a senior, in
the publication of the Athenaeuns,
the University paper; which they
made remarkable success. The
friends of both gentlemen expect to
hear from them ia the future
We are sorry to report Miss Mary
Protzman, of Frozt street, in very
poor health.
Mrs. Henry Grant, of Grafton, was
the guest of her friend, Miss Nettie
Nye, last week.
The Rev. Mr.. Smith, pastor of the
Grafton Baptist Church, had been
the guest of Prof. Purinton for sew.
eral days, returning to his home
Monday.
DIR. Frank Nj. Dent, wife and little
son Frank, Jno. Z. Dent and H. III.
Sayers, all of Newburg, were visiting
friends here and at Granville, a few
days ago. The genial Doctor, be-
sides being an excellent gentleman,
is sterling Democrat.
Mr.. Fred Mari, who has been in
the employ of John Koebert, our
worthy barber, for the past year, has
returned to bis home in Manning
ton, w. Waynes6urq Demo
crit
If reports be true, Monongalia
county will lose one of her fair
daughters before the Republicans
elect another President. For full
particulars and accurate data, in
quire of George Mulligan.-King-
,eood Argus.
Mr. f. M. Hoffman, of Preston
county, spent few days with his
brother last week.
The faculty of Wake Forest Col
lege, North Carolina, during the past
year has had two West Virginia
members, viz: Professors Purinton
and Michael, both of them graduates
of our own State University.
Rev. DIR. Alexander Martin, for
merly President of the State Univer-
sity and since 1875 President of De
PAW University has resigned the
Presidency of De Paw. His resig-
nation was accepted and he was
elected to the chair Of Mental Sci
ence at a salary of $4,000 per year.
Hon. W. L. Wilson delivered an
address few days ago at Wake
Forest, N. G., Theological Seminary
and also near the same date an ad-
dress to the students of Randolph
Macon College, at Ashland, Va
Capt. Phil. A. Shaffer attended
the meeting of the National Council,
Jr. o. U. A. NJ, at Haverhill, Mass,
last week.
A Charleston dispatch of late date
says: DR.. Robert L. Brown, Assis-
tant superintendent of the female
department of the Hospital for the
Insane, is in the city, accompanied
by B. Ralston, Simon Young and
Mrs. Sleeth, employees of the Asylum.
DR.. Brown has in charge the follow
ing thirteen patients to the State
Hospital for the Insane: Green
brier county, John Dwyer; Raleigh,
Susan Burnside and Harvey Clemens;
Fayette, Norman Wilson; Monroe,
Rosa Foster; Kanawha, Train Eau
Der and Ellen Foley; Lincoln, Walter
Love; Cabell, Miss Webb jackson,
Rosetta Sayre and Irwin Slaughter;
Richie, Della Smith and Cornelia
Maulsby.
Mr.. G. W. Choen, of Youngstown,
Ohio, is here visiting his numerous
friends. He is at this time the
guest of James W. Dawson ON Front
street.
Willie Johnson, of White Day,
who was visiting his uncle, N. N.
Hoffman, returned home Saturday,
accompanied by his cousin Johnnie
r. T. Hoffman.
Mrs. Maria St. Clair will move to
the Lieut.. Wilson property, ON Front
street, in few days.
ALT. X. Smith has gone to New
York where he will remain until
fall in large cutting school, This
school is designed to teach voting
men the science of cutting out
clothes. ALT. is already an accom-
plished tailor, and his term there
will put the finishing touches on.
Mr. A. B. White, the new collec-
tor of Internal Revenue for this
State, was in town for a short time
on Monday.
MAJOR ~. Is. Stewart, OF Grant QlS-
trict, was among the prominent citi-
zens of the county who were in town
yesterday.
Prof A. c. Magruder, of the State
Agricultural Experiment Station,
Morgantown, is here assisting Pc
tiers, Leach & Koontz in getting the
creamery in northumberland
Herald.
Mr.. Frank Snider, principal of the
High School, leaves this evening for
his home near Morgantown to spend
the summer vacation. He has done
most excellent work, as far as we are
able to learn, and has greatly at
tached the pupils of the High School
to him, and having done so well it
may be taken for granted that he
will return next fall. He will spend
the summer pursuing special studies.
|-Parkersburg Journal.
Mr.. VIM. Nj. Kincaid, leading
citizen of Cameron was here yester-
day evening Mr.. Kincaid is an ex-
tensive dealer in engines, boilers and
all kinds of machinery and a very
reliable gentleman. While here he
sold two threshing machines, the re-
suit of little advertising in the
New DOMINION. His card appears
in another co1umn