The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1889-01-19

and Personal
Joseph A. Hood and wife, Of Lows
vile, were in town this week. W.
acknowledge very pleasant call from
Mr.. Hood--Inder.
Miss Lille Boyers, of Palatine, il
visiting friends in this county.
Ross Hall, who spent his boyhood
days about Smithfeld, but who ii
now a resident of Monongalia coun
ty, w. Va, is spending few days
with former friends in Fayette.-
Standard
Prof. John A. Myers, of the West
Virginia Agricultural Experiment
Station, haa been reelected President
of the National Chemists Associa-
tion. This is a very high honor
but one Of which Prof Myers is fully
worthy.
Mrs. Prof. Whitehill was summon
ed to the bedside of her father on
Friday last at Beaver, Pa, the aged
gentleman being at the point OF
death.
Prof. Myers went to Bethany, w.
Va. on Saturday to see his father,
who is lying dangerously i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. ". Keck are in
Pittsburg, having been summoned
there by the death of DR.. Morrison.
DIR. F. Howell, of CIarksburg, was
visiting his relatives and friends in
this county for short time last
week.
A quintet Of young gentlemen from
Vaudeville were in town recently and
favored the New DOMINION with
their presence for short time. They
came up from the ferry in skiff to
avoid the muddy roads. We were
glad to meet them. The party was
composed of Clark Dawson, DR.. j. s.
Smith, d. D. Fortney, j. M. Deusen.
berry and j. NJ. Waters.
Ex-Deputy Collector o. S. Nc
Kinney has resigned and Mr.. L. p
Carr appointed in his stead. Both
gentlemen were here Monday on of
fetal business.
Mr.. Vim. A. Ohley, editor of that
excellent paper, the Fairmont Inder
was here on Monday, the guest OF
the New DOMINION.
Miss Ida Osborn, who has been
the guest of friends here for several
weeks, returned to her home in
GAINESVILLE, Ohio, on Tuesday.
S. A. Poster, manager of the Far
mers' Union, was in Fairmont yes
terday.
F. NJ. Hoffman, of Preston county,
is again visiting his brother, N. N.
Hoffman, in this place, having come
down last Friday He was visiting
some friends in Cass district Mon.
day and Tuesday.
Mrs. James Hare, Of Front street,
who has been seriously i'll for few
days, is convalescent.
Little Arthur MADEIRA, of Grafton,
is visiting his grandmother, Mrs.
Jane MADEIRA, on Front street.
Mrs. Mary Protzman is improving
slowly.
! Mr.. and Mrs. d. L. Donley, of Mt
Morris, were visiting their daughter
Mrs. d. b. Adams, this week. Mrs
Donley had just returned from Mead
vile, Pa, where she visited two OF
her daughters, Misses Media and
Leanna, who are attending college
there. Miss Maggie Donley, of Mt
Morris, is also attending Meadville
College Waynesburg Republican
Miss Kate Samsel, of Grafton, is
the guest of Miss Nettie Nye in
South Morgantown.
To Miss Della Weaver the New
DOMINION is indebted for a pleasant
business call.
Major d. B. Stewart, of George
town, was in town few days age
and did not neglect this office during
his visit, for which he has oul
thanks.
Our clever friend John Sidwell
was in town on Saturday. John has
one of the biggest timber contracts
on hand this winter that he has evel
been connected with.
Mr.. Joseph Moreland and sister
Miss Lizzie, and Misses Rose More
land, Bessie Murphy and Sarah Rog-
ers will go to Washington City to
morrow to spend a few days.
Manager Clements and Captain
Legge, of the B, & O., were here yes
terday in consultation with Mr.
Moreland in reference to some rail
road matters.
r. E. Fast, Esq, Clerk of the Cir
cult Court of Monongalia county, and
Mayor Of Morgantown, was in the
city to-day, and was appointed Uni
ted States Commissioner by Judge
John j. Jackson.-Parkersburg
Journal.
Prof. A. L. Wade has gone to Char.
lesion and willsremain until spring
Miss Lucy johnson has been visit
ing her friend Miss Mary Woodward
at Parkersburg, for some time past
Messrs. Clark Wade and Jesse
Bussey, two of the clever citizens Of
Cass district were in town on Satur-
day. The New DOMINION was ex-
ceedingly glad to make the acquaint.
ance of Mr.. Bussey. He is clever
gentlemen and a good Democrat
While here Clark closed the contract
with Superintendent Grant fol-
delivering the gas pipe from Mt
Morris to the Usage Mills. We need
not add that it will be promptly
done.
Prof. J. NJ. Lee will go to Catletts
burg next Friday evening, on the in
vitation of the Presbyterian Society
to deliver a lecture. He will proba
bly, choose for his subject Southern
Literature. "-Huntington AdUertiser.
Tuesday evening of last week
Rev. DR.. j. w. Carter and family
left Parkersburg for their new home
at Raleigh, N. c. Before their de
parture a very handsome present was
given them by twenty ladies of the
Baptist church. 1t was an elegant
and costly silver tea-set of beautiful
design.
Mrs. Nellie Sweeney Palmer, who
presides so efficiently over the music