The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1893-07-22
ABOUT OUR FRIENDS.
Personal Mention Of Prominent People
Where They Are and How
They Are.

Charlie Skinner the well known
hotel man was a Morgantown Wis
itor Saturday.
The next two items are from th'
Kingwood journal:
Attorney NJ. F. Dryden, of Wheel
ing, is guest at the Hotel Cor
don. He and E. I. Hartman are GO
ing into the insurance business and
will make this place their headquar
tiers this summer.
Mrs. j. H. Hawthorne and son 10
seph. of Kansas City, Mo-, arrived
here on last Friday, and are guests
of Mrs. Hawthorne's parents, the
Captain and Mrs. j. NJ. Goodwin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. C. Sturgiss and
Carl Frame, left Saturday for Mt
Lake Park where they have a cottage
and will spend the heated season.
Mrs. Charles d. Conner has been
visiting friends at Kingwood for sew.
eral days.
d. L. Donley, Esq. of Mt. Morris
was a Morgantown visitor last week.
Mrs. Ed X. Porter, of Pittsburg,
was here last week visiting her
mother Mrs. Silas McGraw.
Prof. Tapp, Mrs. Tapp and Miss
Evelyn Tapp will spend several weeks
at Vaudeville, visiting the latter
parents, before returning to Harris
vile.
Alex A. Ewing of the p. V. Il C.
engineering corps is at home. He
says work is done for the present,
the surveys having been completed
from Brownsville to above Lock No.
8, in w. Va, on both sides the river.
He doesn't know which side the road
will be built on, but the general
opinion is that the side which offers
the better inducements in the mat.
ter of right of way will get the road.
STANDARD.
A party of young folks, consisting
of Mr.. and Mrs. w. r. Basnett, Mrs.
DIR. M. f. Hamilton, Misses Beryl
Stewart and Margaret Conlter, and
Messrs Chas. johnson, c. C. Bias
nett and w. J. Rex will spend sever
al days this week and next at Lock
No. 7, below Morgantown, fishing
Huntington Corr. index,
Hugh L. Boggs a prominent at
torney, of Charleston, has been ad-
judged insane and will be taken to
Weston.
The marriage of DR.. j. M. Reed,
the well known druggist of this
place, and Miss Carrie Reed, of Wheel
ing, is announced to take place to
morrow, in that city. The bride is
well known here, having visited Nor
gantown frequently in the past.
After the wedding they will go to
Chicago to attend the worlds fair
and will then return to Morgantown
to reside. They have the best wish
es of every one who knows them.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cunningham
and daughter, of Irwin, Pa. arrived
yesterday to visit Mr.. C's sister Mrs.
Mary Kelley.
James Chalfant, of Wheeling, and
Henry Chalfant, of Uniontown, Pa,
came here Monday evening to attend
the funeral of their mother.
Mrs. Chas. Stephan and son are
spending the summer near Wheel
ing.
George Stephan has returned after
a visit to Wheeling friends.
Jake VanGilder has charge of TT.
Gilmore's contract at Hundred and is
grading the streets of the new adj
dition to that place.
T. j. Gilmore went to Hundred
yesterday to look after his contract
there.
Judge John A. Ollie left Monday
to attend the meeting of the Board
of Directors of the Second Hospital
for the Insane at Spencer.
DR.. Ed. Hawthorne, dentist, went
to Fairmont Monday to fill profess
sional engagement of two or three
days.
Miss Sarah Hayes returned home
Saturday after visiting friends in
several towns in this state.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert C. Wood and
three daughters, Misses Ella, Ruth
and Lucy; and Prof. A. L. Wade and
grand daughter Miss Ada Wade,
went to the Worlds Fair last week.
Judge Berkshire, of Morgantown,
was in town Tuesday.-Fairmont
Free Press.
G. H. Beall, the we'll known Union
town liveryman, was here few days
ago
DR.. W. r. White, of Fairmont, off
ciated at the funeral of Mrs Mary
Dering, Rev.Mr Day, her pastor, be-
ing absent from town.
The next five personals are from
the Weston World:
Rev. Chas. White, of Clarksburg,
occupied the pulpit in the Presby-
terrain church Sunday. The congre-
cation here speak of him in the high
est terms and were well pleased with
his sermons.
F. M. Chalfant and family are now
moving into the Troxell property, re-
Gently purchased at sale for So, 800.
Rev. S. H. Day, of Morgantown,
delivered an interesting lecture to the
Epworth League in the M. E. church
Tuesday night
Postmaster Chichester says he will
take charge of the Weston postoffice
August LIST. His father will be first
assistant.
DIR. Morris, the dentist, is among
the distinguished arrivals in town.
DR.. j. A. Jamison, of Fairmont,
was visiting friends here last week
and made the New DOMINION pleas
ant call.
The next three items are from the
Richie Gazette;
Miss Allie Boyers, of Morgantown,
is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Hattie Sho-
walter, in this town.
Mr.. E. M. Showalter came Friday
to join the reunion of his family
here. He is prospecting as an Attor-
ney at Fairmont and deserves his
success, for he is courteous, able
and honorable young man.
TRUxAL-Dr. N. W. Truxal, a
prominent citizen, of Brownsville,
died last week aged Y years. DR..