The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1894-09-15
ABoUr ORR FRIENDS.
Personal Mention Of Prominent People
Where they Are and How
They Are

! Grant Kramer, of Greensboro, hal
charge of the Western Union tele
graph Office in the absence of Geo
Kiger who is taking a hunt in thu
mountains.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Webb Davis wer,
greeting their Morgantown friends 8
few days ago. We regret that they
are not residents Of Morgantown.
DIR. VIM. NJ. Dent, OF Newburg
accompanied his grandson, w. r. d
Amman to this place yesterday. The
latter will resume his studies in ths
University.
James Goodwin, of Fairchance
has been visiting his cousin Thomas
Goodwin, Of Laurel Iron Works
Both gentlemen we're here yesterday
greeting friends and both are very
excellent men.
Judge 7. p Jacobs and family, Of
New Martinsville, will arrive to day
to remain for short time. W. l.
Jacobs and family and Mrs. Geo. NJ
Kelly and family are also at Squire
Jacobs. Gilmore will come up from
Pittsburg on Friday and they will
have a pleasant reunion, the first
time all have been together for over
Ii years.
Misses Blanche Wood and Jessie
Moorhead went to Pittsburg on
Monday to attend the Womans'
College. Mr.. and Mrs. Moorhead
accompanied them.
Prof. A. L. Wade is in Pittsburg
to look at the throng of veterans
this week. He went to meet his
brother who lives in the state OF
Washington.
Mrs. o. H. Koontz is visiting her
old home at Smiths Ferry, Pa.
"Dick" Smith and wife are both
Frustrated with typhoid fever
Though both of them have been
quite low there is every prospect Of
their recovery.
James Evans, son of L. R. Evans,
is attending the Linsly Institute in
Wheeling.
Mr.. Josie Clark and bride, of New
Martinsville, we're here short time
last Saturday and went by steamer
to Pittsburg. They were on their
bride tour.
j. r. Trotter, John T. Cooper, F.
w. Clark. N. G. Hubbard and <. HI.
Vickers, all except Mr.. Hubbard
graduates of the University, will &C
to Harvard the coming year. The
three latter gentleman were there
last year.
Guy. r. G. Allen and Mrs. Hand
Ian, of Wheeling, were here from
Saturday until Monday listing their
friends.
Mrs. Ellsworth Parfitt and two
little sons, of Columbus, Ohio, have
been visiting Mr.. John Parfitt and
other friends in this county for q
month past. They will be joined by
Mr.. Parfitt in few days.
Mrs. Perry Baker, wife of the gen
tleman who lives on the Hoffman
farm, has been dangerously i'll from
a complication of diseases for some
time, is pronounced better and
hopes of her recovery are now enter
tanned.
Mrs. Dr. Coombs was recently Wis.
iting Mr.. and Mrs. w, c. Davis at
their home in Pennsylvania.
Mr.. John Scott, of Anderson, In.
diana, is the guest of his sister, Mrs
Geo. S. Vance, on Spruce street
Mr.. Scott is native of Monongalia
but has lived in Indiana for a score
or more years
w. L. Jacobs and family, of In
dianapolis, have been the guests Of
of Squire and Mrs. Jacobs for q
week past. Mr.. Jacobs and the
present owner of the New DOMINION
established the paper nearly nine
teen years ago, but the former after
a few months withdrew and the es-
Establishment has been in the hands
of the present proprietor ever since
Fifteen years ago Mr.. Jacobs moved
to Indianapolis where he has resided
since and where he has become pros
porous. This is his first v:si. to his
old home since leaving it, His
many friends are glad to see him
again. He visits the old scenes and
calls up the "reminiscences they sug
gest with much pleasure. We regT&'
very much that his visit is so short
Rev. Mr.. Day left ON Monday te
attend the annual session of the
West Virginia conference now in
session at Charleston. Bishop Eos
ter who will preside was pastor Of
the church in which the meetings
are held 81 years ago. There will be
no preaching in the M. E.church next
Sunday. The Epworth League will
hold prayer service in the evening
to which all are invited.
Mr.. R. p. Murdoch and wife, q
Wichita, Kansas, spent several days
here last week looking up Mr.. Ms
birthplace and his early friends
He is brother of NJ. M. Murdoch
and one of the proprietors of the
Daily Eagle the leading newspaper
of Wichita. Mr.. Murdoch was borr
on the Charles Coombs farm neal
Pierpoint's and succeeded in find
ing the spot. The room in which ht
first saw the light is little s by II
structure now used as wash house
Mr.. Murdoch and wife spent the
summer in the Catskill mountains
and stopped for short time in Pres
ton and Monongalia counties or
their return westward.
F. A. Shean has returned to Nor
gantown to reside and has entered
the employ of j. L. Keener He has
been in Uniontown for several years
past
Prof W. P. Wiley, of Morgan
town, spent few DAYS with friend!
here Professor Wiley is at tn,
head of the Law Department in tn,
West Virginia State University
and the author of work on "Pro
ceedings in the Courts of Law ant
uity."-Waynes6urg Republican
Rev. Jas. A. Selby came from tn,
session of conference at Jane Lev
to his old home in this county, go
ing from here to Uniontown to at
tend the Pittsburg conference. Mr.
Selby returns to Wellsville for sixth
year. That is certainly a very higl
tribute to his work in that charge.
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