The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1895-09-07
ABOUT OUR FRIENDS.
Personal Mention Of Prominent People
Where they Are and How
They Are,

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DIR. J. A. Cox, of Masontown. was
the guest Of friends in town few
days ago.
Dr. J. P Fitch was in Pittsburg
Monday
James E. Anderson, Of Fairmont,
spent Sunday in town.
Miss Ida Jones, sister Of A. W.
Jones, who has been visiting Mrs.
n. E. Shafer, has returned to her
home in Westernport, Nd.
Capt. J R. Miller, Alvin Barth-
low, Will Joseph and Dir. Geo. Joseph
are up in the mountains squirrel
hunting.
Mrs n f. Sbafer was recently
visiting Fairmont friends.
Mr.. f. NJ Heermans. formerly of
the Kingwood Journal, has been
spending some days with Morgan.
town friends. Mr.. Heermans is a
nephew of Major MeGrew.
Lieut.. Ramsey has been here since
Monday closing his work as com
mandant Of the cadet corps and
turning things over to Capt Hewitt
his successor. Lieut.. Ramsey will
start to day to join his regiment at
SacketL's Harbor, n. Y.
Capt Hewitt, the new instructor
in Military Science at the Universi-
ty, is here and has taken charge of
the military department. In 1870
he left the University to go to West
Point where he graduated with hon
or. He is a very scholarly and ex-
cellent gentleman.
1t has been an open secret for
some time among his personal friends
that John I. Harris, of this city,
will be Senator Elkins' private sec
rotary when Congress conyenes. A
better selection could not be made
and both parties are to be heartily
eongratulated.-PdrkerSturg Jeur-
not
{. L. Eakin, of Wadestown. de.
parted Saturday for Albertville.
Alabama. where he will remain for
two or three months looking after
the improvement of his farm near
that place.
7. j. Wright returned Sunday af
ter q ten days commercial tour for a
Wheeling hardware house.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. r. HAYES and
Mrs. b. c. Wilson were visiting in
Pittsburg last week.
Charles stephan has returned from
a business trip to Ohio county
Mrs. r. G. Berkeley has returned
home after visiting friends at Lex
ington. Va.
Squire John Alexander was re.
Gently visiting his son Geo NJ. Alex
amber Esq, OF Fairmont, and attend
ing the Goshen Baptist Association.
W. II. Yates, travelling auditor of
the Ohio River Railroad was struck
by a passenger train and instantly
killed near Ripley Landing on last
Thursday He was walking on q
trestle and did not see the train on
account of a curve near the trestle.
He was formerly connected with the
B. d o. r. r. and one of the most
popular officials in the service.
Charles Holyfeld, of Mayesvillo,
Grant county, was here last week
visiting his father Robert Holyfeld.
Hon F. NJ. Chalfant, of Weston,
is visiting old friends in this yicin
ity.
Miss Annie Dawson, of Union
town, Pa, has been the guest for
some days of relatives in town.
John E. Dent has gone to Monon.
gah to accept his old position of
Weigh Master at the Monongah
Mines.
Mrs. Aldrch and her Sunday
School class will go picnicing down
the railroad in Pennsylvania to NOR.
row. 1t goes without saying they
will all have pleasant time.
Our clever friend Clark Powell
has our thanks for recent courtesies.
Mrs. Donaldson and Mrs. Myers,
two handsome ladies of Uniontown.
have been the guests of Mrs. Jas. F.
Snyder for week past
Mr.. H. L. Swisher, of Hampshire
county, bright student at the State
University, was here to-day in the
interest of the Athenaeum, of which
he is one of the editors. Parkers-
burg State Journal.
Mrs George Parfitt went to Man
nington Friday to visit her sisters
Mrs. George Little and Mrs. Eliza
Jacobs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jason Clark and
little son Raymand went to Wheel
ing last Saturday to visit friends
and attend the fair
"Toonn Protzman and wife have
moved into the residence part of the
new Second National bank building
and will keep a students club.
The two following items are from
the Clarksburg Telegram:
Mr.. Chas F. Holden's numerous
friends in town will be glad to know
that he will spend the year in Clarks-
burg. He has entered W. P. Hold
en- d Co.'S store but expects after a
year to return to the University and
complete the full course.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ben R..
Blackford was gladdened last Satur-
day by the advent of a daughter.
Mrs. Blackford is still at her faith
er, Col. Henry Haymond's where she
has spent the most of the summer.
The two following items are from
the West Virginian;
Miss Verona Maple is visiting
friends here
Mr.. Joseph Wilfong, the Monon-
gala stone cutter and contractor,
and who operates extensively in this
county, called to see US on Wednes-
day He has big contract at pres
ent at Monongah.
Rev. Sturgeon Protzman and fam
lily, who were visiting Mr.. P's par
ents Mr. and Mrs. VIM. |. Protzman
returned to their home in Mounds
vile Saturday.
Mrs. John D. Lewellen and child
rem returned home to Elm Grove
Saturday after visit to Mrs. LIS
parents Squire and Mrs. Jas. E.
Dant af Granv;lo