The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1897-10-09

son WIFI new taStle.
Mrs. HUI Maxwell and children ar
rived this morning, joining Mr.. Max
well. They will make this place their
future home
Prof. John L. Johnston went to
Pittsburg last week and returned on
Monday.
DIR. James p Fitch and daughter,
Miss Margaret, went to Plttsburg a
few days ago.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIII Hartman left
this morning for brief visit to Fay
cite county, Pa, relatives.
Rev. ID. ii. K. Dix, of Iowa, who
was formerly presiding elder in this
district, was attending conference.
Captain Alpheus Garrison, Miss
Jane Tenant and Miss Olive CARR
son are in Wheeling and win return
onMonday.
Col. A. G. Sturgiss, wife and little
daughter Frances have gone to Pitts
burg to attend the exposition. They
will visit Morgantown, w. Va. Mr..
and Mrs. Sturgiss' old home, on their
return home.-Mountain Democrat.
Rev. j. S. Stump, of Parkersburg,
Is in the city on business. He is sec.
rotary and treasurer OF the Baptist
State Mission Society.
Mrs. Phillips, of California, Pa,
who has been visiting her daughter,
Mrs. j. L. McCutcheon, has returned
home.
Col. Andy Shelter, James E.Bran-
non, John Fisher and George Free
man, of this place, and John Francis
and sons, Will and Bob, and II. IL.
Smith, of Toronto, accompanied a
hunting party up the Monongahela
The party went as far as Morgan
town on the steamer Clifton. Han
cock Courier.
Col. X. f. Fast is with his brother
in Frostburg, Nd, for medical treat
ment and will probably be compell-
ed to go to an eastern hospital to
undergo surgical operation. 1t is
greatly hoped he will soon be re-
stored.
Mrs. John N. Dawson, of Union
tom, was recently here to see her
friends and accompany her mother
Mrs. Della L. Evans home. The
latter lady had been here for some
time.
Mrs. Becca Wisman and daughter
Miss Pearl, of Louisville, are visit
ing Miss Allie MILAN, of West Nor
gantown.
Ray McDermott arrived this morn
ing on the $50.
j. Hop Woods of Philippi anb Mrs.
James Canter, Mrs. b. Ramage and
Mrs. w. |. Canter OF Fairmont COM
posed party who visited the confer
ence, stopping at the Wallace House.
J l. Swindler of Fairmont was in
the city yesterday.
Quartermaster Sergeant, w. Il. st.
Clair has returned from the National
Guard school OF instruction and has
many amusing stories on tap con-
corning the experience OF the officers
while there. One of them is to the
effect that H. A. Steed who was for
merly a student here was seen to do
very queer things one night. He sat
down in the company street and re-
moved his shoes. crept stealthily into
his tent, taking this precautIon to
prevent any one from hearing him.
As no one but Steed occupied the tent
Of course the spectators gave him the
laugh.
Frank Wood left this morning to
enter the school of pharmacy at Scio
College. We wish for him abundant
success in his studies this year, and
have no doubt but that he will acquit
himself creditably.
Ralph G. Caldwell, Of Parkersburg,
has been appointed notary public.
Miss Florence Post, of Harrison
county, is visiting Mrs. S. A. Poster.
#. Goodwin, Of Bridgeport, who
was compelled to leave school some
time ago by sickness, is back again
having escaped the threatened attack
of fever
Miss Amy Dancer, of Weston, is
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Sc
mans.
Mr.. and Mrs. viii Hartman re-
turned yesterday from a short visit
to relatives in Fayette county, Pa.
Geo. w. Atkinson, Jr., has been
confined to his room for several days
by illness.
K. Fl. Steinman, of the Mont
Chateau, was in town yesterday on
business connected with the hotel
property.
Claude Wilson and Timothy Hurley
went to Pittsburg last week.
Norman Wharton has returned from
short visit to Pittsburg.
S. A. Lewellen left this morning for
Ellerslie, Pa, where he will be en-
ployed by the Standard Oil company
until Christmas.
Mrs. Charles A. Powell and children
have gone to Pittsburg afterspend-
ing the summer in Morgantown.
Mrs. Charles Jackson, of Fremont,
is in the city attending conference.
Mrs. N. B. johnson, of Fairmont,
joined her husband Rev. N. B. john
son this morning and will remain un-
til after conference.
Rev. A. r. Riker, of Charleston,
who is unable to be present at the
session of the conference is very much
missed by all. He has typhoid
fever.
Mrs. Pierce and daughter, Miss Olive
Pierce, who have been at Mt Lake
Park since last spring, have returned to
Morgantown. We are very glad to
welcome them again to our city.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Ireland ar
rived from Uniontown and went to
Rev. L. w. Ireland's on Sunnyside,
where they will make their home for
the present.
The Fairmont Free Press yields
us these items of interest:
Mrs. M. Squires has returned
home from Morgantown where she
has been visiting for several weeks.
DIR. Huston Brownfield, who has
been assisting DR.. Hill, at Montana :,
and who was in charge of DIR. Hills
practice during his absence in New
York, left this week for Baltimore
where he will resume his studies at
the Cnllana of Phusi1ians and Sur