The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1898-12-21
ABOUT OUR FRIENDS.
Personal Mention OF Prominent People
Mherr they are and How they are.

formerly q resident OF the county ana
a student at the University is here for
a stay.
Claude Sturms, late of the Clarks-
burg Telegram, has been promoted
from his position in the Indian school
at Carlisle. Pa, to 5000 position in
the land Office department at Wash
ington.
DR.. Charles f. Millspaugh, the bot
anist, who was formerly connected
with the West Virginia agricultural
station, will shortly leave
on the yacht of Chicago millionaire
for Yucatan, where he will make bo-
tanical studies. DIR. Millspaugh is
now resident of Chicago.
r. p. Kennedy a well known mem
Der of the Uniontown bar was here
over Sunday.
Mrs. S. V. Leech went to Pittsburg
this afternoon to spend the holidays
with her relatives.
DR.. L. L. Love, of Milton, and
Guy Morris, of Huntington, arrived
Monday to attend the Morris
Hite nupitals.
Prof. B. H. Hite of the Expert
ment Station went to Washington
on Monday morning to accompany
the body of his uncle David Holmes
to this place for burial.
David We'll returned on Monday
morning from Parkersburg where he
had been to visit one of his sons
who is in business there and he will
be here until after Christmas.
Nathan We'll who has been sales
man in NJ. II. Wells furnishing stors
has the fever and will be taken home
this evening to Martinsburg. Mr..
Ward B. Lindsay will accompany him
on the trip.
A. N. Thompson is back from Fair
mont where he went for a short stay
While there he talked with Mr.. Me.
Kinney who is one Of the members OF
the legislature from that county and
prospective speaker Of the next house.
Mckinney told him that the demo
Gratis will control the next legislature
and have a majority OF two on joint
ballot.
Mr.. S. ID. Hirschman is In town
again for short stay. He will prob
ably not return to New York until
next week.
Mrs. Mahala Widows, who is one
of the Oldest ladies of MorgantowD, is
very i'll and her friends have little hope
Of her recovery.
Professor and Mrs. Ellenbergei
left on the 3 o'clock train Friday
afternoon for Harrisburg, Pa, theii
old home, where they will spend the
holidays.
1t is reported that Prof. 7. @. Mil.
Ter is much better and that he will
soon be able to return to take charge
of his duties at the University His
many friends will be glad to see hin
back at his post again.
Mrs. S. G. Chadwick has gone Il
Grafton to visit the family of Hon
Thos. Il. Davis. She will attend The
Ellis Davis wedding which will oc'
cur on the 2lst and remain for some
time after. OF course she will have o
pleasant trip.
Prof. Samuel, the oculist was call
ed to1Wheellng Friday In consultation
In an important case. The professor
will return here In few days to com
plete his engagement and will visit
Morgantown in the future at regular
intervals due notice of which will bt
given. Prof. Samuel is very accom-.
plished in his profession.
James Lazier is back from Pitts.
burg where he went to take civil
service examination for the position
of cement inspector. He says thai
there were fifteen or sixteen applicants
and that he passed very creditabll
test. We hope that he may be sue
cessful in making required standing
and receive the appointment. Their
is no young man in town more desery
ing than he is.
Miss Emma Fordyce has returned
to Fairmont after being here for {
day or so.
Waitman Barbe has gone tC
Charleston to attend a meeting o.
the Normal school regents thi:
week. He will not return to Nor
gantown until after the holidays
and will go to New Orleans beforl
his return
Captain ] r. Miller has returned
from Taylortown, Pa, where he haC
been for a couple of days bunting
The weather interfered with thu
sport and the result was that very
little hunting could be done. How
ever he was entertained in a roya
manner by Ike Hickman and enjoy
ed the trip very much
Titus Lemley has been appointed
postmaster at Pentress this county
Miss Ida Hackney is very sick a
her home on Greenmont. The feve
is exceptionally virulent and the nurs
and physician are fearful of the out
come.
DR.. j. d. Sands of Pittsburg presi
dent of the Monongahela Textile com
pany was in town the first of tn
week looking after his business In
terests here.
Miss Husband of Scottdale who ha
been visiting the Misses Wood TO
some time has returned to her HON
much to the regret of many of MOI
gantown's young men.
Mrs. S. e. Jones does not get an
better and grave fears are entertaine
that she will never recover from he
illness. We hope that these ma
prove groundless and that she may b
restored to her usual health soon.
Mrs. w. X. Given and little daugh
ter Marion went to Pittsburg thi
morning to remain until after tn
holidays. The old folks at HON
think Mrs. Given should always spen
the Christmas season with them.
Mrs. S. q. Chadwick has gone t
Grafton where she will be for tn
next two weeks during which tn
marriage of Miss Davis daughter G
Col. Thomas E. Davis of that place t
DR. Joe Ellis will occur. Both the cor
tracing parties are well known her
and Ellis was at one time studen
here. Their friends congratulate thel
on their approaching happiness an
wish them all possible good fortune
Mrs. Dent, with her son and daugh
ter who are attending the Universe
ty will spend the holidays in Graf