Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1900-01-15
ABOUT ORR FRIENDS.
Personal MERTON OF Prominent People
Where they are and How they are.

Mrs. r. /. Schultz and daughter
returned from Pittsburg last eve
ming.
Henry We'll, OF the Delicatessen, ii
in Pittsburg making some purchases
for his restaurant,
Rev and Mrs. II. G.. Stoetzer OF
Fairmont arrived on the morning
train Monday TO visit Mr.. and Mrs.
John J. Brown.
Miss Bessie Sterling OF Masontown
is visiting Miss Chloe Miller of South
Morgantown. Miss Sterling is fire.
quent visitor TO this place and every
one is glad to see her.
J Il. MILLER has gone to Cinein-
natl to close the contract for the new
machinery to be used in the big
laundry. As soon as it can be put
in place the business will be started.
Mr.. A. w. Neff the adjuster of the
Phoenix insurance company is here to
adjust the loss occasioned by the burn
Ing OF the store and house belonging
to a. III. TAFT at Randall which took
place during the holidays.
Mrs. c. w Cramer has been heard
from, letter coming in on Sunday
evening announcing that she is not SO
well. She is at her home in Pied
mont and has been sick for some time.
Recently the attack has become more
serious.
Word is received here that Paul
four-year-old son Of Rev. and Mrs.
j. S. w. Dean, OF Falls City, Neb died
December 25th. The bereayed par
ents have the sympathy of their
many West Virginia relatives and
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. McVeigh Miller of
Anderson who have been here for sew
eral days have gone home leaving on
Monday morning and going by way OF
Washington. They expect TO visit
Morgantown again about Commence
ment.
Earl II. Smith will accompany the
remains of Theodore Watson To Mo-
bile as representative Of the Phi
Kappa Sigma fraternity OF which the
deceased was member. He will
leave with the remains at five o'clock
this evening.
Mrs. d. +. Kidd left on the train
Monday noon for Parkersbnrg hav-
ing been called there by the serious
illness of the father who is not ex
pected to live Mr.. Wright was a
recent visitor in Morgantown Every
one here will be sorry to learn of his
condition.
Waitman Barbe is at home after an
absence Of some time in the interests
OF the University. He will leave for
Harvard College shortly after the first
of February and will spend six months
there. Mrs. Barbe will go to Parkers-
burg in about ten days and remain
there while he is at Harvard.
Ira Bush of Auburn arrived on Sun
day afternoon to enter the University
again. A report had been current in
town that he had been seized with a
fatal attack of smallpox and some I'M
easiness had developed among his
friends which has been relieved by his
appearance. The general relief over
the discovery that the report was I'M
founded is very great.
Mr.. G. N. Morris, of Holdrege, Ne
braska, in remitting his subscription
says: II cannot get along without
the New DOMINION. 1t keeps me
posted about the great improvements
taking place there and many other
local matters that are of interest to
your many readers in the West. We
are having a remarkably open winter
and unless there is more cold weather
the ice crop will be short" Mr. Nor
ris has our thanks for his kind words
and we can say that letters Of a SINH
lar kind are very frequently received.
Rufus Bell widely known citizen
of Battelle district was here to-day on
business. Mr.. Bell is one of the far
mers up there who has struck Il rich
in OIL The only completed well on
his farm Is rich producer and brings
him very handsome income. An
other is nearing completion and will
be ia within few days. On the
George Barr farm near Mr.. Bells a
location has been made and well
will be put down soon. Mrs. Bell and
children are in Iowa for the winter
and Mr.. Bell is going il alone at the
Battelle home. Last fall death claim
ed fayorite daughter and it was
thought change of scene might be
better for Mrs. Bell hence her present
visit to Iowa.