The new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1876-1904, 1903-12-16
ABOUT OUR FRIENDS.
Personal Mention of Prominent People
How They are and Where They are

from a business trip to Pittsburg.
W. w. Hess, OF this city, has been
in Fairmont on business.
Mrs. NJ. A. Carlow, was in Fair
mon Thursday for short time on
| business.
George ]. Humbert has returned
from a trip east, and will be In the
city few days.
w. A McGlumphey, formerly well
known law student OF the University
is being prominently mentioned in
connection with the republican nomi-
nation for prosecuting attorney Of
Marshall county.
Miss Cora Donley and Miss May
| Watson will entertain the members
of the Phi Pi Alpha fraternity and.
some OF their friends at the formers
home on High street this evening
Cards will be the chief amusement OF
the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Cans. Of Morris
X Roads gave a masquerade party re-
Gently for about fifty guests which is
described by the participants as the
most notable social function that ever
graced that part Of the country. A
dinner of eight courses was served.
Mrs. Katherine Soffel, the ex wife
of Ex- Warden Peter X. Soffel of the
Allegheny county Jail, was released
from the Western Pennsylvania Pen
itentiary Thursday morning served
the full time Of her sentence on ac-
count of here completely in releasing
the Biddle brothers from the Jail.
Howard L. Swisher has returned
from Clarks burg where he attended
the Christmas opening of the Clarks-
burg Acme Book Store. Mrs. Swisher
accompanied him to that city and
went on to Charleston to spend Christ
mas with her brother.
Director James S. Stewart has re-
turned from business tip to the
southern part OF the state.
DR.. A. NJ. Buchanan has returned
from Washington, Pa, where for
| the last week he has been assisting
in series of revival meetings at the
Second Presby terrain church.
Fleming Anderson, who has been
i'll of typhoid fever at the City
| Hospital for several weeks is making
rapid progress toward recovery, and
will soon be on his feet again.
Manager Stout, Of the Varsity ele-
ven of 1908, spent good deal Of
money in equipping and maintaining
| the team, and movement is on foot
to reimburse him. The students and
othere are being asked to make good
the deficit by subscriptions.
MI and Mrs. c. L. Michael we're
at Rivesville this morning in at
tendance at the funeral of the lat
ter's grandmother, Mrs. Malinda
Merrill, which took place at ten
o'clock The remains were inferred
in the family cemetery on the Merrill
farm.-Fairmont. Times.
T. a, Gillespie, of The Gill, spie Con
tracing company, OF Pittshurg, Is eh-
gagged In laying l0-inch gas ii1e
through Greene county, connecting
Old Hundred, w. Va, with the Guud-
win 0iice, Smith Creek, w. Va The
line is ! 4 miles In length and is about
half completed. The t. A Gillespie
company were heavy contractors on
the Wabash railroad, having section
OF work in the Independence region
near the state line.
Prof Waitman Barbe, OF the West
Virginia University, is delivering
series of lectures This V, elk at
Shepherd College on English and
American literature. The first was
given on Monday, aud they viii be
continued until Friday. The kc-
lures are not only interesting but
instructive as well, and the faculty
and students OF the school aud the
public have been enjoying them.
Prof Barrie ia a very pleasing speak
er aud his subject is one upon which
he is well qualified to talk -Shei'-
herdstowwn Register
Ex- Governor and Mrs. A. Il. Fie.h-
ing, who have been OF II trip a'icid
siaee October 24tb, are now IN rouie
to their home in Farnont. fhes
sailed from Naples, Italy, on the
9th inst, and are due to arrive in
New York about the twenty second
of this month. Mr.. and Mrs Elem
ing have had delightful sojourn
according To- letters forwarded to
friends here during their absence
They visited tue principal points of
interest in Italy, Turkey, Egylt auf
other places.
Judge Holt of the adjoining circuit
is said to be a candidate for re-el.c-
ton on the republican ticket.
]. w. Kelley OF this city went To
nis home at Amblersburg, Preston
county, last week on account OF i'll
ness.
Earl f. Martin, of Kingwood, d
studeut of the University, went to
bis home last week on account Of a
severe sore throat.
Recent word from Col. r. r. Fas,
says he is improving ia health aud
hopes to return to Morgantown 10 The
spring.
DR.. H. M. VanVoorhis has gone to
Washington, ID. c., to spend some
time visiting DR.. and Mrs. George
Morris and other friends aud relatives.
Lou Robb, a well known University
graduate, now located in Pittsburg,
came to Morgautown Sunday to spend
short time with friends here.
VIM. G. Wo-ley, of Kingwood, has
resigned as me.nber of the reform
school board. No reason has been,
made public for this step. Mr. Wor-
| ley will be missed from the board
meetings.
William Sadler, formerly we'll
known engineer on tie Fairmout,
Morgantown and Pittsburg division
has moved to Brownsville to reside
permanently and will he employed on
the p. V. and G.
| William Glasscock Jr, the little
sou of Mr. and Mrs. w. E. Glasscock
is i'll at the home OF his parent, on
Spruce street with the measles. He
has been pretty sick, but is better
today.
&c. Gault, John Lantz and prob
ably one or two Others are contemplate
ing trip to Decatur, Illinois, and to
Indiana this week. Mr.. Gault has
some business to look after there, and
will take hunt with some of his
friends while on the trip.
Will Stewart, who has been here
with his brother, e. B. Stewart for
several months, has bought the photo