. The Monticola 1901 . Hon. Alston Cordon Dayton, A. M., ra. MR. DAYTON is one of the Universitysmost distinguished Alumni. He was boruOctober 18, 1857, and graduated from theUniversity when only twenty years of his twenty-tir&t birthday he was admit-ted to the bar, and entered into partnershipwith his father. He rose rapidly in hisprofession, and when twenty-three yearsof age was elected Prosecuting Attorney ofUpshur county. Four years later, in 1H84,he was elected to the same position inBarbour county, although that county wasat the time, strongly democratic. In 1h94,Mr Dayton was ele


. The Monticola 1901 . Hon. Alston Cordon Dayton, A. M., ra. MR. DAYTON is one of the Universitysmost distinguished Alumni. He was boruOctober 18, 1857, and graduated from theUniversity when only twenty years of his twenty-tir&t birthday he was admit-ted to the bar, and entered into partnershipwith his father. He rose rapidly in hisprofession, and when twenty-three yearsof age was elected Prosecuting Attorney ofUpshur county. Four years later, in 1H84,he was elected to the same position inBarbour county, although that county wasat the time, strongly democratic. In 1h94,Mr Dayton was elected to Congress fromthe Second Congressional District of WestVirginia. He was re-elected in 1896, andagain elected in 1898. He has made anenviable record in this capacity, being nowa very prominent member of the Allen Armstrong, A. M., ARMSTRONG, son of Jared M. Armstrong, was ROBERT born at French Creek, Upshur county,schools and French Creek Academy, enter-ing the University in 1881.


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