Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1879-06-25
GAINESVILLE.
Death of Mrs. Frazier and Mrs.
DuVal-Burr'S Mills Festival
Serious Observation-Disclosures
of st. Johns Day-Interesting
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Serious Observation-Disclosures
of st. Johns Day-Interesting
Personals.
Correspondence OF the Register.
BARNESvILLE, June "A.
Death has again entered our village
and borne from bcrcavcd ones cher
ishcd forms whose presence was sun
shine aud love Tor so many years. Mrs.
Ellen Frazier died last Wednesday even
iuy, after weeks OF intense suffering,
Funeral services were held on Friday
afternoon, and were conducted by Rev.
Mr.. Carr. Mrs. Frazier was noble,
wholr-souled woman, whose constant
eilor, was to make sunshine and hap
pincss for those around her, and We feel
assured that she is to-day enjoying the
sweet rest OF heaven.
The death If Mrs Catherine DuvaI
occurred on the same evening. Yrs
puyal has been resident OF Barnes
willie some forty years, and was IN Is
tcrmed Christian woman. Funeral ser
vices were held sabbath afternoon, anu
were conducted hv lirv. Mr.. Sullivan.
The Burr's Mills festival came oil last
saturday evening, and was attended by
a large number OF guy and happy Young
folks from this place, who speak oil II IN
the highest terms AMI vote it grand
success. The camp ground was brll,
liant,v lighted Tor the occasion, ana
amid the waving trees many hearts beat
happily and enjoyed the romantic iestl-
val 10 it, fullest extent.
Miss Annie Barnes, Sue Moore, k"sa
Mace. and Ida ScOlCs, who have been at
tending Beaver College the past year,
returned home Friday evening Prof..
Rhu, professor Of music in the college,
accompanied the party, and during ms
visit here was the guest OF Mr. samuel
Mace.
Miss Belle Garland, Of Oil City, Pa,
AMI Miss Jennie Parsons, OF NclisyIIIc,
Ohio, two bright and charming young
IafirS. are the guests OF Miss ANNE
Barnes, OF West Main street.
Mrs. Hawkins, of Spencer.s station,
while crossing the railroad in front OF
train last Friday, was struck and thrown
on the cOw-catcher, but miraculously
escaped being killed. Both feet were
severely bruised, but no other injuries
were received.
The law firm Of l.. IL. Taneyhill y
Petty is one OF the new accesSlons TO
GAINESVILLE. These gentlemen are
honest. honorable men and able law
vers. and we hope for them liberal pat
ronage and the greatest success.
Messrs. Eli Moore, Birch Mace and
viii Scoles attended Beaver College
Commencement last week, and were
highly entertained, and speak in glowing
terms OF the College and the work done
Uv the students.
DR.. Dashiel will lecture in City Hall
next FRIDAY and Saturday evening, and
will also preach in the VI. +. Church
sabbath morning and evening The
Doctor is an intelligent and popular
lecturer, AMI we hope our citizens will
show their appreciation 10y giving him a
large audience.
The drought throughout this section
is indeed becoming serious. Every
thing is drying up, ami the greater part
Of vegetation is already gone past re-
lemptiou. EaSpOerries, which prom
i,cl to be- 50 fine and large, are small
and inferior, and the crop will be quite
short. Grass is almost total failure,
AMI is causing cattle to De sold very low,
and indeed the prospect is very gloomy.
As vet there is not the least appearance
of rain.
It. Johns day, sacred to the heart OF
every Mason, dawned bright and beau
tiiul, and save the dust, is rs perfect a
day as one could wish. And our staid
old town at this writing presents busy
scene. All is hurry hustle and prcpar-
alton. Great crowds throng the streets,
and the day promises to Ice one OF the
yraudcst i'm our history. The grand pat
rldc tool, place, and was large and inn
posing i'm appearance. The excursion
train leaving this place at l., -! and
O'Clock, was quite an accommodation, AMI
was appreciated by the vast crowd "i'",
were conveyed i'm ease to the "li'lhc'
Among tine visitors present we l"'i'e
John Kirkpatrick, oI the cambridge
JH.reoujlu, W. 4. Hunt. b,,ngm thLDn-
ill. Go. &, /. Poorman, Bcllalrc Iri-
J,,... JYs = Anderson, Bcllairc IDd,-
,,,gIot ! ID OImStcad, Quaker City ID-
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W. had expected to have given iull
,r,g,uut of the dust, speeches, heat,
&, but find q greater REGISTER man
than ourselves, the latchct oi whose,
vr sp uuit ETITEI