Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1891-11-30
A BIT OF ROMANCE
CONNECTED WITH TEE HEGIRA OF SOME WEST
VIRGINIA MORKONS.
Death Of Mrs.. Lynch, Aged tOS-StOries Of the
Big StOrm-BOys Kill Bear With Pen
Kniis-Ths General News Calendar.

Kaiis-Ths General News Calendar.
The Huntington Advertiser OF Tues
day contained this very interesting mar
rative:-Last night four Intelligent
looking men got off the east bound train,
and were accompanied by family
whose bucolic appearance indicated
that they were from several miles back.
They stopped at the Seventh avenue ho-
tel. At the house it soon developed
that the four men were Mormon Elders
and they were en- route to Utah with
this family, but were waiting until
morning for several other converts to
the faith of the Latter Day Saints. The
family mentioned is named Jar
rel. The head of the house is
worth considerable money, and he and
all the family, with the exception OF
Mildred, the 19-year-old daughter, had
become strict adherents to the religion
expounded by the Elders. They are
from Boone county, and were going to
Mormonland, having disposed of all
their possessions in this State. But
Mildred didn't want to go, and she wept
bitterly at the thought Of leaving. She
has lover in lumberman named A.
L. Griffith, and it panied her to leave.
The father and mother were obdnrate,
however, and gave her to understand
that she was looking for the last time
on West Virginia soil. On the IL o'clock
train this morning there arrived
twenty-one residents of Kama
wha and Boone counties, on
their way to Utah, who were met at
the depot by the four elders, and hand
shaking and general rejoicing ensued.
Oh the same train came five other men
who were not on their way to Utah.
One Of them was Griffith. He was on
his way to Mildred Jarrel. This young
lady had, on the evening previous, es-
capped from the hotel and fled, but had
been caught by her father. When Grit
fifth arrived he learned what had hap
| pened. He and his four friends i'm
plored the father to allow conference
with Mildred. 1t was refused. Grit
fifth then went to Officer Herndon and
related his story. The officer gained
admission to her room, and to him the
the girl begged to be taken
away The officer told her that Crit
fifth was there, and if she wanted to see
him she could. The elders soon COM
| pretended the situation and ceased to
attempt % force her departure. She
and Griffith were not together five min
utes till they concluded to get married
at once. The fathers consent being
withheld license could not be secured
here, so they took buggy and drove to
Ironton and were married, and mother
and Elders were no longer in authority
! over her actions, The Mormon Elders
and their converts left this afternoon
for Ell Dorado OF their faith, but Mil
dred FARRELL did not go. She is married
and happy. 1t was noticeable that the
embryo MormonS are as wretchedly ig-
norant looking set of people as any
country can produce"
Mrs. Honor Lynch, very old and re-
| spected resident of Terra Alta, departed
this life on last Saturday, November 81,
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
Thomas Welsh, at the grand old age OF
103 years. Mrs. Lynch's maiden name
was Honor Bolen. She was born in
County Slago, Ireland, about the year
1883. At an early age she was united
in marriage to Thomas Ward, native
of Ireland. Seven children came to
bless their union, all of whom are yet
living, the eldest being 20 years old.
! Their names and places OF residence are,
Thos. Ward, Bloomington, Md; John
Ward, Burton, w. Va; Michael Ward,
Barbour county, w. Va, Patrick Ward,
Terra Alta; Mrs. Cetharine McLain,
Piedmont; Mrs. Thomas WEIGH and
Mrs. Edward Joyce, Terra Alta.
In 1852, three years after the death
of her first husband, ia Ireland, Mrs.
Ward and family emigrated to this
| country and settled at Rowlesburg,
where they lived for number OF years.
About year after they came to Amer
lea Mrs. Ward was married to Mr..
Michael Lynch. From Rowlesburg
they moved to Rodamer's and then to
Terra Alta, where Mr.. Lynch died seven
years ago. Mrs. Lynch had been res
ident of Terra Alta for twenty-five
years, and was universally liked by all
who came into contact with her. She
enioyed the best OF health until within
a few weeks of her death, and was a
deeply interesting person to converse
with, being full OF the "reminiscences of
the conflicts and trials OF Ireland as far
back as 1795-1S00, and many quaint
stories and legends could she tell OF
"the Emerald Isle" From earliest in
fancy she was faithful adherent to the
Catholic church.
The big storm of last Monday was
pretty general throughout the State. In
the vicinity Of Anderson, it seems to
have been very destructive. We learn
that half the roof was blown of the
residence OF Mr.. Alex. McVeigh Miller,
and it tore of one of the kitchen doors
and the hall door upstairs and threw
them out into the yard in fragments,
and tore open the front doors, splinter
ed others and cracked the wall clear
across the nursery. 1t took up the
carriage house and set it back two feet,
and broke the buggy all to pieces. Miss
Sarah Point, a sister of Mrs. Miller, was
in the hall when the locked front
doors burst open and the wind, rain aud
broken glass rushed in, and she was
hurled from the front door to the back.
She had a narrow escape with her life.
McVeigh, little son, was In the barn,
and the wind burst the doors wide open,
barrels flew about in the air and torrents
90 roir hlaw in The little fellow iumD-