West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-09-22
TUNNELT0N.


A. +. Gibson has just returned
from the Eastern cities, where he
was purchasing n stock of goods.
Miss Maggie Williams was visit
ing her Independence friends for
several days last week.
DR.. McMillcn, of Kingwood, was
n welcome visitor in town on Sun
day. Indications are that he Nav
be regular visitor.
Miss Mary Craig ia visiting her
kcyscr friends this week.
Mrs. Ella Trotter. of Aurora, is
visiting Mrs. Ella Hunt.
Mrs. Janc Hanwny, OF Grafton
WAS visiting Mrs. II. +. Hanway
last week.
Master Joe Gibson gave the
young boys of TunneIton corn
party last Saturday.
Master Tommy Na'oney. of
Rowlesburg, is spending few
days with Master Willie I.avelle.
Miss Emma lIarshbargcr is visit
ing relatives and friends in Bran.
dOnyille.
Mr.. w. Bonafcld left the first of
the week to attend Broaddus Col
lcge, of Clarksburg.
Miss Katie Malouoy, OF Bellalre.
o., is the guest OF Mrs. Allie
Lavelle. Miss Katie formerly lived
here and her numerous friends were
pleased to sec her.
l.. G.. Cockrell, of West End,
returned from Baltimore last Mon
day, where he had been with his
son for medical treatment.
Squire +. G. Baker, of Indepen
dencc, was in town on Tuesday.
Last Monday there was consider
able commotion among the Tunnel
ton lads and lassies. They usually
greeted one another with the query,
Are you going to take hay ride
tonight ?" Now to us old folks
who paid homage to the village
school master in the old log school
house, whore we amused ourselves
throwing cats through the holes in
the walls, this hay ride business
was something we could not under
stand. We wondered and still the
wonder grew "What is a hay rider"
There was nothing for us to do but
to await Developments. Promptly
at seven o'clock the following ladies
and gentlemen assembled at the
West Virginia House:
Misses Hannah Brown, Anna
Craig, Annie Cruise, Mamie Lavello,
Katie Maloney, Yirgie Shaffer, and
May Polling, Bert Gibson, w. j..
Malonoy, Prof. VIII West, Daniel
Hannett, j. j. Cruise, Herbert
Gibson, Bert Miller, WILDER and
Frank Craig. In few moments
Harvey Durr drove up with four.
horse team hauling an old road
wagon with q hay rack on 1T and
loaded with hay, and stopping in
front of the w. Va. House, the
young ladies and gentlemen pro-
ceeded TO climb in on top of the
hay. "And this is what they call
a hay ride ?" we unused to ourself.
In our young days VIC had jostled
in the old road wagon, whoOped it
up in the bob tail sled and set
astraddle Of the good old van kec
jumper, but we never enjoyed the
pleasure Of a hay ride The party
drove of and were soon lost to
sight
The nCxt morning there was a
volcanic explosion, so to speak
among the hay riders, and once
more the reporter was in n qsandary.
"rhey say you are such an excel.
lent and graceful pedestrian, said
one young lady to the other.
" All, rcally?" Intercepted the
other lady with q charmingly inge-
MUS sarcasm. "Who told you so?"
We vonturcd TO ask the Grst lady
to explain, and she replied
" The hay ride was truly roman
tic, but tho experience Of the young
ladies and gentlemen who had TO
walk from Howesvillo to Tunnclton
Give miles) was more pathetic than
ludicrous when they arrived home
at four O'Clock this morning. It
may be painful now to realize that
they had TO walk home, but when
We called TO them that we we're
going and they would not heed Ms
there was nothing left for us TO do
but play a good joke on them and
laugh all the way home"
No, we can't give the names Of
the pedestrians, but the hay riders
arc not eating the gilt on the gin
rrrbre9d from Che same t9blr