Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1892-08-07
FAIRMONT.

FAIRMONT, w. VA, August Sine III.
| Society gave another elegant lawn fete at
| the home of Mr.. and Mrs. George Morrow,
| on Locust Avenue, on Friday night at
! O'Clock. over one hundred invitations
were issued, and were responded 10 in per-
| son with a few exceptions. The lawn was
! beautifully Illuminated and fire works and
| red fire formed part Of the amusements
! Lyons orchestra furnished just such music
as is required to enliven such occasions,
! and about eleven o'clock the young ladies'
| of the society served all present with a
| bOuntiful supply Of delicious cream and eX-
| cellent cake. 1t was merry good time,
! every one fortunate enough 10 be present
speak of it in the most elegant terms.
The social clubs of Parkersburg, Clarks-
! burg, Grafton, MorgantOwn and Falrmont
| will, some time next month, join hands and
/ give one of the grandest hops Of the season
| at Gypsy Grove Special trains will be
run both ways on the NJ. r. r. K. Exten-
sive preparations are being made for the
Occasiof
c. l.. Skinner is suffering from large
boil on his neck.
Mir. and Mrs. B. z. Martin, of Grafton,
e. j. Armstrong, Of Luray, Va. were the
| guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Morgan Billingslea,
on Locust avenue, Friday.
Miss Phebe Freeland left this morning
for two weeks stay at Mt. Lake Park.
Ed VandervOrt died at the. home OF M
| l.. Fleming, near this place, last tuesday
evening at eight O'Clock, after lengthy
illness of pneumonia, with which he was
taken sick last April. At the time OF his
sickness he was clerk in the First Ma
tional Bank. He was a son of the Hon.
VIM. Vandervort, now of Pocahontas
county, but foPmer resident Of this place
He was member of Mountain City Lodge
No. As, X. of p, and was buried by that
order. His funeral took place Thursday
and was conducted by Rev. Il. Is. White
head, OF the NJ. p. Church.
The Fairmount Racing Association will
give two days of race sport on Thursday
and Friday, August 25th and Goth. A num-
! Der of good horses are booked for races,
| and a large crowd is expected.
Charley Parriott, for a year past, head
clerk in j. Nj. Hartley's store, resigned his
position last week 10 accept similar posi-
tion at his old home, Cameron. Charley
made many friends while here, who regret
his departure. Mr.. NJ. j. O'Neil will I'LL
the vacancy in Mr.. Hartley's store.
Tom Ashcraft, of Pennington, is clerk
ing at the 3, & o. depot.
A pleasant social time was had at the
Rendsville Hotel, about three miles from
here, on Thursday night by about ten
couples Of our society people. They drove
down in buggies, and report large time.
Mrs. Tree and daughter, Miss Laura, OF
Findlay, Ohio, are the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs NJ A Clayton, of Jefferson street.
Mrs. j. r. Watson and little daughter,
and Miss Gypsy Fleming, left Wednesday
morning for Red Sulphur Springs.
On Thursday evening Wait Conway and
Robert darlington hired a two horse livery
team and started TO drive TO Rivesville.
When near the residence of w. K. Arnett,
on the GAINESVILLE pike, the neck yoke
slipped off the tongue Of the buggy and
caused the horses to run away. Both the
young men were thrown out and received
severe bruises and cuts, and luckily no
bones were broken. The team ran about
half mile further down the pike, one horse
falling down and causing the runaway TO
come TO a standstill. The horses and buggy
escaped with slight damage.
On last Tuesday evening at o'clock Mr..
Alouzo A. Ayers. foreman Of 0. s. Mchen-
ny's book printing establishment, and Miss
Floreuce Harden, an emplOye Of the same
office, were quietly married at the home Of
the brides parents in Palaune. This
happy event was quite q surprise TO their
many friends, none OF whom had the least
intimation of the time of the marriage.
They Joined the excursion to Denver on
Wednesday morning, and upon their return
will make their home in Palatine
John Z. Goneg, Of Louisville, Ky, is
here visiting his mother, Mrs. Hannah
Comedy, on Bridge street.