West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-10-04

G. a. r. Hall, Friday night, Oct.
18th, 1894. Oysters, peaches and
other refreshments will be served
in abundance. Everybody invited
to attend.
Rev. III. G. Raveuscraft brought
to this Office the other day az olive
branch, plucked from an olive tree
on the Mount of Olives in the HOLY
Land. 1t was given to HIM at
Morgantown by party who had
received it from friend now tray
cling in the Holy Land aud who
sent several sprgs of it by mail.
"Rev." G. Y. Bishop has been
holding a revival service at the
Union School House across the
river. the past week. The meet.
ings are well attended and great IN,
teres: manifested. There has been
several seekers and conversions.
The meeting will last over Sunday
yet.
Arrangement are being made TO
hold social, or reception, for the
new pastor of the NJ. f.. church.
Rev. s. Il. Crummitt, on Saturday
evening in the church here. under
the auspices of the Epworth League.
All members of the church. Ep.
worth League and the larger mem.
bers of the Sunday school are earn
estly requested and expected to be
present. The exercises begin at
o'clock.
"The Christ OF st. Paul. is the
Epworth League topic for next Sun
day evening. The Kngwood league
will begin promptly at 6:30 aud the
program for the evening promises to
be very interesting. Mrs. j. NJ.
Crane and Miss Lizzie Shaffer will
sing, Miss Annie jordan will re-
cite, and it is expected that Rev.
Crummitt will give the league the
iirst talk. Everybody is cordially
invited.
The NJ. f.. Sunday School Of this
place, last Sabbath elected officers
for the ensuing year us follows
superintendent, j. Ami Martin
Assistant Supt., G. NJ. Bishop
Secretary. Albert Dorsey; Librarian,
Walter Williams. A teachers meet.
ing is called for tonight, immedi-
atcly after prayer meeting. There
arc some changes to be made and
some classes to DC supplied with
teachers.
Mr.. and Mrs. j b. Cooke. who
were married last week at Milan.
Ohio, and have been visiting friends
in Cleveland ana Wheeling since
then, are expected TO arrive ut their
future home in TOWNSVILLE to-day.
They will be given reception this
evening by Mrs. Catharine Cooke,
mother of the groom. Several
friends and relatives are invited to
meet the newly welded couple and
IA pleasant time is expected. The
boys are preparing for big ser.
enade Tonight.
Joe Graham, Lewis hnntz and
Homer Ravenscraft, while harvest
ing Guckwheat down on the river
hill one day last week claim to have
seen bear on the other side OF the
river. 1t came down from the
mountain and was eating apples
under some trees in field over
there. 1t IS generally believed that
it was either Clay Ilydo's big black
dog or Vernon Fortney's donkey
winch had straycd off over there.
Anyhow the river was between the
crowd and the supposed bear, other.
wise the buckwheat would have
been left to take care of itself.
The surveying party to locate the
boundary line between this State
and Maryland, was organized here
Tuesday and left for Fairfax Stone
on the West Virginia Central rail-
road TO begin. They drove to Au-
rora to stay the first night. There
was two hack loads Of them under
the supervision Of Julius Il. Mon
roe, who has charge Of the party as
head Surveyor. The party was
composed as follows j. X. Mon
roe, Camden and Lewis Lantz, W.
w. Monroe. james =. Watson, Geo.
McGce and Homer Ravenscraft OF
Kingwood, and John Harmed from
Oakland, Md, Price from Charles
ton, and another man whose name