West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-12-20

Several of our society people here
have received very handsomely
printed and embossed cards that
read rs follows. You are cordially
Invited to attend The First Annual
Ball to be & ven under the auspico
Of Lily Division, No. 9, Uniform
Rank, X of F., at the Glades
Hotel, Oakland. Md, Thursday
evening, December 27th, 1894.
a very pleasant social party was
given by Mr.. and Mrs. f. Herr
mans ut their beautiful home on
Main Street, last Friday night.
About eighteen couple of invited
guests were present and passed
very enjoyable evening. An ele-
CANT supper was served, and all in
attendance voted that il was good
to have been there.
The colored folks are preparing
for grand holiday ball IN the
Town Hall at Tunnelton. next
Wednesday evening, Dec. goth.
Refreshments will be served and
call dance purity and good long
while" The committee in charge
is composed OF the following colored
gents Frank Mcdonnell, Henry
Younger, Lawrence Duncan and
Samuel Younger. There will be
one face missed at this festive oc
casion, that of Homer Duncan, who
is now boarding with Sheriff Shaw.
The Apron Social given in the
Lecture Room of the NJ T.. church
last night by the Ladies Aid Soci-
ETY., was well attended and very
pleasant affair. The gentlemen
present were all expected TO hem an
apron or pay n fine. Frank Ster.
ling was awarded the prize for the
best hemming and George Evick
got the BOBBY prize. Coffee aud
cake were served. About $12 was
taken in. The ladies realized SO
on their crazy quilt. The quilt
will be presented to Rev. Rider Of
Weston, late pastor here.
Tho young folks of the Baptist
church have a prosperous and pro-
gressIve Sunday-School. which
meets every Sunday at 10 a. m.
The school has only been organized
a short time, but bids fair to be a
success. The attendance is only
about 25 so far, but is increasing.
Edward Williams is the Superin
tendent and James Wanna Dorsey,
Secretary. Miss Emma Brown is
the organists and there are five
classes. We hope our people will
attend and make the school a sue
cess.
Died, at Fairmont, Sunday, Dec.
10th, 1894, from childbirth, Mrs.
Ada Kisner, wife o: George Kisner,
aged about 20 years. The remains
were brought home for burial and
inferred in the cemetery at the
Gordon Church, near Gladesville.
The deceased was q daughter of
Abram Gordon, who lives near the
church. A husband and two small
children are left to mourn the loss
OF wife and mother. The family
had moved to Fairmont from this
county about year ago and Mr..
Kisner works in the mines there.
Rcy. James j. MuIlaney has re-
signed as Pastor Of the Baptist
church here and at Terra Alta, and
accepted call to the church at
Hinton, Summers county, this
State, where he is offered salary of
$500 per year and r parsonage to
reside in. Rev. Mullaney preached
his farewell sermon here last Sun.
day and the church passed resolu-
tions complimentary to his services
here and ability as minister. We
hope his new field Of labor will be
a pleasant one and that he will be
successful in his chosen calling.
Thomas Riley, who lived up the
river near the Camp Ground, died
very suddenly last Wednesday
night, Dec. 18th, 1894. lie ap.
pearod to be in his usual health
till the day OF his death, and
about II o'clock was taken sick
and had to 20 to bed. About 2
p. M, he became unconscious and