The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-03-01

hts parents in the West End
Mr.. Nimshi Nuzum, Of this
county, has presented his daugh
ter Miss Emma, with q beautiful
Malcolm Love Piano. 16.l
at the Baptist Church on Sun
day at 10:45 a. N. there viii be a
church prayer service. Subject
Gods Word and why we should
study it. Psalm 119:S3.4s.
Mr.. and Mrs. 9. w. Southern
have placed in their commodious
home at Adamsyille one of those
beautiful high grade Waterloo
organs. Their daughter Miss
Willais delighted withith organ.
There will be preaching as
usual at the new Presbyterian
church next Sunday. Rev, White,
the pastor, has been in Philadel.
phia for a week, but should he
not return his place will be filed
by some visiting minister.
The return of better weather
was hailed with delight by many
people in our city who had been.
forced, on account of the cold
weather. to suspend the various
Improvements in which they
we're engaged last fall. The
opera house is now being RAPIDLY
completed but the delay this
winter will no doubt make the
date of It's completion about the
LIST day Of July.
Hon. @. W. Lynch was at
Cherry Camp Tuesday. He
brought back some specimens
of the vegetation growing near
the gas well. 1t seems that even
during the recent cold spell, the
air was rendered so warm by the
burning gas that there is most
wonderful growth of dandelions,
grasses and other herbs near the
well while the surrounding ter
rltory was sleeping under a man
tie of snow and ice.
DR.. Smith Carr, of this city.
has been made a member of
THE Guild of the Serey Seals. I"
This is the highest order in the
Chautauqua Literary and Scien-
tific Circle. The honor is only
bestowed upon those graduates
who have placed sixteen seals on
their diplomas. We congratulate
our friend Smith on this distinc-
ton. That he is a man of splen.
did intellect and rare literary
culture, none can deny.
Many Clarksburg people were
saddened on hearing Of the
death of George w. Thompson.
of Parkersburg, president of the
Ohio River railroad, at Wash.
ington City on last Tuesday. His
death was comparatively Sudden,
as he had only been sick a few
days, and the sad news came as
a shock to his friends in this
city. Mr.. Thompson left Park
ersburg for the east week ago
suffering with a severe cold,
which developed into typhoid
pneumonia. A dispatch from
Parkersburg says that the news
of his demise cast a pail over
that city, where he was greatly
loved by everybody.
The third annual military ball
give by the cadets of the West
Virginia University inc Commence
ment Hall at Morgantown last
Friday night, February 22d, was
| the most brilliant affair avar
given at the University. The
hall was beautifully decorated
with potted plants and brilliantly
illuminated by over 200 colored
electric lights. The music was
furnished by the Wheeling Opera
House orchestra and Guenther's
orchestra of Pittsburg; one play
ing the dance music, and the
other the interludes. The ball
was opened promptly ats o'clock
with a military march led by DR..
Hartigan and Mrs. De Rody, as.
sisted by thirteen other cadets
and ladies. Dancing commenced
promptly at $50 and continued
until ; o'clock. Ices were served
continually thrnuoho,,+ ~, h,,,,..