Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1899-10-15
TERRA ALTA.

TERRA ALTA, w. Va, October IA
Miss Lucille v. Reed, who has been at
Friendsville, Ind, for some months
past, teaching music and elocutlon, mas
returned to Terra Alta
i Mr.. and Mrs. Lee A. Forman have
been at Morgantown for few days
past, visiting relatives and friends.
Miss Bessie Nelson, charming
young lady of Oakland, is arranging TO
teach a class in vocal music at this
place. Miss Nelson is graduate or
the best schools of Cincinnati and Chi
cago, and last season starred with
Chicago company throughout the west
and northwest. She is quite an accom-
plished actress, also, and expects to
finish this winter in New York City,
after which she will enter upon her
chosen professionalism of an actress.
The Misses Rhodes, of Wheeling.
who spent the summer at Lakewood
Hotel, depart tomorrow for their
home. These amiable ladies were
among our first summer visitors and
are the very last to leave.
Mrs. w. H. Glover, wife Of Post
master Glover, is spending a few weeks
with relatives in Pennsylvania.
Mrs. G.. A. Bolden and children have
been at Oakland for ten days past, vis-
iting the lady's old home.
Cards have been received at Terra
Alta announcing the coming marriage
on October 18th, of Mr.. G.. Bruce
Burke, of New Whatcom. Washington.
Mr. Burke is former Terra Allan, and
his mother and several brothers reside
here. For several years he was head
clerk in the Monongahela House, Pitts
burg, going from that place in ~ to
New Whatcom, where he is cashier OF
the private banking firm of Messrs.
William G. Brown. of Kingwood, and
L. P. White, late Of Terra Alta.
On Thursday evening last at the
home of the groom's sister. Mrs. M. H.
Dodge, in Terra Alta, Mr.. Ray Shaw
and Miss Stella Smith were united in
marriage. Rev. T. T. Brown officiating.
The bride was attired in an exquisite
travelling costume of military blue
cloth. made entraine, and trimmed in
pearl passamenterie and old point in
sertion. The ceremony occurred at
four o'clock, and the bridal pair depart
ed on train No. So west, for Parkers-
burg and other points on the Ohio
river. The bride is the eldest daughter
of Mr.. lack Smith. a prosperous far
mer OF Preston county, while the
groom is the eldest son of A. Stally
Shaw, president of the County Court
of Preston county.
Another October wedding which is
calling forth the hearty congratulations
Of a host of friends was that OF Mr..
Martin L. Crane, of Terra Alta, and
Mrs. Rodeheaver, Of Albrightsville.
The ceremony occurred on Thursday
evening, the 18th. at the residence OF
Rev. T. T. Brown, pastor OF the Pres
byterian church. at els o'clock, in the
presence of q few friends of the con-
tracing parties. The groom is one OF
the pioneer residents OF Preston
county, who amassed considerable
wealth in the farming district near
Lenox and who retired some years ago
and took up residence in Terra Alta.
He is one of the directors of the Terra
Alta Bank, and is closely allied with all
the important interests Of this section.
The bride is clever and accomplished
lady, highly respected and quite pop
ular.
Company NJ, West Virginia National
Guards, with headquarters at Terra
Alta, under command of Capt Bucnor
T. Scott and Lieut. James A. Lakin,
and accompanied by Zeller's concert
band, attended Chadwick Day at Nor
gantown and assisted in the big par
ade. The company. the band and a
large number OF our citizens were
transported to Morgantown on the spe-
cial which carried Admiral Sampson
and Captain Chadwick ZeIler's band
attracted quite liberal share OF atten-
ton, and 1t Is said that this musical
organization viii soon be made an ad-