West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-06-25

- ~ s~'N"Ns e"N eNenuink Commence
ment.
MIR. aud Mrs. John II. Brown have issued
fifty invitations for reception at their home
Saturday evening in honor of MIR. and Mrs.
Edward Orr.
Children's Day will be observed next sun.
day at the NJ. T.. church here. Exercises
AT 1890 a. m. and splendid program is
being prepared.
+. III. Tibbei,s. who formerly resided
here and later out at Irona, has moved to
Mt. Lake Park aud will embark in the
merchantile business.
Walter b. Garner, a son of William Car
ner Of Pleasant Dale, is now located at
Peek's Run, Upshur county. this State. lie
had been employed for some time over a,
Epton, Pa.
M. J. Lynch. son of Michael Lynch of
Housewife, is now clerking in store at
Weaver, in Randolph county. He had been
employed for some time out at Rosemont
but has better position at Weaver.
jarrett & Marshall, the Grafton dentists,
will be at the following places in June in
this county;
Valley Point June 40 for = days.
Lenox 40 :"
Terra Alta, July +"
Company of this place was out for dull
last Thursday night and also on Saturday
night but the weather and show interferred
both nights. The Company will drill again
Saturday night of this week and full
attendance is desired as some important
business is to be transacted.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer Garner of near
Pleasant Dale, were at Fairmont the pas,
week visiting Wait Garner, a brother Of the
former, and while there their fourteen
months old baby and only child was taken
i'll with cholera infantum and died Tuesday
of this week. They arrived here yesterday
evening and the child was buried in Maple.
wood cemetery.
The colored folks will old a festival in
their school-house church on Beverly Hill,
Saturday night and serve iee-cream, cake
and coffee. They will also have some good
music by the Younger Orchestra and Black
Bird Glee Club. The proceeds are Cor the
benefit of the new preacher who will be
there and will hold forth on Sunday at II
a. IN aud and ID. m.
Scott T. Jones, the cashier of the Garrett
National Bank Of Oakland, Md, is being
doomed for the Republican nomination for
State Comptroller Of Maryland. The Oak.
land Republican Of last week gave him
good send off and Others are pushing his
name for consideration lie is an old
Preston county boy and a son of the late
John p. Jones of Terra Alta.
There will be grand ball aHd basket
picnic in the Whelsell Grove on July 4th.
Music will be furnished by the Rowlesburg
and Whetsell Minsirels. Refreshments Of
ali kinds will be served on the grounds.
There will be ball game at p. m. between
single and married men. In case Of rain
the ball will be gwen in the hall. Come
one aud all and enjoy tho mountain breezes
once more. l.. l.. WHErsELL,
General Manager.
Don't forget the Lot Sale at Tunnelton,
Saturday, June z7tb, at 1000 O'Clock a. m
About SO lots wIll be sold aud the, will
positively 60 TO the highest bidder These
lots are the only lots that can be bought in
the town Of Tunnelton except lots under
which the coal has been sold. n you buy
one of the lois in the Mankins Addition you
get the surface, coal, oil, minerals and
water; nothing whatever is reserved. You
get Il all and you get il AZ your own price.
'rhe Twentieth Annual Reunion of the
old Soldiers of Preston county will be held
at Lake Terra Alta on July 2, and Of
this year and big preparations are being
made for the occasion. Several prominent
speakers have already been engaged, among
them Rev J. l.. y. Jones, ex-senator a.
G. Hughes, Revs. j. b. Feathers, +. ?.
Idleman, w. NJ. Shultz. n. G. Howard, -.
n. Friend ard ID. W. Cunningham. Plenty
Of good music by Zeller's Concert Band,
the Terra Alta Orchestra and 4 Martial
Band. A hsg-pole raising at Lakewood
Hotel will be feature Of The first dsy Of
the Reunion.
The military Company here had special
drill at the Afmory last Saturday night and
marched to the boarding place Of Capt. &.
{. Pierce at his brothers. residence where
they surrounded and captured the house and
fred three rounds Of blank cartridges as a
special salute in honor Of the Captain and
his bride, who is here with him. The
Company was in command Of Lieut. Silver.
wood and CALAMITY performed the honors Of
the occasion IN spite Of the rain, mud and
darkness. After this there was another
spirited affair q, the Company quarters
where The boys drank the Captains health
and long life and the happiness Of himself
and bonnie bride
His Honor, the Town Recorder, John b.
Ford. had q little house warming at hi'
elegant new home on Beverly Hill last
Saturday night II was strictly stag affair
and the guests were Hon. VIM. G. Brown,
DIR. $. a. Pratt, Attorneys Neil J. Foueey,
a. y. MeCrum and J. Ben Brady, Dr. c.
X. silverwood, will Thomas, Charley Ford
and Sldell Brown. Elegant refreshments
were served in bounteous abundance, the
large dining room table being loaded down
and The side boards foil Of everything that
goes on an occasion Of tina, kind and n,
Social was 50 interesting iha, the boys
Il could h,rdig get .,,,0