West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-09-07

and departed thence Tor an overland trim
through the Whetscll Settlement aud round
past Amblersburg The General is about
TO become an evsnge list il seems lie pro
cured lot OF religious cards and propose,
to obligate as many as he can to pray dali,
Tor the general religious revival until the
answer comes
There wasa surprise party at Henry Mes
| tet.s last Saturday night and was to- have
been dance at a near neighbour s. We
| are told that no one came TO the dance eN.
ccpt the hddler, aud that the said musician
aud his hostess adjourned to the surprise
party where the musical cat gut was heard
doing duty az two o'clock next morning.
No doubt they all had a good time
DO YOU know why the clderberry IS so
named lis because II was the older and
elder berry OF creation. The prentice hand
OF the creator hrst fashioned that berry.
aud when hc found that IL was a failure he
tried again and made many others but
none OF the younger kinds proved SO worth.
less as the first attempt the elder berry.
This information can be relied on--wc got
it from headquarters.
Mrs ID Z. Watson and Mrs. + r. Stlue.
Rev G. H. Shackelford aud Rabett Kay
Garner drove over from 1unnelton to
Masontown last Thursday and spent two
days attending the Sunday School conven.
ton, to which they were delegates, return.
ing Saturday morning. AT Masontown they
met with old fashioned Virginia hospitality
aud found the sessions OF the convention
interesting and profitable
G. Blaney, the wcllknown Grafton
contractor and builder has the contract
for completing Col. w, ]. Lavclles new
residence In the burnt district aud is push.
ing the work rapidly with large force OF
men. The house will contain ten rooms be.
sides the basemcnt--four on the first floor.
four on the second aud two in the attic.
Mt Blaney says he will have IL ready for
the CoIoncl's housewarming on Christmas
Day.
The recent annual conference OF the Meth.
odist protestant church at Elkns returned
Rev. K. Rice to Newburg aud sent Rev.
ID. II Ircmbly to Recdsvillc and Rev. w.
III Dclunig TO lttam. Rev. 4 w. Morrison
was made president for next year and Rev
Z. l. Queen is stationed az Grafton again.
Our old'time friend Rev. Milton Steele
seems to have been lost in the shuttle, as
his name nowhere appears on the list OF
appointments. Though the Inter Mountain
Prints good picture and biographical
sketch Of the reverend gentleman.
On Wednesday Of last week parties we're
tlTOuVh hero CaFuFfuu tuI II, q.
the long distance telephone that is to run
from Clarksburg to Cumberland This line
will not follow any road but cut across the
country in nearly a direct route between
the two cities. It will pass throughrrunnel.
ton and down through the home farm OF
NJ. C. Gibson the Castle place. the old
irowbridge farm now owned by Mr.. Glib.
son. aud crossing the Cheat river will as
cend the mountain and pass Terra Alta on
its way to Cumberland. Geo. Hayes has
the contract Of furnishing the poles be.
tween Function and Terra Alta II has
not developed whether Tunnelton will have
an Office on this line or not
Alonzo II. Shumakcr. chief clerk In the
Office OF the Merchants Coal Company and
valued member OF the town council. to.
gethcr with Mrs. Shumaker and their little
daughter Vivian left Function last Thurs
day for a months vacation the FIRST he has
taken for several years They 90 to visit
friends in Thayer and Fillmore counties.
Nebraska, by way OF ST. Louis and will re.
turn by way Of Chicago. stopping awhile In
the latter city. Mr.. Shumaker has brother
IN Nebraska who served In the Spanish
American war and was afterward stationed
for time in the Philippine Island He also
has sister In that state and number Of
other relatives whom he has not seen for
years. His many friends here wish the
family glorious outing and a safe return.
Considerable interest has been created
in this community by the escapade Of
Lowell Albright a son Of Manown Albright
Of lrona. and Bruce Stone, son Of Marcel.
las Stone, in connection with the disap-
pearance and subsequent rccapture Of a
couple Of horses belonging Is a Mr. Umble
hotel-keepcr and liyeryman Of Sommer-
field, Pa. Il appears that the team and
buggy was originally hired by a young man
named Moore, who aflerward met Albright
and Stone presumably by preauangment.
and the three young men drove from Penn.
syIysnia to Preston county Somewhere
near Victoria they disposed Of the buggy
and made the rest Of The trip on horseback.
When the team was not returned Umble
Instituted an investigation which led to the
capture Of one Of fho horses near Reeds.
vile on Thursday last and the other was
secured near Thornton TayoIr county on
Saturday. where one Of the boys had sold
ito farmer for t7o. SO far as We have
heard none Of the boys have been appre.
hcnded Stone got OH ihc train az Grafton
sunday morning stating that be was going
20 Ciarksburg Gu the excursion that day.
The boys passed through Function last
Friday morning about clock with one Of
the horses and we have all the details Of
ihe whole affair but they would make too
long story EAGLE Eye.