The advocate. [volume] (Charleston, W. Va.) 1901-1913, 1908-09-24
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city. Friday noon, from Charleston,
en- route to- Storer College. Harpers
Ferry, where she 10 one, Of the In
stHlctors. She remained until Sun
day; night, the guest Of Miss Mary
sPeyton, who will also be employed
AT Storer the coming year as librari-
an and assistant sewing teacher, and
who accompanied her there. Sunday
night. t> -. :..=s 4 -
f Mrs. Mary billiard. Miss Hazel Dill
lard and. Miss Alice Whitaker, OF
Charleston, passed through the city,
Friday, en- route to Storer College.
While here they were guests OF Mrs.
J. NJ. Carter. '"< ;,&HE'. ~ = :, !. ;.
Simpson Brown, of, Weston, spent
last week In Parkersburg, attending
the fair. While here he was the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. E. ". Seams.
Miss Eva Taylor, OF, Belpre, Ohio,
spent several days last week in the
city, attending the fair. She was. the
guest OF Mr.. and Mrs. e. ". Seams.
g., George Willis was, up from Char
lesion last week, on the occasion Of
the fair. -. y f'.t.s.:.,<. e. i,
/. Mrs. Ada Hill, who has been visit
ing her mo Their, Mrs c. H Pierce, for
several weeks, returned to her home
In Cleveland, Ohio, last Friday MORN
Ing. She was accompanied by. her
little son and daughter. -
Revs. O'Brient and Father Checlz-
eli, of Africa, were pleasant visitors
at Sumner. School,, Friday morning:
The Rev. Father, delivered an able
and interesting address to the High
School. He is from Abyssinia, and
.lectured and preached at Bethel A,
M. e. church. Friday night and Sum
day and Monday nights. , 49, =:
The enrolment Of Sumner school at
the close Of last week was ITO. THIS
is the highest enrolment for this
school In years. and shows that the
parents are 4interesten an the educa-
ton of1theirY children
Schools were closed, Tuesday, on
account Of the Emancipation celebra-
tions, which were held in this city
and at Marietta, Ohio. A number at
tended each place. Hon. Thos. Nor
ris, of Wheeling, was billed for Park
ersburg, and Hon. w. T.. Vernon,
Register Of Treasury, of Washington,
D. c., for Marietta Ohio.
> Miss Mabel Brady, Of Harpers Fer
ry, and Eugene Jones. of BeIpre, O.,
were pleasant visitors at Summer
School, Friday afternoon. They were
accompanied by Miss Mary NPeyton,
Of tRiaScaf& F: Z = T. Il : : Il ? !.
Freed and4Mr, Williams, mail
carrier$ Of Allegheny, Pa. are pleas
ant visitors Of VIM. Carpenter, On 8
1-2 Street. .@ -'.S
j. c. Gilmer, editor of the >Advo-
cate, stopped over Saturday, en- route
to his home in Charleston, from q
business trip in New York. i.
Hon. w. r. Vernon, Register of
the United States, treasury, passed
through the city, Tuesday noon, oyer
the B. and O. for Marietta, Ohio,
where he delivered the Emancipation
address. !: 49,, -" . .:..,. :.
David II. Peasants, Of Centre Bel
pre-, Ohio, was in the city, Saturday.
Mrs. Laura Jones, of Clarksburg,
was in the city last week. ...-.. g.
James Thomas, Of Clarksburg, was
a pleasant visitor, Sunday. ..
The following! spent a pleasant
hour at Mrs. Sarah Grif1n's, on 18th
street, Sunday afternoon: Miss Ma
bel Brady, of Harpers Ferry; Misses
Lena McClung, Alberta McClung,
Bernadine Peyton, Mary Peyton, Jo-
anna Maston, Mrs. Emma Dyke, Mrs.
VIM. McClung, Mrs. Samuel Brown,
and Messrs. H. D, Lakewood and J.
r. Jefferson. Ice cream and cake
were served in the course Of the at
ternoon.
Sunday school class No. Of Logan
nj. E. church gave a successful en-
tertainment, Friday night, at he par
sonage, to raise money to send box
to the missionary in Africa. :