The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-11-05
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Submission, Nov. s-The Pythian
Sisters gave u masquerade party at
Hamilton Hall Saturday night. A
large number were present and quite
an enjoyable time was spent in for
tune telling, dancing and games.
| Typical Halloween refreshments
We're served in the form of ginger
bread, pumpkin pie and cider.
Miss Virginia Richardson enter
tanned a number of her young friends
at the home of her parents Saturday
l.evening at a Halloween party. The
youngsters spent very enjoyable
evening at different games. Dainty
refreshments were served by the hos
| tess.
Bsides these there were several
Other parties held Saturday night.
| While there seemed to be quite Il
number out for good time, no dam
i age was done to any property.
Wayne. the little six-ycar-old old
son of MIR. and Mrs. Leslie Hawker
had quito q narrow escape Sunday
morning from being seriously burned.
After his father and mother HAD
gone down stairs he got out of bed
[and was standing in front of the fire
when his night close caught on fire.
His parents heard him scream and
rlshed up stairs to find his clothes all
in blaze They tore them off of
him rs Quick as possible. Wheile he
was badly burned about the neck and
I body It is not thought that the re-
suit will be serious. Mrs. Hawker
had her hands badly burned while
/ trying to extinguish the fire.
The Shinnston High School foot
ball team played against the High
School team of Morgantown Saturday
afternoon and We're defeated by a
score OF 36 to 0. Three fthe home
boys were hurt: Earl Hardesty, had
his collar bone broken: Penfield Ran
4 dahl his rightforcarm broken and
John Richardson his knee sprained
\ Although 1t does not seem like very
good luck to have men hurt. but the
local boys think they will be able to
! defeat the Clarksburg High School
team here tomorrow afternoon.
Quite q large number from here
were at Clarksburg Saturday night.
4 Mr. and Mrs. Lee Borgess., Of Lum-
bcrport, spent yesterday with friends
here.
Miss Phoebe Turner. of Morgan
town. and Mr.. Moore Reynolds. OF
Hepzibah, We're the guests of Miss
Wilma Watkins yesterday
Miss Lillian swlndler. of Fairmont
Is spending n few days here with
Miss Edna Smell.
A. Il. Allen, who has been work
ing for the shinnston Constitution
Company in the Southern part of the
state. Is. home for the election.
4 Mr., John w. Carder. who has been
\ quite sick for the last week. was moi
so well yesterday.
i. Mr.. and Mrs. j. Hood Hornor. OF
Lumbcrport. spent Sunday with rel
atives here.
4 W. S. Sutton. who has been sector
foreman on the B. & O.. railroad here
J Tor some time past. has been trans,
ferred to Meadowbrook. SAINT Shing.
Teton succeeds Mr.. Sutton here.
: Mrs. Mary Smith is quite Ill al
her home ON Bridge street.
SUBMISSION. Oct 3l-Thc young
! people OF the Baptist church gave 9
reception last night In honor of thcil
, pastor, the Rev. j. c. Cox. who re-
Gently moved here from Salem AZ
ter several musical numbers guess
ing contest was engaged in BY tn.
Young people. later dainty refrcst
ments were served. and altogether q
very pleasant evening was spent by
I those present
; Fred L. King. manager Of te Fair
: mont Coal compsny's store received
the rad intelligence yesterday of TIL,
death nf his brother. Ray King. a
= Barraekvllie, Mr., and Mrs. King ler