West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-02-26

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Walter Meyers and wife are preparing
TO move to Uniontown, Pa.
Mesdames j. G. Nicola and Georre
Evans friends recently gave them birth.
day surprise parties.
Latest reports are that our Doctor /.
improving.
Mrs Jacob Spiker's husband took her
home, on Jan. ?, from DIR. Goldsmith
where the doctor left her in the care OF
Mrs. Hannah Guthrie, when he left here
for the Baltimore hospital. Fortunately
the doctor had treated Mrs. Spiker about
two weeks after She was operated on be-
fore he was taken sick.
On last "WEDNESDAY W. ID. Arthur and
wife celebrated their fiitieth wedding
anniversary. The day Was greatly enioye,i
10y all present. The oldest guests there
were Jackson Deal and Mrs. Catherine
Glover who are each more than 80 years
OF age. Walter Smith and wife furnished
music for the occasion, in the afternoon
which was highly appreciated. Thanks to
our worthy townsman and his estimable
wife for the sumptuous dinner. May you
live to enjoy many more happy years
together and both gain Heaven in the
end.
Some of our people who were unable TO
attend Rev. Dana Feathers funeral were
disappointed. He was the Youngest son
OF Rev. j. b. Feather OF near Albright.
this county, ana an only son 10y his last
marriage. Hedied last Saturday evening
in hospital in Baltimore. where he had
been taken for treatment. lie had been
there about five weeks Rev. Feather had
been our pastor. in charge of the Bran
donvlle circuit of the Methodist Espico-
pal church, for about three years. His
health began 10 fail last year and ON the
advice Of his doctor he gave mp his work
for time, hoping that the rest would re-
store him TO his usual good health. After
a few months of illness he went to the
hospital where the physicians found that
he was suffering from an acute attack of
appendicitis and an operation was pre-
formed, but other complications soon set
in and made il impossible to save his life.
He was born Dee. p, 1886 and died Jan.
81, 1914. making him at the time of his
death "a years, / month and 4 days old.
He was graduate of the Fairmont Nor
NAL School, a teacher, an able preacher,
close student and everybody's friend.
August IL, 1909 he was married TO Miss
Mollie Welch, to which union one child
was born. He was a bright young man
and highly esteemed 10y all who knew
him. His body was taken from the
home OF his Mother on Tuesday afternoon
TO the Lenox church where services were
held i'm charge of Rev. f.. z. Idleman of
Albright, with Dist. Supt. Rev. w. ID.
Reed Of Oakland. Md, Rev. w. w.
Morris OF Bruceton, Rev. Albert Engle OF
Brandonyille. and Rev. A. d. Craig OF
Kingwood assisting him. His funeral
was said to be one of the largest ever
held in this section of the county. Inter
ment was made in "A nearby cemetery.
He began his first work as minister on
this charge and held his protracted meet
ings mt his seven different appointments
several new members at each
Of which more than twenty
were happily converts d during the meet
ing in Brandonville. During that winters
work about one hundred were converted
as the result of his victories. He was an
worthy of imitation. How many
OF his flock will follow him and also enter
into the fold of that Great Shepherd who
loveth his sheep and gave his life for the
sheep. He once said "It only one OF
each seven OF my converts remain iaith-
fu to the end it will count for much.
We desire 10 tender our sympathy to the
heart broken parents and wife. May
God comfort and console you as He only
can. Dear friends whileswe loved him.
his Heavenly Father loved him more.
The Lord hath need of the flowers gay
The Reaper said and smiled,
Dear tokens of the earth are they
Where he was once a child.
And the Mother gave in tears aud pain
The flower she most did love,
She knew she would find it soon again
In the fields OF light above.
o not in cruelty o not in wrath
The reaper came that day,
Twas an angel visited the earth
And took that flower away.