The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1915-07-24
ELKINS, ". VA.

ELKINs. ". Va. July s5-Applica-
ton has lb>sn made % Congressman
sutherland 10 have the TyEart's Val
ley river stocked this fall with Mis-
fissiDpi mud catfish. spoonbill catfish
and salmon. The Mississippi catfish.
when full grown. weighs from 50 TO
100 pounds The spoonbin catfish av-
erages about two feet In length. and
are absolutely homeless. They have
large spoon-shaped bill salmon
fishing. some people claim. Il better
Sport than trout fishing
An auto party. consisting OF Mrs.
". 4. Wiedeseim and daughter. Miss
Edwina Drummer. Miss Katherine Kra-
mcr and Keckser Wetheriu. Of Phlla-
delphia. arrived In the city last We'd
nesday and will spend some time here
a. the guests Of Mrs. Elkins at Hal
liehurst"
Prof James 2 Allen. president OF
ID. A. +. College. has returned from
Morgantown. where he attended the
Educational Conference and read a pa.
per on The position OF our denomina-
tion OF schools In the training of
teachers"
Miss Katherine Britton. OF Wash
ington. arrived IN the city Saturday
and r. a guest at ~Hailiehurst" Miss
Britton. accompanied by Miss Mona
McAdoo. also OF Washington. recently
returned from France where they
were nurses In the war hospitals.
While ID. II. Polling. with his family.
was returning from Ellamore. Monday
In their car. the top OF the machine
was caught by an overhanEing tele.
phone wire. and Mr.. Polling sustained
badly injured hand In attempting
to protect the members OF his family
from being hurt by the top.
Traffic on the Coal q Coke railroad
was greatly impeded for n couple OF
days this week by the giving away
OF one OF the rims OF tunnel No. 10,
at Jacksonville. Passenger and mail
traffic had TO be transferred over the
tunnel
Reports have been received in the
city from Huttonsville that the hard
electric storm in this vicinity We'd
nesday morning did heavy damage TO
crops and the roads, several automo-
biles being marooned above that
town.
Emerson Parsons. a negro, sent up
for violation OF the liquor laws, es-
capped from the road gang last We'd
nesday. and so far has not been ap-
pretended. He had about eight
more months TO serve.
Word has been received here from
John Hopkins Hospital. at Baltimore,
stating that Thomas Allerdice. former
chief of police OF Elkins. Is in a criti-
cal condition in that hospital.
Mrs. Randolph Triplett. OF Kerens.
who sustained a fractured hip when
she fell I'm her kitchen several weeks
ago. Is reported as improving rapidly
Misses Eleanor Strictly and Virginia
Sutherland walked from Elkins 10
Parsons. Monday. making the trip n
five hours and fifteen minutes. The
distance is about % miles. They
returned on a train.
Mrs. Charles Ritter was hostess at
a whist party at her home in honor of
her guest. Miss Edith Newlan. OF
/ Clarksburg; Miss Marie Harwood and
other visiting ladies in the city.
! Mr.. and Mrs. J. J. Bodkin have re-
turned from a two months trip
through the west where they visited
the PAnama-Pacifc Exposition and
other points OF interest
Mrs p. r. Clark rendered a dance 20 !
large circle Of their friends Friday
| night.
] Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Bishop and two
/ children. and Mr.. and Mrs. g. r. Smith
! are on n motor trip to Niagara Fails
and other northern cities.
| Edward McHaie and sister Miss
Elizabeth. have gone 20 Atlantic City
and other points In New Jersey, where
they will visit for some time.
| Emerson Gibson and Miss Delphia
Wyant. OF this city. were married Tues
day In Grafton. and returned to this
city where they will reside.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. 9. Bosworth have re-
turned from a months visit 20 points
In Connecticut.
Miss b. McDermott and little niece
Dorothy Fallon. are visiting relatives
in Wheeling.
Misses Frances and virginia Smith
are visiting Buffalo. Niagara Falls and
lOthCr eastern points.
Mrs J. w. Reitz and children have
gone TO lockwood. Pa. 70 visit relatives