The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-06
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NEWS EVENTS
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WESTON, Sept. 6-'The twelfth
annual convention OF the Braxton-
Lewis County WomnRs Christian
Temperance Union will be held ut
Huntsville September I. A fine
program Is TO be carried out
The camp meeting at Beechwood
park has been pretty well attended.
The next few sessions promise to be
more interesting, and are as fol-
lows:
Thursday nIght-"The Worlds
Greatest Need !"
Friday nIght-"Why We Are Sew
enth Day Adycntists"
Saturday night Stercopticon Ice
ture on India and It's People"
Sunday night-"Does This World
War Prove Christianity Failure?"
by Arthur @. Daniels. president OF
worlds conference.
Fine music at every service. Ev-
erybOdy Is invited.
An leo cream festival will be given
at the Methodist Episcopal church on
Polk creek Saturday evening, Sep
TENDER Q, at Z o'clock. Proceeds for
the benefit OF the church. Everybody
Is cordially invited.
The J. p. Jordan family reunion
will be held at the Jackson Mil pnrk
next Sunday. All members of this
clan are requested to be present there
at 10 o'clock.
Mrs William Bushfield. Mrs. ]. O.
Freeman and Mrs. 8. II. HilsInger,
OF Ohio. have been hero visiting their
sister, Mrs. j, s. Vandervort, on
Main street. They motored through
In a car.
s. l.. Richards. the we'll known
lumberman, accompanied by Mrs.
Richards and DR.. M. d. Cure was
taken to St Mary's hospital at
ClarksburR Monday evening. where
she was operated on for appendicitis.
The many friends Of Mrs. James
f. Vassar will be pleased to learn
that she returned from Terra Alta
very much improved in health.
The Smith family annual reunion
Will be held at the Smith Run church
Saturday, September 0.
Harry Lightburn, Of Lakeland,
Fla, ia here on business trip. He
is enjoying good health and he and
the family nre doing we'll. He was a
former county clerk.
Mrs. II. 8. Hefner returned Sunday
from visit with her husband. DR..
Hefner. at kalamazoo, Mich, where
he is taking treatment for bronchial
trouble. She reports him doing we'll
and he will soon be home to resume
his practice as dentist.
Prof F.. u. Knight, OF Jane Lew,
Nm hnTn 10 40 0nf
ton to assume his duties as princl-
pal of the high school.
Miss Margaret Holt daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. s. Holt, is arranging
10 go to Boston. where she will spend
about ten months In the conservatory
of Music.
Mrs. Bruce Heater and children
have returned from visit with her
parents at Charleston. Her sister,
Miss Lillian Young, accompanied her
home for visit.
Mrs. q. B. Middleton and Mrs n.
Nd Hall are both in the st. Agnes
hospital at Baltimore. and have been
operated on successfully.
The Peoples United Telephone
System, operating in this and adjoln-
ing counties. was denied the right 10
raise its rates at a hearing before
the public service commission at
Charleston last week.
Monday evening the Standard
Bearers of the local Methodist Epis-
copal church. had very enjoyable
outing at the Jackson Mill park.
The public schools will open hero
next Monday. including the grades
below the eighth also the suburban
schools.
]. T. Rollins. of Dunbar. near
Charleston. who was resident Of
this county some years ago, is here
on a visit. He has been blind for
twenty years and travels alone.