The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-02-20
TO VOTE ON
GOOD ROADS
BOND ISSUE
Randolph Circuit Court Author
ICES Leadsville District to
Hold an Election.

ELKINS, Feb. 19-!The Randolph
county court has authorized Leads
vile district, in which Elkins Is 10
Gated, to hold bond election on
March rs for the purpose OF deter
mining whether or not the bond Is
sue OF 100000 for the purpose OF
lbuildng 81 miles Of permanent road
in the distrltc shall be made. 1t is
believed the question will carry with
little opposition, as the people OF
this district. have been boosting the
cause of good roads for some time
and Randolph county is considered rs
having the best dirt roads in the
state.
Harmon B. Sharp, aged IS years.
of this county, died Monday in
Richmond, Va, hospital, where he
had been receiving treatment for
cancer for the last seven months. The
body was brought to Elkins and
buried Friday in Maplewood Gene
terry. Mr.. Sharp is survived by one
brother, Hugh Sharp, of Slatyfork,
| w. Va; six daughters, Mrs. Amos Il.
Doylem, Of Cass. w. Va; Mrs. 7. W.
Leighty, of Elkins; Mrs. e. j. Dill
10y, Of Glover Lick, w. Va; Mrs. J.
s. Warner, of Elkins; Mrs. q. j.
Rohrbaugh, of San Diego, Calf;
and Miss Cora Sharp Of Elkins; and
one son, F. T. Sharp. of Holtyille,
Calf.
The members CT Mrs. Byron Dan
iels Sewing Circle and their escorts
were entertained at a valentine party
by, Mrs. Blaine B. Fox at her home
on Davis street Monday evening.
Progressive rock and music were the
principal diersions Of the evening.
Appropriate decorations of hearts and
cupids were used in the decorations
the house and the refreshments were
served in like designs.
Ewald Nefflin entertained at val
cntine dance Friday night, at his
home on High street. Hearts and
Cupids were used in the decorations
and the refreshments were served in
heart designs. Dancing was INDUCED
in until after midnight.
The Live Wire class of the Meth
odist Episcopal Sunday school, con-
sisting Of number of young men,
rendered valentine social to the
young ladies of Mrs. Byron Danlelu
and Miss Calora Lawson's classes
Monday night. The church dining
parlors were tastsfuly decorated and
festooned with Give wire" banners
Valentine streamers and profuslon
of hearts of assorted sizes. About
100 were present.
Celebrating his fourteenth birth
day, John Wilson entertained party
| Of young friends at his home on Da-
| Wis avenue. Dancing was the princl-
PAL amusement of the evening.
Announcement has been made that
a subscription dance will be held In
Nathan Hall Tuesday evening, March
z. for which Wrights Saxophone or
chestra, of Columbus, o., will fur
Iish the music.
Elklns Council, No. 500, knights
of Columbus, will hold dance In
Nathan Hall Monday night, February
II.
Mrs. Robert l.. Burk has returned
to her home in Cumberland after a
/ visit with Mrs. f. il. Buzzell.
| Mrs P. B. Bloomfield is guest
OF Mrs, r. G. Mcdonald, at Confu-
ence, Pa.
The Hon. Stark l., Baker. who has
been quite i'll at his home in Beverly
is improving. "-F
Major and Mrs. j. H. Fout went to
Baltimore Thursday for a visit with
their daughter, Mrs. r. d. Christliit.
Mrs. Ivan A. Hazeltina left Thurs
DAY for Milboro Springs, Va, to visit
:elatlves
Mrs. G. A. Verzi. who had been a
guest Of Elkins friends went to d.
Wis Thursday to spend some time with
relatives, before goingto Pittsburgh
join her husband, who is moving to
that city from Dubois. Pa. 1T
Il Randolph Chapter, ordera=of the
Eastern Star, will hold social ses-