The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-12-31
TAKES
HEAVY Toll.
IN RANDOLPH
Number Of Children and Sew
eraI Aged Persons Called
by Grim Reaper.

(. r. tEpEeJAL 70 rl4E TELGoRAHJ
EIJKINS. Dec. 30--Eikins and its
vicinity have been sore1y stricken
by deaths during the last week. q
number Of children having succumb-
ed to various ailments, and several
aged persons having been called
away. .
William Randolph Daniels.
William Randolph, little four-year-
old-son of Or. and Mrs. II. w. DAN
iels, was a victim Of pneumonia.
Martha Louise sanderson.
Martha Louise Sanderson, aged
10 years. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Herbert 9. Sanderson. died Of heart
disease.
Alan HeatherIy Bowers.
Alan Heatherly Bowers. aged eight
years, son Of Attorney and Mrs. p.
"A. Bowers, died of infaDtile paraly-
sis. .
oriVIe Laltz. \.
OrviIle Lutz, aged seven years,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. D. -. 1utz, was
a victim Of pneumonia.
Virginia KoontB.
Virginia Koontz, aged three years,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn
KoontE. was claimed by blood poison
ling.
Ernest j. Young.
Ernest j. Young, aged two years,
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. @. p. Young,
died Of obstruction Of the bowels.
Mrs. Martha Shreye.
Mrs. Martha Shreve, aged SO years,
eight months and eleven days, died
Sunday at ths home Of her son, Dep
Iuty Sheriff James Shreve. Mrs.
shreYe was born April 8, 1880, in
Virginia, and was one of the Oldest
and most widely known women In
Randolph county. The body was
buried at Valley Bend.
Mrs. Mary J. Delaney.
Mrs. Mary ]. Delaney. aged 81
years. wife of "a. J. Delaney. died
Tuesday of cIrrhosis of the liver: In
terment was made In Maplewood
cemetery Wednesday. Mrs. Delaney
Twas formerly of Grafton
Alba O. Kelley.
Alba @. Kelley. aged 5 7 years. Of
NIontrose Rand 81 ph county, died IN
North Carolina, where he had gone
Ito spend the winter with his daugh-
tier, hoping to and relief from tuber-
lyculosfs. The body was brought to
ISbfontrose and buried Thursday.
George Fitzwater.
George Fitzwater, aged 20 years,
Hdied ut MontroseN Tuesday. Inter
ltment was at Lambert chapel. Bar
jbour county. Wednesday.
Mrs. Sarah Phillips.
Mrs. Sarah Phillips. aged IS 5 years.
Idied at the home OF her son at Mont
rose Tuesday morning OF kidney
trouble. The body was buried In the
family cemetery there Thursday.
Conley Smith.
Conley Smith. aged 1s6 years, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Smith, Of
Queens, died sud denly Of heart dis
ease.
Annual Dance.
The Bachelors Club9he1d its annual
Christmas dance in Nathan hall Mon
day nj ghtswith about fifty couples IN
attendance. Music was rendered by
the Elktns Saxaph me orchestra Of
hvekpfeces, and the hall was sa rt1stlc5
h ally decorated. Joe Ma len. was IN
charge 81 the arrangements.
Elks Hold Dance. #
F3l lSins Lodge No. II 3 S, Benevolent
and Protective Order of Elks. held It's
annual Christmas dance In Nathan
hall "Wednesday night Forty-hEe5
couples 8participat
u t}l Jew y ears Dance.
"a New ears dance will be held
In Nathan hall Monday mi ght, JAM
5uary
ss openSHouse.
sss The annual open house OF the Ell.
Bkfns * onng lens Christian Assotia-
tfon will be obserYed on New Yetr's
day. The usual alendar exhibit will
be held In the library art and bhsi-
ness ca1end lars from many countries
being on extt ion. The building.
has been decorated for the he iday
season and presents a very attractive
EappeaIance. s.ss n N s
Opening Postponed.
II Opening of the EIkfns public
SCHOOLS, flowing The Christmas hol-
days has been atponed from jan
y to anuaTyi on account Of
the quarantine estab ftahed a By; the
board of heal til foIl loving the death
lof Attorney u AZ Bowers ,ss lftt1et son
of ~ hat Is believed Ito have been a
case ~ infant H ]
PeFs0nRls W
$sS ~ Harry PhaFa IL ~ sting
sher parents I'D lfatfint
Miss Blloys KUN ia ratu rned Is
.eassaway. ter spend ing the Christ
las holf daysa her rents \
N Mrs. Ban ana children
tsaYe retnrned Rom "a Ralttss