The Clarksburg telegram. [volume], September 15, 1893, Image 1

About The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926

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ANY of
yo u n g
sleareget
; che matri
lialf ever
-fi n d
lext to an
on their
it e n t a,
ush is
t.
rerby
mis are
ere the
Clarksburg soetey- generally
experiences a peculiar little thrill
?not of satisfaction exactly?
(r^tve biurdly know what to
call ity when cupid's arrow strikes
a shining mark In our ranks.
Well dame rumor has it that one
has been steuok. An eastern
beauty, with dreamy eyes and
just the sweetest ways has capti
vated one of our most estimable
young men who is fortunately
able to contract'andenter upon a
life of domestic bliss In modem
style.
? * *
Why should a few gray locks
crush ambitioniiLamanly breast?
Certoihly.it doe8 'not and unless
the gossips are all guessing ?wild
ly, we shall, at no distant day be
The promised return ot a gay
social season in- Clarksburg?the
return to the' club meetings and
whist parties that were so ele
gantly managed last season has
Its sad phase to the fellows who
have not yet solved the knotty
problem of keeping a "smooth
sea" where two "best girls" are
to be retained in sweet anticipa
tion. So many of the girls are
chums "don't cher know !"
* * ?
We sincerely trust that society
will not persist In talking about
that one Instance of a Clarks
burg girl having such an inter
esting time With an "unknown"
at the World's Fair. She meaut
nothing improper and 'twas lots
of fun" as she expressed It her
self to a confidential friend.
I l g&j i
Beautifully engraved invita
tions announced last week that
Miss Flora Lynn Osborne, daugh
ter of Mrs. J. F. Osborne, of Pike
1 street, would be married Sept.
20th to Mr. Henry P. Chambers,
of Washington, Pa. Miss Osborne
is an accomplished young lady
and will gracefully take het place
among the most cultured of
Washington, (Pa.) society.
? ?
A very pretty card is before
us announcing the marriage of
our former fellow student Mr.
Boyd Wees, now a prominent
business man, of Elklns, to Miss
Mary Knight "Burns, one of Fair
mont's fairest belles. Their fu
ture home will be at Elklns. In
memory of 'old University days,'
Boyd, we wish you ail happiness.
Deus vobiscilm.
The reception at the residence
of Mr. and Mrs. J. Y. Moore on
Thursday evening, given in honor
of Sir. and Mrs. Clarence P. Moore
. ?f Philadelphia, must be chron
? icled as the leading social event
of 'Septembers The arrangement
of every detail was perfect and
the beautiful home, superbly
illuminated and elegantly furn
ished, never opened its doors to
West
their, families ^ere present as
well as many of Mr. Clarence
Moore's former friends and ac
quaihtances. His charming wifi
was the recipient of many merit
ed compliments during the evien
She was nchly costumed in
hesfyy white silk, trimmed with
Chiffon and ribbons. Whatever
direction, - one turned there
otent and real than a dream of
ilysium. The early hour at
which the Telegram goes to
press precludes our attempting
to do justice to t~
On Thursday evening Mr. A.C.
Rector, a sprightly and progreaj
ive young business man., of this
city was married to Miss Icie
Pike in the presence of a Is _
number of invited relatives and
friends. The nuptials were offic
ially in charge pf Rev. B. B.
Evans, of Goff Chapel. The
marriage took place at the home
of the hride's parents on
Pike street, Mr. Henry M<
ley and Miss Dora Pike and 1
f-'
place i
The announcement of the mar
arige on Sept. 7 of our former
schoolmate, Mr. J. W. Wiles, to
Miss Worting, an accomplished
southern lady, came as a great
surprise. Mr. W iles takes a tour
of considerable dimensions, stop
ping several days at the World's
Fair and finally arriving at a cozy
home in Morgantown, where we
trust his first year of married
bliss and his last year of college
life may blend in sweet harmo
nies. Mr. Wiles is listed among
the prospective classical grad
uates of our State University for
the coming year and is one of our
rising West Virginians whose |
future is promising.
? ?
Mr. W. G. McDonald and Miss
Ollie McElroy were married yes
terday at the brides residence near
Bridgeport. It was a very pretty
wedding and was witnessed by a
number of invited guests. v
H. E. Church 8*uth Appointments.
The fortieth session of the
Western Virginia Conference of
the M. E. Church South, closed
its work at Ashland, Ky., on
Tuesday, after a very successful I
meeting. Rev. T. S. Wade is
made Presiding Elder of the
Clarksburg district and the
assignments for the same_are as
follows; Clarksburg. M E Peck;
Boothville, F M Canfield; Marion,
WI Canter and J S Kinnev sup
plied; Rivesville, M V Bowles
and i H Edens; Green, A P
Sturm; Sand Rock,Thomas WJ-I
Clifford Hupp, the rascal who
worked the library swindle on
the Clarksburg people this sum
mer, has swindled i two Ohio
towns since he left here, and^ a
inng account of Of his depreda-,
iTons appeared In iLe Cincinnati
Fm nt/frw this WG0K" *
WmMBr
The House of Lords in London
voted down the Home Role Bill
by a biff majority. It had paw
ed the Commons the week before.
md heat was a beauty,
ended id a defeat for
of the other, McBride.
.; is one of Ciarka
bur^g moat energetic and *opu
lar young men and the Tele
GRAM speaks for a host of his
friends as it takes this occasion
to extend congratulations upon
nis phenomenal success at Par
?i
evening whei
rendered.
?treet, throwing iu oecu
John Trimble died at h
on the Brushy Porkot Elk
on Wednesday, Angnst S
has been an invalid for
lAn Al ? 1 mAA*.- -Vlill
bones of hteleg^
Uaa
of Overfii
State v# Prank
Maes.
State ?a THr<
L'rji-'-i*?3tS ? -
BUte r? William Wefet
State vs Orrille Sarnlei
Htate va A. C. Daria, I
le fell.