Messenger (Newspaper) - April 18, 1916, Beckley, West Virginia VIRGINIA A BLAZE IN BECKLEY Folks Residential Section in West Beckley Visited by Fire Birthday Party Little Martha Ann Laing cele her fifth birthday at the residence of her parents Mr and Mrs James K Laing on Friday i afternoon April 14th from three to six oclock her large circle of friends in a most hospitable and interesting fash ion 6T dainty ap gifts of Martha Aini among her little whose wonderful to behold Two Homes Burned to the Ground j TMJ was opened to and Adjacent Buildings Badly little ones at the Injured at an Early Hour This Morning About 1 TRAIN SERVICE DENIED Public Service Commission Ruled Against Applicants The public service commission Saturday handed down a decision adversely to flu Raleigh County Business Mens Association for ad train service on the Piney branch of the C 0 The mat ter had been pending before commission for some time ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED Seeking Injunction We are reliably informed that a move is on foot by some of the Bridge Club Occasion for An parties to apply for an of June Nuptial 1 A Campbell on the Bridge Club at the injunction to estop the county court from selling the bonds voted Town Shady Springs and Trap Hill districts recently for good i their games and the j that an train ton installed on the branch Easter decorations and were springlike found and trains the large birthday cake with five j o No Wednesday dies brightly burning forming j g No to the residential j the regular nice ing on Kriday night opening for the social event their handsome residence on J Ichor St to of the cHib amia ieV additional quests Five tables mid were Ash Alty Mrs Harry Mr and Mrs F M and Mrs Thomas in Mrs J roads The matter was to have up fudge Jas II Miller Jlinton I ioni of West Beckley was napkins ed by fire and burned to tbo Easter toy as ground the honies of Albert presented each little together were served ice creai with ai favor little who mi cake and with the household effects were Taylor iTTi 7 decision of the Commission Patterson Payne in of both parties MacTaggart i is disappointing to i public and j pie must endure the present ill service and Wtty Mrs J L Mrs Johnston Mr and Mrs Vass Martin Mrs 1 juriesK Laing Mrs K J Payne Mrs S Mrs W II Durrett of and Hal Scott Ai the close of the evening a feature of and general in The fire unknown j in nnd first discovered in the Rose Wilfong mid Louise Bair Patty K terest was the of ions will j of Miss Ad no doubt be to overcome but was out of the fity The concensus of opinion among the local attorneys is that there aie not tellable grounds for an in junction former decisions of the supreme court and statutes cover points those seeking the injunction and the ratification of was so overwhelming but little if any grounds exist to hold up the progress of the im contemplated by tin bond issue under pro residence of Albert Rogers It Mae Burns Beckner j had gained such headway when j Thomas Mildred and Eunice it looked as holocaust would ensue Hearing Elizabeth Thipps It was only after hard fighting the I Josephine Callaway Marie Xim present stagnant of C Wright and A were saved ignited but Several times both homes became the fire department WHS succes fill in extinguishing the flumes Henry Mitchells home carried some insurance but dam Hires losses condition for accommodation of the public county is as nd if the railway companies are to be granted the merman Helen Moss Wilda Bai of exorcising the right of ley Helen Williams and j party marked j hi ssi the event of her sixth year in j bright little life of Martha l n company be passenger service based upon leach inhabitants served by the WILL MEET In Thurmond W Va to Hold 6th Congressional Convention Blue Grass at the Midway Blue Grass adapted from popular stagi of tlie sainc wiis The district republican by Equitable Motion congressional committee Saturday led a convention of the hauls and transportation of com alone may be the railways idea of serving the pub ilic but side ofj of Char leston which was very cleverly announced by Atty Harry Pat terson Miss Mark who has been a so cial favorite since having become 1 Bonds Carry Lewisburg district county Saturday ratified abond issue of for permanent I roads 577 for and i 220 against being 19 iii excess of the required vole Mrs Charles Hoffman The death is noted of Mrs Chits a resident here with her parents of Affinity who passed Mr Mrs Edwin SClark will away on Sunday afternoon In be Mr Hoover J followed at Sophia with who successful young business in charge man recipient of many graduations The dale of Hi n I Scan party to be held layette county on dny May 2 at HO p m the question as well as expedit ihg in general is another side to be viewed It is regret able company failed to comply wedding has not been announced but it is thought the happy event will be in the month of June ness All Mr Ned Payne Mr and INJURIES NOT SERIOUS Col Wm Leckie Painfully Bruis ed by Pall From Horse Leckie of Mrs Pictures Corporation and direct ed by Charles Seav with Thom as A Wise the famous character actor star of The Gentleman fom of j counties the j Songs and hosts of others and the number of del Maitin Mrs Johnston and Welch a prominent coal operator i with its promise in establishing the nut A delicious was served i fields narrowly escaped fatal ih al noon TWO MEN A F Leckie and Luther Far ley Victims of Pow der Explosion Brought to Coleman Hospital on Wednesday Morning Suffering Intensely Specialists to Bedside of Injured Parties fii i inn juries lnt ll is t bread sandwiches celery olives an inspection of some new potatoes chips brici i holes about the Leckie Company I j specialist of that A F Leckie and Luther Farley are at the Coleman hospital in this city froin powder burns and other yester day Tuesday about f 80 oclock while at work on the development of the Leekie Kin Creek Smoke Co on Piney above van when a fuse failed to time causing a premature explosion of powder while blasting The faces chests and arms of the two men are badly ami both mens eyes are injured It is thought Mr Leekie may re cover from the injuries received without any bad effects but Mr will have a close call if hff retains his vision It is how badly injured internally both may be Immediately upon receipt of the cws Cashier C Hedrick Goo Mair Jr C P Phillips and A C for the scene of theac and it tinned both the m rm n to eih 2 10 oclock this Wednesday morn imr Leckie who was visit ing in was notified at once uf her husbands injuries and will arrive in city this morning accompanied by Dr the stellar role supported by an allstar cast including Mara George Soule Spencer Jack Koone and in over three hundred gates to which each is entitled are as follows Boone 7 Fayette 17 44 Pocahontas 7 Haleigh IS The convention is called for the I acts and purpose of selecting two delegates i opinion this matter will be ed by and by favorably to flic 30 000 people along the Piney branch C 0 i ch was recently opened Bimonthly Meeting j Pond Creek region Mr Leckie ruing fori Farley is a son of Mrs Death of Clarence Leckie Colliery Herman Lilly of Odd this conn 0 I linotypist at this j and was riding a horse has numerous relatives was notified of the death ofthe mountain which was very who will regret to learn of the in and be seen at the Midway Theatre on Kriday April for the first time in this vicinity and two alternates to the republi can national convention his Clarence when the on the sad their Daughter A telegram was received here placed in another last Kriday announcing the redistricting till of a daughter to Mr last legislature aud Mrs Speed of Ind Ind Mr Prince has numerous relatives ill Kaleigh M J Simms of Montgomery oclock with Mrs W M was of the the program as arranged by in place of 0 K Graham Mrs TK Scott is as follows of Summers which wi Daughters will hold n i regular I Leekie His vas about filly years horse some distance of age and a veteran newspaper down the mountain and was afternoon lie juries sustained by him litor About two weeks ago he knocked unconscious operated upon for painfully his body Monday April 24th Week of Prayer A week of prayer will be b at the Presbyterian church willhe pleased to the news of the his family addition to Bible 10 chap county by the 4th verse to the end of the chap I by the Wheatley I will sig Story John Anderson was apparently recover hut to reports reaching last night his injuries are tin Judge Lee Married W Va April i leader At the beautiful home of the Devotional John brides parents Mr and Mrs F in Closing Plest Be the ing from sanii I lions appeared by his wife till daughter His son left Ky where was Kriday ai th evening at Judge William L Lee Miss Anna Hawkins were quietly married The wedding was a home affair Will Return to Road Clarence Mahood hits with drawn from the Fuller Mahood and accepted a position Of as again for the Charles j K R Piano Company Mr was mm will work the territory BASEBALL CLUB ORGANIZED between Radford and leekley He was with the same Telegraph Clever Advertising General AA Lilly well advertised during the Sparks shows Not pictures well post ed throughout the city hut some of his supporters procured adver tising space on Mary Mary advertised as the largest ele in captivity nnd Abos friends contend that in June will Inthe largest vote in tlie state Adrian of WHS Visitor oil was Jensy sister of bride was bridesmaid The eercjnony was L S the M K White Oak Baseball Fns Prepare for the Season The White Club was organized last week for tin year 1916 The White Oak Unni last year won 21 games out of 27 It The groom is the popular and played It will be remembered learned Judge of the circuit he his bride one RM ot of most 5 Banus and talented young The following officers w Hospital Patient Mim J II who has been in ill health for some time has re cently luid her case diagnosed by several physicians in consultation with that ishe was found to with cancer of the and wan to the Hospital on for ted for the baseball year E M Tutwiler KS T A Treasurer K Moore assistant treasurer S L Davis Secretary W Wren Malinger Malone Captain mid I1 score keeper They also elected nir advisory board of William Karrell Douglas nnd W K Tissue He is survived j thought serious lie was sons and one j drought to Welch last evening on I train No Hi Tele for graph interment I old homi lasling one week including the following Sunday the thirteenth Recovering From Operation George Goode a member of the county court of Wyoming county The Moral tions were profuse Th Linotype Co of New Or leans built a linotype of el Mowers and expressed it to the j gull stones is improving immediate family The Typographical linion of Iine Ark sent a huge emblem of the union ami the A K and A M of contributed a large emblem of tin order in choice Mowers The Masonic fur neral service was Mr Sterett returned here yes turday He has the who was operated on one week ago at the hospital for and his many friends will be glad to hour of his approaching ery sympathy of a large circle friends iii his bereavement of Bouncing Baby Boy Mr and Mrs are proud a bouncing baby hoy Birth was given on Fri day April Mother Hid son HIV doing nicely Misses Madge Diehl and Jennie of Raleigh were in the vity having come over to he Sparks show r Sustains Broken Hip The year and a half old child of Mr and Mrs of Klat Top fell on Monday from the chair in which it was playing which re in a fracture of hip The little patient is receiving care and medical attention at the Coleman hospital where its condi tion is reported as favorable Rev Bumgardner Here Rev Homer S dis superintendent of the M K of this district spent a few hours in the city while pass to ill an ing through to fill an appointment at Marshes where the con ferenee is in Mission of Lewis will have charge of the ser assisted by tlie pastor Rev Thomas and a fea ture will lie the music with the song service led by Mr who is also a gifted leader These services are arranged for the purpose of a prayerful anil spiritual uplift not only for the members of the Presbyterian congregation but all the Chris tian people of the community are to share the benefit and privilege of the with them The Mission Circle The Mission Circle of the Bap tist church met with Mrs M K Odell on Thursday afternoon last An interesting program was given led by Mrs Hose president and in the business session which followed live dollars was toward the purchase of an organ for a Mission connected with the Baptist church anil ten dollars to the Young Peoples Auxiliary The neNt meeting will be held in two weeks the regular on Thursday having been and Mrs Henry Spongier of Kast Park will be hostess
