Alton, Auir. -|.Spma/.l-~Mr.and Mr. George Gruff returned lust Monday after tin alienee of severalweeks with Mrs. Graff's parents, onMnrvm ereek, tin* county.Mrs. Georgo Beaumont and Mrs. Aldridge returned on Tuesday evening from Cuba, whither they went to attc nd cam p-meetiag. . %T. II. Farren has n signed as operator here and will s ok a new field of laNfr, S5S A. Sutton has rlt; turned from West Virginia.A. Kresge contemplates going to Gettysburg n xt month to participate in the dlt;*dnalini. of the monument*.Dr. Drake, of Head ford, came to M* . Alton imt Sunday evening to attend church. He returned on Mondaymorning. :krr*Misses iJessie and Mary Hilton have gone to Hornellaville, X. Y.Mra. Joe Follett is about to remove to Chicago to join her huslutnd, wiio is superintendent of a corset factory inthat place.The Sons of Temperance held a basket supper in Odd Fellow*,' hall last Monday evening. The attendancewas not very large, but those presentclaim to have had ti good time.The K. O. T. M. instituted a lodge here last Monday evening with fairprosjacts for the future.A new meat market i- about to be opened in the Butts House.Mr. Fraley's new house is nearly completed. It will Iks an ornanont toour village.Blackberries are in tho market now and many pails of tho tincst are being brought in daily.A new boarder arrived at the resi-dence of Peter Frank. Ho came to stay and Peter is sotting upthe cigars.