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THE PRINCE REUNIONLAST SATURDAY AT OLD HOMESTEAD WAS VERY ENJOyABLE EVENTAbout a Hundred Members ofthe Family Participating inthe Gathering, With Many Other Guests.One of the most interesting and enjoyable event^'which has marked the recent history of'Raleigh L*111-' county, was the reunion of the Prince family, held at the old family homestead,, near this city, last Saturday, arid which was participated in by all the members of the family with the exception of one sister, Mrs; Ferguson, of Los Angeles, .California, who was unable to be present. In addition, to the immediate members of the family, there were\ also present quite a number of friends o'i the various,! liiembers, who took advantage of the opportunity to renew the iri-•endships of former years.Tiro homestead is at present occupied by Mr. Chester Stanley^ to whoni and his estimable wife much 'Of tho success of the reunion is due not only for the cordial welcoriie given the visitors,' but for the bountiful repast prepared by them for the occasion, and which brought back, to many bf the par-Mrs. Alice Williaips, Beckley. MrsrSallieBeaty, Beckley.Mis. Minta McDowell, Beckley. Mrs. A. Z. Lilly and children, Beckley.Master Jim Bob' Beaty, Beckley. Miss Josio McDowell, Beckley. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. H Cook, of Cabell. . •Mi;, and Mrs. Harvey Cook,Cabell.Mrs. and'Mrs. John Bailey, of Cabell.Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Bailey, Cabell. •Mr. and Mrs. Clarkson Phipps, Cabell. ,Mr. and Mrs.,.Daniel Phipps, ofMr. and Mrs. Joseph Gunter, Cabell. .Mr. and Mrs. Canterbury, of Cabell.Jesse Evans and daughter Grace, Cabell.Miss Alethia Davis; Cabell.MrsY II. il; Harper, Harper.Mi*s. Trout, Harper. ..Perry Davis, Cabell.W.. N. Davis, Nescob ; .Eli Willia ms' Pros peri t.y..Mrs. Louisa George, ProsperityMr. ann-.Mfs. M. I\ Odell, of Beckley. . *'.Mr. and Mrs. George Kidd, of Wickham.'- , . - •. ' ’•,1. N. Godby, Cabell.Jacob Bower, Mnbscptt.George Stover, Ansted.Mr. and Mrs. J. I. Stanley and children, Cabell. . . .Lewis Oooli, To[ek;it Kansas.Piccdlt;CC01O]S'rticipants, especially the older ones,j ^fj^BEtTER'SLRViCEY^'.M the days ot. .their ■ sojourn on theold farm,'before they were called iiito other walks in life. The dinner was one of which Mr. and .Mrs.' Stanley liad reason to feelproud, and the enjoyment with* *'* : • • • •; ; \vliich it was piirtiikdmrf by the guests of the day was ample evi-dence that it was thoroughly appreciated. 'The members of the original Prince family arid their descendants, who were present and participated in the clay’s proceedings,were:Janies Prince, Prince - ;Henry Prince, Cabell.Mr. and Mrs. William Prince,of Prince.Mrs. Mary Cole, Montgomery.■A. 0. Prince, Meadow Creek.Mrs. Emily Swentzcl, Huntington.Mr. and Mrs. S. M. Croft, of Huntington.I. C. Prince, Beckley.Mr, and Mrs. W. F. Prince and 'daughter, Pittsburg.Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Davis and children, Cabell.James F. Prince, Prince.Miss Leta Prince, Prince.Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Prince and daughter, Prince.John L. Cook, Meadow Creek. Wm. P. Cole, Richmond, Va. Misses Margaret and Eva Cole, Montgomery.Master Luther Swentzcl, Huntington.E. Flynn .Hull, Huntington. John Prince, Beckley.Andy H. Prince, jBcckley.Mrs. Emily Williams, Beckley. Mr. and Mrs. David C. Prince,Asked For By Patrons of Bell.;• i- •. • • ... r. ;Telephone CompanyA petition which received the signature of practically every it-ron of the Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company in Beck-Icy, waS'Sent last week to the home o dices'of the company, at Atlanta, Ga. Notwithstanding, the fact that repeated promises have been umtle by the local management to better the service of the Beckley exchange, it has gone from bad to worse, until the so called scr-vice, now rendered is worse than useless, and it was determined to make a last appeid dircct to headquarters. If this fails to bring the desired relief within a^reason-abie time, it is more than probable that'the company wiil .lind a supply of second hand, but little used phones on its hands, despite the fact that most of the BclFs patrons here have IongTenit contracts upon which the rentals are religiously collected in advance while their picas for belter service have been just as religiously ignored.Raleigh.Held the Winning'HandSenator Overman said the othciday of a defeated bill:“It deserves to be defeated. Il was as irregular as the Tin Car poker game. A man, describing this game, said:“ ‘One-eyed Bones, on my righl held four kings and an ace. Twolingered Sell crmerborn on my * I of Iheld four aces and a king.’“■*And you—then what did you hold?55 some one asked excitedly.I being the coroner, held tin
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Beckley, West Virginia, US
Tue, Sep 13, 1910
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