Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1907-08-28
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MISS Lillian Adkins is visiting
relatives at Kavanaugh, XIV.
Mrs. G. X. Osgood called on
friends In Catlettsburg Wednesday.
Mrs. Jesse Cyrus has about re.
covered from her recent indlspos,.
tion.
Mrs. Jesse Lambert and son.
Carl, are guests of relatives at Rus.
sell. Ky.
Mrs. Lauhon. Of Catlettsburp.
was the guest of Kenovs friends
last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. jackson
have returned from soiourn with
relatives in Virginia.
X. n. Williams will soon return
to henova to assume charge of the
drug store. Etley Smith will then
go TO college to resume his studies
in medicine.
We fail to hear the hum and
whirr of the wheels of that half
million dollar plant Kenova is sup
posed to have landed sometime ago.
W hat has become of it?
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman p. Miles.
OF Frankfort, KY, are visiting Mrs.
Ms parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. II.
Jones, at this place. They will re.
main here for period of two weeks.
The Kenova Transfer Co. has se.
cured the contract to lay new ce.
ment pavement for j. w. Collier in
Ceredo. This firm does excellent
work and is kept very busy these
days.
l.. T. Peck and family, who are
now visiting in New York State,
are expected to arrive in Kenova
about the middle Of September.
They will be here about a month
before departing for Honolulu.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. d. Hicks
cbaperoned a party Of Young Ken
ova and Ashland people to Clyffe-
side Tuesday afternoon. During
the afternoon honrs the gay throng
enjoyed delightful picnic and at
night participated in the dancing
festivities.
Hon. Jos. S. Miller has had a
new concrete walk laid from the
street to his cottage adjoining his
residence on Beech street. The
cottage is being renovated on the
inside while a new coat of paint
will shortly improve the appear
ance OF the exterior.
}. Il. Corn, superintendent of
the } ) Walker Lumber Co., will
occupy the l.. T. Peck property on
Beech street. Mr.. Corn is expect.
ed to arrive here in the near future
when work of erecting the saw mill
will be begun. The mill will be es.
tablished on the N. & w. property
on the river front west of the tie
host. Mr. Corn is now at Gray
where the company he represents
has a large tract Of timber. He will
move his family from Ironton to
this place, but they are at present
with him in the mountains.
Clyde Handley's pony got the
notion in its head Wednesday noon
that instead of being on the busy
streets of Kenova it was on the
broad prairies Of Texas, and pro-
ceeded to run away. The animal
was hitched to the cart at the time
and from the dldoes cut and the
aerial leaps performed it is q won.
der the vehicle was not demolished
and the pony killed. After taking
the measurement Of several streets
at almost lightning speed the inner
pony suggested it was meal time
whereupon the Texas wonder made
bee line for the stables of the Ken.
ova Transfer Co. As stated above
IT was noon hour and the teamsters
Of the Transfer Co. were at the sta
bic unbitching their teams prepara.
tory to the mid. day feed. Glancinp
up the street John Willis saw a
streak of something, which he first
mistook for comet, coming at the
rate of meteor. Before he bad
another guess coming there was
dull thud in the barn. Going inside
to see where the "meteor" had
struck, Mr.. Willis found Clyde
Handley's pony, attached to a cart =,
safely ensconced in stall and quiet
ly munching new-mown hay. At
the entrance TO the barn were sever
al wagons, barrels and other OBJ.
structions and how the pony got
through these without being
crippled or demoIishing the carriage