West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-07-09
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representative OF the Rowlesburg Grocery
Co., Is taking his vacation this week.
Mrs. Ralph Menear, of Kingwoo.l. wa,
here Saturday and SUNDAY the guest o.
her parents A. ID. Reppert and wife.
Thomas Hart and son Walter spent the
Fourth and Sunday with Clarksburp
friends and relatives.
Miss Ercell Shay ana brother Paris an
visiting friends at various points in Ohio.
at this writing.
Phil 4. Armacost, of Baltimore. was a
guest at the home of Col. W. j. Lavelle
for the week end.
Miss Margaret Gillespie. who has been
located here for the past two or threc
weeks, left Sunday morning for Clarks-
burg. She will return at a later date.
Capt. ii. G. Wilson. of Kingwood. was
here for lew hours Monday greeting his
many friends.
Mrs. Ollie Burkhalter and son. of East
Orange, n. j., are here the guests of the
formers parents Mr.. and Mrs. s. X
! Hardesty.
Col. Thomas Murphy, of German, was
here Monday for n few hours and state a
that he had surrendered his lease of the
Grafton ball park, as the people did not
seem to appreciate the quality of the
games they were getting.
Misses Edwina and Nell Frantz left
yesterday morning for CHAMBERLAIN, dNIag-
nolia aud other eastern points where they
will be the guests of friends.
On Saturday morning Mrs. George
Riley returned from Fairmont where she
had been patient in Cooks hospital
having been operated on for appendicitis.
DR.. and Mrs. b. S. Rankin and
daughter Blanche have returned from a
very ENJOYABLE visit down 10y the sea shore
at Atlantic City where the Doctor at
tended meeting of the American Medical
Association.
Mrs. Thomas J. Birbeck and daughter
Cecile arrived from Wadsworth. Ohio.
Saturday and Joined Mr.. Brbeck who
has been here tor some time being the
superintendent of the Albright Smokeless
Coal Co. 1t is understood that they will
move here and occupy the Ii. f. Sidwell
property.
James w. Robinson, of Belngton. was
here the past few days visiting his
daughter Mrs. q. l.. Wolfe.
James $. Hunt and son William were
in Clarksburg for the Fourth. j. William
Hunt returned to Cumberland Sunday
evening after spending the week end
with home folks.
Mrs. A. j. Bonafield and Mrs. Stewart
Helmick came in Friday evening from
Fairmont to visit friends and relatives.
Miss Nina Adams, of Keyser, is the
guest OF Miss Lena Nutter.
Miss Mary Robinson, of Klngwood, is
here visiting her aunt Mrs. n. w.
Montgomery.
DIR. Everett Walker has disposed of his
red Metz, of several horse power, and in
lieu thereof received a buggy and set of
harness and fine horse believing i'm the
reliability of the one horse power.
The Fourth of July was beiittingly OBJ
served here and will long be remembered
by those participating. There was in the
morning parade and an all day picnic
by the Sunday schools of the various
churches in the grove near the school
house. Patriotic speeches were delivered
by Rev. Percy Metheny, DR.. b. S. Rankin
and Attorneys f. T.. Parrack and /. Il.
Mattingly. AT night there was festival
in the Ladies' Aid hall. The proceeds
were for the sunday schools and the band.
Daring the entire day delightful music
was rendered by Reppert's augmented
band.
Il. *. Garner and wife went to Rose
mont Saturday where they attended the
marriage Of Alonzo T.. Brown aud Miss
Eta May Goodwin. Mr.. Brown is a
brother OF Mrs. Garner.
Mrs. James Fisher and tour children
and Alonzo +. Brown and wife, of Rose
mont, are the guests OF TX. Garner
and wife.
Qnartermaster Sergeant VIM. Hal
britter, located in the Plattsburg, n. Y.
barracks, is home on ninety day fur
Tough. Mr.. HIalbritter lisa son OF Frederick
Nj. llalbritter and has served fifteen
years in the regular army. Mrs. Hal
britter, who is a daughter OF James III.
Watkins and wife, is also with her hus.
band and they will make an extended
visit among relatives and friends
Another Prestonian who has been here
for the past two weeks renewing old ac-
qusintanoes and visiting the scenes of his
childhood is +. j. Dolan, of Kansas
City, Kan, and who is brother of Mrs.
Bert Bedford. Mr.. Dolan has been away
from Preston for the past fifteen years
and during that time has visited Australia.
Philippine Islands, Panama and served
three years in the Spanish-American
war For number Of years Mr.. Dolan
was IN the service OF Uncle Sam, but he
u now identified with the Union Pacific
railroad lie leaves this morning for his
western home