West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-08-20

OF her cousins, the Misses Fran,z. for IN,
week end.
We are rapidly assuming metropolita,
airs. The open air moving picture show
has been holding the boards for thi
week and will move to Newbury mex
week to initiate the natives.
o. G. Hileman and wife of Rowles
burg, were the guests of Mrs. Ida j
Hileman over Sunday.
Camp Dawson is proving quite am at
traction for many OF our citizens thi,
week, while the guards are stationed
there Tor their annual encampment. sun.
day the boys were visited by John w
keener. T.. W. Watson, Alonzo Wi.es
K. A. Poland and Col. w. J. Layelle
Tuesday evening Guy NJ. Bonafeld and
family drove down in their car to look
over the camp. 1t is expected tina, quit,
number will go down Saturday and
witness the sham battle, which We under
stand, is TO take place ON that day.
Miss Pearl Shahan OF Moryantown. is
here this week visiting her sister Mrs. A.
III. Halbritter.
Mrs. j. :. Hunt aud son John re-
turned from Fairmont Friday where they
had been visiting Mrs. Hunts sister
Mrs. w. S Raymond for the past several
days.
Gus o'Malley was u Newburg visitor
Sunday.
Qnite little excitement was created
Sunday evening just as the st. Louis ex-
press was pulling out from the station
here. A team of horses from the Miller
livery stable, fully harnessed, became
frightened and ran away towards the
freight station and in fact had passed il
Just as the express pulled in front of
them aud they stopped. There was quite
a crowd at the station and all started
after the horses and it was thought they
had been struck by the express but this
proved to be not true.
Mrs. j.. T. Stephens and son Edward
OF Washington, ID. c., are here the guests
of Mrs. Stephens daughter Mrs. w. G..
I.avelle.
Mrs George Long of Johnstown, Pa.
is here visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
John w. Watkins.
Miss Carrie Miller. trained nurse
from Fairmont, is here the guest OF her
father Joseph A. Miller.
Mrs. w. G.. Lavelle entertained Friday
evening in honor of the guests of the
Misses Pierce. Besides the guests of honor.
Misses Nellie McWhorter and Sarah MINI
son of Buckhannon, there were present
the Misses Pierce and Miss Ada Layelle.
Thomas Hunt, and Phil T.. Armacost of
Baltimore. After a pleasant evening en-
livcned by vocal and instrumental music
and readings, refreshments were served
and at late hour the evenings pleasure
WAS reluctantly closed.
Charles A. FleegIe, our popular and
genial agent tor the b. * o., spent the
week end down by the sea side at Coney
Island.
ID. III. and G. II. Watkins spent the
week down on the winding Cheat angling
for the fnny tribe.
Miss Nellie McWhorter, who has been
the guest of the Misses Pierce, returned
to her home at Buckhannon Saturday.
Miss Vera Shaw of Grafton, has been
visiting Misses ldelle Reppert and Ercell
Shay.
Philip Ellsworth Armacost retureed to
his home i'll Baltimore Sunday after
two weeks visit with friends here.
Mesdames Dorcas Yates and Elima
McWilliams of Grafton and Huntington,
were the week end guests OF
Col. w. j. Lavelle and wife. Mrs. Yates
returned home Tuesday morning and
Mrs. McWilliams accompanied by Mrs.
w. j. Lavelle went TO Oakland where
they will be the guests of friends for the
remainder of the week.
Thomas Hart and wife left for Parkers-
burg Tuesday and will he the guests of
Charles Showalter and family for the re-
mainder OF the week. Tom is making
his annual visit as the Fair is i'm full
blast now and his one best recreation is
TO watch the ponies run.
Misses Gladys Pierce, Edwina and Nell
Frantz are among the teachers from here
who are attending the Institute at Terra
Alta this week.
Elmer Daley of Widber, was here the
first part OF the week calling on friends.
Prof. @. Fl. Martin, wife and son of
Thomas, were here the latter part OF the
week greeting their many friends. Sun
day they went TO Terra Alta where the
Professor is attending Institute.
Miss Gertrude Latham Of Washington.
ID g., is the guest Of Miss sybel Pierce.
William Konder and wife of Baltimore.
spent Sunday with II. y. Nestor and
family and Sunday evening with w. d.
Ashby and family
a very painful, and what might have
proved very serious accident, happened
to Thomas Hunt on Monday. He was
cranking gasoline engine in the base
memt Of the Hartman furniture store
when the crank flew back and struck him
between tine eyes, on the forehead, and
cut deep gash necessitating the taking
OF tour stitches. Fortunately his eyes
escaped injury although both were con-
siderably swollen as result.
What was genuine surprise and a
most enjoyable one, too, was a dinner
rendered w. G.. l.avelIe on Wednesday