West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-12-10

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day.
George Watkins and wife OF Nor
gantown. spent the week end with f.
Nj. Durr and family at the West End.
Martin Cassaday has returned to
town and has been greeting his many
friends after an extended absence.
William Bishop, the enterprising
Terra Alta merchant. was here for n
Few hours between trains Thursday.
Mrs. Arthur IL. Halbritter has spent
the past week in Fairmont the guest
of friends.
James Alfred keener. Newburg.
route ?. spent the past week here Wis
iting with his children. Messrs. John
and Pat keener and Mesdames Will
lam Ashby and w. ID. Getty. Mr.
keener is in his seventy-second wear
although he does not look more than
siNty-two. being remarkably we'll
preserved man. This too in spite of
the experience he had in following the
| leadership of "StonewalI" Jackson I'm
the late Civil war In conversation
1 MIR. Keener spoke i'm laudatory lam
suage regarding the peaceful policy
| OF our President and stated that those
VINO had experienced the unpleasant
sensation of making a human target
o; themselves could well appreciate
the truthfulness OF Sherman's COM
ment in regard TO war and that fur
thermore these men did not want to
see this fair country OF ours become
involved either in the titanic strug-
gle which was engaging the European
powers nor with the Mexicans i'm their
family quarrel.
Merchants j. J. Brailer and George
II. Rhodes and Isaac Conn were re-
cent business visitors from Howes-
Vile.
Lewis w. Halbritter was Coal
Center visitor Monday Mr.. Halbrit-
ter has lived in and around here for
years and was formerly engaged i'm
the manufacture OF lumber. He has
spent his recent years in travelling ex-
tensively throughout the west and
southwest but came back to Preston
in the last year and Is now located at
Blaser. He is veteran OF the late
war and while advanced in years and
has suffered recent severe sickness.
he still retains much of the yigor of
former days.
II. T. Stone, the big fertilizer sales
man from Fellowsville. was here Mon
day on business. Mr.. Stone stated
that he was somewhat alarmed over
the effect that the European war
would have on the fertilizer industry
OF this country due to the fact that
the potash which was needed to man
ufacture the fertilizer was practically
all imported from Germany and now
the supply would be cut off. This
matter worthy of serious considera-
ton but these seems to be no avenue
Of escape thus far devised.
Littl Miss Margaret McKone cele-
brated her seventh anniversary on last
Monday and had as her guests be-
tween and o'clock on that evening
twenty-five of her school chums and
classmates with her teacher, Misc Ed
wilma Frantz, presiding. Many inter-
esting games were enjoyed and seas
enable refreshments were served
The many friends and relatives of
George s. Hartman have become
alarmed over his prolonged absence.
Mr.. Hartman has been boarding with
his sister. Mrs. Lucy Hawker, being
bachelor, and for some three or four
weeks ago he borrowed a gun of John
f. Boyce and stated he was going out
hunting. He left rather early in the
morning and from that time has Meth
err been seen nor heard from in any
manner. He took no clothes with him
except the hunting suit he wore and
he left his room in the usual condi-
ton. II has been thought that posi-
bly, some accident has befallen him
which has proven fatal. Any infor-
nation that will lead to his where
abouts will be gratefully received and
put at rest the uneasiness that now
obtains
John II. Combs arrived here Sunday
morning on No. from Oklahoma City.
Oklahoma, where he now resides and
conducts prosperous and up-to-date
blacksmith shop. Mr.. Combs vii be
remembered by some of our older citi-
zens as one of the most expert smiths
that ever conducted a shon hara
Some years ago he went west for his
health and his physical appearance
today demonstrates that he made no
mistake in doing so, besides ne has
prospered financially. He came east
in answer to message summoning
him to the bedside of his aged mother,
Mrs. John w. Combs, who was dan
gerously III and who died on Monday
morning at $3.50. Mr. Combs left for
the west on No So Wednesday. the
funeral of his mother having been
held that afternoon at Shay's chapel.
On Tuesday evening little Miss
Helen Brown, Oldest daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs. George J. Brown. gave a
birthday party to twenty-four OF her
hoy and girl friends in honor OF her
18th anniversary There were several
very interesting games played and
prizes awarded TO the winners thereof.
Delicious refreshments we're served
20 ali present and as a mark az es-
TEEN there we're rendered the little
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