West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-01-15
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Joe Wright, of Housewife, was in tow
n day last week.

"'"i " VI. LaNelle spent the week
end with his parents, Col. and Mrs. w
|. J. Lavelle.
Carrie Miller is visiting her brother
Wayne, at his home near town.
Mns. A. j. Bonafl.ld is visiting at IN.
homes of her sons, Guy NJ and Hugh
Bonafeld.
A dancing class has bsen formed and
the regular dances which were so popular
IN psst winters. will b. revived. A pre-.
hmiusry dance was held at Browns hall
Tuesday evening
William Hunt was a business visitor 10
Grafton day last week.
DIR. Ii. ;. Rankin and daughter BLANCHE.
we've in Morgantown last "Wednesday.
Ada VanderhoG was in Grafton las,
Saturday for a few hours.
Frank Hileman. who has a position
with the Ii * o in Grafton, is visiting
his mother this week.
Judging by the past two week, the ma
tonal sport just now is coasting.
Rumos of a Pr.ston county baseball
league for e summer have made their
appearance. Why not a county league?
j. Frank Craig, of the local postofRce.
was a business visitor to Grafton last
week.
Local people are following with con
siderable interest the revival campaign of
Billy Sunday in Pittsburgh.
Hon. p. J.. Crogan was in town be.
tween trains last Saturday.
w. L. Newcome. formerly of Tunnel.
ton, was here last week in the interest of
a large match concern. Mr.. Newcome il
a brotber-in'law OF T. II. Shay, and was
warmly welcomed bv his many friends.
Frank Pierce, of Buckhannon was here
one day last week To SEE his daughter.
GLADYS. IL il understood that MIR. Pierce
will not move into his recently acquired
Gibson property until spring.
Some people could use their time 70
better advantage than by fomenting re-
ligious and other prejudices among the
ignorant and ~unsuspecting.
Richard Farlow, Sr., of Baltimore. was
here calling on friends last week.
A. Ill. Halbritter wRs a business visitor
to Fairmont the first OF this week.
Willis Taylor returned last week from
a pleasant ten days visit TO Baltimore
and Washington.
Fred Abbot, of Grafton, was a visitor
in town since our last letter.
George Cash, auditor for the Pittsburgh
Coal company, was a visitor at w. j..
Lavelle's last week.
John Keener, who has been i'm the
government service at Washington for
the past year, is spending the week with
his father in the country investigating the
back to-the-farm
James McCann, superintendent of the
Thornton Brick company, was the on, IT
OF his friend w. G Lavelle Sunday.
Our new town officers soon to take
charge of affairs are: Lol BrpomhaII.
mayor; Raymond Maftingly, recorder;
Charles Fleeg'e, Wesley Miller, Thomas
Hart. August Ed and Harmon SidwelI.
councilmen.
j. F Judson, representing the Dunkirk
SEED company, Dunkirk, N. Y deliver
ed his stock of spring seeds TO the mer-
chants here this week.
Francis Bergman, the we'll known coal
operator, was in town twice last week.
A bazaar will be held ia Browns hall
Thursday evening. All are invited.
Several from Tunnelton are planning
to attend the concert by the New York
Symphony rcIestr a in Fairmont Wednes.
day night.
John Lovd, Familiarity known to his
many friends a. Uncle Johnny, il anxious
for them to call on him at the home OF
his granddaughter, Mrs. l. y. Hartman,
where he lies seriously sick.
A jolly sleighing party composed Of
Guy Wiles, William Hunt. John Everett,
Pauline Maxfeld, Mildred Frantz and
Blanche Rankin drove 10 Kingwood and
back Sunday evening.
Mary and Edwinna Frantz were SIM
day guests of their sister, Mrs. Allan
Larue at Newburg
j.. }. McKone, Jr., was a business
visitor TO Grafton Monday of this week.
Thomas Fisher, manager OF the local
Coffman-Fishe store, is back after a trip
10 all Of the nine stores owned by this
company.
Kate Convey has returned from a pleas
ant holiday visit TO friends in Fairmont
Bert Miller, Of Cascade. a son Of Squire
j. A. Miller, was here last week visiting
relatives.
A deal has been consumated by which
Arthur Williams Of near the C-ampground,
becomes half owner OF the local feed mill
w. WiIes is the other owner.
A series of agricultural rallies is being
planned by Prof. Jameson, supt. Of the
local schools. tor the ramainder Of the
winter. These meetings will be conduct.
ed in various rural centers under the
auspices Of the class in agriculture.
Through an oversight we failed to
mention Last week the result ~ the con
test between Lula Cook and Eva Brown
for a handsome doll donated by Miss
Marguerite Gillespie Of Clarkshnrg TIE
collection Of the hrst named was the
larger. and the doll named Katherine
Elkins Hit was awarded 70 her. An
other prize was given 10 Miss Brown.
The two girls collected close to seventy
dollars in all, which il for the benefit Of