West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-06-04
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during the past week.
Harry Hart. one of our energetic and
promising young men, has gone to Bait
more where he has accepted a position
with the Merchants and Miners transpor-
tation company.
). X. Guseman, county surveyor resid-
ing at Reedsville, was here recently on
business.
Rev. Charles Brown is once more able
TO be out after an attack of the chicken
pox.
Mrs. Everett Walker and four children
have returned after pleasant Welt with
Fairmont friends.
Mrs. w. G.. LayelIe was recent visitor
with friends and relatives at Clarksburg.
Charles Pretzel who was identified with
Bennett and Talbot during the construc-
ton work on the Baltimore and Ohio is
here visiting friends.
Nell Frantz, one of our most popular
teachers, who has just closed most sue
cessful term at the Pennington school
has returned home for the summer.
Frank Candy, one OF the candidates
for the county clerkship on the -Republi-
can ticket, was here recently meeting the
voters and popularizing himself.
Willis Fortney, our efficient county
superintendent and who is also candi-
date TO succeed himself was here Tuesday
shaking hands with his many friends.
Mrs. Ralph Menear, of Kingwood, WAS
the guest of her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
A. ID. Reppert, Saturday.
Miss Ada Louise Lavele came home
Sunday from Baltimore where she has
just completed successful year in the
Peabody Conservatory of Music.
James S. Hunt spent the week end in
Cumberland the guest Of his son j.
William Hunt of the Cumberland Press.
Thomas Hunt, student in the Fair
mont normal, spent the week end here
with home folks.
Frank Manown, of Phllippi, and son
Charles, of Kingwood, were here a few
hours Sunday greeting friends.
Attorneys j. V: Gibson and J. Ben
OF the county seat, were here Tuesday on
legal business.
Genevieve Poland and Blanch Rankin
came over from Morgantown. where they
are students in the state university, and
spent the week end with their parents.
j. W. Keener was the guest of Austen
friends Decoration Day.
III. S. Whetsell, editor of the Preston
County Journal, was here Monday.
A. Bliss McCrum, an ardent good
roads booster, was here for short time
Monday.
Congressman Brown was shaking
hands with his many friends between
trains Monday.
Col. w. j. Lavele was business visi-
tor in Cumberland during the past week.
Miss Carrie Miller, a trained nurse
who is located in Fairmont, was here
visiting her father Joseph A. Miller,
during the past week.
w. j. Brennan one of Kingwood's
promising young lawyers was here the
guest OF friends during the past week.
w. A. Watson and wife were the guests
OF relatives at Friendsville on Decoration
Day.
j. j. McKone, A. ii. Halbritter, ID.
Il. Watson and DR.. Everett Walker
motored out to Wilsonburg, Harrison
county, Saturday TO view the oil fields.
7. p. Weaver, the enterprising mer-
chant from Irona, was here on businses
Tuesday.
G. A. Craig one OF Preston's thorough.
bred farmers, was here on business Tues
day.
Miss Margaret Gillispie, of Elkin, is
here the guest of friends
Phil Armacost, OF Baltimore, was the
guest of friends here Sunday.
The good citizens of the Coal CENTER
with great unanimity observed the Good
Roads Days by industriously applying
themselves with the pick, shovel and
mapping hammer on the highways lead
ing into town.
q. IL. Watkins one OF the livest live
wires of our town was business visitor
in Kingwood Monday.
Hayes Sapp, county commissioner from
Lyon district, was here between trains
Monday.
Bert Hartman, G. II. Watkins, Frank
Edmonds and Charles Neal motored up
to Cheat bridge in Randolph county,
Friday and remained until Saturday even.
ing fishing along Cheat river.
Miss Eva Hagan, of Grafton. was the
guest Of her sister Mrs. J. j. McKone,
Jr., Sunday and Monday.
ain the midst of life we are in death"
was strikinglY exempified here on last
Monday when the sad news was mourn.
fully whispered from lip TO lip that
Thomas Stiff, superintendent Of the
Merchants coal company, had dropped
dead at the noon hour. Mr.. Stiff had
just entered his home from work and
complained 10 his daughter that he felt
tired and would rest moment or so be-
fore preparing for dinner. He was seated