Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1914-10-14

another year.
ID. G. Staten left this week on a
business trip to the interior.
Recorder and Mrs. w. Is. Morris
spent sunday With relatives at Park
ersburg.
j. ). Crossen is nur.ing a sore
finger, the result of a misstroke
with hammer.
Misses Enid Ward and Marjorie
Jackson attended the Hipp at Hunt.
ington Monday.
Mrs. w. b Morris and children
have returned from visit with rel
atives at Buchanan, Ky.
On Wednesday of last week Mrs.
+. a. Millender was 70 years Of
age. The event was happily com
memorated 10y bountiful birthday
dinner given by her daughter, Mr..
w. Is. Ferguson, TO which the fol
lowing relatives and friends were
invited: MIR. and Mrs. Clyde Mont
gomery. Mr.. and Mrs. l.. +. Mat
cum and son, Carl, Mrs. Elizabeth
Grothe and d lighter, Miss Cere
MIR. aud Mrs. G. +. Mlllendcr and
daughter. Miss Irene, and Misses
Maggie and Anna Kelley.
All had most delightful time
and each expressed a desire that
Mrs MiIlender might live TO cele-
brate many more such happy
events.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. f. Minter gave
a surprise shower last Friday even
ing In honor of the tenth wedding
anniversary OF Rev. and Mrr. J. b.
Waller. About seventy five guests
participated in the shower. The
magnificent array of presents were
carted into the house in a small wa.
gon covered with white and silver
hearts. The vehicle was drawn bv
little Dan Rice, Blair Wilson, Mary
Staten and Edwin Way. The little
folk We're dressed in white and wore
silver caps. Eleanor Minter, i'm.
personatiug Cupid, with silver bow
and arrow, had charge of the team
and wagon Among the presents
were several $40 bills.
Mesdames w. b. Ferguson, ID.
G. Staten, j. NJ. Roudebush and
w. Il. Wilson assisted Mrs. Minter
In receiving the guests and serving
refreshments.
The local police force have ar
rested a number of auto aud motor
cycle speeders during the past few
days. 1t seems that some of the
frequent visitors think our streets
were made for a race course, from
the manner in which they drive
their machines through, here. In at
tempting to stop a motorcvclist the
other evening City Marshal 6. A
Porter was dragged several feet and
the man escaped by taking a side
street. Some of the offenders act
very gentlemauly and stop, while
others try to run down the officers.
A few drivers might be taught
lesson if given Jail sentence in
connection with the fine. The citi-
zens could materially aid the off
GERS if they would take the mum bers
on the speeders' machines. The
owners name could then be learned
by writing the state auditor. The
state law fixes the rate of speed
through cities, towns and congested
districts at ten miles an hour
and he who exceeds that rate is sub.
ject to fine. SO if you desire the
speeding broken up watch the mum
tiers.
The Kenova Civic club met Tues
day evening in their new club room
at the union station. The use of
this room l. given by the n. e w.
R'y Co., and has been attractively
fitted up by the ladies'. They are plan
ulng IN the near future to have an
entertainment, by which TO secure
funds for books, pictures, rugs, etc.
Miss Peck, chairman of the pro-
gram committee, had the year books
ready for distribution and opened
the years work by a description of
an ocean voyage which takes the
club 10 Europe To study civic aud
social conditions.
Mrs. Calhoun read an article on
"lhe Ship as an Example to House.
keepers
No members present seemed TO be
able TO 90 TO Parkersburg TO attend
the West Virginia Federation of
clubs this month.
The club meets again on the even
ing Of October 20.
Oct. 3. REPoRTER.
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