West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-04-30
Tunnalton

Mrs. Nellie Mitter, OF Austen, was here
Saturday the guest Of her parents. Mr..
and Mrs. J. +. Watkins.
W. o. Flesher, the popular manager OF
the Cotiman-Fisher store at Townsville.
was here ON business Saturday.
Dr. h. :. Rankin and l. G. Halbritter
were among those from the Coal Center
who attended the Progressive committee
meeting at the county seat Saturday.
Isaac Conn, of Housewife, was here on
business Saturday.
Samuel Right, a retired Baltimore and
Ohio railroad freight conductor from
Heyser, was the guest of Col. W. ].
l.avelle and family Sunday.
j. William Hunt, of the Cumberland
Press. was the guest of his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. j. :. Hunt, over Sunday.
Frank Montgomery is here the guest of
his brothers, Noble w. and NJ. ID. Mont
gomery. Frank has been in the Philip
pine Islands for the past three years
serving in the United States regular army
His commission expired on April 18th
and was consequently mustered out on
that date.
l. X Mattiugly was professional
visitor at Newburg Wednesday where he
appeared for the deiendent i'm Squire
Moore's court and won his case. which
was styled The State VS. Thomas knight
+ T. Parrack was attending to legal
business in Kingwood Friday.
Mrs. w. IL. McClain, of Kingwood.
was attending to business matters here
Friday and Saturday.
Joseph V. Funderburk and wife. of
Kingwood, were here for few hours
Friday.
Attorney Joe V. Gibson, of the county
seat, was business visitor here Thurs
dav.
j. j. Mckone, Jr., and A. IL. Hal
brtter vent 10 Wilsonburg, Harrison
county, Friday in answer 20 telegram
informing them that gas company, i'm
which they are interested, had struck a
wei flowing million and "A hall feet.
Others here interested in the same COM
pany are ID. T.. and f. f.. Watson and
DR.. Everett Walker. The many friends
OF these gentlemen are congratulating
them on their good fortune.
Miss Blanche Rankin came over Friday
from Morgantown, where she is student
in the university and remained the guest
of her parents until Sunday. Mrs.
Rankin accompanied her daughter IA far
as the Nj. n X. junction on her return.
The Ladies' Aid society of the NJ. +.
church gave musical program and
playlet Friday night for the benefit of the
church The program was well rendered.
there was good attendance and sub
stantial sum was realized.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the NJ. +.
church gave a delightful farewell reception
Thursday night in the lodge room, i'm the
Gibson building, TO Mr.. and Mrs. III. +.
Sidwell. There was full membership
present and many invited guests proving
the high esteem in which the guests of
honor are held by their friends here. Mr..
and Mrs. Sidwell and family are moving
this week TO Masontown where they will
take charge of the leading hotel of that
thriving township. Mr.. Sidwell will also
open an up-to-date livery stable. a line
OF work in which he is thoroughly ex-
perienced and will render excellent service
TO his patrons.
A. A. Beavers and family have moved
from their home on Gibson street. which
they recently sold to Thomas Fisher, TO
one of the houses owned by the Somerset
Smokeless Coal company, and which was
formerly occupied by II. ID. linn
Thomas Fisher IL making extensive
improvements on his recently acquired
property. When finally completed Mr..
Fisher will have a modern home in every
way, with an up todate water works and
heating system
Richard a. Poland and William b.
Dun, two OF the Coal Center enterprising
young men, have opened finely equipped
pool room in the building next TO the
Poland meat market.
Mesdames Rebecca Bishof, of Valley
Point. and Rachel Howard, of Terra
Alta, were here the guests OF their nephew
Rev. =. w. Metheny, Wednesday.
John Denham and wife, of Clarksburg,
were the guests OF Col. w. J. Lavelle and
family Sunday.
Edward Allen, special inspector under
the employers compensation act, was
here Thursday ON official business. Mr..
Allen was for a number OF years postal
inspector under the Federal Government
and is peculiarly fitted Tor his present
work, being thoroughly conversant with
detail matter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Miller drove TO Al
bright Sunday i'm their automobile in re-
Spouse to u message that Mrs. Miller
brother, a Mr. Strawser, bad been struck
and killed by lightning ON Saturday eve
ming
G. a. Fleegle, the popular b. d O..
agent at this place, was business visitor
at Keyser Monday.
Charles GoG and wife, from above
Fellowsville, were here on business Mon
day. Mr.. Gof is one of the good sub
stantial and enterprising farmers of Reno
district
George w. Hartman, of Terra Alta, Is
here the guest Of hisson, J.. b. Hartman.
Frank Ellis, the hustling and progress
siyc merchant Of Ncwburg, was here for
"a few hours Tuesday. Mr.. Ellis ~ a