West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-03-25

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Cyrus Shafer. who has been sick. 1.
not improving much.
Charley Deal put up his lime kiln
Tuesday OF last week.
Earl Spiker was over i'm Morgan's
Glade vicinity on business Thursday.
Misses Coda Frankhouser and En-.
ma Kelley visited at John O. Kelly's
one day last week.
Jonathan Spiker visited his brother
Jonas Spiker and other relatives near
Hazelton recently.
John Cupp took MIR. and Mrs. Rob.
ert Beatty to Albright station las,
Tuesday. They were en- route 10 their
home at Uniontown. Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Spiker, Mr.
and Mrs. John s. Feather and grand
daughter Edna. were guests at Howard
Heilmann's Sunday.
Martin Cupp, who has been sick the
past three weeks. was able TO sit up
In chair a short time Sunday.
Born. TO Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Up
hold Thursday morning. March 18th,
a daughter. DR.. Goldsmith was the
attending physician.
| Paul Kelly was calling on friends
near Hazelton Sunday afternoon and
attended services at the Hazeiton
church Sunday night.
| Charley Wolfe, George ShafIer and
Frank Shaffer were moving Alfred
| Cupp's property last week.
| George Spiker went down TO his
brother, Jonas Spiker. last wednes-
day. Mr.. Spiker has been sick for
some time but is better now.
Misses Lucy and Mary Nj. Kelley
and Charles Kelley visited at Mrs.
Catherine Groves Sunday.
Earl Spiker and orval Heilmann
were In attendance at the spelling at
Cuzzart Thursday night.
Paul Kelly. Bud Frankhouser. ]. O.
Kelly and wife and George Shafrer.
from this vicinity, attended the funeral
OF Clay Matlick at the home near
Brandonyille last Wednesday after
noon. Interment was made i'm the
Brandonville cemetery.
Paul Kelly helped build n lime kiln
for his uncle, J. q. Kelly. last Thurs
day.
Mrs. Samuel McGrew OF Brandon
Vile, visited at Martin Cupp's last
Monday
Alfred Cupp and family passed
through here Thursday from the John
Matlick farm near Brandonville to one
of John M. Smiths farms near Cuz-
Fart. where they are now located
Earl Spiker, Orval Heilmann. Paul
Kelly and John Cupp attended the
spelling bee at Cherry Grove Friday
night
Curtis Nieman and brother, Alya,
who went over TO Uniontown last week
on business. have returned home.
Mrs. ED Wolfe. who has been sick
the past week. is improving Her
daughter. Mrs. Hamilton Seese of
Ruthbell. is with her
William Francis. who was 20 years
old the 22d day of January, 1915. died
at his home here Monday night, March
10, at 9:15 O'Clock. On Tuesday after
noon following his emains were taken
to the school house nearby and funer-
al services held by Rev. Jeremiah
Thomas of the Brethren church. AZ
ter the neighbors and friends who had
gathered to pay the last tribute OF
respect had viewed the remains OF
him whom they had learned to call
BILLY" undertaken Earl Harmed took
the body. followed by friends. TO the
Guthrie cemetery near the Mountain
Dale church and laid him to rest be-
side the remains OF his mother, who
had preceded him TO the grave IS
years ago The subject OF this sketch
was born at Nelsonville, Ohio, in the
year 1916. of French and Scotch-Irish
parentage. In 1885 he and his mother
and sister came from East Liverpool,
Ohio, and located on farm near
Clifton Mills, West Virginia. They
resided there a few years and his sis
ter having died while there he and his
mother moved from there to the
Strawser farm beyond Cherry Grove.
And Is years ago his mother died and
he was left alone without any rela-
tiN os. but he has always kept house
and had a home OF his own. He lived
a while at Hazelton and about six
years ago he moved from there into
little home on the J. J. Kelly farm,
and had his home there until the time
of his death. He had tuberculosis and
was not able to work much for some
years. However, he was able to go to
the store and walk to the neighboTs'
homes and wait on himself with lit
tie help from neighbors until his last
illness. which did not last long. He
did not want TO leave his home and be
taken away some place TO be taken
care Of. lie said he had always had
a home OF his own TO go TO and when
he learned that he could stay and be
taken care OF I'm his own home nc
seemed satisfied and appreciated the
friends and neighbors' kindness and
said they were good
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