West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-11-11
: NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
LOCAL AND PERSONAL.



Let your best baby win best priz,
at the baby show
All roads lead to Kingwood on Sat
urday. November 20.
John II. Brown was here from IN,
River City this week
Postmaster Frank Holman was here
from TOWNSVILLE yesterday.
+. y. Parrack was legal visitor
from function this week.
J. Morgan Orr was here from viii
sonburg one day this week
Get your tickets early for the first
number of the Lyceum course.
Deputy mine inspector Clarence Orr
was the guest OF home folks over Sun
day.
Thomas II. Hin of Briery Noun
tain. was business visitor in town
Tuesday.
George Haney spent Sunday here
with his parents from his work at
Rosemont.
Washington Wiles and Thomas Hill
were here from Amblersburg one day
this week.
Michael Burke and brother from
Newburg. were business visitors in
town on Tuesday.
b. +. Hartman of Valley Point. spent
few days at the home OF George a
Ringer the past week.
Mrs. S. A. Pratt was the guest OF
her daughter. Mrs. ]. A. Haislip, at
Rosemont over Sunday.
Col. Coleman Titchenell was here
from Beech Run hill Monday shaking
hands with his old comrades.
Leaves are falling. Babies don't fall
away while taking DR.. Fahrney's
Teething Syrup. IL makes sap-blood
John Hoffman and Thomas Runner
from the independent state OF Reno,
were county seat callers the past
week.
The Ladies' Aid society OF the NJ. T..
church will hold a bazaar and chicken
supper at the new armory on Novem-
Der %.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Sparks and
daughter. Clyda, of Valley Point, were
guests OF relatives in town Saturday
and Sunday.
Look out for the big list of valu-
able prizes on the first page of this
issue to be given to successful CON
testants at the county baby and corn
show.
Stoves for Sale-Two Prize Frank
lin coal heating stoves for sale. Nos
IL and 16. Good condition. offered
at a bargain. Apply or phone The
Argus.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Purinton of Nor
gantown, motored to Kingwood last
Saturday where Mr. Purinton conduct.
ed the trustees sale of the estate of
Thurman Gibson.
j. M. Crane is in Fairmont this week
attending the 51st annual convocation
of A. F. and A. NJ. of West Virginia
now in session i'm that city. Mr. Crane
is the official representative OF the
local lodge of Masons
One Of the Whitehair brothers, while
taking up a car load of lambs last
week, told a remarkable story of a
farmer near Terra Alta who had four
ewes and from the lambs and wool of
these four sheep realized 10000.
The boy baby taking first prize at
the coming baby show will get ten
dollars in gold; the girl baby taking
first prize will get ten dollars in gold.
Those taking second prizes will re-
ceive five dollars each I'm gold. This
is a Preston county baby show and. all
are welcome.
Valley Point real estate sold for
high figures at the Thurmon Gibson
bankrupt sale in front of the court
house here Saturday last. Messrs.
Hartman, Stiles, Gibson, Wilbern,
Graham, Smith and others did some
lively bidding Evidently there is no
financial stringency at Valley Point.
Services for Sunday, November 14th
at the Kingwood Baptist church: Sun
day school at 1000 a. m. Geo A.
Herring, superintendent; public wor-
ship at II 100 a. m. with sermon by
pastor; young peoples meeting at 700
D. m. Prayer meeting Wednesday
evening. You will find welcome at
all these services
Col. Erasmus Wilson. OF the editor
ial staf OF the Pittsburgh Gazette
Times. spent several days the past
week in Kingwood a guest at the Raj
eigh hotel Colonel Wilson is quite
we'll known to our people and is as
sured a hearty welcome whenever he
can find time to visit the best town Of
the state
Miss Hettie Jane Runaway will pre-
sent her new costumed play Just
Plain Judy" adapted from the story
OF Daddy Long Legs" and will be