West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-07-08

hef Brandmother, Mrs Margaret Cross
at Emoryville this week.
ID. +. Thomas and wife have re-
turned home after an extended visit
among friends and relatives at Fair
mont.
William Brennan. assistant city at
torney OF Parkersburg. was here for
few hours en- route TO his home AT
Kingwood on Saturday.
j. William Hunt. editor OF the Cum
berland Press. was home for the 9TH.
He returned to his post OF duty on
Monday evening.
George Pierce. who was a student
in the agricultural school OF the State
university during the past school year.
is now located at Jane Lew where he
is securing practical experience in the
art OF scientific farming.
Mrs. Arthur H. Halbritter Is visiting
her mother. Mrs. Phillips at Morgan
town. this week Mrs. Halbritter was
accompanied TO Morgantown by her
sister, Miss Pearl Shahan. who had
been here for the past week or ten
days.
George II. Kercheval is receiving the
| congratulations OF his friends over
his appointment as member OF the
| board of education from this district.
| Noble Montgomery was the regularly
elected member. but failed to qualify
within the required time and therefore
the office was declared vacant and IL
| devolved upon the newly elected coun-
ty superintendent. Marshall Il. Mar
tin, to fill the vacancy by appointment,
| and Mr. Kercheval was the lucky man.
| j. j. McKone, wife and children. ac-
| companied by G.. Leo Cornell, drove
through to Westernport on Saturday
in Mr.. McKone's Oldsmobile Mr.. Nc
Kone and family remained over for
| the Fourth and returned Monday
while Mr.. Connell went on to Cumber-
land where he spent independence
day
p. j. Dolan, wife and four children
of Kansas City. Kan, are here spend
ing portion of the summer as the
guests of Mr. Dolan's sister, Mrs. Bert
| Bichord. Mr.. Dolan was here for a
short time last summer and enjoyed
himself so well and the ideal noun
tain climate was so salubrious that he
decided to return and bring the fam
| lily along that they might have the
| same pleasures.
| Nearly all the citizens of this town
went away Monday to some point
where there was an Independence day
celebration. While the Fourth fell on
| Sunday, this year, the following day
was mostly observed by the towns I'm
Preston that had any celebration of
note. Many went TO Oak Park. Terra
Alta. Newburg and independence.
while some went to the larger towns
outside the county.
Mrs. Mary West and daughter Miss
Polly attended the big all day picnic
| and Independence day celebration at
| No. where there was an excellent
program carried out and general
good time had by all present.
Phil h. Armacost of Baltimore. was
here for the week end the guest of
| friends.
Mrs. Alvin Clark and son Nile of
Falrmont, were the guests of Hubert
Pentony and wife for the week end.
| On Monday Mr.. Pentony and family
| along with their guests drove to Ma
| sontown and from there went to Oak
Park where they spent the day.
John w Kaana, ,yo.
last night where he attended a social
session of the Knights OF Pythias of
that city and also witnessed the big
feature film of Damon and Pythias.
Miss LOAF Holmes returned from
fairmont where she had been for the
past two weeks under the care of a
specialist She was accompanied
home by her cousin, Miss Brown.
Miss Elva Wiles has returned from
visit among friends and relatives at
Rowlesburg and other points along
| Cheat river.
l.. Bert Hartman and son Ralph
were at Terra Alta visiting friends
ana relatives one day last week.
Howard Holmes is home for the
summer vacation which he is spending
Win MS parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
}. Holmes. Howard is a student in tho
d. and b. school at Romney and is rem
derlng good account of himself as
becomes a Preston boy.
Miss Floss l.. Pell of Austen. was
mere for few hours Tuesday calling
on friends.
Rev. p. w. Metheny, wife and chill
uren' have returned from Keyser.
where they spent week as the guest
OF friends and relatives.
The Coal Center Cafe RECENTLY
changed hands. 1t was formerly on
Grated by ID. Fl. and c. II. Watkins
and they have sold out to their broth.
ers' Howard and Ray Watkins. who
now have charge,
Ted Evans and wife OF Pbilinni
were here for the week end the guest
OF a. p. Wotring and family.
Stephen Broderick of CbarIeston
was here Monday the guest of his sis
ter Mrs. j. A. OMalley.
Mrs Humphreys and daughter Of
Moundsyille. are here the guests Of
Mrs Humphreys daughter. Mrs. w. G.
Sroues. Yesterday Mr.. and Mrs
Srodes and Mrs. Humphreys and Miss
Humphreys drove to Morgantown
Frank OMalley, who is now work
ing III Morgantown, is home for n few