West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-05-20


uemen of town have prepared the lot
adjoining the Penn Mercantile store
for tennis court and will soon have
n fine equipment installed for the play
ing OF this popular game. II is not
only a good pastime but also exc.
lent exercise.
The Baltimore & Ohio railroad, in
conjunction with the town authorities.
are replacing and otherwise fixing the
sewerage system i'm and around the
subway. This is something that is to
be commended as the sewerage at that
point has never been success and n
source of great annoyance not to say
a nuisance
Deputy Assessor Virgil McMillen has
been here for the first three days of
the week assessing our inhabitants
and collecting the capitation tax.
Mrs. William ID. Ashby and daugh-
ter Miss Blanche were the Weekend
guests of the formers daughter, Mrs.
Frank Kisner at Fairmont.
N"'oi iNo iCNAtl VI IIllduelDnla. WHO
was here with Bennett & Talbot dur
ing the construction work. was here
calling on friends the first part of the
week.
Superintendent Srodes and Noble
Montgomery. chief electrician of the
Merchants Coal company. were county
seat visitors on Tuesday
John w. Watkins. who has been
mine foreman here for the past several
years, left Saturday morning for Bur
gettstown, Pa, where he will accent
the superintendency of the mine oper-
ated by the American linn & Chemical
company.
DIR. Ii. S. Rankin returned Friday
from Huntington where he had been
in attendance at the meeting of the
State medical society.
The Ladies' Aid society are having
commodious kitchen built to there
spacious hall here. This is a much
needed addition and bespeaks a COM
mendable spirit of progress.
The enterprising business and pro-
fessional men of town have entered a
contract with w. l.. Radcliffe OF Wash
ington, ID. c., for a chautauaua to be
given here some time during the
months of July or August. The date
has not been definitely settled, so far.
However announcement will be made
in sufficient finn nd IL,
the people will literally patronize this
endeavor on the part of the progress
sive citizens to give us some good
clean and instructive entertainment of
a high class.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. j. McKone, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. G.. Srodes. Mr.. and Mrs. Au-
gust Ed, Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Fleegle
and Mr. and Mrs. Noble Montgomery
were among those from here who at
tended the surprise party rendered
Samuel Montgomery at his home
i'm KinGwood on last Saturday i'm hon
or of his 39th anniversary.
Miss Mildred Myers of Fairmont.
has been the charming guest of her
aunt. Mrs. Hugh w. Bonaheld. for the
past few days.
Clarence A. Conley has opened
lrst-ciass ice cream parlor and is now
ready to serve the public with the cool
sumner refreshments. One night last
week he servd about sixty people. the
serenaders of Mr.. and Mrs. John b.
Watkins. If the patronage justiies
it Mr.. Conley will install an up-to-date
soda fountain.
Members of the Baptist congreea-
ton will in the very near future rem
der a inOdtTn version of that fine old
play. rip Van Wrinkle"
The spirit of cleanup and paint-up
seems to have inoculated our citizens
and the general appearance of the var
ious properties are greatly enhanced
thereby There is still room for plen-
ty OF work along this line and II is
hoped that more of the good work will
be accomplished
Miss Mary Pendergast of Austen.
was shopping here on Saturday Of last
week
Master Charles Rafferty, spent Sat
urday and Sunday with his uncle Ber-
nard Rafferty, at Hiorra.
William Mankins Of Cheat Haven.
Pa, is here visiting his daughter. Mrs.
Michael Quinn.
Tommy Cullen. the popular sales
man Of the Leatherbury Shoe company
Of Clarksburg was here calling on the
trade yesterday.
The cool weather continues and il
Is very comfortable to have the old
Burnside or furnace going. Something
very unusual for this time OF the year
II Is not reported that there has been
any frost Of moment thus far but IL is
a source Of anxiety to the farmers.
Unconnrmed rumor has IL that the !
local Cubs were completely swamped
by Col William Horchler's Tigers last /
Sunday We have not the score at
hand, but revenge which Is said to be |
sweet. was secured and now comes the |
tug Of war as It stands one and ono |
each
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