West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1915-04-15

folks prior to his entering the Fair |
mont training school for the spring
and summer terms.
Rev. Percy w. Metheny. who taught |
the Denver school this past year, has |
gone to Buckhannon where he has en-
tered the Wesleyan University for the |
spring term.
Richard A. Poland has prepared a
summer garden i'm front of his pool
room where he will serve ice cream
| and cool drinks during the heated sea
son.
The finishing touches are being rap
idly added to the new high school
building and it will soon be ready for
the placing of the seats and other
| equipment which will be a consumma-
| ton devoutly wished.
Mike Mitter and family have moved
from the south side to the north side
in house situated directly opposite
| Browns hall.
Beno Law and Lantz Miller, whose
start for South America was noted i'm
these items heretofore. greatly sur
prised their friends by landing back
in town on No. ~ Thursday evening
from New Orleans. this being as far
south as they reached.
Miss Edwina FrantZ, the popular
primary teacher, who closed a most
successful year here this week, is now
teaching a subscription class with
quite a gratifying attendance. 1t is a
testimonial to the worth of this excel
lent teacher
| Thomas Fisher returned Thursday
from Davis where he had hecn on bus
mess connected with ne string Of Colf-
man-Fishcr ores OF winch he is the
genial aai efilcient general manager
The progressive firm of Halbritter &
Pentony have placed in their ice house
car load OF manufactured ice which
they will serve to the public during
the summer months at a reasonable
price.
Wrs. w. ID. Ashby was the guest of
her brother II. u. Keener, OF the West
End, during the past week.
II
winter in the more comfortable eli
mate afforded by California, was here
Thursday attending the directors
meeting of the local bank. This Is the
first time the venerable major has been
here for several months and it was
pleasing to his host of friends to see
him looking so well and vigorous.
: Henry Chamberlain of Keyser, was
here this past week the guest of his
sister, Mrs. p. w. Metheny and friends
John w. Keener was at Austen Sat
urday evening where he attended the
closing exercises at the school at tina;
place Among other things was ali ex-
cellent amateur performance given en-
1 tirely by home talent of that good old
- I'M
Miss Agnes Herndon is the guest
this week of her brother Ross Herndou
and family at Keyser.
Mrs. Bertus Miller was a shopper in
Grafton on Friday.
w. u. Shrodes, superintendent of the
Merchants Coal Company, was called
to Boswell, Pa, on Monday night on
business connected with the company
George Pierce, a student at the Uni
versity at Morgantown, was home for
a few days the past week.
Thomas Dietrich Hart was the guest
OF Harry Miller and wife at Clarks-
burg over Sunday
Merchant A. III. Halbritter. who has
been suffering from a severe attack o.
: grippe is some better and is able to SIT
up some now.
John G. Mayer of Terra Alta. who
J is now connected with the census bu
reau as special agent gathering sta
ustlcs from the industrial field. was
} here the first part of the week in his
official capacity
Mrs. Walter Mcclure and children
or wheeling, are here the guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G. Shrodes. Mr.. Nc.
Lure, who is the superintendent of the
Hazel-Atlas company, came in Satur
day evening and spent Sunday with his
family returning Monday morning.
Major Oliver Alonzo Dill of all over
preston county, was here yesterday
shaking hands with his many friends
and dispensing optimism of the All va
riety, of which he has a superabund-
ance in stock
Emory M. Watkins. who has suffered
prolonged siege of typhoid fever. is
once more able to be out and seems 10
be rapidly recuperating from the raw
ages of the dreaded disease.
Thomas Stone, the big fertilizer
salesman from Reno, made a delivery
here yesterday which is reported 10
be the largest thus far i'm his caree,
while representing the Basin Monu-
mental works of Baltimore. II was
indeed quite a sight to see the many
wagons coming into town from ever,
direction from early morning unbi
late in the evening.
Miss Neal Dorsey OF kingwood was
calling on friends here for a few hours
| Tuesday.
H. B Hartman was a prominent bus
mess visitor at Clarksburg and Graf
| ton on Tuesday.
Rev Charles Brown OF Kingwood
filed the pupil in the focal Baptis.
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