West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-12-28

NieI hsDuIB VISITORS the past week.
Wallace Spain is sojournIng at his
home in Function during vacation.
Miss Pauline Orr OF Massillon. o.,
was a Christmas visitor at her home
here
For Saie-Dining room table and
chairs. See Ross Abbott. rear of Ma
tional Bank
MIR. and Mrs. F. NJ. Mcdaniel OF
Clarksburg. are spending the week
with relatives here.
II. NJ. Abbott spent the Christmas
holidays with his wife and mother and
other relatives in Fairmont.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. j. Crogan have re-
turned home from Baltimore where
they spent the past two weeks.
j. NJ. Crane is assisting in the Bank
of Kingwood this week during the alb
sence of the cashier. Felix Elliott.
Nevin Reese of Akron, Ohio, is a
holiday visitor at the home OF his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Reese
George Rodeheaver, who is located
in Ohio, where he has charge of a
garage, is visiting his parents here.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. Alton Jackson have
returned to their home in Rowlesburg
after spending Christmas with rela-
tives.
Attorney William Brennan has been
here the past few days from Parkers-
burg visiting his mother, Mrs Mae V.
Brennan.
DR.. S. A. Pratt has returned from
Rosemont where he spent Christmas
with his daughter, Mrs. ]. A. Haislip.
Mrs. Pratt remained in the latter city
for brief visit
BY proclamation issued by the
mayor an election of city officials
will be held in the city hall next
Thursday. II is likely a mass meet
ing of the citizens will be held next
Monday night in the court house for
the purpose OF nominating a ticket.
Joseph p. Wright of TOWNSVILLE, is
in the C ty today in the interest of the
Fidelity Investment Association of
Wheeling, whose representative he is.
The officers of this association are
well known business men and they
make a specially OF five per cent cou-
pom bonds payable in ten years and
are especially adapted to savings ac-
counts.
Not to be outdone by the other big
concerns OF the country in granting
bonuses to their employees the Alpha
Portland Cement company OF Easton,
Pa, has announced substantial
bonus to all workmen In their employ.
This gift by the company will affect
the plant at Mannheim, this county,
nearly $4,000 extra teing paid to the
men at that place
August Holman of route one, who
is one of the most thrifty farmers i'm
Kingwood district, was business Wis
itor yesterday and called at this office
10 renew for the best paper. Mr. Hell
man declared that because all editors
are rich il was bad policy to pay the
advance i'm subscription price, but he
didn't see where he had any "kick"
coming with potatoes at dollar and
a half
The verdict in the case of the State
VS.. Or. G. r. Wilkinson has been set
aside by order Of the court and a new
trial granted This case Was tried at
the session OF Circuit court just clos
ed and the jury found the defendant
guilty of a misdemeanor Counsel
for the defense however were not sat
isGed with the finding Of the jury
and a motion for a new trial was i'm
mediately made, which motion the
court sustained.
The many friends in Kiugwood oil
Mr. and Mrs James w Knowlton, who
are located at the stone quarry. will
learn with regret That hey have de.
cidod to leave this locality and viii
reside in Elkins where Mr. KnowItor
has accepted responsible position
with the Davis Colliery company and
tho Coal & Coke railroad. Mr.. Knowl
ton has been connected with the ston,
quarry since SIS inception and hal
msde numerous friends in and aroun,
Kingwood.