West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1916-01-27

lesburg one day this week
j. ID. Browning of GAINESVILLE. was
a business visior this week.
Mrs. J. V. Gibson is the guest OF her
parents in Fairmont this week
Rev. W. W. Morris OF Albright. was
county seat visitor this week.
w. l.. Trembly OF near Albright. was
a business caller the past week.
/ Ira Hoffman. former resident of
near town. was here one day the past
week.
Lawyers w. b. Maxwell and A. NJ.
Cunningham were here from Elkins
this week looking after business in
forests.
Clarence NJ Woodward is up at
Fellowsville this week visiting his
parents.
ID. Alton Jackson was business
visitor from Rowlesburg one day the
past week.
Postmaster Frank Heiman and
George Myers were here from Howes-
Vile Saturday.
Bruce Spindler has returned from
Bruceton where he had charge OF
funeral the past week.
Jas. Jackson and Harve Feather OF
the Craborchard section, were trans
acting business here Friday.
J. l.. Mcenzie. one of the solid citi-
zens OF TOWNSVILLE. while in town on
Monday dropped in and renewed.
Mrs. NJ. c. Gibson has returned 10
her home here after spending some
time a, Masontown the guest OF rela-
tives.
Mrs. II NJ. Abbott, who had been
the CUES, of her sister in Fairmont for
several days, returned home one day
the first OF the week
DR.. George H. McGrew OF Silver
Springs, Md arrived in the city this
morning to attend To some business
affairs and to greet again his many
old friends.
Mrs. Ivan Davis and little son
George William, spent from Thursday
until Sunday here with her parents.
Mr.. Davis came over Sunday and ac-
companied them home.
Our good Democratic friend, Frank
Barlow, one OF the progressive farmers
of the TOWNSVILLE section. and strong
good roads advocate, dropped in and
renewed for the paper while in town
Monday
Read the advertisement i'm this is
sue of w. S. Reed. who is Offering his
many customers an unusual opportun-
ity to buy seasonable merchandise at
great saving. You can save money
at this sale
A number OF the young mothers OF
the city held an interesting meeting
at the home of Mrs V. b. Dunn last
Wednesday afternoon The meeting
was held with a view OF forming a
club of the young mothers of town.
a delicious lunch was served by the
hostess.
1t is worth the price of admission to
the big minstrel Saturday night to
hear Billy DeRue sing when Billy
Sunday Comes to Town" And don't
fail to hear Bobby DeRue play the
cornet The end men have a lot of
new jokes this year also. Browns
opera house. Saturday night
The DeRue Bros. Ideal Minstrels
come to you this season not as strang-
ers but as a guaranteed attraction
from the excellent performance given
by them here in previous sasons. The
company this season is enlarged. both
in numbers and paraphernalia, carry
ing special scenery for every act pro-
duced 1t is said that a prettier stage
picture has never been seen than the
grand first part entitled "a Fountain
of Mrth"
Jess Berg, deputy sheriff OF Fay
cite county, Pa, with the Newcomer
bloodhounds of Uniontown, were call
ed here yesterday from Uniontown and
together with James Barker went to
Valley Point, about six miles from
Albright on the M K. railroad. to
locate the person who few nights
ago burned a straw stack and at
tempted to burn the barn OF Miss
Charity Greathouse The bloodhounds
took up the trail very readily and af-
ter going about six miles, fixed the
location Of the suspected incendiary.
No arrests have been made Domin-
ion
w X. Hoffman, the Plymouth Rock
man OF Morgantown, was a visitor I'm
town yesterday going to TOWNSVILLE
before returning to Morgantown. Mr..
Hoffman Is one OF the leading chicken
fanciers Of West Virginia, who had
the leading entries af plymouth
Rocks on display at the Preston coun-
| " corn show He had his flock both
at the poultry show at Morgantown.
held during farmers week, and at the
| Pittsburgh poultry show held last
week AZ the former Mr. Honman's
birds received three frsts. seven sec