West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-09-22
Personal MENTION.
Visitors to and from PI'eSton's
Capital, &C., dc.


Mr.. win Boughnor, of Rowlesburg,
was in town wednesday.
Capt. w. IL. Stoy, the famous must
ei'n. was "a town this week. GNgJJoR
Tune.
Mr.. James Allender, Of Preston couu-
", was in town Mondav,-Posi.
Hon. c. NJ. Bishop returned from Bat
imore last Friday.
Reason Swearengen was sick Mon
Day and Tuesday, but IS now able TO
be out again.
Messr>. ]. w. Watson aud Chas. w.
Jackson, OF cortland were over TO King
wood last Tuesday.
Hon. ID, L. Mod;sett, member OF the
State Legislature, nom Bar our coun'v,
was N ;own thursday.
Mr.. IL. j. 5 emplc, OF Au ora was IN
evo.v pc son IN that vicinity is well
pleased With the ARGUS.
Mrs. Rev. G. C, ShaGer ana sis
ter lett or last Monday TO visit ,heir
fathers in Wood county, this State.
Jas. w. Holt. OF the G on s. ne.
was i'm town last Saiul dav. Joems was
looking as he used TO look."
! Frank Hepuer is out in Teas Preston
coun,v, w. Va; carrying on the Shoe
M u. bu>;ae.R. Frank n good wo X
man snd sploncid fellow, are we
Won L GLe o see him prosper.-Osk, ,d
! Pc ird.
a Mrs. FoIman of The vicinity of Port
land, Snd Miss Glibblc, OF Fayetie coun-
v, Pa. were visiting John $. Mur>
docks last Satu' day aud Sunday.
DIR. and Mrs. j. IL. Manown LETT yes
tsrlay afternoon (ThuIsday) for Monon-
:,ahela City, Pa. They will drive through
ia a buggy; the distance being only sew
q -four miles. We hope they wi'lhave
! n - easant trip, as ibis is plea ant yea
Ion for diving
REQ rGIoN'-Mr. an dNIs. VIM l.. ia
/ cobs are expected TO arrive Thursday.
Fad reception will be given them at
the hosp table residence of the groom's
father, Cophas Jacobs, ESQ, in West Nor
Gdntown.-IOSi.
Willie Smalley, n young son of -. W.
Smalley. of this place, cut his foot last
Monday by stopping on sharp cinder.
The cash is over an zach long and about
one half inch deep.
While at Housewife, last Sunday we
hau tho pleasure Of meeting our old
{. end Mr.. II. Kenny, of Piedmont. Mr.
T.. / cops the best hotel i'm Piedmont, and
when YOU nave occasion TO t'lc visit city
OF 'iio and water you would do well to
enquire ior the kenny House.
VIM. G. Woley, ESQ went TO Mo
gantown on visit, last Monday. How
soon ,he cards will be issued We arc uu
able to say, but would inform tho gem
tleman that we are now p epared for hat
kind of printing.
Rev. g. c. S1a6er will leave for
Conference next Monday, which
m eels at Charleston Gu the 9TH Of
October.
Eov. DR.. Prettyman, who has been on
a trip to Washington and Baltimore re-
famed last Saturday. The DR.. made the
round tip on horseback.
Mr.. Il. w. Brown, clerk of thu West
Virginia Ponitentiai Y, was accidentally
shot i'm the calf OF the left les by S. w.
Mathews, while out squirrel hunting,
yesterday morning, near Moundsville.
Mr.. Browns wound though sever, is
not dangerous'-R c1i Ter.
a prominent Wheeling merchant IS
said to have been recently robbed i'm this
city by woman, Of paper representing
900. He went TO New York on bust
ness and the woman referred TO come
back with him rs far as Pittsb Irgh,
where she committed the robbery. He
got a friend to go and see the woman,
and he succeeded, by pay ng her $4,000,
i'm getting the papers back. How much
truth there is i'm the story we cannot
vouch foF.-PViS. C5m-Goy,
a NJ IS Manning, o Monongalia coun-
81, who was arr ested some time since Tor
on e,ing the Icsidence Off. II. Thou D.
son Of Nor Gantown, was indicted ut the
Late term of tbr Circuit Court, tried, and
zen enced to two years. Imprisonment i'm
'ho State on.tentiary. Miss Manning
is said TO be beautiful aud accomplish
ed vo ing lady about twenty years of
age.
M. a. +, Gibson, Of TuDDelton, was
IN town or Thursday Of last week.
While here lac called at tho a rGUs Office
and subscribed. "There's more to fol-
low"
Master Ed. @, Manown has our
thanks 'or Pr her Of sweet eide
b. ought to this Office F.iday mo n
ing. Eds parents are away from
home now aud be he says "he stun.
u a things and does u care Tor ex-
ses.
PHIOMATHEAN LITERARY SoCErY.--
The following Is the programme for next
Monday night Debate -Quostiou: Be-