West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-10-02
COUNTY AND STATE News.
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Oysters at Monroe's Monday
evening.
We have a few local letters occa.
sionally.
Judge Hoke and family return
ed Tuesday.
Willie Bishop, of Tunnelton,
spent Sunday in town.
-Zed Brown, of Morgantown, was
here Monday and Monday night.
Now is the time to get in your
winter coal while the roads are in
nice order.
"A social party was given at the
residence of James III. Carroll on
Monday evening.
The Grafton Editors were alb.
sent last week and the papers were
better than usual.
The teachers examination will
not be held at Masontown until Prof.
Pelfs school closes.
On Monday evening, October
9Th, oysters will be served at the res.
idence of Col. Monroe.
Miss Jennie Graham is home
from a visit among friends in the
southern part of the State.
The railroad engineers now
board in town. They are at work on.
ly three miles out the pike.
j. Ami Martin has sold his prop.
erty to Morris Albright for $4,000.
Possession is to be given Oct. 1st.
George Rider has completed the
plasteFing of Squire Conner's house
II. Pleasant district, and is now at
home.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. G.. Brown en-.
tertained q number of their friends
very. pleasantly last Wednesday
evening.
The Italians are now quartered
out at Charley Craig's They have
fixed up the old shook shop for win.
ter quarters
Mr. p. j. Crogan and Miss Ella
Fawcett drove over to Terra Alta
an Saturday morning and returned
Saturday evening.
Jacob S. Protzman, of Morgan.
town, was killed by a runaway horse
last week. He was thrown from a
buggy and dragged $50 yards.
w. T. Walker, aged "a, was
= married last week to Miss Sarah T.
Knight, aged 81, up at Grafton.
Both are residents of the town.
On Tuesday of last week the
Piedment base ball club beat the
Terra Alta club at Mountain Lake
Park, the cor standing IL to 8.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Ii. Brown
and Miss Lou Graham were the
guests Of David Graham, of Valley
district, last Saturday and Sunday.
Why don't some base ball club,
say the Grafton, Clarksburg, Weston
or some other nine that can play a
little, tackle the Rowlesburg Dsltasi
Mrs. Elmer T. Ashburn, OF
Reedsville, drove down to town Sat
urday, and was accompanied home
by Miss Lizzie Ashburn who was
visiting here all last week.
james Watson, of Valley dis.
trict, VAS married on "Wednesday
evening of last week to Miss Mary
POsten. The guests who attended
the nuptial were numerous.
Tom Cooke was in town Sun.
day. He didn't leave here till a
late hour In the evening either. A
certain young lady swore us not to
say where he was, and we wont.
Born lately TO Mr.. and Mrs.
Moses Groves, a daughter. To Mr..
and Mrs. A j. Hovatter, a daughter
To Mr.. and Mrs. George Thomas, a
daughter. The boy, o where is hep
Mrs. Samuel Evans. Of near
Evansville, died at her home last
Monday. Deceased was aged
u years at the time Of her
death. She was a very estimable
lady.
The Centennial Celebration that
was TO be held over at Murgantown
IN next mO1bh has been postponed.
This was dbne because the railroad
will not be finished al the time set
for the celebration
Mani lge licenses have been graz
ted 70 the following PERSONS the past
week Arley S. Guthrie and Clar.
issa A Miller; Calvin l. Groves and
Sarah G. Titcheneu Charles Homen
and Mary Ellen Frey.
John Garner, who lives ont near
Snider's Mills,cut his foot very bad.
ly on Monday morning. lie was in
the brush chopping, and as he was
going TO strike, his axe caught a
small limb above his head and the
stroke was thereby misdirected.
Every artery in the front part Of the
foot was severed. DIR. Pratt is Civ
ing medical treatment TO che wound.
cd member.