West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-06-05
COUNTY AND STATE News
.Ex-sherif Ford is in town.

Joseph II. HaN thorne was at Terra
Alta on legal busines Wednesday,
-KingwOod is the most beautiful town
in this State at this season of the year.
Julius Monroe was home two three
days last week from Altsmont, Nd.
If Kngwood had railroad II would
soon become a summer resort OF note.
= Work on the grading of the street
in front Of this office has commenced.
WIN, G Brown aud Gus Cresap, of
Kingwood were in verify last week.
1t is estimated that there were about
5000 people at Grafton On Decoration
day.
Col. A. c. Baker was employed a
part Of last week surveying lends near
town.
%S-DroP INTO Jno. u. Browns Store
and examine the new arrival of Dry
Goods.
Quite number Of our young people
a.tended Decoration exercises a; Grafton
asst week.
Some miscreant badly mltila,ed the
-etterng on ID, II y AYERS s'gn one night
last week.
DIR. Foglo, Of Terra Alta, i building
himself an "nice that will b, daisy
when completed.
Mrs. Margaret Brown returned homo
last week from Florida whore she spent
the past winter.
p. II Smith has lately been printing
and re httng the Exc hange Hotel gen.
orally on the inside.
"A worry p'eas ant party was giveI at
the residence of Neil J. Fnrtney on
Wednesday evening.
drop IN and subscribe for our paper
aud the Register, Both one year for only
Two dollars and ten ctnts.
"A s'rke j now in progress at the
Davis Brokers' mine at ELK Garden and
about $50 men are out OF work
Mrs. Joseph Hooton, of RowIesburg,
was visiting her sister. Miss Minia Clark
at this rlace few days last woek.
Capt, Goodwin, is having hi. dwelling
repAirei. 'erear and Jackson, the
popular carpenters; are doing the work,
The Moundsyille Reporter has lately
been enlarged TO 4 column folio. We
hope it may soon be able TO assume it's
former s!zs.
DIR. Longstreth, popular ID sues
cessful physician of Fellowsville, Pres
ton cou atty, was In to wn few days ago.
,-Pb1Tmo1t IuclcE.
s-Elltor Ciyton, Of the 81. G Gorge
Democrat, has been appointed Post Mas o.
ier of his town, much to the dissatisfac .
ton If Crank NIX well.
-Buckhannon district in Upshur
county voted against the school levy at
the late election, and consequently can
nave no scho Dis next winter.
The Summit House. Terra Alta, is
being thoroughly ted and put in
condition for summer boarders who will
begin 10 arrive about the lst Of July.
1t Is said that there is nothing true
i'm the report that Grafton is to have two
more skating rinEs. The person who
spread the report ought 10 be cremated.
ts1. Shaw. OF Guseman, was visiting in
town last week. Ed went to school here
last winter and II does him good to get
back occasionally and meethis old chum s.
Mr. and Mrs Junior" Brown left
on Tuesday. Mrs. Brown goes TO Tyrone,
Pc, IN six weeg's visit, and Mr.. Brown
went 70 Washington to SEQ the President
%S~Groceries, Notions, and Ladies
Shoes in endless varieties and at the
'owest possible prices at Jno n. Browns
new store. Go SEQ him and examine bis
took.
We learn that our young friend,
Burchinsl, Of the Grafton Sentinel, was
married at Oakland, Md, yesterday.
No cards. Accept our congratulations,
John.
Miss Olark's sohooi closed on Tuesday.
The afternoon was spent in literary OK
orcises very creditable to both teacher
and pupils, Miss Clark Is an eAoolle nt
teacher.
Our thanks are due W. n. Loar FIR
a copy Of the Bairmont (Nebl Bul5e,m.
Mr. LIAR Is operating a movable gallery
in the vest and is doing a good bust ness
with it.
Sam Bdmunds, the tonsorlal artist Of
Newburg, was doing work in in town a
couple " days last week. Sam ought TO
open a shop hero and keep man in It
all the time.