West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-08-16

The merchants of Kingwood close
the stores at o'clock, p. IN except
on Saturday evenings.
Judge Ice appointed John NJ.
Crane clerk of the circuit court, vice,
Smith Crane, deceased.
Chairman McCormick's new paper
is to be called the Neto Era. Yea
verify, new era indeed.
BY order of the Mayor all business
houses were closed during tho funer-
al services of Mr.. Crane.
Hon. VIM. L. Wilson spoke at
Clarksburg last Friday to one thous-
and enthusiastic Democrats.
The miners at Newburg are max.
ing abont one-third time. The pros.
poets are good for fall trade.
Grafton people are agitating the
proposition to build a bridge over
the Valley river at that place.
Kingwood has four good hotels and
they were crowded to their utmost
capacity the FIRST days of court.
A new post-ofice has been estab-
lished at Pugh. in Webster county,
WITH John A. Hinkle, postmaster.
The State fair this year will be held
in the city of Wheeling beginning
August 9th, and continue until the
3lst inst.
The big reunion to be held here
September 6, 7. and 8, promises to be
agrand success. Let everybody conc
and have good time.
Mr., VIM. Taylor died at his home
near Albrightsville. on Wednesday
morning at about o'clock, after an
illness OF about two weeks.
AS was expected, Wallie Sansbury
received a sentence of FIVE years in the
penitentiary and was taken to Mounds
vile last Saturday,-Eagle.
James w. White has accepted a
position on the new paper to be start.
ed here, and is now in town soliciting
subscriptions and advertising.
Luther Swerengen had the misfort-
une to lose one of his best horses last
Sunday night He had refused $llO
for the animal inst few days before
it died.
The heavy wind blew two trees
across the railroad track last Sunday
night, which delayed the train some
time iu reaching town from the camp.
meeting.
The State fair at Wheeling, will be
held August 81, %. 20. 80, and 81.
This promises to be the best of the
many excellent exhibitions of this
kind given at Wheeling,
We are informed that there has
been sixteen candidates registered at
Republican headquarters, for the of.
fee of Circuit Clerk, with several of
the faithful TO hear from.
Miss Ada Sherman, Mrs. Martin,
Of Baltimore anil Rev. Murrow, of
Georgia will be at the Camp-ground
to-day (ThursdaY), and grandTem-
perance rally will be had.
Mr.. Albert Teets, of GAINESVILLE,
came over to the county capital on
Tuesday and returned the same day,
as his case was continued-the plain
tiGs not putting in an appearance.
We understand that the miners at
Newburg refused to work because
the company postponed pay. day
from the 10th to the 18th of the preent
month. Rather an unwise proceeding,
we think.
The Eagle Sentinel Of last week
says that l. A. Beverlin, who has fig
ufed in several unsayoy escapades,
has left his family at Grafton, and
skipped with a Mrs Mary Dean, Of
Hancock county, Ohio.
Circuit Clerk Adams received an
elegant Stoinway piano this week.
lie bought of Roy q. Stone, the King.
wood piano and organ man. who pro
cured the order IN competition with
several large eastern houses. We un
derstand the price paid was $780,
/ Pioneer.
George M. J.. Messenger, sen Of
Ed Messenger, Of Portland district,
died ct the home Of bic parents about
! O'Clock p. M, on Tuesday, Of pneu.
monia fever, at the age Of % years.
| He will he remembered by our peo.