West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-10-03
Personal Paragraphs.

Misses Belle and Jennie Loar. of
Reedsyille, were in town Tuesday.
We had a paying call from that
sterling old democrat ut Lenox, Jacob
Smith, last Friday.
Mr.. Kildow returned Friday from
Grafton where he had been engaged
for a week past.
Ben l.. Brown went to Grafton
Saturday evening and will probably
remain some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Chidester, of
Bruceton, vas in town this week,
stopping at L. NJ. Albright's.
Editor Burke of the Era has been
away on a business trip through the
county for the past two weeks.
Henry Clay Hyde and Frank
Jackson made a flying trip to the
Commercial Centre Saturday.
l.. NJ. Albright went down to
Bruceton on a business trip. Tues
day, and returned Wednesday.
Mr.. William G.. Brown is now in
the Yellow Stone National Park.
and expects to go on from there TO
Washington Territory.
Mr.. Ed. s. Elliott left Friday
morning for New York city, where
he goes to take a course of law at the
Columbian Law School.
Mr.. William L.. Holt, OF Monon-
gala county was in town several
days this week. lie is a very enter
tainIng conversationalist.
Messrs. Smith Albright and Homer
Ravenscraft of Bruceton drove up
to Kingwood Sunday morning and
returned Sunday evening.
David Grant Smith left for Graf
ton Friday to work in the Leader
office about a week and help them
out with u rush of business.
Merchant WILDER Posten is a grass
widower now. His wife and the
babies are away, up at Masontown,
visiting amangfriends and relatives.
Miss Tina Council, of Terra Alta,
who has been visiting her many
friends III town, returned Wednes-
day, and"TImmens''wiu now"Con"
the mail over more anxiously than
ever.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. j. Fisher, of
Washington, has been stopping at
the Gordon House for u few days.
They will return home Saturday.
after spending the summer in the
mountains Of West Virginia.
George Dungus the Mycrsdale
cattle merchant, passed through
town Saturday with 1870 head fine
cattle, that he had bought about
ReedsyiIIe and was going to drive
them through to Pennsylvania.
MY. NJ. G. Feather, late Of Brit
tain, Taylor county, has been in
town for several days on business
and pleasure. lie is thinking of
locating here, but has no5 decided
yet. lie left Tuesday morning for
EgIon.
Maj. John l.. Hurst and wife, as
sisted by their accomplished daugh-
tcrs, Misses Annie and Mamie, en-
tertained a pleasant party Of friends
Thursday evening in honor of Mrs.
Margaret Brown, of Kingwood-
BucbhanoR Runner.
IIu Maxwell, a poet author and
traveller Of whom West Virginia
may well be proud, is now at Toll
House, California. A study Of his
poetry Will appear IN the next num-
bcr Of the Hqgazine NJ Poetrg, pub
lished at Buffalo, New York,
f.. y. jenkins from Pittsburg, was
visiting in town the later part Of fast
week. lie is a son Of William Jen-
kins Of Hudson and has been at home
con n walton. lie returned TO
Pittsburg Saturday and beng desir-
u Of keeping well posted On affairs
in old Preston he came i'm and sub
scribed for the ARGUS before he left.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. II, Hawthorne
accompanied by Miss Mary Goodwin,
started Monday morning for Kan
sas City, Missouri. Mr.. and Mrs.