West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-07-25

eonesday evening.
Miss Mollie Murdoch, Of Wheel
ing, returned Wednesday morning,
after short visit to relatives and
friends in town.
Miss Lu Graham, of Harveys,
daughter of Rev. Samuel Graham,
arrived in town Wednesday to visit
her many friends.
The Rev. G. f. Hite, ID. D., pastor
of Parkersburg Nj. +. Church, will
preach in the Kingwood NJ. f..
Churh Sunday at 1890 o'clock a. m.
Miss Hattie Blue, of Grafton, was
the guest Of Mrs. w. j. Lavelle, of
Tunnelton, last week. Miss Hattie
is an enthusiastic member Of the
w. G. Il. U.
Mrs. John III. Feather, of Bruce
ton, and Mrs. Charles jackson, of
Sioux City, Iowa, drove in town on
Tuesday and returned to Bruceton
Wednesday.
Lieutenant Brown who performed
such valuable service in the late Sa-
moan disaster, visited his sister,
Mrs. l. ID. Totten, in Oakland this
week.-Republican.
Rev. Samuel Graham and daugh-
ter Lille, of Harveys, Pa, are in
town this week. Rev. Graham was
formerly the pastor of the Presby-
terrain Church of this place.
Ill. IL. Potter, of this place, has
been granted patent on copy
holder. A picture and description
of the invention will be printed in
the ARGUS in the near future.
The Peabody Insurance Company
paid Levi Gale, through j. NJ. God
win, their agent here, s337.50 for
the loss of his store house Mt Rock
Vile, by fire, it having been insured
in that company.
The Knights of Pythiasof misplace
will receive the paraphernalia necess-
airy for the working of the Amplified
Third in short time. They have
already received the tactics of the
Uniformed Rank and are hard at
work studying them.
Mr.. Ed. Cronin, of Columbus,
Ohio, is visiting his brother-in law,
Col. j. w. Rigg, of Terra Alta.
Mr.. Cronin has been in the employ
of the Pennsylvania railroad for
more than twenty years, and is now
taking a much needed rest.
Two military companies, one from
Richmond, Va, and the other from
Louisville, KY, are making arrange
ments to go into camp at the White
Sulphur Springs early in August.
A portion of the Second Regiment
of the National Guard of this State
will probably go into camp there too.
The tank at Morgantown to re-
ceive the reservoir water will hold
900 barrels, and be located 200
feet above Main street, at east end
of town. The pressure on the fire.
plugs on Main street will be 80
pounds to the square inch, and on
Front street 120 pounds to the
square inch.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Cooke have
returned home after a months visit
TO relative and friends in Baltimore
city. Mr.. Cooke has accepted po-
sition as travelling salesman for the
clothing house of II. Walters Sons,
Brltimore. Tom is jolly Knight
of the Grip, and a frst-class sales
man.
An Italian laborer on the Monon-
gahela River Railroad, during the
hot spell last week, became prostra-
ted with the heat, stripped off his
clothes and poured a bucket of cold
water over his head and body. lie
has since been confined to his quar-
ters, and very little hopes are enter
tanned Of his recovery.
Harry Potter, of Kingwood, was
in town, Tuesday. Frank MUIR
dock, Of Kingwood, paid Grafton a
flying visit, Friday. Nell j. Fort
ney, Preston county's popular pros
ecuting Attorney, was in town
Wednesday evening. Mrs. S. p.
Mccormick and daughter, Miss Ma