West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-05-08

James rerrir was down at Grafton this week
Mason Watson, o. Roodsylle. came down yes.
tvrIuy.
rr1f. S'plth went up 70 Austen yesterday, 10
Instruct The Band there.
Nc>srs Jenkins and Buckalcw arc at work ON
willis TNylors house.
Miss Cornola smallcy went 10 Rowlesburs
yesterday evening To visit friends.
Col r. W. Monroe lett yesterday morning FOR
Eomncy, Hampshire County
Ny. Helen Menear has bccn sick the past
week with symptoms ~ fever bat Is now much
bcttcr.
Editor Dawson has Increased tho convention
ces OF h. caice by the addition ~ type writer
oi the Merritt ratcnt
COL. John Martin took his cattle this week
from the river farm to his Farm I'm the blades 10
pasture for tho summer
Johu. r. I's,on. cf Muddy Greek uir was In
town yesterday for examination before the
Pension Board.
sam CraytGn was IN town this wecN interview.
lnF oar merchants.
Elisha :. Evcrly, Of Terra Alta has been
.Ioseph Snidcr, ctmdcpcndence. Hiram Rlakes,
ot kodamCrS and Thomas IletiuCsy, &c VALLEY
Point, have received pensions
Mr. L. II. Jenkins son ot tho landlord ~ the
Jenkins House arrived home from Pittshurg
yesterday, sick with the typhoid fever
Cant Murdoch l. having porch end hack
stairway built ohs property On Price street.
Messrs. Smeliey and Bosloy are doing she work
Il Is said that Jamcs Rogers, tho missing
link, - or 'Whnt l. IT," that was brought 60 the
Poor House from Pleasant Dl strict, sumo time
since and 81 which the AscV~ gave an account
al the time, a. dcnd.
Deputy sheriff, Julius Monroe. Lott yesterday
morning for MoorllCid, Hardy County. iu charcc
oi John Shrout, who was arrested hcre about
month ago FOR felony ON warrcnt cent to Shcr-
~ jackson hy The officials 81 Hardy County
u Is runorcd Tint Shrout had a f,rht With man
down there some time ngo and that the man
dicd from injuries received.
NJ. J. &. Hood, from Grafton IS Ia town to
REPRESENT the singer Sewing MIchue Company
lie has hi head quarters at the Exchange
Hotel and Will walt ou our people This summer
IN the Interest of the Singer Compuny. Tic
wants 90 rent an uficc In town and work a.
the business gcncrauy
Hon William L.. Arnold died az his home I'm
Weston, Tuesday April en- of congestion at The
brain lie was - years Of are and one of the
most prominent CitigCns of Lewis county. lie
repre- cntrd both Virgmins in the legislature
ana was learned and influential citizen,
Kemmer, che New York murderer, who was
To- have been cXecutcd bv electricity ore thia
hus boon reunited tlll June II by JUDGE Wallace
81 tie Onitcd states Court, granting a writ of
habeas corpus ON the ground TINT the act under
winch the execution IS 90 take place is uncon-
hitutional.
We are sorry to say that oliver Dunn. who
has bccu sick ter some time with lung fcycr
superinducod 10y the grippe, Is no better, hut IN
worse sunday, that II was thought he was going
to dc and Dr. Muckay, of Morggntown, was
were tclcgraphcd for. Dr. Mackny says that
one lung Is badly effected, and has but little
hopes for hls recovery
Rev. II. Il. Mcdonald, of Sister
Vile, Tyler County, preached in the
kngwood Presbyterian Church
sunday morning and evening. Rev.
McDonald's sermons were very good
and he WAS listened to by good
audience. lIc left for home yester-
day morning.
Hon. John +. Gilmore, Of Pied
mont died at his home there last
Friday after lingering illness.
Mr.. Gilmore was born in Preston
County and was only 80 years old.
He was bright young man, was
an cX-mcmbcr ofthe Legislature and
a young man of great promise.
James Graham, Of the firm of
Graham and SnidCr, came near
meeting with an accident that
might have coat him lis life.
Monday evening, MS the train on the
II. Is. & =. was returning from
Tunnclton and passing Snider's
station under pretty full Roadway
he attempted 30 board her without
signaling to stop. He grabbed for
the hand holt on the car, but it had
been torn or that day and missing
his holt ne fell against the truck
and was dragged apiece but escaped
with come bruises.