West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-07-21


should write or apply to him in
person.
Bishop Thomas Bowman, of tn
Evangelical Church, preached a
splendid sermon out at Pleasant
Dale last night, to good congre-
cation. Several were out from
here. The Bishop left this morn.
ing for Chicago.
Miss Clara Hammond of Stuben-
vile, Ohio, and Miss Anna Clark,
of Wheeling, arrived in Kingwood
Tuesday, and are guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. j. Nj. Crane. Miss Alice
Neave, of Cincinnati, Ohio, is also
stopping at Liberty Hall.
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Shaw, Of
San Diego, California. were visiting
friends in Kiugwood this week.
They have spent the past month in
old Preston, but expect to return to
their far western home soon.
Prof. A. l.. DeMoss, who is
teaching summer schesl at
Gladesvlllc, and Ashford Brown,
one of his pupils, were in town yes
terday, on business connected with
the Junior Order Lodge of Glades-
VILE.
Mr.. ii. G.. Burke and Miss Lucy
NJ. Hawley, were married Sunday,
July II, 1892, at the residence of
the brides father, Rev. S. Z. Haw.
ley, of Valley district. The off.
cutting minister was Rev. Skidmore,
of Masontown.
Rev. William Hutchinson, a
Seven Day Adventist, preacher has
been holding n series of meetings in
the Odd Fellows Hall ut Reedsville,
for the past four weeks, and expects
to continue a couple of weeks lon
ger. The meetings are held every
other night and are well attended.
Mr.. Paul Heermans was in King
wood Monday, saying goodbye to
his many friends here. Paul and
his sister Beatrice who has resided
ut Tunnelton for several years, left
this week for New York state,
where they will probably reside in
future.
Old Uncle Billy" McGinnis, of
Hopewoll, this district, died at the
residence of his son Harmon, on
Wednesday, July -, 1892, of old
age, and was buried Friday i'm the
graveyard at the Hopewell church.
He was 81 years old, and was the
father Of Squire Vim. A. McGinnis,
Of Terra Alta.
Miss Grace Ebert, daughter of
the new proprietress Of the Hotei
Gordon, arrived last Thursday
from st. Louis, where she has been
attending school. An elegant
reception was given at the Gordon
House that night in her honor.
Music, dancing and refreshments,
made a very pleasant evening for
the guests present.
Messrs. George and Albert Law.
ton, sons Of Charles n. Lawton, Of
Union district, are now at home on
visit. George is in the u. S.
Signal Service and is now stationed
at Omaha, Neb. Albert has been
railroading OH the i. g. o. between
Baltimore and Philadelphia. Their
sister, Miss Eva, who is one Of the
students Of the NJ. e. Conference
Seminary at Buckhannon, is also
spending her vacation at home.
There was a very shy and quiet
little wedding in town last Thurs
day, July 14th, the contracting par
ties being Mr.. Ollie Dill and Miss
Hattie Reed, of Rockville. They
drove down to Kingwood, stopped
at the Central Hotel and sent out
for minister Rev. DR.. Felix
Elliott responded and soon made
one Of the happy couple, after
which they returned to Reedsville in
the cleaning, while the stars looked
down and twinkled and nature
seemed to rejoice at the happiness
Of the newly welded pair. The
bride is a daughter of Henry Reed
and tho groom son of Samuel