West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-12-20


and viii, move in and take posses
sion at once. Price paid Sl450. We
welcome Mr.. Guseman to our town.
On Tuesday and Wednesday
evenings. Dec. 2jth and Goth. the
ladies of Carmel and Aurora will
hold a grand sociable and oyster
supper in the Mountain View Hotel,
Aurora. All are invited to come
and enjoy good time.
Out at the Garlitz School House,
on Friday night. Dec. 2Sth, the
question as to whether the right of
suffrage should 5e extended to the
women or not, will be discussed in
joint debate by some of the literary
luminaries of that section.
Mrs. Katie Kimble has been APP
pointed administrator of the estate
of the late DR.. J. G. kimble and
will procedc to close up all out
standing claims. Bond $4,000,
with f. j. Burdette, of Grafton,
and DR.. J. IL. Manown, of King
wood, sureties.
The NJ. +. Sunday-School here
decided last Sunday to have an old
fashioned Christmas Tree on next
Monday evening, and appointed a
committee to take charge and make
all necessary arrangements. The
exercises will begin about : o'clock.
Ere we 60 to press again millions
of pairs Of socks and stockings of
all sizes, colors and kinds will be
hung over chairs and bed posts aud
to mantels and chimney corners,
etc. for cold Santa Claus" to in
spect and fill up with presents that
will gladden. the hearts ofchildhood.
A wagon load Of fine Florida
Oranges WAS unloaded at the var
ious stores in town the other day,
shipped direct from tho Orange
Groves on the plantation Of Mr.. f.
Heermans OF this place. They are
cheap too, only 25 cents per dozen.
The big debate down at Pleasant
Dale last Thursday night, on the
subject, as to whether the world is
growing worse or better, was de.
cided in favor of the latter side.
We are glad of it, for we had began
to fear that the balance of trade
was running the other way.
John Williams, of near town, left
Tuesday evening for Baltimore to
nave his eyes examined and perhaps
operated on, at the Hospital by DR..
Chislom, the celebrated eye spec
ialist. Mr.. Williams eyes have
been failing him very badly of late,
80 that he can hardly sec any more.
The old saying about the good
dying young must have been IN
vented by the devil, for it has been
greater draw back TO the Sabbath.
Schools than all the Sunday amuse.
ments ever invented and caused
more street-corner loafng than all
the dog fights ever gotten up.
Mrs. Eleanor Trickett has been
appointed Guardian for her hus-
band Joseph Trickctt, who lives
out on the Pike about two miles
west Of Kingwood. Bond 5000,
with Joseph Jackson as security.
MIR. Trickett's mind has been fail
ing HIM for some time and he is not
capable Of attending to any bus
mess any more.
There is no doubt now about
Christmas coming as the High
Sheriff of this county has iseued a
Proclamation giving official notice
to that effect. A copy Of the Proc.
lamation hangs in the Kiugwood
postoflice. This settles the matter
and drives away all misgivings that
may lave existed.
The report that Mr.. 3. +. Hug.
gins, Of Brandonvllle, was robbed
Of 81 900 in money which he had
borrowed from the Kingwood Bank
TO cash pension vouchers is not
true, as lie did not borrow the
money nor was not robbed Of any
thing except about 5000 worth OF
store goods.
George Harris, who was sent
from Preston county to the Peni-