West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-12-27

Died. at Terra Alta. Sunday.
Dec %, 1894. John w. Sterling.
aged IS years. The funeral SER
vices were held Monday. the cath.
at p. m. The deceased was
afflicted with lung trouble, which
was tho cause of his death. lie was
brother of Samuel j. Sterling. Of
tins place. The latter with his
family attended the funeral.
The case Of the State VS.. Clar-
enco Manear, Of Reedsville. for dis
turbing a spelling match at the
Oak Flat School, after being in
Court year or two and the jury
failing to agree three times, was
dismissed from Court at this term.
the Prosecuting Attorney refusing
to waste any more time and money
with it.
Personals from the Buckhannon
Delta
Mrs. +. W. Wright, who has
been sick for some time. is now
much better. -. a. Lynch, late
of Newburg. we learn, has done
very dine job of painting on Mr.. G..
l.. FiSh's new house. Rev. A.
b. Rohrbaugh has taken charge at
Belngton and has been there for a
week or two. Mrs. Rohrbough left
for that place Wednesday.
There will be big shooting
match over in the Whetsell Settle
ment at John O. Whetsell's to-
morrow. About 70 or so turkeys
are to be shot of and a challenge is
issued by the Kingwood sporting
CLUB to all the marksmen at Terra
Alta, runnolton and anywhere else
to come and shoot for turkeys that
day.
Talking about ghosts, We believe
in spirits. too. Specially at this
season Of the year, and we hope
some spirits will come our way ere
the holiday festivities are over, for
we havn't seen ghost Of a smile
yet. Wei bet forty dollars we can
down any spirit that comes along.
OF course, the tables might be
turned in the second inning. but
we are wagering that no spirits can
down us till after we have downed
them.
George Albright. a son of David
Albright, of Newburg, was
brought here ind lodged
in Jail yesterday. carged
with having too much Christmas.
1t seems he was carrying a large
sized jag and thought he owned the
town and when Constable W. d.
Taylor tried to quiet him, he whip
ped the Constable and threatened
to burn the town, 80 they brought
him over here for safe keeping and
he IS spending the rest of the hol-
days IN durance vile.
The Klngwood Epworth League
elected officers for 1895 last Friday
evening. They are George A.
Walls, President Miss Florence
Parks, LIST Vice President; Miss
May Spahr, ID Vice Miss Annie
Craig, 3D. Vice; Mrs. George A.
Walls, 4th Vice Miss Elizabeth
ShalTer, Secretary Miss Irene
Smalley, Treasurer. The League
here has been built up until it is
one Of the best in West Virginia.
The membership is about 80 and
the attendance upon the Sunday
evening devotional meeting is the
largest since the organization here.
Much good will be accomplished in
1895.
A man named Wilkinson was
brought to Jail here last week by
Constable William a. McGinnis.
Of Terra Alta, who had arrested
him over in Harrison county on
charge Of getting both money and
cattle under false pretense. lie had
a hearing before Justice John W.
Hill, Of Terra Alta, who held him
under $500 bond in two cases and
failing TO get bail, the prisoner was
lodged in jail here. 1t seems that
he was buying cattle Tor some one
who furnished him money, and in
stead Of using it, he failed to pay
for the stock, which no made way