West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-06-27
PERSONAL POINTS.


past week, with bilious attack
Sd. T. Hartman has been at Mt.
Lake Park the past week or two,
Andrew J. Jenkins of independence
has been granted an increase of PEN
sion.
James w. Robinson, of Fellowsviue.
was in town last week and gave us n
paying call,
Rev. J. III. Watson of Grafton was
here Saturday and Sunday and preach
ed ON Beverly Hin,
Miss oda Polling has been here the
past week or two visiting her sister,
Mrs. May McMillen,
George II. hester. from near Etam.
was in Kingwood last week on business
and gave ms n paying call.
Frank Y. Jackson, who Is now en-
ployed as clerk for A. j. Bona field, at
Tunnelton, has been in town this week
Rev. Martin l.. weekley who was
here visiting his cousin DIR. Pratt has
returned to his home in Doddridge
county.
Miss Belle McMillen arrived home
last week from Claude, Taylor county
where she had been visiting her sister,
over month.
Mas May Morgan returned last
week from visiting friends at Morgan
town and Fairmont and attending Com
mencement exercises at both places.
Israel f. Staley, the photographer,
is now located out at Herring and has
his studio over Geo A. Herring's store.
lie is doing considerable work out
there.
w. =. Taylor spent Sunday with his
wife and child, who are at the home of
her father, w. III. Watkins, near Tun-
Melton where they have been visiting
the past two weeks
Rev. Moore the NJ. L. Pastor at Graf
ton spent Saturday and Sunday in
town, visiting Rev. Crummett. He
preached an able sermon in the church
here Sunday morning and evening.
Miss Alice Williams, of Kingwood,
w. Va, a niece of Geo. b. Williams, Is
visiting with him. The young lady is "A
fashionable dressmalker, and expects
to remain here this summer.-Davis
Republican.
John J. Grant, the umbrella fixef,
from Fairmont, has been in town the
past week doing considerable repair
ing. He visits Kngwood about twice
a year and has good trade worked up
here.
Mr.. b. F. Whetsell and family, from
Ellxins, arrived in Kingwood last Fri
day and drove on over to the East Side
to visit the father of Mr.. Whetsell.
The latter dropped in 20 see us and re-
member the printer while here.
Fin1ay b. Sapp of near Gainesville,
this county graduated from Bethany
College last week, receiving the degree
of A. H. in the Classical course, and
will enter the ministry of the Christian
or Camrbellite Church, as it in COM
monty called.
A man in western town hanged
himself to bed-post by his suspenders.
The coroner's jury were some time in
coming TO a decision of the case, but
the foreman who was a native Of Erin,
finally announced that the deceased
come TO his death by coming home
drunk and installing himself for his
pants"
Mrs, Katie Kemble, accompanied by
Misses Ella Smith and Daisy Brown.
returned last week from Pruntytown
where they we're inspecting a hand
some monument lately erected TO mark
the resting place of DIR. j. c. Remble.
His widow had IL placed there at a con-
siderable expense, but the Doctor de-
serves it, as he was one of our most
prominent citizens,
Mr.. NJ. M. Jeffreys, Supt. OF the
National Cemetery at West Grafton.
was married last Thursday, June Goth,
at Winchester, Ohio, to Miss Addie
Fenton, sister Of Congressman Fenton
OF the Seventh Ohio District. On the
arrival Of the bridal couple at the
home Of Mr.. Jeffrey, in West
Grafton, a brilliant reception was
given them. Among the guests present
were Mr.. and Mrs G.. j. Shaffer of
Mr. and Mrs. Bonafield Of
Tunnelton and Mr.. and Mrs Charles
Frazier of Newburg.
Edward Messenger has purchased OF
Ex-senator Dawson. the part of his lot
adjoining the Ravenscraft property,
being forty feet front on High Street
He has also bought the dwelling house
Of Mr.. Dawson on the corner OF High
and Price Streets and will move IL back
70 the part OF the lot purchased and re.
pair and add to II so as TO make a hand
some and modern residence. The price
paid for the house and lot is $500 Mr..
Dawson expects to either sell the cor
ner lot for business purposes OF erect
fne business building on it himself.
State Senator William Gordon Wor-
ley Of this place has a very handsomely
equipped law Office and ia addition 90
the usual pafaphernalia Of g. modern le.