West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-05-30

postmaster at Hudson and moved
away. Joab G. Groves, the deputy
postmaster has charge Of the Office
and is an applicant for postmaster.
A fve-year old son of William
Gross who lives out near the Cath
Ollie Church. fell and broke his leg
last Sunday, between the knee and
ankle. DR.. Powell was summoned
and rendered surgical aid.
A little three year-old daughter
OF Lucian Albright. who lives near
the Switchback, got hold OF cup
of concentrated I've last Saturday,
and drank some OF it. DIR. McMil.
len was summoned and the child
bids fair to recover.
NoTIcE.-We have reniel Sta
ley's Photograph Gallery. and will
remain but a short time, but while
here will give you One Dozen of
our best Cabinet Photoes and a
16x20 Crayon Framed, for So 90.
@. T.. GERKIN,
Operator for Loar & Co.
There was a big game of base
ball last Saturday at independence
between the club there and New.
burg. The result was victory Of
L
2l to ID in favor of Newburg.
Charles Metzler, of AIbrightsville,
umpired the game.
A Junior Order Council was in
stltued at EgIon last Friday night
by District Deputy j. l.. Squires,
of Reedsvllle. The new Council
starts of with twenty-threc charter
members. Another is now being
organized at Tunnelton and will
be instituted soon.
Our old friend Ira j. Jenkins,
formerly of this county, who has
been at Pilot Bay, British Colum.
bia, for some time, writes us that he
is now located at Rossland, b. T..
He expects to make a prospecting
trip to Alaska this summer and If
he does, will write to The ARGUS,
telling its readers about that far
away country.
When Baby was sick, we gave her Castoria.
When she a Child, she cried for Castoria.
When she became Miss she chung TO Castoria.
When she had Children, she gave them Castoria.
Mrs. James Allen Freeland, who
lives in Valley district, near Slab
town, is still unable to walk, from
injuries received in severe fall on
the ice, during the heavey sleet last
January. No bones were broken,
but some Of the ligaments in her
lower limbs were torn DOSE and
are very slow in growing fast again,
so that she has been unable to walk
step since the accident.
The Town Seargent, upon COM
plant Of G.. j. Shaffer, arrested
Walter Younger, colored boy, on
Saturday and took him before
Mayor Menear. lie had been
throwing stones at Shaffer's store
windows and using profane Lam
guage to such an extent as to be
great annoyance. lie was severely
lectured by the Mayor and released.
There are several pretty bad boys
of thisstrlpe in and about the depot.
w. W. Lappert,of Grafton, was
here last week delivering some fine
pictures that had been made by his
firm, the Grafton Art Company
composed of Mr.. Lappert and Oscar
L. Cole. They make portraits in
oil, pastel, crayon, water colors, etc.
They have made aud delivered
about forty large pictures here in
town and have other orders on
hand, for work to be delivered next
month.
The small boy at Newburg is hap
py now, as big circus and mena4
gerie is advertised to be there to-mor-
row a week, June 9TH. The show
Is Sands & Astleys European Circus
and Menagerie, making their first
trip through this country. A grand
street parade well be given about
II a. m, and two performances in
the afternoon, one at o'clock and
one at night. Several Of the boys
here are talking Of going over TO
take it in.
HarrOWsi
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