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

WAsS iora waters, a handsome Young
LADY, OF Independence. was entertained
here last week by her friend, Miss
I Lillian Morris.
Miss May Morgan leaves tomorrow
Tor Morgantowu 60 spend Commence
ment week, and viii visit Prof. y p.
Brown and wife.
Col }. D. Rigg, OF Terra Alta, one Of
our most enthusiastic T.. A. r. mon,
was one Of the prominent mon noticed
in Thursdays parade.
Clark Trowbridge, OF Terra Alta. Is
spending some time with relatives in
town. lie is much improved in health
since his last visit here.
j. j., Mckinney. Walter Watson.
/ Walter Posten and Mr. and Mrs Mack
Watson We're some OF the Masontown
visitors here on Thursday.
Miss Alice Williams. who has been
here the past year engaged in the
dressmaRing business, has returned to
her home near the Camp Ground.
Mr. Fred A. Lang, tho monument
man, of Clarksburg, was here Wcdnes-
day and Thursday To exhibit models
for the proposed soldiers monuments
Mrs. +. lleermans leaves tomorrow
for Buckhannon TO spend n week visit
ing there and taking in Commence
ment exercises at the Conference Sem
mary.
George McGee has been over at Terra
Alta Mt work the past week or two.
helping paint and repair the Washing
ton House, lately purchased by Joseph
Graham
The guests at Felix Elliott, Jr's.. on
the S0th were Mrs. 5. NJ. Scott and son
Stanhope, OF Terra Alta, |. Il. Martin.
wife and children and Col j. A. L.
Martin, OF the East Side
Mr.. and Mrs. James T.. Stone. and
Mrs l.. NJ. Albright and son Emory
will attend the Commencement cxer-
cises ut the Conference Seminary at
Buckhannon, next week.
DR. Pratt returned Thursday morn
ing from weeks stay in Baltimore
He left his nephew Rev. Weekly, Mt
the hospital, I'm good condition after
undergoing a severe surgical operation.
Rev. Snodgrass OF the Baptist church.
Gladesvillc, came TO town Thursday
evening. lie dill not preach here as
announced but will occupy the pulpit
Mt the Baptist church at some future
date.
Mrs. Mayer. widow OF tho late ChaA
Mayer, OF Terra Alta. was here last
week TO visit the Good Templar Lodge.
She is Deputy Grand Chief Templar for
West Virginia and is making tour of
the various lodges.
Albrightsville was represented here
on decoration day by number of peo-
Pile. Almond others we noticed Mr..
and Mrs. Cloyd NJ. Crane, Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Pell, Harry Casteel, Albert
Snyder and daughter and Mr. and Mrs.
Charles Metzler.
Among others from Terra Alta, who
attended the exercises here Thursday
we noticed the following: Messrs. Ed
and 5. II. Kelly, accompanied by Misses
10y and Stella Kelly G. A. Bolden, of
the Oracle; DR. Daily; Charles Miller;
Charley Burke, Harry Butler and his
sons, and Ora Parsons.
Col. r.. W. Monroe arrived in town
last Friday from Homney having driven
across the country in buggy, dis.
lance of 10 miles. lie was accompanied
by a young man from that county who
helped bring three very fine Jersey
cows belonging TO the Colonel The
young man started back that day with
the team.
Our good old friend, Uncle Billy
Snyder, is never known TO miss great
occasion like the celebration of Mem
orial day. Though in his 10Th year
and quite feeble from long winters
siege OF sickness. he was here on the
''Thirtieth," shaking hands with his
hosts OF friends, apparently in good
spirits and enjoying himself.
Mrs. Josie Worley received a tele-
gram Saturday that her mother, Mrs.
Mckee, Of Brandonville. was danger
ously i'll. Sunday morning Mrs Wor-
ley, accompanied by Senator Worlcy
and the children drove down 20 SEQ her
The Senator returned Tuesday and re-
ported Mrs. Mckee much better. The
rest Of the family will remain down
there awhile.
Ashford w. Brown, OF Valley district.
has been in town this week and now
wears n new eye which greatly inn
proves his appearance When a boy
about five years Of age, he with others
was engaged In bursting gun caps on
an anvil in the blacksmith shop aud
piece few and struck him in the left
eye, destroying the sight forever. The
ball is round and otherwise sound and
does not hurt him I'm any way and 80
nc just bad Il shell fitted over IL that Is
so natural that n causual observer
would notice no defect whatever DR..
Pratt brought It from Baltimore aud
placed 10 i'm position.
Rev Finley H. Sam yyaa In too,