West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-08-08
THE WEST VA ARGUS.
Kingwood, August 3. 1895.

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Thomas Dolen has moved into the
small house near Senator worley's
handsome house
First class Eabbeu metal FOR sale at
The ARGUS Office at only 10 cents per
pound.
Died, of dropsy. at his home near
Tunnelton, August 9TH, 1895, 5. c. Bal.
ley, aged about IS years.
The harness shop of Major Orr has
been moved from Court House square
TO the small building on the Dawson
corner.
The Epworth League topic for next
Sunday evening is Tho Healing o. the
Nobieman's som" and the meeting will
be led by Delmer Bosley.
George w. Herring has moved from
the Albert Fortney house into the
jackson & Monroe building, corner of
Main and Morgantown Streets.
IL is reported that young married
man near town, has gone on with a
single girl and left his wife and two or
three children to kick for themselves.
over at Terra Alta, the Knights of
Pythias lodge and Odd Fellows are
preparing for big picnic Thursday,
August 20, and a good time is expected
and people invited from far and near
Many of our people were going over
TO Mt. Lake Park t.. morrow and next
day to hear Rev. Dr. Talmage, but ow-
ing TO the death of his wife, he has
Cancelled his engagements and will not
he there,
Married, yesterday at the home of the
brides mother, i'm Tunnelton, John
Erwin, aged 16, and Virgie Plum, IL.
The ceremony was performed by Rev
Parrish and the couple is the youngest
we have recorded for some time.
The Knights OF Pythias picnic at Mt
View Park, out on the T., X Il #. rail
road, that was TO have been held next
Saturday has been postponed till Sep
TENDER, as there were so many other
things to conflict with IL now.
A big time is expected out at the
Turner School House next Saturday.
The picnic and flag raising by the
Junior Order, will bring a considerable
crowd. Attorney ID. M. Wotring, OF
this place, is the orator of the day and
other addresses win be made.
DIR. A. M. Jarrett, the we'll known
dentist from Grafton, will be in King
wood, August 18th, and remain 8 DAYS
Don't forget the date and call early
and make your engagements The
Doctor will be here on time and pre-
pared to do first class dental work.
Ut
M. c. Gibson, of near Tuunelton, re-
Gently had splendid new slate roof
put on his residence. Messrs. Hagans
~ Buclsalew of this place, furnished the
slate and did the work. They are
splendid workmen and we hope more
OF our people will try this kind of roof.
ing.
The large barn OF Enos Ashburn. of
Reedsville, WAS struck by lightning
and burned down, Tuesday night
Nearly all the contents were consumed
to, machinery. vehiekles, harness, hay
and lot of this years wheat. There
was some insurance, but not enough to
cover the loss. II happened about
o'clock in the morning.
The best thing yet on the Terra Alta
Institute, was the editorial in the Jour
nal last week, on that very touchy sub
ject. We don't dare to say anything
about It any more, but we endorse the
Journals remarks and will stand by
Bro White on that subject anyhow.
1t just siEes up the whole situation.
II any Of our subscribers failed to re-
ceive their paper last week or any time,
we hope they will drop us a card TO that
effect, and we will mail them an extra
copy. Some times the tag gets lost
off the wrapper in the mails. Some
papers came back 30 us last week in
that way, but we have no idea who
they were for.
We understand that some Of the
Newburg citizens we're not satisfied
with our statement of the ball game up
there between our boys and their club
We tried to investigate the matter
thoroughly and got both sides Of the
question, but neither was ft for pub
LEGATION and our remarks were based
entirely on information from outsiders
who had nothing TO do with the game
on either side and do not live at either
place and had no choice Of the clubs.
Patents were granted 10 inventive
West Virginans lately as follows.
r Davis, Of Parkersburg. patent on
an electric heating rug j. House, OF
Davis, patent and combined picture
hahger, wall-pocket and hatrack
g. Sample, Of Valley Grove, a patent
ON brake mechanism for vehicles.
J. +. woodward. Parkersburg. patent
device for heating and cooling milk w.
=. Bird, Of Bruceton, this county.
patent on n combined corn planter and
fertilizer.distributer
The ball game at The Kingwood Park
last Saturday, was the best smuggling