West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-01-10

owing to needed repairs, which
will be done as soon MS the weather
permits.
Constable Crisis and Edward
Wolfe of Newburg, brought over
Ward Lambert and Will Shaw from
that place and lodge them in Jail
here last night, charged with assault
and battery. For futher part;cu.
lars. see our Newburg letter.
The ANGUS announced two weeks
ago that Hon. john Il. Jones would
be President of the County Court.
Monday he was elected to that Of.
flee, receiving five votes to three
cast for Page Il. McCrum.
The Sheriff last spring refused
the use of the Court House to the
Public Schools here for Commence.
meat exercises and last night, turn
ed it over to a darkey hoe down
show. However, we suppose this
was "a horse of another color"
The newly elected officers of
kingwood Lodge. No. 10Y, Inde-
pendent Order Of Odd Fellows, are
as follows Noble Grand, j.
Thomas Gurlitz; Vice Grand, Willis
Sheridan Taylor; Secretary. Gus.
j. Crcsap; Treasurer. George +.
Hoffman, Trustee, Camden Mess
enger.
Vincent Cooke, of Howesville,
has gone to Baltimore 60 take a
commercial course at the Bryant &
Stratton Business College. lie will
board with Mrs. Elizabeth Ebbert,
who keeps boarding house at 3OS
North Eutaw Street. lie expects
to take the full course and graduate
with a "sheepskin" diploma.
There was a jarkey minstrel
show in the courthouse here last
night. Three or four darkeys
from somewhere gave sort Of n
variety perfoi nance, consisting Of
singing. dancing and string music.
There was fair crowd present, but
there was no stage to perform on
and the show didn't amount to
much.
Barney Christopher. OF near
Recisville. was here the other day
to get his shoulder oreratcd on.
DR.. Pratt and DR.. Powell reduced
the fracture after considerable
trouble. They chlorformcd the
patient and worked on him some
time before they got him IN good
shape. Christopher got his shout
der hurt some time since in fight
over II line fence.
The Weston independent saws
During the heat If the filc ex.
citement the other night some one
asked a prominent minister who
was working in the bucket line for
a definition Of "rcligiou." He re.
ceiyed this reply: night pure
and undeflrd religion is to get into
this bucket line az quickly as pos
sible."
We wonder If that was our own
Rev. Rider?
The town election last Thursday
was solidly Republican and the fol
lowing ticket was elected Mayor,
William Francis Manear; Recorder.
James w. Flynn; Councilmen,
David McIancthon Wotring. james
A. Lenhart, DR.. Madison Taylor
Powell. Waitman w. Graham and
George a. Williams. Laying pol
itics aside, the new officials are u
representative body Of able and pro.
grcssive citizens.
A new time table went into effect
on the Function & Kingwood
Railroad, Monday of this week.
The train leaves same time IN the
morning. ESQ and is due on the
return trip ut $50. about an hour
earlier. In the afternoon it leaves
TT 2:30 and is due here on the re.
turn trip ut $50. about four hours
earlier than heretofore. This saves
all the night work the trainmon
have been kicking about.
Joseph Graham, Of this place,
has purchased an interest IN the
Sellers Touring mill at Marsden,
near AlbrightsvilIo, AM formed a
partnership with }. L. Sellers, who
has owned and operated il for some
time The new comp,ny IS now
putting in improved machinery