West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-08-15
NgwBuRG NOTES.



NRwBURo. w. VA, Aug, ~. 1898.
Miss Joe Cross left for Garrett, Ind,
last Saturday.
Doc Hanaway. of Grafton, WAS seen
on our streets Monday.
c. L. Ellis made a aying business
trip 70 Grafton, Tuesday,
Miss Mamie Flanagan left Tuesday
for her home i'm Grafton.
Misses Nora and Otto Deck are visiting
relatives at Grafton this week.
Mrs. Montgomery is reported very
sick, being confined to her bed
John Hardy, OF the firm of Hardy &
Warden of Grafton was here, Friday.
Mrs, w. ], Grimes and daughter, of
Cumberland, Md, are calling on friends
here.
Miss Lima Menifee, of Evansville. is
here nursing her sick brother, Frank
Menifee.
Mrs. Gruce. of Wheeling is the guest
OF Mrs Ray Frazier, OF Water Street
this week.
r. 5. LaRue, Coal \ Coke shipper of
the West End, spent Sunday with his
family at this place,
VIM IL. Terrell, our barber, attended
Mrs. Sam kdmuud's (colored) funeral
at Function, Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cresler, of Wilkesboro,
Pa, are the guests of Mr.. and Mrs ID.
j. Gibson this week.
Mrs. Mathew Green. son Peter and
wife, went TO Austen Monday 10 visit
Mrs. Green's sister.
Frank Ellis, of the firm OF Alcock q
Ellis, of Baltimore, Md, spent Sunday
under the parental roof.
d. j. Gibson and wife went TO Mt
Lake Park last Saturday, returning
Monday morning on No. 8.
Miss Patricia Rabbit, of Ellxins aud
Miss Mammie Flanagan, are visiting
friends in this city this week.
:. H. Montgomery and Chas. Williams
returned Friday from Monongah, where
they had been visiting friends.
Miss Belle Ellis. who has been So
turning among friends at Mt. Lake
Park, returned home Monday.
Frank Menife, who was reported sick
last week is still confined To his bed,
but we are glad To say, is no worse.
Mrs. Albert Huggins left Saturday
for Homecoming, and, to visit her son,
William o. Higgins, of that place.
Mrs. Ida Cross and family left for
Garrett, Ind, Saturday where they ex.
pect to make their home in the future.
Miss Matte Menear, who has been
visiting her sister Mrs, win Frazier,
returned to her home at Kingwood
Monday.
Mr.. p. C. Green and wife, OF Elkins
arrived here Friday TO visit their pa
rents, Mr. and Mrs. Mathew Green, of
High Street.
DIR. VIM. M. Dent, wife and grandson
Frank Dent, Jr., drove out 10 Gay Fair
fax's on visit Saturday, remaining
over Sunday.
Miss Bessie Clyaton and her brother
Arthur arrived here Saturday from Nor
gantown where they have been visiting
friends and relatives.
James +. Stuck, of bridgeport, the
travelling salesman for w. II. Allen &
Co, of Philadelphia, was in town for
short time last Friday.
John Kimmel, general forman, and
family of Grafton, were the guests OF
Worth Smith and family, on Market
Street, few days recently,
State Senator Stewart +. Reed. OF
the Clarksburg Telegram, and Miss
Bonnie Smith, were the guests of Miss
Carrie Belle Perrel Sunday.
Harvey Lee, president OF the New
burg Orrel Coal Il Coke Company, was
the guest of the general manager p. s.
III. Lee, few days last week.
Frank M. lent was in Grafton Sat
urday on business and expects to go to
Terra Alta, Piedmont and other points
this week purely on a business trip
David a. Silcott and family, of Clarlxs-
burg, arrived hero Saturday and re-
manned Til Monday visiting his broth
er. Hamilton Silcott, of Church Street.
Misses Bell Ellis, Della Carr. Estella
Huggins and Miss Lucy Turnly, went
to Mt. Lake Park Saturday morning,
returning Saturday night on accoma.
ton,
Rev. y. w. Hutchinson, of the West
Virginia Conference Seminary, preach
ed here Sunday night. Mr.. Hutchen.
son is here in the interest of his school
at Buckhannon.
Lorain Fortney arrived here from
Kingwood the latter part of last week
having rode through on his bicycle in
one hour and 20 minutes, beating his
record of the week previous minutes.
We have been informed that John
Lynch and WIN Corbin are going TO
Parkersburg shortly TO join the u. 8.
Army. We are sorry TO lose the boys,
but What Is our loss is the Armys gain.
Chas. Plummer has accepted a DO
sition as clerk in G. II. Ellis e. Sons
store. The place was recently made
vacant by the resignation of Joseph
Whitley, who resigned 70 accept bot
ter position.
Miss Ethel Herbert, who has been
visiting at Pennington, was called
home Thursday in haste to the bedside
OF her mother, who is sick, but at this
time is convalescent and able to be up
around the house.
Miss Jennette Arnett, OF Fairmont.
arrived here from Terra Alta where she
has been for the past month. She
came here 10 visit her aunt, Mrs. III NJ.
Clayton, and remained till Monday
morning when she left for Terra Alta.
Eugene Higgins has been in charge
OF w. Frank Sucks store the past
week while Mr.. stuck went 10 Mt.
Lake Park, Oakland, Terra Alta and
other points east. Frank left here
with his sOfrels about ten days apo and
came back without them, having sold
them to DR.. VIM. Daily OF Terra Alta.
John Mcdonald (colored) is lying at
the residenee Of VIM. IT. Terrell in a
critical condition. lie was struck by
an engine between here and Grafton
last Sunday night while under the in
Huence Of tanglefoot lie was struck
on the left side Of his face, mangling IL
mp In a terrible shape. Hopes are en-
tertained for his ultimate recovery
There is great deal Of sadness pre-
vailiug at the residence Of Chas. Fras
zier's. Truman's countenance is wear
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