West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-02-07

49, AhSHA a VIC %AANe Shh Aooh ~
in. Prof. Lewis Heermans fur
uished the music.
We are informed that a young
man about 22 years old. son of
Fred Bolyard. of near Evansville.
died last week from injuries received
from falling on the ice aud ex-
posture. as he was cripple and
walked with crutch and while out
from homo, fell and hurt himself
severely.
Julius X. Monroe left to day for
Charleston to assist Senator Price
IN report to the Legislature for
necessary appropriations to pay ex
penses of the suit aud survey of the
boundary line dispute between this
State aud Maryland. Lawyer Price
is counsel for this State and Mr..
Monroe has charge of the survey.
John Shrout has purchased the
small property Of @. NJ. Bishop at
the forks of the road east of town.
now occupied by Fred Westerman
and will move into it soon as it is
vacated by Westerman, who is sick
and in very poor health and unable
to move now. Price paid for the
property, 800.
Mr.. Ira Judson Jenkins. an old
Preston boy, who is at Polot Bay,
b. c., (not "Before Christ" but
British Columbia), writes us that
he contemplates a trip TO far away
Alaska in the early spring, and if
he goes will write up the trip for
publication in THE ARGUS and tell
us all about that land of snow and
ice.
The Morris School down on the
river is preparing tc observe Wash
lngton's Birth Day with appropri-
ate literary exercise pertinent to
the occasions. a handsome pic
ture of the "Father of His Country"
in fine frame, Will be presented
to the school on that day, Feb. %,
to morrow two weeks, being the
anniversary of Washington S Birth
Day.
A blind man was in town last
Saturday, calling himself ID. w.
Barrick. and hailing from Harris
burg, Pa. lie bad some poetry
which he claimed to be the author
Of, aud was selling it Mt ten cents
apiece. He is about forty years of
age and has been blind since he
was six years old. His blindness
being caused by paralysis of the
optic nerve.
Lloyd l.. Lantz, of near Amboy,
this county, and brother of Camden
Lautz, Of this place, met with
serious accident last Friday. He
fell from loft i'm an out building
and broke three ribs and otherwise in
jurei himself severely. DR.. e. L. Mar.
tin, Of Aurora, was summoned and
rendered surgical aid, and at last
accounts the patient was resting
easy and doing as well as could be
expected.
Joseph Jackson, Esq., of this
place, will again resume the bus
insss of general merchandising
About April 1st, he will take charge
Of store at the Wooden Mills of
Rigg e. Son, near Terra Altp, hav-
ing formed partnership with the
above named firm. Mr.. jackson
is one of the most experiencen and
we'll known merchants Of the coun-
ty, having engaged in the business
here in Kingwood for many years
a. NJ. Moore. well known all
over this county in connection with
"Hot Drops" and as travelling sales
man for the Herb Medicine Com
pany, has been travelling all over
the buckeye State" during the
past year, selling the medicines OF
the above named company and is
leading all the statesmen the firm
has on the road and has the prom
Use Of o general agency in the near
future. Ash has about 'gotten on
his feet" onco Moore and likes
Ohio first rate, and does not expect
10 return TO the "West Virginia
Hills" TO reside IN the future. lie
has promised to write as something
for publication in the near future.
a very pleasant social party was
yfvcu last nt0ht bv Mr.. and Mrs.