West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-03-21


property in West Kingwood and
will move in and take possession
April LIST. Mr.. Montgomery traded
his small farm near Browns Mill,
Valley district, and gave 5000 cash
to boot for Mr. Messengers prop
erty.
Grove G. Jackson has purchased
Of Dan Il. Jackson the eastern half
of the property at the head of Main
Street, now occupied by b. l..
Brown. There are two lots to-
gether and Mr.. Jackson gets the
eastern one, which has the stable
on 1t. and VIII erect a dwelling on
it after while.
l.. NJ. Albright's Annual Closing
Out Sale. Great many articles at
one~half price. Has commenced
to.day and will continue during
March, on all Dry Goods, Notions,
Dress Trimmings, Ladies', Men s
and Children's Shoes. Carpets and
Ready Made Clothing. strictly for
cash. Call early.
March z, 1895.
A relic of historic value has been
brought to Charleston. 1t Is the
gun of Daniel Boone. 1t has been
in the family of Nathan Boone Van
Bibber, back in the wilds Of Mich
olas county. The stock and barrel
are five feet four inches long, it
carries an ounce ball, has the orig
inal old-fashioned flint lock and is
still a good shooter.
James NJ. Carroll, of near Her
ring, whose house burned down not
long since, is rapidly completing
another one on the same founda-
ton. Mr.. Carroll has lots of grit
and is very vigorous for u man Of
his years, eighty. He went to work
at once to haul logs to the mill and
has worked almost night and day
since, in all kinds Of weather to
make another home for his old age.
Married, at the Central Hotel IN
Oakland, Md, on Monday, March
18th, 1895, by Rev. John NJ. Davis,
William Lacy Nugent, formerly of
Pleasant Dale, this county, and
Miss Alice Rebecca Thrasher, Of
Garrett county, Md. The groom is
the youngest son of Richard Nu-
gent, deceased. His mother, "Aunt
Susie Nugent, lives on the Morgan
town Pike, three miles from King
wood.
Mr.. Chas. Il. Brown, Of Cincin-
natl, o., was here over Sunday on
a visit to his sister, Mrs. ID. l..
Totten. The firm Of Shaw Bros. 3,
OF Terra Alta, unloaded at Oakland
on last Monday morning, new
traction artesian well drilling ma
chine and took it to Mountain Lake
Park, where they have several con.
tracts, to begin operations. Oak
land Republican.
George +. DunvilIe is farmer
living opposite Yankton, s. D., on
the Nebraska side OF the river. He
and his wife are the parents Of
twenty seven children, all Of whom
are living, the Oldest one being un-
der 10 years Of age. All the chill
dren were born in triplets, and are
all boys but three, one set being
girls. The mother is not yet thirty
years old. DunyilIe is an Indiane
man, and his wife is a Norwegian.
Mrs. U. s. Davis, of Newburg,
is still having trouble, which never
seems to come singly. She has just
received word that her oldest son,
Walter Flynn, a half brother to j.
w. Flynn, Of this place, who has
been out in the wids of Canada
the past year, was out hunting dur
ing the recent big blizzard and got
30 severely frozen that it is feared
both feet will have to be.amputated.
The young man, who is her son by
a former husband, went out there
and took mp some wild land and
was living on it TO hold it.
Neil j. Fortney, as attorney for
DR.. s. A. Pratt, Of this place, won
a difficult SUIT at the late term of
the Circuit Court at Parsons. The
suit was brought against Prentiss
Martin, Of Petersburg, Indiana, to
force the sale Of some land in which
both arc interested. There is about
400 acres in tho tract, and it was
purchased about ten vears a0o ar