West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-09-12


Wheeling, after visit 10 relatives and
friends there. Their visit was shorten
cd by the smallpox scare Ia Wheeling.
; over eighteen cases are reported.
Morley Thomas Is preparing tn go to
( Pennington soon, where he will go into
the Western Union Telegraph Office to
learn telegraphy. Morley viii make a
] good operator. He is energetic, and,
best OF all, quite Graceful"
Mrs Mary Mckee. who was here Wis
iting her daughter, Mrs, Morley, return
/ cd to her home in Braudonviue last
/ week. She was accompanied by Miss
/ Mary Carroll, her granddaughter, who
viii go on over Co Uniontown toattend
! 'he state Fa!r there this week.
II. 'llarshbarger, who is IA Postal
Clerk in the Railway Mail Service run
/ ing between Pittsburg and Cincinnati.
with headquarters at tho latter place,
! at 424, East Firth Street, has been at
his home near Tunueltou the past week
spending few days visiting his parents
Messrs. NJ c. Gibson. OF Tunnelton.
c. A. Craig, OF Howesviue, two good
patrons OF TaE ARoUs, were ia to see us
during the past week and paid up their
subscriptions, two years in advance.
We hope such n good example viii be
| followed by many others. Please call
early and avoid the rush.
James r. Brown, rising yonny at.
torney OF Chicago. and Secretary of
the West Virginia Society OF that City,
was in hingwood this week visiting
friends and relatives He has been off
ON a months vacation, and visiting
West Virginia friends He is a brother
of Prof. 5. Il, Brown OF the University
at Morgantown.
A. C.. Wilson. a son of Postmaster
General Wilson, has been appointed
Travelling Passenger Agent for the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. with
headquarters in Washington City. The
young man is only % years old. but has
considerable experience in rairoading.
lie was in the employ of the West Viz
ginia and Pittsburg Railroad, located
at Weston for some time and seems TO
have "a fancy for the business.
Mrs. A. NJ. Dawson, OF Palatine, has
been visiting her cousin, Mr.. Geo. A.
Walls, this week. Mrs Dawson is n
travelling sales-woman. and was the
frst lady drummer that ever came TO
this town. She is very Successful and
quite popular among the merchants
wherever she goes. Mrs Dawson is
selling chewing gum and sold TO nearly
every merchant IN town She sells
Wayman's Gum, manufactured Mt De-
triot. Mich. She has been ON the road
over ayear
The Ladies' AID Society % the NJ. T..
church, held their regular semii-monthly
business meeting in the lecture room
of the church on Tuesday evening
Some routine business matters were
transacted. The ladies decided TO hold
Fair and Bazar on Thanksgiving
night and give a regular old-fashioned
Thanksgiving dinner, on that day All
for the benefit of the church. This
will be the biggest thing of the kind
SNSA dbLcinpLcu III hInHWOe1.
fellow by the name of Shaffer went
through town Tuesday with wagon
load of hound pups which he was of.
fering for sale. The man halls from
Pennsvlyania and was On his way to
Morgantown. We presume that Joe
Miller. the cigar man and all round
sport over at Morgantown, brought the
entire stock OF dogs, on sight. Junior
Brown, we understand invested in one
of the Topped ear" beauties.
William V. Riddle, who died in the
Hospital at Weston last week with tv-
phoid fever, was brought TO his fathers
residence, ont on the pike. four miles
west OF Kingwood, where the funeral
was held last Saturday afternoon, con-
Quoted by Rev. Crummett, of this place.
after which the burial took place in the
graveyard out there Tue deceased
was "A member of the NJ. y Church, of
this place, and leaves wife and two
children, son and daughter, TO mourn
his untimely taking off.
Died, Mrs. Nancy Sterling. widow of
Philip Sterling OF Terra Alta, who was
called from earth 60 heaven on last
Wednesday, September 9TH Mrs. Ster-
ling was afflicted with dropsy and was
constant sufferer for a Considerable
time. She was the mother OF Mrs $. J
Sterling, Of Kingwood. The husband
of Mrs. Nancy Sterling was killed ae
cidentaily several years ago while en-
gagged 80 work ON John =. Jones
stave-mill near Terra Alta. The de-
ceased was christian for years and
many friends and relatives mourn her
departure.
a Young man. was over here ten day
hko who said that he was authorized
bv the manager Of the Masontown.
Preston county. base ball club 10 arr
range game with Morgantown 10 be
played last Thursday at KinVwood
I Masontown was 60 write 20 the club
here but did not This was fair and
square squcal MasCntOwn has been
I playing ball 0n paper for some slime but
won't play or the diamond.
The above item is from the Moraan-
It M..s b. a..