West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-06-27
THE WEST VA ARGUS.
Kingmeod. June "a. lsNs,


here tomorrow.
Last Friday, June eist was the long
est day in the year.
The Colored Masonic Grand Lodge of
this State held it's annual session al
Morgantown last week.
Born, to Mr. and Mrs. f.. NJ. vii.
liams, of near town. fine big girl
baby, Mon lay, June gath. DIR. Powell
physician in attendance.
Female toys are curious things
That astonish the average males,
The new shirt waist makes up in sleeves
Whatever it lacks in tails "-Bx
Special Session of Circuit Court be.
gins tomorrow, Grand Jury will be
in session tomorrow and next dav and
the Petit Jury Summoned for Monday.
County Court couvenes Monday July
sth and il will be an important session,
as it is the Levy term and time for
auditing the county claims of the past
year.
There was another wedding in town
last night the contracting parties be.
ing MIR. George A. Manear and Miss
Letitia jackson. We will give further
particulars next week,
Hell, and how 10 Get there" Is the
name of new book issued. If the
book contains more information upon
the subject than an editor gets in deal.
ing with delinquent subscribers, we
don't care TO read it.-EM
There was bad explosion of dvna-
mite over in the stone quarry at Buck
horn last Friday and two men severely
burt, but not dangerous. The first
reports were that several men were
killed, but this was untrue.
Patents were granted West Virginia
inventors last week as follows. C. w.
Garland Of Dotson, n patent on re-
'ciprocating saw.mill. j. ID. Hillard Jr.
of Bluefeld, a patent on Compound
Wound Alternating Generator
The Town Council of Morgantowp
raised the town levy from 20 to 90 cents
on the hundred dollars valuation of
real and personal property this year.
This is nearly double what it has been
here and still some of our people kick
'on their taxes.
There will be the usual picnic and
dance at the Platform near Howes Vile
on July 4th, commencing about Q a. m.
Good music, good order and a good time
generally is expected Every body in
vited to come and enjoy the occassion.
BY order of the Committee.
The Masontown Base Ball club got
beat at Morgantown last Saturday.
playing against the club there. to the
tune of IS to T. The Morgantown
club will play a return game at Mason
town on Friday July 5th, as the old
soldiers don't want any game at their
reunion on the 4th
The main case for trial this court Is
that of the Smithley gang and it win
excite much interest. However the at
tendance is not expected TO be large as
IT is busy season for the farmers
Neil J. Frotney has been retained to
assist the States Attorney with the
pro secution, while p. j. Crogan is
council for the prisoners.
There was another quiet wedding
In town last Wednesday night, June
10Th. The contracting parties were
Author Childs and Miss e. Belle Rhodes,
and the ceremony was performed by
Rev. Crummett at the residence of the
groom's parents Ar. Childs is en-
ployed in the machine shop of the
railroad here, and the bride is daugh.
ter of Charles Rhodes, of near Roda.
rners, but she has been staying in
town the past year or two.
There are five vacancies in West vir.
ginia Scholarships in the Peabody Col
iege at Nashville, and the same will be
TILED by competitive examinations ar
ranged by the State Superintendent of
Free Schools, to be held on July 10th,
1895, at the following places, by the
persons named, viz: Ravenswood, Rev.
8. f. McClungl Philippe s. H. Mcoane;
Clarksburg, Hon. Harvey w. Harmer;
charleston, Department OF Free
Schools, Thomas J. Grass. For infor-
nation address persons named.
Kingwood had an elopement to
talk about last week. The runaway
couple were Mr.. George McGee and
Miss Annie Jenkins, daughter of Land.
lord Jenkins, Of the Jenkins Hotel
They slipped away last Wednesday
evening and drove 20 Terra Alta and
took the train TO Oakland where
they were welded in tho bonds of
matrimonial felicity and returned
next day and have been stopping at the
Preston House since. The affair was
a complete surprise as but few knew
of any engagement between the coHpie
The entertainment in the Court
House last Wednesday night, given by
Prof Clifford, the blind MUSICIAN was
fairly we'll attended, but rather "a poor
performance. However the admission
was small and for worthy purpose, 90
everybody was satisfied. There wefe
two performers one entirely blind and
the other SO near sighted, that he could
hardly see the end Of his uoac The