West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-05-28
Personal POINTS.


Vile FOR sCme time visiting friends
Thomas oTlara, OF near Gainesville.
was ia town during the past wee.
Frank Tucker. OF the Wheeling
Paper Company, spent Sunday in town
Amanda Chugan, of Independence,
this county, has been granted a
pension.
G.. A. Bolden. of the Terra Alta
Oracle, was in town last Saturday and
gave us pleasant call.
Miss Olivia Fairfax. OF near Reeds
vile, has been visiting friends and
relatives here the past week
Joseph Graham and Thomas w.
Elliott of Terra Alta. were i'm town
Monday and dropped in to see US.
Mrs. Dinsmore, of Waynesboro, Pa.
is here To spend the summer for her
health. and is stopping at the Hotel
Gordon.
Winfield Scott Garner, the editor,
farmer. and free silver champion from
Eighty Cut, was in town yesterday and
gave us cal.
Wesley DeBerry was appointed post
master at Coriuth, this county, last
week in place of Robert 1. Anderson,
who was removed.
James w. Robinson, who has been
here for soma time, assisting his son,
George, at the tannerv, returned TO his
home at Fellowsville yesterday even
ing.
Mrs. l.. w. Heermans has gone to
Lancaster, Pa, to visit her folks, and
Mr. Heermans is stopping around at
Mrs. Mariah Bowers in the absence of
his wife.
Mrs. Mary Jenkins and baby. from
Reno district was brought here Monday
by the Overseer of the Poor from that
district and placed in the County In
Urinary.
Peter Voltz is now in Baltimore at
the hospital for treatment He went
from here to Pittsburg. but the physi-
clans there advised him to GO the
hospital at Baltimore.
Mr. and Mrs. w. b. Parkhurst, OF
this place, attended the Editorial AS
ISOLATION at Sistersville last week and
visited friends in Wheeling several
days. They are at Philippi this week
where Mr.. Parkhurst is attending court.
Mrs j. w. Fawcett and baby are
visiting relatives in Wheeling. Mr..
Fawcett expects to start for Wheeling
in few days on his bicycle and ride
the bike clear through to the "Nail
City," a distance of about 1s5 miles.
Alex White, of Terra Alta, who has
been here for some time in charge OF
the Sheriff, has greatly improved and
will likely be discharged without hav.
ing to go TO the Hospital at Weston for
treatment as expected. He has been
working around town and seems all
right now.
j. Lloyd Squires, of Reedsville, is a
candidate for Vice Councillor of the
State Council o. the Juniors, which
convenes at Clarksburg in September.
Mr. Squires is a hus tier and believes in
the early bird getting the worm. He
is a very enthusiastic Junior and takes
great interest in the work of the Order
Hon. l. G. Ralphsnyder was here this
week and is enthusiastic over his pros.
To- l.
been making a canvass of the State
and meeting with lots of encourage.
ment Free silver is all the go and Mr.
Ralphsuyder's outspolen advocacy OF
the white metal is making him friends
every day.
Charles j. Seibert, of Berkeley. has
been awarded the prize by the Agri
cultural Board, Of the Worlds Fair,
for the best exhibition of Fulcastsr
wheat grown in West Virginia. The
wheat was exhibited at the West Vir-
ginia exhibit The award consists
of bronze medal in an aluminium
case, accompanying which is diploma
describing the award.
Della Robinson, of near Glade Farms
was brought here May 10th. to be sent
TO the Hospital at Weston for treat
ment. Several years ago she suffered
from a severe attack Of typhoid fever
which affected her mind. She was
sent to the Hospital for treatment then,
and discharged last July as cured and
sent home but recently she became
affected again and was re-committed
and female warden came on from
Weston Monday and returned Tuesday
with the patient.
Here arc three personals from the
Parsons Constitution
II. Il. Squires. OF Independence, came
in Friday and had his name put on oui
/ list AS one Of the solid Republican,
from down ia old Preston.
Mrs. Wm g. COnley returned OF
! Sunday with her husband whom she
| had accompanied as far as Preston
county on his convention tip Il
! Clarksburg and Grafton last week
+. w. Lipscomb and lady spent las
week down IN Preston county, visiting
! friends Of Mrs. Lipscomb. They re-
turned on Sunday and report o goot
I time and much benefited. as n week
outing is good for anybody, 50 say
/ Frank.