West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-04-09
personal POINTS.

Ex-senator Dawson left to-day for
Fairmont on business.
Rev. J. T. Haclxett is expected back
from Philadelphia this week.
Mrs. Matte Heermans left Monday
for Wheeling and Cadis. Ohio
Miss Ella Hoffman was here visiting
friends during the past week.
Miss virgie Spahr has gone 20 Fair
mont to attend the State Normal
School.
Uncle Steve" Martin, of near
fruceton, was in town on business last
Monday.
j. Frank Manowr, of Philippi was
here over Sunday, visiting his children
and parents.
Miss Martha Copeman left Monday
for Fairmont to re-enter the State
Normal school there.
Miss Lizzie Shaffer. of Gainesville.
has been visiting the family OF w. II.
Brand the past week.
James Morgan, of Marion county,
was here during the past week visiting
his wife at w. ii. Brands
Albert Fortney. of Parsons, has been
here during the past week on business,
and visiting friends near town.
Col. John w. Rodeheaver. the Al
brightsville shoemaker, was in town
Tuesday and gave us q paying call,
Mrs c. d. bergman. of near town
is very sick. with the la grip. Dr.M. Il.
Powell is the physician in charge.
=. A. Coniff, the lumber merchant
from Rowlesburg and Baltimore, was
IN Kingwood. Monday on business.
County Supt whetsell closed the
term of school at Reedsville last Friday
and is at his headquarters here again.
Mrs. Nora j. Lazelle left Monday
morning for her home in Morgantown.
after spending ten days visiting friends
here.
Miss Eta Bishop, of Albrightsville,
is staying in town now at Mrs. Matte
Parks, and learning the dress-making
business.
Frank Mccormick, of Buckhannon,
is here this week. He recently COM
pleted business course at the Mt.
State Business College OF Parkersburg.
Elder W. j. Holbrook and Elder
Bindrup. the Mormon ministers who
are located over near Independence
were in town again during the past
week.
Col B. Despard, of ClarlsburG, Henry
Marshal Grimes, of Browns Mills, and
Ashford w. Brown, of Independence,
were here yesterday on business con-
nected with coal leases.
Miss Tina Goodwin who has spent
the winter with her sister, Mrs. Kate
Hawthorne, in Kansas CITY, Mo-, is
now visiting friends in Chicago. and
will soon return to her home here.
Mr.. and Mira. j. NJ. Crane, Mr. and
Mrs w. j Parshurst and Mr.. and
Mrs. p. j. Crogan, of this place, all
attended the Easter Ball at Oakland,
Md, Tuesday night of this week.
Martha Burk, a colored servant, Of
Pittsburg, who had been arrested by
her employer charged with theft and
afterwards discharged, brought suit
for $40, 900 damages and the jury gave
her verdict of $4,000.
J.. w. Cobun is home at Masontown
from attending medical lectures in
Baltimore has formed a partnership
with George NJ. Co0un in the merchan-
tile business at Masontown, the new
firm being l.. w. Cobuu e. Go.
John Shaffer, an aged and respected
citizen of Kingwood district, who re-
sided out on Birds Creek, died Tuesday
morning, April 18th, 1896. The deceased
was a brother of Henry Shaffsr, of
this district, and his death was caused
by the grip.
Lawrence Duncan. who got into
trouble at Fairmont. not long ago, and
was arrested and confined in jail there,
is home here now, having gotten out
on bail. He is under bond TO answer
before the Grand Jury for Marion
county.
Mrs. Winnie Ramsey left Monday
morning for Philadelphia 20 visit her
husband, Rev. Robert Ramsey. who is
critically i'll again, having taken
relapse from his long trip across the
continent aud being unable 20 sail for
Europe as he expected.
D. 4. Murphy, official reporter Of the
Senate, who has been engaged in that
capacity for ~ years died recently ia
Washington. lie has reported many Of
the most famous debates in American
legislative history of the age. He was
the official reporter OF the electoral
commission and wrote every line of
that historical affair himself
Col A. c. Titchnel. OF Muddy
Creek Hill, was in town Tuesday and
gave as a call. The Colonel ordered a
new lot Of posters and tickets printed
and expects 90 start out again next
week delivering his famous lecture