West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-02-20
THE VEST VA ARGUS.
KingwoOd, February 20, 1896.


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MeMillen's Drug store.
Edward Manear moved last week
into the rear part OF the Taylor build
ing on Price Street
DIR. Pierce's Fayorite Prescription at
McMillen'S Drug Score.
John Calvert lately of Parsons. has
gone into the merchantile business at
s his old home in Independence.
Do YOU ever feel tired. weak and
hungry Carroll keeps Full Line
OF FRESH ASD SALTED MEATS. FISH etc.
Fred j iiurdett, of Grafton, Clerls
OF the Court. for Taylor county, has
been here ON business this week.
Mrs. samuel Martin. of near town is
Wis hing her daui hisrs Mrs w. G.. Con-
ley and Mrs. Albert Fortney, of Par
sons.
Send measure from tip OF nose TO
back of head and - cents 70 Monroe &
jackson. Kingwood. w. Va, for Doc
MUzzLE, postpaid.
f. S. Dilworth, of Peel Tree, Bar
bour county, this State. has been
granted a patent on an extension
table.
Ex-senator Dawson was away last
week. at Parkersburg attending a
meeting of the Republican State Com
mittee.
Mason Watson, of Reedsville, and
Squire Jos. Miller, of Function, have
been here this week, shaking hands"
with friends etc.
A good old Dutchman says Some
PEBBLES vas yoost as better as odders
ven dey vas dead alretty. Yoost stick
"A splinter in dot"
Born, Thursday morning, February
18th, 1895, TO Mr.. aud Mrs Il. NJ Ma
near fine eight pouud girl. DIR. Pratt
attending physician.
All persons knowing themselves in
debted TO the firm of w. Poster q Co,
are requested to call and settle their
accounts before March the 18th.
w. PosrEN & Co.
Frank Heermans ESQ, is now down
ut Phoenix. Arizona, trying the climate
of that place for his health, as Colorado
did not agree with him.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. j. Crogan have been
in Philadelphia the past week. Mr.
Crogan is there taking dispositions for
suit on trial in the Circuit Court in
Tucker county.
Marrhd, at the Brick Church near
Brandonvil e, sunday February 18th,
1898 by Rev. w. II. Berry, the I.uth-
eran minister, Lucian Frankhouser
and Miss Laura Deahl.
Major j. q. Downtain. Of Winfield,
Putnam county. and late editor OF the
Huntington Advertiser has been an
pointed TO good position in the Pen
sion Department at Washington.
a 4 a d
iy, Miss Lima Lambert sat I'm the lap of
her sweetheart, Clint Terrell. A pistol
So Clints pocket went off and struck
Lina's right leg. Maybe the pistol
couldn't help it-Braxton Democrat
w. rOsten e. Co. expect to close out
business by the middle of next month
and have been selling lots of goods
since il became known that they were
going TO quit. There stand is good
one aud VIII be occupied 10y some one
else.
party Of Kingwood laiies left for
Baltimore this morning on the popu-
lar Is. Il O. excursion to spend week
IN the Monumental City" The party
consists OF Mrs. ;. A. Pratt. Mrs. Hen
ry Clay Hyde, and Misses Emma Brown
and Flo b. Martin.
There was a pleasant social affair
ont at the home of Mr.. and Mrs Harry
Savage, about three miles from KING
wood. last Wednesday evening Febrn-
airy 12ih. 1896. the occasion being the
marriage OF their oldest daughter Miss
Cora,to Thomas j.. Craig, son OF Charles
Z. Craig, OF near town. Rev. s. p
Crummett, Of King wood, performed
the ceremony in the presence OF a num-
Der Of invited guests.
David J. Evans lost his life Friday.
February 18th, while digging coal for
Jackson Myers in his bank near Hazel.
ton, this county. He was a man about
80 years OF age and leaves wife and
one child. He went to work that
morning and not coming in for dinner
some one went to see about him and
found him dead under a pile of slate
and roofing that had fallen in on the
unfortunate man. He was buried Sun
day in the Chestnut Avenue cemetery.
Over at Aurora the Methodists had
wonderful revival this winter under
the. preaching of the pastor Rev. Jones.
The meeting lasted several weeks and
people attended from far and near. so
that the church would not hold the
crowd and there was hardly room at
the altar for the seekers who crowded
forward TO seek salvation. Over one
hundred AID fifty conversions had
taken place at the last account we had
of the revival and there were still
OJhcrS AZ the altar.
There were several social parties In
town during the past week One We'd
nesday night OF last week given bv
Edward Orr at the home ~ his father.
Major Orr. on Beverly Hin Quite "a
number OF his young friends assembled
and passed merry evening. Thurs-
day evening Rector posten entertained
eros nd Of young folks out az the home
Of his father in east Kingwood. on
Friday night Miss Iona Stone received
number OF young folks who passst
q pleasant evening az her home on
High Street.
A peculiar and fatal accident occurred
at DObbin ON the West Va Central n
r.. Tuesday morning Of last week
Theodore G. Jehers. ofnear ST. George.
had been out 60 one Of the camps Of
the j. J.. Rum berger Lum Der COMPANY
hunting work and while returning and
riding in on truck load Of logs was
instantly killed BY tree falling across
the truck and striking him on tho head
breaking his neck Il vac the dav the
wind was raging SO high and the force
Of 10 blew the tree across The track lust
as the truck was passing