West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-03-26
PERSONAL POINTS.

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Mcclellan Hartman, Postmaster at
Valley Point was In to see us Monday.
Lewis P, White, of Terra Alta, cashier
OF the Bank AT that place. gave US u
pleasant call first day of court
Thos. w. Cooke. OF Cumberland, was
here this week with the sunshine and
good humor that always accompanies
him.
Hon. w. ii. Glover. Col. N w. Fitz.
Gerald AID Farley OeBerry. of Terra
Alta, were all IN Kingwood on business
Monday.
Ex-senator Dawson is at Charleston
this week attending the State League
of Republican Clubs, and keeping
track of his boom for Governor.
Clyde w. linn went up to his home
near Gladesville. last Friday to visit
his parents lie returned 10 his work
in the Journal Office here. Monday.
Louis Bers, our jolly Jewish shoe
cobbler, went To Grafton last Saturday.
horse aud cart lie returned yesterday.
Julius Scherr, of Eglon, was here
this week helping save the country
for the hungry patriots, who are at
large now IN the county and putting in
some good ticks for Union district for
Sheriff.
Mr. and Mrs. Ben II. Sincell, Of Oak
land, came over last Saturday to spend
Sunday visiting friends and relatives
here. Mr.. Sincell returned home on
Monday, but his wife is here yet
Joseph Guseman, of Gladesville, one
of the staunchest Democrats in the
county, dropped in Monday to renew
his subscription for another year and
discuss the political outlook.
DIR. G.. A. Hundley and family were
in town one day last week, stopping
at the Exchange Hotel. They were on
their way from Lincoln county to their
new home out at Masontown, this
county.
William r. Shaffer, of McKeesport,
Pa, is here visiting his family and old
friends, as he used TO live here and
teach school in the county aud kept
hotel here and is well known to our
people.
Thomas T. Davis, of Dillon, Kansas, was
in town Monday. He has been visiting
friends over about Terra Alta, the past
two or three weeks and has about CON
cluded TO locate in this county and re-
main with us.
1. r. Mattingly, son OBSCURE Simeon
Mattingly, of TOWNSVILLE, is "A rising
young attorney of Parkersburg, and
also takes hand in politics lie is
Secretary of the Democratic Executive
Committee for Wood county.
Joseph Morgan, formerly of this
county, but of late years in business at
Buckhannon. was married last Thu rs
day to Mrs: Ada Brown at her no me
on Main Street, Buckhannon. The
groom is son of the venerable Da-
vid Morgan, of Marsden, this county.
Joseph Sterling, Jr.. who lives out
near Pleasant Dale, got meat rind,
or piece of 'sow-belley" fast in his
throat last Saturday and could neither
get it up or down. He came to town
and Dr. McMillen and DR.. Powell sue
ceeded in relieving him from his pre-
dicameHt by forcing it on down his
throat into his stomacbe.
NVfi1forn
town Monday and gave us a paying
call He closed his school at Broad Run,
ia Portland district last week This
made his third term at this school, but
Mr.. Freeland taught the home school
ten terms before changing. This
speaks we'll for his abilities as a sue
cessful teacher. He has State Ger
tifcate.
Frank Sterling lost an envelope last
Friday containing 500 while coming
down street from the Bank and for
awhile was pretty blue over IL, as It
was considerable sum for a poor boy
to lose, as close as money is However,
on going back second time to look
over the ground, he found it all right,
where it had fullen out of his pocket
and blown to one side.
The venerable David Ridenour, of
Aurora, died about midnight Saturday,
March 14th, 1896, aged IS years. The
funeral took place Monday afternoon,
and was conducted by Rev. Jones, the
| pastor of the Aurora NJ. T. Church, and
the burial in the Mt Carmel cemetery.
The deceased was one of the pioneer
/ citizens of that portion of this county.
and was postmaster at Aurora about
forty years One daughter, Mrs. Geo.
! J. Bosley. lives at Oakland and another
/ Mrs Stella scott, resides at Horse
| Shoe Run; one son, j w Ridenour, is
/ n jeweler at Bedford, Pa, aud another,
/ Oliver, Is merchant at Aurora.
Prof. Y. s. Fleming. who Is well
known and has many friends in this
county, has been rendered and has ac-
cepted the position Of co-principal OF
Union College At Buckhannon, former
ly called the West Virginia Academy.
! Prof. Fleming is one of the leading
educators Of the State and was former
I ly an instructor In this college. but for