West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-09-10


and the players are regular old veter-
ans, too.
Born. TO Or and Mrs NJ. r. Powell
Of this place. fine boy baby last Fri
day, Sept 4,h. 1876. This makes two
boys and the Doctor is very proud of
the pair.
J. Newton Calvert of this place. who
has Oeen selling books in the south this
summer, j. now back at the National
Pea 6ody Normal school at Nashville.
Tennessee.
public meeting is announced for
Saturday afternoon in the Court House
here To be addressed by Col Y w
Fitz-Gerald, the Populist candidate for
! Governor.
j. Russell Trotter. the Republican
candidate for State superintendent OF
| Schools, arrived in Kingwood yester-
day TO call on friends aud look after
his fences.
j hereby announce myself candi-
date for the office of Constable for
kingwood District, subject 10 the de-
cision OF the voters at the coming
election. Your support is respectfully
solicited. j. A. GARIIrz.
Frank Mccormick of Buckhannon.
has been in town the past week. calling
on old and Young friends Frank is
not preacher but he says Grace"
even in his sleep.
Quite a crowd of young folks from
here drove out to the famous Cave in
Valley district last Saturday and had
good time picnicing and dancing in the
cave, even if 1t did rain.
j. Benedict Cooke, who is now To-
Gated at Amos. Marion county, and has
been working in the Oil fields over
there for some time, was in town last
Friday and gave US a paying call
Or. Joseph S. Hartley the dentist
will be at the Commercial Hotel i'm
Rowlesburg, Tuesday. Sept 10, SOC,
and remain three days. Call early and
make your engagements for work.
The new barber from Barbour, is
now doing business at HaclSley's old
stand and having been born and raised
in Barbour county. he ought to be able
to Reed his title clear to 6rst-class ton
serial work.
John c. Mattingly, who has been
engaged in business at Dobbiu, up on
the w. Va Central for several years.
has resigned his position there and
moved back to TOWNSVILLE, where he
will remain awhile.
Col. Fitz-Gerald Of Terra Alta. was
here last Saturday and announced that
he would speak in the Court House here
next Saturday, Sept. 10, at p IN and
reply to the speeches made here last
Saturday at the Republican meeting.
The Ballenger Show will exhibit here
corner OF Main and Morgantown
Streets. Two performances daily, at
2 p. IN. and Sp. IN. Admission 20 cents,
children 10 cents. Two and a half
hours of solid fun for n trife.
Newton z. Manown, who has been
employed in this Office the past year.
left yesterday for Baltimore to attend
school this winter. His mother ac-
compan MED him and they will probably
reside there in the future. Newt is
good boy and was learning fast and
we regret TO lose him.
Hume Huntington, the nine year
old son of Mr.. and Mrs. Creed Dun
niugton OF Terra Alta, died Monday
night of this week of typhoid fever
after an illness OF several weeks. The
funeral took place at Terra Alta yes
terday afternoon and the burial in the
cemetery over there.
Over in Portland district George II.
Trembly of Tannery, is being urged by
his many friends TO become n candidate
for Justice of the Peace and he will
accept the office il the people see fit to
elect HIM. Mr.. Trembly is a man Of
experience and good Judgment and
would make first class justice.
The game Of base ball played last
Saturday out at Millersport between
the shooting Stars" of Kingwood and
the "Huckleberry Hustlers" OF the red
brush OF that section, was regular
Sunday School picnic for the Stars.
They walked ell over the "Hustlers"
and they are our Huckleberries. The
score stood ten-O in favor OF our boys
Mr.. and Mrs. w. W. Bower Of Col
orado Springs Colorado, arrived here
last week Co visit their many friends
and relatives in this county. Mr..
Bower is a son Of Rev. Jacob Bower Of
Pleasant Dale, near Kingwood, and
Is located at Colorado Springs. where
he is collector for the Singer Sewing
Machine Agency there.
The Condor Lane Boom & Lumber
| Company, Of Horton, W. Va, has en-.
tered into one Of the largest contracts
OF the kind ever made in the State,
embracing tho delivery at Hendricks,
Tucker county. Of 500. 600 cords Of pulp
wood, at s. 80 per cord, amounting TO
tho sum Of S925O. 600 The Piedmont
Pulp and Paper Co, Of Piedmont was
/ The purchaser.