West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-04-23
Personal POINTS.

burg this week.
Felix Elliott. Jr.. went to Washing
ton City last Monday.
Mrs. Florence Elliot is at Terra
Alta, visiting friends.
IL. Lee Stemplc, of Rowlosburg,
has been here this week.
Thomas w. Cooke. of Cum oerland,
Nd. was in town this week.
Mrs. Bette Scott, OF Terra Alta,
was visiting here this week.
Earl Graham, otTerra Alta, has been
visiting friends here this week.
Big and handsome Frank NJ. Thomas,
of Grafton, was in town the past week
L. NJ Albright returned last Friday
from Philadelphia and Baltimore buy
ing goods.
Miss Della Gidley has been quite I'll
this week, with DR.. Pratt as tho phys,-
clan in charge.
Isaac Cox Ralphsnyder arrived IN
Kingwood Tuesday. looking well aud
as genial as ever.
Stanhope Scott, of Terra Alta, was
here during the past week, visiting
Rupert ViclSery.
Charley Walls went down in the
Pisgah neigh borhood last Sunday to
visit his folks few days
Robert A. Orr and George A. Will
liams went to Morgantown last Sunday
driving across the country.
Morley Thomas left Monday morning
for Grafton to accept a position as
Clerk in the Grafton Hotel
Col. Monroe came home last week
from Romney after short trip down
there looking after his business.
Andrew Bobo, who lives out on the
old Scott farm about four miles from
town is very low with the fever.
Dallas Lining. of Grafton has been
here this week representing the
Southern Nursery, of Clarlsburg, this
State.
Miss Hattie Heermans, of Christian
burg, Va, left this week for Parkers-
burg. after several weeks spont visit
ing friends here.
Miss Myra Gibson, who spent several
weeks here with the family OF Rev.
Crummett returned to her home near
Hudson last Saturday
G. A. Craig has purchased the saw
out at Snyder's and moved on 10 the
old Samuel Snyder farm.
Gus. s Shaffer left to-day for the
East again to bug more goods. lie was
East a month ago and purchased big
stock, but has to have more.
r. e Craig has moved from the saw
mill over on the pike at the old Ike
Paugh place, TO Tunnelton and will
work for NJ. C.. Gibson hereafter
James 2. Bird and Mr. Evans. of
Brandonville, were here Monday on
business and gave us a call. The
former is Justice Of the Peace for
Grant district, and the latter came up
TO get on the ticket for Constable, but
was too late.
A priater named Hodges came over
from Terra Alta, Sunday. whore he
had been working for the Oracle for
some time and is now employed in the
/ Journal Office. He has been at the
business about forty years and halls
from Baltimore
r. NJ. Boone is laid out with bad
case OF the measles aud confined % ms
bed and with physician in charge.
| We really think MIR Boone neglecte 4
/ this matter too long and should have
/ attended % such "a youthful matter as
tho measles, about thirty years ago
Miss Stella Miller has CONS to Bal
timore TO have her eyes examined BY
a specialist, as they have troub ed
her considerably Of late. She will
PROBABLY be away mouth alto
1ether and take her vacation now
from her case ia the Journal Office.
j. Fl. S. Barlow vas here last satur-
day from the University, accompanied
by Amos T.. Kenny, a young lawyer
from AFuplNhoufHf NaluoNu county
Both are TAX NJ the law course az the
| University and came over to spend
Saturday and Sunday visiting at Mr..
I BarlOws, near town.
Ami Boyer, a native Of this county,
who served for two terms as clerk OF
the district Court Of Lincoln county.
Kansas has removed from that State
and settled az Rocky Ford, on the a.
r.. g. s. n. railroad, whore be viii en-.
gage ia fruit raising on n large scale
lie is another Preston man who has
pOrspored in the west.
Hon. Charles Kantner, Of Bruceton,
died on Wednesday, April sth in his
nth years, after short illness with
/ dropsy. The burial took place Friday
over At Somerset. Pa, his old home.
The deceased hlied several Offices oil
trust during his life time and was a
. prominent citizen. Tie served IS jus.
tice Of the Peace, in the Legislature
and was a good business man. re
leaves several sons and daughters, all
grown