West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-01-23
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OF topography with W. T.. Maloney.
w. q Miller spent Saturday and Sun,
day with his parents, NEAR Kingwood.
j. =. Miller is on business trip TO
Marttnsburg. Lumber Joe" is hus-
tier.
Mrs. Snider and two children, of
York Run, are visiting Mrs y II. Guse.
man
Phil. Ayersman received n slight in
jury In the mines on Saturday. Not
serious
John Cummings, who met with n
mishap on Christmas day, is able to
walk around.
Willis Craig is preparing to build a
store which he expects To have COM
pleted shortly.
Charleston to live with the family OF
Mr. Charles Gallihue.
John L. Dorsey, of Grafton. was visit
ing his grandparents. MIR. and Mira
Thomas Cruise. on Sunday.
Mrs. bella Wright, of Austen, was
visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs
FRANK Ashby. over Sunday.
Two jolly Knights of the Grip, Albert
Holy and Will beavers, were calling
ON our merchants last Friday and Sat
urday.
Mrs. Lummie c. Turner, of Hunt
ington, who has been visiting her ais
ter, Mrs. Allie Lavelle, has returned
home.
Samuel Il. Montgomery was in town
Tor a short time on Saturday evening.
We Conn not tell where he was going.
Probably "Whiskers" can.
The Jr. o. U. A. NJ. held an oyster
festival in the Town Hall on SATURDAY
M n -
son had charge of the affair.
We are having an excellent school
taught by Mr.. w. o. Miller and Miss
Mary Stemple. The pupils are making
rapid progress in their studies
by general consent Uncle Thornton
Bonafield is the Lord Mayor of Tun-
Melton. Quietude reigns supreme under
Uncle Thornton's administration
Thomas ID. Hawker was down at
kingwood last week looking after his
political interest He is undecided as
to what Office would suit him best.
Walter Snider, who has been seriously
indisposed for the past few mon this, is,
we are glad 10 note, able To walk about.
He has had quite long siege OF IL.
Our Court of Justice has been kept
quite busy since the holidays dispens-
ing out justice and fines To those who
any cost
The school war" Mt No. 4 is still
unsettled. The trouble Is between part
OF the trustees and teacher. II is TO be
hoped that the difficulty will be set
tied amicably.
The coal chutes on the north track
are nearing completion. Our old and
valued fricni, Eugene McGinnis has
charge OF the work. IL is needless TO
say that he is doing good Job
j. Il. Wolcott, OF Akron, Ohio, was in
town last week calling on his numer-
GUS friends. They were all glad to see
him. Mr.. Wolcott was located as tcle-
graph operator from 1876 TO 1880. lie
is travelling for an insurance company
which insures steam boilers. BEING
buckeye man he Is an enthusiastic Nc
Kinlcy man for President.
Col. Joseph A. Whitaker, the polit-
ical sage of Austen, spent Sunday here
with his son John We are ALWAYS glad
to see the Colonel and have a social
and political converse with him. In
politics the Colonel has wonderful fore
sight, TO form the truest Judgment and
forecast the future. He ia among the
best read and posted men in the county
and his opinions and predictions al
ways carry weight. He inclines TO the
opinion that Allison or Eltins will
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nominations. He says il is "A little too
early to predict county nominations,
but hints that the contests for Judge,
Clerk OF the County Court and Sher-
ihalty will be very animated. He ex-
pressed regret that Tunnelton had lost
her glory as the Mecca where all coun-
" candidates worshipped and drew
their political inspiration and started
on the road 20 Office and fame. But the
genial Colonel forgets that the man
who so successfully made and unmade
county candidates Is temporarily alb
sent from his old home. 1 refer to the
valiant and victorious Leader Leroy
shaw. / opene that many of the
would-be candidates to-day are wor.
shipping the shrine OF Leroy Shaw. But
we would have our good friend, Col
Whitaker, TO know that Function Is
neither dead nor sleeping. She has a
full-hedRed candidate for Clerk OF the
County Court in the person of her
favorite son, Squire Joseph A. Miller,
and we propose TO see that no carries
of the nomination for the Clerkship.
lie is not candidate for parade, but n
candidate for success, and we expect
the political sage of Austen and the
rest OF her voting population TO re-
member him with their votes on the
day OF the primary election. We ask
this favor because Our candidate Is en-.
titled TO the nomination at the hands
OF his party. His qualifications arc
recognized by all Squire Miller has
been ''hewer Of wood and drawer Of
water" for his party for years. The
time has come when his friends believe
that he shall be rewarded for this ser.
vice. without disparagemeut OF other
candidates they think him the best
qualified for the Office He Is an ex.
soldier and they make an especial APP
peal 20 his old comrades in arms to
stand loyal by him and thus honor one
who has shared their hardshipa Six
years hence there will be very few Of
the old veterans who will be able TO
assume the responsibility Of Office.
Tins being the case IL is apparent TO
all that this Is the year in which all
old veterans should be honored. and
this fact being established beyond sue
cessful contradiction function makes
an earnest appeal IN behalf Of her
favorite and veteran son, Joseph A.
Miller