West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-01-09
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Our public schools have begun again
after the holiday recess and are doing
finely.
Mrs. Thomas Holyhead is abssut at
Laurel, W. Va, where she is visiting
her husband.
Miss 0ttie Deck has returned from
visit to friends at Grafton, as also has
MISS Carrie Perrill
w. ID. Amman, student AT the w. Va.
University. spent his holiday vacation
with his grandparents, DIR. and Mrs.
VIM. NJ. Dent.
Mrs Laura Hollis aud family. of
Pittsburg, returned To her home on
Friday morning after visit TO friends
and relatives in town.
Ernest Stuck is at home at present
from Romney, where he held position
sa teacher in the Deaf and Dumb In
stitute. His health is bad.
Nolen Gibson, of Albrightsvillc. who
has been clsrking in ID. j. Gibson's
store, was called home on Saturday
last by the illness of his children.
The Newburg orrel Coal and Coke
Company have quit making coke at
their plant here. and l am unable at
present, TO learn their future iuten-
tons
The NJ. =. church here is still with.
out pastor, Notwithstanding the an
nouncement that they had secured one.
This church seems unfortunate in this
respect.
Last Saturday and Sunday were very
cold days. The mercury lowered about
zero, steadily refusing to leave IT more
than two or three degrees and on Mon
day It showed.
j. }. Fromhart has left Newburg for
far away southern town. probably
In Texas have not definitely learned
OF his location nor what business he
intends to engage in.
The Excelsior Christian Endeavor
Society OF the M. y. church held n very
interesting meeting on Sunday evening
Quite large turnout despite the ex-
cessive cold weather. This Society Is
preparing for fne Literary Entertain.
ment TO celebra its flrst anniversary
on February 2snd.
Newburg had more holiday pleasures
TO the square inch this year, than any
town in all OF the surrou nding country.
All three churches had splendid decor
atoms and rendered good program Of
literary exercises. Aud then there
were parties, socials. entertain meats
enough people to go around.
Married. az the residence OF the
brides parents, on Wednesday even
ing, December 3lst 1898, by the Rev.
II. NJ. Barb, Mr.. s. V. Wolf 10 Miss
Blanche Smith. 0urgood friend Smith
has our sympathy in the loss OF the
fairest of his flock by being carried
of by Wolf. But the best wishes
aud a sincere desire for their happiness
through life goes with them from your
humble correspondent.
Messrs. Shafferman and Barnes, the
two railroad men who were bitten by IA
mad dog on December the 9th, have re-
turned from the pasteur Institute at
New York, where they went for treat
ment, and have gone TO work and are
apparently all right There has been
three or four dogs aud one calf went
mad ia the neigh borhood lately, az a
se4ual Of being bitten by the dog killed
in Newburg.
have not written for two or three
weeks, one reason for which was, that
j discovered you had a new correspond
ent who had copied my letter ia Sun
day Register with but change of one
word, pastoral" changed TO PASTORAL"
and being very busy, conclu led that
one correspondent was all that you
needed and did not write, but ! am an
emergency man and when the balance
fail, gladly come to the Scratch"
thinking poor correspondent is better
than none And since / last wrote the
year 1898 has closed its accounts with
us all and is gone and the new year of
1895, young and vigorous, takes its
place. and what OF joys or sorrow,
pleasures or pain, hopes or fears IL will
bring us, cannot be told until IL too, Is
ready 20 wing It's fight into the past.
Many joys and pleasures with but few
sorrows and miseries may IL bring 70
The ARGUS and all its readers. is the
earnest wish Of your CORES pendent.
Messrs. ID. NJ Fortuey and w. ID.
Amman received invitations 10 attend
Surprise Social" at the residence of
Senator 7. r. Davis on Thursday night
January 2nd, 1896. and that az IL was
20 be quite a Swell" affair, they we're
told 10 come 20 1.-THE Central Hotel
Pariors" where a COMMITTEES OF ladies'
woula call for them az o'clock p. m.
Being much elated, the young gentle
men m good faith chartered freight
trails and journeyed 60 the city OF
Grafton, and thought when the town
burst upon their view that they had
never seen IL look 50 lovely Arriving
some time before ? o'clock they man.
aged 20 pass away the time bv viewing
the sights" but o'clock found them
in the Central Hotel Parlor. but from
some cause the committee failed To
make their appearance They sat
down and both together contrived 20
spell the word fake" They think
now &C. was q swell" affair. but 80 did
not swell bg enough for them tp see
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