West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-05-21

pr. Alex Leeds, Dentist Grafton.
The Graham Drug Store. .MoMiller
Building, Kiagwcod, W. Va
The splendid showers this week have
been worth thousands of dollars to this
county
varieties Of tomato, cabbage aud sweet
potatoe plants. cali on Il. ID. Carroll.
kingwood. w. Va
Mr.. and Mrs. L J. McMillen have
gone to housekeeping ia the Jackson
property, near the Baptist Church
Monroe & Jackson will mail you "A
10000 mile cyeiometer. tnot 200 mile)
postpaid tor 800 They are neat aceu-
rate and fully warranted. Try one.
There will be Memorial Services held
at the Craborchard Lutheran Church
ON May 3oth, and every body cordially
invited TO be present
The best BICYCLES for the money
Columbia at 100 Hartfords at $50. $50
and $50. There are no other wheels
like them, Watson & Dawson. agents.
1t
We will send THE ARGUS till after
close OF the big campaign for only so
cents Send in you name at once and
. you will get more than the worth of
your money.
w. Posten will be found at g. A.
Herring's Store in the Bank Building
every Saturday TO make settlements of
accounts due the late firm of w. Posten
e. Co.
Old Mrs. Means, who has been living
with Samuel Dill, of near Reedsville,
for several years, died last week and
Friday afternoon. She was about
eighty years of age.
WANTED-A reliable lady or gentle
man TO distribute samples and make a
house-to-house canvass for our Vege-
table Toilet Soaps and Pure Flavoring
Extracts. Address Crofts & Reed, Chi
cago. Ill
Died, near Tunneltou last week,
James Watkins, one of the oldest citi-
zens of the county. He was about
ninety years of age and died from old
age aud general debility He was the
father of VIM. II. Watkins, the promi-
nsnt lumber dealer and farmer of near
Tunnelton.
AS am about to change my location
IN business, | ain compelled to ask all
who are indebted to me to call and
settle on or before June LIST
GFHfE DIR. r. McMu.LEN,
u Kingwood, w. Va.
The Kingwood Base Ball Club will
hold a festival on Court square on May
29th, for the benefit of the Club. The
proceeds TO go towards buying new
uniform for the Club The boys are
making great hustle this season and
we hope they will make the Club a
winning success
Try Dayton's Disinfectant, a sure
cure for mango, lice, ticks and all skin
diseases on farm live stock An eff
fectual sheep-dip and hog cholera cure
unequalled. Good for cattle, sheep,
poultry, swine dogs, to kill lice and
mango ON them. Ask for Dayton's Dis
1nfectant Daythrolem at the Graham
Drug Store, Kingwood, w. Va. If
The dog-wood blossom this year has
been immense and the finest we ever
saw. Every dog-goned tree and bush
of that species has been white with
blossom the past month and even if
every dog can't have his day he can
have his blossom anyhow. a whole
boquet of it If he so desires
There was a sad and sudden death at
Eglon, Tuesday of last week. Bessie
Werner, daughter of Mr.. Andrew
Werner, of that place. while passing
from one room to another. suddenly
dropped dead from heart failure. She
was about % years of age and a sister
OF Miss Sylvia and Mr. A. A. Werner,
who are we'll known here. The funeral
took place Thursday at 3 D. m, in the
Lutheran Church at Eglon, of which
the deceased was member.
Patents were granted West Virginia
inventors last week as follows Osa A.
Bunner, of Pruntvtown, folding iron
bedstead Charles E. Mathews, OF
Huntington, patent on a CRATE at
tachment Archibald Maull, of Wheel
ing, Tinting wares August Volken-
rath, huntington, patent pan-lifter !;
and last but not least, Philip s. Knots
and p. NJ. Wolfe, Of Fellowsville,
another patent on Car-coupling.
This right here in our own county
knocks us cut.
J. r. Mattingly had rather nerve
racking experience Monday night. He
went with the crowd 20 Fries Park
and enjoyed the evening hugely in the
ten pin alley with the boys. When no
came out Of the building IL was very
dark aud he did not know that the
platform in front had no railing around
IL and that Il was about six feet from
the ground until he walked off the
edge and felt himself pluuging down
ward into what seemed TO him a
fatbomiess depth Of solid blaclness.
He finally struck terra Rrma, however.
but he didn't stop az once for the hill
side on which he landed was steep, and
after tumbling for several rods among
the bushes, brought up none too gently
against a tree Torfuuaeofo d.. -