West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-03-05
PERSONAL POINTS.
Joseph Jackson. of Terrs Alta. wa,
here this week.

Rev. Charles Il. Martin, of st. Joe,
is away attending Confere1ce.
II. Lee Stemple. of Rowlesburg. was
In town on business yesterday.
Senator Morley has been in New
York City the past week ON business.
Delmsr Bosley left this morning for
Rowlesburg TO clerk in the store of J.
l. Pugh.
Mrs. j. w. Parks has teeu sick for
some time with cold aud n gathering
in the head.
Bucknsr +. Grimes. Of Reedsville,
is now over at Elco. Pa, where he is
working at his trade, blaclssmithIug.
1t is said that A. T.. Bosiey will move
his family TO Warrington this spring
where he has been working for some
TINA
Rev. ]. H. Watson. the pastor of the
Beverly Hill Church here. Is in Charles
ton this week attending Annual Con.
ference.
John Sharps. who was visiting In
this county this winter, has gone
back westward and is now at Column.
bia City. Indiana.
The rank of Knight was conferred on
j. Cameron Elliott of Herring, ON
Tuesday night by Brown Lodge X. of
p, and he is now full fiedged MEM
Der of the order.
Rev. Robert Samuel Smith, Who Is
well known here is now pastor OF the
Simpson NJ +. Church in Wheeling
and is in Charleston this week attend.
ing Conference.
w. T. w. Garner will attend the
Civil Service examination at Parkers-
burg the last of this month to pass for
an appointment in the Railway Mail
Service as "A Postal Clerk.
Lee J. Graham is the new mail car.
rier between the depot and the King
wood Post Office. lie began Monday
and will try to convey it backwards
and forwards in a handcart
ID. c. Hughes, of Buclxhannon, who
used to live here and is we'll known
to our people, has been appointed
delegate from this State TO the Nation
al Prohibition Convention 10 be held
in Pittsburg, May 9TH.
j. ID. Buckalew, of Rowlesburg, who
was in Jail here for carrying a re-
volver. as noted in this paper last
week, was released at the end of ten
days on writ HABEAs CORPUS, se-
cured by his attorney on the ground
that he could be imprisoned but ten
days for non-payment of a fine.
Hon. Waitman Barbe. of Parkers.
burg. the Field Agent of the West
Virginia, was here yesterday in the
interest of that institution. Mr..
Barbe is doing good work and the en-.
rollment at the University shows IL.
No better man for the position could
have been selected. lie left here this
morning for Terra Alta.
James L. Mckenzie, of townsville,
is talking of going TO Florida to locate.
He has disposed of his stock of goods
TO Chris Bergman, who has opened out
a new store on the line of the West Va.
Northern at Mattingly's crossing. Mr..
Mckenzie wants to sell his valuable
property where he resides aud has been
keeping store.
Miss Persis Hagans HeermaBs, teach.
er in the Art Department of the Con-
ference Seminary at Buckbannon, ar.
rived here last Friday TO spend a week
or two visiting at home between the
winter and spring terms Of the course.
She is accompanied by Miss Dora j.
DadmuB. teacher of Greek, History,
and English Literature i'm the Semi
nary and Miss May Carter, also of the
Seminary.
Rev. Alphonzo Blake, some kind of
travelling evangelist. has been holding
a series of revival meetings at Parsons
for some time and having great success
ia securing many converts. The Par
sons correspondent of the Davis Re-
publican made a rather vicious attack
on the evangelist and published some
ugly charges. Thereupon he employed
the law firm OF Iipscomb & Lipscomb
OF Parsons, and sued the paper for the
modest sum of 500, 600 damages.
This will rather cramp the editor a
little TO liquidate. However, We think
IL is all bluff and will never amount
TO anything.
Two elders Of the Mormon Church
have been in Kingwood this week
distributing the literature OF their
church, and calling on our people.
Their names are Elder Joseph Bin.
drup and Elder william J. Holbrook,
Of Bountiful City, Davis county, Utah,
close 90 Salt Lake City. Their pres.
ent address Is at Independence in this
county, as they have been stationed
In this section for some time. We
find them very pleasant and intelli-
gent gentlemen. They want TO hold
a public meeting here and explain
their faith TO our people and we think
they should have a chance.
Judge John Blair Hoge died at his
home In Martinsburg, this state last
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