West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-12-17

too's auo material Tor shoe shop aud
will open up in one room of his resi-
dence near the Hardware Store next
week, where he invites all parties in
need of first-class repairing to give him
n call.
Frank Barlow now wears the piumes
of victory in his hat as the champion
raiser of big porkers. having killed one
on the 10th inst that nstted 5O7
pounds. 1t took half the men and
women of the German settlement to
help him.
LosT To-day, Thursday. Dec. nth.
in Kingwood, between the voltz Con-
fectionery and the Postoffice. a pocket
book containing s25 in money, two
notes of ESQ and s25. Will pay $40 re-
ward for return of same TO the King
wood Postoffice. WM T. WHITE.
DIR. Robert l.. Brown. prominent
physician of Buckhannon, has been
here this week, visiting the scenes of
his youth. he was born here in the
property now owned aud occupied by
John 5. Murdoch. His father, Hon.
John j Brown, of Morgantown, re-
sided here many years
Joseph Graham. of Terra Alta, has
been up In Barbour county selling the
patent right for the new Water Car
riers lately invented by J. ii. Bohan Of
Terra Alta. The design is an arrange
'ment fer drawing and conveying water
from a spring either up hill or down
hill to house or barn. any reasonable
distance
Edward B. Reese, former resident
OF this city. who was unfortunate
enough to lose his right limb while in
the railroad service at Cincinnati about
eleven weeks ago. is shaking hands
with his many friends here this week.
There will be ball at the Odd Fellows
Hall Friday night for his benefit. His
friends hope to make IL success.
Everybody should attend; all are in
vited.-Graftou Leader.
A. AZ. Moore has resigned his posi-
ton with the Hendricks Co. 10 ut
his old position with the Herb Medi-
ciae To-, OF oprlnRnelc, ONO.
The good are always martyrs. Simply
because we smoke pipe that has some
strength about it we are asked by some
of the ladies Of this town to smoke the
lice off their flowers. IL is lucky for
us that we live at this age OF civiliza-
ton. Persons Advocate
Last Sunday night party Of young
folks on their way to preaching at
Hopewell. met with an accident and
had a narrow escape from serious in
jury. Thomas Fortney. Jr., aud Noses
Lemons and Miss Eta Helms and
others were in the wagon The team
ran away and run over stump, np-
setting the load and splitting every
body out in the dark near Freeman
Evert's place. Miss Helms was hurt
so that Br. McGiunis of Reedsville, was
sent for to render surgical aid.
In a proceeding ia chancery in the
circuit conrt of Preston county last
week, Col. Il T.. Fast was appointed
receiver of the West Virginia Gas Coal
Company. for the purpose of winding
up and settling the affairs of the com
pany, whose charter mas expired. The
assets consist of valuable coal lands,
which, we understand, are included in
big sale of some 10000 acres to Pitts
burg and New York capitalists, who
will invest about half million dollars
in Preston county. -Morgantown Post
A tremendous big old-time revival is
in full blast down &C "Uncle Jimmy
Shrout's." near town. II has been
running for the past ten days, and Sun
day night there was such crowd pres
emit that half of them couldn't get in
the house, and the inside was packed
so that they couldn't kneel down or
shout or hardly breathe or turn around
and so the meeting had to be dismissed
for that night without having the reg
ular service. Rev. James w. White. Of
the East Side, has been holding the
meeting.
The good people Of Albrightsville are
preparing 70 observe Christmas Ia the
NJ f. church at that place on Xmas
Eve by having a tree and regular
program of exercises carried out A
pleasant time is expected and the pub
lie is invited TO attend. Mr., N. !. Glib
son, the Sup't. of the Sunday-School
and and President of the Epworth
League OF the church, takes great in
terest in the good work and will make
IL q success with the valuable assist
ance Of the other members aud those
also from the school At the Baptist
church, as The exercise will be com.
binstion of both sunday
Twenty years ago, says Ridgeway.
Pa, correspondent 70 New York pa
per, last Thanksgiving day bear killed
Edward Baum's threc-year-old baby
Every Thanksgiving day stree that
time Baum has shouldercd his gun.
gone into the woods. and he has aever
returned without bringing with him
dead bear. Over the grave Of bis baby
Baum sWore that he would kill a bear
each Thanksgiving day. That was 20
years age, and be has never once
broken his vow. Sometimes he has
had 10 go far into the mountains. and