West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-10-21

Badness is either hereditary or
caused by sickness, mental exhaustion.
wearing tight-itting hats, and by over
work and trouble. Halls Remover
will prevent it,
Rev. o. +. Morton. of Masontown,
has been here this week in the interest
of the Parmlee Circulating Library lie
went over to Terra Alta. Tuesday to
look after the matter over there.
Improved Butter Color for sale at the
Graham Drug store. A % cent pack
age warranted TO color 500 lbs OF Win
ter Butter. Contains no alkali or acid
and gives bright golden color.
Mrs. Jane Stonebreaker. widow OF
the late Valentine StonebrealSer has
been granted pension of IS per month
dating from June last Capt Goodwin,
of this place, worked mp the claim for
her.
Sup't Whetsell is at Newburg to-day
and with Kenneth +. Burke. of Terra
Alta, holding the last examination for
teachers this year. Only a small class
of applicants are passing the examina-
ton.
Mrs Rebecca X. Hall and Miss Olivia
+. Fairfax, of near Reedsville, were
visiting Col John Martin, OF the East
Side, from Saturday till Monday, and
were also visiting Mrs. IL. V. Morgan,
of this place.
Lieut. Il. NJ. g. Brown has gone TO
practicing law, and has been admitted
to the bar in Randolph county, and on
motion OF Hon. Joseph Moreland was
this week 81 nitted to the bar at Nor
gantowP also.
David c. Cobuu, who owns and oper-
ates a mill near Tunnelton, has been
very i'll for over month with very
severe carbuncle. DIR. Powell, of Tun-
Melton, has been attending him and he
is Improving now.
The youngest child OF jim stone
breaker, who lives over on the noun
tain near the Rag Tavern. died last
Friday and was buried in the Cemetery
here Sunday evening alongside of it's
grandfather tho hate Felty Stone
breaker.
Ex-Sheriff Shaw left Tuesday morn
ing for Spencer to attend meeting of
the Board of Directors of the Hospital
for Insane there. lie was accompap red
by Mrs. w. Il. Manear who goes on n
visit TO her husband and two daugh-
ters there.
William X. Shaffer has been over in
the Cranesville-Cuzzart and nazeltou
neigh borhood the past week, travelling
in the interest OF this paper, as spec
ial representative of THE ARGUS. Any
orders given him will DO promptly filed
by this Office.
LosT.-on the road between Mason
town and independence. on the 9th OF
Oct, heavy blue cheviot overcoat
size thirty-seveH. IL is nearly new.
Any one finding same will be literally
rewarded by informing or returning
same to w c. PosTEN.
At. Masonto town, w. Va.
The library now being introduced
here, is the best thing of the kind ever
established and it would be disgrace
TO the town If we failed TO get it.
Just think of it, FIVE years member
ship and 1000 standard books TO read
in that time, for only s., one dollar
per year
AsFeciaa session OF County Court
convenes next Monday TO investigate
the matter il regard TO appointing
Committee for NJ. H. Murdoch OF this
place. His wife is insisting on having
it done and some OF his other relatives
are aDposing the matter on the grounds
that it is not necessary.
The young lady members OF the Ep-
worth League of this place gave the
new pastor of the NJ e. church hand
some reception on last Friday evening.
Ice cream, cake and coffee were served
TO large mum Der of invited guests
and Mr. and Mrs. Shaw were made to
feel at home by the members Of their
church.
The indications are that Rev. J
Forest Marston, who preached and
lectured here last week. is a fake and
fraud. Prosecuting Attorney Fort
ney received a letter from man i'm
Grant county wanting him arrested
and held till he could get here, for
stealing horse and buggy from him
recently.
The sale Of the personal property of
the late Mrs Susan Nugent took place
last Saturday under the supervision Of
William Lacy Nugent, her son and ad-
ministrator. IL is said that there was
quite sum Of money bid about the
place somewhere. that has not been
found yet or II IL has the finder is lay
ing low about IL.
Order Of service Of Kingwood Presby.
terrain church for Sunday Oct "a, 1897
Sabbath-school at 10 a. m; Preaching
stll a. m, and 700 p. m. Morning
subject, Gods Feeling in the Face Of
Mans Obduracy." Evening subject.
The Dignity OF Human Nature"
Christian Endeavor Society at 6:15 D.
m. Everybody is welcome.
There was several new coons i'm
town last night, claiming TO be a
minstrel troupe and travelling around
the country trying 20 make living