West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-04-08

/ were games ana retrcShment and a
pleasant time generally.
The Ladies' Aid Society OF the ". T..
| church will give a conundruu supper
/ in the lecture room OF the church. We'd
DeSday evening. April lIth. 1897, from
> TO 10 o'clock p. IN. All are cordially
invited to come and get n square meal
States Attorney ID. NJ. Wotring and
Editor James w. White went IN Wash
ington last week on official business
! The former to look after his chances
! for the Office OF United States District
! Attorney for this State and the latter
on postoiiice business.
We understand that W. Il Parlshurst
has good position at Charleston rs
reporter for both tie Federal and Cir.
! cult Courts, at a much better compeasa-
/ ton than he received here so we cant
blame him To- leaving Ns. His wife
and child are with him and they will
! go to housekeeping there ssou.
| DR.. T. f. Lanhan aud J. l.. Hav-
| kins. of New burg; Levi Miller, of Pleas
ant district; George n. TremblV. Of
| GanRvry; Col. w. II. Titcheuel OF
! Pleasant Hin; Scott FELTON,. Of Amblers-
| burg, and Frank Wolfe. OF the firm OF
! Ringer Il Wolfe. of Lenox. wore PROV
inent Prestonians in town this week.
| Tho body of Gen A. J. Fullerton. OF
! st Louis who was killed in the &
q. wreck this site OF Oakland recently
has not heen found vet although big
| rewards have been offered by the rail
road company and his family. AS
there is a heavy insurance on him they
can. collect till they prove he is dead
! The Primary and intermediate De.
| p1rtments OF the kjngwoOd Public
| schools closed last FRIDAY. The teach
crs Misses Belle Lee Spahr and Laura
| Parks will open out subscriptions tel ms
| az school in a short time. Che ether
| departments of school arc two weeks
| later in closing on account OF the ILL
ness of the Principal
Last Thursday was all Fools day,
and as usual, some people commenced
| fooling away the summer bv foOling
froa' one place to another. in the homes
! that they can strike n snap" and
make an easy living without work
When the time comes that you can get
something for nothing, then Coxey will
| be President and every tramp n resi-
dent.
In a letter to the manufacturers
Messrs. Davis e. Duzard. of West Mon
| terey, Pa, says: "Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy has cured people that our
physicians could do nothing for. We
persuaded them to try n bottle of IL and
they now recommend it. as do the rest
| of us" For sale at % and 80 cents per
bottle by j. A. Lenhart, Kingwood and
j. j. Cooke e Sons, TOWNSVILLE.
Harry Butler, of Terra Alta, died
| Tuesday night of this week, aged 90
years He was badly crippled and had
been almost helpless for years and had
10 have some one 20 take care of him
all the time. He was an old veteran
| and drew n big pension from the Gov
ernment. The funeral takes place to-
day at the Presby terrain church and
the burial in the Terra Alta Cemetery.
The Odd Fellows Of Kingwood. will
| cele brate the anniversary of the found.
| ing Of the Order i'm America. IN the Goth
OF this month, bv holding special SER
| vices in which visiting members and
| other lodges in the county are expected
to participate. Rev. S. r. Crummett.
| Of the NJ. T. Church here. will deliver
the anniversary sermon TO the Order
Further particulars will be given later.
Attorney Loraia Fortnev. Of New
burg. did not receive the appointment
rs clerk in the Office Of the State Supt.
Of Schools at Charleston. but is backed
nv the Superintendent for n position as
teacher in one Of tho Normal Schools NJ
the state. Prof Fortuev is first
class teacher and we hops he will get
the place. His spring term n school
at Newburr promises 10 10 n good ono
and anyone desiring TO attend should
write him NJ once.
The evamole OF W. w. B-ovver ESQ.
iustice If tho peace and prominent cit
izen NJ Mt. Jewett. Pa. is worthv Of
emnl alton. lie saws: ~ never leave
home without n bottle Of Cham her
laiu's Collie Cholera and Diatrhom Rem
eav and nj vavs recommend ~ 10 nv
friends. II is the bsst ever used. and
never fails N give immediate relief"
For sale bv j. A. Lenhart. Kinrwood.
and j j. Cooke & Sons. Howesville.
Cant. Morris NJ. Snyder and wife. Of
Des Moines. Iowa, arrived here last
Friday TO visit many friends and rela.
tives in this county. Capt Snyder
mustered into the service two different
companies during the late war and was
Captain Of both Of them. The com
panies were Co. I, of the 4th Cavalry
and Co. +, Of The nth West Virginia
He Is n son Of Col s. w. Snyder. who
was here last summer from the west
visiting reletivcs
A book agent. named S. w nar.
destv. from Ohio. has had Considerable
trouble here lately with the old SOL
dicrs over some book contracts. and he
has sued quite n NUN cr Of them.
Soruc cases were before Justice Miller
al Tunpclton. and six caeos arc before
him here to-day. We will give full
particulars next week Hardestv had
/ row about 70 this week with 'hc
Mayor and had the Navor arrested but
rot beat and had the cost 20 pay.
Died. az HE homo over near Tannsry.
ADrii let 1897. Squire Svpolt, after an
| ilincss of two weeks with nneumonia
fever lie would have boon 60 years Of
are thc 10th NJ noxt month The
| funeral vas held az the house on Sat-
urdpv and was conducted by Rev y J.
1 TAYLOR. 81 Kingwood The burial took
nlace in the Freeland GRAVEYARD. The
/ deceased was married twice ard had 70
children. A wife and II children enr-
vivc him most ~ them grown and sew
eral Of them married.
The law Office in Court square occu-
pied bv Nr Dawson has been vacated
| Nv him as he packed mn last Saturday
and turned 10 over 90 Col. Monroe who
will omen ont law Office here and
solicits the patronage Of the public
The Colonel will also have a branch