West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-12-16
THE WEST VA ARGUS.
KingwOOd. December IC, 1897.

Bank, was in town yesterday.
Attorney l. c. Ralphsuyder was
here over Saturday ana sunday.
DR.. T. F. Lanham. OF Newburg, has
been here this week on legal business.
J. Il. 5. Barlow. the Grafton atto.-
ney, is here attending court this week.
DR. Richards, q Smithdeld, Pa. was
here last week on his first visit to our
town.
Charley Wolfe has been here all week
ready for his trial which comes up this
court.
William Braham, of near Rowlesburg
was in town Monday and gave rs q
business call.
William Marshal Wolfe, OF TIopewe
Grant District, was one of our paying
callers yesterday.
VIII X. ShafFer, of Independence has
been here during the past week at
tending to some legal business.
William DeBerry, of Herring, drop
ped in yesterday TO renew his subscrip-
tion for '9s, as he always does in ad-
vance.
Miss Flo Jenkins, who has been Wis
iting friends and relatives i'm Pittsburg
for some time, returned home last
Friday evening.
Col. Robert 5. Hollis, and merchant
w. w. Shock, OF Rowlesburg, arc
among the prominent citizens attend
ing court here this week.
From the Normal Bulletin we learn
that Mrs. Agnes Sivey, wife of DIR. w.
NJ. Sivey, of Tunnelton, is attending
the Fairmont Normal School.
Bert Hartman, who has been rail
roading for the b. & O., and located
ont at Bellaire, was here this week as
witness in the Wolfe case.
John C. Crane and son Cloyd and
Frank Faulkner, of Albrightsville, are
at Martins burg this week, attending
the funeral OF John Wesley Bishop
Miss Alice Thomas who has been at
Lynchburg, Va. for some time. where
She has a good position, is expected
home next week TO spend the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs W. b. Parkhurst and
son. and Miss Mamie Fawcett, OF
Charleston, will arrive in Kingwood in
n few days 20 visit friends till after
holidays.
The weather has been remarkably
fine and open for the season of the
year. We have been claiming all along
that winter would not set in hard till
after holidays
Joseph Lipscomb from over on Stem
pie Ridge. near the Tucker county line,
was here yesterday before the Grand
Jury, and dropped in to see US for old
time sake.
We know of another wedding that
will take place next week, in which a
we'll known lady from this county will
be carried off by prominent gentle
man from another state
5. Raymond Rodeheaver went to
Pittsburg this week to accept a posi-
tion as travelling salesman for big
business house. He will go on the
road about January 1st.
&C. Franlhouser, one Of the leading
citizens OF Grant district. has been
here attending court IA juror and
gave Us business call and ordered
lot of JOB work this week
DR.. c. r Sherwood. Resident Den
list Of Kingwood. will be at Mason
town December 10th and 18th. Tuu-
Melton December Goth to 23rd. All
kinds of dental work done
A rousing big old fashioned spelling
school was held at townsville last Fri
day night by the teacher In charge. w.
r. Shsffer. There were FIVE other
teachers present and pupils from other
schools
James L. McKinzie. OF Howesville
left Tuesday for San Antonio, Texas.
TO be gone all winter prospecting for a
location and visiting friends and rela-
tives. lie will probably be gone till
April or May.
Harry Cool from Morgantown, tho
private Secretary, Of Thorpton Piclsen-
paugh, one Of the leading business men
OF that place, was here this week at
tending court and bidding in Some de-
linquent lands
John Morgan. the Jackson county
triple murder, hangs to-day and richly
deserves t. 10 male another attempt
% escape the other dog As thc exeuU-
ton IL TO be public great crowds arc