West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-11-25

Oh the herman settlement. near
kingwOod, another 6no big boy. We'd
nesday November 18th 1897.
Constable &. w. Fawestt has been in
Parkersburg aud Charleston the past
week. on business and visiting his
daughters in the latter place.
A big festival will be held at Rowles-
burg tonight, by tho new band at that
place. Proceeds TO pay for instru-
ments and lessons in the art of blow
ing their own horn.
The Graham Drug Store now has the
! finest selection OF Cigars and Pipes In
town. IL you want something good,
just try some of their new brands of
CIgars' and 1T will pay you 70 drop in
and see them anyhow.
Walter Poster. OF Masontown. Is
here this week. helping the family OF
wilbur Posten pack up 20 move TO Hut
louisville, Randolph county, where MIR.
Posten has opened out a store
Mrs Martha Graham and little grand
daughter from near Herring, returned
home this week after visiting relatives
here in town. JOHN Ben Graham came
in after them Tuesday.
LOST By Isaac p. Martin recently.
blank check book aud a couple OF
deeds, of no value 10 you or any one
but hun. Finder will kindly return
same 10 him, or leave at this office or
Kingwood Post office
No one In ordinary health need be.
] hal Il s,Fs Ia
sensible treatment. We advise clean
! Illness ~ the scalp aud the use OF Halls
! Hair REVIEWER,
Kingwood Presbyterian Church for
Sunday, November % 1897. Sabbath
school at 10 am Preaching atIl am.
Subject Hear Him" Christian En-
deavor Society at 6:15 p. m. Special
services at Pleasant Grove at 1880 p. m.
"Old Charley, the faithful white
horse that has belonged to w. G. Brown
for so long, died the other day from
old age and general debility. lie was
about 81 years old and the oldest horse
around here. He was buried with the
'honors due him.
Harry Potter is having an addition
erected TO his Jewelry store on Price
street 10 have a room for his "Old Curl
osity Shop" and Museum of Anti
| qulty," as his curios are crowding tho
regular store and he has to have more
room for them
Methodist Episcopal Church, Sunday,
November 2s. Preaching. 1890 a. m.
and 1880 p. m. Morning subject: THE
rest of faith" Evening subject "The
value of numbers" Sabbath School,
, p. m. and Epworth League, $3.50 p. m.
All are cordially invited.
superintendent II. S. whetsell and
Examiner X. T. Burke were at Grafton
some time since and passed the exam
ination before A. j. wilkinson, of the
State Board, and were granted State
Certificates, good to teach school on
anywhere in the state.
Master Jamey Brown, son of Ben l..
Brown OF this place, has the boss
pumpkin, which he raised in the gar
den at home. 1t weighs about hun
dred pounds and measures SO inches
around il and IS of the scolloped va
riety. 1t will make pumpkin pies for
one family all winter
Capt. f A. Billngslea, Secretary of
the Grand Lodge of / O. O. F., of West
Virginia, has been in attendance at the
Grand Lodge at Clarks burg this week
His business during his absence has
been in charge OF the clerk, Dr. w.
Reed Crane, a clever and obliging gen
I lam I7s,g-
Mr.. George A. Huntington. the able
editor OF the Wheeling Intelligencer,
will be welded at an early date to Miss
Kidwell, of Washington City MIR.
Huntington has many friends in this
town who will read the for egoing az
nouncement with interest, and tender
the popular groom congratulations in
advance.
ReY. Bell, who is here this week vis-
iting the scenes of auld lang syue,
used TO be Deputy Surveyor of this
county and was in the west surveying
for the Government when the war
broke out lie once owned most OF the
land where Minneapolis now stands,
but was beaten out of IL by smart
lawyer and thereby lost large fortune.
Supt Whetsell had an appeal case on
his bands here last Saturday, and Jos
g. Arnold and Chris Hartmeyer, Of
Brucetou, the President and Secretary
Of the Board of Education of Grant dis
trict, we're here looking after the mat
ter. The Board had ordered two
schools discontinued and some parties
took an appeal on the matter and car
ried 1t up TO the County Superintend-
emit
Rev. Andrew J. Bell arrived here last
week from Hawaii, and has been visit
ing the scenes Of his youth ful days md
stopping with Hon. G.. 81 Bishop. lie
preached Sunday morning and evening
in the n. +. church 60 large cgngrega.
tions and made good impression on
our people. He is remarkably well
preserved and fine looking man for his
age lie talks very entertainingly OF
the Sandwich Islands and is strongly