West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-12-23
The VEST VA ARGUS.
KIngwood. December 20, 1897.

week from ViSltn1S Aer dAnS inter- oyer
NJ Oakland.
Frank Mccormick, of Parkersburg.
is expected here this week to spend The
holidays.
Judge John Homer Holt arrived Mon
day and took charge of the Court in
session here.
.. w. o'Neal from Pisgah. was in 10
see US Tuesday and renew his paper
for another year.
Byrne Thomas has been quite sick
this week with severe cold. which
threatens TO run into pneumonia.
Miss Eleanor Rider, of Buckhannon.
will arrive here this week to DC "a holt
day guest of Miss Bessie Martin.
The very disagreeable weather has
been productive of much sickness and
many deaths in different parts of the
country.
The handsome new Baptist church at
Morgantown was dedicated last Sun
day by Rev. w. A. stanton, ID. ID. of
Pittsburgh.
Mrs Foster. the mother of Mrs. Fred
G. Todd, left for her home i'm Philadel-
phia, Tuesday morning after several
weeks visit here.
Miss Ida Menear left this week for
Spencer, Roane county, 10 visit her
parents and two sisters who have been
there for some time.
Rupert vickery, who is at Washing.
ton, student in the Emerson Institute
of that City, is making good record
and we'll pleased with the college.
George w. l.. Marsden, OF this place,
who has been sick for some time is in
critical condition and not expected to
live. Ia fact his death is expected at
any time.
Mr.. j. c. Wolfe, of GAINESVILLE, and
Clark Hamilton, Esq, OF Dent were
in To see as Monday aud add their
names TO our subscription list for an
other year.
In n business letter from Pro g.
Lorain FUrtney, who is a teacher In
the Copcord Normal School, he informs
us that he is coming home TO old Pres
ton to spend the holidays with has
parents oyer at Independence
Rev George Trach preached two
splendid sermons in the Pres byteriau
church here last sunday. and took
nine new members into the church
Ills sermons all through his recent
series of meetings were highly spoken
Of
Prof l. +. Groves, who has been
conducting singing classes in different
p .rts of The county, and who now has
hourishing class at Loeb Lynn
Heights. was very pleasant caller at
our OH &c last Thursday Oakland
journal
Miss Orpha Christopher, Of Pisgah.
has received notice OF her appointment
To "a position in the Hospital at Spen-
cor, and left yesterday to take charge
of her place there. Ex-Sheriff Shaw
who is Director OF the Institution.
secured the appointment for Miss
CHRISTOPHER.
Buclsncr Fairfax Scott. who is at
tending the University at Morgantown,
has bsen elected Lieutenant in the
Cadet Corps and also appointed 20 a
like position in the State Militia.as the
Cadets are now made part OF the Ma
tional Guard. Lieutenant Scott is a
son, Of DR.. ). Scott, OF Terra Alt &.
Among our paying callers of the past
week were, DIR. W. NJ. Dent, OF New
burg; Henry w. lIuddleson, Of Glades-
Vile; Messrs. Thomas T. and David n
Loar, of Reedsville; Sanford Watson,
of Masontown; Mar hal Ringer, OF
Bruceton; Frank Chdester, OF Twilight,
and James w. Robinson, of Fellows
vile.
G. Otis Zinn, son OF Samuel Zinn, OF
near Fellowsyille. who has been I'm the
west for several years teaching school,
is now attending the State Normal
School at Lewiston, Idaho, and fitting
himself TO take front rank in his pro-
fession. lie has been at Southwick
Idaho for some time, tall he entered
college.
The President has appointed Blanche
X. Bruce, of Mississippi. to be register
OF the TREASURY. Sir. Bruce H. a mu-
latto statesman. an eS-U. >. Senator
who married an accomplish white
woman, aud when in Washington they
moved ia good society. lie owns one
of the encst cotton plants in Missis-
sippi, and is said - b. worth 500, 600.
Mr. and Mrs Chas T. Trowbridge
came over from MorR intown last week
to convince their anxious friends here
that Charley was not dead, as an
nouuced go Morgantovn paper re-
Gently lie was not really well enough
TO come over and came against the
advice of bis physician, but was deter
mined TO come aud come he did.
Remember you can get TIE AHGUs
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week FOR the price OF one This is a
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