West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-12-16


Creek Harrison county. has seesed a
patent on stock car. The csr-eoupler
mania has temporarily abated, but
liable TO break out again at any time,
and in aLy part of the country.
Mrs. Grove Jackson. OF west KING
wood, Inns been very poorly the past
week, aud last Saturday was not ex-
pectcd to live but we are glad 20 state
that she is still living. with prospects
for recovery, although very weak vet
DR.. NJ. T. Powell. of Tunnelton, and
D.. J, A. Graham, of this place. are the
attending ply siciaus.
Will Rexroad has been missing FOR
some time from his accustomed haunts
in town, and the people in East King
wood have sadly missed his familiar
time that greeted their ears every
night about bedtime, rs VIII wendell
ms way homeward. lie has been up
in Canaan for some time staying with
an uncle aud working on a saw mill.
Among our callers Monday were
Postmastors w. IL. Glover. OF Terra
ton, and Mcclellan Hartman. the hust-
ling merchant from Valley Point: also
samuel Rogers Esq, OF near Glades-
vile, Michael Lynch, OF TOWNSVILLE.
| and w. Scott Garner. of Eighty Out,
| all prominent citizens of their section.
a festival will be held at the Birds
Creek School House on Friday and
Saturday nights, Dec oath and 25th,
for the benefit OF the new church near
there, known as the Pleasant Valley
church. Everybody invited 70 come
and have a good time. Plenty OF re-
freshments served for all. Remember
the dates, Christmas Eve and Xmas
night
Judge Hoke, who was summoned
| from Windsor, Nova Scotia TO Parsons.
TO testify in the Eastman case. returned
TO his post, without getting % come to
! Kingwood, as he was kept at Parsons
a week and had TO return at once to
his duties In letters TO friends here
he expressed himself as we'll satisfied
With his new location and says the eli
mate is delightful.
Married, on Nov. "a. 1897. at $50
p. m, Mr.. /. w. Kirk. was married to
Miss Hundley, daughter of DR. and
| Mrs. c. a. Elundley, OF Masoutown
The marriage ceremony was sole nn-
lied by the Rev. Knots, of the NJ. L.
| church.
On the following morning tho happy
couple started on their bridal tour.
after which they will locate in Nor
gautown, whore they expectto make
their future home. The many friends
OF the bride and groom join in wishing
them pleasant voyage through life.
a FRIEND.
We have been working on our books
all our spare time, of late and trying to
post up and settle up all our old ac-
counts and get an near square with the
end of the year as possible, in order to
make n clear record to start the new
year. We have many old accounts that
we are tired of carrying on our books
and sent in to q Collecting Agency for
settlement and II some of our delin-
firm. IL will be their own fault We
have other accounts we will place out
for collection after January lst. il they
are not settled by that time. Examine
the tag on your paper and II you are
getting behind, please come in or send
in and settle up.
Some property in this town was sold
very cheap this court. For instance
the Wotring property, being the resi-
| dence Of the late ID NJ. Yotring and
some valuable lots around IL, was sold
To Mrs. NJ. 7. Brown for Ell. 600. 1t was
sold at the front door OF the Court
! House and w. G.. Brown bid the 81 900
for his mother and as no one else would
bid on it, they got IL at that price
| Then the Ravepscraft property where
! II. 9. Ravenscraft resides was sold first
day Of codrt for $500 TO DR.. U. n. Sho-
walter, OF Independence, who will
| move here and locate in KinRwood, so
we are informed. The Sherifs Sale OF
delinquent lands rather went TO Lakin
& Co, OF Terra Alta, in a job lot. These
we're the only public sales so far this
! court.
About six weeks ago young man
was brought here from Rowlesburg
named Carrot Nolan, and lodged in
jail on charge Of lunacY. lie had
been found over at the River City" in
q demeuted condition. It was found
from papers in his pocket that he be-
longcd 20 Bowen Lodge No 122
knights Of Pythias, OF South Chicago,
III, and the lodge here took charge OF
him and got physician TO attend him
and he Enlightened MP IN fow days
and was an right and seemed 90 be IN
honest and intelligent young man, and
explained that he was trying 20 get
through 20 Baltimore whore he had "A
job OF work voting for him he had
run out OF funds and being too proud
20 bs9. was literally exhausted from
starving and trying 60 walk through
The members Of She Is. Of p. lodge ere
made up money 10 pay his way % Balti-