West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-11-04


waiian congress, after having resided
at Honolulu for seventeen years
The Celebrated Black Draught Med
ieine for sale at the Graham Drug
Store.
Patents We're granted West Virgin
ians last week as follows: w. r. Hol-
! lister, Cowen, patent on strrrup.
K +. h. J. Lowell, of Vadis, patent
I on a machine for measuring cloth
4 Pawnee Indian squaw, named An
ME Whitening, is suing for divorce
and asks that her maiden name, Annie
Comerunning, be restored She thinks
it is better TO come running thar to 60
flying.
Everyone desires TO keep in formed on
Yukon, the GlOndikc and Alaskan gold
fields. send Zoe. for large Compen-
dium OF vast Information aud big color
map TO Hamilton Pub. Co., Indian
apolis, Ind. CT.
DR.. Joseph S. Hartley, Of liowes vile
bias rented his farm out there aud is
preparing TO move To Kjngwood and
locate here. He has rented the prop
erty OF J. II. Brown, formerly used as
hotel
The big business firm Of Shaffer
Brown & Co, OF this place, is so busy
this week opening out their large stock
of new goods, that they did not have
time TO write the advertisement for
their space in this issue.
L. ]. holloway, Of Terra Alta, has
rented White Dale, the handsome prop
erty of l.. =. White. one mile this side
of town and gone into the poultry bust
ness and will breed several OF the best
varities of chickens, ducks and turkeys
Several of our attorneys are at Nor
gantown this week attending the an
nual meeting OF the State Bar Associa-
tion. Hon. Il. J. Crogau, the Presi-
dent, Senator Morley, Prosecuting At.
torney Neil j. Fortney and Henry Clay
Hyde are in attendance.
Don't fail 20 read the large and at
tractive advertisement in this issue of
that enterprising. firm at Terra Alta,
Messrs. Offutt & Lakin, the leading
merchantile firm of Preston county.
When in Terra Alta it will pay you to
visit their magnificent emporium.
The seven months old child OF Mr.
and Mrs. Buckner Fairfax Of this place
died last Friday with the whooping
cough. and was buried Sunday over at
Mountain Run. Rev. b. j. Taylor con-
Quoted the services and preached a
short sermon at the graveyard.
On Sunday evening of last week,
while Mrs. Sanford Collins living near
Dprity, was out milking, the children
got to playing with some matches and
OF course succeeded in burning up the
house. Nothing was saved but the
young ones and couple OF bed quilts.
Rev. Ross Ward will preach in the
Baptist church here next Sunday at 10
a IN. Rev. Ward has been the Baptist
pastor at Morgantowu for some time.
and preached last Sunday over at Terra
Alta on trial. He may be called 10
this circuit since Rev. Schericls has
left
Inc school house over at Aurora is
being overhauled and thoroughly re-
pared. The Primary Department op-
ened this week, but the Principals
room will not open till Monday Decem-
Der 9th. as Sup't Whetsell will have
charge and wants to putin a month
visiting schools before beginning his
term.
Kingwood Presby terrain church SER
vices for Sunday, Nov. 9TH 1897 Sab
bath-school at 10 a. IN. Preaching at
4 a. IN Subject, acquaintance with
Cod" Christian Endeavor Society at
GI5 p. IN. Special services will begin
at Pleasant Grove at 73D p. m. Every
body is invited to these special seasons
Of grace.
The many friends around here OF
Prof IIardesty, the celebrated book
agent, will likely be glad 60 know that
he is now operating in the southern
part of this State, with headquarters
in Charleston. We met him their last
week, stopping at the Hotel Peyton,
and looking slicker and more prosper
Gus than ever.