West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-10-14

Rev. j. Forrest MarStou, of Atlanta,
Georgia, was here this week aud
/ preached An eloquent sermon in the
Baptist church Monday night on the
/ subject, shall Man Live Again "
/ On Tuesday night he lectured in Dish.
/ ops Hall on his travels in Egypt aud
J Palestine, aud exhibited some relies
collected in these countries He is a
fine talker and painted glowing pic.
lures OF scenes in foreign lands Ia
fact he is an artist and word painter
that is hard to boat. Rev. Marston
left yesterday for Terra Alta. where
he expects to preach aud lecture.
Mr. Mark Marsden, wife. son and
daughter. Of Philadelphia. have been
visiting Mr.. Dan Fawcett's family aud
Mr.. George MarSjen OF this town. Mr.
Marslon is the general manager OF the
Cluse manufacturing Establishment Of
Philadelphia, in which enterprise he
has madc fortune in the last few
years.
Mr.. Marsden, his brother George, c.
W. Derriug and Dan Fawcett, formed
quarto for hunting over at the old
furnace on muddy creek and out at
George Rada baugh's in Valley district
Mr. Narsden thinks we have in Preston
county, very fine hunting grounds
There are but three of the Marsden's
living in this country. Mark, George
and Mrs. Fawcett. The latter gave
them a reception this week A sixteen
pound turkey was in order and all
other refreshments To match, and
pleasant games that attend an occasion
of this kind. MIR. Marsdeu and family
will leave today for their home in Phil
adelphia.
Another lively game OF base ball was
played last Saturday afternoon at the
Kingwood Bali Park. between the Al
brghtsville club and n conglomeration
club composed OF one from the first
nine, five from the second nine and
three from the third nine here. The
Albrightsville club was composed OF
the following parties Faulkner, NOR
gan, Brown, Casteel. Pell, Metzler,
Mayfield, Snyder and Rodeheaver. The
Kingwood Composite Club was made
up of Ben Bowermaster, Clyde Watson,
HoYe, Alton and Jesse jackson. Duke
Dent, Walter Williams, Vernon Fort
ney and jamie Murdock. The visitors
started in to wipe up the earth with
our boys and would have done IT, IL
Dent hadn't gone into the box in the
third inning, when the score stood Z
20 IL in favor OF Albrightsvillc. After
that the visitors failed TO score at all
and the Kingwood score ran up TO "a
All the Albrightsvillc boys want is
more practice TO make them strong
team.
The Star Boarder" at the Exchange
Hotel has left for IA more congenial
cline Mrs. Nav Howard, the alleged
wife OF Edward Howard, VINO was re-
Gently sent TO Moundsville on account
of his cXtrems fondncss for diamonds,
was stranded here and unable to pay
her board on get away either and IL
WAS getting to be a serious problem Tor
Weather Prophet Smith The latter
finally notified the Mayor OF the town
that he would hold the corporation re.
sponsible for her keeping on and after
certain date. The Mayor declared
they wouldn't pay it but all the same
he got a hustle on hIipself and confer
red with the county court, then in SEES.
sion, and a compromise was reached
by which the town contributed 81 aud
the county 20, making $40 with which
they purchased the woman ticket 90
Baltimore and shipped her away. But
the hotel loses three weeks board,
However, Uncle Peter says he is
satisfied to get off that easy. The wo-
man is AN opium eater and remained
under the influence OF the drug most
OF the time. She claims TO be an ac-
treas and said she could get a position
ia Baltimore.