West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-12-30
THE WEST VA ARGUS.
.KiugmOod, December 80, 1897.

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Robert B Brown who works out on
the railroad, was home for the holt
DAYS.
Charles VI. Brown. of West Grafton,
waa here 20 spend Christmas with h's
brothee.
The Nmas Eve entertainment at
both churches here was very coed and
well attended.
Born to Mrt and Mrs. Baker Mont
gomery. of wsst Kingwood. a fine girl
baby Monday Pee. s7th 1897.
James w Parks. cashier of the King
wood Bank, weneto Philadelphia Tues
day on business, aud returned today.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. b. Parkhurst and
son Reginald and Miss Mamie Fawcett,
are here from Charleston for the holt
days,
Prof Samuel B. Brown of the Chair
of Geology at the University, has been
hers this week visiting the editor of
this paper
The Town Council held meeting
Monday night TO canvass aud declare
the returns of the election an the bond
question.
The boys Of the town have had a
great time during holidays, shooting
Off fire-crackers and various kinds of
things with which to make noise.
Capt. Goodwin secured an increase in
pension the otherday for man in this
county and 1892 back pay, hut the
fellow wants IL kept a dead secret for
fear some of his creditors will be after
him.
julius X Monroe was home 10 spend
the holidays with his family. He went
back Tuesday TO resume guard along
the state line and hold down the gnng
from Maryland that are trying 10 slice
off part of our territory.
Hon w. G. Brown and mother, Mrs
NJ. P Brown and Miss Jessie, daughter
of the former, went to Baltimore yes
terday 70 have the little girls eyes ex-
amined aud glasses fitted for them by
a celebrated specialist of that city.
The weather has been ine for Christ.
mas after all and the snow on the
ground made it so much more like holt
days Xmas day was as bright and
pretty as we ever saw it, and just cold
enough to be healthy and natural for
the time of the year.
The unfortunate people who have
Al. -
well entertained on Christmas Day by
the very efficient Steward, Mr.. J. e.
Hawkins, who gave them splendid
dinner consisting OF turkey, cake,
minee pies, fruits and vege tables etc,
and they enjoyed it immensely.
This issue completes the holiday list
of advertise ments on our first page and
next week that page will be running
over with choice reading matter and
we will keep it up all winter Watch
out for something good every week
We make a specially of securing and
publishing as much live original mat
ter as possible
Report OF the Chestnut Avenue
Tchool. for the second month. ending
the eth of December 1s97-M w
Sanders, teacher. Number Of pupils
enrolled, 90 average daily attendance,
81; percent of daily attenlance 80;
names of those neither absent or
tardy. John and Clark Spiker, Ross
Fike, Marsellus Falkner, Ray White,
Alexander and Fred Wilson, Minerva
Glover, ARuie and Diana Jones.
Our readers will be delighted TO
learn that our California correspond.
ent who is teaching school among the
Indians is still in the land Of the living,
although he has embarked on the Sea
OF Matrimony. We knew that some
thing terrible had happened TO him
and that he had either lost his scalp 90
red warrior or his heart 20 an Indian
maiden. He does not say. but leaves
the inference that he has been captured
by the latter.
"old Aunt Peggy" Good win, who has
been an inmate Of the In6rmary for
many years and suffered terribly with
cancer of the face, died Monday Of
this week and was buried Tuesday in
the Cemetery on the County Farm
She was over seventy years OF age and
was the mother Of Ruben Severe. Of
near town. Another woman named
Rogers from the lower part of the
county, died the same day OF dropsy
and was also buried Tuesday
The meteorological record for Nov
was sent us by the Voluntary Observer
at Tannery, this county, but it was
mislaid until now From &c we note as
follows; The highest temperature
was 64 ON the 26tn and the lowest was
30 on the ~ and 18th. There were six
clear days, seven partly cloudy and
seventeen cloudy. It rained on the
2nd, 8rd, 18th 8th, 18th, 18th, 10th, 22ud.
25th and 26th and showed on the 9TH
and 2Srd. total fall of Two inches for
the month. There was sleet on the I4th.
Many Of our patrons have paid mp
during This month and made arrange.
ments to start the New year with n