West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-02-04
THE WEST VA ARGUS.
Kingwooa, February 4. 1897.
One month till spring.

Monday.
Marion Boone has been sick fer sew
eral days.
Who win be the next steward at the
Inarmary
Mrs. Mary Davis has been quite sick
with the grip.
Henry Gidley has been laid up with
the pneumonis.
One of John NJ. Cranes fine milch
cows died to-day.
Sheriff Shaffer went to Grafton on
business this week.
Albert Ryan. of Reedsville, was here
on business Tuesday.
Lawrence Hoke is now in his fathers
law Office reading law.
Mrs. James w. Parks has been on the
sick list for soac time.
The coal men wore expansive smiles
all during the blizzard.
Miss Goodwin, of the Central Office,
has been sick with grip.
Hon. Henry c. Beatty is stopping In
town at his daughters
Charley Workman has returned to
his home near Amblersburg.
Miss Annie Bucklew has gone to
Terra Alta to make her home.
There are but few vacant houses in
this town. coed indication.
Mr.. John Sliney is expected here
every day. He is now in the East
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Carroll have
returned from visit at Terra Alta.
Miss Lizzie Shaffer is visiting her
uncle, John Gibson, near Tunnelton.
The Kingwood Academy will have to
be enlarged some time. Why not now
Constable e. f. Hardesty and Mart
Messenger, of Terra Alta, were here
Tuesday.
The retiring Town Council reports
the town out of debt and $500 in the
treasury.
Mrs j. w. Fawcett and son Murdoch,
returned yesterday from long visit al
Wheeling.
James A. Wardwell came home from
Morgantown last Saturday to visit his
family here.
Mrs. Mariah Bower has returned
from a long visit with relatives at
Morgantown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Farley OeBerry. OF
Terra Alta, have another girl baby,
born Jan. cath.
Sankey Metzler, of Independence,
was here Saturday and Sunday sleigh
riding the girls.
g. A. Bolden went to Myersdale, Pa,
last Saturday to visit relatives. He
returned Monday.
Preaching in the Kingwood Baptist
Church Sunday evening, February 18th,
by Rev. Scherick.
Mrs Jemlma Rexroad has been quite
all with the la Rripp. DIR. Pratt has
been attending her.
Another son was born TO MIR. and
Mrs. l. Grant Lazelle of Morgantown,
on Monday, Jan. 25th.
Miss Smith, sister of Mrs. Al Potter
is making her home with Mrs. Kathar-
Inc Kemble at present
Landlord George Martin is doing
nicely although his arm pains him
where it was fractured.
Mrs. Antoinette Wood Weed, of
Washington City. arrived to day to
visit at d. Il. Fawcetts
Twenty weight days in this month. 1t
will be seven years before it will have
twenty nine days again.
]. Ami Martin has gone East on Inn
portant railroad business, TO be gone
until the last of the week.
August Hiemann is able TO be out
again after being laid up for repairs by
getting hurt in a coal bank.
Major Orr is able to sit up some now.
We earnestly hope he will soon be out
and at his place of business.
little child of Harry Taylor's died
last week. The burial took place at
the Camp Ground on Sunday
County Clerk Walls has purchased a
fine now typewriter. He also has some
elegant new Office furniture.
The citizens east OF the jenkins
House complain that their street is not
properly or sufficiently repaired.
II is estimated that about 1000 fam
lilies live in shanty- boats along the
Ohio river. They are happy lot.
Farley DeBerry, the well known
merchant Of Terra Alta, was here on
Monday and gave us paying call
Kiugwood has had no Cuban volun.
teers as yet The fever has broken out
40 various other towns in the state.
Sam Montgomery, Of Newbure. who
married Miss Grace Orr. is bedfast with
pneumonia. bis recovery is doubtful.