West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-05-20

securel star player Tor this season
in the person of J. L. NcDade. who
played with the Atlanta, Georgia, CLUB
last year ia the Southern League. lie
is railrOadiug now for the Is. * o. r. L.
and is located at New burg, aud viii
/ play with the boys there,
! DR. Leon Smith, Eye Specialist, of
/ Washington, D. c., will be at hotel
| Gordon Kingwood, for Que dav only
! May Goth. Terra Alta, nuuRingtoR
hotel, May Gath.
William Henry Murdoch has been in
| town this week from his new home
| over near Lake Terra Alta, where he
! lately moved to from here. He is not
| far from ST Summers and IL is reported
! that a Company has been formed com
! posed OF 81 and Henry and Prot Hol-
den, OF this place, TO be known as The
| 81 Summers Snake Company for the
| purpose of dealing in rattles, hides,
oil, buttons, etc, with 81 as geReral
manager.
DIR. Hardman, of Wheeling, w. Va.
will adjust Spectacles at Terra Alta,
| May 2Sth and 29th. Rowlesburg, May
Stat. Kingweod, at Hotel Gordon.
June lst and End. Nswburg, June Srd.
Eyes examined free. Ct
Frank Stuck the Newb burg merchant,
is now convinced that there is more in
John Sliusy's oil well than he thought
there was. The other day he was try
ing to see down into IL and struck a
match and dropped il in. There was "a
puff and an explosion that came mp
with such a rush that it took Franks
hat Off and all his eyebrows and eve
winkers and whiskers generally. 1t
was caused by foul air in the well.
One thousand box cars. stencilled ~
& o.-Fairport Line" have been built
for service between Fuirport and points
east, and an order has been issued that
these cars shall be used exclusively ia
this line and in connection with the
new Great Northern--B. s. o. trans-cOn-
tinental traffic agreement
A new. firm will open out business at
burg soon in the X OF Z. building.
The company is composed OF John
Philips, of MontrOse, Randolph county.
and l.. f. Goodwin, of Hendricks,
sephew of J. NJ. Goodwin, Of Kingwood
The firm will be Philips & Goodwin, and
they will engage in the Wholesale and
retail drug business. MIR. Philips is
An experienced drummer and will
travel and take orders for tho firm,
while Goodwin will remain IN the store
and manage the business at home.
WANTED-A girl OF good character to
do light house work only four ip fam-
lily. just plain work TO do and no hard
work and reasonable wages Any good
woman or girl under 40 years of age
can have "A home long as desired. ]
live y miles from Amblersburg. Adj
dress or call at once.
NJ. V. y. Corr.
AmblersSurg, w. Va.
Some extensive repairs have been
made on the interior Of the Court House
recently under the supervision of Sher-
if Shaffer. The half circle OF the jury
box has been reduced to a square and
the Clerks pen changed considera bly,.
The fence taken down and a counter
substituted, the big safe novsd from
the Judges station TO the corner and
steps erected up ia to the judicial pull
pit on the west end, making it all
much more convenient. The Court
room has also been re-papered and the
carpet taken out and cleaned, SO that
it looks like new place now.
Inventors invent many inveations
and they also invent many questions
about them, ~ patent attorneys know.
Messrs G. a. Snow Il Co have pub
lished little book in which they en-
deavor TO anticipate and answer about
every questIoa that an inventor ever
invented. The book will DO sent free
To any address Write to c. A. Snow IL
Co. Washington, d. c.
Alfredo, the little Eve year old daugh
ter of J. w Maddox, the lumber in
spector OF Newburg, came near drown
ing in Raccoon Creek Last Thursday
The waters were high. owing 10 the
heavy rains, and the little girl fell in
while playing along the bank, she
washed down stream and went under
twice aad would have persisted but
for Arthur Clayton, a young son of
Thos. Clayton, the railroad agent, who
CALAMITY plunged in TO the rescue and
succeeded in saving her life, although
IL was close call, as she was uncon-
scious when taken cut, but was brought
around all right.
There is some one in almost every
neigh borhood who is subject to attacks
Of pain ia the stomach or bilious collie
Mr.. j. ID. Kinney. Warren Center, Pa,
used TO toe troubled in that way. lie
says: THE attacks were marked by
terrible pains, diarrhuea and faintinQ
spells At such times I suffered ex-
| ceedinRly until l began using Cham ber-
| lain's Collie, Cholera and Diarrhma
| Remedy TIVE or three doses OF which
effected an immediate and lasting cure"
For sale by j. A. Lenhart, KiuRwood
and J. j. Cooke g. Sons, Howesyille.