West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-02-04
Newburg.
Correspondence OF the Arrns.


j. w. Maddox spent Sunday at homo.
Thomas Frazier is nursing sprained
ankle.
lce-cutting was the employment OF
many last week.
Ed. Thomas. OF Evansville, made our
village'a call recently.
Vernon Frazier, of Cum berland, was
in town last Sunday
Miss Florence Lewis was Whiting In
Terra Alta last week.
John Carr, Of Keyser. made n fyinQ
trip TO our town last week
Miss Maggie Shay, Of YorlS's Run, is
very Ill with pneumonia fever
Miss May Plummer who has been i'll
for some time, liz much better.
Harrison Childs, of Kingwood, has
moved here on Railroad Street
Charles Baker, of Parsons, is the
guest of his uncle. j. Il. Smith.
Mrs. j. Ed. Price was calling on
friends in Pennington last week.
Fred Evans was visiting in and near
Howesville Saturday and Sunday.
Earnest johnson. of Tunnelton. made
a business trip to our town recently
Charles Frazier and John Burke went
to Piedmont after their engine. No. 1914.
Will Coroin, who has been working
near Brady, Nd, was home over Sun.
day.
DIR. Joseph Ellis has moved his Office
TO Grafton in the NJ. a. NJ. Bank Build.
ing.
Ed. Shafferman is freing on the hill
here. tie says he likes HorchlerQng)
better.
Ed. Allen, representing the MURAL
Life Insurance Company, was Ia town
last week
Mr. and Mrs. James Deck and family
are very much improved from their
late illness.
DIR. Showalter was In town last week
looking for prosperity to prescribe to
his patients.
George Myers and family. of Howes-
vile, were the guests of Mrs. Evans
the past few days.
Misses Cecilia and Ella Bergman, two
Of Howesvill's accomplished bellies were
In town shopping last week
Tip Gull has resigned his position on
the track and has moved TO the coun-
try, where he will be interested in
agriculture
We regret TO mention the death of
the infant child OF Mr. and Mrs. s. H..
Montgomery, which was buried on the
goth OF January.
We are happy TO say that $. D. Mont
gOmery. who has been very i'll with
/ pneumonia fever, is much improved,
and Is slowly gaining strength We
| hope 20 see Sam out soon again.
A party Of young ladies and gentle
men drove to the Hopewell church not
long since. They got there just in
time, as one young lady expressed II. to
see the Yankee Jumpers" and $50.
Devils" leave. The party was com
| posed as follows Messrs. ID. NJ Fort
ney, James Dulin. James Fromhart,
Orval G. Frazier, Misses Lettie smith
/ Minnie Horchler, Matte Harrington
| and Ollie Harrington. They report
! having jolly time and did net get
home until the wee hours OF morning
A party Of youRQ men started foi
! Hopewell church the other night. but
! when they got above town they discov
cred that James Turner's house Was on
fire. They fought the fire like brave
lads for about an hour, when they sue
ceeded in extinguishing the flames
/ Then a council Of war was held as tc
what to do or the way 20 go. It wa,
then decided TO go just for a ride, bui
alas when they anchored IL was or
the Kingwood Pike, two add hal,
miles northeast Of Howesville at a Mr.
/ Greaser's, and 20 the surprise Of the
boys they found that dance was in
progress there. and many Of our b0yi
were soon engaged in this delightful
sport. even " they did have on fell
boots, they danced Just the same and
they landed home about a. m. in higl
spirits. JUsTICEA.