West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-09-16

part at defendants saloon.
Rev. George Trach left Monday for
Waverly TO attend the Presbytery.
He preached good sermon Sunday
night and gave his audience the Devil
| generally--as he took has text on old
Satin and devoted a special sermon 10
him.
g Bruce Burke, the popular aud
/ well known head clerk at the old re-
! liable Monougalia House of Pittsburg.
was here this week making brief
visit TO friends. lie returned to Terra
! Alta, Tuesday, to visit relatives there
before returning to Pittsburg.
sam H. Montgomery, OF Newburg,
has been appointed IA Warden at the
Second Hospital for Insane at Spencer,
aud left yesterday 10 take charge OF
his position. Elk Sheriff shaw. who is
Director OF the Hospital, secured the
position for MIR. Montgomery.
The rest OF the paving stone has ar
rived from Rowle sburg at last and the
! walk on High Street will soon be com.
/ plcLed. Our people now want that
kind OF a pavement around tie prin.
eipal streets OF tho town aud will not
be satisfied till we get more OF it,
Mrs. Laura Trippett left last sat
urday for Grafton and Nevburg TO
/ visit friends, and from there she goes
10 Mt Lake Park 70 remain "A few DAYS
! and will go on TO Baltimore the last
! of this week TO resume her duties ms
Matron OF Home b. at the Womans
College.
The Postmaster General has issued
an order forbidding the renting of let.
ter boxes u minors. The reason was
assigned 20 be the numerous com
plants of parents that their children
were carrying on clandestine cores
pondence through the medium Of boxes
repted by them.
The wife Of Mr.. c. L. Reed has been
very poorly during the past week and
her life was despaired Of for n time.
She suffered with eclamptic convul-
sions and was unconscious part of
the time. DR.. S. A. Pratt and DIR. ia.
Graham attended her and she is now
out OF danger and improving rapidly.
That Prince of Good Fellowsn
James A. Gordon, left Monday after
noon for n trip to New York State and
expects Tor them to put him off at
Buffalo" He drove through Co his
fathers home at Rulings, Pa, by wav
of Morgantown. He expects to return
in November with jolly crowd of
hunters and campers.
Sheriff Shaffer and Deputy Sheriff
VIM. NJ. Sch@ffcr, and Grant Graham
as Guard, left Tuesday morning for
MoundsvIlle, with Edward Howard. of
New York, who goes up for two years
for the Culp diamond case and Elgin
bonner, OF Martinsburg, who was SEN
fenced to three years in the Pen for
breaking into Shocks store at Rowles-
burg
| Order OF service at the NJ. f. church.
Sunday, September 19, 1897. Class No.
/, at $3.50 a. m Glass No. . and s. at
il:45 a. IN. Sunday school at D. m.
Epworth League, $50 p. m Preach
ing at 1890 Am. and 1880 p. m. Morn
ing subject, The Enriching Power OF
the Gospel" Evening subject, "Paurs
Address TO the Ephosian Elders"
There was a very pleasant picnic
party down on the Winding River
Cheat Monday OF this week, the guests
of Senator Dawson. The day was
spent in boating. bathing, eating and
having a good time generally at the
Camp near Ilagan's in the Sugar or
chard. This is the best aud prettiest
place along the river that we know OF
for days outing or picnic ground or
camping out place.
Daniel r. Jackson, of this place. has
made remarkable record since his an
pointment as Deputy United States
Marshal, about three months ago. lie
has arrested and helped to arrest over
three hundred men and has been on the
go all the time almost night and dav
Dan is one Of the best men for the
place ever in the service in this state.
and the result Is that he is constantly
in demand He is getting TO be almost
a stranger here in Kingwood, as he is
kept away from home so much
Two distinguished Germans were in
town during the past week visiting az
Judge lIoltes. One was Prot Edward
r. Vossler, Of Maysyile Grant county.
this state and the other was Hon. otto
II Vossler, OF Stuttgart. GERMANY.
Tho latter was Consul there under
President Arthur in 1883 and isapat.
uralizod American citizen. Tie two
are brothers and are distinguished for
their learning. They translated the
History OF England into German for
use IN the schools Of the latter country
! The contractors i'm clarge Of tb.
foundation for the addition To our
High school building, completed their
| work yesterday and arc nl9ving tboir
tools away to-day. The work is ths
best JOB of the kind ever dono fin IN,
town AMI ou- school Directors arc 10
DO congratulated ON securing such