West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-07-01
Neweurr.

correspondence og the Argus
Miss Ada Trickott is the guest OF tho
Misses ClaytonS
Miss Lima Merifee. OF Evansvile is
the guest OF her mother
Mrs Susan Montgomery Is tho guest
OF friends ana relatives here
Bert De>pard, Of Clarksburg. was n
guest a. the Brooks last week
j + Paul, OF Monongah, was hero TO
visit his father, Capt Paul a few DAYS
ago
Miss Carrie Perriu was tho guest Of
the Misses Saith, OF Clarlsburg, last
week
Mrs Ella Trotter, of Washington. d.
&, H. the CUES; of her mother, Mrs.
iauley.
Miss Druc Patton, Of Uutontown. Pa.
IS the charming guest of Miss Anna
Dumphry.
Mrs. II. = Clink. OF Green Springs.
Ohio, is the guest OF her mother. Mrs
George Anderson.
DIR. WIN. NJ Dent attended a Meeting
OF the directors of tho u. Nj. Bank at
Grafton Tuesday.
Orval Clinton Frazier In private s,cre.
tary for Supervisor Malloy of the Il. ~
o. X. r. with headquarters at Terra
Alta
Tho Summer Normal has an enroll.
meut OF 81 T.. L. L. Primes and Grace
Orr Montgomery are among tho new
onos.
ID. Manly Fortuoy has sold his inter
terest IN the oil we'll and will travel
Ior Locust DISCRIMINATING Compound
Congregation
Clarence ELLIS is the happiest man in
town lite an S.pound boy, and will be
known in the future rs Charles Paul
Ellis Shake
X. f. MeHifeo and James X Anderson
are among the visitors this week Jim
and Frank are counted among the
boys and they have hosts OF friends
mere who are always glad to greet
them.
William Friday" Morris IL the proud
owner OF n brand new Wuyerly bicycle.
Its IA beauty and does Justice TO it's
master Friday" says ii is cross bc.
tween tho Shanghi, Plymuth Rock and
Jersey Thus making the Waverly the
ideal wheel.
About the tiino Cleveland sank into
oblivion and just at the tnno prosper
ity struck us, we had some OF the finest
species of old hens and fat roosters
laying around YOU ever saw, but
since the Convention closed and the
preachers left town, you can't find a
chicken, shanghi or old crow under 60
y
June, the month of roses houev
suckers, weddings. squirrels and di.
Vorcements is gone. Now for July, the
Glorious Fourth, the big parades. big
speeches, fine dinners, fire crackers,
red fire, red whisl,eY, big beer, big
head, black eyes, red noses and plenty
OF TOOLS TO sing we won't go home till
morning Hip, hip, hoo-ray
literary society was organized at
Independence few nights ago and
Will be known In the future az the In
dependence Literary Society. The fol-
lowing officers were elected for term
OF two months: President, Lorain
Fortney; Vice President, 5. B. Mont
gonery; Secretaries, lnez Wilkins, Will
lis fortuey; Treasurer, Bolton Squires.
That great intellectual genius and
splendid scholar OF Terra Alta, who for
some time has had his brilliant name
at the head Of tho journal as local ed
tor seems to have discovered that
Terra Alta is the best town in the
county after six months stay at
hingwood. Why, "Gussy," old man, it
would astonish you bcyoad recall il
you only knew how long il took the
people who read tho papers To decide
that Terra Alta was tho only town in
TINS good county, tor II man OF your
ability
John Sliney No has not come in"
yet, Notwithstanding the reports to tho
contrary, but as the well goes down,
confidence and the price of real estate
| go up. Strange to say a good many
who had no faith at the start are the
very ones now who .ook for n "gusher,"
| and nothing short of one will satisfy
them. The well is getting down deep
enough TO be interesting, and oil men
from all over this blooming land of
prosperity" have 90. an eye on Sliney
No. a smart, quiet looking man
got off Of A. Sunday evening and said
he had gotten on the wrong train at
Grafton and hence happened 10 drop
OIL at Newburg. He is an oil man and
is still here and gave out that as he
had dead loads of time on hands and
| had taken fancy TO the place lao would
| just stay while There is another
man in the community who claims TO
represent the South Pennsylvania Oil
COMPANY. q for "A pushar