West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-05-05

J. win Fawcett is with his family in
Wheeling this week.
Everybody is making garden and
cleaning house this week.
James E. hayes is now the proud
possessor of a Columbia bicycle.
Geo A. Herring. after severe tussle
with the mumps. Is able 10 be on,
again.
Mrs. r. p. Shaw, of near town. has
been quite poorly for some time. DR..
:. A. Pratt is attending her
Sheriff Shaw left Monday morning
for points along the railroad looking
after his fences for Legislative honors.
Rev. George Traeh went to- Manning
ton TO preach again last Sunday. and
win move to that place the frat of
June.
q. Shaw now IL the exclamation
If the r. publican Committee. in public
aud in private they use much stronger
term.
Rev. Shaw preached fne sermon ~
the NJ. Z. church l,s1t Sunday morning
ON the war question. that was highly
complimrnted.
Mrs Ell Menear. who has been visit
ing friends and relatives in Philippi,
Harbour county, for some time, re-
turned home last Friday
Messrs. Hoy and Alton jackson,
Francis Runner. win Turner and Ira
Bowermaster rode oyer tn Newburg,
last Sunday. on their wheels.
wanzer Dorsey, of the Journal force,
met with painful accident on Monday
of tins week, by getting two of his
fingers badly mashed in the job press /.
Misses lisa and Rheua Copeman. of
near Bruceton. daughters of Frederick
Copeman, Esq. have been visiting AT
Henry Copeman's and Hari v Savage's
OF near Kingwood, during the past
week.
Edmund Messenger went to Tunnel
ton Monday morning aud has been in
the red brush all week hunting for the
voters who will come forth Saturday
to save the country for the office hol-
ders.
Rey. n. R. Montgomery from Allie
gheny City. arrived in Kingwood last
Saturday and preached In the Presby-
terrain church Sunday morning and
evening to good sized congregations
His discourses were very scholarly and
we'll received.
Harry Potter went on the war-path
Monday and started westward to at
tend the Great Couucil of r ID Men IN
sion at Parkersbnrs. this week.
lie goes to represent King Philip Tribe
OF this place. which is still holding on
TO its charter in spite of the hard times
Hayes Sapp was In town Monday
and gave us pleasant cali. He has
been at home visiting his parents near
Gladesville the past week and returned
To Cumberland Wednesday. where he
has good job breaking on the b. & O.
road between that place aud Grafton.
One Of the funny things about the
race for supt. OF Schools. was the re-
port started on Geo. w White that he
WAS a son OF Rev. George w. White.
and as preachers bovs are always sup.
posed TO be the worst kind of boys,
| this was calculated To kill George of
/ and II e.arad 1,tr,, - 81. ,k.t a.. -. .
out in the papers last week with COR
rection and petition from his home
people certifying that he was not the
Rev. Whites SON.
The town is not loosing ANYTHING by
tho delay in contracting for the stone
side-walks, as IL is an important mat
ter and big thing for little town
like this, and the Council does not
want 10 make any mistake. The Stone
firms are anxious for the contract and
are bidding against each other very
lively. and much better prices are now
being offered than were received nj
first Competition Is the life Of trade
and the enemy OF high prices and by
securing many bidders. the rates are
getting down TO rock bottom terms,
which Is just what wa want.
DR.. Lon w, Cobun. of Masontown.
arrived IN Kingwood this week from
Baltimore, where he recently graduated
from the College Of Physicians and
SURGEONS and is now full fedged ~
D.. but under the laws of West vir-
GINA cannot practice medicine till he
passes an examinatisn before our State
Board, which does not meet again till
July 10th. at BinefelS. Ia the mean
time DR.. cobun is engaged as Deputy
assessor under T. NJ. Summers, and /.
at work in Valley and Kingwood NAL K.
ing the assessment. The Doctor has
not decided yet where be will locate.
Last Saturday night ConstabIes Fred
Halbritter and John NJ. Devall, OF Tun.
Melton, arrived in Kingw0od with
Thomas NJ. Funk. who was sent "a
jail here on a charge Of insanity. The
unfortunate man lives up on Buffalo
near Jones Mill. aud is single and
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