West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-07-28
rHg WEST VA ARGUS.
KInemood, July ss, lsss.

The dog-goue dog days are in fall
blast now.
Herbert Montgomery spent Sunday
at Piedmont, visiting his family
victor's Liver syr.rp ut Graham Drug
Store.
Rev. q. w Skinner preached Sunday
night down at the Greens Run Chapel
Pains Celery Compound at Grabam
Drug Store.
The JUNIOR Christian Endea~ors viii
give festival Thursday eyeains Isiy
2sth.
Miss Jennie Robinson. Of near Pitts
bnrgh. is the guest of Miss Flo Jenkins
this week.
Sheriff Snaffsr las handsome swing
aud canopy seats for the children TO
use in summer.
DIR. Pratt has the finest peach orchard
In town and the genial Doctor is a
peach himself.
War. war and rumors OF war. but
don't get excited, use plenty of ice at
n - ~~~-%~ f~s ~~s mann |hAFE M
r. f. Walls, of Pisgah, this county,
has been granted patent on brake
operating mechanism.
Miss Alice Thomas is up and going
about the house after severe sick
spell of several weeks.
Don't forget the Flag raisin aud
81. 10 Tx
Saturday afternoon ane night.
COL Rob Hollis. the big and hand
some engineer from Rowlesburg. was
here the other day and dropped into
see us
Awful warm DAYS. these, but don't
suffer when you can get ice at 1-2 cent
per Id. FRANK SHAFFEB.
Rev Robert Ramsey preached SER
mon for the colored people at their
church up on Beverly hill last Sunday
night.
Miss Lille Smith, who has been Wis
iting her sister at BlIi-e for several
weeks past, returned home last We'd
nesday.
Page r Fansler. of Stemple Ridge,
Union district. was here on business
during the past week and gave us
pleasant call.
Ben L. Brown and family and Miss
May Fairfax Morgan. spent Sunday at
Fairfax Manor. visiting Col. j. w.
Brown and family.
Prof. Rufus Holden left last Sat
urday for st. Marys, Pleasant county.
where he is conducting q teachers
institute this week.
BE sure and read the article on our
last page on kissing" and then save 1t
for your scrap-boolx. We publish il In
the interest of humanity.
Rev Martin Luther Weekly. the
pastor OF the U. Il. church at Buck
harmon, was here last week visiting
his cousin, DIR. 5. A. Pratt.
Isaac Martin has been sick for several
days and threatened with fever. but is
able TO be out again and attend to his
numerous business interests.
The very warm weather has had a
rather cooling effect on some Of our
would be warriors and we doubt IL a
Bird Wa. Va regiment could be raised
just now.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs ]. Staley Mar
tin, of st. Joe. a fine boy baby, last
Friday evening, July %, 1885, DR..
Pratt of this place was the physician
in charge.
Lou. of Independence Preston county,
were visiting the family of 9. H. Childs
OF West Fairmont Saturday. -Fairmont
Expositor.
Kingwood will have the finest side
walks OF any town of its size ia the
State when the present paving is COM
pleted and Il is something for her
citizens TO be proud Of
Cyrus II. Martin and sister Lilly from
Kingwood. drove up here Saturday.
Cyrus will attend school at Sc. George
and Miss Lilly will visit her sister Mrs.
w. @. Conley. Parsons Advocate.
A large porch is being erected IN
front of the Jail under the supervision
Of Sheriff Shaffer. Il Is a long needed
Improvement and will add much to the
appearance Of the County Sanitarium.
Already the steam-thresher is abroad
in The land and its whistle Is heard.
calling on the farmer TO gather IN the
sheaves and plug up the holes in the
wheat bins and kill Off the rats around
the granary.
Editor J. W. White of the Journal
and editor Brown OF THE ARGUS. drove
over TO Borgantown Sunday and re.
turned home Monday and of course they
visited Uncle Levi Dorton both going
and coming.
r. }. Bowermaster has his saw nni1l
located now down on Muddy Creek,
near the School house and ready to
begin work, on big track Of fine
timber that viii require about two
years TO work mp.