West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-06-23
Hon. John p. Jones. of Terra Alta,
was here Tuesday on business.

Rev. G. w. Skinner will preach in
the Greens Run church on Sunday
evening at 1890 o'clock.
Mr. and Mrs Cameron Elliott. of
! Herring. where here this week visiting
Mt DR.. J. A. Graham's in East King
wood.
The Georgia water melon crop is now
going into the hands of receivers and
some of it has been received in King
wood.
Mr.. and Mrs Noah Bucklew were
visiting in Cumberland last week, at
the home OF Mrs. Ella Right, q sister
Of Mrs. Bucklew.
John F. Shafer, of Philippi, was here
Tuesday in the interest of the Marble
Works of that place. He left here for
Point Marion, Pa,
Mrs. j. 5. Dunn and Miss Olivia Fair
fax. of near Reedsv lie. were here sun
day visiting friends and attending the
! funeral OF A. w. Potter.
1 f. Staley is doing some good work
now at his gallery on the X. of r. lot
and has quite run of business once
more. he is fine artist and hard to
beat when he has n fair show
Mira Mary Mauown arrived here yes
terday from Baltimore, where she
spent the past winter. The Doctor has
rented the Rider property on High
street aud they will at once 60 TO
housekeeping there.
Ron. John Hopkins Woods. a promi-
nent Attorney of Philippi, this state.
was married yesterday at Stauuton.
Virginia in the West View Methodist
church, TO Miss Jennie Sue Canter.
daughter of Rev /. w. Canter.
Leroy Bucklew aud Emory Albright
spent Saturday and Sunday at AL.
briRhtsville, where they furnished
music for the Childreu's Day exercises
at the M 4. church. Miss Stella
Chichester was also present from here.
Michael Lynch, of TOWNSVILLE, was
in TO see us this week. He had just
returned from two weeks visit ont in
the oil fields of Marion county at Amos,
Fairview, Warrington and other
points. Mr. Lynch has two daughters
and son living out there and all doing
we'll He says times are good in that
section and is wonderfully taken with
the country and the oil business, which
makes money flow SO freely and does
| an mn IN for m Rection
At a regular convention of Preston
Lodge No. 90, Ancient Free and Ac-
cepted Masous of this place. held Mon
day night Of this week, the following
officers were elected for the ensuing
term of six months Master, Charles
w. Dering; Senior Warden, Henry
Clay Hyde; Junior Warden, Henry
Murdoch Secretary, ]. Slidell Browns:
Treasurer, James w. Parks; Chaplain.
Jos. NJ. Goodwin; Stewards. Joseph Jack
son and Julius X. Monroe.
Marshall Wilson. who has been living
at Bennett Pa, since January last
where he had a position brakeman
on the railroad, got his left hand cut
off while coupling cars on the night Of
| June 10th. II is bad go for him, a.
he has only been married a few months
his wife being daugh ter of e. c. Craig
Of near town. and as he has not been
in the employ of the railroad year
vet. he will not be entitled to any
benefits
A hobo struck town yesterday with
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unable to work and being on his way
across country TO Tazewell, Va, to try
the hot springs there for relief. He
came oyer from Morgantown and
claimed TO live 10 Pittsburgh in the
Third Ward. AS the show had just
been here and gathered in all the small
change it was bad time for Mr.
Tramp Hobo. We had one cent left
for a nest egg and we borrowed dime
from the devil and added IL TO our last
and only cant and gave IL over with the
suggestion that walking is good now
and this favorits season of the year
for an outing pastime:
Mr.. Fortney of the Committee on Gre
works for the 4th of July, informs us
that very fine selection of FIRE works
consisting Of several 80 foot balloons,
some with fine FIRE work attachments
which will be exploded at intervals as
the balloons ascend; large Dumber OF
other balloons, animals" &c, and a
very large selection of wheels, rockets,
roman candles &c, has been ordered
by the Committee. He has received
notice from the manufacturers that the
outfit was shipped on the 22nd inst
From this we can be certain OF an en-.
ioyable entertainment in that respect
! " every thing else should fail. Blu
there will be no failure in any part OF
the entire progra All arrangement.
are nearly completed and there will be
zig time ia the old town" roth day
and night" There will be numOer
OF balloon asceusions m the afternoon
and balloon ascensious and fire work,
at night.
The strawberry and ice cream fes
tival held last week By the Ladies' A id
Society was grand success. The net
proceeds amounted To thirty dollars
IL will be remem bered that some weeks
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