West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-03-17
PERSONAL POINTS.
Local News and Notes and Short
Items OF Interest.

| 80 ahtNNNNAiAt NNuNnt
w Riley Shaffer, closes tomorrow,
with literary exercises ~ night
The unusually nnc March weather,
during the past week. dried M the
roads and brought ofst the bicycles,
like summer timr.
Miss Letitia Parks left last SATURDAY
Tor her home In Crawfordsville. Ind.
MhS. y J. Fortney accompanied her as
far as Grafton
new coat Of paint adorns the John
II. Brown building. used lv Miss
Grace Flynn as a Millinery store. Al
Potter was the artist
salvation Oil is repeating it's cures of
neuralgia, rhcmn tism, headache, and
toothache avery dnv. until their name
Is legion. Price pc.
The venerable james Gibson. Of near
Tunnclton, who was critically IN some
time back, IL now greatly improved
and able To be No and going about
again.
The kingwood Public Schools close
tomorrow n week, with interesting ex-
ercises and contests for prizes for sue.
cessful pupils IN the different depart
mcnts.
1here was big spelling bec out at
the Snyder school house last Thursday
night, under the supervision Oft. u
Craig. Some OF the boys from here
were out.
! ]. w. Whitaker, OF Tunnclton, has
sold his stock of general merchandise
to \. J. Bonoiield of that place. and
WI retire from tho business and 20 TO
travelling for n wholesale house
81 sufTcre for two years from bad
cough and pain In my chest tried
a number OF remedies. but DIR Bulls
Cough Syrup was the only ono that
effected cure. T.. J. Murphy, Ashley.
| Pa.
/ Rrv. j. O. Thompson. editor OF the
keyser Echo. has been upp 1inted n
member OF the Board OF Trustees of
the Bcr'Sely Springs property. by Gov
Atkinson To succeed the late John A.
Robinson.
West Virginia country justice of
the peace at the close OF u case re-
Gently announced with great dignity
VIII hold this case under advise
msnt until Monday morning. at which
time viii render Judgment for The
plaintiff"
Col. Thomas D. IIawker, of Tunnel
tor. has been very III the pnst week or
two with the lugrippe. "Uncle Tom
my is about So years of age and not ns
viporous as he usel 90 be- Oar readers
u We missed his interesting articles on
road making.
Colonel VI. r. Temple, the newly
appointed United States district al
torrev. In Iowa. is nn nlumnus OF the
West Virginia University lie was -
clnssmate and is n warm friend Of Ion.
Jonalhan J.. Dolliver, who represents
the same state in Congress.
Horace Tucker has purchased anil
moved the Old Depot building from its
site. south about two hundred yards
10 cation he bought, ia the Triangle
between the Tunnclton Pike and the
road To the new depot, and is fitting IT
up for Il residence.
Nils Eleanor Copeman, who has had
charge Of the Reedsvile school this
winter, has succe-dcd so well that she
has been engaged TO conduct a Spring
term. commencing some time in next
month. a Rool enrolment is prom.
ised, and several Young teachers in
that section will attend
The telephone company here is pre-
pairing To repair their lines and put
in lot Of new poles and place several
more phones for various parties. New
poles Will be put up between here and
Tunnelt0n. Tie service has increased
so rapidly and now reaches so far that
the company is making ready TO raise
the rental on the yearly use OF the
ines.
Rev. Shaw. OF the NJ. f.. church
here, preached magnificent sermon
Oh incompetence. last sunday evening
a week ago, that hIs been highly CON.
plimentel by those fortunate enough
20 be present and hear it. lie dis.
conrsed on the subject in highly or.
iginal manner that made 10 more en-
tertaininR and forcible than the
ordinary sermon on this great evil
a Spring term Of Normri School viii
be held IN the Academy hero as usual.
conducted by Prof Rufus Holden.
Principal Of our schools. assisted by
Mrs. Holden. The term will likely
begin about the FIRST Monday IN May
and promises 10 be very well attended,.
as already quite - number haye sig.
niied their intention of coming.
William Ligeett. NJ Upshur county.
Is brother 81 the famous gold king OF
Alaska. has just returned from the
klondike and in talking about the
gold fields said the public had not the
least conception of the hardships. pri-
vatious and trials attendandant upon
existence there; that the very worst