West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-05-19

Meclenand Hartman, OF Valley Point,
was in town Tuesday on business.
Henry W. Huddleson. of near Glades.
vile. was here Tuesday aud gave rs a
/ call.
Miss Lille Giles has returned from
Penusy lvania, where she spent the past
/ winter.
NJ. and Mrs. Julius X. Monroe re-
turned last Saturday from their visit
10 Morgantown.
George w Lang OF Newbury. WAS
here yesterday on business AMI drop
ped in TO subscribe for Tux ASeUS
pr. j. NJ. Joseph and attorney l.. V.
keck. Of MorEantown. drove over 10
Kingwood yesterday and are stopping
Al the Exchange Hotel.
Rev. Dr.. George Trach. will preach
his farewell sermon here next sunday
and leave for Warrington the latter
part OF next week.
The Normal school here is big sue
cess and has about forty pupils in the
Principals Room. several new ones hav-
ing enrolled this week.
Rev Rodgers. OF the Western Theo-
logical Seminary, at Allegheny CITY.
Pa. preached in the Kingwood Pres
byterian church last Sunday morning
and evening, and made good im-
preston on our people.
Hon w. q. Conley and wife and chill
dren have been visiting friends and
relatives in Kingwood and vicinity this
week. They left this morning for
their home in Parsons. Mr. Conley
aud wife attended the Editorial Assoc
citation at Morgantown last week and
drove over here from there.
Winfield Scott Garner. OF near Tim.
Melton, was here this week and brought
ns the handsomest boquet If fee. silver
howers, we have ever received. They
are Ioanquils with 10 beautiful white
petals to one golden one in the centre
hence Mr.. Gamers adoption of them as
Miss Emma Smith, OF Grafton. is
here, stopping at the Gordon House.
The young lady is here TO organize n
class in dancing aud has had consider
aole experience in teaching this grace
iul and pleasant social accomplishment.
We hope she will succeed ia securing a
class here. The oaly w-bac elk is that
we have no hall or good place for
anything OF that kind.
Dr.. Sivey's new drug store at Tunnel
ton will soon be ready TO supply all
kinds of drugs and medicines to the
people OF that town and vicinity. The
doctor has just received "A fine invoice
OF shelf goods, and one OF the largest
and best soda fountains i'm the county.
No doubt his place will become popular
headquarters during the heated term
just ahead OF us.
Kingwood now has Weather Bureau
station, with julius X. Monroe as VOL
uutary Observer, and from his report
for April we note as follows: Highest
WI hit 80, on the
18th; lowest, IL, on the 9th. Total
rainfall, ~ inches. Number OF clear
days, s; clondy, o; partly cloudy, 18.
The snowfall was heavier than any
month OF the past winter.
Some Philadelphia capitalist were
here Moaday, looking after our coal
fields and inspecting the coal works
out AZ the Switch back They are mem
bers of the Company represented here
by Mr.. y. c. Todd and we're Messrs J
H. Weaver, Frank Christina and Harry
Haust. The gentlemen were accom-
panied by their wives and visited at
Mr.. and Mrs. Todd's while here.
Yesterday Constable John NJ. DevalI
OF Tunnelton. brought down william
and Arnold McGinnis. of near that
place, and lodged them in Jail on ten
days sentence for stealing chickens
They are charged with taking FIVE
fowls from James A. Cool Of that sec
ton, and were tried before Justice JOS
A. Miller, OF Tunnelton. 1t was a
Cool job. hence their being sent to the
Cooler"