West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-04-14
PERSONAL POINTS.
Local News and Notes aud Short
Items OF Interest.

tof ihk ARNUt.
Messrs. w. w. Shock Zoe Puvh ard
II. w. Rightmver. of Rowie.burg. were
in town last Friday on business.
Oliver a. Ollie and son. of Morgan.
town, were in Kingwood last week ON
business connected with the Dnlis
farm near town.
Robert II. nrown came home Inst
Friday to visit his mother aud chill.
dren here. from his work out on the
B. a o railroad.
Isaac Parsons Martin moved during
the past week. from HE farm down on
the river. into the wardweli property
In East Kingwooo,
High priced competitors disregard
well established law OF physics when
they buck against Salvation Oil. l,i
the best and cheapest 25c.
Bailey Fawcett. Of near town, hns
about 1900 bushels OF fine lime now
ready for delivery to anyone wnnting
It He has just opened n Ane new
kiln.
William X. shaffer has heeu out the
past two weeks in the employ Of this
paper as travelling solicitor and col.
lector. He has been working along
the railroad from Independence TO
Terra Alta.
OF. Arthur Childs. who Is now living
at Wilsosis, on the West Virginia Gem
trail railroad. wns here from Saturday
till Monday, Waiting his parents and
other relatives aud moving his house.
hold goods.
r. II. Patton. e1s Walton Ave. N. Y.
CITY, writes have used DR.. Bulls
Cough Syrup for years and fiud Il the
most eficacious reruedy for coughs,
colds and laryngitis Ihave ever tried"
viii Rexroad arrived in town last
week. after spending the winter at
Newton. in Upshur county. where he
was employed on n saw-mill. He Is
looking we'll and get fat this winter,
and came home TO join the military
company.
Quite crowd OF young people as
sembled Mt the Park Hotel. Albrights-
vile, last Friday night and had good
time with music. dancing and refresh
mentr till after midnight. ere the per rty
broke up. There were several present
from RinRwood.
Any young lady or gentleman con-
templating attending school this sum
mer, should write to Prof. Rufus Hol-
den, Principal of the Academy,
Kingwood. and make arrangements to
come to this place. Board Is cheap
and the school good and the place
l'ealthy and what moro do you wantq
Preston county il well represented
at the University this term. Quite a
number of young teachers have en-
tered for the spring term after closing
their schools. Clifford Davis.of Etam.
Arnold Schsrr. of Eglon, Charles c.
Trembly aud Roy Shaw, of Terra Alte.
went to Morgantown last week to en-.
roll
| Frank w. Candy was down in Grant
and Pleasant districts last week, look.
ing after his chances for the Office Of
County Snpt. OF schools. Mr.. Candy
thinks his chances are good for knock.
ing the persimmou. as he is tile tailest
OF the candidates and got the longest
reach go he may be able to grab the
prize.
Martin L. Crane. who went 70 Bal
timore couple Of weeks ago. was
operated upon last Friday a week IN
Johns Hopkins University. The on
GRAFTON was for hernia and was very
successful. Mr. Crane will donbtless
be home soon. and. we hope, entirely
restored 10 heaith.--Terra Alta Re.
publican.
A commission has been issued by the
Adjntant General to Cadet Lieutenant
Buckner r. Scott, Of the University.
This was done on the request of the
Commandant OF Cadets st tho Tnivers.
~ and is in the regular order Of doing
things now days Scott is 20 be first
hntenant from he date OF the issuance
OF this commission.
II. d. Carroll captured grey fox one
day last week right ia the midst OF
the city Of Millersport. His hounds
had ran is down and the fox startsd 70
run into A. D. whites house for ref.
uge and the latter scared IL away aud
the dogs got him IN the road and had a
lively little fgbt before killing Reyn-
ard. Carroll shipDed the trophy down
TO the Sporting Club at Prunt5towD.
The telephone business is stlli boom.
Jog here and tho company has been
putting ~ n number OF new phones
during the past week Three were
placed in private homes IN East King
wood, for T. r. Martin. Dr.. !. A. Ora
ham and }. SlideIl Brown. dozen
/ phones have been ordered for various
other parties and heavier poles have
been put up around town.
''oid Aunt Betsey" Mcthenev wife
Of George Methency, Of near Ringers
Mill In Pleasant district diod in the
Hospital ~ Weston. Tuesday April sth
and was brought home for burial az
Valley Point. The funeral occurred