West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-03-10

o-S'h Nonodl. April 4th.
Ike Mitter. OF Austen was In town
Tuesday ON legal business
j. Z. Stone and Miss Harriet Store
drove oyer on Muddy Creek Hill Tues
day to visit John stones family.
The Finest line OF Mems Hats in town
at Herrin-'N Something new. nobby
and remarkably cheap for cash. Go
and see them.
Camden Lantz was here over sunday
visiting his wife. They will go to
housekeeping now soon at ClarlSsburg
Miss Kate Edmsnds, of Tunuelton.
was visiting NJ Ritha Ann Younger
of South Kingwood, during the past
week.
Ex-Sheriff Shaw was at Wheeling
last week attending a meeting Of the
Directors of the Equitable Insurance
Company.
Mems Fancy SHIRTS from IS cents up
aud Handsome Cravats and Ties for .
and 10 cents at Herring's Cheap Cash
Store.
Next Thursday n. m. will be ''St
Patric<s Day To The Morning." a holt
day dear to the hearts of every true
son of Fri.
Circuit Court couvenes here Tuesday
March 2eud, and our attorneys and
Court officials are all busy making
ready for H..
Mr. and Mrs. Will Norris. of Pala-
tine, have been visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Noah Buckalew, of South King wood
during the past week. Mrs. Morris
and Mrs. Buckalew are sisters.
The advance subscriptions to the
proposed Historical aud Biographical
Cyclopedia OF Preston County" taken
before the prospectus was issued. num-
bsred one hundred and eight
Ex-senator ID. w. Gall has sold HE
interest in the Philippi Plaindealer to
John T. Roger, who has had charge of
the paper for some time and will here.
after be the editor. proprietor and pub
Usher.
w. Grant Bower, who had been at
Fair mont the p ,st two weeks working
on the new paper there. came home
Saturday and went over to Terra Alta
Tuesday to work for the Republican
there. but will not begin till April l.
W. w. Shoch, of Rowlesburg. was in
town last Saturday on business. he
has retired from the store and his son
Frank now has entire charge while
Mr.. Shoch will devote his time to his
blu. stone quarry and to settling up old
accounts.
Misses Mary aud May Cool, of near
Fellowsville, returned 20 Kingwood
last Friday and will resume dress-malx.
ing in the house occupied by Il A. Orr.
Their father Thomas Cool brought the
girls down. They have been at home
the past two months.
Sherd c. Shaw, son of the late Benz
Shaw aud we'll known TO mluy OF our
peopls, rs now located at Long Beach.
California, where he is partner in
Carriage Factory and is doing we'll He
is also in the min stry and engages in
preaching part of the time. He mar.
ried out there. but his wife is dea
leaving one child.
There was big debate out at the
Literary Society at Snyders School
House last Saturday night. between
W. X. Shaffer and e. +. Reppert on
the affirmative side and DIR. j. ). Hart
ley and Enzor Reese on the negative.
1t was lots offun for the crowd. The
judges decided for the affirmative side
OF the question, two to one.
The ladies of Tunneltou will give
Box and Mush and Milk Supper IT
Browns Hall. on next Monday Evei =
ing March 18th, and on the following
evening lee Cream and Oysters will be
served, the proceeds for the benefit Of
the church. The Box Supper will be
very entertaining, as each lady will
place piece of her apron in the box
she prepares and gets to help eat II
with the fellow who buvs that box.
Every body and his neigbbor invited.
Prof. J. VIII May, OF PaIatine. re-
quests US to announce that there will
be a Sunday-school Convention held in
Fairmont March 10th. conducted by
Prof. Hsmill, who is employed by the
international Sunday-school Associa-
ton. This Convention is for the coun.
ties OF Marion, Monongalia. Preston.
Taylor and Harrison. Everybody Is
invited and IL is hoped that every Sun
day-school In Preston will be repre-
scented. A committee in Fairmont will
look after visitors
The Festival and Entertainment ia
the Court House last Friday nigh, was
the best thing OF the kind we have had
for long time. IL was gotten up by
the ladies OF the town in behalf OF the
Cuban Relief Association. As the
notice was short, IL was not known ont
OF town, but the attendance was good
and everybody delighted with the snc-
cessful manner in which y was mar.
aged. aud the ladies deserve great
credit for their good work The net
proceeds we're $4,000. which was
promptly sent 10 the CUBAN Relief
Association in New York City.