West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-01-20

Col. Il. w. Monroe went TO Romney
Monday. TO remain several days on le-
gal business.
Col. John Sliney has been in town
this week and still talks eucouragingly
about the Coal Fields
The Reading Club meets at Mrs.
Marsden's tomorrow night and will
have delightful evening.
Mrs. Camden Lantx. who has been
visiting friends and relatives over Ut
Aurora, returned last week.
The pm Slic school ut No. Z. this dis
trict, was recently photographed in n
group by A. J. Erwin, of Grafton.
W. II. Jenkins. OF Independence.
has been very sick with herpes, from
neursigia. but is improving now.
George A. Menear and Charley childs
left yesterday for Carmel with a four
horse load of household goods for Ed
NJ. Williams.
Henry Clay Beerbowcr. of St Joe.
was In town this week looking up the
Patent Rooster business in which he
is engaged now.
]. Slidell Brown returned Monday
from trip out i'm Tyler county aud at
Parkersburg, in the interest of the
Red Men OF the State.
Mrs Amanda Pell, of Austen, accom-
panied by her sister. Miss Ethel Teets,
of Clarksburg, is visiting her uncle.
EIri Tsets, near Eighty Cut
Thirty-fve hundred bushels of coal
has been dug for the farmers and others
around Eighty Cut this winter, by VIM.
II. Conner, an expert miner from Mars
den.
David Cobun. of near Tunnelton,
who has been confined to the house for
four months by n complication OF dis
eases, is once more able TO be out and
about.
j. Will Fawcett will continue his
auction and sell the remainder of his
Roodseat his old stand on Price Street
next Saturday, January 22nd. Sale
begins at o'clock and Z o'clock p. IN
William U .Showaiter, Of near indie
pendence, is sick with some kind of
stomache trouble. He lately moved
out on the Sheets farm aud Sheets
moved into town, as they traded pop
erty.
This mild open weather for mid win
ter. almost breaks the record. January
so far, has been entirely too tame for
health aud even comfort, for dry. cold
weather would be lots better than 40
much rain and mud.
Ell NJ. Williams, Lovd Shaffsr and j..
a. Lenhart went to Carmel Monday to
invoice the stock of goods in Shaffer .
store there. Mr.. Williams takes charge
at once AMI will make business hum
over there. as he is hustler.
kingwood Presbyterian church. Sun.
day Jan. 2Srd. 1898. Sahba,h-schooi
at 10 a. m. Preaching at II II. m. Sub
ject, 'Journeying through Samaria ="
Christian Endeavor Mt 9 so p. m. Preach
ing at Pleasant Grove at 3 IN Every.
body is cordially invited.
Rev. Reese. of Terra Alta. has been
holding the biggest big meeting" over
ut Washington Manor held in the
county for some time. lie is said TO be
n great worker i'm the u. Is. church and
meeting with lots If success The house
- ia 'nmed every night and many have
professed religion aud many others are
still at the altar.
Horace Tucker received a letter YES
terday from Luther Tucker. who ran
away from here eleven years ago. when
he was fifteen Years old. Luther is a
man now 20 years old and weighs over
400 lbs He has good position on =
Steamboat on the Chesapeake Bay aud
says he is too busy 10 come home. Has
good health and hasn't been sick a day
since he left here
Our business has grown so largely
that we have been doing three mems
work for several wears and have finally
been compelled to have an assistant.
Our brother, Mr.. IL. l. Brown has
been employed TO assist with the bust.
ness management and local work OF
the Office and all business entrusted Ia
his care will be attended to same as IL
given TO the proprietor.
Miss Alice Thomas gave delightful
social last Saturday night TO few
friends at the home OF her parents
near town. The party was given In
honor of Mr. j. ID. Gebott. Of Detroit,
Michigan, who Is employed by the big
lumber company on Cheat River, be.
tween here and Rowlesburg MIR.
Gebott is an expert band-saw filer and
commands good salary at this bust
ness.
Ia business letter received from r.
Alden Eaton, OF Medora, North Da.
kotah, under date OF January 18th, he
says Walter Flynn left Medora for
the KlondiSe at noon to-day. There
were three OF them, aud they expect
TO reach the mines in about two
months" The young man Is a son OF
Mrs. Mary Davis, of the Davis House
In Kingwood and went 10 Dakotah last
summer from here. Our old friend
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