West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-08-11

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John .Fiser ard family were over
near Terra Alta last week, visiting
John Fiser, Jr.
Charley Trowbridge, who has been
at Morgantown for some time. i nC W
at Terra Alta where hs has work
Lloyd Elmunds and wife aud sister,
Miss h ate, from Function, were here
last week visiting Mrs. Ritha Younger
MIR. aud Mrs James Morgan aud
/ baby FROM near browns Mil. were
here sunday, visiting at W IL Branl's.
/ Miss May Smith, WAC was here
guest OF her sister at the Hotel Gordon.
lett last week, for her home ia BAlti-
/ more.
pr. :. NJ Scott, OF Terra Alta, was
here last sunday TO see Mrs. J. NJ
Crane. who has been ill for several
weeks.
Miss Lynne Va idell, of Braudonville.
has again Oeeu elected teacher ian
the MvrxantoNn public schools for
another year.
Ann Beavers purchased lot near
the new depot ana has a good two
story dwelling erected on il, nearly
ready ~ noie in,O.
David III. Loar, of Reedsville. who
has been very i'll for some .ime, is
much better now aud on the road to
good health once more.
Born last Saturday, August 9th TO
| Mr.. and Mrs John M Cleveuger, of
the Switch back. fne boy Uaby. Dr..
Graham attending physician.
Mrs. n. j. Fortney and Miss Tina
G odwin went TO Oakland last Saturday
to visit friends for few days They
returned home yesterday evening.
Miss Alice Morgan, of near Montana
Mines, Marion county, arrived here
last Friday evening to visit her cousin
Miss May Morgan, in East Kingwood
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert jenkins and chill
dren from Pittsburgh, arrived here
last week TO spend the month with the
parents OF the former at the Hotel
Jenkins
The train on our railroad goes out
now ten minutes earlier in the morn
ing and afternoon both, 0:30 a m and
l:5O p. m, and returns as heretofore
whenever it can get back.
Melvin n. Snyder from Braddock.
Pa, arrived here yesterday Oh vaca.
ton from his duties as one of the
SuPerintendents at the Edgar Thomp-
son Steel Works. He was accompanied
by friend from there.
This Office lately completed big Job
OF hne printing for the Great Council
of the Improved Order Of Red Men of
this State, being the proceedings of
the late annual session held al Parkers-
Iurg. and consisting of over 800 copies
of u l4o page book
c. NJ. Haynes OF Scottdale, Pa. was
here this week and dropped in to sub
scribe for The ARGUS lie was raised
down near Pisgah, in this county, but
is now at Scott lale working in the big
steel mills there and is over here on a
visit.
| Lieutenant Stephen Il. Elkins, Jr of
General Grants staff, went Friday
evening to Newport News. where he
will EN- bark on the T. s. $ Yale for
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| Porto Rico. The lieutenant is the on.y
student OF Yale college TO depart with
the force alb Jard the Yale.
From the meteorological record for
July as kept by Julius K Monroe, the
| Voluntary Observer here, we extract
the following data The highest tenn
perature was 81 on the Bird and the
lowest was Al on the l1th The total
precipitation for the month, was 81
inches. Number OF clear days, 8;
cloudy and partly cloudy 90 The
mean temperature for the month was
70 1-2.
p. $. There was no frost in this part
Of the country.
| The continuous wet weather is very
inconvenient TO say the least. and Is
doing lots of damage all over the
country. The farmers are right ia the
midst Of their harvest and have been
having hard time OF IL trying TO
make hay and get their oats in and do
their threshing Here IN town we are
in bad FIX with our street all tore mp
and unable TO go ahead with the
work The big job on the Presbyterian
church hill would have been done and
the walk laid had It not have
been for the rain and mud.
The following prepare tions are not
taxable under the new tariff law:
Lemon extract FOR havorinR etc.
Vanilla extract for havoring etc Elk.
tract II White Vanilla. Oil OF lemon.
Essence Of Rose for Il ivoring etc.
I Glycerine. Spirits of Turpentine
! sperm Sewing machine oil.
The following are held 10 be- taxable
as medicinal preparations;
Liberty Witch-hazel, or hamamslis
Liberty brand OF Jamaica Ginger,