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

"'S VcoTSh LOOK, OF wheeling. has
heen visiting at the Davis House here.
the past week or two.
U. 5. Sspp. formerly OF Gainesville.
Is now in business At Elk Garden, Min
ersl county, this State.
Postmaster W. VI. Glover, of TERN
Alta, was here Tuesday ON business
and dropped in To see US
w. ID. Lo..ue i keeping hotel At his
pace on East Main : rect and has up
large sign of the Farmers lIoine.~
Miss Olivia Fairfax, who has been
staying with friends here for some
time. returned to her home near Reeds
Vile. to-day.
Robert Il. Brown. who has been
working at Par<ersburg all winter.
was home over SUNDAY. visiting his
mother and little daughters here.
Congressman Dayton introduced a
bill in Congress lately TO grant a pen
sion to Mrs. Deborah j. Fogle. the
widow of DIR. j. d. fosle. of Terra Alta
Workmen are engaged tearing the
old shiugle roof off the house lately
purchased by DIR. Sh,walter, aud put
ting on a tin roof aud making other
repairs to the property.
Senator Elkins has recommended tho
establishment OF u postoffice over at
Hamilton on the Cheat Valley R r.,
the Office to be called Mannheim, and
L. IL. Hamilton to be postmaster
Grace, the Eve year old daughter of
Mr.. aud Mrs William Miller, who live
near the Crane school house, died Nom
day, March 9TH and was buried Tues
day at o'clock Mt the Mt. Carmel
graveyard. Services were Quoted
by Rev. Taylor, of this place.
Charley Cool, lately compositor in
this Office, writes from Jacksonville.
Florida, that he is on his way TO Ha-
vaua. He says the weather is delight
full down there and straw berries and
vegetables of all kind In the market
Had been over to st. Augustine and
was going on to Tampa to take steamer
olivette for Havana. Later we received
n Cuban paper from him, printed in
Spanish, giving full account of the
war. We nave laid it away TO read
some rainy Sunday. Charley says he
was out alligator hunting and killed a
biz alligator
A very interesting and enjoyable en-
tertaiument was given in the Chapel
of the AGA lemy here last Friday after
noon from three 20 four o'clock, by the
pupils of the informed late Depart
ment in charge of Miss Laura Parks.
The large room was crowded with n
delighted and appreciative audience of
patrons of the school. The program
was we'll selected aud well arranged,
and everything carried out very nicely.
The performances were all SO good
that it were hardly fair to make spec
ial mention of any performer, but little
Miss Ethel Murdoch in her rendition
of the Alabama Coon" carried the
house by storm.
Re port OF the Whetsell School. for
third month. ending January 81, Is9s.--
Mary Eta Bishop. teacher. Number
enrolled this month 2s; average daily
attendance q; per cent of attendance
vi. Names of those present every day:
Elizabeth and Nettie Whetseil. Vergie
Bell. Earl, Carl and Barclay WhetselI.
Those absent but one day were: Mag
gle Calvert. Agnes and Carrie FELTON,.
Guy Bell Grow r and Ray Whetsell
and Isaiah Jeffers,
Report for fourth moRth, ending
Feb. %, 1898. Enrolled 23; average
attendance q; per cent of attendance
IS Names Of those present every day /:
Agnes and Cirrie FELTON,, Vergie and
May Bell. Nettie, RAY, Barclay and
Edgar Whetsell, Hugh FELTON, and
Isaiah LETTERS The attendance was
cut down by sickness this month.
The Easter number of that popular
fashion periodical. THE STANDARD DE-
sIGNER, blooms forth in han Isome
new cover printed in four colors. The
Autographs, half tones, woodcuts and
line drawings which illustrate the con-
tents are of unusual artistic merit
There are exhibited over one hundred
seasonable designs for ladies'. misses
and children's garments. and fifteen
black and white and colored reproduc-
tions OF imported spring hats. Among
the miscellany may he mentioned
Notes on the World A-Wheel," giving
the newest hints on bicycle toiletts.
About Easter Decorations" which
should be OF great value TO the amateur
florist Easter Lilies a very clever
story Easter Souvenirs" and Crochet T.
ing and Knitting" both giving suVRes-
tions for dainty fancy work. and "a
April Fool" a simple comedy for young
people. There are also combinations
Of I'm the Sick Room" 1.-THE Arts OF
Beauty" and Van Alstyne's Daugh-
ter" the latter n novelette, of absorb
ing interest. Hints on etiquette. in
terror furnishing, cookery receipts, md
household advice are given their usual
space.
The ECLECTIC MAGAZINE for March
contains a long list OF well-selected
articles fro'r the foreign Reviews and
Magazines. ,oonV others we note :
The Fall Of the Roman Empire and
its Lessons for u.s." by Thomas Uodg-
kin; Indian Reservations. bv philip
Beresford Eagle; The Case Of Captain
Dreyfus" by u. Austin Farleigh; THE
Tale Of the Flint" by A VI Bell; tThe
Partition Of China" by Holt s. Haliett;
is Photography among the Fine
Arts ?" by Joseph Pennell: THE Ne "
Hum1nitaria nism:" "Rusticating in
Russia" by y. Hughes: "Waterloo:''
"Slcep:' TIE Frost King" bv " G..
Watkins: ~ rthur Uurh Ciou IN A