West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-07-21


pass'~eek with DR.. Showalter as the
attending physician.
Two sisters of Miss Emma Smith are
here from Baltimore. as summer guests
at the Gordon House.
Franls Mccormick Is here this week
from Psrkersburg. taking short vaca-
ticn aud visiting friends.
Miss Moilie Stemple returned 10 her
nome at Aurora, Monday after two
weeks visit with friends here.
A son Of the late James Hanaway. OF
Grafton. has been here the past week
visiting friends and relatives
Robert Smith and family are here
for visit from Thomas. where they
have been located the past year
Winfield Jackson. son of George
Jackson. OF GladesviIie. is the now
clerk at George A. behring's store.
Albert A. Dorsey arrived in town
Sunday from the Salt Sulohur Springs
of Addison, where he has been the mast
month
Hiss Maud Brown expects TO go TO
Webster Springs in a fe y DAYS for a
week or two's visit at this popular
resort.
Troy Jenkins has been here this
week, after some time spent at Point
Marion. where he has been running
Jewelry shop.
Robert B. Brown was here over sun.
day to visit his folks and returned
Monday TO his work at Parlsersburg
for the u. 80 X r..
Mathew cobun went to clarEshnrg
Tuesday to attend the funeral OF his
sister, Mrs. John Teets. who died Mon
day morning July 18th.
Gus. Greaser. OF Mt Lookout Nicho.
las county, was in to see us last week.
Gus has been living out there for sew
eral years and is doing well.
That hog killing business has ceased
and you hear no more of the squealing
now. as the engine on the w. Va
Northern has big loud whistle that
sounds more like railroading.
The big brass cannon which was used
here on the 4th. of July, was taken
home TO Morgantown across the
country and hauled oyer by the
swearengen boys with their teams.
Edward NJ. Williams came over from
Carmel last Saturday after his wife
VINO bad been visiting here since the
4th. They drove back Monday even
'ng. l. Is doing vel over there and
is hustler.
James Hayes returned last Saturday
from Buckhannon, where he went TO
play ball with the Rowlss0nrg club
against the team up there. jim didn't
brIg much about the games. but saws
they played ia hard lucis and lost both
games.
The Fourth OF July co nmittee here
is about so in the hole and hays been
trying 90 deyiss some means Of raising
II In order 10 pay off all ia isbtsdness.
There IS talk OF having festival as
the best form OF entertainment this
warm weather.
The Rowlesburg Base Ball Club IL
not Dragging much this year. The
boys went to BuclShannon last week
aad played the club there on Thursday
and FRIDAY afternoons and lost both
& snes with a big score against them.
bowman was pitching. bot seemed to
lose his grip and even Newt Dawson
was not on his feed right. Our boys ran
up against pitcher from Wheeling.
named Lucas aad ne was TOO much for
them.
Miss Sallie Fairfax has been spend.
ing some time down az Camp Fairfax"
on the beautiful river Cheat and her
nephew, Rupert vickery stays with
her and other friends are down there
nearly all the time, as it is delight
fnl place to spend the warm weather.
Mrs. Florence Elliott and daughter.
Kathaline and Miss May Morgan have
been down there since Saturday and
Felix Elliott Jr.. aud J s Brown AMI
Jimmy Brown were down there Sunday
and Monday
: The town has been full of hand
organs ard travelling musicians this
week, TO the delight OF the boys and
some OF the older folks. Two young
fellows struck town Monday with a
large music.box aud cyclorama Of Datt,e
scenes and then next morning an old
organ grinder from Sunny Italy ar
riycd and scoopod ia the rest Of the
pennies, also another Dapo and his
wife pulled ia and it looked like an
Annual Session Of the Grand Lodge Of
the Organ Grinders Convention.
The patriotic people Of Alfrights-
Vile are preparing for a big time next
Saturday week. July soth They
have ordered handsome nsg 20 feet
long aud u feet wide which will be
raised about p. m. at The baptist
church. Several addresses will be
made after the Gag raising, by Hon. p
J. crogan, Of Kiogwood and others
who have been engaged for the oc-