West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-07-14

Oakland to visit Mira Il. Ii. sincer.
Thomas b. Jackson. of Terra Alta,
has been here this week on business.
w. w. Graham. of Morgantown. was
here on business duriag the past week.
Mrs. Ida Jones. Of Fairmont, is Wis
ting her uncle James ID. Benson. OF
Terra Alta.
George Giles. who has been Waiting
at connelisville. Pa, returned home
last evening.
Charley Copeman viii teach the
Greens RIM School. near Fairfax Ma
nor, this coming winter.
William Riley shaffer has been out
on Birds Creek the past week, painting
the new church out there.
Miss Alice Thomas is Improving FROM
her recent severe illness aud able 70
be mp and about the house once more.
Mr.. and Mira. win Frazier and chill.
dren returned to their home in New.
burg Monday. after visiting relatives
here.
Miss Gertie Mccarty. OF Ironton, Ohio,
arrived here yesterday TO visit relatives.
She is related TO the Murdocks of this
place.
Clyde Watson and Francis Runner
were at Fairmont and Morgantown
durisg the past week. riding through
on their bicycles.
There was dance out At the plat
form near the Catholic Church School
last Saturday night to finish no the
4th of July celebration.
DIR. Robert McMillen from Wheeling,
was In town this week calling on cid
friends He has been out at Mason
town also visiting relatives.
James E. Hayes went to Buckhanron
this morning to play with the Rowles-
burg club against the team of the for
mer place. What "Jesmes"w w Ill do to the
ball will be plenty.
County Court is in session this week.
all the members being present and as
the term Is an important one, II will
likely last all week. We will give pro-
ceedings in our next issue.
At the meeting of the Presidents of
the Boards of Education held here last
week, Kenneth +. Burke was reelected
as Member of the Teachers Board OF
Examiners for another term of two
years.
Miss Stella Chidester left last Sat-
urday for her home In Buckhannon.
after some time spent here IL L. M.
Albright's Millinery Store. She will
likely return soon as she Is fond of our
Forest here
DIR. s. A. Pratt and Mr.. and Mrs.
Adam Evor,s left Monday for Balti-
more. where the latter goes to enter
TIE Johns Hopkins Hospital for treat
ment and perhaps an operation on her
eyes, as her sight has become badly
affected.
Mrs. @. r. Sherwood, moved this
week from the Messenger property on
High street. into rooms In the Thomas
brick on Main street aud will board
with the family of Mr.. Elisha Thomas
while her husband is away with his
company In the war.
Hon. w. G.. Brown aud mother, Mrs.
NJ. Brown and daughter Miss Jessie.
returned yesterday from an extended
trip in the Great North West. They
were accompanied by Guy Brown aud
his sister, of Morgantown, and drove
over from there yesterday. George N.
Mcdonald, of this place, went oyer to
meet them.
Clarence Albright. who has been in
the County In6rmary for about ten
years, ran away last Friday and came
back Monday and his Irind has become
so badly affected that II was deemed
unsafe TO try to keep him out there
any longer and he was brought here
and paced In Jail He has been exam
ined for lunacy and committed To the
| Hospital for treatment and will be
taken to Weston before long.
A camping party composed OF Mr..
and Mrs. VIII Hamilton. MIR. and Mrs.
Charley Jackson. Mrs. T. G. Miller and
children Dana and Pauline and Miss
Ida and Frank Amos left here yester-
day for Terra Alta, where they will
camp through the heated season. They
have selected most beautiful place
4 for the camp and are prepared to en-
joy themselves during the hot wea ther.
-Fairmont Index
A festival will be held IN Browns
Hall, at Tunnelton, tomorrow night
and a Poverty soshul.' Saturday
night. The proceeds for the benefit Of
the new NJ E. Church for Tupneiton.
The Cornet Band "of che second Reg.
iment. W. Va Volunteer Infantry
will furnish music for the occasion
and refreshments will be served in
abundance for all Every body invited
TO attend both nights and help along
good cause.
The chestnut bloom Is the heaviest
we ever saw and the prospect seems