West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-06-30
EsSslsits aud Bctelctts.
Items or Interest Picked Up Here
aud There.

Fe'in RAM SnAFFkR.
A Palatinc virl has raised aeompany
without Go~ornor Atislnsoa's consent
aud keeps IL seven nights each week.
Willie Lavellc. OF Tunnclton, L. hone
from Rock Hin College, Md. where he
has been attending school the passtwo
or three years.
War. war and rupors ~ war. hut
don't get excited, use plenty OF ics al
IL cent per 10. FRANK SNAPPER
Edward Thornton Hartman, who
travels for Harper Rros, OF New Yorl,
City. has been here calling GA friends
the past week or two
IIcr. ) c. McGrcw aud Miss Persis
Heermans. OF kingwood. are the guests
of Major and Mrs. w. G. McIrrw.
They are on their way home from
Cleveland. ohio, where they have been
visiting Mr.. MeGrew's son. Rev. George
McGrew. - --Morgautown Dominion.
Congressman w A, Stone. of Peunsyl-
vania, has returned home from trout
hshing in Cheat river, West Virginia.
lie and companion caught 400
speckled beauties, mess of which
found their way 90 President McI<in-
ley's table. Another mess was sent TO
Senator Elkins.
The following gentleman compose
the West Virginia Conference Seminary
Board OF Trustees: Gov. Geo. w
Atkinson. Judge II. G. McWhorter.
Rev Joseph Lee. Rev c. b. Graham.
Rev. 5. u. Ta,nblin. Rev. j II Hess.
Rev. A. Mick DIR. r. A. Roger. Treas.
urer; j. NJ. Barnes Secretary.
which exhibited here Il the Base Ball
Park. Tuesday night OF last week, was
fairly good and we'll patronlzed, as the
large tent was crowded with Aeveral
hundred people. Everything passed
Oft very nicely and the troupe seems To-
be very well behaved one. They left
here the next morning for Newburg.
Here are two personals from the
Grafton Sentinel
Mrs l.. II. Martin, OF Gladesville.
1 ~
Castle, OF west Main street last week.
w. r. Loar and wife attended The
reception at Reedsviile Preston county,
rendered Mr.. Loar's brother who was
married near Morgantown on Wednes-
day OF last week 10 Miss Nellie Holt.
! tho daughter OF w. Il. Holt one OF
Monongalia county's most prominent
farmers.
During the past week George Shafer
has brought TO town three large rattle.
snakes. One Of the reptiles was Ave
feet long and had IL rattles-the others
being about feet long, one having 10
while the other had Z. This will be
exatperatfng news TO Leeve Dorton--
when IL is known that Leeve Is the
| champion snake hunter OF these parts
IL will break Lewis heart TO learn that
George has entered the snake business
and is already such "A successful rival
Morgantown Post.
Here is an item from the Fairmont
Expositor:
a. w Potter, 80 years old, who came
here from KinRwood 10 volunteer In
the army, and who was rejected on ac-
count OF some physical defects. left
here on No b5 last night for Wheeling
and when mile west of Burton feil
from the train and wss killed ne
was found shortly after the train
passed II is said that there was
violent quarrel on the train and II Is
not known whether Potter fell off or
was thrown off Both legs were cut
OH and there WAS a confusion on the
head.
The Fairmont Index makes the in
teresting announcement that G Frank
Ellis. OF Baltimore. and Misc Mary Orr
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs Morgan -
Orr, of Palantine, will be united IN
marriage. at the home Of the bride on
Wednesday Of nsxt week Miss orr is
one OF the city's most popular Young
ladies. and the groom Is young busi-
moss man with brilliant prospects
They viii reside ia Baltimore. Mr..
Ellis owns large dry goods store in
Grafton and hes other large business
interests In this section.
An intelligent young lady after en-
tertainiug n yonng man until the
chickens were Growing their last
nightly crow, handed him - ponen and
paper and told him To make niue
ciphers IN line thus 0g0JJO0oO then
20 commence ~ the erst on tho ief.
aud from the right side Of the c'pher
deaw q stais bt line down: on tie ri. h
side 81 the fourth raalre straight iinc
pp; on the right side ~ the 6fth make
line down; on the right side Of The
seventh make straight line up. and
from tho right of thr gDth one mark
down and then resd what he he'd
writtcp.
There are 'yomfn who arc come1y,
there are women who are homelg.
tbongh be careful how the latter thing
you say. There are women Who ar,
wealthy. there are women who ~,
healthy. there arc woinen vim eil
have their own way. There are
women who arc truthful. there are
women Who are ypnthfni -esss ther,
ever any woman Who was old 2 Thcr,