West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-04-28

NOT expected TO live.
w. K Shaffer returned Tuesday from
two weeks circuit beating up the red.
brush in the interest of certaia candi.
dates for honors at the Repub. lean
Primary Election.
The kitchen of Wash Wilson, who
lives ont near Snyder Chapel, caught
fire and burned down Monday night of
this week. The FIRE originated from a
defective chimney in the structure,
which WAS the old residence. standing
apart from the present dwelling and
being used for a kitchen
Kingwood Presby terrain church. sun.
day May lst. 1seS sabbath-school at
10 a. m. Preaching ut II a m aud 1850
| p M by the Rev. ID K Montgomery.
OF Allegheny City. Pa. Christian En-
deavor at $3.50 p. m Let everybody.
young aud old come out to hear the
visiting minister.
"oid Glory" as applied to the M
tional EN- blem. the glories of which are
just now more in evidences than they
have been before in years, aud are in
spring patriotic hearts everywhere.
FIRST used by the poet Edward p. Day.
many years ago. He was the author
Of q patriotic song entitled .0ld
Glory"
Harvey Hudson was brought to Jail
here last week by Constable John NJ.
Devall of TunneIton. The young man
was arrested on charge of stealing
four wagon wheels aud tried before
Justice J. A. Miller. OF Tunnelton.
who sentenced him TO ten days In Jail.
The young fellow lived down about
Eighty Cut.
Rev b. J. Taylor. OF Kingwood, went
to Tunnelton last Saturday and re-
turned home Monday night Sunday
night he preached a special sermon to
the Junior Order Council of Tunnel
tor. The services were held in
Browns Han and although IL was
a very bad night, as IL rained hard,
the hail was crowded, even the gal
lery being full.
Last Friday the residence of Mrs
Jane Tricket who lives on the pike
west of X ngwood. came near burning
down. The roof caught from a defec-
tive hue and made considers BILE head
way before IL could be extinguished
and the house would have went up in
smoke had it not been for two men
who were passing at that time, as the
old lady was by herself and not able TO
do much.
The venerable John Sherman, who
will be IS years old the 10th of next
month. has been advised by his physic-
ians TO retire from the Cabinet. aud he
has decided to do so. AT this critical
period of the countrys history, IL is
unfortunate that we hav'nt vigorous
statesman in the prime of life at the
head of the State Department now.
and we hope that Mckinley will select
the right man 20 succeed Mr. Sherman.
George A. Herring has been quite i'll
the past week with the mumps, as he
caught cold on them. DR.. Graham has
been attending him. He caught them
out at Herring visiting his children
who were sick with them. The whole
neigh borhood out there bar been hav-
ing them, all who had not had tussle
with them heretofore One old gentle
man % years old had them. He had
probably had them when young. bnt
as he is now In his second childhood.
they tackled him again.
In this Issue we publish an interest,"
ing letter from Sheridan g. shaw, an
oil Preston county boy we'll known TO
many of our people. He Is located ut
Long Beach. California, where he is
now Ia business with another man
named Stoiler. The firm Ia sstoIler &
Shaw. and their business. Carriage.
House. Sign and Landscape Painters.
All Work Guaranteed TO give Satisfac-
ton" Located on LIST Street. between
Pine and Pacific Avenue. Sherd was
engaged 10 the ministry for several
years aud married in California, but we
are Informed that his wife IL dead
Sherd Is son of the late Benjamin
SHAY.
Married at the residence of Rev. B.
J. Taylor, in Kingwood. Tuesday even
ing abont 8 o'clock, Clinton E. Shaw
Wotring tbetter known as Clint shaw
to Miss Bertha May Pyles, The cere-
mony was performed by Rev. Taylor
in the presence Of about a half dozen
friends. The groom is the son of Mrs.
Harry Potter BY her first husband. but
was raised by his grandfather, Uncle
Bob" shaw. of near town. and has al
ways went by the nane of Shaw, al
though his name is wotriDg. He has
been working no the river at Hanoil-
tons big saw-mills and only came home
10 get married. The bride is a step
daughter of George Shrouts, of near
Kingwood.