West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-02-03


accompanied honle by Miss Matte
MeneAr.
Hon c. NJ. Bishop and Hon. w. G..
Brown went to Oakland, Tuesday to
attend n meeting of the Directors of
the Garrett County Bank.
George Shoultie, OF near the Catholic
church. sold of at pu bile auction Tues
day of last week, all his personal, prop
erty and has moved his family TO tiraf-
ton.
The Social Club met Mt Mr.. and Mrs.
II. C. Hyde's Wednesday nigh, of last
week aud WAS well entertained with
Progressive Pedro and elegant refrrsh-
mcnts.
r. r. Reppcrt Ia opening up the old
c'al mine OF his place out near Betsey
lIaconville and making ready To- fur
nish coal for shipment to prospective
consumers.
The second quarterly conference of
the U. Il. Church Mt. Nillcrsport. will be
held the 18th aud 18th. Rev. c. A.
Davis OF Grafton, the Presiding Elder.
will Ice present
William Campbell. Esq. n prominent
Democratic politician and business
IMAM from Charles Town, this state.
WAS here Saturday aud Sunday to visit
William @. Brown.
In Mineral county Preston J. Over
ton. aged 100 years and one month.
WAS married recently to- Mrs. Mary j.
Henderson, aged az. The happy young
couple drove 20 miles TO the groom's
residence.
There was n big dance and social
Monday night out at 1T. Garlitz,
about three miles from town. The
Young folks hae gay time in honor
OF the birthday anniversary of one of
Mr. Garlitz's daughters.
The town council of Grafton, has by
unanimous vote contracted with the
TT Wayne Electric Company. for the
erection of an electric plant for the
city, of 100 arc light capaeitv, for
$4,000. TO be completed April 1.
wheeling made over As, 900. 900 stogies
last year, and claims to TIC the greatest
stogie-mating town in the United
States The widely circulated endorse
ment of the toby by Tom Reed. seems
to have value as an advertisement.
Hon. C. C. Smith. the local member
of the Board of Directors of the Speu-
Ger Hospital aud the Treasurer of that
Institution. died at his home in Spen-
Ger last Thursday. He was banker
and prominent citizen of that place.
A young lady attendant arrived here
last Thursday from Hospital at Wes-
ton, and took charge Of Mrs. Elizabsth
Metheney who Was confined in Jail
here ON a charge of lunacy. The nurse
took her on to the Hospital the next
day.
Messrs. n. Williams, Of Clarlss-
burg. and George w. Brue. OF Grafton,
were in Kingwood last week looking
after the contract for the new addition
to- the High School building and for
prospective contracts on street paying,
etc.
Notice tho change in the big Adver-
tiseinent OF George A. Herring this
week. He is now leading in low prices
for cash and giving handsome prem
iums to cash customers besides Read
the big ad on second page and then call
and see for yourself.
Married, at Charles Messengers ia
Tunnelton. on Monday evening, Jan.
nary o. 1898. by Rev. H. J. TAYLOR, OF
Kingwood, Peter Fromhart OF Austen,
to Miss Osa Messenger. The groom is
a miner working at Austen and the
bride is staying with her brother in
Function.
Frank Mccormick. formerly OF this
place. has a good position as book
keeper for the firm of Lewis Pope a
Sons of Parkersburg. He is a grad
uate Of the Mountain State business
College OF Parkersburg and ''The
YOUTH" the Official paper OF that in
stitution. speaks of him as "a young
man of good ability"
The series of meetings held in the
NJ. K. church here, closed last week
after three weeks protraction. About
twenty-five members were taken into
the church and considerable interest
manifest in the services by the. cougre-
cation. Most of the new members
came ia through the Junior League,
which seems to be doing good work ina
the church.
Hon. w. VI. o. Dawson has accepted
an invitation TO deliver the principal
address in Huntington on the 18th OF
February, on the occasion OF the cele-
bratiou of the anniversary of the
Knights of Pythias. There are about
400 knights in Huntington. while sew
era hundred more are expected from
neighborirg towns for the Anniversary
celebration --Charlestou Gazette.
Died. at bic home in Bruceton on
Thursday, Jsn. q. 1898 J. Frank Kelly.
aged 26 years. The interncnt took
place last Saturday in the cemetery az
Terra Alta. The deceased was a popn-
lar young man and a son Of Mrs. Mary