West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-03-09
Notice the change in Miles real e.
tate al this week.

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tate al this week.
Central Commercial college and
school of Shorthand. CiarSsuurg. WA
George W orr, Of Irondadv. was in
'ewn Tuesday ana gave rs a business
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vtocen,E Cooke q Howesvm.. re-
turnea.last wvek Grom a tea days rip
to Pi,,>bu,g.
Walter Burke and NJ c Rowernas.
Ter, Of The Journal force. were at Graf
ton this week.
Miss zvlla Shafsr went to Baltimore
last week To rena.a n month, visiting
friends and relatives
ii : Letiiit Parks left last Saturday
for Charlottesville, Ind, after several
weeks visiting friends here.
Rev. Wilson, OF Pennsylvania. was
here and preached in the Presbyterian
church last sunday morning and even.
ing.
The Terra Alta Normal School seems
To be the first in the field and with
~fiat'ering prospects for a successful
term
j. n. Weaver, OF near Howesvil'e.
has had his pension increased from Sla
u sl5 per month. Capt. Gotwin, OF
this Tluce, secured the raise Tor him.
James Graham will hold n public
sale at his home down On the Cheat
river. ono mile below AlhriehtSvi.ie.
on next Wednesday. March 18th. and
dispose OF his personal property. after
Which he will move to Buckhanpon.
Remember the Maine aud get a
thorough Business Education at Cen
trail Commercial College and School Of
Shorthand, Clai k,6urg, W. Va.
Dr.. and Mrs. T. II. Eanown will re.
turn to KIngwood from Baltimore.
April 1st The Doctor is getting home
sich down there and longs to be back
in Kingwood with the Limckiln Club,
which holds nightly meetings in Jack
Browns store.
The general report from all oyer the
country, is that the peach crop was
all killed b7 the cold weather IN Feb.
ruary. So far, the apples and cherries
do not seem TO be hurt. The continued
cold weather will probably hold back
the apples, SO that we may nave IA good
crop.
George w. Wilson. who livos out in
the Snyder Settlement. is preparing To
build "a new dwelling house this spring.
1t will be two-stories high aud six
rooms, with a cellar. Cam Messenger.
OF thi, place, has the Contract for the
foundation.
AR. and Mrs d. Y Morris enter
iainod "a few Of their many friends at
dinner, Tuesday c%Venin! of last week
Their guests were Mr.. aud Mrs. j. w.
Parks, AIR. and Ms Gus. j. Shaffer,
Mrs. VI. j. Brown. Mrs Matte Parks.
Mrs. Byrnc. Miss Letitia Parks. of
GRAY louisville, lad. Mrs Harvey
Bruce. of Pdrkersburg. and Messrs.
c. a. Bishop, VIM. e.. Brown and Geo.
~ Mcdonald.
We have atlast gotten our new mail
ing list completed and have tried hard
to perfect IL, but there may be mis-
takes in il yet AMI il any of our pa
tronsn note any mistakes, we will be-
glad 10 have Them drop u a card call
ing our attention TO it If any one
mas failed to receive a paper during
the past month. il was probably owing
TO the change in our mailing type.
The new type is a beauty and so large
and plain that there need be no ex-
cuse for the paper being lost or going
astray hereafter AID evervone's ac.
count on it, shows up so plainly that
it VIII look awfully bad if il is delin.
quent
The o.. 5. Department Of Agriculture
is sending out II report Of the wheat
condition and Charles VI. strong. the
Section Director Of the station at
Petersburg, gives the general con-
ditior for Preston as follows: wheat
not doing so we'll; some spewed out;
looks brown at the roots;'' and for a
general summary of West Virginia, as
follows: The weather has been the
coolest ever experienced aver this
section with minimum temperatures
averaging from IS to 30 degrees below
zero, but owing to ample snow pro-
lection, the winter wheat and rye ca ME
out from under the snow i'm better
condition than at the close Of January:
some killing Of late sown wheat re-
ported, but damage slight. Early
sown short, green and healthy; late
sown from fair TO poor condition.
a large number Of young lambs aud
pigs frozen to death.
DOMESTIC TIES.