West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-09-28

Rev James c. White. Of the Eas,
Side, was in town the other day and
gave US a call
} Mrs George ~ Menoar ana children
have been visiting out a. Nasoatowu
the past week.
Hezekiah Wolfe. from near Aublers
burg, was here on business last Sat.
urday and gave as paying cali
Thomas Dunn aud son John. from
Bohtovn, were here last SATURDAY. and
drnPpsd in to renew for the ANGUS
another year.
When the Israelites wanted bread
The Lord sent them mama.
When Mckinley needed advice
The devil sent him Hanna.
John II Garner has sold out his
harness and shoe shop 10 Harry Lady,
Who has boon running il all the time
and now has entire charge on his own
hook
Morley Thomas arrived home Mon.
day from Deer Park, Nd, where he
has been clerking the past Summer in
the big summer hotel there, but the
season closed last Saturday.
/ G. Lazelle and children from Nor
gantown, were here this week Mr..
LaLelle returned home leaving the
children TO visit their grand parents
Mr.. and Mrs, Joseph jackson for
awhile,
Josiah Ami Everly was over on Salt
Lick Sunday looking after his Interes.
in that section. Ami has a very pretty
pet Wolfe over there that is so tame he
expects TO bring it homo with him some
! day before long.
Sylvester n. Martin, OF Gainesville.
has been granted an increase OF PEN
sion from $l2 to cir per month, and
Elisha Jenkins, of Rockville. also gets
an increase. Capt Goodwin, of this
place, had charge OF the cases.
Inventive West Virgiuians were
granted patents last week as follows 4:
l.. c. Hoffman, of Bunker HIN. a pat
ent Game Belt; j. Il. Smith, OF West
Union, patent on n Bailing Press and
j. NJ. Weleh, Looneyville, a patent
Hand Planter.
Harry Taylor, who is sawyer for T.
j. Bowermasler down near Valley
Point has been doing good work on
the mill and is considered n first class
hand by Mr.. Bowermaster. lie has
been down there for some time work
ing on the mill.
Rev. C. w. Nestor and wife have
| gone to Barbour county 20 visit among
friends and relatives for a week or ten
days before going 20 their now home
over at GAINESVILLE, where Rev. Nestor
has big circuit with seyen appoint.
ments in his church, the United
| Bre thren.
The festival given in the Court House
last Friday night bY the ladies OF the
! NJ. Il. church was very pleasant fair
winding up in big cake walk in which
Vernon Fortney and Daisy jenkins
came out victors. The proceeds we're
over twenty dollars clear money for
the benefit OF the Sunday school.
Tho 1rona Coal Company has announced a
raise Of 10 cents per car on the coal mined out
at the Todd Mines near town, This Is bis
raise. as they have been paying IS cents here
tofore aud as 10 Is entirely voluntary on IN,
tart OF the Company II speaks we'll for them
| They expect 80 Increase their force and OUTPUT
| e coal and be enabled TO make more and better
contracts aud thus even mp on tho raise. III,
new rates 90 into effect october ist.
william Wright Monroe, son Of Col.
Monroe, of this place, now has good
position in the FaYette Academy. al
FaYette, Alabama, as one Of the prin,
cipals w. Shelton WEIGH being the
other principal and Mrs Julia Shell
ton, First Assistant, while Miss Louise
Pendergrass, is the Teacher of Music
The session opened Septem Dor 25th
and closes May Goth, next
Prof w. F. Shober, OF South Bethle
hem, Pa, has purchased forty acres oil
ground lying around and including
Mount Pisgah, beautiful site Of high
ground the other side Of Terra Alta
and proposes to erect n handsome SUM
mer home on the Mount The place
belonged TO NJ NJ. shahau and ha,
long been a favorite spot, visited by
tourists and summer visitors. Prof
Shober has been a visitor at Terra Alta
for several summers.
Charles p. Burke Is Justly proud OF
a gold medal presented him by Fay
cite county, Pa, for the part he Dor,
in the Philippine war 1t bears the
inscription Presented by the citizens
Of tayette Co., Pa and on the reverse
the name Chas. Il Burke. .'Malate to
Malolos, 1sJ3-.1s99. In design Il &,
beautiful, bearing the shield. the sen
Of the Keystone state and appropriat,
emOloms Of war Terra Alta Repub
lican.
David Rolkey, the owner Of an ex
tensivo farm near Harpor's Ferry. w
Va" has completed arrangements
with the war department for the lease
Of several hundred acres OF land for
two months. 10 ifs tho intention of tbe