West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-02-16

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Harvey Durr says the Rev. trco Is
hun vecy White.
J. n. Cruise was In Grafton enc day
last week, on business.
The assistant blacksmith Daniel Lay
ton, says it is rather cold TO sleep with
out Sheets
Miss MSmmie Walters. Of Grafton.
has secured a music elias. aud is teach
ing same here.
Uncle's TOMS Cabin tonight Mt
! Browns Hall, and the small boy is pa.
/ tiently waiting.
Telegraph operator W. f. Naloney,
has rented "a room OF Mr. a. +. Gibson
/ aud is How stopping in town.
| Mrs. j. Frank Cosseday, who has
been i'll with diphtherja tor the past
tAree weeks, is again aOle to be out
James Quinn, sac OF the most prouni-
ueut engineers on the fourth division.
was visiting the parental roof enc day
last week.
j. Morgan Orr froze his ears very
/ badly Friday morning while looking
/ after some outside work at the min,
at West End.
l.. G. Coclsrell, telegraph operator
| West Fad, has been of duty few
days, on business. w E, Dorsey, OF
Grafton, rs relieving him.
Not seeing anything from our town
for some time, viii try and give you
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it's way to the waste basket we may
come again,
s. r Guseman returned home from
Baltimore last week, where Mrs. Gus,.
man has been for some tune, receiving
treatment for rheumatism. She is
much better.
Rev. +. Il. Mcdonald the evangelist
preacher, and j Edward Cassiday,
held n series of meetings here and at
Nc. school house. No conversions
have been reported so far
Charles Myers and G.. T. Larue. of
Company IL, First West Virginia Vol.
unteers, returned home last week,
botn looking we'll and none the worse
of army life, pork and beans
The latest rumor is that Pref. Will
West Is studying for the ministry. No
doubt the Prof will make n good re.
vivalist and preacher. We wish him
success, as he is already very popular.
Function Is fast becoming the best
business town in the county. Thare
is at present over two hundred men
employed In and around the coal "a ines
The output of coal reaches from four
TO five hundred tons per day and every
one around here that wants TO work
are employed.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Bonufield left for
Baltimore one dnv last week, where
Mr.. Bonadeld will undergo treatment
for stomach trouble. We sincerely
hope Mr.. Bona6eid will be able to- re-
sumo his work as superir tenjent OF coal
w0rks here when he returns, as he is
the icadiRg business man OF the town.
Mrs. Glenn, wife Of Mr.. c. Glenn, Of
near Fellowsville. died at the home OF
her daughter, Mrs Il. $ Larue, at the
West End, on the evening Of the 9Th
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daughters and was taken sick and
died in Il short time after her arrival.
She was buried at the Mountain Gem
etery, Tuesday morning
The cold wave that we have been
experiencing for the past week. Is
pronounced by all to be the most Sc.
we're winter weather eyer known in
this county, the thermometer reached
30 degrees below zero last FRIDAY and
Saturday morning. Traffic was almost
parnlyzrd along the u 80 o.. owiRg 20
engines freezing OPP and nearly every
passenger train was from three to FIVE
hours late. II the ground hog can't
do any better than this. We hope they
will all freeze during this cold spell
a sleighing party Of young folks
from here went to No school house
one night last week and frsm the re-
port they must have had high cid
time. George Durr, our liycryman.
says he found In the sled next morn.
ing different relics Of the night before.
Among them the leg OF some ones
pants The owner cah have IT. by ap.
plying TO Mr.. Durr. The only descrip-
ton he will give is that II is white,
with Two rufIles at the bottom. This
is rather cool weather for light pants,
boys.
Quite sensation was stirred up one
day not long since, by a supposed mad
dog rushing into tho school house at
West End, thereby freeing teacher and
pupils alike, on chairs and desks and
some Of them tried 10 climb tho stove
pipe, following and screaming and a
terrible state OF excitement existed
until one Of the little boys was seen
pulling the dog out OF school by the
ear. The dog belonged TO the boy and
had run into the school house for pro-
lection from some rude boys who had
tied tin can % bis tail
Well, Mr.. Editor, news is very scarce
this week. as your correspondent IS
ground-ho0ing-it on account of the