West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-04-06

Mr.. and Mrs. Svitzer. VIII have
been at the Gordon House most OF thc
wiHter. have gone TO hou>ekerpju- in
the j l.. stone property on the HIN
lately occupied by Dr. Powell
David Freisc, of Albrigh.sviUe, who
has been visiting his son. Joku IN the
south SIDE returned home Saturday.
MIR. Freise Is IS wears old. he can read
without speciacies and is as active as
most OF men are at City.
The Second West Virginia Regimen
tai baad will 90 one of the attractions
here on the Soth Of May, and the com
mittee are using every effort to have
Gen. Joe Wheeler lighting joel to
honor MS with his prssence-Grafton
Sentinel
The Seventh Annual Encampment
Of the Department OF West Virginia
will be held at Terra Alta ON Wednes.
day aud Thursday, April Goth and e7th.
r. c. Jones is Commander Of Preston
Post No Ca at Terra Alta.
There were several moves down on
the Bowery this week. Aunt Annie
Trowbridge moved from the Will
Sharps property into a house belong
ing to Capt. Goodwin and Mrs. Phoebe
Arnold moved into the Ranzy Duncan
property.
Miss Della Howell, OF Newburr, was
in town this week visiting friends
&hn a1ngal hnr .,I.,t - %.
last Friday with a big entertainment
at night. The school was u success
and Miss Howell was asked TO teach il
again the Sext term.
Mrs. b. F. Martin has placed a beau.
tiful memorial window in the NJ. T.
church at Grafton, TO the memory Of
her late husband, Hon. b. f. Martin.
who was a member of hat church and
for a number Of years superintendent
of the Sunda y-school.
Don't forget to notice the big and
handsome adj of the Terra Alta Normal
School in this issue. The attendance
will likely be large, as il generally is
at Terra Alta. Write to Superintend-
SAN NaNNNH AH ~ pahN " l1ltDtnU~
ence, for terms and particulars.
Rev. Ross Ward, of Terra Alta. was
in town yesterday on his way TO Point
Marion, near which place his wife
lives. He was gong down to accom-
pany her 70 their new home in Pres.
on county. They will leave for Pres.
ton on saturday.-Morgantown Do.
ninion.
Mrs ~. p. Liadv, arrived in King
wood last week from Burton to ioin
her husband, Harry Liadv, who has
been here some time in the harness
business They have gono to house.
keeping in the Worley property AT the
head Of Main street. lately vacated by
Frank Craig, who moved this week to
the farm near the Camp Ground.
Here is an interesting item from the
Grafton Sentinel
Chris Bergman, n farmer living on
Iunnelton Pike five miles from King
wood, WINS aroused from hls slecp bv
an infant crying. Search revealel a
basket containing an i~nfantabeut four
DAYS old sitting at his front door. The
child was taken in and cared for by
Bergman.
Report of the Church school for the
fifth month, ending March 81. 1899. -
G.. p. Bergman teacher. Enrolled 49,:
per cent OF daily Attendance Of. Those
present every day. were Michael and
NJ. A. Lynch, Ethel Bromhal, Lucy
Korte, Jessie Lynch, Alice Swearengin
and Celia Braler. Those who missed
but n day, were wm Bromhal, Ed.
Swearengin, John O'Neile, Alma and
Nora Barlow.
From salo bills printed at this Office.
we note that Joseph Lang. who lives
at Lang's Trestle an the w. Va. North
ern railroad about half way between
TOWNSVILLE and Tunnelton, will dis
pose Of all his personal property at "A
public sale on Wednesday, April 12,h,
1899. There is quite a lot OF stock,
feed, grain, machinery, vehicles, hur-
ness, tools. farming implements and
household goods for sale.
The Morgantowu Post 81 aims 20
have located Major J. l.. Keener, the
defaulting cattle dealer, in "A town in
Mexico, where he is residing under the
name OF Charles Vandergrift The
Post further says that his wife has
just returned 70 Morgantown from a
three weeks visit to her husband and
his where abouts was discovered
through a telegram sent to his wife
which fell into wrong hands.
Sergeant J. Harry Nef, Of Light
Battery +, First Artillery. Of the Reeu-
lar Army, received a telegram last
Thursday from Captain Anderson Of
his Company at jefferson Barracks,
near st. Louis, TO report ct once as
their Artillery was ordered 90 Manila
and would start April 9TH via San
Francisco. Harry left the next morn.
log for st. Louis and Is now on the
way 90 San Francisco, where they will
sail for Manila stopping at Honolulu.
The Mountain Democrat. Oakland,
states that 200 coke ovens are 70 be ad.
ded 70 the Austen Coal and Coke Works,
recently purchased by a company.