West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-05-18

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here on sunday, June nth,
For good smoke try tho Couatrv
Judge Cigar. Graham Drug store.
Sheriff l. c Shafryr and wife have
been East on visi, the pas, week.
Troy Jenkins was down in Grant
district Sunday aud Monday. visiting
has mother
Don't fail TO notice the change in the
advertisement Of Cooke & sons, Of
townsville.
William II. Jenkins. The postmaster
at independence. was in town this
week on business.
Isaac p. Martin and Miss May Nor
gan Mere visiting at Mrs. Emily Fair
faN's near Rcedsville, Tuesday.
Joseph Jackson ard joseph G.
Brown were over on the mountain fish
ing for trout Tuesday OF this week.
jerry Patton was in town last week.
he has moved from Cumberland TO
Function aud gone TO work IN tho
coal mines.
THE ARGUS Office is being artistically
adorned with some new paint this
week. William Riley ShafTer is the
artist in charge of the work.
The leading Business Training
School in the State. Central CONNER.
cial College and School of Shorthand.
Clarksburg, w. Va At
Mrs }. . Lane and little daughter
arrived in Kingwood last week from
McConnellsburg. Pa, TO join Rev.
Lane, the pastor Of the Presbyterian
church. They will go TO housekeeping
in the Crane brick along side the
church.
Harry Morton, who was supposed to
have been lost, strayed, stolen or abb
Quoted by some daughter of Eve, re-
appeared in the KiRgwood post Office
again this week, after an absence of
two weeks. He claims to have been
rusticating over about Irondale and IL
is generally believed that there was n
woman in IL.
This one of the June weddings in
high life, that we spoke OF last week.
Mr.. Cornwell being the prominent
politician, we had reference to. lie is
Chairman of the Democratic Congress
ional Committee Tor this District and
has host of friends, who nre extend
ing congratulations over the coming
event that casts its sunshine before.
Mrs. Martha Whitmeyer has sold out
her confectionery store to Lewis w.
Heernans, who took charge Monday
and will move from the Crane brick
near the Presoyterian church, into the
upper part of the Stuck building.
above the store. Mrs. Whitmeyer has
rented room of NJ. c. Beavers and
will move in with hIm for the present.
Mr.. Messenger, of the County Court,
informs MS thai the 1000 loads of rock
were placed on the total length of
pike from Aibrightsvllle to the Valley
district line, a distance of eight miles
or an average Of FIVE hundred loads 10
the mile, instead of all on the part be-
tween here and Albrightsville. as
would seem from our report last week
In this issue will be found and inter.
esting letter from Jasper Newton Cal
vert, an old Kingw God boy, now in
the Philippines, fighting as private
in Company "a" First Tennessee
Regiment. Next week we will give a
long and Interesting sketch of his
travels, written specially for this
paper
The latest addition TO the roll Of
University students are two Cubans,
the brothers Montouliou from the pro-
vince Of Puerto Principe Cuba, They
are enrolled and ready for work.
They will of course attract much at
tention until people have become fami-
liar with them and the stories that
they win have 20 tell Of life on the is
land will DO greatly appreciate 49,
Morgantown Dominion.
Robert Johnston, Of Harrisburg, Pa.
was here last Friday, representing the
big Paper House OF Johnston & CO., Of
that city. we purchased a fne lot of
per goods Of him for The ANGUS
| Office, also some now type and other
material from Barnhart Bros. & Spind-
Ter, OF Chicago, as Mr.. Johnston repre-
J sents this firm also. This office is re-
ceiying new material OF some kind
every IN onth in the year.
The engagement Of Miss Julia Nc
/ Donald, daughter Of Major and Mrs.
/ Il. II. Mcdonald, Of Jefferson county,
/ 60 Mr.. John w. Davis, of Clarksburg.
| w. Va, is announced, and the we'd
I ding will take place in June. The
/ prospective groom Is q prominent
I young mcmtcr Of the CIarksburg bar.
/ and repre- scntod his county in the last
/ Legislature. lie Is a son OF MIR. John
/ ). Davis ez-member OF Congress.
Rev. Ross Ward the pastor OF the
/ Baptist church here. will preach next
| sunday morning and evening at the
I usual hours. In the Afternoon he will
hold services in the baptist church at
I Albrightsyille at 3 O'Clock and admin
( istor the ordinance Of baptism 10 several