West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-02-09

has severed his connection with the
Terra Alta Republican.
The revival at the NJ. Z church here
is still in progress and has been run
ming now over four weeks There are
several seekers at the altar
The Sherin's sale of the goods Of
Capt J. f.. Murdoek. last Thursday
and Friday, VAS well attended sad the
proceeds amounted TO $500. Charley
Craig of scar town. aud Mason Mason.
ef ReedSviils, were the criers and both
OF them ara good ones
Harry LADY, of Burton. has located
here and opened out "A shop in the old
Dawson building (, makinu,ni re.
pdh ing harness and boots and shoes
His wife fornorlY Mrs Helen Menear.
nee Partition, is former resident Of
Kingwood.
A couple named Newton Lord aud
Jennie Helper were married in
neighboring town some DAYS ago and
the editor of the local paper was al
most dubbed to death by the Indignant
groom because he shade use Of tho
heading "Lsrd-Relpcr."
The colorej folks arc hol6ing a bic
revival at their church on Beverly NIL
II has been running absuttea DAYS. or
nights rather, and conducted by the
pastor. Rev. Chas. Cummings. OF Nor.
Eantovn, assisted 10y Deacon John
White, OF Pleasant Dale.
Mrs Lily NJ. Stone. who has good
position as Matron Of one of the County
TONES at Lima, Pa, near PHILADELPHIA,
and has been there the past year, ar
rived in KiIgwood last week to spend
couple OF weeks with her folks here.
She is looking well and likes her place
Gets a good salary and gets along well
with her duties and the head officials.
From Monros's meteorological record
Tor January, as kept here. we note as
follows: Number OF clear DAYS s
cloudy II, partly cloudy ~. Highest
temperature 65 on the 9TH. Lowest 8
below zere on the End. Total rainfall
% incAes and total snowfall nearly
inches Average temperature for the
month 3o}s and altogether a bad mix
ture of weather.
Judge w. w. Rucler. son OF and Dr
MRS "n. p. RuclSer. of Lewisburg, and
brother of attorney general, f. T.
Rncker, who for the past six years has
been judge of the l2th judicial circuit
OF Missouri was in Move IN Der last elect
ed to Congress frOia that State. Judge
fucker is Democrat, and his ma iority
over his Republican opponent was
about 5000, which speaks volumes as
to his popularity with his people
William III. Over s, Of Howesville.
Deputy State Councillor Of the Junior
Order of this State, was in town Mon
day and request MS to announce that
he will be here Friday night, Feb. nth.
TO re-srganize the Kingwood Council
of the Junior Order and start it up
again and desires all the old members
70 Oe present and assist with the work.
The meeting will be held in the lodge
room in Bishops Hall at 1880 p. IN.
In this Issue will be found an inter.
es,ing sketch from our oh veteran
writer on prison life during the great
rebellion Also another good letter
FROM Sergeant Wolfe down in Dixie
Both or these articles were IN type for
last weeks paper. Tut had to DE left
over 20 make room for the proclaina-
ton of Hyde x Shaw, reciting the riot
act to james a. Brown in regard to his
fight fer time in the Bankruptcy Court.
The new Town Council held a special
session Wednesday night of last week
and elected George II. Buckalew, as
Town Sergea mt 10 succeed b. l.. Brown,
whose term is up March lst The only
other applicant WAS j. Frank Craig.
Daniel +. Fawcett was elected Wsigh-
master, and Dr. :. A. Pratt. Health
Officer for the ensuing year. The new
Council is composed as follows Mayor
y. n. Orri Recorder, James W. Flynn.
and Councilmeu. Henry Clay Flythe.
William NJ. Jenkins, Thomas A..
squires. Samuel Austen Pratt and
George A. Walls.
Rev. Ross Ward. the pastor of the
Baptist church here, stole march on
his friends last week and accepting
tho scriptural injunction that ut is
not good for man TO be alone" went
over 20 Morgantown after bride and
was quietly married TO Miss Lavina
Conn, a lady living just over the Penn.
sYlvania line in FaYette county. He
brought his bride TO Terra Alta. where
he has beea making his headquarters
since having this circuit, aud will make
thai place home for the present. lie
has just been engaged for another
year and will preach here again next
Sunday.
The ladies Of the Presbyterian church
here are making arrangements to hold
n Festival aRd Bazaar and Mother
Goose Entertainment in the Court
House ON lie evening Of February ~
There will be "a musical and litorary
entertainment. followed bY the festival
sart Of The program with ice cream.
cake, coffee and oysters and "a bazlr