West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-06-22

Platt NJ. Cothil. of EtSm. has had
his pension increased from IS to SO
per month.
The railroad takes charge OF the
mail between Kingwood and Tunnel.
ton again or July lst
Ben Bowertna>,er got his knee badly
cut on double. bitted AK out in the
woods at work last Friday.
DR.. c. Il. Sherwood. the Kinrwood
! Dentist, will be ia Terra Alta June
goth. and remain 3 day; Rowlesburg.
June 29tn and remain days.
Hon. William Freeburn, Of Sterling
Nebraska, has been in town this week
visiting his sister, Mrs Jane Brown
aud other friends and relatives.
The Warrington Advocate OF las,
week says that Miss Eleanor Copepan.
OF kingwood. was in town this week
and has been appointed one OF the
public school teachers for mex, year.
Mr. and Mrs. W G. Bowers from
uniontown, IA, arrived in Xngwood
last week to visit friends and relatives.
Grant has Teen working in the print
ing Offices at Uniontown, the past
year.
Ch.cngo's population according to
Chief of Police Ripley, is now e.oss. o4s.
The figures are the result Of "a census
taken by the pol force each wear. on
which TO base the anportioument Of
officers and patrolmen 10y precincts.
We haYe received the music OF q very
pretty two step called THE Fairmont
Norm Il Two Step" and co opposed by
DR.. G. ii. Duncan of Fairmont The
mnsic is sent postpaid for only %
cents. fyou want copy write TO the
c II. Ducan Co. Fairmont, w. Va.
The Postofficc Department has been
overwhelme with applications from
communities throughout the country
to name their postotlices Dewey" A.
ready tweuty-eight postotijceg IN as
many different states have been given
the name OF the hero OF Manila BAY
rms IS only four less than those named
after Washington. Over 800 other an.
plications are on the postal files.
Misses Mary Brown and Madge Nc
CARNEY left last Saturday for New
Alexandria, Pa. after week spsnt i'm
kingwood. at Mrs. Jane Browns
where they came to act as bride. id,
for her daughter Maud, who was mar
ried last week. The youug ladies are
gone but not forgotten" by some Of
! our boys, and will live in hearts they
leave behind"
Several or our people have been hay.
ing considerable painting done and
william Riley Shaffer seems to We lead
ing so lar among the Knights OF The
Brush. He executed some fine worl,
for Us, both at home and on the The
ARGUS building, Also on the residence
OF Ben l.. Brown and A. w Upright
and on the Crane property near the
Steam Mill, bcSidcs sjsting on Gus j
| Shaffer's dwelling house. Then he
! has the contract for other houses and
seems 10 be getting more work than
he can do.
At the recent annual contest be-
tween the Lyceun ard Mozart Liter.
AIRY Societies, Of the Fairmont state
| Normal School. the prize for Recitation
was won by Miss Eva Myrtle Moran.
Of near Rivesylle, Marion county.
being the second time she has won
/ this prize for the Mozart Society and
| the only time i'm the history Of the
school that il has been won twice by the
same person. Hiss Morgan recit,d 9TH,
Rescue OF Lygia OfromQ uoVadisD She is
II first cousin to Miss May Fairfax
Morgan OF Kingwood.
The Children's Day exercises at the
| Presbyterian church here last Sunday
we're very pretty and appropriate
! There were Rotations and songs and
/ addresses aud good music by the choir
| The church was mngni ficentlv deco
rated, the decorations for the wedding
last week still standing and some other
flowers and potted plants being added.
! The day was a beautiful one and the
church was crowded with an apprecia-
tive audience. The Pastor Rev. Lane
had charge OF the services.
We learn from Reedsville that ar.
other old bachelor Of that section has
been captured and made a prisoner for
life. Wednesday OF last week. David
Wright was married to "A Miss JolliT.
OF Ellington. Monongalia county. lie
left Reodsville in a buggy and ali
dressed up and the boys suspicioned
something, and sure enough he re-.
turned next day with a bride. They
were going to give him big old
fashioned serenade that night but +,
rained and stormed 50 hard, they had
TO give it up
a colorod man named Washington. OF
Grafton, was killed By lion az Bel.
lairc o. one day last week. During
tho performance iu a show. with which
Washington travelled. one Of the feats
/ performed was that ~ the lion tanner
putting his head in tbo animaI,.
mouth. For some reason bo did r,t