West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-01-26

II. II. Reed. the poet laureate of
Reedsville, was in town last Saturday.
Constable c. w. FaNeett has been
quite sick the past week aud confined
o his home.
Capt. GOSwin has secured 80 increase
u psus ioh for William H. Brand, from
SIT to ga per month.
Mr.. and Airs Google returned last
Friday from visit among frieads at
Fairinont and Palatine.
Mrs. Jessie Trow bridge, Of Terra
Alta, is here visiting her pareats, Dir.
and Mrs. samuel BIaney.
Mrs. James W. Brown, of Fairfax
Manor, entertained some of her friends
with turkey roast last Saturday
afternoon.
a. W. Scherr. son OF Arnold c.
Scherr, of Keyser. has received an APP
pointmeut TO a clsrsship in the Audi
tors Office ~ Charleston.
Mason Watsoa and Or. Gay Fairfax.
OF Resdsyille, and James aud SAINT
Watson. OF Mason were in King
wood Monday on business.
Fret w. Kern. OF NeMechen. near
Wheeling. was In town during the pas,
week. on mis- way out to Rcedsville aud
Aasontown 20 visit friends.
II. o. Baker, who has been In the
printing business at DAVIS for somo
time, but sold out recently, has now
gone to keeping store at Davis.
Rev. Cotton, the Presiding Elder,
was here last week helping with the
protracted meeting and went on out 20
Reedsville to hold services over sun
day.
Col. Joe w. Davis, of Etam, is down
Mt Charleston, where he has received n
good appointment as assistant door
keeper of the Senate at salary Of So
per day.
But two marriage licenses issued
this week, Felix Resier 2s and Marian
Runner 20; Ira V. Bowerinaster Is and
Nettie NJ. Hawkins IS. All native
Prestoniaus.
Mrs Woodfora and Mrs. Perry Rob
nson, of Philippi, mother and sister
of Mrs Nutter, have been here for
some time at her bedside, as she was
very low but is much better now.
Sheriff Shaffsr has bills up Offering
to dispose of the stock Of goods Of Capt
Murdoch at private sale on or before
Fob. End aud If not sold by that time
he will offer the goods at public
auction.
During series of meetings held at
the Terra Alta Baptist church. the Rev.
Ross Ward will preaeh a special ser
nion THE way TO know that the Bible
is from Cod" ON Wednesday, Feb. /.
80, p. m.
The First West Virginia Regiment IL
ordered mustered out OF service for
sure this time, but IL viii be some time
6sfore they are paia IF and get their
papers and the boys will not get home
for some time.
We learn from a private letter tha I
Lieutenant Sherwood. will not come
back TO Ringwood 20 practice dentistry.
but viii r. @ain in Greenyille. sc. and
engage in his profession at that place
for the present.
II any OF our patrons fail to receive
aay paper ordered through us in a
reasonable length Of tine, they should
drop us card in regard TO IL. cain
to fill all orders promptly. but some
times there is a delay that is not our
fault and II we know it we will in
vestigate.
The event Of tho week in Clurksburg
society is che weddiag of DR.. Percy
Con and Miss Carrie Hassell daughter Of
Hon. John Bassell, the well known
attorney. The ceremony takes place
to-day "Wednesday at Christ Church
and quite a number of invitations have
been sent cut. DIR. Gay Fairfax and
family, Of ReedsYille, are inYited TO
attend.
The electric lights for the town have
at last been turned on and the old
town will no longer be in darkness.
The first application was made Mon.
day night as an experiment. The
electrician in charge said ''lat there be
'ght' and there was light. The first
one appeared at j. n. Browns corner
and twinkled in the air like the Star
of Bethlehem or Venus as the evening
star. Then another came forth and
another, like the stars OF evening, till
gradually they we're twinkling in diff
ferent parts of the town and the people
we're out locking at them in great glee
j. T. Garlitz has been awarded the
contract for one year, by the Town
Council for furnishing coal for the
Electric Light Plant at the rate OF
three cents per bushcl, lie being the
lowest bidder. This is a pretty big
contract, as IL will keep one tsaln haul.
ing Bearly all tho time aud take from
nifty TO seventy-fvo bushels per dav.
II the Plant is run on an al! night
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