West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-06-15


DobOin, have been here the pas, week
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Neil Workman.
Mrs. D. f. Fawee,t and daughter
. Gold,c, returned last Saturday from
/ visiting friends and relatives in Graf
ton.
Dogs got into noc', OF sheep last
week belonging 20 VIM Reese. near
the lrondale furnace, killing IA and
wouuding several others.
Miss Marietta Bishop. Of Albrights-
willie, went to Fairmont last week TO
visit her sister Mrs. W W. Mitchell
and will remain a month
Mrs. William F. Fuw,e,t. OF indie,
pendence, has been visiting her sons
David a and w. NJ FaNcett. of
Grafton, the past week or two,
We note from the Charleston papers
that Hon J L Trotterhas purchased
good lot il tina, city and will proceed
at once TO erect fue residence there
On
Miss May Fairfax Morgan returned
from Fairmont last Saturday. where
She attended commencement at the
Normal school and visited relatives
down near Rivesvnle
rhildrens Day Services will be held
in the Baptist church at AlJriyhtsville
on next Sund day, June 18th. 1t will be
a pleasant occasion, end everybody is
invited 10 attend and participate in the
services.
Patents were granted West Virginia
inventors last week as follows: j. w.
Dodd, Martinsburg patent cattle
guard and c, T. Mclaughlin Kanawha
City, on n combination article for
household use
Childrens Day Services at the Pres
bvterian church here next Sunday
A program is being prepared and Tn.
exercises will .be worth attending.
Every body invited TO come and be
children once more
Joshua Shaffer. who lives out on
Birds Creek, tins county, was in town
this week visiting his cousin, w. Il.
Shaffer The former recently returned
from Arkansas, where he has been
| railroading the past year
Charles w. Wolfe has resigned his
position at Franklin, Md. and arrived
| in Kingwood Monday evening and re-
sumed his old place in George a. Her
rings store next morning, J " Google
having resigned from tho store and
will return TO his home in Palatius.
The Grafton letter to the Wheeling
sunday Register, contains this inter
esting item:
In the G. A. procession on Decor
atior Day, Private Baine. Of Preston
county. honored the occasion bv carry
ing the flag. Owing TO his great height.
seven feet two inches. he attracted a
great deal of comment
Mrs Susan y. Hoover. the mother OF
young George w. Huffman, who died
IN camp. while "a member OF Co. M
2nd w. Va Regiment, was I'm King.
wood, Tuesdav filing her claim with
Capt j. NJ. Goodwin for a pension on
her death OF her son. The paper.
were made out and Forwarded on TO
the Pension Department at Washing.
/ to
An eccentric Michigan man who died
"A few days ago, was buried in a coffin
! painted a bright red which for two
years he bad kept in his doorYard.
marking the spot where he wished TO
be buried. He also had a maidstone
prepared, on which was inscribed the
| following: "Here lies the body OF
william Decker, who alwaYs paid 100
cents on the dollar"
Tue three sons of L. j. Watson, Of
| near Reedsville, are in the Regular
| Army and now located as follows !:
! Hugh is at San Juan in Porto Rico. a
! member Of Company III" Eleventh e..
/ $ Infantry, Ben is in South Dakotah,
! with Troop III" of the First Cavalry
and Moses is at Fort Mayer, Virginia.
in Troop II" of the Third Cavalry. so
they are all ia company II" Of differ
emit regiments.
Amount raised on Children's Day at
81. + church $500. Bright Jewels
taught by Mrs. Buckalew and Mrs
Evick was the banner class with 90 90.
Busy Bees" taught bY Miss Nellie
Albright came second with s2I5. The
exercises we're VERY pre:tY and inter
estinR. There were a number OF reel.
tations by the scholars and some ap-
propriate music by the choir. The
church was decorated with bunting
and flowers and svergreens and canary
birds singing IN their cages.
Capt. Kent. one Of The well known
conductors on the b. e. o. had a narrow
escape Wednesday night at Rowles-
burg. lie left here on No. aud the
train stopped at Rowlesburg TO take
water. He got of the train and walk
ed mp the other track to talk with the
engineer. While conversiug the noise
Of the steam blowing of drowned the
sound ola freight which was coming
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