West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-07-27
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/ Store. Finest ON the market
Hair dozen Popular Brand, Of the best CiTa.
retts at The Graham Drug store.
swamp Root is the greatest kidney Re,ned,
on the Market. Try 1t. AtGruham Drug store
E'sev Richie, of West Mansfield.
Ohio, has been here this week on va
cation.
Pa.nes Celery Compound is an excellent
medicine for this season ofthe year. At the
Mr.. and NJ 8 L c. Rowaud, OF uar-
rison county, are summer guests at the
Hotel Gordon.
Edwart r. Hartman arrived i'm King
wood last week from Boston TO visit
friends and relatives here and IN the
county,
New Line OF Brushes for the lair. Teeth.
Nails, Clothes and shaving. Chamois skin,
Soap Boxes. Hand Mirrors sponges, at Graham
Drug store
She said was the king OF men,
And from the easy grace
With which she took me in. | guess
She must have been the ace
On our last page will be found
prayer that is well worth reading. We
don't publish many prayers i'm THE
ARGUS, but this is we'll worth publish
ing.
Michigan claims to have n great
curiosity in the shape of a calf with
two tails. She ought to loan il to
Alger this warm weather to keep the
flies off his beef record.
william r. Shaffer has purchased
the confectionery and lunch rooms OF
L. W. Heermans adjoining the Drug
Store and in the Stuck building and
will try his hand at the business.
The enterprising citizens OF Philippi
are making arrangements to have a
park, which is most excellent move.
as every town in the State should have
one and keep it up Mt the towns ex.
pense.
Miss Edna Gatewood gave birth
day party TO about twenty of her
young friends last Saturday in honor
OF her eight anniversary. The time
was passed very pleasantly with games
and refreshments.
The Weather Bureau Station al
PRrkersburg gives the following re-
port for this county for the current
week:
Proston-Grass cutting continues
with good results; oats i'm fine condi.
ton; gardens looking well.
Highest temperature for Kinpwood
81 lowest 80; rain fall d Of an inch
Terra Alta highest temperature 49,
lowest a.; rainfall lie of an inch.
i. NJ Albright, the hustling King
wood merchant purchased and ship
ped $1,000 lbs. OF wool this year. lie
PAID cash for IL and handled IL promptly
and secured the bove amount without
| any great effort. He already announces
that he will handle IL again next wear
and wants twice as much as this year
aud wants the farmers to raise more
wool and 90 know just where 20 bring
it and get the cash for it,
Elihu Root Of New York City, one OF
the foremost lawyers OF the cou ntrv.
has been appointed Secretary Of War
to succeed Gen. Alger, He was born
Februarr 18th, 1916, at Clinton, Oneida
county, New York Graduated from
Hamilton College in ts64,and later from
the New York University Law School.
He has held several honorary Offices.
but never had any experience in the
line Of the War Department
George w. Robinson, Of this place
got severely hurt Tuesday while pitch.
ing hay on 90 a stack on Major Orr's
| farm near town. lie was lifting
heavy fork full and the handle broke
| throwing him on 90 the prOngs aud
running one prong clear through the
f.eshy part OF his thigh on the inside
and close 90 the bone 10 pulled the
fork out and came home and has sur
fered severely with the wound but
hopes 90 soon be we'll ~ IL.
Capt u. a. Goodwin. Of the Regular
Army, was expected here this week 20
take his vacation and visit his family.
/ but he will not get To- come now be.
| fore September lst, IS the War Depart
ment has ordered him to ST. Paul and
other points in the Northwest 90 buy
horses for the army lie has served
many years IN the cavalry and pur-
chased great many horses for the
/ Government and To- considered
valuable officer for this business.
We publish a 80 called GORE elton"
written by "a friend OF the young lady
7 who fgured as one 81 the leading
character in tho drs ma Of the WED.
+ ding Bells That Didn't Ring" given i'm
I .his paper last week. Suu tbe ae-
\ count we gave was Substantially cor
/ rect in spite Of all douials a friend
here ~ the missing groom received a
\ letter this wee k from him stating that
! he had enlistod in the army and want
4 ing 70 know where the girl was.