West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-12-21

Secretary of State Dawson and wife
left here last Thursday afternoon for
Washington City, and will go on from
there to Charleston.
MIR and Mrs. f NJ Halbritter, OF
Tunnelton, have been here the past
+, week. attending coGrt and stopping
with Mrs w r. Shaffer
Remember the festival, cake-walk
and side-show to be gwen next Tues
day night by the young folks for the
benefit OF the new band.
The NJ. T. church at Morgantown
has lately had magnificent new pipe
organ placed in it and Miss Grace
| Martin. daughter OF j. Ami Martin. is
the organist.
Among our callers this week. were
James W. Robinson, OF Fellowsville,
NJ. Radabaugh, of near Masontowu
and J. II. Walls, OF Rockville.
granted a patent on an apparatus for
making fertilizers and j. ii. Palmer.
of the same place, patent on con-
tinuous rolling mill arrangement.
The special holiday paper we give
our patrons this week cost us consider.
able extra money, and in addition to
the supplement, we get you out just as
good and newsy paper as usual.
"A great many subscriptions expire
with the year and don't forget TO slip
dollar bill in n letter and send to us
at once for The ARGUS another year
Remember il only costs you One Dollar.
cash in advance
Some of the ladies OF the Baptist
church presented Rev. Ross Ward with
a very handsome rug last Friday even
ing after services at the church. as he
was going away and would not be
here for Christmas.
Grand Holiday Opening at the Bazaar on Fri
day, Dec. 18th. Elegant assortment of Fine
Chinaware, the cheapest and best lot ever
brought 20 KinRwood Elegant Line of AL.
buns, Toilet Articles and other suitable and
self
Troy jenkins received large and
handsome safe for his Jewelrv Store
this week. 1t is from the Cary Safe
Co. OF Buffalo, New York. and weighs
Zoo lbs. with four-loch com bination
and is one of the finest safes in the
county, costing $50.
The pension department has finally
gotten around to his claim and in
creased the pension of Martin Van
Bureau Golf, who lived oyer above
Rowlesburg, from s!2 TO sl7 per
month, now since the old man has been
dead for several months and won't
need IL.
Marion Wells, arrived from Bal
timore, Tuesday to hang the mapnifi.
cent lot of wall paper purchased by
Hon. {. NJ. Bishop. recently. when in
that city, for his handsome residence
on High street. The Baltimore firm
that took the contract, sent one OF
their most expert paper-hangers out
here to do the work and il will be the
finest in town
Cards have been received here an.
nouncing the approaching marriage OF
Miss Estella Chichester and Mr.. Okey =.
Talbot, both of Buckhannon. The
wedding takes place next Wednesday,
Dec. 9th at 1890 p. m. at the NJ f..
| church i'm BuckhanDon. The bride is
e n
| place and was here for Aome time in
| her Millinery Store, The groom is a
| druggist Of Buckhannon and promi-
ncnt citizen of that place.
MISS Jennie Smith. OF Mt Lake Park.
| the railroad evangelist, is holding n
series Of religious meetings in Cumber-
| land. The meetings are expected to
cover a period OF ten DAYS and much
good is expected to be accomplished.
Miss Smith was badly hurt in New
York the other day by being knocked
down by bicycle rider while crossing
II street in that city. She was render.
ed almost unconscious bY the collision,
but has recovered sufficiently TO be the
|
ton.
The eclipse of the moon last Satur.
day night was about the plainest and
best ever Witnessed here 1t began
soon after six o'clock and lasted till
about ten. The sky was clear and the
moon full and well up in the eastern
horizon, so that every body who looked
had splendid view Of this Celestial
phenomena. The shadow over IL was
OF dark red color like stained glass
and seemed TO let some OF the light
through. There was lots OF rubber
Declsing all over town. but IL was toe
cold to hang over the front gate e
watch the show
Alton Jackson sustained severe and
painful injuries while working m the
woods out near Joe Feathers place
about eight miles from town last Wed
nesday evening. lie had gone out
there 20 work for Grove Jackson get
ting out timber for his mill and wai
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