West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-05-11

Clyde ConleY was at Independence
/ from Saturday till Monday, calling ON
his best girl.
l. Parsons Martin took a fine lot of
young cattle To his farm in Valley dis.
trict last week.
Go and see the White Iron Beds.
| Brass Trimmed from S275 up. Mt
! FlYthe's Store.
| John Sharps arrived i'm Kingwood Tuesday
evening from Stewartsv l q. Indiana. whore he
has been located for some timo
Francis swanton, of Sharpless, Md
was in town few days this week look.
ing after his interests here.
Rev. Lane preached out at the Pleas
ant Grove Presbyterian church near
Masontown last sunday afternoon
Attorneys =. }, Crogan and N. j. Fortnoy
! were down In Grant district Monday and
Tuesday. taking depositons for some cases IN
/ court.
new martin box has been erected
at the Jail. but il isn't large enough
TO hold the Martin that comes around
there SO often.
Charley Glover and Miss Matte Wot-
ring, of Terra Alta, drove over to
Kingwood last Sunday and the latter
remained here TO visit friends.
John Robinsons big show will be at
Grafton, Monday, May 22nd, two pei
formances, afternoon and night.
crowd will go down from here to take
it in.
Mrs. d. w. Bartlett from Beverly,
Ohio, arrived in Kingwood last week
to visit her husband the Derring Ma
chine Agent. They left for their
home in Ohio, Monday.
A lot of new books have been added
to the Library of the Presbyterian
Sunday school, nearly 200 more alto
gether from the funds raised by the
ladies with their festival.
Here is funny local from the Graf
ton Leader:
For sale-A new baby carriage at
! greatly reduced price. For informa-
( ton apply at this Office.
Hon. l. C. RalphsnYder has been in
Kingwood this week, after an absence
! Of nearly a year and half up in the
klondike. He is not as 6eshY as lac
used TO be, but is in good health.
Philip Il. Martin, of Herring, has
gone TO McCune, Station Mo, to try
his fortune teaching school in that
section. where the term is longer and
the wages better than in this state.
Walter Horton. arrived in town last
week from Ohio and says he has re.
turned to Kingwood to stay, as IL is
not such a bad place, after ALL That
is what good many people find out
after they leave here and try il at
other places for awhile.
The Normal at Terra Alta to be
taught by Supt elect Candy and Prof.
Melee begins next Monday with
bright prospects. Not only will the
school be well patronized by the teach
ing fraternity, but quite lumber will
embrace the opportunity for taking
higher instruction.
Col John w. Guseman from Reeds
! vile, was in town Tuesday, locking
| after the proposed railroad and making
arrangements already for another vote
on IL. The Colonel is determined 10
win and is a hustler. Wish we had
more citizens like him.
From the weather record for April.
as kept by J. X. Monroe, we note as
! follows; Highest temperature SIS on
the Both. lowest 20 on the end There
was no snow and only IS inches Of
] - Ill. M
/ were 10 clear days, four cloudy and ~
partly cloudy. II was the driest April
we eyer had
Ono day last week while wilbur
| Cork and Frank Gould. two Clarlfs.
burg boys, aged ten and twelve. were
playing with n rifle IL was accidentally
/ discharged, the ball taking effect IN
] Gould's back. fatally woundinP him
/ The boys had stolen the rifle from, tho
\ house and were giving a wild west
! show on the creek bank near Gould's
home.
/ Robert 70. Brown has been at home
here the past week from his work out
on the y. & O. lie has good offer 10
go west OF The Ohio river and work for
! the Company with headquarters NJ
/ Mansfield, where lac is offered tbc fore
/ manship 81 gang Of bridge carDen-
! ters 40 $50 per daY aud will likely
/ accept the place
/ Charles ~ Browp. son Of Mrs
Jane Brown, OF this place has been
! promoted TO good position with the
/ -. g. o. railroad and his work is move
I west of Che Ohio river. lie has been
/ with the road number OF years. with
/ headquarters ia Grafton, but working
F east Of the Ohio heretofore m head
\ quarters are now at GAINESVILLE. Ohio.
and be has charge OF all the BRIDGES
I and trestles between BelIairc ard SAN
I duskeY, and are on some feeders also
making over 400 miles Of the road mn.
/ der his inspection. he starts in alta
salarY Of $40 per month and all
/ travelling expenses. lie resides Ga
: West Grafton, but VIII moye his family