West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-01-04
THE WEST VA ARGUS.
Kingwood. January 4. 1900.


style at Skaters Restaurant
Troy Jenkins was at Terra Alta dur
ing the past week for several days
Pure Cider Vinegar at G. C. Giles.
kingwood. at Is cents per gallon. lo-l.
NJ. ID. Martin, of Gladesvillc. is here
this week visiting friends and-relatives.
The Kingwood Public schools resu N
ed work Tuesday, after holiday vaca-
tion of ten days.
wASTED.-A girl to do cooking and
general housework. Good wages paid.
Address. Box ga, Kingwood, w. Va. Il.
Miss Georgia Trowbridge. of King
wood. is the guest of her sister. Mrs.
Thomas O. Farnsworth'-Buc
Banner.
Senator Morley and family leave this
week for Washington City,to spend the
winter and Miss Mary and James will
enter school there.
w. Ellsworth Kerns. who is employed
as sawyer in a big lumber mill at Cen.
tralia, Bra xton county, has been here
this week visiting old friends.
Mss Minnie Murdock returned to
Etam Monday TO resume her school
work there Tuesday. pfter holiday
vacation with her parents here.
Tie Office force return thanks for
bunch of very fine cigars rendered
them by the genial and hustling pro.
prietor of Price Street Restaurant"
William r. Shaffer..
David u. Riley. of Reedsville. has
had his pension increased from si2 to
s24 per month. and James II. Robinson
of Rowlcsburg. has been granted n re-
issue at SIT per month.
The Gordon House here having put
In n new system of steam heating. has
splendid Hot Air Furnace for sale in
good condition and on reasonable
terms. Call on or address Hotel Cor
don, Kingwood, w. Va.
Secretary of State Dawson and Mrs.
Dawson and their guest, Miss Marsden,
of Kingwooj, we're the guests yester-
day OF ". $. Marshal Thompson at his
home near Raymond City Charleston
Gazette.
Patents were granted last week to
the following West Virginians: d.
Queen, of Jane Lew. Lewis county.
patent on a telephone attachment.
C. w. Stewart. of Martinsburg, pat
ent on a harvester-reel.
A pleasant social reception was given
by Mr. and Mrs. +. Heermans at THE
Pines" last Friday evening. Quite a
number of guests were invited and
passed the evening with music conver-
sation and Refreshments.
j. Ami Everly, the popular drug
clerk, has severed his connection with
the Graham Drug Store and has gone
TO Terra Alta to look for position.
Our people will miss MI. Everly as he
was a very reliable and accommodating
salesman.
splendid Lot of China Ware. Fine
Assortmen mt of Dolls, Beautiful Pictures,
Handsome Chairs and other Valuable
and Useful Articles Suitable for Holt
day Presents now on sale at Flythe's
Furniture Emporium, MaiE Street.
KiDgwood.
Our people are filling their ice houses
this week and the ice is very good,
from six to eight inches thick. We
hope big lot of it will be put away
in order that our people can keep cool
next summer when the big campaign
gets red hot.
We note from Cumberland paper,
that SO marriage licenses were issued
ut the Cours House in that city Christ
mas week; 70 people made happy for
the holidays in small city like that
in q weeks time. is rushing the matri-
monial market.
In this issue will be found the law
card of Claude w. Maxwell, who has
located here for the practice of his
profession. He is a graduate of the
University and has already had CON
siderable experience in his profession.
He has opened up an office in the sec
ond story OF the Crane Brick near the
court Rouse.
Alfred Pugh. an old soldier, who
lived out on Three Fork, died last
Thursday, Dec 2sth, of heart trouble
and no one went near till Saturday to
lay him ont or help make any arrange
ments for the funeral. lie was buried
Sunday at the expense of the county
He was about as years old and belong
ed to the G. a. Il. Post at Independen
and it seems strange that no one
would go near to help the family.
From the Society Notes in the Char
lesion Gazette we extract rs follows
Mr. and Mrs James Russell Trotter
entertained Friday night with a state
dinner in honor Of Mr.. and Mrs w.
NJ. o. Dawson. Dinner was served
from six until eight. The guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. Dawson, Governor and
Mrs. Atkinson. Mr. and Mrs. NJ A
Kendall. Mr. and Mrs Parkhurst, Mr..
w. y. Matthews. Misses Jessie Trotter.
OF Buckhannon, and Mabel Marsden,
OF kiuRwood
An important will case from Preston
county was argued before Judge Holt
IN this city last tuesday. The atior-
neys engaged in the case were Hon