West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-05-31

Hayes Sapp. Of Cumberland, vas in town
this week, calling on friends.
Miles b. Cobun and sister Miss Adah. Of
Mason,owu. were here Tuesday
Miss Carrie Beatrice. charming young
lady from whseliug. is visiting friends near
town.
Thomas kenny. the life insurance agent
of Piedmont, has been here this week
on business.
Mrs. Ed. Evsrly aud Miss Ella smith
drove over TO Morgantown last Sunday, to
visit friends.
John NJ. Henry moved las, week from the
J. a. Brown brick. into the Crane property
near the Steam Mill.
VIII S,ar,zman, son Of Thomas S,art1man.
Of Carmel, has been here this week visiting
friends and relatives.
Arthur l. Kelso went over into Garrett,
county las, Saturday to visit his old home
aud returned Monday.
Charley Beerbower is now in the employ
of Lakin & ofiuu at Rowlesburg aud Lloyd
Beerbower has a position At Clarksburg.
John SAINT Dunn Of near Reedsville. has
been here this week on business connected
with his Office as member Of the County
Court
Miss Martha Copeman leaves tomorrow
for Washington City to enter upon the
duties of a position in the clerical work Of
the Census Department.
c. H. Freeland Of the East Side was in
town the other day on his way home from
Reedsville, where he had been working on
Cobun's new store building.
The ruunelton Base Ball Clue are due in
Kingwood this afternoon to lock horns with
an alleged club Of this place on the diamond
in the Brown Base Ball Park
Childrens' Day will be observed in the
Presbyterian and NJ. Z. church here on
Sunday, June 10th, also in the NJ. f..
church at Albrightsville same day.
There was grand May Ball at the Graf
ton Hotel, Tuesday night of last week and
about eighty couple were in attendance. J..
Ed. Long and Marshall Gross were present
from here.
John w. Turner, of near TOWNSVILLE, has
had his pension increased from SI2 to sI7 per
month, dating from June rs, 1900 The
number of Turner's certificate is way up,
being ASSES.
Rev. Lawrence w. Scott, of Texas, will
preach at Gainesville next Sunday, June
3rd, morning and evening, and at Bruce,on
Sunday, Jnne 10th, morning and evening,
at the usal hours.
William Troy jenkins has been in Chicago
the past week, and it is reported that nc
will bring his wife home with him. James
Carroll is in charge Of the Jewelry Store in
the absence of the proprietor.
George Weddell, of westmoreland county.
Pa, arrived here last week to visit his son.
J. ii. Weddell, Of East Kingwood and lool,
after his recently acquired property out at
Pleasant Dale and near Herring.
On the frs, page will be found we'll
written contribution from the creased
lightning pen of Col. Pa, DOMAIN who writes
about Lightning on Wheels" the new
fast flyer between Chicago and Portland.
DIR. Hanson A. Jarrett, the Grafton dentist,
will fill appointments in this county as
follows
Terra Alta, June Isi, DAYS.
Eglon, June 9Th, "
Aurora, June nth,
a few late books on sale at Iensins's
Jewelry and Book Store ''To Have and
TO Hold" "The Gentleman from Indiana. y
cred Pottage, "Richard Carvel," "Whcr
knighthood was in Flower" daughter OF
the Elm" Any book you want. If We
don't have it we get it.
Hon. w. Herman Smith, the reform
Mayor Of Charleston, who undertook &c
open the sessions Of the City Council with
prayer and was declared crazy and taker
to hospital in Cincinnati for treatment
died there Monday of this week. Tni
should be a warning to reformers.
Owe wish to make slight correction in
an item in our last weeks issue" says q
country editor. "rhc statement that Dea
con Smith was suffering from "eenera
deyiltry" should have read general debility
and was so written. The deacon is one Of
the most highly respected members Of thii
community
On our first and last page will be found
interesting articles written especially fot
TIE ARGUS by a staff contributor who sign,
himself Columbian" One article is on
Manchuria, country Of Asia now coming
to the front, and the other on Ions
Island. You win learn something new b,
reading these articles.
The W. Va. Northern railroad is pre-.
pairing TO put in telegraph Office AZ IN,
depot and put up line along the road ic
Tunnelton and have ielegraphic service ali
over the country. An operator will be Sc
cured to take charge Of the Office here and
then messages can be sent and received
without having to telephone them to and
from Rowlcsburg as az present
Representative Ialberi, Of South Caro-
lima, has been making another warm speech
on the pension Question his text being the
case q The Michigan man who draw.
si,Soo year as a clerk in the. Interior De
pariment' and sI,7oo year as private
secretary 20 Congressman w. Smith, d
Michigan, and who has been voted lbs