West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-12-13

been a, DoniPhan, Kansas for som. time, is
now at Atkinson, Kansas.
Xmas and New Years come on Tuesday
this time. and il won't be long till these
festive occasions will be here
/ Your measure taken and tailor.nade
sui; of hne clothes ordered by John n. Gar
/ ner and perfect ht and satisfaction guaran.
teed.
Judge Edmund Messenger has been a,
the Kessler Hospital in Clarksburg the pas,
week, receiving treatment for stomach
trouble.
Geo. a. Herring has the larees, aud
fines, selected stock of Christmas Goods ON
display a, his Department Store. ever
brought to town. Drop in and inspect
them.
Don't forget to hang up your socks "the
night before Christmas" that is If YOU wear
socks, and if you don't, why then hang up
your stockings.
Grove Jackson is preparing to build a
new residence on his lot at the upper end of
Main Street The foundation is abou,
completed now.
II you want the Choicest Wines and
Liquor that skill can produce, send your
order to Tom McAvAy, Wholesale and Re
tail, Grafton, w. Va.
MIR. Rober, Morris, Fellow in Economies
OF West Virgiria University. recently re-
signed his Fellowship to accept a similar
appointment at Harvard.
Ed. Hawkins has moved into part of the
property occupied by Zar Herring at the
head of Main street. lie is now night FIRE
man at the mines at Irona.
Amos Guseman, son of Col. John W.
Guseman of Reedsville, is now at Smith
held, this State, where he is working for
The South Penn Oil Company.
Frank Kor,e claims the belt on in the
German Settlement for fine porkers. lie
bu,ehered last week and had two that each
cleaned abou, SIS pounds of pork.
For Fine Groceries, Cakes. Chnaware.
Fruits, Canned and Picked Goods, Fancy
Groceries, Dry Goods and Notions. call AT
John ii. Gamers Store on Price street.
The Morgantown Post says that Dave
Stuchell, of Valley district, came in with
rs bushels of apples Monday night, which
promptly closed out at 90 cents bushel.
The fourth edition fifteenth thousand) of
''Going TO College" by Professor Whitman
Barbe. of West Virginia University, is now
being issued by Kinds s. Noble, of New
York.
Rough feed for animals is scarce in this
county and commands better price than
for years There is enough feed in the
county to winter all stock nicely If it was
divided out around.
Mrs. Ross and daughter Mary, who have
been here the past three weeks visiting at
l. T. Martins, left for Grafton, Tuesday. to
visit relatives for week before returning TO
their home in Pittsburg.
We are son the hog now" One of our
subscribers brought us in nice porker the
other day, all undressed and ready to be
cut up and sailed down. We have plenty
of saltwater To soak il in.
The Fall Quarter of the West Virginia
University will close December Il aad the
| Christmas vacation win extend from that
time to Monday, January /, when tho
Winter Quarter will begin.
"Thc History and Government Of West
mi D. II
Virginia University, and Mr.. Hu Maxwell,
is about ready for publication by the Acme
Publishing Company. Of Morgautown.
| Will West, of Tunnelton, was here yes
terday before the Circuit Court and secured
his final papers admitting him to all the rights
and privileges of full citizenship in this
country. Will is a hustler and is doing
well at Tunnelton.
AT the recent meeting Of the American
Association of Agricultural Colleges and
Experiment Stations, held at Yale University.
New Haven, Conn, President Raymond,
of West Virginia University, was elected
/ president Of the college section.
1t has been announced that the next
meeting of the West Virginia Bar Associa-
ton will be held at Parkersburg on the 9TH
day of February next. Justice Brown of
the United States Supreme court, will de
liver an address on John Marshall
The days of the Century are numbered
and in short time old 1900 will have passed
away and new century born to the world
If we could only known what it will bring
forth, we would probably be locked up in
lunatic asylum il we told il.
Patents were granted West virginians last
week as follows S. Fierbaugh, of Hunt
ington, on Track Gage; a. II. Laughlin.
Of Tariff, patent on pillow; c. i. Rigby,
Of Warrington, patent on Side Valve;
and c. /. Summers. of Barboursville. on a
/ Cattle Guard.
Professor T. {. Miller. who was recently
elected State Superintendent Of Free Schools.
will shortly resign his chair at West Virginia
University. Professor Miller has the esteem
Of instructors and students alike, and he
will enter upon his new work with the good
will Of all bis old associates.
The Department Of Fine Arts at West
Vi ginia University has been strengthened
this year by the appointment of NJ William
Jackson Leonard, Of Boston, as an addi
honsl instructor in that department. Mr.
Leonard was educated at Harvard Uniyers-
hy' the Cowlcs Art School, Boston; under