West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-01-25

visiting Mrs. C. w. Faweett.
Many man would have better wife if
he wasn't such poor husband
John c. Brown has been having tussle
with the measles the past ten days.
u. w. o'Neal, of Pisgah. was here this
week on business and gave us a paying call
Col. SAINT, E. Parsons. of Parsons, has
been here this week visiting DIR. 5. a. Pratt
Joshua Staiey. of Fairmont, was here this
week on short visit, looking wen and pros
porous.
Frank Lee and Baylor Nymegyei drove
over to Irondale Furnace, Tuesday. on
business.
John Sliney is expected here this week.
He has been sick in New York City for over
month.
7. w. Eekcrt, of Bevesely. was here dur
ing the past week trying TO buy wainu, and
ash timber.
Claude w Maxwell has oeen up in Tuck
er and Randolph the past week visiting
friends and relatives.
Secretary of State Dawson arrived in
Kingwood this, Wednesday morning for a
few days on business.
l.. L. Swcarengen, who has been working
over at crellen for the lamber company, is
at his home here on visit.
Amos Menear, of near Terra Alta, was
here during the past week visiting his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Camden Messenger.
Mrs. Henry Copeman is home again, after
visit to Wheeling for medical treatment
and to relatives in Warrington and Grafton.
II the average man was really in love
every time he thought he was the whole
country would have to turn Mormon to be
respectable.
John Forman, of Herring, has been quite
i'll for some time with typhoid fever and
pneumonia DR.. Pratt, of this place, has
been attending him.
Prof. Joseph w. S,ayman, Principal of
the Terra Alta schools, announces that
special term of school will be held there af-
ter the close of the present free school.
As soon as an old bachelor begins to
know enough for his own good all the mar
ried women begin to insinuatc that he
knows more than he has any business 10.
Mrs. +. A. Eaton, w. Troy jenkins, Mrs.
Geo. III. Buckalew, Mrs. John Fizer, Sr.
and Leslie Fields. are among the grown
people down with the measles the past week.
| The Gordon House here having put in
system of steam heating, has splendid Hot
| Air Furnace TO sale. Furnace in good con-
| dition. For sale on reasonable terms. Ad-
dress Hotel Gordon, Kingwood. w. Va.
Eugene r. Minshall. of Marietta, Ohio,
has been here for a couple of weeks in the
employ of Guffey & Co., of Pitisburg, look
| ing after their interest in coal lands and the
railroad survey etc. lie is civil engineer.
| MIR. Tennent, of the Insular Company Of
Terra Alta, was here this week on business.
He is thinking of opening up in business
here in Kingwood, and we hope he will do
so. The advertisement of the firm will be
found in this paper.
| John NJ. Henry Of this place, was made a
full-fledged member of the Knights of
| Pythias Lodge here at the regular meeting
Tuesday night of this week. There are
several other candidates on the way and the
lodge is booming now.
The mail route between Morgans Glade,
this county and Friendsvillc, Md, known as
Route No. I6,IS6, has been changed and
hereafter will be carried daily except Sunday,
leaving Morgans Glade at 7 a. m. and re-
turning leaves Frendsvilc at p. m.
Report of the Morris school for the month,
ending Jan. s, Iooo.-Lilian Martin, teacher
Number of pupils enrolled, boys, IS girls,
9; total ~; average daily attendance, II;
per cen, of attendance, 90 Those neither
absent nor tardy, were Leo,a, Litita, Okey
and John Braham and Bruce Garlits.
/ "Old Man Bowser" is in great trouble
now. His mother-in-law come in on him
The other day and has been trying to trim
him down. lie tries to bluff her like he
does his wife but it wont work and he threat
ems to murder her in cold blood. sRead
abou, it on the first page Of this issue.
The wife Of Dr. King, of Terra Alta, died
Sunday night, Jan. FL, 1900 after an illness
of only one week with Brights disease She
was a sister Of James S. IaIn, the big mer-
chant, Of Terra Alta, and a very estimablc
lady. The deceased leaves a husband and
two small children to mourn the loss of wife
and mother.
DR. H. a. Jarrett, the Grafton dentist,
will fill tho following appointments
Terra Alta, February fst, for three days.
Rowlesburg - 5th, for four days.
Function, 9th, for two days.
Newburg, Izth, for four days.
All parties needing dental work, please call
at above places.
The Tennent Insulator Company, Of Terra
Alta, have advanced the price on Locust
Pins. They were formerly paying 81, s.,
and sI2 per hundred for 9, " and % inch
pins, but are now paying S., $40 and SIS
per hundred for these length pins. They
are paying spot cash. See their adertse-
meni in another column
Orlando c. Crane, the genial and enter
p5ising Cashier If the Terra Alta Bank. was