West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-02-22


TUESDAY ~ tase o. The rewey pay celebration.
County CLERK Geo. a. Wall, vas Al Nor
gsu,ssn as, aerk asauitas ,he Guihb,s
ease
F-ahd Mrs ecsrss &. Barrow and child
from Gr-ffor. aro yisitiag their parents near
KipeNooa.
Dr. 5. a. Pratt has rcatei The olive late ~ oc,
cnviesi hy Or n. =. powcstat Tunnciton ard
VIII be there cart 81 tho time.
br. ~. Powell has moved his oace from
rUuneiton - Newhprg his family has lecn
having hard tussio With the measles
lion. w. G. Coniey, Of Parsons and STATE 5
Attorney for Tucker county, arrived in town
yesterday and 'e.nsusd today
NJ A. sislss. who IS 6,ing on the b. q O.
railroad with headquarters at Rnwlesburs.
came home yesterday evening to yisi, his
family here
Sheriff l.. G. shaaef ana James W. Flynn
left Yesterday afternoon for Wheeling to
take IN Dewey Day and The gathelpg q
The Republican clans there.
sin. W. 3. wo,riug. Of south cumber.
land, who has been visiting friends aad rsla.
tives at raanclton aud Iroea FOR the past
month. returned To her home Monday
wANren--A good gld experienced in
eooiing iq cook and do gcnctal house work
/ ia q famii, Of ihrec Best wages paid.
I Write To Loek Box 2s5. kingwood, W.
Mrs. l.. G. Craig lcfs Monday for South
Cumberland 70 visi, ar. and MIS-. X, K.
Craig She expects 10 visi, her daughters
Mrs. ~. g. Wilson and Miss Arganssttc
Craig before returning to her home
NJ H. Lady has moved his harness shop 10
| Function and opened up IN the new building
I OF ", $. Iayicr. lust DO ind the Postofiice ne
/ viii not move his family FOR the present any
how. but leave ihcni in kingwood tiil spring
lie has good opening al TunnoIton.
There was big eight among The colored
laborors over az the big cenent works az Man.
helm. Tuesday night OF this week and three OF
them were shot aud Il = reported that ono was
kilci. The follow who used his gun 50 freely
escaped. Or proudfoot from Rowlesburg was
called in. but we are Unable as yet to get full
particulars
David " stomplc. Of Aurora. who las been
out az New Whatcomb, Washington. tho past
I two year,. came homo about two weeks ago
and after visiting hs old home over In Union
district. went up 70 Camden ON the Gauley
yesterday 10 take charge OF a saw mill In part
ncrahip with his brother Lee stemple.
GA. Miller. OF near IIowcsy.ie. IS sick With
a bad case Of The grip Dr. showalter is at
tending him. Miles s. the en- Sc that has been
reported as smallpox twice now. once about
amonth ago, when he had hemorrhages OF the
/ lurgs, ana again now, when IL Is nothing but
I grip all because he W az no above Weston in
/ December at least two months ago, where
they have been supposed to have the malpoXr
| ince.
! Con uctor La~aw, Of the q s o. Frci2ht Ser
! vice, was taken very 81 last week with appsn
dicitus sud was takon tothe iosplnlin Dalti-
! more, where au operation wa performed. but
too late 20 afford any relief as ga ngroue had
set IN and ne died Tho remains we've brought
! TO his home ia Terra Alta, where the funeral
took place tuesday Of this W eek He leaves u
wife and three Children wei provided for,
he carried several Thousand dollars IN insur-
anee' lie was about ky years Of age
At the regular meeting Of Preston Lodge
No 90. A. T. "a NJ Of this place, Mon
day night Of this week, the members worked
a very pleasant surprise ON Prof. Rufus Hol-
den, who was presented with magnificent
Masonic Apron, beautifully made and de-
signed and costing considerable money. J..
S. Brown presented il on behalf of the mem
bers in short address which was replied TO
| by Ms. Holden in a feeling manner. The
good work for The order by the Professor cn-
ti,Ied him to some token OF their apprccia-
ton Of his services, hence they thought the
presentation.
| Justus Gobsl, Of Coyingtou. brother Of
thc late William Goebel of Kentucky, who
was assassinated in saeh mysterious man
ncr at Frankfort, says he viii spend The rest
Of his life hunting the murderer Of lds
brother. lie is man of wealth and offers
I $50, 600 reward for The arrest and conviction
Of The murderer II is said that the friends
OF the dead man will offer as much more,
making the enormous sum Of 500, 900.
This 10 all probability is the largest reward
ever offered in the world Jesse James's
scalp was valued at $4,000 and 1000 was
offered few years ago for the murderer Of
ola man Smell Of Chicago.
j si,dell Brown and sister May went to
/ Clarksburg yesterday morning to meet q
party Of friends from Fairmont and other
points who were going TO New Orleans to a.
lend tbe Hardi Gfas and National Editorial
association. Mr.. brown returned that even.
ing. while bis sister went on with the party
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