West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-12-20

days.
The agricultural department crop report
gives the average of whea, at ss,os4,7s4
acres.
George Al Kelly. the new Justice of
the Peace over a, Lenox, was in town Mon
day and gave us call.
Ear Hagans and Lee Buckalew have been
putting fine slate roof on the new residence
Of Justice James w. Flynn this week.
The Ideal Christmas Gift is Fine
fieoe OF China or Silverware. See them AZ
Herring's Department Store
The Epwor,h League Of Mason,own will
give an Entertainment aud Ice Cream Supper
on Christmas Eve. All cordially invited.
Read the big advertisement on the second
page of James McKenzie's new store a,
Howesvjlle and then 90 see for yourself.
The Salvation Army will provide on
Christmas day dinner for $4,000 poor
persons in Madison Square Garden, New
York.
DIR. s a. Pratt is advertising for hunters
on his farm, near town, TO kill off the rabbits
there and keep them from eating up his
sassafras brush
II you want the Choicest Wines and
Liquor that skill can produce. send your
order to Toa McAvAY, Wholesale and Re.
tail, Grafton w Va
The condition of Lieut.. Hobson, at the
Presbyterian Hospital, New York, City was
said TO be greatly improved. He Is said to
be on, of all danger.
Don't forget to read the handsome holiday
greeting of Shaifer, Brown & Co. to he found
at the top Of this page. They have some
thing of interest to say to you aud it will pay
to heed them
For Fine Groceries, Cakes. Chinaware.
Fruits, Canned and Picked Goods, Fancy
Groceries, Dry Goods and Notions, call nj
John IL. Gamers Store on Price street.
Two West Vhginians were granted
patents, last week, as follows: !. b.
Daniels, of Browns,own, four town. patent
on ratchet wrench, aud ]. w. Mccoy, of
Sinks Grove, patent on saddle.
Among our paying CALLERS last Saturday
were Messrs. Thomas +. and David II.
-Loar, of Reedsville, and Thomas O'Hara.
of Gainesville, all staunch young Demo
Gratis who are in nowise daunted over the
recent defeat of the party, but ready for
another fight
Down at Albrightsyille they are fixing for
n big, old-fashioned good time generally on
'the night before Christmas mex, Monday
night. The Baptist and NJ. L. Sunday
schools will combine in union exercises and
Xmas trees in the Baptist church. There
will be good music and performances to
entertain the crowd and old SANTA Claus
has been engaged to be present and dis
tribute presents to all.
We note from the Daily Review of New
Whatcom, Washington, that the live business
men of that city met recently and organized
Commercial Club for the general advance
ment of the commerce and trade of that
section. Lewis p. White, formerly of Terra
Alta, this county, was elected Vice Presi.
dent Of the Club. He is now the manager
of the Bank Of Whatcom and one of the lead
ing business men of that hustling Western
city.
The residence Of Judge Joseph II. IIaw-
thorne in Kansas City, Mo-, was robbed re.
Gently. The burglars pred open doors and
raised windows on the lower floor and went
through the lower part of the house pretty
thoroughly, but were evidently frightened
away before getting up stairs, where the
family were sleeping and they knew nothing
of it till next morning when they found the
open doors and windows and found things in
confusion below. The thieves srcured some
money and iewelry, perhaps $50 worth in all
A Democratic lady of the town hands us
the following original verse on the late
election
Mckinley has the name,
Mark Hanna has the brain,
And, o, didn't it rain
From California to Maine,
Making the Democrats tame
As the salt water came,
And we are all in a frame,
Blu, not to blame.
One of the best known distilleries nr,1-
ducing high grade whiskey and handling
fine wines, desires to correspond with a re
liable gentleman, with the view of having
him represent them in Preston and sur
rounding counties, TO sell their goods TO
families and consumers direct This IS a
iirst-elass opening for party who is we'll
acquainted in the counties, and can be made
very remuneratve. Address,
PoCAHoNTAs,
p. o. Box 10, Cincinnati, O.
Capt. Eustace Gibson, former congress.
man from the Fourth district, died Monday
at Clifton Forge, Va. lie was born ia
Virginia October 4, IS47. fought in the
Confederate army until wounded and DIS
abled and came to Huntington in 1871.
lie was speaker Of the Honsc Of Delegates
in 1870, Presidential Ele;tor in 1880, was
elected to Congress ia 1882 and 1884 add
was defeated for the nomination for Congress
by Judge J. NJ. Jackson in 1888. lie has
since been engaged in the practice Of law at
Huntington.
We mole the following item from the Nor.
gantown Dominion.
Died, at the General Hospital in Ale.
gheny on Tuesday. December nth from the
effects of an operation Ralph Harris, aged
seveny-three years. Ralph was a we'll
known resident Of South Morgantown and is
ono Of the old time coIored aristocracy. lie
was raised BY the Brown family Of the