West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-04-05

Ben w. Arnold aud James c. White arc
both in the race for member OF the County
Court from Portland District
''cateh the opportunity" BY taking
Hood $ Sarsapaulla now you may build up
your health and prevent serious illness.
A man never realizes what an awful liar
he is until his wife begins to remind him Of
the promises he made during eour,ship.
There will be services a, the Pleasant
Grove church next Sunday ats p. m.
J. c. LANE, Pastor.
Charles w. worthington, one Of the hust.
ling young Democrats from Terra Alta. was
here Monday attending the Committee meet
ing.
Born, unto Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Martin. of
the Synder Settlement. Monday night, April
and, fine girl baby. Second edition. Or.
5. a. Pratt attending physician.
The Rowlesburg schools closed last Friday
with a special program of exercises and Miss
Persis Hagans, one of the teachers, returned
to her home near here Saturday.
We note from the Morgantown papers that
J. 5. linn an old Prestonian is building
new house over there in Eas, Morgantown
and Albert Fortney has purchased 10, there
to build on soon.
A patent has been issued to Jehu Eastep,
III. A. Deiters and o. Barth, Spencer, w.
Va, on twyer for forge furnaces. John
G. MeLain, of Wheeling, has registered
label for a cordial.
Terra Alta has a Curfew Ordinance.
which went into effect April Isi, requiring
all persons under fifteen years of age to keep
off the streets after S:IS p. M, excep, when
coming from church or having a special
permit.
William Trapper Wheeler, one of the
Wardens at the Hospital for the Insane at
Weston, arrived here Tuesday night and
returned next morning with the two men
who were in Jail here charged with insanity,
Messrs. Reckart and Hooton
There is much curiosity here as to the
identity of the Kingwood correspondent of
the Terra Alta Republican and several rar-
ties are accused with IT, We think we could
name the party, but as that would spoil the
fun we will lay low for the present.
A great many of our people have been
sick the past week or two with something
like the old fashioned grip. 1t seems to be
epidemic and contagious. The bad weather
probably has much to do with it ana some
good weather will drive it all away.
The railroad had bad luck again Tuesday
afternoon, getting two coal cars off the
track out beyond the Switchback and block
aiding the line SO that the passenger train
could not get through from here to Tunnel.
ton and back till II o'clock that night.
In this issue will be found the advertise
ment of the Kingwood Normal School, to
begin May 9TH, under the supervision of
Prof. Rufus Holden, who is too well known
to need any introduction or words of praise
from us, The high standard of the students
who attend here, is so well established that
it is the best recommendation that can be
offered.
From the Government Weather Station
Report sent out from Parkersburg, March
goth, we clip the following short reports
from two correspondents in this county:
Marquess.-Wheatu unusually fine: outlook
for good yield Aatterng grass, starting.-F
NJ. Huffman.
Kingwood. Little blowing done: wheat
fairly good; also rye and sod groand.-J. w.
Brown.
DIR. II. A. Jarrett. the Grafton dentist,
will be at
Rowlesburg, April 9 for days.
| Tunnelton, II "a
Newburg, " 70 "a ".
All parties desiring dental work will please
take notice Of the above dates and places
and call early.
| Morgan Hart son of Hon. e. b. Hart, T..
S. Minister to United States of Colombia,
South America, left Bogota about month
ago, and arrived in New York early last
week. lie is en- route to London, England,
on business visit, and will spend about a
month there. Upon his return to America
he will visit his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Morgan OF at Echo Point.
The Great Council of Improved Order of
Red Men of West Virginia meets in Charles
ton on Tuesday and Wednesday, May Is,
and and. This order is composed of about
one hundred tribes. located in every section
of the state, and has large membership.
The meeting at Charleston is to be made es-
pecially attractive 10y banquet for tho visit
ing delegates and a special demonstration in
costume on the evening Of the first day.
Rev. Macy MCGEE Waters, the pastor Of
the Congrcgaiionalisl church of Binghamton,
New York, and DR.. Hills, the famous pas.
tor Of Plymouth church in Brooklyn, QIenry
Ward Beechers church, will make tour Of
Europe this summer together. These elo.
| quent young diyines are fast friends and
have both made quite a reputation as preach.
ers and lecturers. DR.. Hills recently visited
Rev. Waters and spent several days with
him, when they planned their tour abroad.
Rev. Waters is an old Preston boy that our
people are proud Of.
J. Edgar Long. the Secretary Of the 1rona
Coal Company, has the biggest collection Of
ties Of any one in the county. de boards
at the Hotel Gordon here and has a line
something like a small clothes line stretched
across his room and the line hung full Of
ties Of all kinds, colors, shapes, lengths,
styles, material and conditions, from soiled