West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-10-04
OCTOBER.
Dr. Ale. Leed.. penlI.l. GRAFTON.

Harrison childs is the new jsui,or for the
academy.
Vernon For,ney was out at Warrington
and Grafton last week.
Charley Manown left Monday for Phil
ippi TO enter school there.
Oysters every Tuesday and Friday night
a, the Shafer Restaurant.
DIR. Sherwood and Troy Jenkins were
over at Newburg las, Sunday.
William a. Mc3innis, of Terra Alta,
gave us paying call this week.
MFR. and Mrs. L. NJ. Menear were at
Morgan,own last Saturday and Sunday.
J. X. Goodhue, who represents Robert
Clark & Co, of Cincinnati. was here this
week.
]. A. Freeman Everts has moved from
Masontown to Morgantown and located
there.
John A. Liston is having his residence
adorned with new paint, applied by Rome
Menear.
Rev. ]. c. Lane will preach in the Pres
byterian church here next Sabbath at
Ira. m.
Grand fall Opening at American Bazaar,
Grafton. Friday and Saturday, October sth
and 9th
Bailey Fawce,, is in Wheeling, where he
has been working for some time since ieay-
ing here.
j. a. Eyerly moved this week from the
Bishop Block to the Manown property, va
Gated by J. w. Google.
Messrs. John Newman and George Fort
ney, from near independence, were in town
Tuesday and gave us call.
Charles Washington Wolfe arrived here
Tuesday from Chicago, after six months
travelling in the great west.
Music by Grafton Orchestra during Open
ing at American Bazaar, Grafton, Friday
and Saturday, October 5th and 9th.
George w. Harvey, the Deputy Sheriff
for Reno district, has been in town this
week on business before the County Court
Mr.. and Mrs. Meredith Pratt and chill
dren, of Doddridge county, are here this
week, the guess of DIR. and Mrs. $. A.
Pratt.
Thomas K. White, saloon keeper in
Piedmont, was here yesterday working for
Dayton. lie found very cold reception
here and left on the first train
Mr.. and Mrs. c. X. Metzler and their
friend Miss Ella Harrington, of Indepcnd-
ence, spent several days this week visiting
friends here and at Albrigh,svilIe.
Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Brown, who were
visiting friends and relatives here last week
returned TO their home at Chieftan, Marion
county, Saturday. They were accompanied
home by Mr.. Browns Sister, Miss Eleanor.
Mr.. A. A. Brown and family returned
last Thursday from Parsons, where Mrs
Brown and children have been visiting
for some time. They were accompanied
home by Mrs. Browns brother, Mr.. Eugene
Taylor.
The Democratic County Convention for
Taylor county in session at Grafton last
week, nominated John III. S. Barlow Tor
Prosecuting Attorney Of that county lie
10 son of George Barlow, of near King
wood, and well known here.
DIR. ]. l.. Goodnight, of Covington, o.,
has been elected president of Lin
coin Ull.) University, to succeed A. 4.
Turner. DR. Goodnight was formerly
president of the State University of West
Virginia, and has taken a postgraduate
course in Edinburg College, Scotland.
Mrs. E6ie Fogle Elliott, who is well
known in Kingwood, is now residing in
Baltimore, where she has charge Of The
Avalon, at All st. Paul street, and furnishes
permanent, transient and table board, and
will be glad TO have Preston county people
stop with her when they come to Baltimore
The Board of Education Of this district
has at last realized the need of school
house out at the Irons Mines and in this
issue will be found an advertisement for
contractors TO erect building at once.
There are nearly fifty children out there,
enough for big school and they should
have one.
Henry Caswell, president of tho Wood
county bank, at Parkersburg, and life
long Republican, has written from IIonolulu.
where he has been for some time with his
invalid wife, that he fayors the election OF
Bryan and the entire Democratic State
ticket and that he expects 20 be back home
in Time to cast his vote for them.
Henry Rickleman, of Pittsburgh, was in
town Monday and dropped in to subscribe
for THE ARGUS. lie is an old Preston
county boy from the TIowesvilc neiohbor
hood, but has a good job now as engineer
Of passenger train between Cumberland
and Pittsburgh. lie is located at 2s3,
Second Avenue, Glenwood, a suburb Of IN,
Smokey City, and was out here on it'll,
vacation.
There was another tragedy on the rail IL
this county last week, in which Georg,
Geldbaugh. young man Of about 7s year
Of age, an engineer on the 3rd division ant
are.xent Of Newburg. was killed almos, il
sig15 his home, Thursday morning a
$500 O'Clock. lie and some friends were re-
turning from fishing expedition and weu
riding between freight cars. Celdbaugl
attempted to light his pipe when suddcnl,
the train ierkcd him under, manglinQ hi
linIN La . n.D-l 81 Nm $1,000. -