West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-09-06
SEPTEMBER.
DR.. Alex Leeds, Dentist. Grafton.


Mrs. |. Shaffer lef, this week for Rawlins
Stat on, Md to visit friends and-rela,ives.
Miss lisa Copeman of near Bruceton, is
visiting friends near Kingwood this week.
Mrs. J. A. EVERY is quite i'll this week
with sore throat and quinsy.
Oysters every Tuesday and Friday night
at the Shaffer Restaurant
Misses Lillian Holt and sister Katharine.
of Grafton, are here this week visiting
friends.
Messrs. Lucian Hagans of Chicago and
Grove Chadwick of Morgan,own, were in
Kingwood this week.
Miss Bessie Gibson, of near Tunneltop.
has been here the past week visiting rel
atves,
The Bishop Block presents very hand
some front now since II has been painted
and trimmed ups so ar,istically.
James Maust, of BrownGeld, Pa, was
here this week as witness in Court and
gave us paying call.
Mr.. and Mrs. K. Z. Craig. Of Cumber-
land, were visiting Mr.. Craig's parents the
past week OF two.
Abner Liston, of Valley Point, has been
granted a renewal and increase of pension
to Sra per month.
Col. James w. Holt, of Grafton Sentinel.
> was here Monday shaking hands with his
many friends in Kingwood, who are always
glad to see him.
Court has been in session here this week
with His Honor Judge John H. Holt on the
Bench. We will give full report of the
proceedings next week.
They have regular epidemic of typhoid
fever at Tunnelton with seventeen cases of
IT on hand and have had several deaths
and others in critical condition.
l. T. Martin left this morning for Clarks-
burg to attend the Fair and hear Bryan
speak, and will go on out into Calhoun
county to look after his land out there.
They have some cases of scarlet fever out
about Mason,own and the little daughter of
merchant 5. l.. Cobun, were very low with
IT, but is now out of danger.
James w. Flynn has purchased the 10.
between w. II. Brands and Geo. Bucklew's
and expects to cree, dwelling house on il
for himself.
Hon. w. M. o. Dawson, Secretary of
State was here for couple of days this
week visiting his wife and son, who are
spending part of the heated term here.
We note from the Charleston papers that
ID. Sherman Gutherie has lost his position as
Printing Clerk in the Office of the Secretary
of State.
Mr.. and Mira. Thomas +. Brown left last
week for their home in Phoenix, Arizona,
after months visit with their many friends
and relative in this county.
Matthew Cobun, of the Bowery, has been
sick the past two weeks with the fever and
DIR. U. w. Showalter has been attending
him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Giles, of Confu-
ence, Pa, arrived here this week to visit the
parents of the former.
The Marian c. Bower property near the
jail, was sold this week at the front door OF
the courthouse for $1,000. # was bid in
by Miss Abbie Bower.
Miss Emma Huddleson, of near Glades-
vile, drove down Monday after her mother,
Mrs. Henry w. Huddleson, who had been
visiting here for ten days.
The Rev. FeBton Baker Is here from Da.
Wis, calling on his many old friends. Fent
still sports his beautiful aubura whiskers
and we do not know whether he is a Dun
kard preacher OF Mormon Elder.
U. 6. Squires, of ReedsviIle, was IN town
today on business and dropped in to sub
scribe for THE ARGUS. lie was here TO
order lumber and supplies for the erection
of another handsome residence IL Reeds
vile.
Albert A. Dorsey, of the Parsons Advocate.
has been elected Treasurer of the Repub.
licau Committee Of Tucker county. They
were afraid to trust their Doodle with one
of their own number aud 50 elected man
who had been raised a Democrat.
JEFF Lpsoomb, Of Tucker county, is hav.
ing honors showered upon him thick and
fast lie was recently nominated for Jus.
tics Of the Peace at Parsons, and elected
Secretary Of the Republican Committee Of
the county. JEFF will also probably put on
billed" shirt now and may probably wash
his feet.
The NJ. p. Conference vas in session a,
Spencer in Roane county last week. Rev.
NJ. D. ifclmick was reelected President o.
the Conference for another ye1r. OF IN,
5eiDtmenU in this county Rev J. J.
Hillips goes to Reedsville, Rev. III. w
Holden 70 Etam and Rev. ]. w. Holland a
Newburg.
The beautiful and hospiist5e home Of
Hon. N. ]. Forlncy and wife was the seen,
Of very pleasant social gathering on Wed
nesday night Of this week, the occasion be-
ing lawn fete IN honor Of the KinewooC
Comet Band. Quite a number Of youns
folks were invited TO make merry on III,
beautifully terraced grounds, which wer
lighted by japanese lanterns and coioreC
lights that made IL look like a scene from
Faifyland. The Band disconrscd splendi,
music an delicious refreshments wer
served on tables ont on the lawn, and as tn
nigh, was a perfect one, u was deliehtfu
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