West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-03-08

Or. Alex Leeds, Dentist, Grafton.


Alta the past week, visiting relatives.
All kinds of books, magazines and daily
payers at jenkins Jcwelry Store.
John Ben Graham, of Herring, was in
town this week and gave us paying call
Hon. John p. Jones, of Terra Alta. was
in town last Saturday and gave us paying
call.
Violin aud banjo strings, music and
musical instruments ct Jenkins's Jewelry
Store.
Will Thomas and Wilson Martin were over
at Aurora this week, taking up lumber for
some company.
Gene Ellis, of Newburg, is moving this
week over above Marsden, on the farm of
his mother-in-law, Mrs. Mary Shaw.
"Diffical,es give way to diligence" aud
disease germs and blood humors disappear
when Hoods SarsaParlla is faithfully taken.
Clarksburg will vote March goth on ssu-
ing $4,000 in bonds to pave the main streets
OF the city and put in a system of sewerage.
III. ii. Reed, of Reedsville, has been in
town this week on business connected with
the coal land deals he Is now engaged in.
Vincent 4. Cooke, of Howesvlle, has
gone to Philadelphia this week to confer
with some eastern capitalists about buying
coal land in his section around TOWNSVILLE.
Ira Judson Jenkins, an old Preston boy,
who has been in the Northwest for a num-
Der of years, is now employed at Gold Hill
Mines, SIX miles from Loomis Washington.
seventeen year old daughter of ALI Sis
Ter, who lives over at the Crane school house
above ST. Joe, is quite i'll with typhoid fever.
DR. j. A. Graham, of this place, is attending
her.
John {. Plum and daughter and Mrs. Ed
ward Richards, of townsville, were in town
last Thursday on legal business before Com
missioner Watson and gave us a paying call
while here.
Mrs. +. c. Todd has been away the past
two weeks visiting her old home in Philips
f.. burg, Pa. She accompanied her sister home
who had been here spending part of the
winter in Kingwood.
George ii. Buckalew's time as Town Ser
geant expired March Ist and Constable c.
w. Fawcett was elected Police and Collec-
tor for the ensuing year. ]. ]. Guseman
was elected Street Commissioner and George
Parker placed in charge of electric light sup
plies and all out side work in that line.
Eugene Lazzelle, the ne-year-old son of
Prosecuting Attorney /. G.. Lazzelle, fell and
ran a bone crochet needle into his mouth.
The needle was broken off, and in removing
the fragment it broke again, leaving piece
that could not be reached without an opera
ton. The physicians are waiting for it to
gather, when the piece will be removed
Morgantown Dominion.
A. A. Werner and family from Parsons,
arrived in town last week to visit friends and
relatives. Mr.. Werner went on to Morgan
town Tuesday TO take charge of his new bust
ness there, as he has purchased an interest
in the Novelty Store and will move his
family there soon as he can procure suit
able residence. He still retains an interest
in the store at Parsons.
Jno. t. Cuppett, Preston county boy,
now of the Shenandoah Normal College, at
Reliance, Va, has been elected President of
the Pearl Correspondence College of that
place. This institution is sending its an
nouncements to all parts of Virginia and the
adjoining states, and seems TO possess vigor
and determination on the part of its mem
bers. We hope Tressler will find success in
this new venture.
Mrs. Elizabeth Burrows Martin was found
dead in her bed at the home of her son, 7.
T. Martin at Pennington, Tuesday She
was % years of age. The funeral occurred
this morning, and the remains were inferred
in the family cemetery at Pennington.
The above item is from the Fairmont Free
Press and refers to the aged mother of DR.
Martin and Geo. W. Martin Of this place,
who attended the funeral and returned home
Saturday.
Pioneer days are always interesting and
picturesque. since they possess both novelty
and variety. a great deal Of experience is
crowded into them. People from various
stetes and countries arc thrown together,
learn each others ways, and get out Of old
RUS. There springs up feeling Of buoy
aney and a strong public spirit "Under
the Cottonwoods' describes pioneer days on
the prairies of the Northwest. II is written
by resident of Preston county. Prospec-
tus, etc. may be had on application TO o. +
Morton, Kingwood.
Arrangements are being made to secure a
select reading from Byron w. King, of
Pittsburg, the famous elocutionist and reader
who is we'll known all over the United
States, and have him here in Kingwood
some time next month, at the Court House,
as he will be passing through the county
then on the y. & o. going East he can be
secured for one night very reasonable and
the proceeds will 90 to the Parsonage Fund
of the Presbyterian church Miss Martha
Copeman has been in correspondence with
Prof. King and can secure his services If our
people will give enough encouragement to