West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-02-01

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Don't forget that tomorrow, Friday, is
Sausage Day and good time to eat ground
hog.
Willie, the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Eaton,
has been quite poorly with the measles this
week.
Don't fail TO read "old Man Bowser's" latest
trouble on the first pace. His wife laid him out
this time but he refuses TO come to Il.
Prof. Lloyd Friend. OF the University. who
was recently appointed Assistant 10 state supt
OF Schools Trottor, has declined the oflice and
the place Is still vacant.
Secretary OF state Dawson purchased some
more coal land when he was here last week
aud now has 997 acres IN one body lying from
four tfve miles south OF RiRgwood on the
west side OF Cheat river.
Please keep an eye open TO morrow foe Mr..
g. Hog, Esq, and IL you catch him out promen-
aiding around anywhere, stop mp the hole 10 his
den an Keep him out VIII re no will get good
dose OF his own weather.
Miss Eta bishop, OF AlbrightsviHe. who has
been down in the sunny South spending the
winter with her brother Frank W. Bishop at
Anthony Florida.arrived home last Thur sday.
She came Dac1 with her uncl VIII Bishop of
Pittsburg. who had been over In Cuba and
came back that way.
Duke Dent the famou pitcher for the King
wood Base Ball Club. has nearly broken up the
Baltimore Medical College. lie IS attending
lectures there this winter and came home on a
visit recently and caught the measles and
broke out with them when he went back TO
College aud about half the students are down
W tn them.
Rev. Ross Ward has severed his connec-
ton with the work of his appointment at
Terra Alta and will make Kingwood his
headquarters hereafter and take up the
work of the Baptist church at Herring in
place of the appointment at Terra Alta.
This, with the church here and at Albrights-
vile will keep him pretty busy anyhow
WANTEp.--A good farmer to take charge
OF a good stock farm for share of the grain
and an interest in the stock.
Farm contains over 900 acres of cleared
land and has the big mountain vein of lime
on it, good chance will be given to a
good farmer. Where he is not known to me
the best personal references will be required.
Address, VIM. G.. Brown, Kingwood,
w. Va. n.
The knights OF Pythias Lodge here Is pre-
pairing TO have big banquet ON the night of
February 18th. the Anniversary of the order
IL viii DO given Liberty Hal, the elegant
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. j. NJ. Crane. by Mrs
harsden, who occupies the property now
The knights and their ladies and some friends
will make quite an assemblage and the evening
Will be passed with music. speeches and an
elaborate menu and "Knighthood will be In
Flower for that occasion anyhow. The Lodge
Is doing better woik now than IL has for years
Three members were taken In Tuesday night
OF this week, two new ones and one reinstate-
ment
Died at his home in Morgantown, Jan. II,
Ranzy Duncan, well known i'm Kingwood,
where he resided many years before moving
TO Morgantown. The remains were brought
to Kingwood Monday, accompanied by the
family and other friends. The funeral ser
vices were conducted by Rev. Cummings at
| 10 a. m. and the burial took p lace in tn,
kingwood cemetery. The deceased was
about sixty years of age and leaves wifi,
and FIVE children. He was brother to Mrs.
| Lee J. Graham, of this place, and was
slave before the war and belonged to the
late Col John Martin. lie had been in IL
health for several years and had some knc
i of gathering in his side.