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


Mrs. f. l.. Childs and son Martin have
been visiting friends and relatives over at
Friendsville, Md, the past week.
Mrs. Netiie Bowermaster of West King
wood, has been quite in the past week with
pneumonia. Or ShowalteI has been attend
/ ing her.
John a. Liston, of this place. has been
| granted an increase of pension from SO to
sa4 per month. The case was in charge of
Capt. Goodwin
Saturday a. m. of next week will be 'St
Patuck's Day in the Morning. and great
time among the Sons of Erin in the Old
Country and the large cities of this country.
Samuel u. Gatewood. of this Office, is
confined to his home with badly sprained
ankle the result Of fall at his residence ON
Beverly Hin Avenue
w. 5. Taylor is in town this week on bust
ness. No, the Republican Governor of
Kentucky who has been causing so much
trouble down there. bu, the Postmaster and
merchant at Tuunelton.
One Of the hustlers among the Freer men
in this county is J. A. f. Ever,s, the mail
contractor between Mason,own and King
wood. lie is out an out for Freer and don't
care who knows it either.
Deputy Sheriff Shaffer has moved to the
Posten property in East Kingwood and Mrs.
Mary Davis has again gone to housekeeping
in her property vacated by MIR. Shaffcr. Her
two daughters, Misses Nina and Buelah are
here now
George L. Shaiter, of Independence, was
in town last Friday. lie is a candidate for
Assessor on the West Side and will be in the
Republican Primary fight. George is we'll
qualified for the place and deserves recogni-
ton from his party.
Quite delegation left here this (wednes-
day. afternoon for Parkersburg to attend the
State League of Republican Clubs which
meets tomorrow. Among them were n. ].
For,ney, l.. c. Shaffer, ]. w. Flynn, !. a.
Lenhart ]. w. White, Leroy Shaw and II.
S. Whetsell.
Mr.. Price Mckenzie, of Crcsaptown, Md,
was here this week visiting his father-in-law,
John I. Nef of this place. Mr.. Mckenzie
recently sold his farm in Maryland and will
probably locate here in the near future, as
he was very much pleased with our town
and surrounding country.
Patents were granted TO inventive West
Virginians last week as follows w. l..
GHllaspie, of Arbutus, patent egg-case; A..
G. Neville, of Wellsburg, a glass finishing
apparatus; ]. A. Phillips, of Amos, switch
| operating mechanism; ID. & NJ. Reichblum,
of Wheeling, combined cuff-holder and
button.
Representative Dovener, of this State, has
secured pension of SO per month from
Sept. 9, 1898, for NJ. +. Dryden, of Wheel
ing, who served during the Spansh-Ameri-
can War as a member of the Second w. Va.
Regiment. lie has also secured pension
of $40 per month for Oliver w. Shinn, of
| Shinston, Harrison county.
Ex-Sherif Thomas team of black horses
ran away last Saturday and smashed up the
sled they we're hitched to and a lot of dishes
that were in it. Mr.. Thomas left them
| standing unhitched in front of Gamers
| store and way they went. They hung
up on tree out about Tom Bowers two
! miles from town and we're caught there.
A recently welded couple sent out large
number of wedding invitations, among
which was one to an old lady. The cards
were swell affairs, and ono corner bore the
inscription: "Chidren not expected -
After adjusting her specs and scanning the
card closely the old lady said THAT'S
all right but they III come just the same
Another industry for this county is the
Keystone Manufacturing Company with
mills at Sell and White over in Union dis
trict, at the extreme east of the county. The
Company is composed of Messrs. X. H.
Enoch, w. II. Mason, J. w. Stemple and
p. ii. Cole. They manufacture all kinds Of
chair stock with quartered oak backs as
specially
J. T. McClung was arrested by Deputy
MARSHAL Dahlei X. Jackson and brought be-
fore Commissioner r. s. Spates of the Fed
eral Court the first Of the week, where he
gave $500 bond for his appearance at the
first day Of Federal court McClung was
indicted at the recent session of the grand
jury at Parkersburg for sending obscene
matter through the mails. Establishing News.
DR.. a. J. LYDIA, superanuated minister
! OF the NJ. +. Conference, died last Saturday
evening at his home in Mason City, this
State. lie was pastor Of the NJ. L. church
of Kingwood at one time and we'll known to
our people lie was Presiding Elder Of the
/ Parkersburg district after leaving here. Ills
daughter is now living in indianapolis and
married to man named Snyder, he being
her second husband. Her first husband was
Albert Logan Of Parkersburg who died.
Under date Of March Isl, ]. G. Simpson.
the husting merchant at Marques. writes
us as follows
was alarmed on going 10 our store this
morning 20 find the lock bored OF and the
+ money drawer gone which contained about
/ hve dollars in change and about S2s in
I checks. Also two letters ono 90 ,,,,, -