West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-07-12

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Buekner Buekalew, of RodamerS. was in
town Tuesday and dropped in to renew his
Subscription.
James Kenney, of Piedmont. has been
here this week representing the Equitable
,ife Assurance Society.
l.. w. Beerbower. collector for the
Thompson Music Company. of cisrksburg,
has been here this week.
IA. l.. Swisher drove over from Morgan
town Tuesday and returned that afternoon
with his wife who had been visiting here
The Observation-Disclosures Paint covers most.
looks best, wears longest, most economical,
full measure.-L. NJ. Albright, Kingwood
Thomas NJ. Summers, of Marques, the
assessor for the West Side, was here on
Tuesday on business and gave US paying
call.
Hon. John p. Jones. Of Terra Alta, was
here this week on business at the County
Clerks Office. lie was accompanied by his
wife.
new postofice has been established at
west end of the tunnel at Tunnelton called
West End, with VIM. Ramsey as post
master.
Mrs. Laura Tuppett. of the woman's
College, Baltimore. has been visiting here
the past week and went to Morgan,own to
visit friends.
Henry Cramer, the electrician at the
electric light plant has been away ON
weeks vacation and Jim Hayes has had
charge of the plant.
Messrs. Marcellus Briuon and Hiram
Burke, of the Hopewell section, were here
on business Monday and dropped in to
subscribe for THE ARGUS.
Teachers Institute here August 9th and
time our people were making ready TO give
the pedagogues royal welcome. II will
be pleasant week for Kingwood.
The members of the Epworth League at
Masontown will give lawn festival for the
benefit OF the NJ. +. church next Saturday
night. All are cordially invited to come.
From posters printed at this office, we see
that the Odd Fellow Lodge of Carmel is
preparing for big picnic an Friday, August
grid. We will give full program next week
Rev. Ross Ward will preach in the
Baptist church here next Sunday at II a m.
and at 500 p. m. There will be business
meeting Immediately after the morning
service.
Edward p. Elliott, who lives on the pike
near Fairfax Manor, about two miles below
town has sold his property consisting of
residence and seventy acres of land to
William G. Brown, of this place.
The Summer Term of the KIngwood
Normal School closes Friday of this week
and Professor Holden will take weeks
vacation before going to Parsons to hold the
Tucker County Teachers Institute. which
convenes July a3rd.
There were but two marriage licenses is
sued during the past week, that of Charles
Edward Hawkins, aged 20, aud Cora
Blanch Bowermaster, aged II, and Solomon
III. Buckalew, aged 70, and Mary c.
Buekalew, aged 81. All natives of Preston
county.
Smith Mcclellan Albright and three
children from Mount Pleasant, Pa, arrived
in Kingwood this week for visit to friends
here. They drove across the country and
went on from here to Harrison county TO
visit Mrs. Flora Thompson, sister of Mr..
Albright.
Quite delegation of the Republican
workers went from here to Charleston this
week to attend the State Convention. In
the crowd were James w. Flynn, James w.
White, James A. Lenhar,, l.. {. Shafer,
John w. Watson, John b. Ford, Leroy
Shaw, VIM. G.. Morley and III. S. Wheisel.
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Crane are Mr.. aud
Mrs. III. +. Aust and son and Mrs. II. T.
Sanford, Of West Grafton, and Mrs. w.
r. Davis and son, of Edgewood, Davis
City. Mrs. w. S. Houston aud.ihree chill
dren, from Terra Haute, Indiana. are ex-
pected to arrive to-day.
Col. Zephaniah Broomsedge, special staff
correspondent and field agent of THE
ARGUS, spent several days in town during
the past week after a months absence
travelling through Grant and Pleasant dis
tricis. lie left Tuesday evening for Union
district 20 look over that section and collect
data and notes for some valuable historical
sketches that will appear IN this paper after
while.
There was quiet wedding in town last
night at the residence Of the officiating
minister, Rev. n. C. Howard, the contract.
ingparties being Milton Countryman, aged
az, from Waynesburg, Pa, and Miss Georgia
rrowbridge, Of near Kingwood. aged ~.
The bride was born in Lewis county, this
state, bat has long resided near here. She
IS a daughter Of James Trowbridge and
sister Of Charley and Thurman, Of this
place.
Capt. George Marshall Gross, the rail
road agent here, has organized second
nine Of base ball players that are hard to
down considering their age and size. They
have played the big club two games and
won and lost. The first game At took ~
innings to settle Il and the kids won. Satur-
day afternoon they played again and the
FIRST nine won by a score Of ~ to &. The
boys are having suits made and expect to
have big game here Saturday afternoon
with the Rowlesburg Club.
There was another quiet wedding Of