West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-03-01
Kingwood. March 1. 1900.
DIT. Ales Leeds. pen,Is,. GRAFTON.

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at Shaifer'S Restaurant.
Fred c. Todd has been in Philadelphia
the past week on railroad aud coal business.
Violin and banjo strings. music and
musical instruments Ct Jenkins's Jewelry
Sto.e.
William III. Smith, Of Hazelton, has had
his pension increased from 50 to IS per
month.
Miss Mabel Marsden arrived home here
last Thursday, after two months visit in
Charleston.
James l.. Stone returned this week from
spending two months visiting friends and
relatives in Ohio.
Miss Anna Jordan, of near town, has gone
to Homecoming and Frosburg, Md, where
she will visit friends for some time.
Both the Masonic and X. of p. Lodges Of
this place are doing good work now and
confering degrees on new members at every
meeting.
DIR. Joseph S. Hartley, who has praciiced
dentistry here for several years, is now To-
Gated at Beverly and is in the business along
the line of the West Va. Central.
The first day Of Circuit Court, March ~,
comes on Thursday and the Grand Jurors
are summoned for that day, while the Petit
Jurors are summoned for Monday, March 10.
ID. n. Carson, of Dawson, Pa, was here
last week, visiting his wife who is staying
out at X. p. Shaws. Mr.. Carson was trying
TO rent place for a Pool Room and Restau-
is much pleased with our town.
Judge Holt has been having an easy time
of it this winter. lie refused 10 hold the
last term of court for Randolph county on
account of the mix-up on the county seat
business and refused to hold forth recently
in Barbour county on account of the small
pox scare at Philippi.
The following West Virginians were grant
ed patents last week: w. ]. Cook and A.
Hirth, of Wheeling patent truck; A. j..
Hopkins, of Burton, truck also; b. f..
Robinson, Margaret, apparatus for use in
writing by hand. X. X. Spears, Wheeling,
machine for doubling metal plates.
DIR. Hanson A. Jarrett, Dentist, wishes to
announce that on the 10th of March, will
open Dental Parlors, in Merchants & Me
chanics Bank Building. Grafton, w. Va,
where he can be found the last 10 days of
each month and would be pleased to have
you call whether you need his services at
present or not.
The story is told of one of our young men
who was out sleigh riding recently with his
best girl, when the subject of fortune telling
. came up and he asked her if she believed in
Palmistry, the reading of ones hand ? She
replied that if she could just see the lines in
only one of his hands she could foretell that
they would have a much more pleasant
drive. lie was no fool, and he grasped
the lines in one hand and situation
in the other.
DIR. w. S. Martin, of this place, received
telegram Tuesday morning that his mother,
Mrs. f. b. Martin wlo lived near Farming
ton, Marion county, with her son J. T.
Martin on the ole home place, had died
suddenly that morning She was past %
years of age and had been in good health
the last heard from. Dr. Martin and broth
er Geo w. Martin left that afternoon to at
tend the funeral.
On our first page will be found reply
from Mr. G.. II. Wilson to the article pub
lished some time since about the literary
contest between his school and the Whetsell
school. This card of Mr.. Wilson's should
have been published two weeks ago, as il
was sent in then by him, but crowded out
and overlooked till this issue. We make
this explanation in justice TO Mr. Wilson
who replied very promptly.
The Sons Of the Revolution held their an
nual meeting and banquet in Wheeling OF
Washngton's Birthday and expected to hav,
Admiral Dewey for guest, but he declined
to attend owing to the condition of hi
health. The election of officers resulted a
follows President, c. w. Brockuuier, o
Wheeling; Vice President, Prof S. b. Brown
" +"Ni b"'sCnht oNSiCAaigf - cry NOiNOn
of Wheeling; Treasurer, c. NJ. Hart, o
Clarksburg; Chaplain, Rev. J. l. sooy, o
Wheeling.
Postage stamps in books is a convenienc
to be given the public by the postal depart
ment about May /. The innovation consist
in arranging postage stamps Of the two cen
denomination so that they will be sold il
lots of ~, "a and IS, and these will b
placed in little books with parafhne pape
between the stamps to prevent them from
sticking together while they are carried Il
the pocket in warm weather. II is propose,
that the new books will be sold at the rat
Of one cent additional.
First Lieutenant Stephen w. Poe, Of Graf
ton, who was placed on the supernumerar
list two years ago, having been honorab
discharged from the service of the Unite,
States by muster out Of the First West Viz
ginia Volunteer Regiment. has been restore
by the Adjutant-Gcneral Of West Virginia 4
active duty in the West Virginia Natona
Guard, with rank and date as If service ha