West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-12-27

Prof. Holden aud wife went to Grafton
Monday afternoon to spend the holidays.
Miss Mabel shaaer came home Saturday
from her school out at Hopewell. to spend
Xmas.
Col Jim Hayes left Monday afternoon
for Cumberland aud other points to spend
the holidays.
When woman temp,s man he falls.
When a man iemp,s woman he stakes
al santage of her weakness"
Cyrus III. Martin. who is teaching the
kglon School, has been home here this
week on holiday vacation.
W. C. Hawkins. of Catabs. Marion
county. has been visiting his father.in-law.
Elisha Hawiey. down on the river. near
Kingwood this week.
MIR and Mrs. K. NJ. Heermans. of Nor.
gantown arrived in Kingwood last Sat.
urday evening TO spend the holiday vaca.
ton with the "oId Folks At Home
Inc new school house out at lrona will
be ready Tor use in short time and school
will open up about week after next. as a
young lady teacher has been secured
Emory Albright went TO Grafton las,
Friday TO meet his sister. Miss Nellie. who
came home from the Seminary Al Buek.
harmon to spend the holiday vacation.
| Charles +. Copeman arrived home last
week from Eastmans Business College at
Poughskepsic. New York. where he has
been Tor several months taking the com.
mercial course.
An old'fashioncd watch meeting will be
held at the NJ. T.. church here next Monday
night and the meetings continued for some
time Prof. Jennings from Indiana. Pa,
viii be he,e TO lead the revival singing.
postoficc has been established out at
irona with Fred c. Todd as postmaster
and Felix Elliott, Jr., the assistant IL will
be located in the store of the Irona Supply
Co and will open up the first Of the year.
Sheriff l.. c. Shaaer. sheriff elect /. A.
Lenhart and Prosecuting Attorney n. !.
Fortney. left yesterday for MoundsviIle
with Eli Beatty. who goes to the Pcniten.
tiary for one year. and James Fisher. who
goes up for ~ years.
| Anyone wanting 10 buy good mill prop.
erty complete and in good condition can
secure bargain by addressing |. Y. Elem.
ing, Morgantown. Will sell all the ma.
| chincry and fixtures so that il can be
moved to any other point and set up again.
Mrs. {. c. Showalter lies very in at her
home on Locust avenue in Fairmont. due to
complication of diseases, her illness being
caused principally by heart disease. MIS-.
Showalicr was born aud raised al Prunty.
town where she lived when she was married
to MIR. Showalter. who was then Supeiin-
tendent of the Reform School there.
j. II. Cummins, of wellsburg who is
state organizer for the Endowment Rank
OF the Knights OF Pythias has been in
Haywood the past week, working u, a
| section OF that branch OF the Order and
meeting with good success. This is the
iitc Insurance feature of the Order and a
number OF the members here have signed
for policies.
| Charles W. Dering. OF King God. has
recently complied and had printed all the
Game and Fish Law of the State of West
virginia. The matter is printed in a neat
little book suitable for carrying in your
pocket and officially attested by N. l.
| Fortney. the States Attorney for this
county and will be sent postpaid to any
address Tor rs cents in stamps or silver or
hve copies for one dollar Every sportsman
should have copy OF this book
| The very latest book out IS Under the
Cottonwoods.' by Oren f. Morton. Of
kingwood. and 1t will be well worth read.
ing and just as good as some OF the books
with national reputation. There are
some handsome illustrations and over 400
pages of interesting matter all neatly bound
in red cloth and the price Is only one
dollar. Our people should take pride
enough in home author to buy up every
copy oil the book at once as the edition Is
limited one aud will not last long
I The b. o. has created new office at
Pittsburg, to be known as superintendent of
terminals. and will be filed by Robert NJ.
sheets. The Office is made necessary by
the rapidly increasing amount of business.
Mr.. Sheets IS also made superintendent of
the Pittsburg Junction railroad lie is well
known in this section. as he was superin-
tendentent OF the third, fourth and fifth
divisions Of the b. & o., with headquarters
at Grafton. lie has been superintendent, a,
Chicago for some time.
Col. i. ID. Gibson, a well-knowu lawyer
of Charles Town, has announced himself a
candidate for the House of Delegates of
this State to fill the vacancy caused by the
death of Mr.. x. w. Morrow, who was
elected as delegate from Jefferson county.
at the last election. Mr. Gibson is an
ardent Democrat, and has represented
Jefferson county in two sessions of the
Legislature in 1880 and 1901 lie is well
known over the State, and at present is a
member Of the Board Of Regents of the
Hospital for the Insane at Weston lie
was in Kingwood during the recent session
of Circuit Court, looking after some impor-
iant business. As there seems TO be no iop-
| position. he will be elected unanimously.
The Morgantown Dominion says that Nor
ganiown society people will be agreeabIy
surprised to learn that three members of
the faculty of the University are TO be mar
ried during the holidays. They are Prot
X. A. Armstrong, Prof. Carr and Prof.
Copeland, Prof. Armstrong will be mar.
ried on the evening Of December 18th at
Grafton TO Miss Carrie Louise Dent daugh-
ter Of Judge NJ. NJ. Dent Of the Supreme
Court Of Appeals. The marriage will be
quiet ono and only few immediate rela.
tives will be present.