West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-08-30
DR.. Alex Leeds, Dentist. Grafton.


&c. Ralphsnyder has been in town the
pas, week.
Hoo. J. X. Trouer. of Charleston. vas
here this week.
Oysters every Tuesday and Friday night
a, the Shsher Restaurant.
Wtpm Thompson. of Kingwood. is Wis
itisg at Roscoe. Pa, this week.
Mr.. Lowery Google. of Fairmon,, is a
CUES, of his brother. J. w. Google, this
week.
Miss Ara Lowers, of Speen, Pa, is Wis
ting at her aunt's. Mrs. Jane +. Lowers, of
near Kingwood.
resenting the Citizens Wholesale Supply
Co., of Columbus, Ohio.
Mrs. Henry Huddleson, of near Glades-
vile, has been here the pas, week visiting
her brother, s. ID. Gatewood.
Misses Dell Brown, of Wheeling. and
Carrie Brown of Grafton. are here tins week
visiting friends and relatives.
Mrs. Sarah voltz has been very i'll the
past week or two with inflammation of the
bowels. She is improving now.
Mrs. Ella Morris is over at Mt. Lake
Park visiting her daughter Mrs. b. II. Sin
cell, who is sammering there at her cottage.
Col. John w. Guseman, of Reedsville.
has been here this week laying off the lots
in the new Cemetery. He was employed to
do the surveying by the Town Council.
DIR, II. A. Jarrett. the Grafton dentist,
will be a, Newburg September 3rd, for
days and at Tunnelton September 9TH for
days for the practice of his profession.
James w. Flynn left this week for Bal
timore to consult an eye specialist in regard
to the condition of his eyes His sight has
become affected of late and he became un.
easy aboutit.
Misses Katharine weslng. of Pittsburgh
aud Sophie Wesling. of Grafton, we're in
Kingwood last Friday and gave this Office
pleasant call. They are visiting their old
home out at Howesville.
Losr-Near Reedsville, pocket book,
bearing silver plate engraved with the
name, Sophia NJ. Frank. The finder will
he properly rewarded 10y returning the same
TO Mr.. J. ]. Mckinney, Reedsville, w. Va.
There was good game of base ball over
at Mt. Lake Park, Tuesday evening of this
week, between the College Club there and
the Homecoming Club. 1t resulted in
score of six to nothing in favor of the col
lege boys.
Private advices received here from Lex
ingtpn are to the effect that Hon. VIM. l..
Wilson, formerly Postmaster General, but
now President of Washington & Lee Uni
versity, is critically ILL., 1t is stated tina;
Mr.. Wilson has lung trouble and his friends
fear the worst.
MIS- Luther Stafford and her two little
sons started 10 Preston county TUESDAY,
morning, where she will visit her father and
other relatives. While gone she will wit
ness the marriage of her brother, Wesley
Bolyard to Miss Craig of Kingwood.-Par-
sons Advocate.
The storm last Friday night was severe
in some sections. the lightning doing con-
siderable damage, striking many trees, and
killing thirteen head of sheep for Felix
LETTERS, of the East Side. The sheep were
under tree tina, was struck and the whole
flock were killed.
Charles ID. Smith was arrested Monday
evening by U. S. Deputy Marshal ID. X.
Jackson on an old warrant for selling liquor.
He was lodged in Jail here over night and
Tuesday was taken to Clarksburg before
u. ,. Commissioner, who held him under
500 for appearance at Federal Court. His
mother, Mrs. Clara Smith accompanied him
to Clarksburg and went on his bond.
full attendance of the members of
Brown Lodge No. 81, Knights of Py,hias of
this place is requested for the regular meet
ing next Tuesday night, as there will be de-
gree work to confer and other business of
great Importance to consider. Its likely
that refreshments will be served 10 all at
the close of the session. Any other knights
IN town are invited to be present also.
Frank ID. Fortney, of Three Fork, and
Emmett X. Bucklew, of Independence, two
of Preston's brightest young school teachers
leave this evening for Baltimore to enter the
College of Physicians and Surgeons and
take full four year course in the study of
medicine and surgery. The term opens
September rst and the boys will arrive there
in the morning on No. and get located
tomorrow.
Here is an item of interest from Charles
ton paper, as both parties are we'll known
in KiDgwood and have visited here fire..
quently:
Born, to the wife Of Hon w. A. Ohley.
at their home on Upper Kanawha street
this city last Saturday morning, a son. The
mother and young statesman are doing
handsomely, but the father is engulfed with
such shower of congratulations that ne
scarcely knows which way to turn.
Patents we're granted last week to inven.
tive West Virginians as follows: ID. l..
Bell OF Spencer patent on pliers. l..
N. Dobbin, Of Progress, on carcouplng.
This makes s7SI patents on ear.eoupling and
how the devil that many could be granted
on one simple thing without infringing on
each other, is one Of the mysteries that will
never be known till few days after Gabriel
blows his horn and the daily papers get
round to II and give the full record.
Rev. V. Bediekian, who arrived in King.