West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-04-05
The West Va. Argus
Or. Alex Leeds, Dentist, Grafton.

, Frank Lee made iyiag trip over to Iron
dale last Sunday.
All kinds of books, magazines and daily
papers at jenkins Jewelry Store.
Clinton Shaw has moved into the rear
par, of the Taylor building near TuE ARGUS
office.
Violin aud banjo strings. music and
musical instruments II JenIlns's Jewelry
Store. -
mans poetry may win woman. but
'I~-ne's an exception if he is able to maintain
her on it,
Mrs. r. V. Marsden moved to her farm
down on the Winding River Cheat below
Albrigh,sville. this week
Ed Bergman expects to 60 to Pittsburg
now soon, to enter a business college and
take commercial course.
J. Frank Lanil, an old Kingwood boy. is
now the editor of the Telescope at Hildreth,
Franklin county, Nebraska and gets out
\ very good paper.
Rev. Ross Ward closed his revival in the
Baptist church out at Herring recently.
There were about fourteen conversions and
ten aecessions to the church.
Lumber wan,ed.-we are always in the
market for Oak and Poplar. Send us list of
what you have THE COLLINS Co.,
Pennsboro, w. Va.
Albert r. Frearer the Assessor for the
East Side, resigned his position with Ofutt
ed GU, this week with his assessing work for
this year.
DIR. VIM. NJ. Dent. the veteran Democratic
leader from Newburg, was here Monday a,
the Committee meeting. The Doctor is al
ways on hand to help fight the battles Of
Democracy.
John A. Wolfe, of near Rockville, and
Mcclellan Hartman, of Valley Point, two
trict, were here Monday to attend the Com.
mittee meeting.
Easter comes next Sunday week, April
18th and we will have to have another little
and before the house cleaning aud garden
making epidemic breaks out in dead earnest
and the''Lords of Creation take to the woods
or go fishing.
Waitman I. Garner, who has been teach
ing school in Marion county and attending
the Fairmont Normal has been engaged the
past week or two taking the school census of
Fairmont and surrounding country. Wait is
son of William Garner of Pleasant Dale,
near Kngwood.
Thomas II. Braham moved last Saturday
from the Morley property on the road to
Cheat, east of town, back to his farm out at
the old Snyder Mill, and William f. Triekett
from Pleasant Dale, moved onto the place
vacated by Braham.
IL. O. Blaker went over to Elkns Mon.
day and will, we learn, accept position
with the Inter Mountain. "EIote" is an all
round good printer and no doubt he will in
crease the business for the Inter Mountain.
--Davis Republican.
Congressman Dayton has introduced
bill TO promote circulation of reading matter
among the blind through the mails and also
bills 10 increase the pensions of ]. f. Wal
lace, of Rowlesburg, and Bryson Dunn, of
Reedsville, this county.
Chief Engineer !. J. Janeway has forward.
ed important papers to w. o. Wilson at
Cheat Haven with Instructions to proceed at
once to close up all negotiations of rights of
way and all matters pertaining in any way TO
the interests of the Cheat River railroad.
MIR. Wilson will in few days enter on the
work and close it up as speedily as possible.
--Morgantown Dominion.
Mrs. Louisa ]. linn, the widow of Oliver
linn, living near Browns Mill in Valley
district, has been granted widows pension
of sI2 per month, dating from her applica-
ton Dec. 3, 800, so that she will receive
about $50 back pay and enough to be
a great help TO her hereafter. The case was
in charge of Capt Goodwin, of this place,
and has been pushed through very promptly.
At the regular session of Preston Lodge
No. 90, Ancient Free and Accepted Masons
of this place, Monday evening of this week,
4 Justice James w. Flynn was made full
hedged member of the Lodge and a Master
Mason. rhe Squire is a heavy weight and
the goat is badly sway-backed now. After
the closing Of the Lodge an elegant supper
was served at Skaters Restaurant TO all the
members present who we're the guests of the
new initiate and 1t was pleasant occasion
generally.
The Irona Coal and Coke Company, oper-
ating the mines near here on the line Of the
West Virginia Northern has purchased large
interests at Tyrconne Taylor county. The
mines there will be under the management
Of +. G. Todd who is in charge here. The
capital is principally owned by Philadelphia
parties who are expecting 70 extend their
operations in this state. The chief owner
has 100000 to invest in West Virginia
properties.
Stanhope Scott, Of Terra Alta has been
made regimeutal sergeant Major on the staff
Of Col Smith, Of Faimont This is the
E first appointment that he has made on his
non.commissioned staff His commissioned
a staff has not yet been completed.
The condition Of affairs in the FIRST reri.
ment is very greatly improved under Col.
Smith and il is being made much more eff
Gent than it has been in the past