West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-03-29
The West Va. Argus,
Ringwood. March 90, 1900.
Or. Alex Leeds. Dentist, Grafton.

Saturday and Sunday.
Hon. Page X. Mccum, of Aurora. was
here last week attending court.
All kinds of books. magazines and daily
papers at jenkins Jcwclry Store.
Sunday is 'All Fools Day" Watch GU,
that the Coz ,iin's don't get you.
= ~Isss Virginia Spahr's school at Tunnel,on
} has closed and she is a, home again.
DIR. II. A. Jarrett. the Grafton Den,is,.
wiilbe at Terra Alta on April and for o days.
The Foreman Gate school taught by Geo.
W. White, of Pleasant Dale, closed last Fri
day.
Fred c. Todd returned Monday from
Philadelphia and went back again on Tues
day.
Violin and banjo strings, music and
musical instruments II Jenkins's Jswelry
Store.
Jesse w. Shaffer and Ed. NJ. Williams, Of
two of the most prominent citizens of Carmel,
were here last week.
The mother of Hon. John T. McGraw, of
Grafton, has been quite i'll for some time
with the whooping cough.
l.. NJ. la Toilette, of Grafton, Auditor of
this State, Svas here last week looking after
his fences for denomination.
Born to MIR. and Mrs. George Parker, a
fine daughter last Friday, March e. Or.
5. A. Pratt attending physician.
company Of the National Gnard is being
organized at Rowlesburg by Lieut.. {. {.
Pierce. About City have signed
Ray Ollie, young attorney from Morgan
town and son of Oliver II. Ollie, e that
place, was here last Friday and Saturday.
Albert Roby, of near Herring, is very low
with bronchial trouble and hardly expected
to live, as he is over seventy years of age.
Clip Cox, son OF DIR. ]. A. Cox, of Nor
gantown, was visiting friends at Masontown
during the past week. He came over on
the new railroad.
Lumber Wanted.-we are always in the
market for Oak and Poplar. Send us list of
what you have. THE COLLINS CO.,
Pennsboro, w Va.
The Morgantown Post tells Of some Uni
versity students going out in the country to
an old fashioned spelling bee and one Uni.
versity graduate was spelled down" by
nine year old boy.
Prof. Thompson and Mr. Fleming of the
Coast aud Geodetic Survey, were in King
wood during the past week taking observa-
lions in the magnetic survey Of the State
being made by the Government
new telephone has been placed in the
big steam mill here by the milling company
and their patrons can now order stuff from
the mill by telephone. This is great con-
venience and saves trouble for the mill and
its customers.
Secretary of State Dawson and wife, ar.
rived in Kingwood last Thursday from Char
lesion and have been here the past week,
Mr.. Dawson attending Court and his wife
visiting her mother. The latter will accom-
pany Mrs. Dawson home, leaving here Satur-
day.
James c. Morgan, the proprietor of the
Bee Hive Store here, is arranging to move
back to his old home in Canton, Marion
county and take charge of his fathers farm
there and also operate store in that place
fie is closing out h stock here as fast as
he can and expects to leave Kingwood next
week.
J. Cal Roby, of near Masontown, has pur-
chased the hotel property in Masontown
owned by Edgar NJ Hartley and takes
charge April Ist and will continue the hotel
business. Mr.. Hartley will move into the
George Cobun property for the present and
erect fine dwelling on his lot opposite the
hotel, this summer.
Clinton f.. Thomas has sent in his rcsig-
nation as Superintendent of the Tailoring
Department at the Reform School at Prunty-
town, as he is going into the business for
himself and the President Of the Board, Hon.
w. G. Morley, has offered the place to Jesse
Turner, the Morgantown tailor, who will ac-
cept and take charge next month.
John S. Scott, of Palatine, was in King
wood las, week, attending the big Republi-
can rally aud visiting friends and relatives
He is a nephew of Alfred Carroll, Of near
town and cousin to Mrs. Ed c. Everly Of
this place. Mr. Scott is Great Sachem of
the Improved Order of Red Men of the
State and prominent worker in this order
lie was aiso guest of THE ARGUS while
here.
Among the prominent Republicans from
Fairmont who came over to Kingwood last
week to attend the big white-Freer rally,
were DIR. Nicely, the Mayor Of the city, Hon.
e. w. Swisher, member of the Council
and hustling candidate for the nomination
for Auditor, Hon. Winfield Scott Meredith.
prominent attorney and candidate for Con
gress, Col John S. Scott, who runs the big
mill in Palatine, Dallas Leonard and others
we did not know.
A good looking young woman preacher
and evangelist, has been out al Masontown
the past week or two holding services in the
NJ. r. Church. She is a good musician and
sings and plays well, IN addition 70 her
speaking She is Miss Jones, from Ohio,
and was brought out here by Rev. Fellers,
the regular pastor on that circuit. The lat.
ter began meeting at Recdsville on Tues
day night Of this week, and will be assisted
by Rev. Miss Jones.
I'd Brown, who lives out on the MORAN.