West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-02-01
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Grafton last week.
Oysters sold in bulk or served in any style
AT Skaters Restaurant
Miss Bessie Lang, of Newbarg. was visit
ing friends in Grafton las, week.
All kinds Of books, magazines and daily
papers at jenkins Jcwelry Store.
Miss Minnie Proudfooi. of ROwlesburg.
was visiting friends in Grafton last week.
Arthur I. KeIso was away last week over
10 Garrett county. Md, visiting his old home.
Rev. J. J. White, of Tunnel,On, has been
holding protraeied meeting al the Camp
Chapel at the Camp Ground.
X. NJ. Baker, of the Baker Photo Co., has
moved into the Buckslew property on State
Street, Terra Alta and located there.
]. A. Browning, of Terra Alta, was strick-
en- with paralysis last Sunday week aud
has been in a critical condition since.
Don't sit around and talk about your
neighbors for amusement when you can buy
books at Jenkins Jewelry Store from gets.
up.
George w. Johnson. prominent young
attorney from Parkersburg, was here last
Thursday attending the sale of Hyde's Law
Library.
Mrs. F. V. Marsden will move from
Kingwood to her fine property down on the
''W'nding River Cheat below Albrights-
vile, on April Ist.
The Weston Democrat saws that Hon. l..
{. Ralphsnyder has been there aud will pnt
down well on the church lot, adjoining the
Camden farm, which he leased several
months ago.
AT the home of Mr.. and Mrs. b. L
Fraley in Terra Alta. Wednesday afternoon
of this week, occurred the marriage of their
daughter, Miss Ethel Mildred Fraley to MIR.
Ralph II. Haislip, of Grafton.
Howard l.. Swisher and wife, of Morgan
town, were here last week from Wednesday
till Friday, visiting Mr.. and Mrs. {. w.
Dering. Mr.. Swisher took in the sale of
the. Hyde Library and other property.
Frank w. Candy, of Independence, was
here last week. lie is out visiting schools
and rather likes it he says except. in bad
weather. He found the schools here closed
up with the measles, also one other school
in this district.
Mr.. ]. Scott Painter and Miss Lvcile V.
Reed, were mar led on Sunday. Jan. 18th at
the M. f. Parsonage in Terra Alta by the
pastor, Rev. J. b. L. Jones. The bride is a
daughter of Col. Reed, of Terra Alta, and
is well known in Kingwood
AT the recent session of the Board of
Directors Of the Hospital for Insane at Yves
ton to elect Supt. to succeed DIR. Stathers
One ballot was taken on the applicants for
the position and DIR. w. +. Daily, of Terra
Alta, received one vote. The Board then
deferred the matter till the April meeting.
The Tennent Insulator Company, of Terra
Alta, have advanced the price on Locust
Pins. They were formerly paying 50, So,
and SI2 per hundred for Q, II and 20 inch
pins, but are now paying S., $40 and Sig
per hundred for these length pins. They
are paying spot cash. See their adertise-
ment in ano. her column.
Miss Grace Morris, daughter of Newton
Morris, of Terra Alta, and niece of ID. Y.
Morris, of Kingwood, was married in Fair
mont on Thursday, Jan. 18th to Mr.. Davis
the manager of the Western Union Tele.
graph Office at Fairmont. The bride has
resided in Fairmont for several years and
clerkcd in the Bee Hive Store of her brother.
in-law, Mr.. Wilson.
DIR. led X. Brown, son of Hon. John !.
Brown, of Morgantown, has been lying very
low at hospital in Duluth, Mimi, where
he had an operation performed and wa.
hardly expected to recover from il, but late
reports give hopes that he will pull through
He has been located up in the Northwes
practicing medicine for several years III,
is well known here and used to teach schoo
in this county.
Charles +. Copcman, who has been teach.
ing at Austen this winter as principal Of tn,
school there, resigned his position about tel
days ago to accept place in the big stor,
of Lakin Ofuu at Rowlesburg Mis-
Nellie Goodwin, of Kingwood, has been en-
ployed to fill the vacancy at Austen an,
took charge Monday of last week. Sh
likes the place very well and the trustee
and patrons are well pleased with her
Charles F. seebinger an electrician in tn
employ of the b. & O. railroad at Bruins
wick, Md, was shot recently by a B. & o
conductor named Jerome Swartely and live,
two days and half with bullet hol
through the center of his heart. The post
mortem after his death showed a woun,
that Is generally considered to cause instan
death. lie was shot on unday and takel
to.a hospital in Baltimore and lived till Tues
day.
Miss Hannah Brown, daughter Of Johi
w Brown, Of Tunnelton, died on Januar
10th after long siege Of suffering will
rheumatism. The funeral took place at tn
home of her sister, Mrs Ashford Gibsoi
and was conducted by Rev J. J. White
pastor Of the TunneIton NJ. T.. church, afte
which the burial took place in the cemcter,
at the Camp Ground Chapel. The decease,
had been a great sufferer for The mast f,0eI,,