West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-05-17

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little husbandry removes weeds from
a lawn--aiso widows bonnet.
J. II. Walls and Mrs Poebe Gale, II
Rockville, were in town Monday
David Loar, Of Reedsvillc. was here
Monday. and dropped in TO see US.
James +. Mupdock. Jr.. was a, Tonnel,on.
last week. visiting his friend. Arthur
wo,Hng.
Thomas O'Hara, of Gainesville. was in
town during the pas, week, and gave US
paving cali
A bald-headed man appreciates the gift Of
poekei-oomb SO much that he cannot be
induced to part with il.
Baker Montgomery has been very III the
pas, week with the grip. Or. ]. a. Graham
has been attending him.
Mrs. Edmund Messenger has been very
i'll with the grip and threatened with pueu.
moni". DR.. Pratt has been attending her.
David O. Feather. one of the Democratic
leaders from the Craborehard section, was
IN town Monday, and gave US a paying call.
When man IS in love with woman
there is nothing beautiful in all the world
that he hasn't SO, the nerve to compare her
with.
The wealth of bloom that surrounds
kingwood ON all sides aud everywhere
through the town makes the place perfect
bower of beauty.
Men that stu,ter don't get married as
quick Others, because, while they are
proposing they have time to think It over
and say something else.
Eugene Sommervile, editor of the Graf,on
Leader spent Sunday in town with Prof. and
Mrs. Holden. Monday morning he missed
the train and walked to Tunnelton.
Hon. William Freeburn, from Sterling.
Nebraska, arrived in Kingwood, las, Sa,ur-
day, and will remain in the county for some
time visiting his many friends and relatives.
County Clerk George A. Walls has been
having quite time with sickness the past
month or two. Ills wife was in with the
grip and then he has been severely afflicted
with rheumatism.
Hon. William G.. Brown left Monday
evening for Charles Town, to attend
meeting of the Congressional Committee for
this district TO fix the time and place for
holding the Democratic Convention.
Marion Boone returned 10 Kingwood,
Sunday, from Bolhell. Washington, where
he has been the past six months. prospect
ing, and claims TO have a good claim Of
some kind. He wants to sell out here and
take his family back with him.
c. Nj. Fleek, of GAINESVILLE, Wis, who has
been here for some time visiting friends and
relatives, returaed to his home Monday, of
this week. Mrs. Fleek will remain here
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w.
Brown, of near town, until fall.
The aged mother of John Fizer, who re-
sided in South Kingwood, with the family
OF Mat Cobun, died last Sunday, May i3th.
aged about IS years. Her death was
caused by old age and general debility.
The funeral was held Tuesday, and the
burial in the Kingwood cemetery.
Married, at Grafton, on Wednesday.
May grid, by Rev. J. H. Flanagan, Miss
Martha Menear, of this place, and Mr..
franklin NJ. PerriIl, of Clarksburg. The
bride is a daughter of Mrs. A. b. Menear. of
Kingwood. The young couple have gone
to Clarksburg to make their future home.
The engagement of Miss Alitue Viola
Lantz. of Aurora. w. Va, to Mr.. Horatio
Seymour Whetsell, editor of the Kingwood
Journal, is announced. The wedding will
be solemnized in ST. PauIs Lutheran Church,
Aurora, June IL, 1900. After tour of the
eastern cities, they will reside in Kingwood.
]. Slidell Brown left Tuesday afternoon
for Harper's Ferry and on over to Charles
Town this morning to attend the Delegate
Convention for this district to elect dele
gates TO the National Democratic Conven.
ton at Kansas City, July 4th. The con-
yention at Charles Town to-day elects three
delegates and three alternates. There
seems to be plenty Of candidates for the
honor.
The West Virginia Northern is preparing
to spend considerable money this year in-
the way Of improvement and make first
class road. Bids are being received 70,
making big Gu, at Lang's trestle and filing
up the road bed there in place of that big
trestle. The estimated cost Of this one lob
IS about $4,000. Then next the Switchback
will be taken out and done away with, so
as 10 make hrst-class track and road-bed
all the way through.
Judge IIagans had been expected to ar
rive on Friday afternoon but was unable to
&c, here until Saturday morning when he
came in with his daughter Bessie on Presi-
dent Governs private car Baltimore. lie
was al once removed to his home on Main
street. lie stood the trip very well but Of
course very tired after IT, The physicians
do not care to give any iniimalion as TO his
chances Of recovery but have apparently
given Up all hope. Morgantown Dominion.
new schedule goes into effect on the
West Virginia Northern next Sunday to
conform 10 the new schedule ON the y &
o. The first train out 10 the morning goes
out at 6i4s instead Of 6.3o as heretofore and
will catch the morning accommodation east.
The afternoon train will leave about z.Is
and return later Than at present, arriving
here ei 6:4s. This gives time 10 90 any
where cas-, or west in adjoining counties and