West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-10-18
OCTOBER.


- ~--~''~t ANNfA~"tN'fH
Miss Christina Hartman. of ,he Crab.
is poorly with the white swelling.
A. w. Brown from Browus MN. Valley
district, has been here this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. frank lIeermans have been
visiting at cadiz. Ohio. the past ten days.
Walter Feather from wilsonia, has been
visiting friends and relatives in the Crab.
orchard.
Squire Niece, Of independence. was Al
the jenkins House, Tuesday and wednes.
day of this week.
Thomas Kenney. the life insurance agent
from Piedmont, has been here this week
representing his company.
Rev. III. c. Howard and wife returned
Tuesday from their vacation with friends
and relatives in Jackson county.
Mrs. il. NJ. Hayden, of the Craborchard,
claims the belt on fine squash raised by
herself and weighing 70 pounds.
MIR. and Mrs. c. ID. Feathers, of Hayden.
returned from attending the Exposition At
Pittsburg, and report great time.
Robert Stevens, colored man from over
about Parsons, has moved to Kingwood aud
is employed at a. A. Browns livery stable.
Hon. N. j. Fortney and wife and Sheriff
l.. {. Shafer and wife returned last Sat
urday night from two weeks trip down
the Valley of Virginia.
Misses Julia Murdoch and Bessie Haney
have been in Pittsburg the past week. the
former to consult an occust about her eyes
and the latter to visit relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. S. whetselI left yester.
day morning for Aurora, to attend the
Lantz-Shaifer wedding which came off las,
night in the Lutheran church at Carmel.
Melvin Keller, who has been in business
at Monongah for some time, is here this
week visiting friends. lie has sold out his
barber shop and will go to work in Grafton
Come out tonight and hear the great
issues of the campaign discussed by an
eloquent orator from the great Empire State
of New York, who has been campaigning in
the large cities of the country.
Frank Williams, son of John Williams of
this place, will be married October gath.
IN Colorado, where he has been located for
several years and will lie home here on a
wedding trip,
John ]. Stump & Co., Cumberland, Md,
are the dependable Liquor Dealers. You
can depend on the purity of their goods
Send in your orders to them. They will
send the best goods for the least money.
Burdette jenkins, OF Pittsburg, has been
here the past week spending his vacation
with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. VIM. NJ.
jenkins, was called home on business Mon
day. His wife and children are still here
When you want Pure Rye Whiskey. YOU
want it Pure. We sell it pure. Send your
orders to us. We handle a fine line of lead.
ing Whiskeys, Wines, etc. Send for price
list, John j. Stump & CO., Cumberland,
Nius
w. I. jenkins, has received and placed
in his jewelry store fine Edison graphic.
phone, with slot machine arrangement,
and all you have to do is to put nickle in
the slot and this new century talking
machine will do the rest and rattle off some
choice selection for you.
Mrs. Joseph Kelly, of Cuzzart, died
October 18th, after lingering illness from
that dread disease cancer. The funeral
took place Wednesday at the Lutheran
church. The deceased was sister TO David
o. Feathers and James Feathers, of the
Craborchard, and was a very esdmable
lady.
A young colored man was brought to the
County Inhrmary here last week from
Rowlesburg. lie had been employed at the
Stone Crusher at Buckhorn, and while on
the track between there and Rowlesburg.
was run down by helper engine and had
one foot cut off and was brought here to be
cared for by the county.
Lieutenant Clyde Hawkins, of the Sew,
cnih Cavalry. and a staff officer Of General
Swan, u. S. A., has been here at the len.
kins House the past week. His home is at
Washington, Pa, and he is son Of Col.
Hawkins of the famous Tenth Pennsylvania
Regiment, who died at sea on the Trans.
port Senator, on its voyage home from the
Philippines last year.
r. J. Crogan has been at Morgan,own this
week, assisting in the celebrated forgery
case, in which Eugene Gribble, from Pis.
CAB, this county, Is on trial accused Of
forging note on ID. w. O'Neal, a prom.
ineut farmer of that section. There are
about Is witnesses in the case and three
attorneys on each side. n fire should
break out IN the woods down about Pisr h.
The country would burn up, as nearly all the
men are away from home at the trial.
A There was sensational suicide at the
Grafton depot the other day DR.. S. T.
Cofbin, from Hall, Barbour county. who
has been located at Newburg The past year,
went down to Grafton to NEE, his family.
who came down on the train, and wer,
coming 70 Newburg 70 make their home
While they we're IN the waiting room a., N,
depot the doctor stepped outside and Sit
ing by the door placed q revolver 20 his head
and blew his brains out. Il was a horfibl,
affair for his family The remains wer,