West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-03-29


James A. wardwell was here the mas,
week from Logan, Ohio. where he resides
now.
The school ont at Snyders closes today
with some kind Of a small entertainment at
night.
J. Nj. Tempie,on lief, Tuesday for eastern
cities on business connected with the rail-
road.
+. Il. Long from Philadelphia, was on,
here last week visiting his brother, ]. Edgar
Long.
John rce,s, Of Austen, is here this week
stopping with his cousin. Major Joe Tee,s. Of
the Bowery.
Mrs. Thos. McGinnis, Of Eighty Cut, has
been here this week visiting her mother.
Mrs. Isaac Tee,s.
Harry Morton is hack again and boarding
at the jenkins Hotel. after spending the
winter over at Irondale.
Mrs. MauIdia EckeIs lel, Yesterday for
her home in Connellsyille, Pa, after a visit
to her brother here, Geo. c. Cites.
Mrs. w. c. McGrew and Mrs. Edward
Iieermans left on the morning train for
fittsburg for short visit.-Morgantow
Post.
Mrs. J. IL. Manown lief, last week for
Baltimore to visit her SON. Ed. {. Manown.
who has been quite i'll with grip and pneu-
monia.
The Pleasant Dale school closed last Fri
day night with an exhibition at nigh, and
the teacher, b. +. Carroll, left to-day for
Illinois.
Thomas +. Damn, who is now engaged
in merchandising over at Rodamers, was
here this week aud dropped in to subscribe
for THE ARGUS.
Mr.. and Mrs. Col. Brown entertained
quite number of their Kingwood friends
las, Friday afternoon at their home down at
Fairfax Manor.
Will Morris, OF Tunnelton, and Miss Ger
tie Savage, daughter of Harry Savage, of
near town, went to Oakland one day last
week and were married.
Charley Stone returned home last Sunday
from the Hospital in Baltimore, where he
had been for some time for treatment and is
greatly improved in health
Col Monroe and wife we're over at Shinn-
ston, Harrison county, during the past week,
visiting Walker Monroe, the Colonel's
brother who has been quite i'll.
Ray Rodeheaver, the hustling furniture
and carpet merchant from Terra Alta, is
here this week at the Exchange Hoiel with
a fine line of carpet samples.
West Virginans were granted patents las,
week as follows w. A. Peters. of Charles
Town on camera attachment, and ]. G. II.
Topp, of Huntington on blow off valve.
Isaac T. Martin purchased the wardwel
property in East Kingwood, sold at this
court at public sale at the price of 5000.
There was lively contest for it between Mr.
Martin and George a. Walls.
John Michael is sick with typhoid fever
out at Walker Pell's near Pleasant Dale.
He contracted the fever in Pitisbusg, where
he was working and came home with il.
DIR. Graham, of this place, is attending him.
Mr.. and Mrs II. II. Korte from Benwood,
were visiting friends and relatives around
townsville during the past week. Mr..
Korte is a b. x 0. engineer and has been in
the employ of the railroad for good many
years.
Mrs. Rachel Murdoch, the widow of the
late Godfrey Murdoch, arrived in Kingwood
from the west this week and will reside a,
her old home here with her brother Gus. ].
Cresap. She has rented her property out
west
J. Milton Allen, Of Elkins, was here dur.
ing the past week on business and visiting
friends and relatives. He has sold his
property in Elkins and will move to The
Ward Parsons farm on Cheat river below
Parsons.
Ex-senator Morley is here this week at
tending court His name has been men.
toned quite frequently in many Of the State
papers in connection with the nomination
for Governor, tut the Senator is not a can
didate and making no fight for it.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ. Albright leaye this
morning for the Fast to purchase big stock
of new goods for their store and millinery
department. Miss Annie Jordan, who is
visiting her sister, Mrs. Gerkin at Lonaeon.
ing, Md, will join them and help select the
spring millinery.
There was lively time a, the jail las,
Saturday night. Hooton, the crazy man
brought there recently, set fire to his bed
and it made very dense smoke in the iail
and with all the windows down close il al.
most smothered the prisoners before the fire
was discovered and extinguished. The
Sheriff has no idea how the lunatc started
the fire unless some ono gave him some
matches
Messfs Clyde Watson, Daniel Dawson
and Ralph Fairfax all arrived here last week
from the University at Morgantown and are
spending ten days holiday vacation be.
tween The winter and spring term. They
came out on the NJ & X. railroad as
far as trains arc run, about four miles
from Masoniowu, and were met there by
Dr. Gay Fairfax, who brought them to
Kingwood.
Major j. NJ. Burns, Of Columbus, Ohio.
commandant Of cadets al the Ohio State
University. has been rendered The s,,,c ,.,..;