West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-02-15

left this morning'for their home in Bridge
port, Ohio, after visit with relatives here.
Don't sit around and talk about your
neighbors for amusement when YOU can buy
books at jenkins Jewelry Store from gets
up.
Mrs. John w. Watson and daughter Cecil
left Wednesday morning for Wheeling.
where they will be guests of friends until
Dewey day.
Simon B. richenell, of Herring, has been
granted an increase of pension from $40 to
sI4 per month. Capt. Goodwin. Of this place,
worked i, up for him.
Henry Cramer. from Grafton. is the new man
In charge of the Electric Light Plant here and
has had several years experience and seems 10
be good man for the place
'Ship me somewhere east of Suez,"
Was the missonary's plea,
For these heathens in Kentucky
Are too violent for me.
Frank Menifee, b. x o. engineer with
headquarters at Rowlesburg, was here this
week, visiting his aunt, Mrs. c. w, Fawcelt
and other friends and relatives.
WANrED.-A good girl experienced in
cooking to cook and do general house work
in family of three. Best wages paid.
Write To Lock Box ESQ, Kingwood, w.
Va. ~
David E. Cuppett, a student from this
county at the University. has been elected
by his literary society as their representative
in the big literary contest, and we will back
"Davy'' to win.
The Gordon House here having put in
system of steam heating, has splendid Hot
Air Furnace for sale. Furnace in good con
dition For sale on reasonable terms. Ad-
dress Hotel Gordon, Kingwood, w. Va.
Cyrus IL. Martin is now full nedged member
Of the X. OF p. Lodge. he completed the dc.
grees at the regular meeting this week There
!. are n half dozen other new candidates on the
road TO membership and the lodge is having
boom.
Wesley Ringer, of Terra Alta, was here
again Tuesday as witness in the Justice
Court of J. w. Flynn in suit agains, JUS
tice John w. Hill, of Terra Alta, to recover
money collected by him and which he failed
to account for, or pay over.
Patents were secured last week by the fol-
lowing West VirginiOns ]. n. Dean, of
Wheeling, patent couch casket; c. A.
Feeser, of Paw Paw, revoluble shelf cabi
net; ID. +. LIewellyn, of Beckey, and c. D.
O'Neil, of Charleston, both patents on a
nut-lock.
Several of Terra Atlas leading citizens
are at Morgantown this week, summoned as
witnesses in the case of the State VS.. Eugene
Gribble on trial over there for forgery.
Among them are Joseph N. Ringer, James
s. I.akin, John c. Mayer, c. a. Miller and
John w. Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs +. Alden Eaton and son
Willie left Tuesday morning for Pilsbure.
where they will visit friends for coup OF
weeks before returning to their home at
Medora, Billings county, North Dakotah.
They are stopping at 4zo North Highland
Avenue in Pittsburg. We are sorry to lose
them from Kiugwood society, where they
are very great favori,es.
Mr.. II. c. Frink was bsrv last week stop
ping at the Hotel Gordon, and representing
the International Correspondence School Of
Scranton, Pa. This school makes a speciality
of teaching by mail and is doing big bust
ness as their number Of students Sept. 18th,
1899, was 1907 and the list is increasing
all the time. Mr.. Frink secured several
students here and at Tunpelton.
Miss Cora Riggleman, Of High Knob,
Hardy county, w. Va, who is ~ years Of
age, during the past fall cut and hewed
without aid over three thousand cross-ties
These ties were run down the mountain b,
her without the aid Of anyone and we're sold
TO ]. S. Pancake, who has RATED them down
the South branch of the Potomac Mis-.
Riggleman is Of sturdy build and handle,
the AK with great skill
Have you noticed the large and attractive
advertisement in this paper Of the Summer
Normal School to be held at Terra Alta by
Prof. Joseph w, Stayman, the Principal OF
the Terra Alta Schools and County Supt
Frank w Candy, Of Independence, and
Arthur w. Carrico, Of Rowlesburg and a
member Of The County Board Of Examiners
They will undoubtedly have large and
successful term Of school.
There was big lawsuit in Justice Flynn's
Court here last Saturday in which Major
Fields, Of this place sued Elijah Gale, Of
Hudson, for 500 in notes which he had
traded for and which Mr.. Gale had endorsed
p. j Crogan was attorney for Fields and
James a. Brown for Gale. Fields only had
one witness besides himself, while the other
side had over dozen and tried TO impeach
Fields oath, but this failed and the suit
went against Gale who wall have the notes to
pay and about s2s in costs besides his attor-
ney's fec.