West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-09-27
SEPTEMBER.
Dr. Mex Leeds. penlIsl. Grafton.

DR.. Alex Leeds. Dentist. Grafton.
George Gocke. of Grafton. was in King.
wood this week
J. Frank Rodeheaver. of near Lenox. was
in town this week.
Oysters every Tuesday aud Friday nigh,
a, the Shafer Restaurant.
Gus J. Shatter is in the East this week
purchasing his fall and winter goods.
Hiram A. Grimm, of Bruceton, has had
his pension increased to sI7 per month.
The Kingwood Public Schools open next
Monday with the sane teachers as here
tofore.
Mrs. Sarah Hayes left Tuesday for Deer
Park, Md, to visit her daughter. Mrs.
John W. Elliott.
Misses Nina Flynn and Bessie Haney
have been at Grafton and Irondale this
week visiting friends.
Roy Shaffer was at Clarksburg this week
looking after position offered him in
drug store there, which he will likely accept.
Frank Wolfe and sister, Miss Susie. from
over on Salt Lick, were here Saturday and
Sunday, visiting their sister. Mrs. Lily
Everly.
III. =. Stemple from this county. is now
Mt Princeton University, in New Jersey, end
writes us for THE ARGUS, as he says he
must have il.
DR.. Jarrett, the Grafton dentist, will be
at Terra Alta next Monday, October Ist,
and remain days, for the practice of the
dental profession.
Postmaster Henry Murdoch has pur-
chased the property at the head of Main
Street, belonging to ]. Ami Martin and will
move into it after while.
a. A. Brown drove over to Parsons last
Sunday. He returned yesterday, accom-
panied by his family, who have been visit.
ing over there for some time.
Messrs. Mark w. Marsden and son John
and Charley Ridpath, of Philadelphia, lief,
for home last Saturday, after weeks visit
Win fTiendS ana relatives here.
Mr. and Mrs. John c. Brown arrived here
last Friday for couple of weeks visit
among friends and relatives. They reside
at Chief,ain, new mining town above Fair
mont, where Mr.. Brown is an assistan, man
ager of the company store.
Rev. w. III. Shaw, of Point Pleasant,
Marion county, and brother to Ex-Sheriff
Shaw, of Kingwood, is the Prohibition can.
didate for Congress in the Fourth District,
aud David J. Gibson, of Newburg, this
county, is the Prohibition Presidential
Elec,or for this Congressional District.
Mr. and Mrs. l.. NJ. Albright returned
home last Saturday evening from weeks
trip in the East, purchasing goods for their
store and millinery department. They came
to Terra Alta and attended the funeral of
Hon. John r. Jones, and were driven home
from there by their son Emory, who drove
over to meet them.
The Kingwood Cornet Band went up to
Tuunelton Tuesday evening to help Romeo
Freer soothe the savage feeling against
Dayton among the miners of the West End
and that section generally. What has be-
come of the Tunnelion Band and their hand
some new uniforms Why can't they play
for blow-outs right at home
Died in the County Iniirmary, Sunday
morning, September 23rd, 1900, Mrs. Ellen
Anderson, after lingering illness with con-
sumption and epilepsy. She had been in
the County Home for several years. She
was Miss Ellen Pue before her marriage.
The burial took place in the graveyard on
the county farm at 10 a. m. Monday, and
services were conducted by Rev. Howard of
the NJ. T.. church, here.
James w. Google has resigned his posi-
ton in L. NJ. Albrghfs store, where he has
served so faithfully and Satisfactorily to his
employer and customers the past year, and
will leave next week for Fairmont to accept
position in the big clothing store of S. Il.
Isemaa. We regret to lose Mr.. and Mrs.
Google from our town, as they are very
pleasant and popular people
The colored folks held services in the
court House here Sunday afternoon aud
evening, conducted by their pastor, Rev.
Johnston, from Morgantowu, who preached
some very good sermons. The singing by
the special choir from Morganiown was
very much enjoyed by our people, who at
tended in large numbers. There we're
eight in the choir from Morgantown and
they sang many pieces with a vim and
energy that their white brothers and sisters
would do we'll to initiate.
Rev. III. 9. Howard and wife left Tues
day for Clarksburg, the former to attend
the Annual Conference and the latter will 90
on TO her home In Mason county, where she
will be joined by Mr.. Howard after Con.
ference and they will spend couple Of
weeks visiting their parents and other
friends. The pulpit Of the NJ. +. church
will be vacant the next two Sundays, but
= filed the third Sunday by some other min
lister, who will come in Rev. Towards place.
as he will undoubtedly be returned here,
since il is the Unanimous desire Of the con-
gregaton.
From Alabama papers we note with IN
tefesi that William Wright Monroe, son Of
Col X. w. Monroe, Of This place, has been
elected Principal Of the Pratt City High
Schools, one Of the best schools in the
State, in live and growing young city Of
several thousand population. The position
Of Principal Of the High Schools is an i'm