West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-11-15

Mrs. Jeanette Tate. of Louisville. Ken
lucky, is here on visit to her sister. Mrs.
Margaret P. Brown.
Miss Minnie Murdock is teaching the
Morris school down on the Winding River
Cheat ond boarding a, Ear Hagans.
Miss Nellie Brown returned last evening
from several weeks visi, to her brother John
{. Brown. at chlef,on, Marion county.
Mrs. Flora Sislel. who has been spending
the summer with her parents in Preston
county, has returned home.-Elkins News.
But one marriage license issued during
the pas, week, that of James X whi,ehair.
aged I'll and Myrtle L. Arnold, aged II.
James l.. Mckenzie. of Howesville, offers
oS stands Of fine bees. in up-to date hives
a, public sale at his place. on the s7th of
this month.
Tomorrow, friday is Arbor Day for the
schools of the State, according to the proc
lamsIion of the State Superintendent of
Free Schools.
30 far the trustees of the colored School
here in Kingwood have secured no teacher
for this winter, aud /, looks like they will
have no school again.
Rev. L. ID. Fellers, the pastor. requests
us To announce that there will be no preach
ing a, Reedsville and Mason,own next
Sunday, November 18th.
George Al Kelly, the newly elected Jus
,ice of the Peace in the eastern end of
Pleasant district, was in Kingwood, Monday
and dropped in to see us.
James w. Snyder. an old Preston county
boy. is now living in Covina, Los Angles
county, California. His wife is daughter
of George c. Giles, of Kingwood.
Mckenzie at Howesville, is offering goo
bushels of corn, one lot of hay. one lot Of
corn fodder and some stock at public auc-
ton on Tuesday, November a7th.
kingwood man was asked the other day
what he thought about "imperialism," and
he said he ''did'nt think that women ought
to be allowed to boss us men around the
way they do"
Clinton +. Thomas, arrived home last
week from Memphis, Tenn. where he has
been at work all summer in the tailoring
business. lie spent the summer In the
south and came north to spend the winter.
The County Court has been in session this
week, canvassing election returns and trans
acting considerable other business. The
Court will likely adjourn today and we will
give full report Of the proceedings next
week.
NJ. c. Feather, of Parsons, was here to-
day and substantially remembered the
printer. lie went on out to Herring from
here to see his father, and will probably go
from there to Morgan,own to visit friends
before returning home.
Hon. Isaac Royce, prominent business
man of Terra Haute, has been here the past
week visiting friends and relatives in
and near town. He is a brother to Mrs.
Henry Copeman, of near Kingwood. He
left tor his home in Indiana, Tuesday.
The Governor has appointed Exon
gresham Warren Miller, of Ripley, Jackson
county, to be judge of the Sixth Judicial
Circuit, composed of the counties of Cal
houn, Clay, Gilmer, Jackson and Roane, in
the place of Judge Reese Blizzard, re.
signed.
On Thanksgiving Day in Kingwood,
Union Services will be held in the Pres
byterian church at 1880 a. IN. The SER
mon will be preached by Rev. Ross Ward
of the Baptis, church, and Rev. II. c.
Howard of the NJ. f. church, will assist
with the services.
From sale bills printed at this Office, we
note that Frank p. Koch, who lives about
two miles from Housewife, will hold a
public sale on Monday, November 10th,
and dispose of lot of stock, hay, straw,
fodder, corn, vehicles, farming implements
and household and kitchen furniture.
Prof. Rufus Holden and wife went to
Grafton last Friday and returned Saturday
evening. Prof. Holden WIS special com
missioner in bankruptcy sale of property
out at McMechen, near Wheeling, and went
out there to make the sale, and his wife
went as far as Grafton to visit her folks.
From posters printed at this Office we note
that James l.. Mckenzie, of Howesyille,
will hold a sale on Tuesday, November
27th, and dispose Of all his property, both
realty and personal. Mr. Mckenzie wants
to go south to locate and thinks of going
to Texas, as he spent the winter there hot
long since and likes the country around San
Antonio.
George II. Hartman has the contract, for
the new schoolhouse now building out at
Irona. II is expected to have the building
ready for school before long, but so far no
teacher has been employed, as they seem to
be scarce this year and not enough to 90
around. The Board Of Education pur-
chased two acres of the surface from the
Irona Coal Company for sas, on which to
erect the new school building
In Taylor county McKinleys majority this
time was OF, while the majority for b. +.
Bailey, the Republican nominee for Prose
cutting Attorney, was only 49z over ]. II. S.
Barlow. the Democratic candidate for the
same Office. We congratulate Mr.. Barlow
on his splendid race, anyhow, even II he
did fail in securing the office. The Preston
county boys always come to the front
vyhcrevcr thew are iocateJ NJ p.sfo. 1. 4.