West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-01-25

the song OF the lark
Perry c. Stemple, of Terra Alta. was here
last week on business.
Oysters sold in bulk or served in any style
at Skaters Restaurant.
Happy is the bride the sun shines on-if
she isn't afraid Of freckles.
Lemnel Parsons. of Parsons. was here dur
ing the past week on business.
Joseph S. Miller, the Tunneuon lumber
dealer, was in town Monday on business.
Benjamin Coffman. of Clifton Mills. has
had his pension increased from 50 to sig per
month.
Mrs. Florence Cotton has been here the
past week visiting her mother, Mrs. Matte
Parks.
]. Nj. Crane was up in Reno district last
week on business connected with the tele-
phone line.
Supt. of Schools J. X. Trotter, was here
during the past week visiting his wife and
her relatives.
Judge Edmund Messenger has been quite
i'll for some time and confined to the house
with stomach trouble.
The Terra Alta Republican announces
that the Baker Photo Co. will locate per
manently in that place.
Will S. Bobo has moved from near Howes-
Vile to West Grafton and now has good
job as fireman on the b. & o. railroad
The measles have finally downcd the
Kingwood public schools and closed up the
whole business this week. It's the meas
Hest old town you ever saw.
John c. Plum, of TOWNSVILLE, is in town
to-day still carrying his left arm in sling
from getting it badly broken Nov. 10th, by
falling from wagon load of straw.
Lloyd l.. Friend, assistant professor in
English at the University, has been appoint
ed ty State Superintendent of Free Schools
j. X. Trotter, as his assistant at salary of
sr,2oo. He succeeds l.. c. Anderson, who
recently resigned. He takes charge at once.
Miss Maggie Sarsfeld, who is teaching
school at Washington Manor in Portland
district, this winter, had her arm broken
about month ago and the physician think
ing twas disocated, did not adjust it proper
ly and last week she had TO have it broken
and reset
Lawrence S. Michael, who used to work
here in Kingwood and was located at New
Haven, Pa. for some time after leaving here,
has been located AT o52 Penn Avenue, Pitts
burg, since last April. He is member of
the X. of P. Lodge here and keeps his dues
paid up in good shape.
DIR. Mary ]. Fansler, of Rowlesburg, is
here to visit Mr.. and Mrs. J. w. Wiles. Or.
Fanser is one of the few women physicians
in the state. She has been practicing medi-
cine for the POST six years and has been very
successful. She will be here for several
dsys.--Morgantown Dominion
Charles w. Dorsey left Tuesday of last
week for the Kessler Hospital in Clarksburg
to have growth removed from his shoulder
that had been growing for some time and
was getting large enough to be painful and
in his way. 1t was supposed to have been
caused by hurt to his shoulder from carry
ing heavy load on it.
Patents were granted to inventive West
Virginians last week as follows H. I.
Cahill, of West Union, patent liquid saver;
l. J. Curreuce, Of Elkins, a patent nut
cracker; a. s. Grimm, of ST. Mary's, a pat
ent on suspenders; w. Hinton, of Hinton,
patent wrench, and TO S. l.. McColloch, of
Wheeling, patent gate.
w. G. Brown purchased of Mr.. Miller.
of Pittsburg, this week, pair of fine sorrel
horses, harness and buggy for his own use.
Mr.. Miller has been around here for some
time purchasing old iron of all kinds. lie
had driven the team through from Piusburg
and had il in the livery stable here and
Mr.. Brown took fancy to II and they made
trade.
We see by the Grafton Sentinel that a
license to marry was issued in~that county
recently to Will X. Shaher and Naoma
Coffman. The former is a son of George
M. Shaffer, of Independence, and well
known here, while the young lady is a resi-
dent Of Taylor county. Will has been rail-
reading for some time with headquarters at
Grafton.
Orders have been received mastering out
Company "G' ! Of the National Guard.
This company was stationed at Fairmont
and il suffered from the recent fire at that
place when everything was burned up. The
equipment Of the company including CAT
ling gun and other stuff belonging to it was
burned in the FIRE in Palatine. The state is
unable to equip i, again at this time and the
muster ont was ordered.
In spite Of all we have written on the sub.
ject We get communication Of some kind
almost every week for the paper without the
authors name accompanying it, and of course
Il goes to the waste basket. Some one sends
in local letter from IIowesvillc this week,
signed ''You Don't No DO YOU No we
don't and that's the reason the letter will
never see itself in pint. We repeat i, once
more and for the 44oth time, that all com