West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-01-03


Col. r. w Monroe has been confined 10
room this week with severe cold.
Maxwell For,ney, of West Wheeling. is
visiting relatives in town this week
Attorney A. w. Burdeue was in town
last week visiting Mrs Katharine Kemble.
Miss Katie Burke. of Rodamers, YVES here
last week visiting her sister. Mrs. r. e.
Dunn.
J. Siidell Brown left last Saturday for
Baltimore and Washington. He returned
Yesterday.
Ernes, Kunn, from Wheeling. came home
last week TO visi, friends aud relatives near
Kingwood.
David o. Feather, of the Craborehard.
was business visitor in Kinwood on Mon.
day. last.
Marta childs has been home for the
holidays from FeaIer, Md. where he has
been working
Miss Mary Shaw was in town las, Satur-
day on her way to Monongah to visit her
son, Albert Shaw.
Mrs. l. ~. s~earingen and daughter
LOIS, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. l.. c.
I-antz at Clarksburg, this week.
John II. S. Barlow, the bright young
Grafton attorney, has been confined to his
home for some time with the fever.
Send your orders for Fine Wines and
Liquor for Thanksgiving and Christmas. To
Ton McAvAy. Wholesale House. Grafton,
W. va 1929 3mo.
Henry Copeman, of near Bruceton. aud
Henry Frankhouser, Of Brandonville. were
in Kingwood las, week and gave The ARGUS
n call.
Simon ID. Snyder. from out near Mason.
town. and Dan. Watson, of Reedsville, were
in town last Saturday on business and gave
us call.
MIR. and Mrs. S. w. Smalley. have been
IN Weston the past week, visiting their
daughters, Mrs. w. r. Wheeler and Miss
Net,ie smaIley.
Mrs. Matte Parks and little grand
daugter, Helen Metzler. returned home last
Saturday evening from holiday visit out on
the b. & o. Railroad.
Will X. Morris, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. s. N.
Morris of Terra Alta, was married on Dec.
23rd 1900 at Huttons. Md, TO Miss Solpha
Goodyear of Cumberland, Nd.
Have you noticed what beautiful New
Years page we give you this week THE
ARGUS starts the new year aud the new
century in a handsome manner.
WANTED sc. 900 10 100. 900 acres for
game preserve. Not TO cost over 81 90 per
acre. REAL ESTATE TRUST Co,
3iI Fourth Ave, Piitsburg. Pa.
The newly elected County Court will hold
its first session next Monday. AZ least half
of the members are candidates for President
but Judge Messenger is really entitled to it.
Tunnelton IS having lively corporation
election to day. The leading tickets are
headed by Scott Turner. the present mayor
and Sam b. Montgomery the new Justice
of the Peace.
Patents were granted to two Westyirginians
last week, as follows: X. III. Dickinson, of
Mt. Hope, patent on knife blade and to
II. II. Hunter. of Berkeley Springs, a patent
on pipe wrench.
Married at the residence of the BRIDES
parents, near Reedsville, December 20, 1000
by Rev. K. NJ. Strickler, Mr.. Harvey w.
Markley, of Monongalia county, and Miss
Efhe /. Menear, of this county.
II is now Sheriff James a. Lenharf and
ex'Sherif l.. c. Shafer. We hope the
latter will remain in Kingwood, as he is
good citizen and good all around fellow
and we don't want to lose him,
The series of meetings at the NJ f.
Church here every night at 7.5o are very
interesting. Prof. Jennings of Pennsylvania
is leading the singing and the pastor, Rev.
Howard, is preaching some fine sermons.
Ambrose Lynch, who clerks in a store
out at Tryconnell, Taylor county, has been
spending the holiday vacation visiting his
parents near TOWNSVILLE, and was in King
wood last Saturday and gave us a paying
call.
Notice the handsome new advertisement
in this issue of Jenkins. the jeweIry and
book man. lie keeps a handsome stock
of fine goods right up-to-date and all the
new books at less than you can buy them
for anywhere else.
The time for killing of wild turkeys was
up Tuesday Of this week, but the time for
killing book-agents and ligbtning-rod
pedlers is just as good now as any other
time and our Winchester repeating gun IS
loaded to the muzzle.
Miss Nellie Goodwin has been employed to
teach the new school out at Irons and will
begin next week. Will Miller. who has
been keeping books for the Oliver Company
over at Dellslow, will complete the school
near Hayden that has been in charge Of Miss
Goodwin, 50 far.
We furnish THE ARGUS and the 81. Louis
Twice-a-week Republic both, for only 81. 90
per year and THg ARGUS and Thrice.a-
Week New York World one year for sr.7s.
four papers per week. almos, as good as
daily. We also furnish THE ARGUS and
the Wheeling Weekly Register both for
sL7s per year. The above rates are cash
in advance.
We understand tina, Hon w. G.. Brown