West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-04-18

Mrs Edmund Mssssngs, has been quite
i'll the past week.
Frank jackson Of Nswburg. was here las,
Friday and Saturday.
Will T. White Of Terra Alta was here
yesterday on business.
John Williams Of this place has had his
pension increased to s74 per month.
Ringing Brothers Big Circus and shows
will exhibi, at Falrmon, on Friday. May srd.
Miss May +. Morgan lef, Yesterday after.
noon foe Fairmont. to visit friends and
relatives.
John 5. Dunn of near Reedsville, the
Presiden, Of the Couniy court was here yes
ierday on business.
Miss Katie Burke. the poStmis,ress over a,
Rodamers, has been here this week visiting
her sister, Mrs. T L. Dunn.
There was large crowd down a, the bug
sale a, Mrs. Henry copeman's las, Friday.
Charley Craig was the ane,ioneer.
DE-. :. ~. Hardman Eye. Ear. Nose and
| Throat Specialist SpectacleS and Arti6.
eiS' Eyes Fitted Grafton. w. Va.
The Journal pow has new ID, no we
don't mean that either but just the opposite.
Miss Minna Flynn is the ia,es, addition to
the force.
Arthur Childs has moved from wilsonia
to Terra Alta, and has good position in
the shops of Henry G.. Mason, the buggy
and wagon builder
Rev. George rraeh Of Warrington, has
resigned from the PrIsbytery and will 10.
cate in Pennsylvania ana again engage in
the practice of medicine.
Adulter9tion. the crying evil of the age is
particularly rampant in the liquor business
Avoid all danger by dealing with John l.
stump Co.. Cumberland Md. IT
Silas Beerbower of Glade Farms. was
here last Friday on business. lie had some
fine horse bills printed a, this Office while
here, for his Hambletoniau horse, Dexter, Jr.
Two hundred beautiful Announcement
Cards Of the millinery opening a, l.. NJ.
Albrights Friday aud Saturday, were print
ed at this Office this week Don't fail to
answer the invitation in person.
Ross Leonard passed through town this
week, on his way home over near Guseman.
lie finished up his school up in Reno dis
triet last Friday and got his money for full
time, including 81 days that he did not
teach on account Of his trouble with the
trustees.
The Tonsorial Parlors of {. l.. Reed
close now at 9 O'Clock sharp every evening
except Saturday, and will continue to do so
ill further notice. The stores all close at
s p. m, and this gives the clerks and mer.
chants an hour to get their work done at
the shop.
Lost, on last Friday somewhere in King
wood, an old fashioned, square bill book
with S in il and no mark or name. belong.
ing to ] NJ. Allen OF this place, who values
it highly, because he had carried i, FOR
twenty years and will reward the finder for
returning the same.
Mrs. Ida NJ. Hyde desires to announce TO
her friends and patrons and the public gen.
orally, that she will open out Dress Max
ing Department, in connection with her
Millinery Store on May Ist., and have an
expert dressmoker here from Baltimore, in
charge of the same.
The Cumberland Times of last week pub.
fishes the marriage license Of Mr. John II.
Kramer of Kingwood, and Miss Pere B.
Watkins of Thornton, w. Va. We suppose
this is our own Henry Kramer who runs the
Electric Light Plant, and who left last week
on short vacation, and is expected back
this week with his bride.
Any one wanting painting will do well to
| address r. w. Mason, Albrights, who has
had IS years experience and IS prepared TO
do general house painting and finishing, and
guarantee satisfaction. All work done
promptly and in frst-class manner. Call
on or address as above, and save money.
Henry {. Flythe returned Sunday from
the Hospital in Baltimore, where he went
last week for treatment The surgeons op-
Grated on his jaw by cutting into the bone
and opening the abscess and cleansing it out
thoroughly. They think he will be well in
short time unless erysipelas or some COM
plication sets in.
John C. Murdoch has rented the Iohn II.
Brown residence and store room on Price
Street, and will bring his family here from
Ohio at once, and occupy the house and
open on, restaurant in the slore.room near
the residence. Mr.. Murdoch is an old
kingwood boy. who is we'll known to our
people and will deserve liberal patronage,
as the town should supper, one restaurant
anyhow.
Ex-Sherif d. X. Jackson has sold his
handsome residence on Main Street to Dr..
y. w. Showalter for $4,000, and the latter
will move in and take possession at once
Mr.. Jackson will move to Mrs. Hyde's
property for the present, as DR.. Showalter
had already rented that. The ex-ShehH is
negotiating for the sale of his hardware
store also and talks Of going to Morgantown
to locate.
Mrs Columbia Bland. widow Of The late
DR.. William J. Bland, died at her home in
Clarksburg on April nth, from old age and
general debility. She was II years Of age
and was the daughter Of Judge John G..
Jackson and granddaughter Of Return Jon.
athau Meigs, the first Governor Of Ohio.
Her husband was for SEVERAL years supt.
Of tic Hospital for Insane AZ Weston, and
Ind many friends and connections in this
| county