West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-25

John II. Brown was at Morea n,owa last
week, visiting friends and relatives.
Miss Edna Mccormick, Of Washington
City, is here summer guest at The Inn.
w. Troy Jenkins was down abou, IIud.
son, Sunday and Monday, visiting his
parents.
Pauline, the little daughter Of Or. ]. A.
Graham. has been very sick this week with
cholera infantum.
Miss Peuie Christopher, Of Piseah, has
been here the past week visiting her sister,
Mrs J. a. Graham.
Thurman w. Gibson, the Valley Poiu,
merchant, was here Tuesday on business and
gave US paying call.
Mrs. Agnes Hogc, of Wheeling. has been
here for some time visiting her sister, Mrs.
c. w. faweet,, who has been quite III the
past week.
Charles l. S,ewat, and son, Of Morgan.
town, drove over to Kingwood las, Friday
and remained, visiting friends and relatives
here and near town.
The X. of p. Lodge here had quite a
pleasaur time at Murdock's Ice Cream
Parior, after lodge, Tuesday evening of this
week, when they went in body for
refreshments.
Melvin Keller GOT his hand badly hurt
Monday in front Of The ARGUS Office.
aecideu,ly catching it on a h,ehinc hook in
the telephone pole and running the hook
through his hand.
Master Robin Ramsey celebrated his sixth
birthday by taking the members Of the
Junior Christian Endeavor Society down 10
the shower6ath Wednesday afternoon, where
they spent delightful time. They ate
supper before returning.
l.. c. ShaRer returned TO his home in
Carmel, yesterday, after several days here.
He has his business as Sheriff all closed Cd
and off his hands. A full settlement made
with the county and State aud all closed M
in six mon,hs after his term Of office expired.
Mr. and Mrs. James w. Google left for
their home in Fairmont yesterday, after
weeks visit here. They returned sooner
than they expected to, being summoned
home by the illness of their nephew, who
lives with them and is down with typhoid
fever.
There will be grove meetings at Mason
town eeT' Sunday, July rs, at II a. m. and
p. m, conducted by Rev. s. G.. Bettes,
who is preparing to 60 10 South America on
missionary work. These meetings are free
to all and the public is cordially invited to
attend.
Lindsey Iluggins, Of Herring, who was
taken 10 the Hospital at Weston for treat
ment several months ago, died there June / 1
and was sent home for burial. The funeral
was conducted by Rev. S. NJ Snyder Of
Manown, and the burial took place in the
Baptist cemetery. lie leaves a widow and
twelve children, five girls and seven boys.
Bruce Floyd Carroll and Harley p. Miller
returned home last Saturday night from
Baltimore where they have been attending
the Bryant and S,ratton Business College.
The weather got too warm for them in
Baltimore and they came home to tackle
The harvest field in preference till Sep,em.
Der when they will return to complete the
bourse.
Ashfor w. Brown, of Browns Mills was
in town this week lie has accepted
position in the Hospital for the Insane at
Spencer and will leave for that place next
month 10 enter onto the duties of his new
work. This takes another teacher from the
ranks in this county ond we know Of over
dozen who have dropped ont during the
past year.
The violent thunder storm Monday nigh,
did considerable damage in the county. Near
the Camp Ground the lightning struck a
big chestnut tree on the farm Of ex-Sheria
Shaw and killed two fine milk cows and
valuable calf that were under the tree, loss
of about 500 besides blowing down fine
field Of corn that will likely partly s,raigten
up again but still be damaged to some ex-
tent.
Mrs. a. ]. Elliot, ard son William. of
Terra Alta, and Miss Alice Wardwell and
Miss Hannah Wardwell, Sisters Of Mrs.
Elliott and Mrs. Crane) from Clifton, Mass,
arrived here last Saturday and have been
guests Of The Inn until today, Mrs. Elliott
add son and Miss Hannah Wardweil lett
for Sierra Alta while Miss Alice will remain
here for some time with her sister Mrs. ]. NJ.
Crane.
Newton III. Manown, Of THE ARGUS force.
is getting up handsome little booklet on
the town Of Kingwood. Il will contain a
write up Of the leading industries Of the
town, the prominent citizens and public
buildings and a number Of pictures Of the
same. 500 copies Of this prospectus will
be printed at this office aud sent far and
near so that it will be good advertising
medium.
Miss Lynne Waddell arrived in town last
Friday from Fairmont from which point she
had gone with a party to Detroit to attend
the National Educational Association aud
from there 70 Buffalo where they spent
several days visiting the Exposition and
Niagara Falls She was also over in
Canada on a little trip and at East Aurora,
New York. inspecting the work Of the
Royerof,crs. Miss Waddel went on down
to her home at Brandonville on Saturday
Col. Zephaniah Broomsedgc wabbled into
town last week after an absence Of Sis
weeks alleged to have been spent at Oakland
experimenting the printing Of a new book.