West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-01-10

Felix wolf Of salt Lick, was here this
James Messsncsr. ot Portland district.
was here yesterday and paid rs paying
Charley Swearingeu lef, on Monday morn.
ING foF clarksbarg. where he had secured
job Of work
Nh. aud Mrs. N. o. Couu,rymaa. Of
Myersdsie. Pa, arc visiting friends ard rel.
stves near Kingwood.
The County Count has been in session all
week anu transacted considerable business.
which Nc win gave in fun in our next Issue.
Hugh lIagans gave up his school over a,
Aurora aud came home abos, two weeks
ago. Miss Potter IS in charge nov and will
hpish il.
The little sou Of {. L. Reed has b.en
very III the past two weeks with pneumonia.
and DFs. rrau and Graham have both been
attending him.
Don't fail to read "NIrS Garups La
men,s" 10 be found on our last page. She
is considerably mixed on the future state.
ba, resigned to SO anyhow.
Rev. G. w. Ringer and wife who have
been visiting relatives down in Pleasar, dis
triet the past month, were in town today.
Mrs. Ringer goes to Hampshire county mex,
week to visit her old home.
John w Beatty. who IS in Jail here, sen
fenced 10 hang Feb. 18Th, is taking it easy
and looking better than at any time since
the trouble Of Nov. so,h. lie seems TO be
relieved TO have the matter settled.
Sheriff James A. I.enhar, will retain Vim.
Nj. Shaiter as special deputy, snd he could
no, sc, a better man for the place. lie has
also appointed George w. Harvey deputy
for Reno district, aud deputised constable
in each Of the Other districts TO &C, for him.
Arrangements are being made to have the
celebrated lecturer, Jehu De Miller deliver
one of his famous lectures in Kingwood,
aud already over a hundred reserved seat
tickets have been engaged for the occasion.
II IS likely that Mr.. Miller will not be able
TO appear in Kqgwood before April.
The Endowmen, Rank Section Of the X.
OF p. Order here organized by eleciing
John b. Ford, President; Charles NJ. Jack
son, Vice President and Charles w. Wolfe
Secretary. There are a dozen chatter
members and the application for the char
ter and policies has been sent in some
time ago
The West Virginia Northern rail road has
another engine tina, they purchased from
the b. & o., that had been used over on
the Yves, Virginia s. Piusburg road between
Clarksburg and Weston This makes three
engines they own now, but No. has been
away the past three weeks, at the snop,
being rebuilt.
Among the prominent citizens Of Rowles-
burg, who were here this week in the inter
est Of a bridge across Cheat River at that
place, we're Postmaster J. c. Hooion, John
+. Pierce, Justice John w. Carico and
Merchant w. w. Shoch. They went home
happy over securing the way they long have
sought and mourned because they found
i, not.
Roy o. Shafer Of this place i agent for
the security Trust and Life Insurance Com.
pauy of No. 90 Broadway, New York City.
The Company is good strong one with
assets amounting TO sI,2ss, z6e aud makes a
specially of Insuring agsins, sickness, and
for s. you can get policy for ono year
paying you S per week in case Of illness,
and higher ra,ets on up to $50 per week for
$40 per year
J.. +. IIirst Of Grafton, has been here the
past week visiting his son the raiiroader who
lives on Price Street. Mr.. Hrs, has been
caller for the b. & o. railroad a, Grafton
for number Of years. He served several
years as Great Chief of records of the I'm
proved Order of Red Men of West Virginia,
and was the Democratic candidate for Clerk
Of the County Court for Taylor county
at the late election, to fill the unexpired
term Of the late Fred Burde,tc
oscar Z. VIII, the member of the County
School Book board for Union district, hay-
ing removed from the county and being now
located at Fairyiew in Marion county, sent
IN his resignation to the present session OF
Court and upon the recommendation of Al.
len Forman. the member Of the Cour, from
Union district, Lee a. Smith, teacher N
tina. district, was appointed TO I'll the va.
eancy by the court It is likely tAai the
Board will have meeting the latter part Of
this month
Frank Brand Of near Gordon. in Lyon
district, was in Kingwood, Tuesday and
purchased the Potter property about mile
out Of town, Of Mrs. Mary Potter, and will
move here and take possession Of il April
Ist The farm is very good one. with q
handsome brick residence on it. There &,
about 100 acres Of land and the price paid
was s4,7oo. Mrs. Potter will move into
town April fsi and either buy, rent or build.
Mr.. Brand sold all the coal under his land
some time since and recently sold the whole
property Tor good price.
Hayden.