West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-05-23

for Parkersburg, TO visit his sister, Mrs.
Arbuihnot.
~eil-boring machine has been here dur
ing the pas, week putting down well at
the Hotel Gordon.
The churches at Masoutown, Reedsville
and Pleasant Grove are all being renovated
and newly equipped.
Dr. +. L. Martin has moved from Terra
Alta to Keyser and located there for the
practice of his profession.
Mrs. John w. Watson and daughter, Ce.
Gil, will arrive home Thursday of this week
from a months visit in Boston.
Wesley Ridenour's team ran away with
him, over at the depot, on Monday. and
broke up the wagon pretty badly.
Reedsville is booming IN more than one
respect Three babies to arrive in one and
the same day is her lates, boast.
Miss Mary c. Goodwin, the deputy clerk,
has entire charge Of the County Clerks
Office during the absence of Mr.. Walls.
A fine, full-blooded Berkshire Bear, two
years old in July, for sale. Call on or ad-
dress ]. FRANK RoDEHEAvER, Lenox. #
Your measure taken and n tailor made
suit of fine clothes ordered by Iohn II. Gar
ner and perfect Int and satisfaction guaran-
teed.
DIR. 5. A. Pratt left Tuesday for Bal,i
more, to accompany his sister in-law to the
hospital for treatment for bad case of cry
sipelas.
Col. Broomsedge has been exploring the
famous Sandstone Cave, in Valley district.
to see If the Blackbo,tle railroad had run in
there to hide.
Francis Heerman's, Esq. has been Mt
Warrington, this week, visiting his son,
Edward NJ. Heeimans, editor of the Advo.
cate, of that place.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Willis Taylor and two sons,
and Mrs. W. NJ. Sivey and Mr.. Watkins, of
Tunnelton were in Kingwood Saturday and
Sunday, calling on friends.
Major T. p. X. Brown leaves to-da, for
Little Rock. Ark, to attend the General
Assembly of the Presbyterian Church, which
convenes there. Randolph Enterprise.
The Ladies Aid Society of the Presby.
terrain Church will hold Strawberry and
Ice Cream Festival during the first week in
june Further notice will be given in this
paper.
Red Ball Flour at ]. III. Gamers Bar.
gam Store, Price Street, Kingwood, at only
90 cents per sack and guaranteed to give
excellent satisfaction. Try sack of il and
see for yourself.
IL. l.. Montgomery, of Metz, this State
was granted patent on some kind of a
grip, last week, and a. ii. Stow, of Mate.
wan, received a patent on hook plate for
lamp holders for miners caps.
Anyone wanting to purchase a fine block
of thousand acres of coal land lying along
on both sides of the West Virginia Northern
Railroad, will do well to address Edward
q. Bergman, Kingwood, w. Va.
a big camp of gypsies have been holding
forth out on the pike, half-a-mile west of
town. during the past week. They have
about as hard a looking set of old scare
crows as ever went down the pike.
Christopher c. Lee, of Terra Alta, has
had his pension increased to sI7 per month.
Moses L. Beavers, of Kingwood, increased
to SIT per month, and William NJ. Smith.
of Clifton Mills, to sra per month.
Hon. Ambrose b. Clark, of Buckhannon,
has been in town this week, in the interest
of the medicine company of that place. He
has been travelling through this county in
Producing and taking orders for their RENE
dies. Mr.. Clark is an ex-editor and ex-
member of the Legislature and prominent
Mason.
Judge Edmund Messenger went to Clarks-
burg again last Friday, accompanied by
Mrs. John Fizer, Sr., of this place, and Mrs.
Marcellus SisIer, of near Terra Alta,
daughter Of Mr.. Messenger. The women
went to the Kessler Hospital for treatment.
Judge Messenger returned home Tuesday
morning.
Rev. X. M. Ramsey, of the Kinewood
Presbyterian church, goes to Terra Alta
next Sunday to hold services in the Presby-
terrain Church over there, and Rev. +. T.
Brown, of that place, will preach here. We
are informed that Rev. Brown will likely
succeed DIR. George Trach as pastor of the
Presbyterian Church at Warrington.
From sale bills printed at this office, we
notice that Henry II. Polling, who lives
about half mile southeast of Tunnelton.
will dispose of all his personal property at
public auction, on next Tuesday, May zSth.
There is live stock, farming implements and
household and kitchen furniture TO dispose
of. The sale begins at 9 o'clock in the
morning
During the Carnival, Floral Fete and
Mardi Gras that Wheeling is preparing for,
there will be in that city many shows. These
shows are from all atoms and of all kinds.
These will add greatly to the novelty and
pleasure of the week, as only the best are
being arranged for. The week Of July 9Th
will surely be the banner week Of the year
in Wheeling.
As Callie Freeland, son Of James A.
Freeland, Of Manowu, was coming to town.
Monday, his horse scared at the gypsies
campcd out on the road above Noah Gross.
and ran away, coming down that hill like a
cyclone, TIL they struck tree, and smashed
the wagon up. pretty badly, throwing Free.
land out, and bruising and humping him