West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-12-26
Kiugwood, December 2s. 1901.
DR.. Alex Leeds. Dentist. Grafton.

Lloyd Watson is now employed by Riggs
Co. of Terra Alta.
Harley Miller is home from Baltimore
for the holiday vacation.
Rev. Abram Title has been appointed
pastor of the colored church on Beverly
Hill.
Mrs May NJ. Wolfe of Function, is here
this week spending holidays at the old
home.
Miss Nellie Jane Albright is home from
the Seminary at Buekhsnnon for the holiday
vacation.
Wilson Martin is employed by a grocery
firm in Fairmoni where he has been the past
three months.
Hon. Thomas Fortney of Bethlehem
church. Valley district. was here Monday
on business.
Look through ]. II. Rodeheaver s. Sons
big furniture store before purchasing your
New Years goods.
J. Edgar Long has been in Philadelphia
this week spending holidays at home visit
ing his parents aud best gIrl.
Earl Fairfax Martin arrived home last
Saturday night from Baltimore to spend the
holiday vacation With his parents here.
Miss Dora Manear left last Saturday for
Weston where she has accepted position
as attendant in the Hospital for the Insane.
Hoy b. Jackson is now a full hedged
member of Brown Lodge X. of p. of this
place as he completed the degrees at the
meeting this week.
The Sunday School at the Baptist church
were treated to sack of candy each. last
Sunday afternoon in place of holding any
Xmas Eve exercises.
Vernon Fortney is acting railroad agent
this week at the depot in the absence of the
regular agent, Chas. a Fowler. Who is off
on holiday vacation.
Albert Allen Dorsey of the Parsons Advo-
cate, has been here this week being sum-
moued home on account of the serious ill
ness of his little sister.
Garfield Copeman arrived home last FRI
day from New Concord, Ohio, where he has
been attending Muskingum College He is
home for the holiday vacation
Blaney & Co. of Grafton, w. Va, will
sill you fine song bird, talking parrot or
aquarium of gold fish cheaper than you can
purchase the same at the city bird stores.
Prof Charles w. wadden of the Fair
mon, Normal School. arrived in town last
Monday evening and went on down to his
home at Brandonyile Tuesday to spend the
holidays.
John J. Stump & Co., will send out on
of their beautiful glazed Grecian jugs Ia
beautiful presently filled with s year old
whskey or wine. The jug will be sent with
all orders during the month Of December.
Albert A. Dorsey Of the Parsons Advocate
has been nominated for Recorder of that
city on the Republican ticket and Hon w
Conley for one of the cnuucilmen, both
old Kingwood boys. Mr.. Conley has also
been appointed a trustee Of the Presbyterian
church at Parsons.
James Wan1er Dorsey arrived here las,
Saturday from Fairmont ghere he has been
located for some time. He has team
there engaged in hauling all the time, but
he is employed himself in McCoy's Job
Printing House. He came home on account
Of the illness Of his sister.
Misses Lynne Waddell and Isl Monroe
arrived in Kingwood last Saturday from
sistersville where they are employed in the
Public Schools. They are home on holiday
vacation $50 January 9th. when school re-
sumes work again. Miss Wsddel vent on
down TO her home in Brsndonville SATURDAY
afternoon.
Charles Flanagan Copeman is home this
week for Christman. He has resigned bis
position As bookkeeper for Riggs e. CO. al
Terra Alta and Will sever his connection
with the firm after helping them invoice for
the close Of the year. The mills closed
doHn Tuesday evening til after New Year
when they will START up again and ron ful
time thr res, q the winter They emD'o,
about zy hands.
Elias Beatty was discharged from III.
Peniienusry a. Moundswlle lsst Th1rsiav
Dec. 10Th, his term # one year having -1
pred lie uas sent ~ 81 December cour
of last year for stealing cider from The celia
Of bis uncle, David Nine, aho rss sao, b.,
John Wesley Beatty. The boys father. On,
who is in the Pen under sentence 4 dcat
for Che killing Ills case is before th.
Supreme Court on an arg laneot for new
trial and has been forgotten or Jyefooksd
by me Court
Modsl, ne Little daughter u Cas. W
Dorsey of near toen. hss been ir a ernsa
condition the past week With appendicitis
Dr " King BIAS been I1 attendance Giro.
d. W. M strckIer vas called FOO earsa..s
non. Last Saturday morning DR. Long
street ~ 1ers Alta. sas sent for 90 a.ss
in performing a surgical operation as .6
had gotten so much worse DO vas dscme.
necessary as LAST resort bot when tbe rhy
sieians went over for that purpose She seem
cd So fauch better ,hai the cutting wal
abandoned in The hopes that she uoai,
recover uitbout 90.