West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-12-19

practice ct deD,is,y.
d.. L ". Showal,er Of C'arksburr, has
been here This week as witness in the
damage suit agains, the town.
The luVmen were discharged nIly and
Cour, wi likely 6nish up Ibis week We
will give fol repor, next ~ elk.
Miss Mabel ShaH.r, who is teaching the
Garlits school this winter, spent Saturday
and Sunday in town visiting friends
CLARK J Bayles of near Recdsvillc, has
been in town The past week serving on the
Jury and visiting friends and relatives
There is no man so poor but what he can
afford to keep one dog and some arc so
poor that they can afford to keep half
dozen dogs.
J. Elliott Crane has moved from near the
Crane school house above ST. Joe to tho
Crane Addition of Terra Alta where he has
built fine new house
The damage suit of Mrs. John Fi1er Sr.
agains, the town was decided today by the
jury returning a verdict for 5000 and costs
in favor of the plaintiff.
The cold weather Sunday and that night
was the most severe we have had vet this
winter. The thermometer was four degrees
below zero Monday morning
Lloyd Beerbower is here now and will
remain It'll after holidays. lie is travelling
frr firm engaged in commercial photo
graphy with headquarters at Altoona, Pa.
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.
Pryor G. Guseman, son of Col. John W.
Guseman of near Reedsville. has been gran
ted pension of IS per month on account of
the war with Spain, and Mrs. Mary A
foakam of Rowlesburg, has been granted a
mothers pension Of sr2 per month
Dr. Bulls Cough Syrup cures Cough or
Cold At once. Conquers Group, Whooping
Cough and Measles Cough without fail
Best for Bronchitis, Hoarseness, Grippe,
Pneumonia, Consumption and Lung Ahec-
tons. Quick, sure results. Price age.
The holiday displays around town are in
deed a thing of beauty and JOY for the
children. The store windows are beautiful
to behold and very tempting to the pocket
book. People are buying freely already and
most Of the Xmas goods will be gone by the
end OF the year.
The X. Of p. Lodge here will meet next
Monday evening at 7 o'clock instead Of
Tuesday evening on account OF the Xmas
Eve exercises at the churches that night.
All the members are requested to attend as
there is degree work and important bust
ness on hand
Stuart +. Reed has resigned the Postmas-
tership Of Clarksburg Jake effect January
Is,, the end of his four year term, and Sher-
man c. Denham has been agreed upon by
the congressional delegation as his successor.
Senator Reed has been promised another
appointment Of some kind. It is said that
he is to have a foreign consulship
The WestSn Democrat says that:
The many friends throughout the county
ana state Of Judge John Brannon will re-
greet 10 learn Of his serious illness at his
home in Weston. For some weeks past he
has been confined % his home and a portion
Of the time 20 his bed. lie is very weak
and no, able TO SIT up, except at times dur.
ing the day
The Judge was IN KirgW God last summer
calling on old friends and settling up his
business. Ie was badly afflicted then with
cancer Of The face.
Here is an Interesting item from the
Clatksburg Telegram:
Rev. Z. -. Fcllers, the new Methodist
preacher az Salem, created profound SEN
sation a that place last Sunday afternoon
by resoring 10 Salvation Army tactics
About ? go o'clock he took his bible and
hymn book and vcuturcd out upon the
street lie took a stand near disreputable
house and began to sing. pray and preach
soon over two hundred people gathered
around BIN and gave him respectful atlen-
ton. The female inmates Of the house
raised the windows and listened atientvely
the services seemed 20 make deep i'm
precision
Rev. Fslers was formerly stationed at
Masoulown, this county, and is well known
here.
here was a runaway wedding hvm the
B'wery, Wednesday Of last week. Scott
Filer was The groom and Miss Grace Child.
ester The bride. The mother Of the latter
who is a widow and lives in the old Peter
4. Smith property, objected to Scott as
son.in-law and the girl being under age,
they went TO Oakland. Buckner Fairfax
and Henry Gidley accompanied them
Co hold The broomstick while The couple
jumped into double harness. They drove
90 Terra Alta and took the train from there
returning Co Kingwood that same evening.
The newly welded couple have Teen living
atthe groom's parents so far
There was a lively old time out at the
rHunc School in this district, one day last
week. young lady from Lyon district
is teaching tbe school and She undertook 10
thrash one of the mg girls for swearing
THE latter eas able Co fight as we'll as swear
anI closed in ON ihc teacher For few
minutes things were as lively as am Irish
Jambarec in honor of ST. Padcks Day iu
thc evening. Hair was pulled, faces
scratched. clothes torn and female toilets
badly disamnged. The fight was a draw
and after several rounds that were fast and
furious both sides drew off for breath and
repairs. There was mo- rcfree to decide the
fight and &c was referred To- The trustees who
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