West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-18

public schools.
James Warner Dorsey is now at East
Liverpool, Ohio. where he has a good posi-.
ton in a JOB printing Office.
Dave c. linn. the genial merehan, from
Gladesyille, was here last Friday on bust.
ness and gave us paying call.
+. w. Horehler, OF Newburg. was in
town last Friday aud gave this Office bus
mess call TO order some printing.
Miss Lizzie Ross returned yesterday eve.
ming from Grafton where she has been
visiting relatives the past two weeks.
J. Milton Allen has the foundation com
pleted Tor fine large two.story frame
residence on his lot in Eas, Kingwood
Fall term OF the Mountain State Busin ess
College, Cumberland, Md, and Parkers
burg, W. Va, begins September Srd Write
tor catalogue. sep.
W. +. lloyt, of Ravenswood, was granted
patent last week on freight car door
and II. c. MeMillin, Of ClaIksburg. secured
a patent on plastering composition.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. A. A. Brown on
Monday morning, July 18th, fine hoy
baby, mother and child doing we'll Dr..
Jas. A. Graham attending physician
Rev. Howard preached two splendid
sermons last Sunday, morning and evening,
at the NJ. Z. church and at the morning
service received five new members into full
fellowship.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Shafer returned
home last Saturday afternoon. They were
accompanied to Aurora by J. Edgar Long
and Miss Tina Goodwin, who returned
home sunday evening.
Manuel Dixon, of near Gordons, has
been bringing fine lot of raspbeuies to
town. lie has brought in three or four
wagon loads so far and finds a ready sale
for them at 80 cents per gallon.
Robt L. Hehiu, superintendent of
bridges, has accepted a similar position with
the Lehigh Valley X. r., with headquarters
at Sayre, Pa PIE leaves for his new work
the first of August .-Grafton Sentinel.
Mrs. Hester Springer, of UuIontown, Pa,
and her son and his wife Mr.. and Ms T.
Springer, have been visiting "Uncle Bob"
Shaw near town and left for home Tuesday
The first named is a sister to Mr.. Shaw.
Misses Grace Bacehus and Grace From
hart, of Clarksburg, came out To Austen to
spend the Fourth of July with friends Miss
Baechus returned home last week but Miss
Fromhart will remain a month with her
parents.
Born on Saturday, July o, 1901, to Mr..
and Mrs. w. w. Bower, of AL Grand View
Street, Colorado Springs, Colorado, fine
girl baby weighing % lbs. Mother and
child doing well. The father is a son of
Rev. Jacob Bower of near Kingwood
Saturday and Sunday will be the regular
quarterly meeting services at the NJ. L.
church here and Sunday night will be held
a Twentieth Century grand rally at which
there will be some special music and an
address by Rev. John Beddow of Grafton.
In reporting the County Court proceed
ings last week, the Grafton Sentinel says
that
DIR. T. +. Lanham presented hill OF sIo7I
for services rendered in attending smallpox
cases during the late epidemic. Court
all II 1 - -, f.II e..
services.
The Morgantown papers state that
Rev. Ross Ward fell distance Of 20 feet
from cherry tree on Wednesday last and
broke his collar bone and one rib on his
right side, and otherwise injured himself
DIR. Owen was called and he is now resting
fairly comfortably lie was picking cherries
at his home at Stewartstown.
The Oakland Republican of last week
says that
The press work on Mr.. Morton's new
book, swimming or Losing1" which is be-
ing printed at this Office, is we'll under way
and will be completed Saturday or Monday.
IL will be quite readable volumn when
complete, especially TO those who are ac-
quainted with the locality dealt with by the
author.
Speaking Of the summer resort near
Aurora, this county, the .OIkland Journal
has this to say
Mr.. Mcbride of Cleveland, o., who owns
the BrOokside resort, ten miles south of
Oakland, has purchased 100 acres of beau
tiful woodland adjoining his property and
will lay il off in villa sites aud build
number Of cottages thereon. The cottages
will be rented by the season to Mr.. Me-
Brides business associates and Brookside
will eventually become one of the leading
resorts of this section.
Here are three personals from the Nor
gantown Post
Harry Matthews, of Terra Aliu, Joined
bis wife here Sunday and they are visiting
her parents, Mr. and Mrs George W.
Semans.
G. w. Waddell, who is here for a ten
days visit, was offered position as teacher
IN the Philippines a couple Of weeks ago
but declined as he has nice position in the
Fairmont Normal.
Miss Grace Dehng has gone to Preston
connty and will board during the summer
with Mr.. and Mrs. Gay Fairfax Miss
Dcring has not been in very good health and
her physician recommended that she stay in
the country.
Adam +. Ridenour returned this week
from Baltimore where he was passing a final
examination for the railway mail service and
is now a substitute on the run between
Grafton and Baltimore. II may be SOM
time yet before he gets a regular ron, and in
the meantime he has 90 hold himself in
readiness 60 60 on the run any time TO fll
temporary vacancy and will not teach school
any more as the position Of Postal Clerk is
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