West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-03-28


county, arrived here last week to visit her
mother Mr.. W. II. Brand.
Miss Nct,ie smalley of this place, who
has position in the Hospital at Weston.
has been very III with pleurisy.
Have you limekiln ready to burn this
spring Ii not. why not Haven't YOU
good evidence that i, win payp
We understand the sttemp, to form n
local company at Bruelon to test the oil
field there has been abandoned.
Mrs. Sarah b. Dayton. mother Of Con-
gresham Dayton, died at her home in
Phihppi on March 10, aged So.
II. J. Sell and Levi shaffery of the Horse
Shoe Run settlement. were in town on bust
ness Monday. and gave us a call.
"Uncle John Anne" Rodabaugh and his
son ID. {. Rodabaugh of near Masontown,
were in town Monday and gave us a call.
DIR. II. A. Jarrett, the Grafton dentist
will be at Terra Alta, April rst, and remain
5 days, for the practice of his profession.
Quite quantity of maple sugar and ma
pie syrup is made in this county. principally
in the GAINESVILLE country and along the
Cheat hills.
The Terra Alta Republican is engaged in
getting up what it calls Prospectus of that
town, to advertise its attractions for sum
mer visitors
Rev. X. NJ. Ramsey is preaching some
very fine sermons in the Presbyterian church
here. They are highly commended by all
who attend.
The spring birds have returned to their
accustomed haun,s in the forests of Preston,
and now make the rural air vocal with their
varied songs.
IL you want the Choicest Wines and
Liquor that skill can produce, send your
order to Tom McAvAY, Wholesale and Re
tail, Grafton. w. Va
Among the attorneys from abroad in at
tendance at this term OF court were ]. NJ.
Woods from Martinsburg, and Charles Pres
ton Guard of Grafton.
Will Lenhart, brother of Sheriff j. A.
Lenhart, rs here helping in the store, and
will move his family to Kngwood as soon
as house can be procured.
Among the prominent Terra Alians here
Monday, we noticed Farley DeBerry, Col.
Jim Lakin, Cashier Orlando C. Crane viii
/. White and A. Staley Shaw.
George AL Kelley the Justice of the Peace
over at Lennox, was in to see us Monday.
lie is starting off we'll and doing considera-
BILE business in the Justice Court already.
Berkeley county now has eight rural deiv-
cry mail ron,es, Of twenty miles each, COW
eriug nearly the entire county east of North
Mountains. When shall Preston have one ?
Spring seems to be here now as the Frog
Pond Glee Club has been giving vocal enter.
tainments every evening. The open air
concerts are good indications that gentle
spring is here.
Josephine, the little daughter of b. l..
Brown, fell and put her arm out of place
the other day, and it has been badly swollen
and painful since. DR. Pratt was sum
moned and the child is getting all right
again.
Born, to John w. Young and wife of the
Whetsell Settlement, on Sunday March cath,
a fine boy baby, weighing about fourteen
pounds. DIR. IT, w. Showalter, physician
in the case.
Among the things which show that our
farmers are progressive, is the fact that ev-
cry spring more and more field seed is sent
into this county by the various reliable
see1smen of the country.
IL we have oil in this county, the sooner il
is found out the better for all our people.
II seems a sef-evident fact that our people
should cooperate in every way possible to
help on the development of this section,
now that it is started and so we'll under way.
The third quarterly meeting for the U. b.
circuit will be held at Pleasant Dale next
Friday and Saturday night and Sunday
morning. Business meeting at 80 p. m.
Saturday. Rev. S. NJ. Snyder, pastor in
charge.
While cutting up poplar at his saw mill
in Lewis county, West Virginia, c. r. Kes-
terson found an auger hole plugged by
pin. On removing the pin he found in the
hole five $40 gold pieces. bearing dates be-
tween 1850 and 1860. The coins are sup
posed TO have been hid there for safe keep
ing during the civil war.-Philippi Repub-
lican.
Rev. S. NJ. Snider, of the U. y. church,
has had suffering from hemouhage Of the
lungs, and been prevented from filling his
appointments for the last two weeks. lie
is some better at present, and contemplates
visit to. Tyler county next week, as he is
summoned there as a witness in case now
in court at Mddlebourne.
Joseph n. McClanahan is making ar
rangcments to open up full line Of general
merchandise At the old stand in Albrights.
vile, April Ist Max Shearer, who has
been merchandising for some time in the
Pell building, has erected large two-story
frame on the foundation of the old Crane
building that burned down. aud will move
into it, and Mr.. Mcclanahan will open up
in the vacated premises
Thomas T.. Dunn Of this place goes to
Washington City this week after his broth
CT 7. A. Dunn, Of Rowlesburg, who has
been there FOR some time, taking treatment