West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-09-05
DR.. Alex Leeds. Dentist. Grafton.


Hon. w. NJ. o. Dawson left for Charles
ton yesterday morning.
John ID Miller. of Monongah, was here
last week on business.
Miss Emma Kerr. of Uniontown. Pa, is
visiting at L. NJ. Albrighi's.
John w. Shay, of Newburg, has gone to
Bird City, Kansas, TO locate.
Among our business callers Monday was
Squire w. IL. MeGibbons, of Bruce,ou.
Miss Edna Myer, of Terra Alta. was
visiting Nellie Jane Albngh, over Sunday.
Norval Speelman, young attorney from
Oakland, is here this week attending Court.
John G.. Harmed, of near Valley Point,
was m town Monday and gave US a paying
call.
Miss Olivia L. Fairfax, of near Reeds
willie, is here this week visiting friends aud
relatives.
Nellie Jane Albright returned to Buck
harmon Tuesday to enter her third year at
the Seminary.
Thomas Dunn, of Bobtown, was here
Tuesday aud dropped in to leave some of
the "needful."
Col. VIM. Franklin Cunningham, at large
generally, was here during the past week
visiting friends
DR. S. NJ. Hardman. Eye. Ear, Nose and
Throat Specialist. Spectacles and Arti6-
eial Eyes Fitted. Grafton. w. Va
Hon. Charles L. Brown left for Morgan
town yesterday TO visit friends few days
before returning to his home in Cincinnati
Miss Maude Watson, daughter of Edward
Watson, of near Masontown, has been very
i'll from nervous trouble caused by light
ming shock.
Rev. Il. NJ. Ramsey will preach and hold
communion services in the Pleasant Grove
Presbyterian church near Masoutown next
Sunday, Sept. Sth, at3:3o p. m.
Hon William Alexander Ohley and wife
and son and nurse left for Charleston yester-
day morning after ten days visit here with
Hon. N. J. Fortney and family.
Miss Lynne waddel, of Brandonvire, has
gone to SIstersyille to take charge of her
department OF the Public Schools there
which open next Monday and run for nine
months.
John NJ. Walls, of Gladesvile, has had
his pension increased to SI7 per month and
Mrs. Naomia T. Colt, of near Amblersburg,
has been allowed a widows pension of sI2
per month.
ii. o. Blaker has resigned his position as
editor and manager of the Elkus Inter
Mountain to accept the agency of the
Adams Express company at that place,
which is more lucrative position.
Mrs Sarah Scott. who lives down on the
pike between Brandonville and Bruce,on,
who has been i'll the past six months with
paralysis, suffered another stroke Tuesday
of this week and is in precarious condition
DIR Nedrow, of Bruceton, is attending her
Charles NJ. Brown, of Newark, Ohio,
came home Friday evening to visit his
mother here and attend the Brown Family
Reunion Saturday, and the camp meeting
Sunday. lie returned home Sunday eve
"b' ~""i'N) ""S " Eoou Posittou win tle
b. & o. railroad.
Orange L. Stemple, who has been in
Washington State for several years, is now
visiting his old home and many friends and
relatives over in Union district. lie has
been located at New Whatcom for some
time and will return there after his visit to
old Preston. lie IS a son of Major Dave
Stemple, Of near Carmel.
Miss Maude Coleman Woods, who with
Maxine Elliott were adjudged the most
beautiful women in the world by commit
the from the Pau-American Exposition, died
last week at her home in Charlottesville,
Va. Her profile adorns all of the medals
issued by the board Of award
A party Of young men after serenading a
newly married couple near Colebank, vs..
Va, and after imbbing freely Of some
sharp apple cider made raid on a moon
shine still in the mountain Wednesday night
which resulted in a general fracas in which
three Of the rioters and two Of the moon
sinners were seriously, IL not fatally, shot
The moonshiners escaped with their woun.
ded.
Miss Isa Monroe leaves Friday Of thi s
week for Sislersv.lle to take charge of the
Fifth Grade in the Public Schools there
which open next Monday. She had been
rendered her position here again as teacher
of the Primary Department, but the other
position came TO her last week. unsought
and as IL pays SIS per month for nine months
she accepted IL, since IL is better ray and
longer term than here.
Miss Katherine wesling, Of 35z Atwood
Street, and Miss Anna Herb, Of 4or2 Liberty
Avenue, Pittsburgh, were in Kiugw5od last
week, accompanied by Miss Ietua wesuinp.
Of IIowesville. They gave this Office a
pleasant call while here Miss Katherine
has been spending her vacation al her Old
home near Ilowesyille end brought her
friend Miss Herb out with her.
The Albdghevillc Auxiliary Of the
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society will
hold It's annual Thank Offering meeting 81
the NJ Il. church on sunday. September s..
az % o'clock a. m. Miss Iulis Bouaheld .
missionary 70 Foochow, China. will be pres.
cnt and address the meeting. Miss Bona.
field te prrafor ,...t.fr 900. A..