West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-08-01
DR.. Alex Leeds. DENTIST. Grafton.


Emory Albright was over a, EglOn this
week.
Lost-A blue enameled gold Masonic pin.
Finder please leave at ARGUS Office.
George w. Hartsell, Of Reedsyille. was
in town this week aud gave US a call.
Miss Lucy Turnkey. from Newburg, is
here visiting Mrs. George 4. Herring.
Mrs. Lowery, of lron,ou. Ohio, Is here
visiting her sister, Mrs. ]. {. Murdoek.
Mrs. Mary Davis returned to salem las.
Saturday TO engage in nursing the sick.
Alberta. Dorsey. of Parsons. was here
Saturday and Sunday, visiting his parents.
Miss Le,iiia Parks, of Charlottesville.
Indiana, IS here visiting her mother and
other relatives.
Miss Sue Martin, of near Sis,ersville. has
been here this week visiting her sehoolmate
Miss Nellie Albright.
Miss Lillian Cressler, of Buckhannon. IS
visiting the Misses Marsden down on Cheat
river and friends here.
Mr.. aud Mrs ]. NJ. Crane were over AT
Loeb Lynn during the past week, looking
after their summer cottage over their.
Clint Shaw moved this week from the
Reed building adjoining THE ARGUS Office
TO his farm down at the old Mill on Green's
Run.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Blaney, Of Morgan.
town, came over last week to visit the
formers mother, Mrs. $. J. Blaney, who
got badly hurt.
John III. Brown moved this week from
his property on Price street now occupied by
John c. Murdoch, to the Bishop Block. over
the wholesale store of c. w Forman & Co
Fall term Central Commercial College,
Cumberland, Md, and Winchester, Va, begins
September 2ad. Write for catalog and free
lesson in Gregg Shorthand. Scholarship s4s.
rhe Annual Brown Family Reunion for
Preston county will be held this year on
Saturday, August 3Ist, in the grove at
Reedsvile. 1t is reported that Henry Reed
is writing poem specially tor the occasion.
The Tunnel,on Camp Meeting will begin
this year. Friday, August a3rd and close
Sunday September rst, lasting ten days. A
fine Auditorium is now building on the site
of the old out door seats and will be ready
for use this year.
The big suspension bridge at Fairmont
has been found to be in an unsafe condition
and has been ordered repaired by the
County Court 80 new sills and new floor
will be put in as well as other repairs.
Rev. Jennings, of Morgan,own, will be
here next Sunday and hold services in the
Beverly Hill church at III a. m and and
SIP. m. lie was unable to be here to ill
his last appointment on account of the death
of his father at his home in Baltimore.
Marcus Ross, Of Marion county, has been
elected Principal of the Normal School at
Fairmont. lie is graduate of the School
and of the Peabody Normal at Nashville,
Tennessee. The Board of Regents held
special session at Parkersburg this week and
elected Ross to the above position.
There will be basket dinner and Sunday
school picnic at the U. b. church at Manown
August II. Prominent speakers will be
present to address the people. Good music
both vocal and instrumental will be furnish
ed. Everybody invited, bring your baskets
well filed and spend pleasant day to-
gcther.
Superintendent J. A. Martin of the NJ &
X. Railroad, is busy with large force of
men putting in the foundations for the big
trestle access Coon Hollow. Mr.. Martin
expects soon to commence work ON the
superstructure which will be of timber, a
part of which has been gotten out for the
purpose.
a. Z Oliver has very recently purchased
an immense tract of timber, known as the
Pennock or Falls tract between the Preston
county line and Masontown on the line of
the NJ. & X. railroad Mr. Oliver expects
to put in two large saw mills during the
season and will enlarge his business opera
lions very considerably.
Tuesday night, August -, after the regu
lar session the X. of 2. Lodge Of this place
will repair to the Ice Cream Parlor Of J. c.
Murdoch and be served with refreshments
in body to make up for attendance at
lodge this hot weather Due notice is here
by given for all members to be present and
participate in this 4th degree work.
The levy for Teachers Fund in Kngw God
district this year is IS cents on the 500
valuation Of property and 90 cents for
Building Fund The wages are SIS per
month for No. 7 teachers, $50 for No.
and s7S for No. 3 grades. We hope the
Secretaries of the other Boards Of Educa.
ton Of the county will send us on a card
the levies and wages.
Here are three items from the Morgan
town Dominion
Luther J. McMillen, superintendent Of
the eolored department Of the Reform
school for boys at Pruntytown registered at
the franklin hotel Saturday evening Mr..
McMillen stopped over here on his way 10
Masontown, his former home, where he will
visit some relatives and friends.
Rev. ". T. Powell, the well kno,, N
Baptist minister II Pafkersburg died at bis
home in that city, lastSunday, Jolly 18th aud
was buried yesterday after funeral services
az the Market Street Baptist church lie
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Brights disease which caused his death