West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-08-15

fafk spending few days.
Abe W. Barde,,e. the brich, young Graf
ton attorney, was here this week on legal
business.
Will West, of Tunnel,on, was here this
week on some business and shaking hands
with his many friends.
Will Hanlon Of the well known firm Of
Hsnlon Bros. the paper dealers, of Barnes.
willie, Ohio, was here this week
Bat one marriage license issued the pas,
week, that of Charles Young Bishop aged 30
years aud Dellie GidleY aged rs.
Miss Belle Spahr is at Grafton with her
sister Miss Ida NJ. Spahr who is slowly
recovering from severe attack of typhoid
fever.
Miss Flossie Marsden is over at Aurora
where she has a good position for the res,
of the season as musician at the summer
hotel.
Especial summer rates at The Elliott
Commercial School, Fairmont, w. Va,
during the month of August. Write for
particulars"
George l. Shaffer, of Independence, was
here last week to return his assessor books
and dropped in to renew his subscription.
DIR. c. X. Sherwood, Dentist, will be at
Brueeton Aug. sSrd tor four days; will be
at Terra Alta Aug. ~ for Institute.
Mrs. w. f. Pierce aud children and Mrs.
Mary Gidley and son Will drove over to
Morgantown last week to visit friends and
relatives.
Hon. Edward s. Elliott and wife. from
Chicago, arrived in Kingwood Monday for
a visit with friends and relatives at the old
home of the former.
William A. Buoy, of near Gladesville.
was here Tuesday to get some work done by
the dentist. lie dropped into this office
while here to subscribe for The ARGUS.
Robert Guseman, son of Col John w.
Guseman, of Reedsylle, was in town this
week and is now visiting old friends in this
county after seventeen years absence in the
West. lie resides at Williamstown, Mo.
Messrs. Ed Greaser, Orval Calvert and
Dale Snyder and Misses Ella Barlow, Fran
ces and BERTHE Greaser drove over to Nor.
gantown Saturday, took the boat Sunday
for Point Marion, Pa, and returned home
Monday.
Born Wednesday of last week to Mr. and
Mrs. Sam Younger, of the Bowery,
chocolate colored baby" of the girl per.
suasion. DIR. S. \. Pratt was the attending
physician and mother, father and child are
doing well.
Miss Carrie Jones, 20 years old, daughter
Of Governor Thomas G. Jones, of Alabama
was run over and killed by street car in
front of the executive mansion in Montgom.
cry. The accident was witnessed by the
Governor.
Mrs. Charles l. Pcll and children. of
Davis City, have been visiting friends and
relatives in this county. Mrs. Pell and
Mrs. n. MeClannanan, of Albriehtsville.
were in town Monday and made this Office
a pleasant call.
An insane woman was brought here and
lodged in jail Monday 10y Deputy Sheriff
Clinton Howell of Lyon district. The
unfortunate woman is Mrs Ida Wolfe Of
Newburg and her husband has been here
with her. She is about IS years of age and
will be taken to the Hospital at Weston in
few days.
Don't forget that De Witt Miller will be
at Terra Alta on Thursday night Aug. 29th
and lecture on 'The Uses of Ugliness"
This is one of his very best lectures and you
cannot afford to miss it if you can get there
at all. You can get low rates on the rail
road by applying to Supt. Candy at New
burg for the official orders These are
good any time during Institute week.
Remember the all day picnic and fest-
val at night ont at Manown, Saturday, IN
the grove around the u. b. church. The
exercises will begin about am. and there
will be good music and addresses by prom
inent speakers. Among the latter, Rev. II.
c. Howard, pastor of the NJ T.. church
here and Prof. Rufus Holden, Principal of
the Schools. Then at night festival will
be held for the benefit of the church.
There will be a picnic near Wo,ring
Chapel on Golf Ridge, Saturday, Aug. %,
1901. The program will consist of songs,
recitations etc, by the children and several
noted ministers and speakers from abroad.
The President Of the NJ. r. conference will
be present and preach at night. Rev. Hell
mick is an able man and ali will miss
treat who do not hear him. Refreshments
Of all kinds will be served.
COMMITTEE.
Here is puzzle that puzzles everybody.
Take the number Of your living brothers.
double the amount, add to it three, multiply
the result by five, add to this the number
of living sisters, multiply the result by ten,
add the number Of deaths Of brothers and
sisters, subtract $50 fror1 the result. The
right hand figure will be the number OF
deaths, the middle figure will he the
number Of living sisters and the left figure
will show the number Of living brothers.
In this issue will be found an itemized
statement Of the base ball game at Grafton
last Thursday between Tunnelton and the
home team but our reporter fails to make
any mention Of the games played by Tun-
Melton at Loeb Lynn ON Friday and MI
Lake on Saturday in which both games
we're won by the home Clubs by decided