West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-02-14
DR.. Alex Leeds. Dentist. Grafton.

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Oysters every Tuesday and Friday night
at the Shafer Restaurant.
AN. Goa of Cheat Bridge, above Rowles-
burg. was here Monday. and gave us pay
ing call.
Mrs. Neil J. Fortney left this week TO r
Charleston, to visi, Hon. Wan. A. DALEY
lsrd wife.
Wesley Ringer. the Terra Alta merchant.
was in town last Thursday and dropped in
to see us.
II you have Timber or Farm Lands for
sale write to or see Crane * Lakin, Terra
Alta. w. Va. If
w. Scott Garner of Function, is In town
this week trying his hand at case in THE
ARGUS Office.
Cyrus II. Martin, who Is teaching the Egg
Ion school, came over last Saturday and
returned Sunday.
DR. S NJ. Hardmsn. Eye. Ear Nose and
Throat Specialist Spectacies and Artih-
ciai Eyes Fitted. Grafton. w. Va.
l.. p. Martin left last week for trip out
In Calhoun and Gilmer counties. hooking af-
ter his land aud property out there.
Miss Mollie Cr.sap left Monday for St.
Louis. to be gone three months visiting her
sister aud other relatives in that city.
The Kingwood Meat Market is stocking
up with lot of groceries, and will handle
this line of household supplies hereafter.
Your measure taken and a tailor made
suit of fine clothes ordered by John IL. Gar
ner and perfect hit and satisfaction guaran-
teed.
Miss Orlena Chids from Ohio, has been
visiting her uncle. K. l.. Childs here the
past ten days. She leaves for home today,
Thursday.
John II. Gamers Bazaar will be Head.
quarters for Holiday Goods and big line
for your inspection and something to please
everybody.
George L. Phillips has sold his mountain
farm to Prof. Lindsey. of near Aurora.
Mr.. Lindsey will move his family here
about March first.--Parsons Advocate
Enoch Evans Reppert was over at Halleck,
Saturday and Sunday, visiting his father,
who has had the grip. The old gentleman
Is 70 years of age, and the grip was liable to
60 hard with him, but he is now mu IN
better.
For spring tonic try the famous Geneva
Holland Gin. Il Is conceded by medical
authorities TO be tonic of the highest
value: II you feel weak and "ail run down
give Il a trial. quart bottles s. 90 pre-
paid. IL not satisfactory money refunded.
Sold by John ]. Stump & Co.. Cumber-
land, Md. at
Here is good lie from an Elkins paper:
"a prominent citizen of our town. who
has six very fine hens, and wishing to gather
one dozen eggs each day, has arranged his
hen-honse so he can make II dark, and when
nc raises the blinds and lets in the light the
hens lay another egg each, thinking Il is the
next day.
Mrs. LYDIA Bowman of Virginia, who has
been visiting her sister. Mrs. Florence Mars
den. down on the Winding River Cheat,
the past two weeks. went to Terra Alta last
Thursday to visit friends few days before
returning to her home down the Valley,
near Woodstock.
Fairfax S. Lands;reet and family of Da-
Wis, sailed from New York on Ian. 40, on
the Oceanic for an indefinite trip in Europe.
They will meet Messrs. J. b. Davis and Z /.
]. Davis, who are abroad and proceed to
Egypt and up the river Nile for delightful
trip this winter.
Martin Childs arrived home Monday from
North Avenue, where he has been at his
uncle's, Charley Vansickle's place, since
getting badly hurt in timber camp over at
Ashtola, Somerset county, Pa, where he
was working in mill, and piece of lum
Der few from the saw, knocking out his left
eye and breaking his skull bone and nearly
killing him.
There was quiet home wedding over al
the residence of Wesley Messenger near
Terra Alta, on Saturday Feb. q, 1901.
The contracting parties we're Marshal G.
Hoffman and Miss Pearl, the daughter OF
Mr.. Messenger. The ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. s. NJ. Snyder of the u. b
church, pastor on that circuit. Only the
immediate family and friends of the con-
tracing parties we're present
The friends of William Riley Shaffer of
this place, are now calling him "The Oil
King Of Texas" and congratuIating him on
his good luck in falling heir to some valua-
bic property in the Lone Star State. II
seems that he is one of ten heirs to $50
acres of land in Texas, coming to them
through their grandmother, and now since
the big oil development, down there they arc
receiving letters from parties wanting to buy,
but MIR. Shsffer declines to sell till he can
investigate.
Three patents we're granted last week to
citizens Of West Virginia
One 10 Harry A. Deiters and Edward L.
Bill, Of Spencer. peculiarly shaped swive
device connecting the eye Of the snap to
elsyls. Another TO Charles y. Dickinson
Of Wheeling, for method Of manufaetur
ing ructural beams from railroad rails
The other patent was granted to Antor
Roemisch, Of Mofgantown. for an apparatu
for grinding and smoothing glass.
The Bloch Bros. Tobacco Company, o
Wheeling, have registered trade mark
canvass mail bag, with the word mail
on Il.
The Knights Of Pythiss Lodge Of Thu
place will hold grand banquet mex, Tues
day evening in COMMUNICATION Of the 3Sth
anniversary Of the Order. II will be givel
by Mr.. and Mrs ]. NJ. Crane al their ele