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

w. II. Forney of Independence was in
town this week on business.
w. Scott Garner of near runnel,on is now
holding down case in this office.
J. Newt Calvert is now over a, Smi,h6eld.
in wetEel county, visiting his brother Frank.
DIR. Felix Elliott will move April Is, to
the Henry Montgomery property on Bever.
ley Avenue
Daniel Dawson has been here this week
from the University a, Morsan,own, visiting
his grandparents.
Abel Nj. Conner, of Eighty Cut. was
badly hurt while at work in the mines a,
rannelton one day last week.
The water motor OF The ARGUS has
shaved OFF heavy crop of Populist whisk
ers aud looks ten years younger.
Chester Reed aud his sister Miss Missouri
Reed left for their home near Webster.
Taylor county, this "wednesday morning.
Judge Edmund Messenger lef, Tuesday
afternoon for Clarksburg to visit his wife,
who has been at the kesSler Hospital for
some time.
DIR. U. w. Showal,er placed fine piano
IN his home this week. II is called the
Epworth Piano and was secured through
Rev. Howard.
Charley Walls of PiSgah was here during
the past week. lie has been appointed
postmaster at that place to succeed w. L.
Rogers who has resigned the Office.
For Fine Groceries, Cakes. Chinawafe.
Fruits, Canned aud Picked Goods, Fancy
Groceries, Dry Goods and Notions, call at
John ii. Gamers Store on Price street.
Col. Jim Stonebraker, the President of
the Nation and his wife and daughter and
son-in-law, drove over to Kingwood today
from their headquarters on the East Side.
John {. Murdoch arrived here last week
TO visit his parents and many old friends of
his boyhood. He has been absent for sew.
eral years at Ironton, Ohio, where he has
been in business.
John +. Copeman has been appointed
Administrator of the estate of his father, the
late Henry Copeman, and gave bond in
the sum of $4,000. Sanford Watson, Zar
Hagaus and w. S. Trcket, were appointed
appraisers.
A daughter of John Mckinney Of near
Rsedsville, died last Thursday, after long
illness from consumption brought on by the
fever. The funeral took place Saturday
and the burial at Mason,own.
$. NJ. Prince. the General Manager and
Superintendent of the Charles,own Bridge
Company has been here this week looking
after the interests of his company in seeur
ing the Steel Bridge for Cheat river at
Rowlesburg.
George w. Harold of Huntington, Great
Sachem of the I'm proved Order of Red Men
of West Virginia, was in Kingwood Tues
day, the guest of the editor of this paper.
lie went on to Piedmont that evening to in
stilute a new Tribe Of the Order
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Middleton and baby
left Tuesday morning for ST. Louis, to visit
Mrs. Middleion's people, and settle up his
business with the Home Comfort Range
Company. Mrs. Fred Long, Miss Nellie
Shaher and J. Edgar Long accompanied
them as fat as Grafton.
The Buckhannon Delta tells of an Up
shur county farmer who possesses four ewes
which gave birth to nine lambs. That's
very easy 10 beat over in the fertile valley
of Stone Coal, where e.. &. Hersman owns
three ewes which are the mothers of ten
lambs. Upshur is entitled to try again.
Weston Independent.
Coal Deeds for sale at this Office. Spec
tally prepared for use in buying and selling
coal lands. Printed on fine linen paper
with all the forms for terms, payments, de-
scriptions, acknowledgements, Clerks and
Justices or Notary's certificates, etc. More
complete than the ordinary deed. Price s
cents each or so cents per dozen or s. per
hundred. Mail orders filed promptly. If
ii. NJ. Hayden, of Hayden pos,office was
in town Monday and purchased the Ed
mund Messenger property in West King
wood, praying 1000 for the same. Mr..
Messenger will hold public sale on Mon
day April 9Th, and dispose of his personal
property and move to Kingwood, into the
James a. Brown brick on Main Street. Mr.
Hayden will move from the Craborcha to
his new property in Yves, Kingwood.
One Of the best known distllerIes pro-
ducing high grade whiskey and handling
fine wines, desires to correspond with a re-
liable gentleman, with the view of having
him represent them in Preston and sur
rounding counties, TO sell their goods TO
families and consumers direct. This is
first-class opening for party who is well
acquainted in the counties, and can be made
very remuneratiye. Address,
PocAHoNTAS,
p. o. Box ITO, Cincinnati, o.
The teams and men that have been OPP
Grating IN this county all winter for the ST.
Louis Range Co. pulled out last Thurs