West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-08-29
Dr.. Alex Leeds, Dentist. Grafton.

DR.. Alex Leeds. Dentist, Grafton.
W. w. Bernhari,. of Parkersburg. was in
town this week.
Postmaster w. IL. Murdoch has been III
end confined TO the house this week
Charley Swearengen IS here this week on
short vacation from his work in Clarks.
birg.
Miss Mona Bosley. who has been here for
some time, is over at Mt. Lake Park this
week.
A. d. Lynn, of Belmont county, Ohio,
was here last week visiting his friend Chas.
Fowler.
Reeds ronsorial Parlors added hand
some new barber chair of the lates, design,
last week.
ID. S. Feather and L Liveugood. Of Cuz-
cart, were in town Monday aud gave us
paying calls
Ben f. Cole, of Rivesville, Marion county
has been here this week, looking around
FIR a location.
DIR. Ii. A. Jarrett, the Grafton dentist,
will be at Rowlesburg Sept. and for J days
and at Tunnelton Sept. 5th for days.
a. T. letters, of near Tunnelton, was in
town last Friday and gave us a paying call
lie dropped in to subscribe for TIKI ARGUS.
Fall term of the Mountain State Business
College, Cumberland, Md, and Parkers.
burg, w. Va, begins September 5rd Write
TOT catalogue. sep.
Miss Eleanor Copeman and brother Gar
field, drove 10 Terra Alta Tuesday evening
to attend the institute and on to Mt. Lake
yesterday to take in G. A. r. day
David S. Feather, Of Cuzzart, has had his
pension increased to sI7 per month"; and
Mrs. Jemima Lenhart, of Valley Point, has
been granted pension of IS per month
Quite crowd of folks from here we're
down on the river last Friday, picuciug IN
the IIaCans Grove. They had good time
only they had to come home in the rain that
evening.
Mrs. Lily Stone, Of Huntington, and
Mrs. Abe Bosley, Of Warrington, are over
at Mt. Lake Park spending a short vacation.
They are sisters and former residents OF
Kingwood.
The Seventh Annual Reunion of the
Brown Family of Preston county will be
held next Saturday, Aug. 81, in the Ash
burn Grove at Reedsville and promises to be
lagey attended and pleasant affair as
usual.
Last Saturday a crowd from Morgantown
were here on their way home from Mt.
Lake Park. They had very delightful
outing. In the party were Messrs. ]. L.
Wharton, Will Gilmore and Sam Picken-
pauRh and Misses Maud McVicker, Mabel
Reynolds and Mary Gregg.
According to Morganiown telegram, the
Executive Committee of the State Bar
Association is moving for law to abolish
the Justice of the Peace. The idea is to
establish county Judge in each county to
SIT at regular intervals in various parts of the
county in which he presides
Edward Kidow, of Oakland, Md.
nephew of J. Ed Kildow, was killed at
Coketon, w. Va last Friday by falling
under log train(upon which he was work
irgl from slipping in an effort to turn
switch. Funeral at Oakland on Sunday,
Aug. IS. lie was about 10 years old.
We have very interesting letter from
our bright and entertaining New York cor
respondent this week Do not fail TO read
it. The ladies will be specially interested
as it deals largely in fashion notes and on
this account these letters are read with
much interest by the fair sex who are for
innate enough to see THE ARGUS.
Inventive West Virgnians we're granted
patents last week as follows: w. II Munich
meyer, Of Scott, pa,en, on snap-hook;
ID T. Spring, Of Wheeling, on an engine
house appliance, and ]. l. White, Of Pied
mont, on tire repairing tool Some fellow
down in Kentucky secured patent on a
hens nest. II ii will only make the hen
lay all the year around, the inventors for
tune is made and he will be able 10 buy out
the Standard oil Company in a few years.
Last Saturday night there was consider
able drunkenness in town and two or three
parties we're drunk and boislerous on the
streets and should have been arrested and
sent to Jail tll Monday morning to sober up.
The Mayor and Sergeant did Try to take
one fellow to Jail but he got away after
considerable tussle and being handled pretty
rough but not near enough. u was Ernest
Severe and Tuesday he came back and gave
himself up and was fined So by the Mayor.
Miss Jennie Candy, a young girl who
resides al the home Of Mr.. and Mrs Thos.
Raymond, IN this city. bsars the distinction
Of being The only member Of her sex who
was kissed by llobson at Mt. Lake Park on
Thursday when he gave an address there
She, with party Of other girls, were to-
gcihcr, and The genial IIobson greeted them.
lie shook hands with an Of The girls until
he came to Miss Candy, when he politely
kissed her. This goes 10 show that uobson's
kissing game is not yet ovsr.-Fairmont
Index
Here are two personals from the Grafton
Sentinel:
Hoy y. Jackson, who has been clerking
in the Grafton Hotel here, resigned his
position on Monday last and returned Co his
home at kiugwood. Mr. Jackson won
many friends By his pleasant and courteous
disposition while here. All Of whom arc
sorry 70 learn Of bis departure.
Miss Ida Spahc, who has been 800 with
typhoid fever az the home of DR.. r.. +.
fauham. on MILFORD street, Tor the past six
weeks, was able on Monday last To- return