West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-06-27

IAN anu sec the me hne or Mems and
Boys Clothing at Gibson Bros. Department
Store, Function. w. Va.
Shafier, Brown s Co, have some special
bargains FOR special days at their big store.
Read about !, in. their big ad.
Go to Gibson Bros, Function. w. Va,
Tor your Buckwheat Fertilizers. They keep
the "Zell" brands in stock
Henry Marshal Grimes aud Ashford vii.
liam Brown, Of Browns Mill, Valley dis
t'et, were in town Tuesday on business
DON'T tail to read the big advertisement,
of Gibson Bros, the Function merchants.
II contains new departure this week.
Mrs. ID. Y. Morris gave a pleasant dinner
party TO the members of the Ladies' AID
Society of the Presbyterian church, on
Wednesday evening
Miss May Morgan returned Tuesday eve.
ming from a weeks visit at Fairmont attend
ing the Editorial Association and visiting
friends and relatives.
Lost in kingwood, Monday of this week,
a bunch of keys on a heart-shaped key ring.
Anyone finding same will confer great
favor by leaving them at the Pos;oifice.
James a. Brown expects to have his lots
surveyed and plotted this week, East of Cen
ter street and they will be sold to suit pur-
ehasers, also the two white houses on
Jackson street.
A picnic will be given by the Presb, terian
Sunday school on July 4th on the Shaaer
knob, near town. All members and friends
of the School are invited to come out and
make it an enjoyable occasion.
Several of our people will attend the State
Educational Association over at Mt. Lake
Park next week. The session will last three
days, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday
aud the b. * o. gives half fare to attend.
J. Slidell Brown arrived home Saturday
evening from a weeks absence attending
meeting of the Board of Regents of the
School for the Blind, at Romney, and the
annual session of the State Editorial Associa-
ton, at fairmon,.
The Fortieth Regiment of U. s. Volun-
teers, commanded by Col. Ed. A. Goodwin of
Kingwood, arrived in San Francisco last
Sunday and will be mustered out OF service.
Col. Goodwin will remain in the service as a
Major in the Regular Army.
A festival will be held in the Baptist
church at Albrightsvlle, Tuesday night, of
next week, July and, the proceeds to apply
on the expenses of roofing and painting the
house. Everybody cordially invited to at
tend and help good cause and have a good
time.
The handsome new High School building
at Terra Alta will have a magnificent town
clock in the tower upon it, purchased and
paid for by the enterprising and public
spirited citizens of the town, who made up
the money, about $500, to procure the
clock.
Two couples of our young folks drove to
Terra Alta last Sunday and took train from
there to Oakland and return, arriving home
by moonlight that night. The party was
composed of Misses Jessie Spahr and Daisy
jenkins and Alton Jackson and NJ. c.
Bowermaster.
If you need little good whIskey for
Harvest, send us your orders. We have a
very fine harves, rye at 81. so per gallon and
pure, strictly pure. Try us and you will
always buy from us.
JOHN ]. STUMP & Co,
Cumberland, Md.
Charles NJ. Fike, son of Alex Flke, of
Grant district, was brought to Jail here
Monday on lunacy charge after hearing
before Justice McGbbons, of Bruce,on.
lie will be taken to the Hospital at Weston
for treatment in a few days. He is about
IS years of age and unmarried. lie is very
noisy and has been making things lively at
the Jail.
The Oakland Journal says that
DR.. Hattie b. Jones, of Wheeling, sister
of Cashier S. I. Jones of the Garrett Coun.
~ Bank has been invited and has accepted
the invitation to address the old soldiers at
their reunion at Terra Alta, on July end.
A match gene Of baseball between the bust
ness and professional men of that town has
been arranged for the afternoon of the same
day.
John Davis was picked up on the streets
OF Wheeling, pronounced dead by two
doctors. sat upon by coroner's Jury.
which found that death was due to heart
failure, removed to the undertaker's and
within ten minutes sat up and sang the
doxology. lie was hustled into court and
hned s for drunkenness. The doctors
and the coroner's jury we're not fined.
On Tuesday, June zs, Miss Anna Crogan.
of Austen and Mr.. {. II. Howell, of indie
pendence, were umted in marriage at the
brides home, by the Rev Father McDer-
mott, Of RowiesbuIg. Owing to the recent
deaths of the brides mother and brother.
the wedding was quiet, only attended bya
few friends. Miss Crogan is an esteemable
and highly respected lady and has the best
wishes Of her many friends in Austen and
vicinity.
DIR. a. J. Baker, one Of Crafton's leading
physicians, was drowned Monday evening
OF this week in the Valley River about a
mile above town, together with his egbt.year-
old boy. They had gone bathing and the
doctor was trying to teach the boy TO swim
and they go, into deep water. The boy got
scared and sttangled and caught his father
around the neck, holding on with death
grip till both we're drowned The bodies
we're recovered about an hour afterwards
The hoy was an only child and IL Is great
shock TO Mrs. Baker.
a dispatch 10 the Wheeling Register tells