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

county The past week.
Hon. Julius soherr. of Eelon. has been
in town this week and dropped In to see
The ARGUS as usual.
Mrs. William Shields and son Chester. of
Wheeling. have been here the past week
visiting Mrs. !. l.. Stone
Mrs. Jessie Weeks and her sister. Miss
Lydia Oliver. from Wheeling. are here.
guests OF Mrs. Sue Fawcett.
DR.. w. NJ. sivey, Postmaster w. S. ray
Tor and Joseph A. Miller. of Function.
were all here on business Monday.
Rev. VIM. Anderson. of Clarkesburr.
preached magni6een, sermon in the NJ. +.
Church here last Sunday morning.
Earl Hawkins Of Function. ana Frank
Menear from clarksburg have been here
this week visiting their parents
Prof. w. w Gray. of Campbell Univer.
s'ty at Holston. Kansas. has been here the
past week. guest OF Miss Iona Stone.
Miss Bessie Clayton has been here the
past week or two spending her vacation.
She has been in the Eas, year or more.
Rev. Anderson and wife, of Clarksburg,
have been here visiting friends. Rev. Ander-
son used to preach in this county.
Newton Manown moved this week from
the Stuck property on Main street into the
Reed building. adjoining the ARGUS Print.
ing House.
Miss Nettie Smalley and her friend Miss
Dean, and her little niece Hazel Wheeler
are here from Weston visiting and spend.
ing short vacation.
girls pleasure in having all the girls
she knows see her engagement ring is
always embit,ered by the knowledge that
all the strange men will see 1t too.
Miss Ada Snyder of Albrightsvile, went
to Terra Alta yesterday to join party of
eXcursionists from there who leave today
Tor two weeks trip to Atlantic City.
man named Fast. from near Grafton.
was here this week looking up a small farm
or piece Of property near town. as ne
wanted to purchase and locate here
The people of Manown are making pre-.
perations to render good program at
their Sunday School picnic on August ~.
which will consist Of music. recitations aud
addresses.
Col. James Monroe and niece Miss Ethel
Monroe. left last Saturday for Clarksburg.
The Romney Review says that the Colonel
was there recently aud purchased hand
some residence and will move to that
place ia short time
Delaware man who deserted his wife
hve years ago returned the other day and
said he went away Just to have Joke on
her a few moments later the woman
sprung much richer joke on him by intro.
ducing her newer husband.
Clinton f. Thomas has sold out his tailor
shop to Charles w. Morrison, who has
been working for him for some time and is
now the sole owner Of the establishment.
Mr.. Thomas has not decided yet what he
will do. but thinks Of taking a course in
dentistry,
The Fairmont Sunday Leader says that
MIR. E. c. Stemple, of J. II. Bcckman &
Co. S store, went TO his home at Aurora.
Preston county, this afternoon, where he
will spend week. Mr.. Stemple went 70
Aurora last week on his vacation but was
called back on business.
Prot. Ross Leonard and brother Elroy.
are in town today. Ross is going back to
Keno to teach school again next
winter. II was generally supposed that
Ross had enough of Reno, but as we have
said before, Ross is a fighter and recog.
nizes no such word as fail
l.. NJ. Albright started Tuesday OF this
week for Clarksburg TO enter the Kessler
Hospital again for treatment. but at Tun-
melton he met Or. Showalier returning
from there and learned that the Hospital
was full up and crowded with typhoid
fever patients. and so he returned home
S. w. letters, Of the East Side, and Miss
Anna Chidester, Of Pleasant Dale, we're
married at Oakland on July d, by Rev.
John Davis. They have been keeping the
affair quiet to escape serenade but THE
ARGUS man knows the news and Wellie
failed 10 "set 'em up" SO here's our hand.
Capt d. r +. Casteel, formerly assis-
tant adjutant general of this State, and later
a captain in the volunteer army, has passed
the examination for entrance into the
regular army, and is now holding a commits
sion as first lieutenant. Recently he was
assigned to the cavalry branch Of the ser.
vice.
Skunks arc not allowed to be killed in
and Brooke. The provisions Of this act
shall extend to all counties in the State
upon petition OF two hundred voters. and
an order Of the county court Penalty S2s
and Imprisonment. al the discretion Of the
court Of justice.
Patents were granted West Virginians
last week as follows G J.. Blue, Of Wheel
ing, a patent on a machine for making
paper tubes; w. f. Clark, Of Kidwen.
patent on q non Reliable bottle; ]. n.
Huliogs, Of Parsons, patent on a hand
oilcr, and X. T.. Venniug Of Charles Town.
patent on spectrum.
The Fairmont Index Of This week says
that
Mr.. Henry W Huddleson and daughter.
Miss Julia. Of Rccdsville Preston county.
arc guests at the home Of the formers
nephew, Mr. TT Huddlcson Ia the Fifth
Ward Mr. Huddlcsou has sold his farm
in Preston county and is looking for
location in Marion county
Hon. John Basel left Thursday nigh, for
New York, where he sailed on the steamer
Umbria Tor London, England for a months
tour Of Great Britain. lie goes for the
benefit Of his health and a rest from his
professional work, which is very extensive
aud arduous His friends desire that bo