West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-03-14

day on legal business.
T. a. conilf the Baltimore lumbsr mer.
shaat was in town Tuesday.
Hoy b. Jackson who is elerking in the
Grafton Hotel, came home TO spend
Sunday.
John IL. Garner has purchased fine
building lot on Beverly Hin of Mrs. Kate
Kemble
Claude w. Maxwell. the bright young
attorney from Elkins, was here from Friday
till Monday.
Mrs. Mary Davis left Tuesday again TOR
Salem, to engage in nursing the sick at that
that place.
If YOU have Timber or Farm Lands for
sale write TO or see Crane X Lakin, Terra
Alta. w. Va. n
Cireui, Court begins here Friday of nes,
week. Grand Jury first day and Petit Jury
Monday following.
Teaeher--wha, is the most pow erful ma.
ton on earth
Seholar-Carrie Nation.
Robert Johnston, of the big paper house
at Harrisburg, Pa, was here Tuesday, TAX.
ing orders for his firm.
DR.. S. NJ. Hardmsn. Eye. Ear. Nose and
Throat Specialist. Spectacles aud Artid
cial Eyes Fitted. Grafton. w. Va.
John b. Ford has purchased fine lot on
the south end of Beverly Hill, of John $.
Murdoch and adjoining l.. NJ. Albright.
Ex-Proseeu,ing Attorney I. G. Lazelle, of
Morganiown. was here this week lie
eameover Monday and returned yesterday.
Adulteration, the crying evil OF the age is
particularly rampant in the liquor business
Avoid all danger by dealing with John ].
Stump CO.. Cumberland. Md. IT
Henry Rehe of near Howesville, was in
TO see us Tuesday aud renew his subscrip.
ton. lie has good farm of $50 acres
that he wants to sell on reasonable terms.
The Christian Endeavor Society has re-
organized and meets at the Presbyterian
church every Sunday evening a, o: 30. a
cordial welcome is extended to everybody.
Red Ball Flour at ]. II. Gamers Bar
gain Store, Price Street, Kingwood, at only
90 cents per sack and guaranteed to give
excellent satisfaction. Try sack of il and
see for yourself.
a good property for rent in Kngwood at
only 50 per month. Six room house, good
garden, yard, water and fruit. Possession
given April rs,. Apply to S. ID. Gaiewood
or J. 4. Hawkins.
The Soldiers Monument Committee is now
al work in earnest preparing to complete the
long delayed monument in Court House
Square here, and have il dedicated on July
4,h with imposing ceremonies.
George l.. Shafer, of Independence, is in
town TO day. His school closed two weeks
ago and he will begin his duties as Assessor
April Ist and will assess Kingwood, Valley
and Lyon districts himself leaving Reno for
a deputy to assess.
Arrangements are being made for the plac-
ing of electric lights in the Presbyterian church
and parsonage. Some Of the lad les of the
church have been soliciting funds to pur-
chase special converter for the church and
parsonage and pay for putting in the lights.
Patents were granted to four West Virgin
ians last week, three of them in Wheeling, as
follows J. A. Arthur, on bottle seal
{. ]. Beckman on a sash fasiner aud c. T..
Stein on vehicle axle nut. The other pat.
ent was granted TO G.. NJ. Schrindel Of
Craigsville, ON a tool for twisting wires
Robert ID. Brown the chief carpenter for
the West Virginia Northern railroad, got
hurt out at Irona, Monday Of this week.
They had lot of cars in the way and he
was helping shift some of them, and in try
ing to fix a coupling got his left wrist caught
between the bumpers aud badly mashed, so
that it is very painful Luckily for him it
was at curve so that the cars did not come
squarely together or il would have cut his
hand and wrist off. As it was the igaments
and tendons were mashed apart and il will
be several weeks before he can work again.
His hand and wrist is so badly swollen that
it is hard 10 tell yet whether any bones are
broken or not
The ladies Of the Presbyterian church will
serve dinner, supper and lunch in the lanes
a. Brown Office in the rear of Bank build
ing on Court House Square on Friday
March ~, first day n Circuit, Court. There
will be plenty TO eat at very reasonable
rates and the menu will consist Of fried or
siewed oysters, slaw, pickles, ca,sup, crack
ers, bread and coffee, all for zs cents. Or
# preferred the following course will be
served at the same price Roast chicken,
ham, mashed potatoes, tomatoes, Taxed
beans, slaw, pickles, ca,sup, bread pie and
coffee. Ham sandwiches cents, and ice
cream and cake IS cents. The proceeds GO
towards liquidating the Indebtedness on the
new parsonage.
The most popular re-appointmonis in the
departments at the State House are those Of
VIM y. Matthews, chief clerk in the audi
tors Office and Prof NJ. p. Shawkey, chief
clerk in the Office Of superintendent Of
schools. they have filed their respective
positions with general satisfaction to the
public for the last four years, aud, as a mat
ter Of course, are better equipped for even
better service for the coming term.
Mr. Matthews is graduate Of Washing
ton pa College, and Columbia Law
School.
Prof. Sbawkey is an alumnus Of the Ohio
Wesleyan University and was for some time
member Of the faculty Of The Buckhau.
non Seminary.