West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-10-10

this week visiting his son Major Will {.
MeGrew.
Miss Lucille Elliott. of Terra Alta, is Wis
Ting her aunt, Mrs. Crane at The Inn
this week.
Mrs. Myrtle EVERY and Frank Carroll
have been visiting relatives in Fairmont the
past week
A. w. and Payton Brown, of Browns
Mills Valley District, were in town Friday
on business.
Miss Minnie Lantz, of Davis, has been
here for the past two weeks visiting her
many friends.
Fashion dictates that the women's sleeves
are growing larger aud the husbands pocket
book smaller.
Clark Gidley and c. Y. Bishop are build.
ing fine new house over near the depo, on
a 10, purchased of Maj. Orr.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Feather, of LenoS,
were in town shopping last Thursday and
made us pleasant call.
Emory Albright left Tuesday to drive
through the country to Buekhannon where
he will be gone about two weeks.
The NJ. f. Conference did no, adjourn
until Tuesday aud W. are unable to give
list Of the appointments this week but will
publish full report next week.
George l. Shay moved his meat market
and grocery store Friday from the Bishop
Block into the Murdoch store room.
Mrs. Mary Ellen Morris and Byrne
Thomas returned last week from months
visit to Oakland and Mt. Lake Park friends.
Miss Alice Wardwell returned to Terra
Alta last week and will visi, there a few
weeks before going back to her New Eng.
land home.
= Mrs. Katherine Copeman of near town.
has returned from an extended trip to
Indiana visiting her brothers William and
Isaac Royce.
Mrs. w. b. Parkhurst and Misses Mamie
and Bessie Fawcett all drove over to Car.
mel last week to visit Roy Shaaer who is
on the sick list.
Read Gibson Bros. big ad vertisement and
then call on them at their fine store rooms
in Tunnelton and you will fad every thing
kept in first class up to.date store.
First quarterly meeting for the new con
ference year will be held in the NJ. f.
church next Sunday by the Presiding Elder.
Rev. Cotton. Preaching morning and eve
ming.
Presiding Elder Cotton of this place, was
presented with very fine gold watch by
the ministers of the Morgantown district
just before Conference adjourned at Fair.
mont this week.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the NJ. L.
church of Kingwood, will hold an Apron
and Handkerchief Bazaar on the afternoon
and evening of Thanksgiving Day. Further
notice will appear.
Merchant Bert r. Gibson, of Tunnelton.
was in town Monday on business. lie has
Just returned from the East where he pur.
chased the largest and finest stock of dry
good ever brought TO the county.
Mr.. a. l.. Gibson, a prominent young
school teacher of Rymer, Marion county,
was in town last week and gave us paying
call lie has been visiting his old home
down at Hudson for several weeks.
The Grand Lodge of the Knights of
Pythias convenes in annual session in
Parkersburg Wednesday of this week. +.
M. Murdoch is attending as the representa-
tive of Brown Lodge No. 3, of this place.
Miss Julia Vessel arrived in town last
week from Baltimore and will have charge
of Mrs. l.. NJ. Albrighrs Millinery Parlors
this season. Miss Vessel is North Care
lima lady of a great deal Of culture and re-
hnement and made many friends here last
summer who are glad TO have her back
again.
Oren i. Morton took several orders for
winning or Losing, new book Of which
Mr.. Morton is the author. 1t is West
Virginia story, the scene being in Preston
county. Mr.. Morton IS a clever and enter.
tainig writer and the book has promise of
large sale. II is just out Of press. Parsons
Advocate
The family of Wilbur Poster moved to
Morgantown last week from Hut,onsyille.
Randolph county, where Mr.. Posien IS in
the merehantile business and postmaster
there also and has cool trade lis wife
and children 90 to Morganiown to get good
school facilities which they can't get AZ
Huttonsvile. One Of the younger boys
got his leg broken no, long ago aud IS still
on cruiches.
One Of the greatest contrasts in the bust.
ness OF man is between a circus clown and
a preacher. but nevertheless. there is
minister attending The Conference here who
was once a clown in Robinson's circus.
Several years ago. thinking himself better
suited TO The pulpit than 10 the arena. he
forsook his theatrical career and Joined the
ranks Of Gods workers Fairmont fines.
One Of the finest jobs done in this ssstion
is the stable JUS completed bp Hon NJ.
Bishop, in the rear Of his residence on Iliph
Street II is large and roomy and splendid
y aud conveniently arranged with different
departments for horses, COWS, carriages. hay
grain etc. well bull, and with splendid
slate roof and eupola, all painted and a.
good job generally as is always done by ,he
contractor, Leroy S. Bucklew.