West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-01-17
gingwood. January IL. 1901.
DIR. Alex Leeds. Dentist. Grafton.

at the Shafer Restaurant.
Henry Montgomery has been quite IN the
past week with dropsy aud kidney trouble
Emory Albright Is at Buekhannon visiting
his sister and perhaps some other fellows
sister also.
After man succeeds in printing one kiss
s'r girls lips. i, is easy to run OFF large
edition.
Don't fail to read about 'Old Man Bow
ser" and his mother.i,.-law. on the first
page Of this issue.
Mrs Mary Davis lief, Monday afternoon
for Salem, Harrison county, to take charge
of a patient as nurse.
DIR. S. NJ. Hardmsn, Eye Ear. Nose and
Throat Specialist. Spectacles and Artl6.
cial Eyes Fitted. Grafton. w. Va.
The young woman who got married in
balloon a short time ago must have thought
that there was no man on earth good enough
for her.
Your measure taken and a tailor. made
suit of fine clothes ordered by John n Gar.
ner and perfect n, and satisfaction guaran-
teed.
But one marriage license issued the past
week, that of James c. Blaney, aged FL
years and EslelIa Rohr aged rs, Bnh ma
lives of the county.
II you want the Choicest Wines and
Liquor that skill can produce, send your
order TO Tom McAvAy, Wholesale and Re-
tail, Grafton, w. Va.
w. w. Graham of Morganlown. has sold
his mill over in Greenmon, to Col. Joe
McDermo,t and Frank Bannister, who will
take possession April Ist.
For Fine Groceries, Cakes. Chinaware.
Fruits, Canned and Picked Goods, Fancy
Groceries, Dry Goods and Notions, call at
John III. Gamers Store on Price street
Robert Johnston, representing the whole
sale paper house of Johnston & Company,
OF Harrisburg, Pa, was in town last Sat.
urday and as usual, sold THE ARGUS big
bill of paper goods.
Mr.. and Mrs. l.. ID. Reed, from near
Webster, Taylor county, are here this week.
being called here by their son, c. l.. Reed,
on account of the serious illness of his little
boy, who has been very sick with pneumonia
Jasper Newton Calvert, who has been
away from Kingwood for nearly three
years, at college, in the army and at the
Paris Exposition the past year, is on his
way home now and expected to arrive in
Kingwood any time.
Miss Emma Boughner, of Morgantown,
who has vIsIed and is well known in King.
wood, has been appointed TO cIerkship in
the Navy Department at Washington, and
went to that city last week to enter upon
the duties of the position
Two West Virginians were granted patents
last week as follows r. Roe, of Parsons,
on Rotary Pump aud +. NJ. WarfueI, of
Wheeling, on Hobby Horse. |, is bad
enough for man to have hobby, but to
get patent on il is worse yet.
Maryland undertaken, who had the
body of a stranger at his place, wired
brother of the deceased if he should en-
balm the body for $50 or freeze it for $50
a telegram came quickly back, freeze il
from the knees up for $40, he had his feet
frozen last winter
Hon. Joseph III. Hawthorne and wife of
Kansas City, Mo-, are spending the winter
In Jefferson City, the capitol of the state
where Judge Hawthorne is attending the
Legislature and is a prominent member,
this being his second term, as he was re-
elected by larger majority than before.
The Peabody Hotel at Morgantown has
been purchased by the law firm of Cox &
Baker of Katherine DUR, widow of the late
Keener Durr. The price paid was SIC, 900,
according to a Morgantown paper. rhe
new proprietors now have charge, but the
hotel will be under the same management
as heretofore.
The many friends of George Golf are
glad to see him on our streets again, after
an enforced absence of three weeks, quar-
sniined in the County In6rmary. The
quarantine was raised yesterday and George
broke for town in the rain, glad to get out
once more to the places that have known
him daily for the past twenty years.
Ed. NJ. Heermans, the we'll known news.
paper correspondent, landed safely and is
now clerk Of the Senate Finance Committee
There are few better fellows than Ed, and
II intelligent service and close attention to
duty go for anything he ought to hold the
position as long as the Republican party is
IN power in this State, If he wants it,
Charleston Gazette.
Word was received here this week of the
death Of Mrs. Ruth Bumgardner at her
home in Pennsylvania. She was the wife
of Rev. Bumgardner, who is we'll known in
this county, and the sister Of John {. Crane
and Elliott Crane, who live near the Crane
School House above St. Joe. The deceased
was very cstimabls lady and has many
friends and relatives in the county, who will
NSegre, to learn Of her death.
Charles J.. Meeks, The colorcd scoandrei
who was terrorizing the county down about
Laurel Iron Works and Cans, Pa, by as
saulting women and girls, was captured last
week at Smithheld, Pa, and taken 10 the
Unioutown jail. lie will be tried on several
Charges over there aud probably he returned
70 the Penilshtiary, as he has only been out
about two months from another term for
similar bad conduct. lie is the rascal who
assaulted the ien-year.old daughter Of
Adam Lyons, as related 10 this paper last
week.