West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-07-11

Attorney Arthur l. Kelso spent sunday
at Oakland and vicinity. visiting his folks
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Menear spent sun
day visiting the parents of the latter at
Function.
Miss Ethel Murdoch went to Clarksburg
las, week to visit her mother. who is in the
Hospital there.
James A. Brown has been having consid
cradle changes made in his office building
on Court Square.
Earle Martin, who has been attending
school in Baltimore for some time, returned
home Wednesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Ami Martin and two
sons. Paul and Carroll. of Morgantovu. came
over last Saturday TO visit friends in King
wood.
MIR. and Mrs. T. NJ. Heermans. of
Warrington, spent several days in Kingwood
during the past week visiting friends and
relatives.
Mrs. J. IL. Hawthorne and son Joe Haw.
thorne j., arrived in Kingwood yesterday
from Kansas City, Mo, to spend the
heated term.
Hon. w 6. Gonley. Of Parsons. arrived
IN town Tuesday. His family had been
here visiting friends and relatives for some
time before.
Prof. Rufus Holden went to Terra Alta
Tuesday evening to attend the Masonic
Lodge over there and install the newly
elected officers
Thurman w. Trowbudge returned this
week from TIP to Cumberland and
Myersdale, Pa, where he visited his sister
Mrs. Countryman
o. {. Crane and Will T. White, two of
the leaders among the progressive young
business men of Terra Alta. were here
yesterday on business.
Hiram Dodge Esq. one OF the solid farm.
ers of Portland district. living near Terra
Alta was here day or two this week.
calling on old friends.
1t is said that the celebrated Major Fields
is rustcating over about Piedmont. lie has
written several letters to parties here and
talks of returning before long.
But one marriage license was issued dur.
ing the past week, that of James f. Ingram
of Clarksburg, aged 80 and Ellen NJ. Nor
gan of this county, aged 20.
Amos Gale from near Rohr was in town
Tuesday and gave us a call. lie has been
visiting his daughter, Mrs. Harry Savage.
OF near town. the past week or two.
Mrs. Henry Murdoch, who has been at
the kessler IIopital in Clarksburg the past
month receiving treatment for growth on
the liver, returned yesterday evening.
Miss Grace Clayton who teaches In the
kindergarten Schools Of New York City.
has been here spending her vacation and
visiting her mother and grandmother
Lost in Kingwood, Monday evening. Iuly
9Th, an Amethyst set and crown for watch
guard Being gift. the finder will be lib.
orally rewarded by returning same TO this
Office.
James +. Hayes returned home last week
from Deer Park where he was working in
the electric light plant. lie did not like
the Superintendent and resigned his position
and came home.
The summer term Of the Kingwood Nor
NAL School will close Friday, of this week.
with picnic down on the Winding River
Cheat in the Hagans Grove. The term
has been very pleasant profitable and
successful one
Miss VERNE Carroll returned last Friday
from a weeks visit over on Salt Lick with
Miss Lizzie Wolfe, who returned with her
and is staying with her sister, Mrs. J. A.
Everly, on Tunnelton street.
County Court is in session this week
with all the members present and a big lot
OF work on hand. 1t will take all week to
get through and we can not give report
of the proceedings until next week
Frank Menear, who has been al Clarks.
burg for some time, where he has a lob
driving delivery wagon for grocery
house. was here for the Fourth and spent
several days visiting his mother and home.
Rev. Or. a. NJ. Buchanan. OF the Nor
gantown Presbyterian church will preach
in the Pleasant Grove Presbyterian church
near Masontown, on next Sunday, July IAth
at go a. m. The public cordially invited
to attend.
We learn thatit was not our J. w Baker
who got left at Davis recently by a scamp
who ran away leaving a lot Of the business
men up there in the lurch Il was man
named J.. w Baker only ono letter differ.
ence. who got left
William G. Rexroad, who served in the
44th Regiment U. S. Volunteers. in the
Philippines, arrived home in Kingwood. last
Saturday looking well and glad to get back
to the old town. Everybody has been giving
him the glad hand
Miss Lynne WaddelI, Of Brandonville. is
at Detroit this week, attending the annual
session Of the National Educational Asso.
citation. She went to Fairmont and left from
there with her brother, Charles w. WaddelI.
one OF the teachers IN the Normal School
In this issue will be found the advertise.
ment Of the Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany Of New York City, one Of the oldest.
strongest and best companies in the United
states. Kenneth +. Burke Of Terra Alta,
IS agent for this county.
The cherry crop seems to be immense this
year and in many places the trees are hang
ing in ropes Of red, ripe, lucious fruit, that
you can almost get for the picking Of them.
They started of IN the Kinewood marke, ar
. s cents per gallon, bat are already down TO
ten cents.
The five months old daughter Of Dr. J..
w. Cobun and wife Of Masontown. died
last Friday out at It's grandfalher's. William