West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-01-10
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Iunrolton
( special correspondence OF TuE Arars.
Miss Bird Osborne and Alss Holmes
Compton. OF Grafton were recent, tho
guests OF the Misses Guscman.
W. II. and Clay Gibson have rcturs.d 70
school at Morgantown. Willie g. I.ave,le TO
hllicott City. Md and Reese Cummings
10 fraser's Business College. Wheeling
George d. Sapp has returned fiom visit.
ing the parentsi roof near Gainesville
Mrs. J. r and Miss Bessie Rcctine AZ.
tended the funeral ceremonies Of Mrs. mo.
{. Shaher. Mrs. Rectinc's sister. in Valley
district last week
George Hart brother Of our fellow.
townsman, rhos. d. Hart. Is here from
Cumberland. Md. paying him visit.
Judge Joseph NJ. Shaw. of Terra Alta.
was here Monday shaking hands with our
people. He remarked TO US that The AR.
Gus had the best corps OF correspondents
OF any paper in the county. or course we
accepted that, in part. as a compliment
paid to us
Our colored friend. Samuel Edmonds
has been greatly indsposed for some DAYS
with la grippe. We learn he is now better
For the last week OF two there has been
quite big small pox scare prevailing in
TINS section. \ number OF cases have been
reported from over in the vicinity of Eel
louisville Numbers of our people are get
ting vaccinated. Our own opinion is that
IT IS only the Filipino itch attacking a few
Republicans. who arc radical expansionists
DR.. Bone IS ON business trip at West
Union, Doddridge county He is thinking
OF locating at that place soon. We shall be
sorry to lose the genial Doctor He's a
hne fellow and good physician =
We are sorry to announce the serious
illness OF Mrs. Nancy Johnson. At this
writing she Is not expected to recover. Old
age and general break down is ascrlbed
as the cause of her sickness
Master Stewart Bona6eld is rapidly i'm
proving and is almost able to be out again
He had hard fight for his life. but was a
brave little sufferer
Jamie Gibson is funny fellow. He starts
West and goes North without consulting
the,compass. Says a Lil(Dyis his fagoritc
Hover. Some OF the boys don't agree with
Jamie. however There's Walker Herndon.
who prefers Myrtle
All the boys in A. !. BonaGeld's big store
arc wishing for Christmas to come again.
Mr. D. gave each of them a S gold piece as
a Christmas present is the reason for IL
Now we don't want all the clerks in the
county TO apply for position at Bona6eld
on the strength OF this announcement.
Misses Marguerite Foster and Icle Tav
or and Mr.. Bud Blaney of Grafton. and
Mr. Carlos Andeaze. OF Havana, Cuba, wero
the guests Of Col. w. j I.avere during the
holidays
There was hot time. in the old town
al our municipal election last Thursday
About four tickets were in the field. Tn 10
late hour inthe day il seemed that Mont.
gomery was in the lead for Mayor, bu,
somehow Turner turned things and got
there by majority Of seven votes. So
Tunneton will have Democratic Mayor
for another year George Cummings. Ir.
was elected Recorder The Councilmen
are as follows John w, coombs. r.. VIZ.
Harvey, r.. Geo. Miller r.. U. s. Sapp. ID
Geo. w. Brown, r. We are told fthe Re
corder having vote that the Council is
evenly divided. or three for license and
three against. This will give the Mayor the
deciding vote. We arc also informed he
VIII not support license. VIC assure Mr..
Montgomery that this little local fight viii
in nowise interfere with his becoming
candidate for the Legislature next time.
am requested to say that St. Nicholas
was exceptionally good to some of our BOYS.
Although lie was day late he did uot fail
to make glad hearts. Bless his generous
old soul! On the 26th he presented Tollie
Stafford with fine girl baby weighing
seven pounds. Tollie has employed new
barber while he himself cares for the little
one and keeps an eye on the market in
paregoric. And there's Dave Watson, on
the same happy day fine girl came to him
Ia bouncer-w weighing eleven pounds. d. f.
IS the tallest and happiest man in town.
lie IS receiving congratulations from all
sources. You can hear his lullaby or some
other iavorIte song at all hours OF the day
on hight' and that smile OF his is a marvel
ne has named the youngster something
IKE IKE this Minnic-Liliian-Ma Rachel
Edwinna Watson.
runnelton is full OF pretty girls. Among
them all here are the initials OF half
dozen OF the very prctticst ones-M C. H.
u f. b l.. c., {. a. and L. Y. Q.
BILL SwADE.