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


w. p. Hrs, wen, to his home in ScottdaIe.
Pa, last Saturday and returned Tuesday.
DIR. W, NJ. Dent and William Horehler.
OF Newburg, were here Monday on business.
Quite little party of our people spen,
the Fourth Pienicing down on the Winding
River Cheat,
Milton H. Taylor. one Of the progressive
farmers near Masontown. was here Monday
on business.
Write Mountain State Business College.
Cumberland, Md, Cor hrst lesson in Grerg's
Shorthand. It's free. Isep.
David w. Shahan of the Marques neigh
borhood, was here yesterday on business
and gave us paying call.
The change in the weather this week has
been quite contrast over the terrible heat
of last week and week before.
Communion services were held in the
Presbyterian church last Sunday morning.
-Four new members were taken in.
Mrs. CD. Reed and son arrived home
Monday evening from an extended visit
among fuends and relatives in Barbour
county.
Mrs l.. NJ. Albright left Monday for
visit out on the b. x o. and will visit Mrs.
Flora Thompson. of Harrison county, before
returning
Mrs & NJ l.a.rrl h,s 4
home in Morgantown after a five weeks
vsi, with her parents and other relatives
and friends.
Fall term of the Mountain State Business
College, Cumberland, Md, and Parkers
burg, W. Va, begins September Srd Write
for catalogue. Isep.
The Presbyterian Sunday.school spent the
Fourth on the Shaffer Knob, where they
ate dinner and supper and had good time
with swings and ball games.
Kenneth f. Burke, of near Terra Aha,
was here this week on. business lie is en-
gagged in the life insurance business now and
succeeding well at it, as he is hustler.
Wilbur f. Field, of Herring, was in town
this week. lie leaves next week for
McCune's Station in Missouri, to try il
awhile and see how he likes the country.
The Morgantown News says that:
Duke Dent is now pitching swift ball at
west Chester, Pa. lie will be with the
Brandywine club of that place till Septem-
Der LIST. In game Monday his team won
by score of to o, and he struck out ten
men.
Carleton c. Pierce, of Rowesburg, was
here this week 10 secure law permit from
the County Court. lie lately graduated
from the law department of the University
and will now enter the ranks of the legal
profession.
Gabriel was in town this week. Not the
one who blows his horn, but the one who
used to have patent on the assessing
business on the East Side. We refer. of
course, to "Uncle Gabe" Pulliam from up
above the River City.
Edward b. Conley, of near Gordon. was
here on the Fourth and brought, to this
Office small branch from 4 cherry tree
that was the fullest of anything we ever
saw, except some heavily jagged specimens
of the genus homo.
Joseph Nj. Trowbridge, of Buckhannon,
arrived here last Thursday, accompanied by
his two year-old son, Ellsworth lie lost
his wife about two weeks ago and brought
the little boy out mere to leave him with his
grandparents till he would forget about his
mother, as he kept calling and crying for
her all the time.
On the fourth page of this issue will be
found an interesting letter from BENJAMIN
franklin Stewart, son of Jehu Stewart, Of
near town The young man has been in the
Philippines the past two years, serving in
the 4Ist Regiment, and writes from San
Francisco. He is expected home this week.
The Goodwin-Yo Stock Company,
which held forth in Kingwood last week.
closed their engagement here Saturday night
and sent their outfit to Tunnelton Sunday.
over the railroad, and went up themselves
Monday morning. They gave "Thrown
Upon the World" here Wednesday nigh,
''Uncie Josh Whiteom" Thursday night.
''Ten Nights in Bar Room" Friday night
and Escape from Sing Sing" Saturday
night. They were we'll patronized here and
gave good, clean performances and did
very we'll under the circumstances. They
promise to come back again next year and
will be we'll patronized by our people.
The following item from the daily papers
will be of interest to the Knights Of Pythias,
and especially members of the Endowment
Rank
1t is understood that the chief object Of
the special meeting of the Supreme Lodge.
Knights of Pythias, called for Chicago next
Tuesday, is TO dispose Of s272, 900 worth Of
stock in the Lexington Hotel, Chicago. The
Endowment Rank funds we're invested in
this stock. i, is deemed best 10 have Sc.
cuniies more easily convertible into money.
Rumors that there is anything wrong in the
financial affairs Of the rank arc stoutly
denied
Under the new management il is proposed
TO convert the Endowment Rank securities
into cash that can be realized on az any time
without sacrificing them and thus avoid any
more special assessments, as was made re.
Gently and over which there was some dis
content and uneasiness
The last issue Of the Genius Of Liberty of
Unioutown, Pa, contains the following IN
regard to the colored man over there ,vb,
killed Hiram Mcmillan from this county
AZ the sitting Of court Saturday afternoon
arguments for new trials for William Allen
and Andy KumpeI. two OF the lhfee lncn