West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-12-12

this week and gave us paying call. lie
returned home yesterday.
On the end page will be found the adver.
usement of the Fairmont Normal School
under the new Principal, Prof. NJ. NJ. Ross.
The Presbyterian SUNDAY School has
decided to have an old time Christmas tree
with presents for all and music and
speeches and good time generally.
Elder J. s. Cotton who has been the guest
of DR.. 5. V. Leeeh has gone to Amettsville
where he is holding quarterly meetings to-
day and tomorrow. -Morgantow Domin-
ion.
Will Euglehart of Guseman, goes to
Cumberland this week to enter the employ
Of the Cumberland Dry Goods and Notion
House and will be located at No. S Decau =
ter street.
The marriage of Odell Mckinney, son of
Hon. o. S. Mckinney of Fairmont, to Miss
Emory K. Foster OF Cordele, Ca, came as
pleasant surprise to the many friends of
young couple.
Col. Zepaniah Broomsedge arrived in
town Monday from months trip through
the southern part of the state, where he had
good luck in taking orders for about goo
copies of his new books.
Reports from Fairmont state that Hon.
W. ). Meredith. who has fever, is very ill.,
Even his wife is not allowed to come into
the room where he is on account of the criti-
cal condition of the patient.
The ShaGer & Brown Co. have put up the
largss, and most snowy sign in town IN front
of their place of business ON Price street.
1t was painted by George c. Giles who
can, be beaten in this section.
The NJ. L. Sunday School here will OBJ
serve Xmas with an old-fashioncd tree. full
OF presents. on the night before Christ
mas There will be good music and other
exercises appropriate to the occasion.
DIR. Bulls Baby Syrup for Teething
Babies. Price, 10 cts. Cures Wind Collie,
DiarrhGa, Dysentery, Gripping Pains, Sour
u
Bulls Baby Syrup promotes the digestion
and soothes the baby.
There was some little trouble at the mines
at TOWNSVILLE this week and sort of one
horse strike amoug the miners but it was
nothing serious. A number of them got
their time and money and notice to hunt
another job.
Salvation Oil The best liniment. Price
IS cts; large bottle, 20 cts. Greatest cure
on earth for Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Sore
ness, Sprains. Backache, Stiffness, Cuts
Bruises, Wounds, Swellings, Burns and
Fros'-B''es Salvation Oil kills all pain.
We are indebted to DR.. Percival Lantz
for program Of the coming session Of the
Ti-Slate Medical Association Of Maryland,
West Virginia and Pennsylvania. which will
be held at the Queen City Hotel, Cumber-
land, December 10TH with big banquet at
night
a letter from the Philippines states that
Prof. John J. Harvey formerly professor Of
modern languages in the University, who
was appointed rs one Of the teachers in the
Philippines is located ten miles from Manila
and has four schools under his direction.
lie is also inslructing SIX of the native teach
ers in the islands.
On our FIRST page will be found the special
sermon preached on Thanksgiving day by
Rev. Ramsey, in the NJ. +. church here, a,
the Union services and it is well worth read
ing It is a fine paper and more in the
nature Of lecture Read it and be prouder
than ever Of being an American citizen,
living under the Stars and Stripes
The Engineering department of West Vir-
ginia University has received the equipment
for the Forge room, and the fifty horse
power Westinghouse gas engine for its
plant. These are being put in place, and
are expected TO be in use during the winter
quarter The electrical apparaius-dyna.
mos, motors, etc.--is expected soon
Circuit Court convened here yesterday
afternoon with His Hcnor, Judge John
Homer Holt on the Bench. The Grand
Jury was set to work and is still hard at il.
The Petit Jurors are summoned for tomor-
row. There is no report that we can give
till next week. The session will not be a
very busy or long one and will not likely
last over two weeks.
&. y. Dorr, who has sued Ex-senator J.
n Camden for SIS, 600 for his services in
selling certain tract Of land belonging TO
Camden, recovered the amount sued for
and $500 more Camden had refused 10
pay 70 on The ground that be did not owe the
money. The case was decided al Parkers-
burg. The defendant will appeal IL.
Here is an item from The Morgan,own
New Dominion:
John x Foriney will leave the FIRST Of
January for Iawton, Oklahoma where he
will FRI future locate lie is iu business ON
Beverly avenue with n. d. Corrcll. The
latter will follow later
The young man mentioned above, John
Roger fortney, is from this county and was
raised 10y Samuel Rogers Of near Glades-
VILE
Mr. J.. J Webb, a graduate Of the Wash.
incton State Agricultural College, has been
sent by the United States Bureau Of Forestry
TO West Virginia University to study forest
entomology under Dr.. a. ID. Hopkins.
The u. S. Bureau Of Forestry is having DR..
Hopkins prepare Mr. Webb TO 60 to the
Philippines, where he will make a study Of
forest insects under the direction Of DR..
Hopkins, reporting his investigation 20 the
Morgantown scientist.