West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1901-05-02
NEwsY NOTES
And Personal Paragraphs from the
Grafton Sentinel.

| Whether YOU have sown full crop O.
Wild oats or not it's time to get in few
tame ones.
IL was not necessary to stop the prayer
meetings In our city. II was only where
crowds congrcgated that the Board OF
Health was after
| The agent OF the Humane Society and
the overseer OF the Poor are two distinct
persons, In thought. action and the hu.
name treatment of humanity
There's good deal.of cant about those
with lots OF money"
And the worst form OF cant with those
not having II Is they can't get IT,"
When the ID. & o. shops are moved to
the old Fair Grounds on the West Side.
starting, as Il wili a building boom In that
neighborhood. the city limits will be nj
least four miles from east to west Then,
considering Fetterman end Blucyllle,
which are now practically Grafton. what s
the matter with drstcluss street.car line
paying1
Hon. {. Wood Daley, OF Elkins, the
prominent lawyer and politician. met with
painful accident few nights ago. on the
k' NJ train which arrives In Charleston
about O'Clock. lie went to leave the seat
he occupied and as he did so he fell break.
ing one OF the bones in his right leg below
the knee. Mr.. Daley was assisted TO the
Hotel Runner. where physician was call.
ed and set the broken limb.
The wonderful coal development of the
Fairmont region has caused the establish.
ment OF monthly journal, which Is pub.
lished az Fairmont In the interest OF miners
and operators The FIRST number has lust
made its appearance and ~ published by
James III. Worn, at subscription price of
NIFTY cents year. ltlsa Io-page publica.
ton with an attractive and appropriately
designed title page, and filed with mat
ters OF interest to miners aud operators
generally.
The & o. Railroad Co. will let out
their contract to-day (Friday) for the con
struction OF about 5000 yards OF n big
retaining stone wall on the river and creek
adjoining their tracks. This contract
alone WIN distribute thousands OF dollars
IN our city and when work commences on
their new depot In the East End aud their
new shops on the West Side. and the CITY
sewerage and paving contracts are let
things will hum as they never hummed be
lore In this neck the woods
IL Is announced that Hon. John +. Nc
Graw, OF this city. and Mr.. Melville ID
Post. OF Wheeling. have formed part.
nershlp for the practice oflawsat Grafton
II is said to have been agreed upon more
Than year ago. but was postponed on
account OF MIR. Posts wish to make a tour
OF Europe. Mr.. McGraw and Mr. Post
have been close personal friends for A
number OF years. Mr.. Post was born In
harrison county and is more or less iden.
tined with the business interests OF this
part OF the State.
The Board OF Regents OF the West Vir-
ginia State School for the Deaf. Dumb and
Blind at Romncy. decided to begin al
once the erection of a hospital. -Four res.
ignations were rendered as follows: Par.
ry Lutz, clerk to the principal J. s. Seed.
ers, supervisor OF the shop; Miss Florence
Wetts. a'tcacher. and Thomas Lutchman.
supervisor OF the boys. John &. Lnticum.
OF Romney was appointed to succeed MIR.
Seeders. Miss Edna Wringman succeeds $
Miss Watts. and Mr.. Fauber. OF Preston
county gets Mr. Lutmans place.
geological survey Of West Virginia be.
gan last Monday and about fifteen men
viii be employed in the work. which will
be made In three squads. The government
and State share equally the expense Of the
geological survey and ultimately the entire
state will be surveyed. work that will
require from six to eight years. and will
require additional appropriations by the
State This is the FIRST sur vey that will be
made by virtue Of the act which passed
the last legislature, and which made the
necessary appropriations.