West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-05-22

Mos, folks agree in saying tina, Green
Seal Is pure paint.
Supt. J. f.. Long is confined TO the house
with badly sprained ankle.
Miss Bessie Haney is teaching summer
term of school out at Iroua.
Beis Bowermas,e, came over fsom Dells
low Saturday To spend Sunday.
viii G. sharps has moved to Mesgan,own
ard gone to work for the Nj. & X.
Mrs Sarah Bishopp of Albtigh,sviIc.
has been granted widows pension - per
month.
Bockner +. Scott of rerra Alta. was here
during the past week visiting friends aud
relatives.
a. G larshbarger of Anderson. was in
town on business this week and gave us a
paying call
Sunday School at the Bap,is, church at
10 a. m. every Sunday. Col. X. w. Mon
roe is the Superintendent.
There was festival down at Bruee,on
last Saturday night. Music by the coruet
band and good time generally.
! Fred Copenan of near Bruceton was here
last Saturday and was accompanied home
by his daughter, Miss Isa. who had been
here for month.
Hon. Vim. 6. Morley has been appoin.
ted b, the Governor delegate to the
Annual Conference of Charities aud Cor.
rections which convencs in Detroit next
week.
Postmaster Whetsell contracted for a iine
safe for the postofiicc this week. A repre-
sentative of the Cary Safe Company of
Buffalo, New York, was here aud took the
order.
The Soldiers Monument Association held
another meeting last week and elected
| officers and transacted considerable import
an, business which wall be reported next
week by the Secretary.
Mrs. Catherine Sohei, the wife of Peter
Soifel warden of the jail at Pitishurg, has
been sent to the Western Penileu,iary for
two years for participating ia the release of
the famous Biddle brothers.
Oscar Posten. formerly of Terra Alta
blu, who has been in Michigan several
years. has now accepted position in
Wheeling and brought his family there.
They were visiting at Terra Alta last week.
The stock holders OF the West Virginia
Northern held meeting here last week.
| j. II. Weaver the president OF the com.
| pany and Henry Hanst. general passenger
| agent both OF Philadelphia. were here in
attendance.
Our County Court will now proceed with
tina, steel lining for the Jail and solid doors
for the cells which has been needed for
a good while 10 make the Jail safe. The
Sheriff has been calling FOX it but the Cour,
has been delaying The matter
The Murdoch grocery will receive fine
10, Of fresh Vegetables. fruits and berries to-
morrow Tomatoes, cucumbers, peas,
onions. radishes. green's, Strawberries,
bananas, oranges. lemons and other delica-
cies Of The season. Call and get supply
for Sunday before the rush and everything
is picked over.
Don'i forget that the Kingwood Summer
Normal School opens next Monday and
| will continue ten weeks and close before
the Teachers Institnte There Is no better
place anywhere to attend summer term
| OF school. than in the quiet. clean. pretty
and healthy Kingwood with her fine
churches and hospitable people. aud the
| splendid High School bnilding so elegantly
furnished and finished that we are very
proud of IT,
The University now has The swiftest base
ball team that ever come down the pike.
In their isip west last week they won and
lost some good games with crack college
clubs On Friday they played with Beloit
College and lost by n score OF to 2. but
II was the fastest game on record and was
PLAYED in So minutes. The iegul ition time
IN the National League is one hour and
| forty minutes
The Kingwood base ball club IA, nlde
new ground for playing this year, mp on
Beverly Hill and arc now in g lod shape for
playing and thifsting for gore. They have
chip on their shoulder and arc daring
some club to com, alons nd knock il of
| The boys have skinned diamond" and
| have spent considerable time and money
cleaning up the ground Of briars, stones etc.
and putting up back stop, seats, bases and
entrance gate.
Here are two items from the Mogantowu
| Post;
J. w. White was here Tuesday from
| Kingwood lie had been to Smi,h6eld,
| Pa, TO attend The funeral of his sister. Mrs
Forsyihe.
| a letter has been received here from
| Gen. Miles stating that IL will be impossible
for him to b. in Morganiown ON Decoration
day. lie had accepted an engagement TO
| speak in Maine ON that day. He expresses
his regret at not being able 10 come aud
expresses the hope that he may get here at
some future.
John {. Murdoch, our enierprising grocery
and green. goods man, placed ma eniGcent
soda fountain IN his restaurant this week.
IL IS the finest and handsomcst thing Of the
kind ever in the county aud came from
Boston. The lis, price Of it IS $3.50 and it
contains all the different departments for
popular lavois and everything necessary 10
make IL 60 cxccp, where they spike the
soda water with liquor. r, is lighted up by
electricity and contains large fine mirrow
for the ladies' TO sec II their hats are on
straight while drinking refreshing soda
water At this fountain Of beauty for youth
aud old age.
The Grafton papers have this 10 say Of a
former Pfestonian and son If Mr.. and Mrs.
J. S. I.oar If Reedsvile.
w K. Loar, the photographer, has lei