West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-10-09
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ei to their home in Newburg after visiting
friends here.
Thomas waiiman Elliott Of Mandeu,
was in town Monday and dropped in to see
US for old times sake.
Col. ]. Ed Long dropped into town Sat
uroay evening TO see his friends here. The
Colonel likes Kingwood.
Capt. Harry Morton left last Saturday for
Washington City to take in the &. A. r.
Encampment there this week.
James Holland, the lumber inspec tor.
went to Baltimore last Saturday to see his
firm on business connected with his work.
William F. Menear has been in Washing.
ton City the past week attending the Nation
al Enoampment Of the Grand Army Of the
Republic.
Mrs. Anna MCGEE and three children
from Morgsntown. came over lat Saturday
to visit their old home and many friends and
relatives here.
1 W
bu, who has been living at Catswba for
some time, has moved from there 10 Yves,
Wheeling, Ohio.
Miss Geneva Hall returned to her home
in Ripley last week and will be back next
week to begin her school at Anderson. Mon.
day, October 10.
County Court convened here Monday with
all the members present and considerable
business is being done. We will give the
proceedings next week.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Wolfe and
baby of TunneIton, have been over in
Marion county visiting relatives near Rives-
vile the past week or ten days.
Some repairs and painting are going on in
the NJ. 4. church here this week. Raymond
w. Mason of Albrigh,sv,lle, and Jess Jack.
son Of this place, are doing the work.
A public sale was held Monday at the
Exchange Hotel and most OF the household
effects of MIR. aud Mrs. p. r. Smith, the
late proprietors Of the hotel, were disposed
| Of
The "Deestrict Skuie at IIuckleberry
Korners" will be given at The Seminary q,
Buckhannon tomorrow night under the dir
cotton Of of Miss Anna Sara Book who wa,
he'e not long since.
X. Z. Craig, son of Charley Craig Of nea,
town, who has been residing in South Cum
bertrand for some time and raiirosdine foi
the b. & o.. has moved 10 Rowiesburg and
is now In the ''heiping service of the rail
road
George A. Herring has been appointed q,
the Democratic commissioner of elections Al
the voting place in Kingwood over the Cir
cpit Clerks Office and J. Thomas Garlnz Al
the other voting place over the Count,
Clerks Office.
Ben ii. Sinceli of the Oakland Republic
can, came over Monday and returned thai
evening. He brought Mrs. Mary Byrne and
daughter Julia home from Mt. Lake Par,
where they spent the summer. Mr.. Sincel
was also accompanied by his son and dough
ter. The latter remained for Two weeks
visit.
Morris, the seven year old son of Mr
and Mrs. ID. s. Guthrie OF Clarksbure, ga,
operated on Monday afternoon of this weeI
a, the Kessier Hospital by Drs. KessIer and
Showalter. The operation was successful
and il is hoped the little fellow will soon b,
well. lie has been constant sufferer sine,
h; was two years Of age.
1t iss little late in the season for snak.
yarns but here Is another one. Near waynes
burg, Greene county, Pennsylvania, a biacl
snake drove hen off her nest and swallow
ed seven eggs and then was unable TO eraw
through the cracks Of the hen house. Tn,
snake haiched the remaining eggs aud th'
chickens have scales instead Of feathers.
The supply Of preschers.is running shor
same as the teachers and there we're no
nearly enough to 60 around this year
Conference. There are about half dozer
vacancies in this district and several younl
men we're transferred TO the Ohio Conference
as they were short over there also. Tber,
were only three changes in this, the Morgan
Town district, at Afneusyille, Morganiowi
and one of the circuits We get our sam,
pastor and same Presiding Elder.
The KingwDod school opened october oil
with the Isfges, attendance in the history o
the school. Higher department, Prof. Rufu
Holden, zS: Sec. Gram, Mrs. Holden, a
firyi Gram, Percy Methepy. 20; Sec. LITTER
mediate, Miss Monroe, 81; First informed
late, Miss Cobun, 80; Primary. Miss Mur
dock, 80; Total, I6o The building ant
ground are in fine condition. the we'll /
clean and foil Of pure water; The teacher
arc enthusiastic and successful term /
assured
Quite procession Of fine horses and car
iages were in Kingwood one night las
week The rigs belong 10 the wasons o
fsirmon, snd we're driving home across III
country from Deer Park where they spen
the summer There we're thirteen horses
seven drivers and FIVE carriages. One n,
cost 5000, the horses being Kensuct,
ihofoughbfeds. Albert Watson was slon,
and Two ladies, Miss Lucy Watson and Mis-
Lucy Sipe. They had dissgreeable ddvinI
As u fained nearly all week and the road
we're bad.