West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-05-08
At the Old stand.


| In Town yesterday.
Winfield Scott Garner of Walnut hin.
was In town this week.
A woman's idea of a model husband is
one who insists on doing as she plcascs.
II limburger cheese Is cured In Germany.
1t must take relapse on the way over here.
l. p. Martin took bunch OF az head of
cattle TO his farm near Reedsville. ycster-
| day
This would be the sweetest season of tho
year II it wasn't for the ramps and early
onions.
One shoemaker saves more soIes at the
last than a minister of the gospel does in a
lifetime.
Green Sea- Paint--Possesses that purity.
which renders Its use pleasure and profit
For sale by Gibson Bros
That tired feeling which aniicts so
many people is nothing more than a well
developed case of laziness
| We often hear about boys sowing their
wild oats but our observation Is that il is
/ ''''' ~ shet tht1 SoW.
According to statement in hardware
Journal horseshoes are going up When
mule shoes start up. look out
Good Paint-Pant to be good must be
pure. Gree Seal Paint is the Acme of
Purity For sale by Gibson Bros.
Miss Annie Jordan returned yesterday
1
sisters at Elkins w. Va. and Homecoming
Md.
Whiskcy is maa's worst enemy and
there are too many fellows Ring to obey
the scriptural command to love their
enemies
ltisa wonder the women of the country
don't go on a strike. Most of them are
working about sixteen hours day for their
board and clothes.
Charles Y. Bishop has purchased the
$500 span of Kentucky spotted circus
horses that a. A. Brown. the liveryman, re-
Gently brought from Cincinnati.
]. NJ. Crane has sold his 6ne Kentucky
riding and driving horse, also the harness
and buggy. Hc drove the ou,f, to Morgan
town and sold it over there for a good
price.
Miss Adah Crane Trippett of Kingwood
will graduate from the Woman College OF
Baltimore on June ord OF this year There
| is quite long list of graduates from this
| popular and well known institution of
learning.
f.f n
at o'clock Monday ,ornins, riding in on
| the engine from Tunnelton with General
Manager Lane. He remained until yester-
day to help arrange the Soldiers's Monu-
ment business and look after some coal land
matters
| large and valuable hound belonging to
Geo A. Williams OF this place. was drowned
last week In one OF the watts down at the
old tannery property II had failed in
some way and was most likely pelted and
| prevented from getting out by the "Hogans
| Alley Kids that abound in that section.
| The Junior Endeayor OF the PRESBYTERIAN
| church will hold festival and cake walk
In the Court House tonight and serve re-
freshmenis consisting OF ice cream cake
| coffee, candy and sherbcrt The Kingwood
Band will furnish music. and the cake.walk
will make lots of fun. Come out and take
u all In and have good time and help the
young folks in raising money for church
purposes
| The Rowlcsburg base ball club organized
recently and are getting down to business.
Earl w Spackman who came there last
| year from Pennsylvania and purchased the
store OF the late Morgan Hooton. Is the
manager OF the club and is making arrange
ments to erect a grand-stand and equip the
club and the grounds in good shape. A
series OF games will be played between the
River City boys and the Kingwood club
before long
Another new firm 10 town This time il
is Herring & Brown, at the cold stand on
the corner" George A. Herring rctires
from active business in the store which is
now operated and managed by Ben l..
Brown, who took charge May pt. Mr..
Herring has been actively and closely en-.
gagged in the mercantile business for
twenty years or more and wants 10 get out
and settle up and take a much needed and
well earned vacation and rest. lie thinks
of building fine business block ON the
corner in place of the present store end will
close UP All his old business. Mr.. Brown.
the new man at the helm. has had long
experience in the business aud is opening VI
a lot of new goods, right up-to.dsle and
others are constantly arriving. Notice tn,
change in their advertisement this week.
The Misses shaIer Of Carmel, entertained
a number Of their friends on "Wednesday
evening. Dancing was The pas,ime and IN,
music furnished by Mrs Ora Parsons oi
Terra Alta, was Of the highest quality
Excellent Refreshments consisting Of ic,
cream, Strawberries, bananas, oranges
coffee and variety Of cake were served al
midnight. The affair was thoroughly en-
joyed Ivy all and ''jocund day stood ,ip;os
on the misty mountain top" ere the guest
made their adicux. Present we're Mrs. III
S. whetsell, Mrs. N. J. Founey, Miss Mar,
Goodwin and Messfs. a. B. McCrum, Mo,Ie,
Thomas, Vernon Foriney and ]. Edea
Long Of Kingwood; Mrs. Parsons. Mis-
Grace Laraw and Messrs Claude Pafson.
and Russell I.araw Of Terra Alta: Mr.. ans
Mrs. Lewis Bush, Misses Ora Bush, Ev,
Werner, Dr.. Gilbert Selby and Ernes
Bush Of Eglon; Miss Nora Lanil and Scot
Laniz Of Aurora, and Miss Mary SpriggIe Of
Carmel