West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-01-09

Dr. L. w. ShOwslier Of Clarksburg, was
in town this week on business.
A. A. Brown has been sick the past week
and confined to the house.
Miss Julia Brown went to Huntington
Monday to visi, her brother, John c. Brown.
Messrs. George W. Rahr aud Aft Shafie
from Rohr, were in town yesterday on bust
ness.
l.. NJ. Albrigh, will sell his entire stock
& millinery goods ill Feb. LIST at a big
reduction.
A. Bliss MeCrum returned yesterday from
Washington City where he spent the holi.
day season.
John n. Weddell returned last Friday
from Irwin, Pa, where he went on business
aud to visit his old home.
Garfield Copeman left Monday morning
for New Concord, Ohio, to resume his
studies there in Muskingum College.
a. ID. Conaway of Masontown, was in
town last Friday and paid up for THE
ARGUS and ST. Louis Republic to 1904.
Nellie Albright returned to Buekhannon
Monday morning. This will be her las,
year as she will be one of the first class to
graduate with the gown aud cap from the
Seminary.
Shafer, the mine boss ct Housewife. 90,
his ankle badly mashed today by getting
eangh, between two coal cars in the mines
of the Kingwood Coal Company at Ho~es.
vile. DR.. Pratt of this place. was summon.
ed to render surgical aid.
Detective Cal Crum of Cincinnati, for.
merly of Oakland. Md, who was shot down
by notorious crook some time ago, but has
recovered, as a remembrance has had the
mortgage for s2,I5o on his handsome house
IN Hyde Park, Cinei matt, removed by con
tnbu,ions of Cincinnati people.
There was social dance at the Kincwood
Inn last night and quite number of young
people passed pleasant evening keeping
time to.the music of the new orchestra com.
posed of ]. NJ. Crane and l.. S. Bucklew
with violins, {. NJ. Jackson. tuba aud II.
b. Jackson, cornet with Slanhope Crane as
pianost.
Saturday Of this week the handsome book
case and ladies' writing cabinet, offered asa
premium 10y l.. NJ. Albright. will be placed
on exhibition in one of the big show win.
dows OF his store on the corner. Also the
glass jar of beans that you guess on. Some
one will get handsome prize. Read about
1t in another column
public sale will be held on Saturday.
Jan. 18th, a, tie late home of Mrs. Harriet
J. Martin in Kingwood by the executor,
William G. Conley of Parsons, at which
time the personnel property of the deceased
will be disposed of to the highest bidder.
There is household and kitchen furniture,
organ, sewing machine, cooking stove, pola.
toes, canned fruit, some brick and stone etc.
Harry Martin Of Newburg, while working
IN the mine at that place, was seriously
burned from the explosion of a keg of pow
der The young man was working near the
keg when a spark from his torch igniied the
powder, causing fearful explosion, blowing
Martin some distance When picked up by
his friends he was unconscious and remained
so for several hours. lie is still in a criii.
cal condition and his recovery is doubtful
William Dent Il. Amman and Miss Edith
Piummer Of Newburg, were married some
time since at Cumberland where the bride
was visiting friends The marriage seems
to have been kept secret but "murder and
marriage will out" and it seems to be gener-
ally known now. The groom is grandson
of DR.. William NJ. Dent of Newburg and is
in partnership wish his grandfather in the
drug business. The bride is one of the
most charming young ladies of Newburg.
On December 81, 1901, the farmers of the
era borchard and Hon. VIM. G.. Brown met
Mr.. Thos. a. Davis at Lenox Hall to make
arrangements for taking up coal. The far
mers and Mr.. Brown were represented by
counse and after lenthy discussion, it was
decided to follow Mr.. Davis plan. II looks
now as though one of the largest real estate
deals in the history of Preston county is
about to be fully oonsumated. The farmers
and citizens Of Preston county are to be con-
graduated upon the prospects Of this enter
prise and the further devopement Of Preston
county.
Rev. +. ID. Fellers, formerly Of Mason
town but now stationed at Salem, has been
trying to reform that place and is having
lively time Of il. lie was assaulted three
times not long since by drunken toughs who
seem 10 run the town. The police did moth.
ing as they stand in with the disorderly ele.
meut, but constable arrested the ringleader
and he was given thirty days in Jail by
Justice Of the Peace. There is talk of
vigilance committee being organized by the
citizens as the town officials are all bribed
or stand in with the toughs, gamblers, saloon
men and disreputable houses and are dis
grace to civilization and decency.
Hard Sayings from HardscrabbIe.