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

WITS. E"N"OS'h lShkins was AZ lunnclton
last week visiting relatives.
ExSheriff L c. Shafer of Carmel, ar
rived in town Monday evening.
s. c. CLARK left last week for Pennsy lvania
where he has accepted a position in store
Miss Vic Williams was at Tunnelton New
Years visiting her brother. Ed NJ. Williams.
Charles +. Copeman went to Clarksburg
this week to taxi a position of some kind
there.
George X. Burke from out on Three Fork
was in town last Friday and gave us pay
inc call.
Earl Fairfax Martin returned to Balti-
more Sunday to resume his work in the col
lege there.
Col Zeph Broomsedge has been down in
Grant distrie, winning or Losing" during
the past week.
Harvey Shaffer and VIII Wolfe from
near Gainesville, were here Monday on bus
mess and gave us paying call.
Stanhope Crane arrived home last week
from the Military Academy at Staunton,
Virginia, for holiday vacation.
Charley Wheeler has bought out David 7.
Gibson at Newburg and will conduct the
general store there himself hereafter.
Mrs. Sarah Savage and son of Deer Park,
Md, have returned home after several
weeks visit at the home of S. w. Smalley.
NJ. b. McGinnis los, one Of the horses out
of his hack and express team yesterday. It
laid down aud died from over-work and be-
ing worn out.
Misses Lynne Waddell Of Brandonville,
and lsa Monroe of this place. returned to
Sistersyilie, Sunday to resume their work in
the Public Schools there, after two weeks
holiday vacation.
County Court convened Monday of this
week and will likely be in session all week.
We will give full report of the proceedings
next week. This is the first session for the
year and will be an important one.
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and soothes the baby.
Three West Virgininns were granted pat
ents last week as follows; G. +. Belle of
Sistersville, on an oil saving clamp; II.
Grooms of Huntington, on a compound
pocket tool; and J. w. Hennbrick of the
same place, on a game.
Salvation OIL the best liniment. Price
IS cts; large bottle, 20 cts. Greatest cure
on earth for Rheumatism, Neuralgia, Sore
ness, Sprains. BaSkache, Stiffness, Cuts
Bruises, Wounds, Swellings, Burns and
Frost-Bites. Salvation Oil kills all pain.
Messrs. Fred Copeman and d. T. Scott
of Brueeton, were in town Saturday and
gave us paying call. They were on their
way home from Tunnelton where they had
been attending the institution of an Odd
Fellow Lodge on Friday night in the fine
new hall in the Gibson building.
Rev. III. c. Howard, the pastor of the NJ.
K. church here, has just completed series
OF sermons on the Ten Commandments He
has been delivering special sermon every
Sunday night fof the past ten weeks, taking
the Commandments in turn for his text
Las, Sunday night he preached fine ser.
mon on the Tenth Commandment. In fact
all of them we're good and he made the les
sons very plain bringing them right home to
the people.
The Oakland Republican says that
Mr. Rowan White, Oakland's oldest eiti
zen, fell on the icy pavement yesterday and
sustained very serious injuries among them
being a number of severe cuts and bruises
about his face. Luckily no bones we're
broken. Me-. White is over 90 years of age
and is highly respected.
The old gentleman was raised in this
county and attended the White Family Re.
union out at Pleasant Dale last fall and has
many relatives in that section.
Our city public schools are losing some OF
their most efficient lady teachers Who have
| resigned their positions to enter the matri-
monial state. Since Miss Buchnell Of the
west side school resigned to prepare for her
approaching wedding Miss Eta Luseas Of
the High school building resigned for the
same purpose. The Board Of Education
hos filed the position held by Miss Lucas by
the appointment Of Miss Belle Spahr Of
kingwood.-Grafton Sentinel.
John Roger Marion Foriney and Miss
Della Howell we're married ON Christmas
Eve and left the mex, day for Oklahoma
Territory 20 make their future home. The
groom was from near Glsdesville and made
his home with his uncle, Samuel Rogers,
tll The last few years when he has been
attending The University at Morganiown
and running grocery store over in sunny
Side IN partnership with H. -. Correll bu,
he has lately sold out bis interest and has
gone to try his luck in the West.
The Oakland Republican Of last week
says that
Attorney Thomas J. Peddicord. Of the
| Oakland bar. was quietly married AZ Hamil.
ton, Ohio, on Tuesday, December -. 10
Mrs. Harriet J. Whips Of Hamilton The
ceremony took place az the residence Of
Mrs. Miles ID. iindley, a sister Of the bride,
and was performed by Rev G.. r. Thomp.
son Of the Westminster church Mr.. and
Mrs. Pcddicord arrived in Oakland from
Hamilton on Christmas Day and have rooms
at Hotel I.ocwcnstein.
The groom is we'll known here as he 81.
tends court in Kingwood and Is an able 81.
torney but Il seems that he has been wi
Whipped in his las, suit in the Superior
Court.