West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-04-17

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The Fairfax school. taught by Miss Myrtle
Manear, closed last Saturday.
When is mans memory the shoues, /
When the assessor comes around.
That old saying. an early Easter an early
Spring, failed to connect this time.
DR.. Hardman, oculisi and Aurist. will
| be in his Grafton office every Friday
Earl Hawkins of Tunnelton, spent Sa,ur.
day and Sunday with his parents here.
Rev. ii. c. Howard preaehed two very
able sermons in the NJ. T. church, Sunday.
Money may be the root of all evil but
most people are very fond of the root any
how.
Will I. White of the Piedmont Whole
sale Grocery was here las, Saturday on legal
business
o. c. Crane, cashier of the Terra Alta
bank, was business visitor in town las,
Thursday.
II begins TO look like we might have some
Spring after all but doi't leave off your
flannels yet.
Fred High will give an impersonation of
David Harum in the GLOSS Trade" next
Tuesday night
girls idea of genuine misery is to get
new bonnet on Saturday and then have il
rain all day Sunday.
Rev. X. NJ. Ramsey will preach in the
Masontown Presbyterian church next Sunday
afternoon at 500 O'Clock.
Mrs. {. NJ. Carroll returned TO Morgan
town last Saturday after visiting her parents
and other friends near town.
Ex'Mayor ]. ]. Guseman returned to his
home in Morgantown las, Saturday after
visit among friends in this county.
How an old maid will smile and Try to
look sweet when you tell her she looks
younger than she did ten years ago.
Fritz Barlow OF the German Settlement.
was in town Saturday and dropped in to
renew his subscription 20 the Stockman and
Farmer
l.. f. Swearengen of the A. c. Oliver
Lumber Co, came over Saturday and re-
NAMED with his family until Sunday
evening.
Charles NJ. Carroll has moved from Nor
gantown TO Waynesburg, Pa, where he is
employed in a cleaning and dyeine es,ab
lishment.
Samuel Lninger and son Lloyd from over
close the Maryland line near Fearer, were in
town last Friday on business and gave us a
pleasant call.
n. railroad, returned from Philadelphia.
Friday, where he had been to attend the
marriage of his sister.
Mrs. Sue Fawceit and two children of
Wheeling, arrived in town last week to visit
friends and relatives She left Saturday
for New York where she will enter a sewing
school
The hack line between here and the M. &
X. road has been having good success since
its start the first of April. as they have had
from two to five passengers each trip, both
going and coming.
J. Slidell Brown left last Saturday eve
ming for Hot Springs, Arkansas, TO attend
the Seventeenth Annual Convention of the
National Editorial Association which is in
session there this week lie is delegate
from this State and went via Cincinnati and
St. Louis and will be absent from ten. DAYS
to two weeks.
Patents were granted to inventiye West
Virginians last week as follows: r. G.. Ault.
man Of Fairmont, on link for chains; G..
l.. Kimberly Of MoundsyilIe, on combined
cross-tie, track fastening and rail Joint: 4.
Palmros Of Faifmont, on a link for chains:
J. ?. Shepard Of Pennsb5fo, on rotary
engine, and u. J. Sullivan Of Warrington,
on a nut lock.
John Plum Of near Housewife, has made
| quite record in the book business and sold
great many during the pas, year The
Publishing Company he represented offered
prizes FOR the most successful agents and
Mr.. Plum was one Of The fifty (oui Of neafly
nine thousand agents. that were awarded
prizes. lie received SIS in cash but appre
eia,es his good record as a hustler and sue
eessful agent more than The money.
Here are three locals from the Fsirmoi
Index:
J. NJ. Or Of Newbufg, was in The cir,
yesterday. lie was stayi, e a, the Tavern
Miss Eua Bishop. formerly cashier a
iiarIey's store, has taken a position a.
sienographer in the Office of ihe Hutchinson
Bros ON Jefferson greet.
Enrolment at the Fairmont Normal i
now about two hundred and thirty and new
students are arriving on an average Of fou
or FIVE day.
Fred High. the lIumorist, Veniriioquis
and Impesouator, will visit Kingwood agair
April 22ud. lie needs no recommendation
to our people as he fully Sustained his repr
iation, when he was here last fall. aud w
know he win be greeted with a full hous
when he makes his appearance on the abov.
date. Mr.. High comes under the auspice
Of the Epworih League Of this place. TIL
entertainment will be given in the Cour
House and the admission will be IS. 20 an,
IS cents. The proceeds to 60 to III
Endowment Fund Of the Conference semin
airy. So don't forget the date, Tuesday
April aand.