West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1902-07-31
Haywood, July 81. 1909.
DR.. Alex Leeds. Dentist. Grafton.


DIR. Alex Leeds. Dentist. Grafton.
Ducks put their heads under water &c
Iiqudate their bills.
Cyrus ii. Martin has been employed as
Principal for the runnelton schools.
The man who runs down in business
usually finds it necessary to wind up.
Mrs. NJ. l.. Sprigg is visiting friends and
relatives in Lewis and Brax,on counties.
Mr.. w. w. Wright and family are here
from Cadir. Ohio, for their regular summer
visit.
Col. X. w. Monroe has been over at
Independence this week doing some sur
veying.
II is said that Leslie Fields of the Journal
force got Bu,chered up out in the country
last Sunday.
Mrs. ID. Y. Monis returned yesterday
from visit TO her daughter at Oakland,
Mrs. b. ii. Sincell.
James w. White is back from ten days
visi, to Morgan,own and has resumed work
in the Journal Office.
Abou, IS people from here attended the
funeral of Mason Watson ut Reedsville last
Saturday afternoon.
The Epwor'h League of this place. will
hold a social al the home of Mrs. u ~.
Orr on Friday night of this week beginning
at II o'clock.
Miss Ieola Hershey of Michigan City.
Ind, was here this week stopping a, The
Ian aud looking up the chances for getting
up an entertainment here.
festival will be held at Manown August
9Th for The benefit of the u. b. church.
Everybody cordially invited to attend.
Begins promptly at o'clock.
Garfield Copeman left for Clarksburg this
morning after a ten days visit at his home
near town. lie is engaged in the grocery
business ,he,c with his brother Charley.
Miss Hannah Wardwel aud Miss Agnes
Philips of Boston, arrived in Kingwood last
Friday aud remained I'LL Monday at The
Inn when they drove over the mountain TO
Terra Alta.
The Arnual Reunion Of the old soldiers
of Prcsirn county will be held this year at
tic Iunna!,on Camp Ground on Tuesday,
Wednesday aud Thursday, August 70, 20
~, the three days proceeding the Camp
Meeting
Mrs. Horace Ware and Miss Net,ie Ward
well from Clifton, Mass, arrived here last
Wednesday aud were stopping at The Inn.
They are aunis of Mrs. J. NJ. Crane and
are eighty and seventy years of age but very
sprightly ladies and travel considerably.
The examination for teachers for Monon.
gala county took place recently and but
thirteen No I certificates were issued and
Miss. Mabel Shaffer of Morgan,own, formerly
of Kingwood, was one of the lucky thirteen.
She expects TO teach in that county this
year.
Chas Y Bishop has fine blooded Ken
tucsy saddle house that he bought Of a. ID.
Bassell of List Creek. IImrison county
The horse IS Dandy Snor, aud las fine
pedigree. Charley traded his circus team
Of spotted horses from Cincinnati for the
racer aud got considerable boot he says
There will be an all day meeting at tho
u. y. church al Mauown August 10, 1909.
Rev. y. T. saIlay Of MI. Lake Park, Md,
and other promiuen, ministers will be pre-
sent TO address The people Bling your
baskets well filed and enjoy pleasant and
profitable day Respectfully,
$. NJ SNIprR. Pastor.
Harvest Is nuw in full blast and ba; and
oats are being gathered in by The farmers.
The oats crop Is the finest ever grown IN the
county and the meadows ar: better than
expected The dry, cold weather In the
early par, Of the season almos, ruined the
prospect for hay but IL has been 50 season.
able the past month that the meadows have
ihickened up and in many places are fairly
good. although The hay crop viii be light
and very little ola hay in The county.
WILDER r. Iioly6eld, who used TO keep
store at ReedsviIle. this county, and moved
from there to Morganlown, died at his
home IN the latter place on last Friday,
July zS, after lingering illness with con
sumption lie was aged 81 years and
leaves wife and FIVE daughters. three Of
them being married lie had been a mem
Der Of the NJ. r. church many years. The
funeral services were held Sunday at 2
o'clock conducted by Rev. C. c. Douglass
aud the burial was at Mt. Union cemetery.
The West Va. Northern railroad killed
three fine horses last Sunday for Joe Fucey.
the contractor who is building the branch Of
the railroad into the coal fields from Tun.
melton into the new mines on ex-Sherin
Shaw's farm. The Italians in charge Of the
horses let them get out that day and the
horses GO, IN the track and ran intoa ires,le
as a coal train was coming down the grade
The engine in charge Of Col Bill Hauey
hoiNcd those horses off that irestle in q
hurry, killing pair Of enc big greys and =
big bay horse, the three being worth al
least $500.