West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-01-08
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Hon. w. G. Morley and family lei, for
the rest OF the winter.
| DR. r. w. Striekler went back TO Balti-
more this week to resume his work in the
Medical College there.
Rev. R. NJ. Ramsey and wife entertained
the Ladies Aid Society on New Years
Day from = to in the afternoon.
( Mr. and Mrs John c Brown from Man.
y nington. arrived in town Tuesday night for
weeks visit with friends and relatives.
County Court has been in session this
week. We will give the proceedings next
week.
Mrs. ]. NJ King has been at wes,ernpor,,
Md, during the past week visiting her
! parents.
! Morley Thomas has been here the past
week visiting his home folks. He has been
at Spencer working life insurance for some
time.
George c. Giles, who has been in Nor
gantown painting for some time. has been
at home here the past week visiting his
/ family.
Elmer Fizer purchased good lot OF Mrs
( John Gidley down in the Bowety this week,
paying 5000 for it aud will proceed TO build
a house on it,
Mr.. and Mrs c w Wolfe and baby re.
turned to their home in TunneI,ou Monday
afternoon from holiday visit with friends
and relatives here.
Hon w G Brown and daughter Miss
Jessie left Monday afternoon for Baltimore
where the latter is a student of the womans
College. She was returning to her work
after spending The holidays at home here
and her father was accompanying her.
Miss Ruth Brown entertained the
Ju"'o' Eodeavor Society of the Presbyterian
church ON last Saturday evening at The
beautiful home Of MIS- H. c. Fiyihe.
Games aud music were the special features.
Refreshments we're served and at five O'Clock
all took their departure, voting 1t an enjoy.
able affair in every particular
The Preston County Medical and Surgical
Society will meet in the Court House at
1000 a. M, Wednesday, January "a. 1909.
full attendance Of the membership is
desired as officers for the ensuing year will
be elected and other business of Importance.
a good program has been prepared and an
interesting clinic will be had in the fore
noon. Let the profession make an effort to
be present.
c. w. Wolfe of Tunnelton, special agent
of the Prudential Insurance Company, won
the second prize, ten dollar gold piece,
offered by the Washington, ID. c., agency
for amount Of business written in December.
&. II. Wilcox IS the general agent az Wash
ing,on and awarded three gold prizes to
agents writing the most business during the
month Of December
Charley Stone from near town, broueh,
TO this Office an ear Of corn husked in his
corn-feId last week that is a curiosity. It
is very broad and shaped like big bears
claw and spread out al the top till the cob
is 81 inches wide, while the car Is only six
inches long. This curiosity can he seen at
the Argus Office free Of charge, along with
our two wildcats, pet rattlesnake and many
other curios
Geo W Nine Of Amblersburg. was bit i.
ten by dog about ten days ago and was
taken to The Pasieuf Hospital in Baltimore
Sunday morning, as he was beginning TO
develope signs of hydrophobis. Mr.. Nine
was walking along the public road when
large black dog troi,ed past him. In
moment OF two the dog turned without
warning and seized him by the calf Of the
leg, lacefaung Il in a terrible manner. The
DOG escaped and is still at large at last
account
Report Of the Mt Nebo school, No. 81
Pleasant district, for the month ending on
the 10th Of December. Isa Gibson, teacher.
Pupils enrolled girls ~. boys rs. total 20:
per cent Of daily attendance girls *. BOYS
81 average daily attendance girls 8. boys
-, total 20 Names Of pupils present every
Day: Ethel jenkins, Clarence Gibson and
Charlie Wolfe. Those missing but one day:
Georgia Gibson. Walter Gale Benton Glib
son and Troy Cunningham. Those inter.
ested in education are cordially invited to
VISIT our school aud inspect The work.
The following society note from What
com, Washington, paper will interest many
Of our readers
Mrs. l.. r. White entertained number
of friends IN her home on Garden street.
Whaicom, last Saturday evening, the coca
sion being M. Whites 10Th birthday ami
4 versafy. The entire affair was a delightful
surpfte 70 The genial host, and when IaJge
tiadleY, as spokesman for the guests, pre-.
sented him with handsome candeiabrum
r in sterling silver The surprise was substan
tally augmented. During the evening pro.
gfcssive guessing games amused the company
Mrs T. T. Maihes and Mrs. r. II. Mobiles
, winning The prizes. The names Of the thirty
b guests and their native states we're enrolled
upon NJ. Whites birth book, revealing the
noteworthy fact that The guests present on
this delightful occasion represented thirteen
Of The states OF the Union. besides Cansds
and England