West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-05-21
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Miss Agnes Cleaver. who taught the
school at Etam after completing term at
Austen. has finished up her second school
for the year and is now at ass Front street,
Morganiown.
Always buy the Sberwin- Williams Paint
the best In pints. quarts. halls aud gallons
al l.. NJ. Aibrights.
Some idiot at GAINESVILLE sent in letter
for publication this week with no name to
H. thinking that we would be fool enough
10 publish it anyhow. For particulars
apply to the Office goat
In this issue will he found another account
of the death Of Alva ] Hawley. This was
received last week but too late for publica-
ton aud We give IL space this week as Il
contains more particulars than we gave last
week.
DIR. Pratt OF Kingwooj, who has been in
Morgantown, states that there will be a large
attendance of people from his section Of the
county at Masoniown on next Saturday to
participate in The lot sale which the Morgan.
gantown Real Estate Company Is to conduct
! at that time.
During this summer there will be great
deal of building in Masoniown which is the
terminus Of the X. s. X. railroad. MANY
of the houses 10 be erected will be built on
the addition which will be the scene of the
10, sale on Saturday.
The Philippi Plaindealer says.
Editor McCutcheon of the Republican,
was badly hurt at the Central Hotel, Graf.
ton, Que day last week. lie arose while
asleep, walked out into a hall and fell down
a stairway cutting his face quite badly. lie
returned home Tuesday morning.
Seyeniy-6ve lots will be sold at public
auction al Masontown on next Saturday
The lots are in an addition owned by Hon
IL. a. Hartley and others. The public will
put their own prices on the lots which will
all be sold without any reservations.
Stylish and Up 10 Date Goods. Friday
and Saturday Opening Days.
Born 10 Rev. w. NJ. Shultz and wife of
AIbrigh,svile, on Sunday, May i7th, fine
boy baby. Dr.. J. NJ. King of this place, in
attendance Also same day born to Mr..
and Mrs. Lee Shoemaker, who live out on
the Morgantown pike, boy baby. DR..
King, the physician.
Charles +. Copeman is at his home near
here laid up with broken arm. lie got
hurt las, Friday in coal mine at the Reform
School where he is employed as one of the
teachers. lie had gone in the mine for
some purpose and coming out stepped into
a hole and fell, breaking his right arm.
The Kingwood Meat Market is now
owned by Frank Carroll who has Jus, pur.
chased the interest of w. II. Riley, who re-.
tires from the firm. All parties owing the
firm of Carroll Riley will please call and
settle at once. The business will be con.
tinued at the old stand, conducted by Mr..
Carroll.
Fortunes made ia real estate are more
permanent and more certain than those made
IN any other form Of investment. People
who buy ground are certain that they can.
not lose what they pay for. Masontown
affords splendid chance to the investor and
an absolute certainty that he will get large
returns ON what he puts into property there.
Senator Elkins thinks that Mason,own is
to become big place. lie has made heavy
investments In that part Of the county which
show his faith There are many people who
haven't as much money as Senator Elkins
but few people arc so situated that they can
not invest some Of their money In real
estate. Those who have little surplus may
double or treble II, hy investing in lots at
Masoniown.
George b. Dunlap, who was b. & O..
agent at Parkersburg for many years and
disappeared from that city last October.
leaving his wife and friends with no clue 10
his whereabouts or reason for such conduct.
has been located at Spokane, Washington,
where his wife has gone TO iip him. Ills
accounts we're all correct and in good shape
with the company but il was said that he
owed considerable money and had defrauded
several parues Of large amounts
a pick ~ club Of base ball players from
here wen, to 'runnellon last Saturday after.
moon and tackled the Coal Center club on
their home grounds and go, il put on them
~ 70 . scores. II was close game and our
garg claimed they were roasted bf the UNI.
pitc bot admitted that most Of them were in
poor shape 90 play. with no practice vet this
year and some n them had not PLAYED for
years. Our pitcher is with Fairmoni this
year and only few Of the old team are
playing At all.
Mr. and Mrs Bruce + Carroll have gone
90 housekeeping 10 The Flyihe property near
The furniture store and we're at home IN
their friends Tuesday night Of this week
There was a little housc-warming paftv.
mostly a stag affair. who came IN 10 pariici.
pate 10 the liquid refreshments and wish
The new home-makor bon voyaee. The
way the boys swafmcd around an eight
gallon key Of ale made a bee hive when
buckwheai IS IN fall bloom look like thirty
cents.
There was lawsuit in the Justice Court
here last Saturday between I Ami Martin
OF Morgantown, and Horace Tucker Of
this place. FOR possession Of house and
LOT down in The B0wcrY. Tucker claimed
that he bought 10 FIVE years ago and had
been living 10 u since then and had paid
part on u or was ready 10. But Martin
alleged that Tucker had lived IN iho house
FIVE years and never paid but five dollars
on 10 which WAS cheap rent one dollar Der
year a T. kciso was attorney for Martin
and James D. Daley for Tucker rhe
Justice decided in Martins favor and gave
him possession Of the property. which he
turned over 10 Edmund Messenger as be
bad sold Il 10 him two months ago Tucker
moved into cx-ShcfiH Shaw's property
on lgnneiton street. below I'd G. Eycrly's
new building