West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-01-08
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keep your eye on Kingwood."
DR.. Alex Leeds. Dentist. Grafton.
Duekner f. Scot, of Terra Alta, was here
last week.
Miss lisa copeman is at Morganiown sew
ing for Mrs. J. M. Crane.
James Murdoch Jr. was at Motgan,own
several days during the pas, week,
]. X. Monroe returned last week from
Charleston where he spen, his holiday vaca-
ton.
John Menear. who works at Clarksbutg,
has been here the past week visiting his
mother.
w. II. Mcdaniel moved las, week from
Thornton to his lately acquired residence in
East Kingwood.
Miss Mabel Marsden left last Friday
afternoon for Morganiown to resume her
work in the University.
DR.. Samuel Austin Pratt was a, Morgan
town this week to see Mrs. C. Y. Bishop.
who is i'll with typhoid fever.
Eau Martin gave dinner party wednes-
day evening" Of las, week to half dozen
young gentlemen friends of mis-.
Miss Kitty Burke is the new '.hello girl
at the central office Of the telephone com
pany here. Jim Murdoch has quit
G. c. Coleman arrived in Kinewood
Monday evening from Prnnstoro aud has
case in the Argus composing rorms.
The Moreantown Dominion says ihal.
Mrs Chas v Bishop Is lying al he,
home in south Park qui,e'ill Of fever
Rober, Monre. he copup su,y IT
Hampshire county, here rpaiu as.'s'nc
his cousin ]. X Nonrcr WI a russ ot
work.
Charles Y. Bishop is coming back to
KingWood soon his wife er-s veil q The
fever and he can close up his business Ia
Morganlown.
]. p Martin and spn Earl went to Nor
gantown last Frsday where the latter enter
ed The University. Nj. Martin retured
home Monday evening.
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man Of Anderson, buchered two fine pork
ers lasi week that made 1870 lbs Of clean
meat Now who comes next?
The following ticket was elected a, the
municipal election at Function last week;
Mayor, Samuel B. Montgomery; Recorder,
George Cummings Jr; Councilmep A J.
Bona6eld, b. 4. Gibson, Or. y. +. Il ne,
George Combs and c. b. Stafford
They have new railroad agent at Tuu-
Melton They have been changing weekly
for some time. II don't take a man long
to get enough of 1t the way the business is
mixed up there, no office, no station, no
waiiing.room, no place to put any thing or
in which 10 do business. The agep, at
Rowlesburg is in charge now, trying to
straiehten out things.
Report of Triune school No. ~ Of King.
wood district. for The month ending Dec /.
goth, Elmer Messenger. teacher. Pupils
enrolled 10; girls s, boys ~; per cent of
attendance 90. Those neither absent nor
tsrdy: Anna, Marian, James, Willard and
Warner Sbaffer and Glen Squiies. Those
tardy but once. Frank Martin, Cecil and
Ola Stone. The work is satisfactory.
Repor; Of The Snyder school for the and
month ending January and, BENJAMIN j .
Stewart, teacher Pupils enrolled boys 70.
girls 10, total 3a per cen, Of daily auen.
dance 9z. Those who were present every
day were: Ethel Hcrndon, Ella and virgic
Craig. Bessie Hoffman, Agnesand Maggie
ManniDgs. Percie IIerndon, Charley Craig.
Frank Wolfe and Harry Martin. Those
who we're absent but one day: Florence
Birch Anna Wolfe, Sarah Martin. Oracle
Moore, Junior Crag, Clarence. Guy and
Simon Wolfe.
Joseph Herring the sixteen year old son
Of George A. Herring Of this place, has
been badly afflicted for some time with
necrosis Of the leg and his right .imb had
gotten 50 bad that amputalion vas deemed
necessary by the physicians. The bon,
was dead clear up above The knee aud on
Monday Of this week Dr. stdckler, assisted
by all the other physicians in town aud Dr.
Fortney Of Rcedsyiilc. amautated bis righ
leg above the knee The operation was
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suooessful ard the patient stood it very vel
\ and is getting along III right
Mr.. John Ba'be, father Of Prof. Wsilma,
Bafbe of the University, died in Pafken
burg, Wednesday Of last week, from a stoke
Of paralysis. lie died at The home Of ht
daughter Mrs. J W. Saaner. where lac ha
resided some time. Tic wss eighty years O.
age and is survived 10y his wife. daugh,c
aud two sons. The other son Is ] NJ
Barbc, cashier Of the Peoples Bank a, Har
nsvlle The funeral was held Thursday IL
Parkersbmg. The deceased was born il
Woodstock, Virginia, bat resided in Fair
mont dll recently bis health becsmo 81
feeble lha, he went 20 live with bis daugh
ter.