West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-09-24

III. J. Mining was called 10 Terra Alta,
Sunday, on professional business.
Rev. II. P. Hardway preached in the
NJ. E. church here last Sunday night.
James Egbert of Victoria, was here this
week calling on friends and relatives.
Mrs. Harriet Long from Parsons, Is here
visiting her niece, Mrs. J. Slidell Brown.
c. w. Wolfe was out at Reedsville and
Masontown this week on insurance business.
The colored school house on Beverly Hill
has lately been repaired and fixed up con-
siderably.
Charles L. Reed moved last week into his
handsome new residence on Beverly HILL in
the Orr Addition.
Roy Roger. who has been teaching in the
Philippines, has returned to his home in
Upshur county aud is recuperating.
COL Felix Nemegyei and wife and son
Baylor and Mr.. and Mrs. Henri de Billier
leave this week for Washington City to spend
the win,eg.
Miss Jessie Brown left this week for BaIti-
more TO resume her studies at the womans
College. She was accompanied by Mrs.
w. e. Brown.
James A. wardwell, formerly of this
place, has gone to Ballard, Washington, TO
locate aud engage in the carpenter and con
tracing business.
Miss Lillian Martin left last Saturday for
Parsons to take charge of department of
the Public Schools there which opened up
Monday Of this week.
Jack Prilchard, who travels for Johnson &
Co. of Harrisburg, Pa, was here last Satur-
day and sold the Argus Printing House a
big bill of paper goods.
Ben l. Brown returned Tuesday noon
from business trip to Wheeling to purchase
material and supplies for his new home now
rapidly nearing completion.
Lee ]. Graham has been up at Webster
Springs the past ten days drinking the
mineral water at that place for the benefit
of his health, lie returned yesterday.
]. W. Hull, Graduate Opticisn, will be in
KinSwoOd stopping at the Exchange Hotel,
September 20, 1908. No charge for ex-
animation and will guarantee to correct any
and all errors of refraetion.
The parties who contracted to purchase
the Kingwood Pharmacy some time since
and paid 5000 down to bind the contract.
have finally given up the contract as they
were unable to raise the money and lose the
amount they paid down to bind the bargain.
Weyman McGinnis Is the new postmaster
al AIbHghtsville. The old veteran Jacob
Welch, who had been postmaster for several
years, had stroke Of paralysis some time
since and sent in his resignation fearing that
he would not be able TO discharge the duties
of the Office, but he is much better now.
Charles Y. Bishop has bought the new
property down in the Bowery occupied By
Judge Edmund Messenger and expects to
occupy It about October rst. The Judge
will move into his lately acquired property.
formerly occupied by Horace Tucker. Mr..
Bishop is talking of starting a steam laundry
here.
a party composed of Col. Robert W..
Monroe and wife and daughter, Miss lisa,
and son J. X. Monroe and wife and daughter
Nellie, and Carl Menear and sister Bernice.
children Of Mr.. and Mrs. {. J. Menesr, all
started overland for the South Branch
Valley last Saturday afternoon. They
drove across the country in big hack and
as the roads are good and the weather fine,
they will have pleasant trip and will visit
Col. Alex Monroe IN Hampshire county, a
brother to our Col. Monroe, and other
friends and relatives down there
Kiugwood has a very ingenious young
man who will no doubt rival the great
Edison as an inventor some day. Recently
he has been working on a new tangled,
duplex, double baok-action incubator and
has so far perfected j, that Il will no, only
hatch the chickens bot will also stew O,
broil them ready to serve. The only trouble
with the machine IS thatit will no, dres.
them before the broiiing process commences.
However he is still working on this feature
Of Il and thinks he will soon be able to put
the greatest invention Of the century on the
market and become a millionaire in shorl
time.
As we 60 10 press VIC are informed by Mr.
Leroy Shaw tina, Mrs. Shsw's condition u
about the same as It was prior 10 develop
menis for the worse which occurred on N,
2fst inst, except that the condition set 81
as result Of the fever appears 10 be yield
ing to treatment and that the diagnosis d
the case made on that date by Drs. strick
Ter, Powell and Daley developed no,hin,
that IN their opinion was beyond the reach
Of medical skill and that the res,men
which had been IN charge Of Dr. Stickse
was one n The best that is known to medi
cal science. Tha, they saw no good reasou
why Mrs. Shaw would not recover and nv,
for many years yet to the qualification o.
himself and her host Of admiring friends.