West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-07-23
KIngwood. July 90. 1908.
Or. Alex Leeds. Dental. Grafton.

DIR. Alex Leeds. Dentist. Grafton.
DR.. J. NJ. Kings Office next door to Jail.
John l.. Hatfield. the Motgan,own at,or.
ney. was here this week.
DIR. Gay Fairfax of near Reedsvilie. was
here Sunday calling on friends.
Mrs. Emily Fairfax of near Reedsyille.
has been very III the pas, week or two.
John w. Watson was very III this week
with cholera morbus, but is out again and a,
his Office.
Mrs. {. w. Wolfe and daughter Virginia
returned Monday from ten days visiting
fIiendsround Reedsville.
Mrs. ID. Y. Morris and grandson Byrne
Thomas returned this week from a visit st
Mt. Lake Park and Oakland.
disorder OF babies. DR.. Fahrney's Teeth.
Ing Syrup prevents and cures ID.
Attorney General Freer has rendered
decision TO the effect that newly elected
county supeun,endents cannot teach school
under the existing law.
John Jacob Astor is said to have been the
first American millionaire, in 1920. New
York today is credited with having 1920
million and multi-mii.ionaires.
Mrs. o. l.. Johnson from Muskogee,
lndan Territory, arrived here this week to
visit her mother, Mrs. Henry Copeman, of
near town and attend the marriage of her
brother Charley.
DIR. Lloyd J.. Wilson, one of the best
known physicians in Taylor county, died at
his home in Thornton, Monday evening of
this week of heart failure. His wife was
Miss Emma Hagans. daughter of J. Z.
lIagans of Thornton.
Col. S. ID. Gatewood and family are at
Oakland and Nit Lake Park this week,
rusiica,ing IN the classic precincts Of that
summer resort section. The Argus foreman
n and devil both being over there now will
explain any defec, in the paper this week.
]. Ami Martin of Mo rgan,own, is now the
owner of the electric ligh, plan, at Terra
Alta He purchased II recently from A. s..
Albright and will improve and add to it,
making first class plant for Terra Alta.
We understand the price paid was sII.5o
Dr. w. E. Sialhers and s. A. Lewis Of
Clarksburg, have organized company to
install modern ice plant at Beliugton.
The plant will he twenty ton plant and
will cost in the neighborhood of $40. 600.
In connection with the ice plant a bottling
works will be added.
Teachers wages in Pleasant district for
the ensuing year are as follows No. !, SIS
per month, No. 2, $50, and No. 8, SzS. The
levy for teachers fund is S. cents on the
500 valuation Of property and for building
fund IS cents. In Kingwood' district the
wages are $40 per month for No 1, s35 for
No and szs for No. 3.
At meeting of the Board of Directors Of
the Taylor County Electric Street Railway
company was made President, DR.. X. ID.
Maxim; Vice President, James w. Holt;
Secretary, Thomas E. Joyce; Treasurer, II.
Kunia; General Manager, A. J Wilkinson.
The Morgantown Dominion says;
"Banjo lin" is having his troubles these
days. About the time ne gets crowd
around him and is ready 10 take up col
lection policeman tells him to move on
For a man that is i6S years old, as he says
he is, aad who was acquainted with Nor.
gantown when the Monongahela river was
so small child could step across il, this is
pretty hard lack.
Here are two items from the Grafton
Sentinel
Ex-senator VIM. g. Morley of Kingwood
was in the city yesterday, en- route to Prunty.
town, where he attends q meeting Of the
Board Of Directors, Of which he IS a member.
Walter McClanahsn a well known resi-
dent Of Terra Alta, is in the city today on
business lie is en- route home from points
in the interior Of the State. where he has
. been looking up some coal and timber
lands.
Rev. J.. d. Ray6eld Of Charles Town,
arrived in Kingwood yesterday in the iniercs
Of the Children's Home Society of Charles
ton. lie Is district superintendent, Of II.
Home aud Is travelling in the interest Of the
homeless children Of the State Huntin.
them up and securing good homes for then
and soliciting subscriptions for the mainte
nance Of the Home which was founded b,
ex-senator Henry G.. Davis The work is
good one and deserves hearty support an,
liberal encouragement Rev. Rsy6eld vii
remain = town over Sunday and talk to IN,
people At the churches on Sunday lie is
BaPis, minister and engaged in good hom
missionary work now
II u. Freeman from Preston county, ha
been elected assistant principal Of The Far
sons school Al salary Of SIS per month
The principal gets SO per month Othe
No teachers 10 Parsons and that district
Black Fork, ee' $50 per month. Mis-
Lillian Martin Of this place, has beei
elected teacher II The second grade depart
men, 10 the Parsons school. The prinoipa
a, Hamblcton gets SO per month and 4
Hendricks 800 per month These wages 4
the country schools Of Tucker and in small
towns, not half as large as Kmgwood, Shout,
make the Board Of Education Of this dls
lricl and Of kingwood, ashamed Of them
selves at the Hoall salaries they pay