West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-08-20

W. IL. Stafford and son, W. W. Stafford.
Of Sinclair. were here las, Saturday on
business and gave US paying eali
Our fishermen have been having better
luck this year than for along time. and
many reports of big fish are heard
Ray Spencer GO, one of his big toes
broken out at the Irona Mines last week and
was laid up several days for repairs.
crowd of the members of Company c
are down on the river at the target range
this afternoon, filling up their score shooting.
5. J. Grose. Capt. C.. {. Pierce and Vim.
!. Turner. OF this place. and Omer White.
of Herring. are late additions to the X. OF
p. Lodge here.
Died. a, her home near PisSah. last Fri.
day. August ~. Mrs. John Gale. The Ia.
neral was held sunday conducted by Rev
Hardway, OF kingwood.
Col. Raymond Rodeheaver. OF Snake
Den Hill. was in town Monday closing up
some business and getting ready to 80 to
wheeling to take orders for buckwheat
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u. l.. Brown is pushing his new residence
and the stone work is completed aud the
frame is going up Il will be a two story
eight room house, with basement and two
large porches.
We are glad to note that Archie Arnold
who has beenat Morgantown several weeks
very i'll with typhoid fever was able TO
come home this week. lie Is a son OF Hon
w. Arnold of East side
A. NJ. Lane has resigned his position as
General Manager of the w. V. N. railroad
and left for ST. Marys, Pa, to aecep,
another position. lie is succeeded by
man named Nice from Fairmont.
Rev. IL. c. Howard and family and their
guests, Rev. John Beddow and family from
Grafton, drove over TO Lake Terra Alta,
Tuesday aud spent the day pienieing and
having pleasant time generally.
The Camp Meeting begins at the Tunnel.
ton Camp Ground tomorrow week, Friday.
August 2S,h, and lasts over two Sundays.
Excursion rates and trains on the b. & o.
and Yves, Virginia Northern railroads.
A collection of SII snakes, embracing
specimen of every kind of this reptile found
in the United States. will be on exhibition
at the Worlds Fair. The collection belongs
to J. II. viyion of Powell county. Ky.
The Journal now has a type. setting ma.
chine and Is experimenting with IL. Some
OF the paper this week will be set up by the
mrchine. Miss Ida May Horne. from Hunt
ingion is here in charge OF the machine,
Mr.. aud Mrs. I'D. Z. Menear. OF clarks.
burg. were here this week attending the
funeral OF the formers mother Mr.. aud
Mrs. Menear we're married on July sth. and
the bride was Miss Grace Bell before her
marriage.
l.. NJ. Albright returned this morning
from Webster Springs, accompanied by his
brother, Smith NJ. Albright OF Mt. Pleasant,
Pa who haa been up there with him and
stopped off here for n weeks visit.
Shantz Vsnderlinden the German con.
tractors who have the contract for erect.
ing the handsome new stone building for
the FIRST National Bank OF Klngwood.
have rented the second story of the Crane
brick on Court House Square for an Office
Charles A. Fowler. who has been at Nor.
gantown the past year taking special work
at the University, has been here the past
week visiting friends and relatives. lie
will enter the Baltimore Medical COLLEGE
this TALL to take the full course for an NJ. ID.
The new board walk erected in East King
wood by The property holders along the
street fronting the residences and the steps
aud crossing in front of ]. S. Browns resi-
denee, makes quite an improvement for
that section of the town.
Col Copeland. OF Philadelphia. who is so
well known to the teachers Of this county.
has been secured to lecture before the In.
stitute at Terra Alta. Thursday night OF
next week. on the subject. Seeing the
Elephant" This Is one OF his best lectures
and we'll worth hearing. It will be free to
the teachers.
Miss Ethel Jane BarnhilI from California.
Missouri. one OF the teachers at the Con
ference Seminary at Buckhannon. arrived
here last Saturday for two weeks visit
with her friend. Miss Nellie J. Albright
Miss BarnhiII spent last year abroad tah.
ing special work in order to better qualify
herself as a teacher
'rhe Annual Brown FANNY Reunion will
be held this year on Saturday, September
18th, at the Camp Ground Two miles from
Tunnelton. The first Saturday IN September
is the regular time for IL but this year the
Camp Meeting lasts over that time and so
the President, Robert g. Brown of King
wood changed the date To a week later.
At the first examination for teachers held
in this county this year there we're bu, ten
applicants. and but two received No Ones
Miss Lille I. DcWitt and o. A. Watson
We have received no report as yet OF the
second examination. The County Snpt Of
Schools that we have now does not have
the courtesy to Furnish these matters for
the press. although we wrote him specially
n regard to the matter.
The NJ. = Sunday School OF this place
is picncing al Mountain View Park today.
special excursion left az a. m. with
passenger coach and TWO box cars loaded
down with about two hundred children Of
all ages. from two to 6fty years. They pic.
mic and imbibe pure mountain ozone I'LL 4
o'clock when they start back The trip Is
free 10 the children. the Sunday School
paying the railroad s7s for the whole ex.
cursiou,
Prof. Virgil Pinkley Of Cincinnati, will
give an entertainment IN the Court House
here Saturday night that will be we'll worth
hearing. lie has just closed hs twentieth
year At the head of school Of elocu,ou in