West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-02-19
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corrcspondenee OF The Argus.
c. w Wolfe was ia kingwood, Saturday
Miss Olivia Fairiax OF Reedsville. is her,
visiting her niece, Mrs c. w. Wolfe.
Attorney Daley OF Kinswood. was shsk
ing hands with friends here Thursday.
Mrs. f. Emma Bishop OF Kinswood. wa.
a guest at the Bishop House Friday night
c. w. Hanway OF Morgantown. was tho
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. ID. 4. Watson ovei
Sunday
William A. Watson and Uncle ed. Stat
ford were two prominent callers from Eel
louisville. Thursday.
Deputy sheriff Sehefcr was here Sat
urday collecting taxes and making himself
solid with the boys. ",
Mrs. Mae ", Brennan will open a MILL,
merry store in her buildins-on Boswell stree,
about the middle OF March.
Miss Nellie Beavers Of Kingwood was
the guest OF her sister, Mrs T.. Nj Williams,
at the Watkins, over Sunday
James c. Gibson returned to Parkers.
burg Monday to complete his course In the
Mountain State Business College.
Frank Sterling the popular Kingwood
paper hanger and decorator. Is in town this
week hanging paper for w. p. Bell.
b. T. Gibson returned from Chicago.
Sunday night. lie spent ten days there
sigh, seeing and buying spring stock.
Mrs. T.. NJ. Williams and children re
turned from Kingwood. Saturday. where
they spent several days among relatives
Clyde Bucklew OF this place Ii very IN
with muscular rheumatism at Piedmont,
where he has been employed for some
time
Manager A. IL. Shumaker went to Mey.
ersdalc, Pa. Sunday to see his father. who
Is dangeronslyill and not expected to re.
cover.
Hubert pentony resigned his position as
check weighman at the mines here aud
gone to Piedmont. where he has a good Job
with the Piedmont & Potomac Coal Co,
Chris Ridenour. the little monitor OF
Reno. was Coal Center visitor a day or
two ago. Chris only looks wise now when
anyone asks him who will be sheriff next
time.
A. II. Halbritter went TO Piedmont Sun.
day TO see Clyde Bucklew. who has been
sick several days. lie returned Monday
and reports the patient no better, with a
poor prospect of recovery.
The new in,erlooking switch system
which the b. 4 o. is putting in at this place
is very nearly completed This will be a
great Improvement over the old system In
the way OF safety and labor.saving.
p Mckinley Lodge, X OF r.. conferred the
rank Of knight on Philip l. Grinter at their
regular meeting Monday night Several
other candidates are on the road. aud
there Is rank work atevery meeting.
VIII. better known as Friday Morris,
OF irona was here Monday and Tuesday.
He has bought tenacre tract Of land near
the Camp.ground and will erect a new
house on II as soon as spring opens up.
The heavy rains OF Saturday and Sunday
caused the high retaining wall above the
Gibson building to break, ard about thirty
feet fell In against the building. The dam.
age Is considerable aud will be difficult TO
replace until good weather comes
Atlantic passed a comparatively quiet
day last Sunday, only two drunks arrested,
one OF them having been up the Sunday be.
fore. Two were also up from Tunnolion.
so that Judge Montgomery had four cases
ia Police Court on Sunday. Ills Honor is
getting the thing down pat now and can
give prescription Of ten and costs without
turning hair.
On the evening OF February 9th some
person stole case OF tomatoes..oH J. $.
Hunts store porch. MIR. Hunt posted a
notice offering TO forgive the offender II he
would return the tomatoes. and on Friday
night sixteen cans were returned in "a bag
and left in front Of his door Now Mr.. Hunt
has postscript to the notice requesting
the thief to send him dollar Tor the miss
Ing eight cans or he will have him arrested
as he knows who did IL,