West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-05-28
The West Va. Argus.


Keep your eye on Kingwood.'
DR.. Alex Leeds. Dentist. Grafton.
DR.. c. T. Smith of Tunnel,on was here
yesterday.
Two Office rooms for rent. Apply a, the
Argus Office.
Bro Hughes Of The Preston Republican,
was in town Monday.
p. J. Dunn and son from Rowlesburg,
were here Monda, on business.
Carl Martin has gone to work IN the new
prin'ery in Courthouse Square.
W. w. Groves has moved from Pleasant
Hill in this county over to Oaklano. Md.
W. L. West of Vest Union, this State,
was last week granted patent on measur.
ing instrument.
Charley Ford is in town, visiting his
brother John, and other friends. lie lives
at Grafton now.
MIS-. J. NJ. Crane went TO Oakland and
Mt. Lake Park, Monday afternoon 10 look
after her properly over there.
Dr.. Fahrney's Teethlng Syrup is abso
iuieiy harmless to the youngest babe Yon
can get sample 10y writing for It.
viii wo,ring was here over Sunday,
visiting his old home. lie is now employed
in the Office Of the Grafton Sentinel
The Menears, Mack, Rome and Charley,
are doing some fine painting for Hon. w. G.
Brown on his property here in town.
Fortify baby's constitution for not wealth.
CT by using DR.. Fahrney's Teething syrup
II prevents cholera infantum. Price ascts
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. II. S. whetsell of
this place, fine boy baby, Monday evening
May 2S,h, DIR. +. w Suickler attending
physician. Mother, father and son doing
we'll.
Miss Adah Tuppett arrived here Tuesday
from Morgantown where she laugh, success
fully in the public schools the past term.
The school closed over there last week and
Miss Trippeu will probably spend her va
cation here
James Russell Stone arrived in Kingwood
las, Saturday from Richmond, Va, where he
has been for several months, attending BUSH
ness college, bu, it was getting too warm for
him down there now. lie will go back
this fall to complete the course
The Morgan,own papers have been re.
porting tina, DR. c. NJ. Joseph Of THAI place,
who is we'll known here, had eloped with a
Miss Dale Smith. They probably eloped to
some other place like they did to this place
recently. They were here about ten days
ago, stopping at hotel here.
Col. Jake Smith of the Craborchard, was
in town Monday and gave US paying call.
Uncle Jake is So years Of age and has been
keeping house for about 6s years and is
hale and hearty yet, and still solidly Demo
cratic. lie cast his first vote in 1870 in the
log cabin and hard cider campaign
Miss Russell McMurphy who for six years
has had charge of the Piano Department in
the School Of Music in the University al
Morgantown, has resigned to take effect
''~NA +t'H@' ~ thr NhA u tut StuOnl year.
She has accepted position in the Musical
Department Of the University Of Wisconsin
at Madison. The loss Of Miss MoMurphy
will be a serious one to the University, and
her place will be hard TO fill.
Some Of our people will 60 to Grafton
Saturday TO spend Decoration Day, and
some over to Terra Alta. and others Il
Morgantown, as nothing has been prepared
for this place for observing the occasion
Our people will repair TO the cemetery lha
day as usual aud deposit flowers on tn,
graves Of friends and tie graves Of all old
soldiers will be remembered.
Some extensive repairs and improvement
are being made to the Preshyicrian ehurcl
here. Messss. Geo. C. Giles and les
Jackson arc At work painting and yarpish
ing overhead and all HE wood work Of III,
church. Ed Allen has been putting IN son,,
fancy woodwork In the tower. After ma
is all done, the church will be repaprfce
and the cafpe, cleaned and turned and som,
furniture added. u will be several week
before services can be resumed in tht
church.
David Omer Martin, our Photographic
and furniture man, lef, last week Tor 81
Louis Mo, to take a special course 10 th,
OFT Of embaluung at college there tina
makes q speciality Of tina, business. lie wil
also take post graduate course in pho
Biography while he is there. as he took
three year s course in a college there sevefa
years ago. y =. Carroll, the partner. vii
have charge Of the business entirely IN Mr.
Martins absence.
Here is an interesting item from Nor
gantown paper
While dispositions were being taken in
case here Yesterday afternoon, one Of ih
attorneys, a Kingwood man, by the way
took occasion 10 call ihc opposing counsel
har.--so, 10 least, " IS related Now fh
attorney thus addressed is a Young man. en-,
fuli Of strength. aud Il happens chat hi
comes from a section Of the country whcf,
there are just Two epithcts that no man vii
allow to be applied 70 him One II hes
Is "har." Hence, he went after the sal,
attorney with q chair There was livei
inix mp for a few minutes. IN which H.
chandelier was the only thing that gfcatl,
suffered. The owner Of the Office in whici
the scrap occurred rushed % the street an,
yelled police, but the fon was over bcfon
!. the blue coats arrived.