West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-10-29
The West Va. Argus.
4 First-clsss paper, entered as Second
class matter In Third.cisss Postofhce
DR.. Alex Leeds. Dentist, Grafton.


DR.. ]. NJ. Kings Office next door to Jail.
p. J. Crogan is in Parkersburg this week
ON legal business as attorney tor company
of that place.
Ralph Menear wen, to Washington City
last Sunday on the excursion. with some
Tunnelton friends.
M. IL. Hoffman has moved from Friends
vile, Nd, to Masoniown and opened up
iewelry store GU. there.
The grounds for the erection of the King
: wood Armory are being graded and made
ready for the foundation.
Finch cards for sale at this Office at "a
cents per set, with instructions aud rules for
playing the popular new game.
Miss Augusta Coombs from Monongalia
comfy, has been here the past week visiting
her cousins, Gus ]. Cresap and sisters.
Miss Nellie Jane Albright returned last
Saturday from several weeks spent visiting
friends in Washington and PhiIadephia.
Poland China Plgs--Ei,her sex, all
from registered stock. Call on or address.
J. G. Brown, Kingwood, w. Va. st
Mrs N. ]. Por,ney has been in Wheeling
the past ten days taking treatment, from a
specialist Mr.. Fortney and son Vernon
hayc been with her most Of the time.
The large posters Of the monument IN
sciii,g printed here in Kingwood aud sent
out all over the county. were fine Job and
hard to beat in little town like this.
+: IL. Kelley of Terra Alta, was here
this week aud gave us paying call. lie is
aut sf the livery business nov after ten
years trial of IL. lie will devote his time
to the sale of buggies and vehicles now
Judge Edmund Messenger has moved into
the old depot property and liked il up into
very comfortable and handsome home
Charley Ghilds has gone to housekeeping il
she property vacated by Mr.. Messenger.
The farmers have no excuse this fall for
not getting their work done in good time for
winter The weaiher'has been very fine, q
little too dry for huskirg corn. and giving
the wheat good start before cold weather
sets in:
James Messenger has moved from the old
depot property down in the Bowery to hi.
new house out on the pike west of town
lie purchased an acre lot of w. Flynn
and built small house on 1t on the Ief'
hand side Of the road, going west.
George Beverage of irona, this county
recently enlisted in the Regular Army al
Ciarksburg by Capt Stockle of the Recruit
ing Service. Beveridge was sent to III,
barracks at Columbus, Ohio. to be drllet
for the Infantry Service of the Army.
l.: Davis, the new General Manager Of
lhe West Virginia Northern Railroad. vii
move bis family next week from Baltimore
TO kingwood and occupy the properly Of
Mrs. Matte Parks on Main street. Mr.
Davis has wife and six children, four o.
them married.
The Terra Alta Marble Company ha,
been recognized With much greater fiaancia
strength than heretofore, which will enab.s
them 10 serve the people better than in tn,
past. The firm now Is The Terra Ala
Marble Works instead of Company and ]
F. ShaHer is manager.
w. NJ. Miller, the we'll known trayeIin,
salesman. with headquarters at CIarksbure
lss eandids,s for the RepubIican nomina
lian fer eHdiipr Mr. Miller Isa native .
Roape county, ha, has been residing Il
Harrison county the pas, few years III
claims to have large following, especial,
In the First and second copgressiona
districts.
Quite a number Of horses in diacren
sections the State have been badly aaecte,
with CHAMBERS and i number have been kille,
by order of the State Veterinary Surgeon
Dr. Ruhl Of Faifmont. lie was al Buck
hsnsen Iss! week and condemned sbou
thirty horses, most Is them in aim hros.
Livery Stable and had them shot,
Died, Sunday evening. the infant child o
49, "ft' tftf's M ottNaiis tpiDItU FOLK
who live on jones A. Browns farm nea
town Tbc child seemed to have spssnss q
choIrca iniantam from ieeihng. IN
funeral was held Tuesday afternoon aud IN
burial in the Kingwood cemetery. Qai,e
srogd II coiofsd foIks attended Ihe funeral
several young ladies IN different section
of the county are IN the comics, for h
honor Of unveiiiog the Soldiers Monument
Saturday. We are informed that youn
lady At Tunnclton Is making strong 6kh
and hitle girl a, Reedsville is getting 10,
~ votes IN that section. Another voun
lady at Terra AHA Is very popular and
eIne galIae,lY Supported hY her friend
Ayerlhera. Another strong candidate "a
the honor ls 4 daughter Of Matt Riggin.
the Pit Boss out a, Iona and the miners az
enthusiastically voting early and often "a
her.