West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1903-03-05

V r. morton was here Saturday and
Sunday. visiting MIR. and Mrs. c. W. Wolfe.
JAS. 5. Hunt. the popular merchant. is In
Pitts6urg this week buying part OF his
spring stock.
Editor ]. II. $. Barlow. OF the Grafton
Leader. was in town Friday looking after
some ire Insurance business
VIC. Rodehesver. our up to. date jeweler.
has opened branch store in Newburg
Alva Taylor will be in charge of a.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas barnard Of Cum.
berland. were here over Sunday. the guests
OF Mrs. Barnard's mother Mrs. Rachel
Bishop.
Mrs Will Bishop and two little daughters
oil Terra Alta. were in town several days
the past week, visiting relatives at the
Bishop House.
Wade Sapp OF Keyscr, was here Monday
calling on relatives and attending a meet
ing OF Mckinley Lodge X. Of r.. OF which
he Is a member.
DIR. Charles King of Cynthiana. KY. was
here several days last week. lie repre-.
sents the Central Kentucky Distillerles.
and has many friends here.
Mrs. Mae " Brennan has moved into her
own house on Boswell street. lately vacated
by John :. Cummings family Mrs. Bren.
nan will open a first class millinery store
about April Is:.
J. L. Heating OF Pittsburg is here this
week representing p. +. Golfers publishing
house He Is meeting with good success
here. and has placed several sets OF books
on the instalment plan.
DIR, Hartman of Terra Alta. was here
Monday, having been summoned as an ex.
pert witness in the Jarrett Cool law suit.
DIR. {. X. Sherwood OF Kingwood. was
also here as witness in the same case
]. Hes shafer and Joseph s. Layton. two
OF our popular young men. left Monday for
Saxton, Pa. where they have positions with
the Saxton Coal n Iron Co. John $ Cum.
mings OF this place. is Superintendent OF
this Company
MIR. {. 6. sherman aud Capt {. Pierce
were here day or two last week in the
interest OF the Indiana State Insurance Co.
We arc Informed that they did a very nice
business here, but everybody finds business
good at ] junction
The little son OF Mr. and Mrs John s.
Cummings fell into a boiler OF hot water
last Tuesday and was severely scalded on
the back aud legs DR. VIM. Long Bone
rendered medical aid. and the little fellow
Is improving nicely.
Mrs. Rachel Bishop. who has been very
Ill during the past ten days is improving
slowly now. Her physician. Dr. NJ. L.
Powell shfnL. 10 ...ift A.. .......l -
fore she will be able to resume her place
as hostess of the Bishop House
Mayor S. d. Montgomery returned from
Charleston, (where he has been during the
past ten days on political buslness) Tues.
day morning. During his absence the du.
ties Of the Mayors Office have been per.
formed by Recorder Geo. Cummings. Ir.
Major Jas II. Baird is in town again,
after two weeks visit to his family in
Renova. Pa. The Major has the contract
for constructing the new bank building.
AMI expects TO have II finished by May ISL
II Is expected that the bank will open for
business by Iune Ist
Among those from here who attended the
funeral Of VIM. NJ. Jenkins at KIngwood,
Tuesday, VIC noted the following Mr.. and
Mrs. NJ {. Gibson, Mr.. and Mrs. John l..
Gibson, b. T. Gibson, Miss Bessie Gibson,
Mrs. Geo. w. Robinson, John NJ. Duvall
and Chas. w Wolfe.
Martin Cassidy went on the war path
Saturday night, and when special officer
{, f. Messenger went TO arrest him. he
pulled pistol and fred at him twice. In
Police Court, Sunday morning. lac drew the
capital prize, SIS and costs and 90 days in
Jail from His Honor Recorder Cummings
a. NJ. Moore is a great admrer of Presi-
dent Roosevelt and believes in leading the
''s,renuous life' as all good Republicans
must do now. Some of Ash's friends cen
sure him for the happenings of the past few
days, but they should remember that when
il comes TO selling Hot Drops or any other
old thing they can't side-lrack Ash
During the next three months more than
400 coke ovens will be built and put in ope.
ration in the Raccoon Valley between West
End and Ncwburg. The coal development
along this valley is veiy extensive. and all
OF the plants are modern in every respect
Al Hiorra new postoffice has been cstab.
lished. and the -. s. o. has opened an
Office. with j. NJ. Orr as agent All local
trains stop there now
The festival given in Browns Hall Mon
day night Ivy the Tunnelton High School
was quite a success. The proceeds are to
be used to purchase an organ for the new
High School and the festival will be con
dnued Wednesday night. Mr.. Martin and
his assistants are conducting the best school
we have ever had and they deserve the
| patronage and commentator Of all our peo-
| pie who are interested in the welfare Of our
schools.
The famous suit OF Mrs. Henry Cool of
Anderson. vs.. DR., r. a. Jarrett OF Grafton.
came up again Monday. in Judge Mont.
gomery's court with Justice Morris OF
kingwood on the bench. In this case
Mrs. Cool sues DR.. Jarrett for Sfs. the
price OF a set OF teeth which Mrs Cool got
and paid for. but she claims they do not
NJ. so seeks TO recover the sfs from Jarrett.
Owing to the absence OF Squire Mont.
gomery, some important papers in the case
could not be found so general contin.
uance was granted by the Justice tilt next
| Monday. A. T. Kelso OF Kinewood. is az
torney for Mrs Cool and 3. r. Bailey Of
Grafton. represents DR.. Jarrett.