West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-04-07

Miss Maggie Weaver, who has been stay.
ing here this winter, is spending this week
at her home at Gainesville.
Mrs. Harry Savage, OF near town. is Wis.
itng friends and relatives at Frostburg and
Mt Savage, Md. this week
Mrs. Henry c. Flyihe returned this week
from Newark, Ohio. where she had been
visiting her brother, Charles NJ Brown.
Neil J. Fortney aud W. II. MeDaniels
are in Barbour and Randolph counties this
week looking up the fences of the former
We have some more of Henry Reeds
poetry on hand but are so crowded with
politics that we have not had room for il yet.
J. II. Walters will hold sale Of his
personal property on Friday, April 18Th.
and dispose OF ii and then move to Balli
more.
Miss Martha Pratt, the daughter of DIR.
and Mrs. S. A. Pratt, has been III the past
two weeks with the scarlet fever bat is now
improving nicely.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. T.. Dunn of
this place, on Monday, April 4,h, fine girl
baby, already named Margaret. DR.. 5. a.
Pratt attending physician.
Mrs. f. V. L. Marsden and daughters
Mabel and Alfredo, are back at their home
down on the Winding River Cheat after
spending the winter at Rockville, Md.
The Kingwood Mea. Marke, will move
this week from the Crane bailding on Price
street to the new building on Main street
just erected FOR the purpose by Frank NJ.
Carroll.
Miss Ida ID. Breedloye, one Of Grafton's
accomplished young ladies', who has been
here the past month the guest of her cousin,
Nora E. Craig, returned to her home on
Tuesday.
George l.. Shafer, the Assessor, has been
here this week, finding out how much
properly our people haven't rot aud how
poor they are NJ. {. Bowermaster is
accompanying him on his rounds on the
part of the town.
Joseph +. White, who sold his farm out
near Long Hollow, has purchased fine lot
here in town, lying between X. a. Or and
George II Buckew, and is already prepar-
ing 10 build fine house on it and will move
TO town soon as i, is completed
Mr.. aud Ms. NJ. Orr of Kingwood,
arrived here Tuesday evening to superin,end
the removal Of their household goods from
the Nelson property to the Naylor property
which will be occupied by Mr.. Orr and his
family this summer.--Oekland Republican.
The Eaton brothers, who owned the
Custer Trail Ranch in Billings county, North
Dakota, and sold it recently, in a letter
from Alden, who used to liye in Kingwood.
informs US that they will be located at
Wolf, Wyoming, after April 18th, aud
about rs miles from Sheridan, back against
the Big Horn Mountains, 5000 feet above
sea level
Company G. of this place will be inspected
on April I3th by Col. c. NJ. Sims Of the
National Guard Of West Virginia, and Mai.
J. G. Gresham Of the 18th Cavalry of the
Regular Army, stationed at Fort Meyer,
near Washington City Every member Of
the Company is expected to he present in
KHAKI uniform and with Krag gun and
bayonei The officers Of the Company are
arranging for little reception for the
inspecting officers.
Prominent features Of the May number Of
tho New IDEA WoMANs MAGAZINE are
adapted to that month. How to Grow
Pansies' and The Cultivation Of the
/ Strawberry" will appeal 20 those who are
interested in gardening Bird Enemies"
is protest against tho wholesale desttuc-
ton Of the feathercd warblers. and pre-.
/ sents the subject In way that reproaches
/ the vaciDity OF woman. When House.
/ cleaning Time is Here" will suggest many
/ new ideas for the saving Of the housewives
\ strength. and IN Fashion, realm there is q
! whole gallery Of new models that will at.
/ tract the home dress maker. In fact. the
! table Of contents both invites and satisfies
For sale az The Argus Book Store Five
cents per copy.
Mr.. IIu Maxwell, general manager for
the Acme Publishing Company. has rendered
bis resignation to the board Of directors and
If It is accepted, viii leave the city with his
family to reside elsewhere permanently
mr Maxwell has decided TO enter ihe
journalistic field lie has offers for bis
services from several metropolitan news
papers. Among Tie most notable is thar
from The New York Journal al salary Of
5000 year. Mr. Maxwell is The author
Of several we'll known books. and a magazine
writer Of considerable reputation Charles
X Johnson has been selected as manager Co
so the vacancy Morgantowu Dominion
After an absence Of seven years the
Barnum q Bailey Greatest Show on Earth
is 70 exhibit IN Wheeling The date will be
Saturday, May a. The Barnum q Bailey
circus is lhe only American Institution OF the
kind iha, has toured The civilized world.
having completed this hazardous undertaking
since ii was 10 Wheeling ~ present 3, is
filling five weeks engagement iu New
York ., ihe Madison square Garden. where
IL is daily thing 10 see thousands Of people
turned sway The New York Sun says Of
this lannon's amusement concern that &c Is
'thc greatest thing Of ibs kind ever seen IN
Madison square. When % comes 10
Wheeling q will doubtless be- given ROYAL
welcome by thousands who want 70 see the
"Barnum Of them all"