West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-08-25
The West Va. Argus
RIpgwood, August %, 1904
Do. Alex Leeds. Dentist. Grafton.

Dr. Alex Leeds, DENTIST, Grafton.
Do, J. NJ. Kings Office next door TO jail.
Miss Jessie Mosier of Uniontown, Pa i,
here visiting Miss Mary Carroll.
Miss Mabel Shafer went out To Herring
this week to visit her grandfather.
William Riley Shaaer will teach the Fair.
fax school in Valley disuic, this winter.
M. aud Ms \. l. Kelso have been a,
Oakland and Mt Lake Park the past week
john H. 5. Barlow, the Grafton attorney,
was here las, week aud gave US bosines,
call
Teachers Institute at Terra Alta next
week and quite number of our teachers
will attend
Frank IIardesty, the Rowlesburg real
estate dealer, was here last Thursday and
dropped in to see us.
Mr. aud Mrs. Will Reed of near Morgan.
town, we're the guest, of Nr. and Mrs. T .
NJ. Clayton, Saturday and Sunday.
IioL- "cIScF ot thr i"Hnlont Nolmal
School, was visiting friends at Terra Alta
and over a; Lenox during the past week
Mrs Geo. a. Herring, winona McClsiu,
Rev. II. p. Hardway aud Miss Susan Tacy
Murdoch are at Herring attending the
Association.
Those in attendance at the Association at
Herring from abroad are Dr. Swarthy and
Rev. L. E. Peters of Clarksburg, and DR..
Moore of Philppi.
Our boys went to oakland to play ball
last Friday and came home with their tail
feathers dragging in the dust as they got
shut out over there five 10 goose-egg.
Matt Cnbun is having a story frame
dwelling house erected in South Kiugwood
aud will soon have it ready to occupy r.
Boom has the contract for the work
Miss Bessie CLARK left yesterday for her
home in MIllers, Ohio, after spending some
time with hen aunt here. Little Miss Han
nah Murdock accompani,d her for u visit
Hoy b. jackson returned last Friday from
Huntington where he mad been in Camp
Scott with the National Guards for ten DAYS
as he is Bugler for the First Regiment and
one of the best in the State
Squire Jehu jenkins, the Postmaster at
Morgans Glade, was in town Tuesday on
business and gave us paying call. MIR.
jenkins is the Republican nominee for the
County Court from Pie sant district
The crop report for Preston the past week
as sent in by ]. II Walls of Rockville, is as
follows:
Oats mostly cut, fine crop; corn, apples
and potatoes never better; apples big crop;
pastures fine; some blowing done for wheat
Miss Jessie Forsythe of Pennsylvania,
went to Morgantown, Tuesday, after a
weeks visit with friends here. Her mother
was f,rmerly Miss Dell White Of this place,
sister to James W. White and well known
to our people.
Prof. Roy Shaw of Terra Vita, and one
of the teachers in the Fairmont Normal
School the past year, has been transferred
to the State Normal School at Huntington
by the Board Of Regents who made num-
Der of changes all around.
Guy Reed aud a Miss Richardson from
Morgantown, drove over here last Sunday
to visit friends and take in the csmpmeetug
at Tunnellon. They returned Monday to
Morgan,own, where Mr. Reed has a posi-
ton in Dugan's barber shop
Last Sunday was wet and rather disagree.
able in the morning but cleared off very
nicely in the afternoon and there was
large crowd At the Tunnelton Camp Ground
anyhow. special train was run, leaving
kingwood at S;3o in the morning and will
run next Sunday at same time.
Charles w. Derng, the private secretary
TO the Secretary Of State, arrived here last
week for short vacation. lie drove over
TO Aurora, Monday, accompanied by Misses
Goldie Fawcett and Ann Shaner. The lat.
ter returns home after visit here and the
others 60 to visit sx.Sheua Skaters family.
The Newburg Band is trying Co make
arrangements 10 attend the Brown Family
Reunion al Glsdeswlle, Saturday and
delight the large crowd that will be present
with some splendid music. G.. 70 Reppcu,
the leader Of the band, returned last week
from the State Camp Of the National Guard
down at Huntington, where he served as a
member Of the First Regiment Band and he
writes US that they will come 10 the Reunion.
Percy Jessup, an old Preston boy. is a
Lieutenant on The Chauncey. a United
> States Torpedo Boat Destroyer. now
stationed al Shsnhai, China, to protect our
Interest and preserve the neutrality Of The
port from The japanese. Lieut. Jessup is a
son OF Charley Jessup, who used 90 live al
Austen and was Superintendent for tho
Coal Company there for a number of year.
but now lives at Edgcwood, suburb OF
Atlanta, Georgia The Young man grad
uated from the Naval Academy al Annsoo
lis and was on the Massachusetts, durinr
the Spanish War. lie married The daughter
Of a naval officer in Washington and re-
ceived orders 10 report in San Francisco. ir
less than on hour after his marriage, lh,
orders requiring him 10 pack up and start ri
once leaving his bride Of an hour behind