West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-08-11
kIngwood, August IL, 1904
DR.. Alex Leeds. Dentist. Grafton.

DR.. Alex Leeds. Dentist. Grafton.
Or. J. NJ. Kings Office next door to JILL.
Miss Lulu Lanham of Grafton, is here
visiting friends.
Howard Holt from Grafton, was here
during the past week
Charley Stone has fine barn about com.
pleted on his farm near town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Murdoch of Ironton,
Ohio, arc here visiting friends and relatives.
George s. Pierce is at Clarksburc spend.
ing his vacation with the boys of II. s.
White
Weaver from Morsanlown, is
here this week visiting his brother-in-law,
Squire John T. Neff.
The wife and little daughter of DR.. Duke
Dent of Granville, Monongalia county, are
visiting in and near Kingwood.
Oscar Wilhelm, the travelling representa-.
tive of the Wheeling Register, has been
here this week in the interest Of his paper.
The town levy for municipal purposes in
Kingwood this year has been fixed at one
dollar again on the hundred dollars worth
of property.
Miss Mary Gibson, who has been IN III
health for long time, has been quite poorly
the past week at the Jenkins Hotel, where
she makes her home.
Rev. George w. White is here to day,
visiting hu son Jos. N. White, who has
been i'll at the Stuckler Hospital with
typhoid fever, but is now convalescent.
Ed. Bergman of near town is again cri,i-
eally i'll with typhoid fever. lie had a bad
attack of it two years ago and his physician
DIR. J. NJ. King, pulled him through, and
hopes TO do so again.
Company G.. of this place is ordered to
wear blue uniforms for drill and inspection
at the Armory tomorrow night The Com.
panY will be paid off then for their services
in the Charles Town trip
George Montgomery and family, who
have been here for some time visiting fnendg
and relatives, left for their home in Bellaire,
Ohio, Monday. Ed Hawkins went with
them to work in Wheeling.
Southern newspaper says philanthro-
pist should endow a chair in some college
for the scientific study of applied matrmony.
Ma,umony is so we'll applied at present that
it would be difficult to spread it on thicker
Mrs. J. J. Guseman from Morgantown, Is
here this week visiting her sister, Mrs. John
A. Lision, and other friends and relatives.
She came over from Terra Alta with Ben
w. Arnold, her brother, as she had been
visiting him
Col. Thos. t. Hassan of Cumberland,
dropped in yesterday to call on his friends
here. The Colonel looks like Member Of
Congress and ought to be elected the advance
agent of his party as he is we'll posted on
the political situation Of the day.
There was quite crowd from here in
attendance at the big fraiernal order picnic
at the Camp Ground last Sunday and more
would have gone had there been a special
train on the railroad or more teams to hire.
The day was fine and everybody wanted to
drive out somewhere.
Senator S. b. Elkins has offered medal
for the best marksman in the National
Guard. This will be shot for during the
encsmpment at Huntington so that Company
G Of this place, will have no chance at the
medal and !, is the only thing that keeps
some Of our crack shots from winning il.
In this issue will be found The advertise
ment of the Queen City Brick and Tile
Company Of Cumberland. Nd. They
manufacture building and pressed brick,
viirified and paving brick end blocks and
hll all orders promptly Their Office /.
Room No ~ in the Walsh Building and IN,
Company Is reliable and deserving Of
patronage.
Miss NeIde S,ockslager, who has repre-
senied the Pyihian Banner Of Piedmont. ir
this territory for several years and Is well
known to the members Of that fraternity In
this section, was married at Cumberland
recently to Mr.. NJ. y. Harbit Of Indian
apolis, Indiana. Miss Stocklsger's man,
friends In this section will join Us in wishin,
her many happy years Of welded bliss.
There was pleasant informal dance al
the Armory Monday night About 6f,eer
couples danced ull near midnight and nj
the evening was very cool for August the,
enjoyed IL immensely. There were severa
out Of town guests present who are visitor,
here, among them Mrs Stella Talbot o.
Buekhannon, Misses Goldlo Fawceu o.
Charleston, Anna Shaher Of Carmel, BESSIE
CLARK Of Ohio Miss Horner Of Baltimore
and Mrs. J. w. Parsons Of Morgantown.
The funeral Of y Kent LOOMS. whcl
was held 81 the First Presbyterian ebprcl
last Friday, was proba bly, The larges, eve
held IN Parkersburg. The church wa
crowded, while hundreds stood ou,sd
unable 70 gain admiUance The service
were simple. Rev. Dr.. w. Francis con
Quoted the service, assisted by Rev. Or. S
Soolly Moore Of Trinity Episcopal church
The mystery Of his tragic death at sea
which has become an International matte
and may never be solved, intensified ih
public interest IN the funeral Of the deceased