West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-10-13
KingwOOd, October I3, 1904.
DR.. Alex Leeds. Dentist. Grafton.

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wilbsrl I.is,on is in with typhoid fever.
Col. r. w Monroe was a, Grafton ,hi.
week.
Mrs cha,lrs Cmid. Of South Knevo,d.
is sick with fever
Ell lIa,d~,, ), down in N.cl,ol,, count,
wishing "d i.euos
Miss Agnes FELTON, is e',,Ains m Gsor.e
a. IIerrings biz store.
Misses Nellie Orr aud sybu Pierce were
up at Tunuelion Sunday
Mrs. Mary Byrne and daughter julia left
Tuesday afternoon for Mt. Lake Park
Hon. A. g. Hughes is hack again from
several weeks spent down in Jackson county
at his old home.
Attorney Rufus Holden returned Tuesday
evening from out on the railroad aItendi ne
to legal business.
Jack Pdtchard Of Harrisburg, Pa, was
here this week on his round for the big pa
Ter house Of Johnston & Co.
DIR. S. a. Pratt has taken charge Of the
Hotel Gordon aud moved in Ibis week and
will conduct it for the present
Our people are all very glad to welcome
Rev. Howard back again for another year
as pastor Of the NJ. +. Church.
Mr.. aud Mrs. +. Heermans returned last
week from Elizabeth City, N. c., where
they had been visiting their son.
John II. Brown has been appointed the
Democratic Member of the Board of Ballot
Commissioners for Preston county.
Ed NJ. Williams moved this week from
the Hotel Gordon to his new property on
the corner of High aud Tunnelton streets.
Miss Elizabeth c. Bucklew and Culn
Lskin Ryan were married at Cumberland,
Md, on Monday, October Srd, by Rev. d.
a. Foard.
Mr.. and Mrs c. L. Reed and son OTIS
returned home last week from two weeks
visit among friend, and relatives in Barbour
aud Taylor counties.
The Rev. Geo W. Griffin Of Morgantown.
will supply the pulpit at the Baptist church
here next Sunday morning at II o'clock,
and at AlbuRhlsvlle at o'clock.
Last Thursday night we had regular
freeze and flowers aud all tender vegetation
was badly nipped. Ice formed on standing
water at least quarter Of an inch thick.
The list of Conferences appointments is
too long for the paper this week and there
are very few changes anyhow. We get the
same minister and same Presiding Elder.
Ex-Sherif Shaw, was on, at his farm near
the Camp Ground this week, to see about
his threshing. lie finds lime to make il
warm for the Bos ses in his paper and look
after his farming also.
Homer II. Andrews, the pc pular and
efficient clerk in the Kingwood Bank. is
away on a vacation to visit his home over
10 Athens county, Ohio, and 60 from there
to St. Louis to take in the Big Fair It's
reported that he will bring back two Of him
self when he returns.
Our handsome young friend, John Sharps
who used to be in Kingwood and was such
favohte with the girls, is married and
settled down out in Illinois. lie has been
out in Arkansas and Illinois several years
and has now settled down to grow up
family with the country.
Charles w. Wolfe left Tuesday for
Grafton to hear Secretary Of War Taft
speak, and from there he went on TO Clarks.
burg TO attend the Grand Lodge K If =.
which convened there yesterday for a three
days session. lie goes as the regular rep.
reseniatiAc Of Brown Lodge Of this place.
About twenty-five people went from here
last Sunday to Grafton TO hear Bishop
Fowler preach before the NJ. L Conference.
special excursion was run over The West
Vrginian Northern, returning that nigel.
There was a very large crowd present to
hear the learned divine and half Of them
could not get seats and many could not get
in the church at ALL
The following patents we're granted to
West VirRniaus recently John IT, Barton
Of Powhaian, on a washing machine; Daniel
b. Kenuey Of Huntington, ON a dish washer
and churn; John w. Kunkcl Of Iazcaryille.
on jar; Harry NORWOOD Of Wheeling.
on decorating glassware with liquid gold;
John y, Pierce Of Rowlcsburg ON copy
holder and Walter r.. Staples Of Sisters.
vile, on an adding machine.
u he kingwood Dramatic Company gave
"Ihe Deacon" iu the Opera House az Terra
Alta last Saturday night and had pleasant
and successful trip. There was a fairly
good house and an apprcciative audience.
Several young folks drove over with the
troupe and their friends over there rave
them little informal dance after the per.
Torrance which lasted Gll midnight when
they all started home, reaching here in The
small hours Of morn tired and sleepy but
with the memory Of a delightful outing.
The Company have already started on a
sequel to "rhe Deacon" which will be
rendered 10 two or three weeks. u IS called
"The Deacon's fluctuations" and is said
TO be funnier than the last one.