West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-12-08

Maj. U. N. Orr of King~ood. has heen
appointed land assessor for Preston county.
The Preston Pharmacy open up their
holiday goods today and have the place
beautifully decorated.
Buckner Fairfax and Scott Fi1er moved
this week cut to Bre,z to go to work for the
Coal Company at that place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Spencer. of King
wood, lost their two weeks old baby Tues.
day of this week. II vas buried today.
John FiEer moved into his new home this
week down in the Bowery. lie built near
Oliver McIntire and has good six.,oom
house
Mrs. Argel Graham aud George w. Stsley
returned this week from a months visit over
in Fayeite county, Pa, at Humberston, and
also at Morgantown among friends.
For every dollar in cash you spend at l..
NJ Albright's store between this and Christ
mas you get ticket that entities you to a
chance on a handsome 100 piece china set.
The drawing will take place the day before
Christmas and you may be the lucky one a
Jack PrIchard is here today representing
the big wholesale paper house of Johnston
X Company of Harrisburg, Pa. The Argus
Printing House purchased stock of paper
goods from him as usual. We carry more
paper goods and prInier's supplies than all
the other printing houses in the county put
together.
The following Inventive West Virginsns
were granted patents last week Ernest K.
Dickey IF Wellsburg, on a clutch mech
anism; Oliver J. Johnson of Wheeling, on a
can soldering machine; William T. Nichols
ut wellsburg, on glass melting furnace;
and Foster Robinson of Sistersville, on
gage pole or rod.
james Robinson aud family left today for
Preston county where MIR Robinson will
'pend the winter among re.aiiyes. lie sold
his interest in J +. Robinson & Co. store
To Simpson Ford few weeks ago and Mr..
Ford is now in the store and proving him
self quite apt in the business. lie has with
him good partner, Mr.. ]. Frank Robinson.
Parsons Advocate
David Omer Martin the Kingwood Photo
graPher, has sold his Photograph Gallery
here to Raymond Garner, son Of William
Garner Of Pleasant Dale. The latter has
charge now, but Mr.. Martin will remain
with him sometime yet and assist with
the work. Mr.. Marin has purchased an in
terest in The Photographic business Of
Gallery over at Terra Alta and will be over
there part OF the time
Gordon Lodge X Of p. of Pisgah Is pre-
pairing to hold a big festival and oyster
supper on Saturday night Of next week,
December I7th. Oysters, ice cream, cake,
celery, coffee, ETC., will be served 10 abind
snce at the usual prices fer such refresh
menis aud the general public is invited to
attend and participate and have a god
time and help the lodge as the proceeds are
for the benefit Of the lodge
Repor, Of the Vale school, No. rs, Pleas
ant district, tor the first month, ending on
November z5th. Pupils enrolled, boys 10,
girls ~, total ~; average attendance, boys
3, girls 9, total ~. Those present every
day we've Murl, Bertha and Nellie Angus.
tine, JenuY, Bruce and Troy Awman, Nellie
aud Alva Nieman, Lucy Kelly, Albert
Ringer and Frank Sphar. Trustees and
patrons are cordially invited to visit the
school. Susie Guthrie. teacher.
G. A. Snow & CO.., patent lawyers, Of
Washington, y. C., have sent us a Handy
Vest Pocket Diary Memorandum and
Account Book for 1905 Il contains cslen-
dars for 1905 aud 1906. a oensus Of cities
and States, common business Ia Is, court
decisions in patent cases and other valuable
information. Il is such book as every
man needs all The time. c. a. Snow & Co.
will send IL to any address on receipt Of
actual postage, two cents. This pocket
diary wonld cost elsewhere from 10 to IS
cents and is Indispensable 20 those who
know how to use a..
The Town Council ~ us regular session
last Friday night passed an order to pur.
chnse new and larger dynamo for the
Electric Light Plant and appointed COM
mitlee composed II the Mayor and Council.
men Flynn and Striekier 70 proceed al once
TO purchase the machine and have IL put in
operation, so that ny the first Of the year IL
Is expected to furnish all the light the town
will need for years to cone. II will cost
s., 500 and have capacity Of 74oo mean
descent lights This will give everyone
lights who wants them and make the ones
now IN use much stronger and better. This
is the best move the Council has made yet
they have been figuring al summer on Il
but "a a oof haze ~ r,.o,ry hr..tcfc..