West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-12-22


the stores Proceeds to be used in in,eres,
of school. Buy one.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. II. Rodeheaver OF Terra
Alta, and f. D. Benson are going to
Orlando, Florida next week TO spend the
winter
George w. Rohr, Elliott Jenkins and
Squire Gibson from Rohr, were all here
Monday, attending County Court and gave
MS business calls.
The pastor of the Beverly Hill Church,
who has been holding quite revival, was
called home to Grafton last week on account
Of the illness of his wife.
We Buy aud Sell COAL aud TIMBER
LANDS. Long distance phone z3SS Court
SMITH & IRELAND, Suite SoI-2-, Ano,,
Building, Pi,tsbuig, Pa. At
The conclusion OF the religious article
on the hrst page OF this issue was crowded
out OF the inside owing to rush Of local
matter but will be concluded next week
Miss Ball, the sIenographer in Hon. p. 7.
Crogan's law Office, received word the other
day from home that their residence near
Smithheld, this State, had been burned up
and everything in it.
Squire Charles Nine, the newly elected
Justice of the Peace over on Salt Lick in
Union district, was here Monday TO qualify
and give bond. lie was accompanied by
h. NJ. FELTON,, the constable for that Section.
They gave this Office a call.
Mr. and Mrs. George Forman, Mr. and
Mrs. Motley Browning aud Elmer Forman
of Terra Alta and Thomas Nine and family
of Rowiesburg, all ali left recently for
FLORIDA to spend the winter and some Of
them expect to losate down there.
For every dollar in cash you spend at l..
NJ. Abrighrs store between this and Christ.
mas you get ticket that entities you TO a
chance on a handsome Ioo-piece china set.
The drawing will take place the day before
Christmas and you may be the lucky one. Il
On Christmas Day there will be three
masses at the Housewife Catholic Church
1890, and 1880 o'clock mass, Rev. N. A.
Weber, Professor of Church III story in the
University Of America, Washingt1 ID. C.,
will preach the Christmas sermon. On
New Years Day mass will be celebrated in
the same church at 1890 o'clock 10y Rev.
Joseph Lekston
Harry Boone of this place, and private
in Company G of the National Guard here,
is now in the Regular Army and located at
Fort Mansfield, Rhode Island, in the Coast
Artillery. lie enlisted at Clarksburg some
time since with Carl Thompson of that
place, who spent some time here as a mem.
Der of the surveying party, and is we'll
known to number Of our people
The Walnut, IN. Leader of las, week
contains the following local item of interest;
Married, at Lyndon, Ill, Wednesday
evening. December 9TH, by Rev. o. r
Garfield of this place, g. &. Murdock Of
Walnut, H., and Mrs. Alice 4. Burdick Of
Lyndon. They have the best wishes Of
their many friends.
The groom IS a brother to William Henry
Murdock, assistant postmaster Of Kingwood,
and visited here few years ago.
The largest pumpkin ever brought to town
IS on exhibition a, the grocery store Of John
S. White. Il weighs eighty pounds and
will not be opened up I'LL New Years Eve.
Every one purchasing 6fty cents worth Of
goods At the store between this time and
noon on Saturday, December 31sl, will be
entitled to a guess on the number Of seeds
in the pumpkin and the party who guesses
The exact number or comes the nearest 10 II
will be awarded $ worth Of goods from tie
store
Died IN Wheeling, Sunday, December rs,
1904 Roy o. Shaaer. son Of ex-Sheria l..
G.. ShaGer Of Carmel this county. The
young mans death was caused by heart
trouble. The remains we're brought to
Kingwood, Monday evening, and the fu-
neral took place Wednesday afternoon from
the home If Hon. r. J. Crogan, and was
conducted by the Masonic Lodge of this
place and Rev. ~. C. Howard. The de-
ceased was al'cut II years Of age, and leaves
a young widow, who is Frustrated with.grief
7 over the sad affair. We will give further
particulars next week.
Hon. Stuart n Bowman, Of Philippi, who
was recently married TO Miss Florence Mans
field, daughter Of Mr. and Ms. W. I.
/ Mansfield, # Wayne. has received from
Governor White The notification Of his 40.
/ pointment 90 the board Of regents Of the
I West Virginia Normal schools. Mr. Bow.
man was recently appointed TO The board Of
regents Of The Wes Virginia Unisersly, lot
after his appointment +, was discovered that
there was a technical violation Of the law, as
Mr.. Bowman and Regen, Trouer were both
from the same senatorial district. Mr.
Bowman then resigned, only 70 be appointed
70 the normal sciloo' board, to succeed II c.
Ogden.