West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-04-28

DR.. Alex Leeds. Dentist. Grafton.

The swell hats of the season at Schwsrir's.
White Satin flour still lead, The
Shatfer & Brown Co.
Russell Stone has gone to Warrington to
drive an express wagon.
Mrs. Clinton E. Thomas has been III the
past week with tonsilitis.
The only thing stronger than red-headed
woman's love is her temper.
Frank p. Gale, the coal and real estate
agent, vas in town yesterday.
Building and Fertilizer lime at The
Shatter Brown companY's.
George {. Lanham of Victoria. is now at
Morganiown attending the University.
Ed NJ. Williams has been in Pttsburg and
Philadelphia the past week on business.
The family of II. NJ. Hayden Of west
Kingwood, have been sick with colds and
gtip.
Now due, will be in this week, sure. one
car corn, one car oats. The Shaffe- q
Brown Co.
Mrs. ]. NJ. Crane has been here the past
week from Morgantown looking after her
business interest here.
We are making no "fuss" about il but we
never had more complete stock nor never
sold more goods.
THE SHAFFER & BRowN Co.
Will Riley is now a, Rowlesburg. running
meat market He moved there couple
Of weeks ago and bought out shop at that
place.
Some women are fond of fine horses, and
some are fond of their husbands. The fact
is, women are fond of most anything they
can drive.
Noah Thomas of Grant district, was here
Yesterday. putting up few riders to his
fences, to keep Tom aud Joe from climbing
over into his Assessorship pasIurage.
Next sunday is the Third Qasrlerly
Meeting services for the NJ f. church here
and Rev. DIR. Robinson, the Presiding
Elder, from Grafton, will be present and
conduct me services.
X. b. Hunter, an electric light expert
from Pi,sburg, was here this week repre-
sentng the Westinghouse Electric Co, Of
that city. rhe town officials are negotiating
with the Company for new and larger
dynamo for the plant.
We note from the EIkins News that Geo.
p. Whelsell Of that place, has resigned as
manager of the Opera House there and III
o. Baker takes the place as the new
manager. Both are Preston county boys
who are well known here
We see an account in an exchange about
young man who was couriing red headed
girl and~wearing celluloid collar and in
some way the combination from too much
friction or the spark started conAagralion
and the celIuloid collar caught fire and the
young man got Il in the neck so badly that
white horse or ree.headed girl now
throws him into fits.
Hon. William G.. Brown, who has spent
the winter out at Whalcom. Washington,
looking after his Interest IN that city, Is not
expected home now before Juiy Ist. The
Bank Of whalcom, Of which Nj. Brown
owns the controlling interest and has been
manager since the death Of Hon. l.. p.
White, is being converted from State to
National Bank and Mr. Brown Is unsble to
leave now
James c. Gibson Of Tanneltyn, was here
the other day aid ordered a lot Of printing
for himself as he Is engaged IN the MANI
faeturc Of export and domestic lumber. lie
also ordered printing tor the new firm Of
Martin & Gibsan, contractors and builders,
and dealers 10 building supplies and
material. The new firm is composed Of
Cyrus ". Martin, the we'll known contractor
and builder Of TunueIton, and James c .
Gibson, The lumber dealer This makes a
live and husiling firm
The big moving picture show which tx.
hibits At the Asmory here tonight and To-.
morrow night has been giving good salts.
faction ~ other towns and should have .
large crowd here as we have had but few
shows this winter. The tickets arc on sale
Al the Argus Book Store and the prices arc
very reasonable, So, IS and IS cents, and II
you arc not satisfied you get your money
back. This Is the 9Th annual tour Of this
company and they give two and half hours
amusement for a small price
cancelled postage stamp bearing ths
head Of Washington Is All that's number Of
citizens IN this section hsve 70 show for
dollars which have gone IN answer to a
elevefly written advertisement. IN which an
offer Is made 'fo close oai slightly dam.
aged lot Of cogravings. originally issued by
The United States government. We viii send
you a beautiful popular likeness of Wash.
inglon for 81" Perhaps fifty person,
ihoaghgassly enclosed dollar and wer,
caught. After considerable delay each vie
tiw received q small envelope containing .
regularly issued cancelled two-cent stamp
aeaily Wrapped 10 wax paper The STAMP
may be the same one purchased "a ihs local
poatoiiice and used IL Forwarding the doiisl
TO the schcmef.- Mosganlown Dominion.