West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-03-31
ANOTHER SPRING OPENING /.
The kingweod Post-oifice Robbed
Again Last Night.

ing last night and a surprise awaited the
postmaster this morning when al an earl,
hour he arrived to put up the railroad mail.
The large aud handsome new safe from the
Cary safe Co, Of Buffalo. was found in
ruius and the pieces all over the Office.
Robbers had pried up a back window and
pried aud hammered the combination knob
OF. with chlsel aud hammer stolen from
Noah Met1er's blacksmith shop and then
placed nitro glycerine In the hole AMI
blown the door to pieces This let them
into the books aud papers but they had to
repeat the operation on the door to the
vault on the Inside TO get to the money and
stamps
They secured over hundred dallars In
money, hundred dollars in stamp. books
and took the postmasters private papers.
insurance policies, Including one on the
safe. money orders etc. They missed a
box full OF stamps among the books evl.
IDENTITY over looked aud in their hurry drop.
ped IS aud e. bill and a silver dollar and
some small change on the floor The rob.
berry occurred about O'Clock as the explo.
sions were heard by several people who
were too cowardly to give the alarm OF in.
veStigate. At least ten minutes must have
elapsed between the explosions. plenty OF
time tor several men TO have arrived and
surrounded the Office aud captured the
robbers. as there were at least two OF them.
So far there is no special clue. u. s.
Deputy Marshal ID. X. Jackson Is at work
on the case.
The Safe was insured for S3so in the
Fidelity & Guaranty Company of Baltimore.
by { w Wolfe, Agent at this place and
this will nearly cover the loss except the
papers and blanks and II Is a mystery what
the robbers wanted with them.
Just as we 20 TO press we learn that the
Tunnelton Postofice was robbed last
night also. probably by the same gang that
did the robbery here. We have no partic.
ulars as yet.
John Menear, who has been in Clarksburg
for some time, has returned to his home
here.
Secure a business education at Contra
Commercial College and School of Short
hand, Clarksburg, W.. Va
Company G. OF this place is drilling three
nights per week now getting ready for in
speetiou, April I4ih, by Regular Army
officers and Col. Sims of the National
Guard.
The Easter services at the Nj. 4. Church.
Sunday. will be OF the usual interesting ma
ture. The choir will render appropriate
anthems at both the morning and evening
services
Charles G. Craig, the auclioneer, will
sell lot of household and kitchen furniture
and farming implements and vehicles at the
from, door Of the Court House here next
Monday at l o'clock.
Dr. Clayton w. Richards Of Brucelon'
has reconsidcred his intention 10 locate in
Pt,sburg for the practice of hi, profession
and will remain in Buceton and can be
found at his Office IN that place
One Of our banner subscribers is Mr.. a.
ID Conway from out in Valley district,
between Reedsvile and Masontown. lie
was In town Monday and dropped IN to see
US aud paid up for the Argus till 1907.
"Who'll be the next1"
DIR. Z. w. Stdekler left yesterday after
noon for Union,own via Morgantowu lie
IS summoned over there to testify as an ex-
pert in big suit for damages for NAL
practice brough, by citizen of that place
sgains, one Of the physicians there.
Bruce Rodeheaver, son Of Raymond
Rodshsayer Of Snake Den Hill, is now in
the service Of Uncle Sam. lie enlisted in
Wheeling about two weeks ago and was sent
60 the barracks al Columbus, Ohio, for drill
aud assigned 20 the infantry branch Of the
Regular Army. lie is in for three years.
I'M Gibson from this county, who
taught the school at Granville, Mouongalia
county, this winter, made big success of
a. Ills school closed March 18th with an
entertainment and the Morgan,owu papers
speak In hauering terms Of the school and
teacher.
]. W. Dorsey, who has been foreman on
the Advocate for yearly two years, left on
sunday for Kiugwood and will stay with
oar psfenis--in fact 20 10 busiues, with
them on the farm Father Is in very poor
health add not able 90 be ont Of the house,
psrs1us Advocate.
ID, W a. s,vev entertained the local
chapter 81 Inc raj Sigma Kappa fraternity
81 BE hos,s On Price street yesterday eve
aing Al elegant supper.was served At ten
o'eiols, sfisf shich The members listened
90 tsmr very Appropriate ioasts until the
boar ~ midnight --Mosganiown Post
= Scott FELTON,. she genial Justice Of the
Peace from ib- Past Side. was In town
yesterday shaking hauds With his many
i'.eads us s slightly dis6gared but still
| .u ihc ring. from q iussle with the smallpox
The Squire IS marked up considerably but
ths sears ne not deep and will soon wear
ag.
IAR lOTTISGs.
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