West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-08-10

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Frnit Jars. Pin,s, Quart and Half Gallon
for sale at ID. X. Jackson * Co.
Mrs. Jane Runaway, who had been visit.
ing friends here. lef, Monday for her home
ia Grafton.
Mrs. Caihs,ine Copeman has been quite
ia the past week. Dr. Stuekler has been
attending her.
have been here the past week on their
annual summer visit.
Mrs. w. n. Murlock and liule daughter,
Mary Frances, are out at Independence and
vicinity visiting friends.
Garfield Copeman arrived this week from
Clarksburg, being summoned home b, the
dangerous illness OF his mother.
Some IF the best aud handsomes, ham
moeks ever brough, to Preston county just
received AT The Argus Book Store.
The kind the babies like. Dc. Fahrney's
Teething Syrup. Once used nothing else
will take It's place. No narcotics in it
Capt {. c. Pierce was at Fairmont tins
week holding Summary Court To Try sorne Of
the members of the National Guard there.
Miss May Cathcart from Dayton. Ohio,
arrived in Kingwood last Saturday for
three weeks visit with Mrs Jane Thomas.
Major Stewart of Morgan,own, came over
last Saturday and remained till Monday,
visiting his son, who has been very ~ with
lung trouble.
Miss Eunice kIldow OF Elkins. is here
visiting her grandparents near town, Mr.
aud Mrs. B. Jordan. She made this office
pleasant call this week
MIS-. Sue Cowan left this morning for
Cowan's Mills. Virginia, TO visit her brother
Flaw, John Cowan. She will 60 from
there 10 her home in ST Louis.
Miss Margaret Suickler sustained n
fracture of the right arm the other day.
The buggy top fell on it, breaking bone,
So that she has to carry it in splin,s and
HANDBAGS.
The Preston County Institute will be held
Al Terra Alta the week beginning August
aIst. The Instructors are Charles w. Dean
of Bridgeport, Conn, and Miss Susan f.
Chase of Cincinnati, Ohio.
John A. Wolfe, the wheelhorse Of the
Democracy down near Rockville. was here
to-day. lie came up to see what his land
al a
Charley Walls. the merchant at Pisgah
MIR. and Mrs. MaIcellus Martin of Wiles
Hill, MorGanlown. passed through King.
wood last Sunday on their way down to
visit A. w. Snyder at the old Snyder home
stead and other friends and relatives in and
about AlhightSville.
DIR. Clyde Stewart, who has been here
some time for his health, hut had grown
much worse, as he is IN the last stages of
consumption, was taken To his home in
Morgantown yesterday afternoon DR.. Ross
and Miss Venie Potter accompanied him out
To the station At Reedsville where n cousin
from MorganIown met him.
Buckner r. Scott of Terra Alta, has been
commissioned Est Lieutenant on the staff of
Brigade Commander w. w. Scott. Stanhope
NJ. Scott of Terra Alta, has been promoted
TO end Lieutenant of Company NJ of the Ist
Infantry. John +. lIardesly of Terra Alta,
has been promoted to Ist Lieutenant of
Company NJ of the Ist Infantry, w. V. N. G.
The vacant store room in the Stuck build
ing is being fitted up with shelves and
counters and will be occupied by f. ].
BoweTmaster, who will move his hardware
stock from the X. Of p. building owned 10y
Walls & Brown and open up on Price street
in a short time. The rent was raised to $40
per month up there and Mr.. Bowermaster
refused TO pay it.
Mrs. Leroy Shaw left on Monday for a
ten days outing at Mountain Lake Park and
other points on the b. & O. railroad. She
drove out 10 the farm where she will he
joined by Willard Bckford, daughter of
Bert Biekford, who resides on The Shaw
homestead, and has charge Of all the bust.
ness out there from an agricultural stand
point. Mr.. Shaw drove Mrs. Shaw out to
the farm.
The Camp Meeting Association have re.
duced the price of meals at the Boarding
House on the ground to IS cents for dinner
on Sunday instead Of so cents as heretofore,
and IS cents on week days. The Associa-
ton IS trying hard to raise money enough to
build good boarding house and equip in
hrs,-elass manner. c. a. Craig will have
charge this year again and have good cook
and plenty to eat for everybody.
GO TO MURDOCKs.
The Kingwood Cornet Band will give
Band Concert in the Armory Saturday night.
August I2lh, for the benefit Of Company G
The admission will be IS cents for children,
and 70 cents for adults, first come get their
pick Of the seals. Tickets sold al the door
only. There will he several piano solos by
young ladies' Of the town. Some splendid
new selections by the band and full and
hrst.elass progrm generally that will be
we'll worth hearing
Rev. n. e. Howard and family returned
home last Friday from Evanston, 49,, where
he bad been attending the School Of Theol-
ogy Of The Northwestern University the past
month. On Sunday last he resumed his
pulpit and preached, as he always does, able
sermons both morning and night. The Rev.
erend gentleman is highly respected not
L. N.asL