West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-06-01

looked.
Mrs Casey-Ayei Shure he looked fur
all the wurld loike lowe man ly'in there
dead.
Wanted-Agent to solicit Three Dollar
Accident Insurance, in every town and city in
West Virginia. Salary or commission. Nd
dress General Agent, p. o. Box 45I, Nor.
gantowG. w. Va
II is estimated that John ID. Rockefeller's
wealth in silver would weigh as much as
two hrst-class baitleshIps, and that in one
dollar bills il would girdle the earth twice
with 1900 miles to spare.
Once a fellow named rs
Asked KS If she'd he his ms
"l'm sorry to stS
I'm married." said KS
And such was the young fellows rs.
For year Miss Cora Far of Dunbar, Pa,
had baen sick and her friends thought she
was dying of consumption. Last wednes.
day she coughed up lizard three inches
long, alive aud squirming aud now she feels
much better.
cadet member of the artillery corps at
the University was badly hurt at Morgan.
town tuesday, by the premature firing Of a
cannon, during the seventeen gun salute to
the Governor. His name was !. G.. Keister
from Pendleton county, aud was badly cut
and torn.
II is stated that Elkins has been decided
upon as the place where the encampment of
the National Guard IS to be held this sum.
mer. Morgantown aud Huntington are
making fight TOR the place but the tip has
been sent out that there Is no use for them
to make any fuss about H.
One night a drummer had to stay over
in very smail town in the far south; he
conhded to the woman who ran the hotel
that he was very fond of bullermilk At
supper she brought in a huge jar of it, sat it
on the table in front of him and said "Go
ahead and drink all you want to. We
don't keep no pig"
Aspecial from Chicago says that President
w. X. Harper of Chicago University has
cancer and cannot recover. lie recently
want east for treatment but nothing could
be done for him. The cancer is in his in
testines and has spread through them so that
it cannot be removed. 1t has been stated
that he is improving but this report is said
to be without foundation.
The following announcement cards we're
printed at this Office last Saturday;
Mr.. and Mrs. James a. Huffman
announce the marriage Of their daughter
Edna Pearl
to
Mr.. Albert K. Nine
of u. s. Navy
On Sunday, May twenty-eighth,
nineteen hundred and FIVE.
At Home
Tunnelton, West Virginia.
4 II, Fitch has returned to Huntington
after an absence Of some duration. It will
be remembered that when he left 1t was
alleged that he took away with him some
of the funds belonging TO the Live Stock
Insurance Company. This company adyer.
tised in this paper and did some business in
this county. ]. Lloyd Squres OF near
Manown, was local agent for the company
and they still owe US for the advertising.
The graves in the cemetery here were
| nearly all decorated on Memorial Day by
friends Of the dead. No public exercises OF
any kind were held and many Of our people
spent the day elsewhere, at Morgantown,
Terra Alta, Grafton, down on the river, out
to the cave and various places, picnieing and
visiting, so that il was very quiet in town
and most Of the stores and business places
we're closed in the afternoon. Circuit Cour
adjourned over the day.
The case against David Stutchel for killing
Newton Fields, went on trial yesterday and
was fnshe d and m the hands Of the jur,
Yesterday evening. This morning At o:zc
| they brought IN a verdict Of 'Not Guilty
and Stutchel is free man. The cast
against Wait BolYard for dynamiting III,
house Of +. w. Horchler. Supt Of the Goa
Co, at Austen, was tried last week and wal
found guilty but the Judge SET the verde
aside today and granted a new trial
Mr.. and Mrs. T P. Martin returned hom,
Tuesday from Philadelphia where they hat
been the past six weeks on account of Mrs
Martins health, as she was receiving treat
ment at St. Joseph's Hospital and had ex
peoted TO have an operation performed bu
was not strong enough and as she was grow
ing worse came home IN hopes for improve
ment here with good nursing and medica
treatment At home. trained nurse from
the hospital came home with her to taxi
care Of her.
The Morgantown Post says.
Important changes are 10 be made in th
management of The Pugh Grocery Compan
OF this city on the first of June. The com
panY is branch Of the grocery combine
AVID Joseph a. Pugh, az present The head o
the Morgantown concern, will 90 10 Fair
mont 20 take charge Of the Fairmont Grocer
and Candy Company. Harry smith, VIII
Is az present manager Of the company .
Fairmoni, will take charge Of the cand
department and devote all bis tine 10 ID
John Whitaker, who has been trsvelin
salesman for the Pugh Company in Morgan
town Tor some time, will take charge O
the business here W. r.. Simpson, WIN
has been travelling salesman for the Yves
Virginia Grocery and Candy Company 81
the Uniortown Vicinity, viii come TO Nor
ganiown and act IN that capacity here. Al
J these changes will be made the frs, Of June