West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-02-16
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Apples. potatoes and parsnips fifty cents
per bushe
Mrs. d. f. Watson spent last Sunday
with friends at Grafton.
Hon. WIN. G. Brown and wife and DIR. S.
a. Pratt and wife. OF Kingwood were here
Saturday
Joe Federer, our whisker eliminator and
music discrimina,or. was at Clarksburg
over Sunday.
Let me give you a tip. Its baby at
Tip Bankards and tipped the scales at
abont 10 lbs
Mrs. Scott Turner has returned here from
New Mexico. She Is a sister OF Mrs. W. I.
Layelle Of this place
Cleveland s Stewart OF Irona. was call.
ing on his sisters here. Miss Clara stewart
and Mrs. Philip ~ Rhodes
Harvey Durr. OF the police staa OF Graf.
ton, was visiting relatives and friends az
this his old home. recently.
The man holding about the shortest lob
In town is ]. Frank Craig. Justice OF the
Peace. This indicates that peace abounds
here.
Col c. w. Wolfe passed through here
last Saturday on his way to Kingwood. lie
had time to greet quite a number Of his old
friends
John {. Gibson. our accommodating Iiy.
eryman' has never recovered from dispo.
sition to wish TO please the commercial as
well as the local trade
Mr.. and Mrs. "Tolly" Stafford have re.
turned from an extended trip to Cincisnati.
where they were visiting a brother of Mr..
Stafford. who is going to school there
Joe V. Gibson is up to some Of his capers
again about town, which for lack Of space
and time. we Will reserve for special men.
ton next week. Joe never lets anything
get stale
Miss Carrie Orr, our popular clerk ia the
postofhce. aud sister 10 Mrs. Montgomery,
the postmisIress has returned to her home
in Kingwood on account Of illness. Mr..
Maurice Jackson came over to supply the
vacancy
John Henry Harrison Werlich. Miss
Edith Katie Kathleen Miller. Henry Harry
Howard Polling and Miss Alice Virginia
France Hartman have returned from Cum.
berland, from whence comes the report-a
double wedding.
We hear words OF commentator from
all sides concerning the able manner in
which our schools are being conducted
this winter. We hope to visit them in the
very near future, and will then furnish
more extended comment
Extensive preparations are being made
Tor the celebration in Browns Hall of
Birthington's Washday. II was Washing.
ton that made the Ratchet famous. not
Carrie Nation. So let's all take a hand in
the celebration and enjoy ourselves until
we bulge out little
League services last Sunday night were
unusually interesting and the attendance
good. The leader was Mrs Lou Hart
She always knows just how to do things
right. The rendering Of the selections by
Miss Nellie FraHtI and Mss Ada Lavelle
deserve special mention.
II is reported that our old friend Iobp |
Lloyd, now 81 years Of age. whose teeth
were extracted some months since on ac- |
count Of peculiar sensation In the vicinity |
OF the upper mohlers. is now being con.
graduated because Of the appearance of a
brand new natural set with gold filings. |
We cannot confirm the truth of this report |
at present.
Within the town and suri oundings are |
repoGed quite number OF sick people |
none serious, however. and.but one case of |
smallpox Most Of our people have come |
to regard smallpox as a small affair. since |
1t is OF such a mild type Our prescription |
Tor its actual prevention is this: Don't eat |
anything for three months and four days. |
aud you'll never have it, nor will you need
vaccination.
Our pastor, Rev. Shackelford has been
holding special services in the NJ f church |
Tor some days. lie Is an able expounder
OF the gospel good pastor. a faithful la
borer and one worthy Of his hire. The
better we know him the better we love
him. The meetings are growing in interest
daily. Let the whole church threw off her
lethsrgy and grow active and earnest and
much good will be the result
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