West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-05-11
The Shaffer 4 Brown Company.

this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. b. II. Sineen Of Oakland,
arc here visiting friends.
Governor Dawson arrived in town today
and is at the Hotel Gordon.
For Sale-A good organ; for particulars
address p. o. Box S., Kingwood, w Va.
Douglass Young Of Weston. who travels
for the Standard Oil Co.. is here thts week.
Mrs. Edward L. Orr aud baby are visit.
ing relatives IN Fairmont. and Ed is board
ing at the Hotel Gordon.
DR.. c. T. Smith, Secretary OF the Preston
County Medical Society, was here Monday
on business aud gave us call.
ForIify babY's constitution for hot weather
by using DIR. Fahrney's Tee,hing Syrup.
1t prevents cholera infantum. P,ice IS cts.
Wanted-A good girl for dininc.room
work. nice room and good pay No
other house work. Address f.. O. Box a,
Kingwood, w. Va
The Central Commercial College. Cum.
berland. Md. gives their students written
guarantee to either get them position or
refund the amount paid for tuition.
David Suuehel, who was in Jail here
charged with killing Newton Fields, was
admitted to bail last Saturday in the sum of
$1,000 by Justice w. H. Murdoch.
NJ. {. Talbot Of Philippi, the water works
franchise man, is here making survey of
the town and plat for the starting of the
work on our temperance auxiliary system.
Hon. VIM. G. Brown of this place re-
Gently weighed bunch of fine yearlng cat
tie that averaged 100 lbs. per head. If any
farmer can beat that we want TO hear from
him.
The Summer Normal School opens at
Terra Alta next Monday with splendid pros
peeis for success. Quite number OF young
teachers and prospective teachers from differ
ent sections will attend.
c NJ. Tetrick OF huntsville, who now
has the Tunnelton Pharmacy, was here
Monday on business. lie purchased the
drug store some time since of T.. NJ. Williams
and took charge May Ist.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Crane are home
again in KingwOod and opening up their
handsome residence after some time spent
in Morgantown where Mr.. Crane has been
agent for the NJ. & K railroad.
Mrs. c. c. Stone, Mrs. J. L. Stone, Mrs.
Geo. A. Williams and Mrs. Walter A. Stone
are all at Grafton dav attending the
funeral OF a snser Of Judge John II Holt,
who formerly resided in Ringwood.
The funeral Of Mrs. Lloyd, the landlady
of the Lloyd House at Reedsyile, was held
Monday of this week at the home and was
conducted by Rev. Jones OF Reedsville, after
which the burial took place in the cemetery
near by.
The barn Of Darius King, down near
Rockville, was struck by lightning las Fri
day night and burned to the ground with a
lot of feed and machinery and implements
of various kinds in IT, Only $500 insurance
on the property.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. l.. CoHman Of Thorn.
ton, J. A. Mcdaniel of Parsons, and Mrs.
John N. Mccartney of Knottswlle, are visit
ing w. II. Mcdaniel this week. Mr.. Nc
Daniel and Mrs. Cofman are brother and
sister Of Mayor Mcdaniel Of our town.
Star route mail service has been contracted
for West Virginia, to begin July !, 1905,
and expire July I, 1909, as follows Aurora,
by Carmel aud Amboy, to Terra Alta and
back, six times a week, John W. Laniz,
Aurora, s344i Dayton, by Aurora, TO Brook.
side and back, six times week, William
Stemple, Aurora SAG.
Rupert VickerY came home last Sunday
from Washington City, being summonded
| by the serious condition Of his father. The
young man has had good position for over
a year as Pullman conductor on ,he Pennsyl.
vsnia railroad and gets to travel all over the
/ country lie just got back last Saturday
/ from trip down TO Port Tampa, Florida,
when he received telegram summoninp
him to Kingwood. lie has made several
trips 10 New Orleans and other sections Of
/ The county.
The crop report from Preston as SEN, in
this week by G. +. Dodge If near Terra
Alta, is as follows
Week favorable for farm work; oats Oh
sown, and corn ground ready for planting,
fruit nearly all killed; grass making good
/ growth
r b. Taylor from ibis county, ais, sends
In the following report
Weather fine; oats about all sown; corn
ground ready for planting; wheat and grass
growing well; part Of an apple crop.
George Myers from Hazelton, was here
Yesterday on business and gave as paying
call.
WANTED!