West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-12-07

1 visiting her sister, MIS-. I. X. SilveTwOot
'.UasIe jimmy" Johnson from Tunnelton
IS here visiting his daughter, Mrs. w. r.
Pierce.
"Adju,an; Jimmy" Carroll lett las, Sat
urdaY afternoon for Washington City &c
spend the winter.
Hon. John ]. conif and wife and three
children from Wheeling, have been visiting
at Rowlesburg the pas, ten days.
Miss Mary Wheeler Of Rowlesburg, who
IS attending school at faumout, came home
to spend Thanksgiving at the River City.
Winter or Summer collie IS unknown when
you give the baby DR.. Fahrney's Teethine
Syrup. You can &c, sample if you write.
Senator Morley and family lef, some time
since for Baltimore aud from there they 20
to Washington City to spend the winter as
heretofore.
George w. llerndon Of Irona, was made
a Master Mason at a regular eonvocation Of
Preston Lodge No. 90 Of this place, Monday
night of this week.
Newton ManOwn has accepted a position
in the Dominion office at Morgautown and
resigned has position here with the Leader
Publishing Company.
Mr.. and Mrs. o, S. Johnson of Musko.
gee, Indian Territory, arc the proud parents
of bouncing baby boy, born last week
The mother was Miss Martha Copeman Of
this place, before her marriage
Holiday opening q, The Argus Book
Store, Saturday, Dec. 10, and every day
after that till the end of the year. Don't
fail to come in and see the handsome line Of
splendid and suitable presents
The Sacred Recital at the Presbyterian
Church last Friday night by the choir was
very fine and highly appreciated by the
audience. No charge was made but a silver
offering taken up and over twelve dollars
received.
The Kingwood Public Schools had holt
days from last Wednesday evening to Mon.
day morning. Prof. II. L. Flesher. the
Principal, went to wiliamstown to spend
Thanksgiving with his mother aud then
back to Keyser for day or two before
returning to his school work here.
Mrs. {. X. Sherwood and Mrs. w. NJ.
Sirickler returned home Sunday from
Ashley, Ohio, where they were attending
the burial of DIR. Claude X. Sherwood.
The funeral services were held last Friday
and the burial in the old family graveyard.
A. b McCrum has been appointed admins.
traitor of the estate
a. c. Cauieo Of Rowlesburg, was a
visitor here last week at the home Of his
daughter, Mrs. o. +. IIardes,y lie spent
four days here, and Mr.. Hardesty showed
him about MoTgantown from Dan to Beer
sheba. lie was right well pleased with the
place, and may some time come back to
live.-Morgantow News.
Once more il is announced that J. Ami
Martin has sold his coal lands in this county
. -" AahN ~ - oalh ANaA lE has eOlu 1000
acres to J. NJ. Gufey the big Piltsburg
operator, and that he has made a nice profit
on the same and we hope it is true tor Mir.
Martin deserves to succeed. lie has worked
hard all his life and been great hustler
and developer
l. Parsons Martin last week closed up the
biggest timber deal ever made in the county,
selling about three thousand acres of timber
land TO Pennsylvania company for about
sS4. The land included all the timber
of the Gen. Buckner Fairfax heirs, lying
mostly in Portland district on the East Side
and about three hundred acres belonging to
Mr.. Martin, located near Reedsyille.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. T. Wheeler and Two
children from Weston, are here, being sum
moned to the bedside Of Miss Netiie SmalIey
a sister to Mrs. Wheeler, and a daughter Of
MIR. and Mrs S. W. Smalley. The young
lady has been in i'll health for a year or
more, with tuberculosis and consumption If
the towels. DR.. J. NJ King is the physician
in charge of the case but there is but little
hopes for the recovery Of the patient.
MIR. Bell, the manager of the Long Dis
lance Telephone Line that is now building
through this county, vas here yesterday
making arrangements TO get into Kngwood.
They have been running through the county
from Oakland to Tunneion and on the East
Side Of the river to Trowbridge's Ferry,
where they cross Cheat and go on to Tun-
melton and from there to Grafton Tie
Company will build short line from where
they cross the river into Kingwood and es-
tablish an office here.
The Empire Stock Company left here
Monday morning for Elkins, where they
we're billed for all this week They missed
No. at Tunnelton Monday morning which
left them in bad shape for reaching Elkins
for the play that night. The company is
about the best Of the kind ever m Kngwood
and they gave eight performances here, one
each night last week and two matnees, one
Thanksgiving afternoon and the other on
Saturday afternoon. They had fairly good
houses here most Of the time and deserved
crowded house for every performance.