West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-03-09
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Correspondence % The Argus
G. {. and c. Hanger Of Leuox, wete III
town Monday
w. NJ Bishop was business visitor a,
kngwood Friday.
Joe Morgan was a business visi,o, in
hin9wood Saturday.
Mrs. Iohu +. Freelaud Of Cre'Hn. was
visiting m town Tuesday.
NJ l.. Cane was business visitor in
Rowlesbutg las, Saturday.
Mrs. Edna Shaw left Monday evening to
ioiu her husband. Prot. Roy Shaw in Fair.
mont
). Lee Of Hutton, Md. aud u. II.
FfaukhouSer Of Corinth, were business visi.
tors in town Saturday.
Hon. W n. Glover. w. A. Beavers, o.
c. Crane and w. X Mechanism attended
court from th's place last week.
III whuehair, President Of the Board Of
Education has been seriously in during the
pas, week, but somewhat better at this
writing
z. King has sold his we'll known
Racket Store ON Washington street to Lee A.
Forman. Il Is rumored that Mr.. King will
so into the clothing business
Miss Anna ShaGcr Of Carmel. was in
town las, week eurou.e to visit friends aud
relatives in Parkersburc and Charleston,
where she will spend two OF three months.
ID. L. Hartman & Son, the en,erprising
timers on Washington street, are preparing
to build large addition 10 their already
large tin shop as soon as the weather
permits
w. Il. Morgan who was first assistant in
our school the past winter, was successful
in seeming the Oak Grove school, which
had no teacher this winter. lie opened the
school oo las, Monday.
c. +. Albrigh, of Cumberland, Md, was
visitor in town over Sunday. lie has sold
his house on High street to Mrs Henry l..
Feather Of Bayard, who expects to move to
town in the near future.
John c. Mayer Of The Peoples Store.
returned from the Eastern cities last week
where he had been laying in o full supply Of
spring and summer goods lie carries
complete line Of up.to-late goods
w A. Beavers let the contract for the
moving Of the Ringer building to the
sdjaeen' 10, last week. This property will
be remodeled and made into a dwelling.
Mr.. Beavers expects to push the work rapidly
on his new dwelling that he expects to erect
this coming summer
Col. J. $. Iakin, l.. d. I.ak,u aud DE-. w.
T. Daley attended the Inauguration al
Washington ON Saturday. They report a
grand time Col. Jim was one Of the few of
the honored from West Va, he was an and
to one Of the Chief Marshalls in the big
parade. We would venture to say that no
one in the parade made a finer appearance
than Nj Lakin.
l. II. Parraok has closed the contract
with lee a. Forman for the rental Of the
store room in the First Ward and expects to
open up drst-class store by April Is,.
Tins is the only store we will have in our
ward, and will certainly welcome Mr.. Par
rack ma our town We understand that he
expects TO purchase the stock of goods owned
by ID. w. Frazee and move them into this
building, but we cannot vouch for the truth
fulness Of this statement.
Hon VIM B Freeland, our member Of
the Legislature, returned from Charleston
las, week lie was one among the few men
IL the recent Legislature that we arc proud
Of. Ia fact we a,e proud Of all our Preston
county representatives, as most Of the I'm
por,ant bills that were passed during the
las, sessioi were gotten up by these honored
gentlemen. We hear many expressions of
regret that the Freeland school bill was
voted by the Governor. We think this was
a sad mistake
Our schools, which have been so salts
fac'orl taught during the past winter by
Prof Candy as principal, w. X. Morgan,
Neiie Herudou, Nora Welch. Cedar Gross
cup, Mrs. Lille ]. DeWitl aud Hattie White
as assistants, came 10 a close last Friday
with an excellent programme in the after
noon and ct night u is TO be regretted
very much that our school term is no longer
than i've months and we cannot see why
tina, this district vote ON the subject Of hay
ing longer term than FIVE months. We
feel sure that il would carry by handsome
majority.