West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-01-05
The West Va. Argus.
Rlngwood, January 3, 1905.
Or. Alex Leeds, Dentist, Grafton.

Or. Alex Leeds, Dentist, Grafton.
DR.. ]. NJ. Kings Office next door to jail.
We have had big job lo, of weather the
past week
S. w. Shahan of TunnelIon, was in town
Tuesday and gave US business call.
". W. Stafford from Sinclair, was here
Monday on business and gave us a call.
Miss Lydia CAMPBELL Of Morgsn,own, is
here staying with the family of the editor of
this paper.
Frank NJ Carroll has been sick aud
confined to his home the past week with a
bad case Of quinsey.
Isaac P Martin was out IN GiImer and
Calhoun counties last week looking after his
landed interests in that section.
s. c. Watson, who has been here the
past year at the Jenkins House, leaves today
tor Morgan,own to reside IN the future.
Prof Rufus Holden and wife have been
at Grafton the past week, visiting friends
and relatives and spending the holiday
season
DR.. Hanson A. Jarrett, the Grafton
dentist, will be at RowIesburg, January sth,
for three days for the practice OF his
profession.
III. ... 80, ii f.-Llo.. styy.,~L 49,
ing" at the NJ. Z. Church on New Years
Eve and the old year was passed away and
the rev one welcomed with songs and praise
Charles I Trowbridge has about com
pleted Warren Felton's new mill at Bob
town. lie has been grinding buckwheat for
several days and will be ready to grind corn
and chop shortly.
Capt Pierce moved into the Prosecuting
Attorneys Office in the court house this week
and took eharg. Of the interest of the county
in legal way and has been attending the
session of County Court this week, as the
new counsellor and advisor
]. Ben Brady spent his Christmas vacation
at his old home in Berkeley Springs, lie
has formed partnership with Col r. W..
Monroe for the practice of law and they
have fitted up splendid Office over Len
hau's store aud moved IN this week.
Philip b. Martin returned last week from
Hebron, South Dakota, where he has been
teaching school. lie came by Morgantown
and stopped over there to visit his half
brother, J Ami Martin, and then came on
out to his old home near Herring. this
county.
They are having red hot municipal cleo
ton at function today, and there are two
tickets out Here is the FIRST one out It
was named by mass meeting held last
week. For Mayor, II II. Cross; For Re
corder, J. W. IIalbd,tsr; For Councilman,
!. S. Hunt, s. W. shahan, +. A. Hart, o.
G.. AshbJ J. H. Werlich.
An exchange tells Of man who under
took TO shave himself, and cut of the end OF
his nose. lie dropped the razor and cut of
the end Of his great toe. a surgeon ws'
called but he misplaced the severed parts
They grew together nicely bu, ever after 90,
man had to look in the glass to pare bis
toenail, and take off his shoe when h,
wanted TO sneeze.
Talking about big pumpkins the cham
piouship e es to Lenox, this county, whcr,
n. c. Schwangsr raised a big sweet pumpkir
this year that tips the beam at f22H lbs
and another one at % pounds. The big
one measured o. feet around. Mr.
Schwauger lives near the old Tfembl]
Tsnnery and Is a good Democrat, and nov
II any Republican IN the county can beal
this withou, lying about 10. We want TO hcst
from him.
Here IS an interesting item from thr
Morgsntown Post Of last Wednesday. tht
day our own Prof. Louis Snyder was marie,
over here and the question nov Is whethe
or not he is The man referred to-
A wellknown young gentleman who he,
jus, been married stopped az Morgantowi
hotel with his bride, and walking TO fhl
counter registered his own name and joinc,
his bride in the paflor The CLERK late
turned the register 10 him and asked him 6
he had not f)fgoitcu something. When tht
young man noticed thaI DE bad failed J.,
register Mrs Blank be said things lhai madr
people IN the Office smile.