West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-11-09


co TO MURDOGK'S.
Foster Zeigler is teaching oat at No. 7 In
KipRwood district this winter. lie began
last week.
Mrs. J. W. Parks returned home last Fri
day from CadiE. Ohio. where she was visit.
ING friends.
WIZ Fletcher and Andy letters. too Mor-
gan,own sports were over here last sunday
sailing on their girls.
The Reedsville school opened up Monday
of this week with Miss Minnie Frankhouser
of BrandonvilIe, as principal
Newton Msnown went 70 Moreaniown q.
day to see about position that has been
offered him over there in the Acme Publish.
ing House.
The Argus Book Store has the largest
line of tablets ever carried 10 this county.
1000 on hand and 600 more received this
week. All Sizes, kinds and quality at prices
from one cent to twenty-five cents.
Bill McCIsrn claims the bel, for the big
gest Poleeat lie killed one at his home
las, Sunday that weighed eighteen pounds.
aud he rendered quart Of very fine grease
out of it, which is said to be good for va.
rious purposes.
Charles w. Forman, the Lsnox merchant.
was here Monday aud made this Office
business call. Ills son Klei, who is a stud
ent Of the University Branch at Keyser, will
be home this week to spend his birthday
and visit his parents.
Nit. and Mrs. John Clever, Mt. aud Mrs.
owal Watson of Reedsville, left for An.
lhony, Florida, last Monday aud expect to
remain in the South all winter for their
health and to escape the rigor of the long
winter in this section.
Elmer f. Jacobs Of Morgantown, has
been appointed deputy game warden to sue
coed Bennett s. White. lie has also been
asked to accept the appointment of Rear
Game Warden for West Virginia under the
l.. a. 5. This position was also formerly
held bY Mir. White.
Down about Plsgah some of the farmers
have been burning lime aud improving their
farms the past few years ill they can grow
as good crops now as thev do in the West.
Jehu King had FIVE hundred bushels of ears
OF corn off four acres this year, and Mac
jenkins reports eighteen wagon loads of hay
from six acres.
The Odd Fellow Grand Lodge of West
Virginia convenes in Charleston next We'd
nesday, November ISlh. The Grand En-
eampmeM meets next Tuesday, the day
before the Grand Lodge. The Rebekah
State Assembly meets at Charleston also,
same day as the men part of the business.
The Masonic Grand Lodge also convenes IN
Charleston next Wednesday, and with the
Odd Fellows, both male and female, and
the Masons all in the city at the same time,
will make il rather lively.
Col. Sam Younger, the Mayor of Dark
town. met with quite chapter of accidents
yesterday. First, Deputy Marshal L. u.
liupp dropped in on him and arrested him
for unlawfully retailing bad whiskey. Sam
was taken before u S. Commissioner ]. +.
Daley, who held him under Szoo bond to
appear before the Federal Grand Jury. Then
Sam went rabbit hunIng and shot himself in
the hand. lie came home and the stove
upset aud burned up the carpet ON the floor
and came near burning down the house.
An Old Maids Convention will be held in
the Kingwood Armory on Friday night,
November 18th, and il will b. worth attend.
ing. A small admission fee will be charged
aud the proceeds 60 toward remodeling the
NJ. l. Parsonage. The affair will I've under
the management of the Ladies' Aid Society
OF the NJ. +. Church, and will be one of the
funniest things ever given in the town. No
one can afford TO miss IL. Don't forget the
date, and be sure to come, especially IL you
want to get rid Of che blues and live ten
years longer.
II has been generally agreed for some
time that Col. Bill Teler was entitled to the
belt, and he has il to show for itself. IL
is a rafting fine one, too, and has been on
display for some time in the show window
at ID. 4. Jackson & Co.'s store. II is the
hide beautifully tanned and dressed OF a
large ratllesnake that the Colonel killed this
season along the survey Of the NJ. & X.
railroad while he was out with the engineer
corps. He proposes to convert 1t into a
belt and wear it. and no one will dispute
his right to il.
co TO MURDOCK's.
The Rowlesburg Record is expected to
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