West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-04-05
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| Correspondence Of The Argus.
Benton EVERY OF Masoutown was here a
few days ago,
Clarence Gibson has gone TO Fairmont to
enter the state Normal school
Mrs. ]. & Rlaney was visiting her sister,
Mrs A. I, White. at Lick Run last week.
L. NJ Jenkins was over Cheat last week
attending the funeral OF his aunt Mrs. l. 4.
Christopher.
Frank birtcher aud his truSty compan.
ion. Jesse Blaney, are ruSucaung among
friends IN our town.
G l. Walls has been business visitor
in this vicinity tor several days. lie will
return to his home at Nit Pisgah in short
time.
Rev. !. l.. Moore was at Morgantown
last week to see his son James who Is In
Hartigan hospital lie was injured in the
dynamite explosion at SturgsSon some
time ago.
Hon. Peter Rohr was here last week
making arrangements preparatory to bring.
inG hts family aud household goods to the
hne residence which he recently purchased
from Mrs. Hannah.
Dove White has returned from an On.
tended trip through the southern part OF
this state. While az ElkiuS Mr.. White had
the misfortune to iniure one OF his legs,
aud It is feared an ulcer will result.
G. McGtuder Maydeld has employed
Hosea Taylor to look after the large flock
OF sheep which he recently brought to his
farm. lie certainly found the right man, as
Hosea is away beyond the average In sheep
husbandry.
Prof. A. G. Burke recently received his
diploma from the Columbia Correspondence
College OF Washington, u. &. lie took an
extensive course m book keeping aud gen.
eral business, md receives high recon.
mendations iromthe faculty OF that college.
DR.. w. J. Sargent informs us that he will
soon be able to offer an Improvement on
the recently Invented milking machine that
viii surpass anything ever before thought
OF He would answer no questions In re.
gard to H. when interviewed. but stated
that when the apparatus had been made
practically efficient that Il would be adj.
vertised aud it's merits made known.
Several new members were Installed in
the Eagle Grange last Saturday night Por.
ter Jenkins In attempting TO perform har.
ardous equestrian feat on the back OF the
Royal Bumper, lost his balance and would
have been prcciptaled to the hard floor
several feet below had not r. ". Blaney
caught him and so checked his perilous de-
scent that he escaped without injury.
The schools near here have all closed.
and so Tar as we know they have all been
In measure successful. The attendance
was not as large as 1t should have boen as
there were several boys and girls OF school
age who ought To- have been In school In.
stead OF staying at home or loafng and
doing nothing. In a great many cases the
fault laid with the parents. There is but
one great question before the world today.
aud that is how TO make men and women
better-and there is but one answer, aud
that is nv EDUCATION. The young people
growing up throughout the country must be
lifted from the thralldom of ignorance and
Ideness 10y the schools. The responsibility
Tor this action lies with their parents The
governments OF our various States have
provided at comparatively convenient dis
tances from every home pnblic schools In
which children may be taught the elemen.
tarY branches. These, when mastered.
give the necessary foundation. All thought.
ful parents feel that they have not done
their full duty TO their children until they
have done their best to help them secure
an education. There Is an old proverb
which says that The parent who does not
give his child an education teaches him to
be a thief" Though harsh in spirit, there
is good deal OF truth in this saying The
parents who bring no sons and daughters
without educating them. give to their
country. not useful citizens. but rather the
men and women who are likely ultimately
TO become tramps, anarchists and crimi.
nails. HTAwATuA