West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-08-02
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riibits Of Ta;tle ana Town Talk To
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at FaIrmon1 several days last week
w. a. Porter Of Eglou is In hospital a
fairmont suffering from tyhoid fever
Miss Anne Kenny was visiting friends il
Grafton one day last week.
John hester Of Ambersburg was IN towr
on business last Friday and Saturday.
Major orr from Kingwood. was ia towr
again this week
Robert Garner was down at iNewbure
last week on business
ID Z. Watson drove out to Fellowsvu
on Sunday aud returned in the evening
| with Mrs. Watson.
| ]. A. Hoffman harvested his crop OF shin
rippers last week while the good weather
lasted.
w. :. SQuires shipped a car load OF Ia m.
Der on Monday. His saw mill has been
shut down for the present
Grafton is TO have street cars in the near
future. Work on trolly line will begin az
once
Charles X. Weaver was at Fairmont
Wednesday and Thursday OF last week
looking after business
Miss Mary Haney OF Kingwood spent
last Thursday here with her cousin Miss
Nslye Frantt.
Mrs John Denham and children have
returned to their home in ClarksburE after
two weeks visit with Mrs. W. !. Lavelle
Cashier McKone Of the Tunnelton bank,
was at Grafton last Thursday, attending
the Elks picnic.
New sidewalks were laid last week in
front Of the residences OF John L. Gibson
and DR.. NJ. b West.
On Monday night Tunnelton raised her
gates as high as the sky to let Captain
Brown and hlsitroops so by.
Mrs. May McMiien and daughter Ester
were visiting at Col w J Lavelle's Mon.
day and Tuesday OF this week.
William q. Lsvelle spenti Sunday In
Cumberland aud came back Monday look.
ing as happy as clam at high tide
James Cross of Bloomington Md, spent
last Saturday with his brother MAY or II.
Cross, in Tunneton
J. F Kenney aud { II. Horner OF Terra
Alta. were here Monday and Tuesday sell
ing sterescopic views.
Mrs. w !. Lavelle and dsuShter Ada
Louise were shopping and calling on iricrds
at Grafton last Friday and Saturday.
Miss Mollle Shahan and Miss Cora Pyles
departed on Saturday for Morgantown, via.
Haywood. and will spend a week or ten
days visiting friends in old "Mongerhail "
U. s. Sapp's new twenty horse power
gasoline engine arrived on Saturday last,
and on Tuesday he unIoaded another car
OF western corn
Robert Latham returned on Tuesday
from visit 10 Shenandoah Junction. where
he was attending the big campmeeting--s
he says
Mrs. Belle Myers formerly Of this county
was adjudged insane at Morganlowu last
week and will be sent to the asylum at
Weston
Miss Lou Jones who departed from King
wood early last spring has been heard from
out in Arizona where she has been for two
months
- Watson and w Combs attended
the Congressional convention at Keyser on
Wednesday as delegates from this end Of
Kingwood district
Born to MIR and Mrs George Neville
on July a7tb, 1900 a thirteen pound boy a
the absence OF DR. Smith. Dr. r. oudioo,
was called.
Arthur Beavers has Just had the rooI
OF his residence painted loud red color
Capt Charley Jones was the artist m
charge
DR. Coon the eminent Fairmont surgeon
was here tuesday, morning returning from
the county capital where he had performed
an operation on Rufus Holden Tor append
citis.
Ted Walsh is building handsome
new residence near The Cottage" in
Rowlesburg. to be occupied this fall.
George - and William !. Myers are dong
the stone work on the foundation
Joseph w. Castle has recently purchased
new Mccormick reaper and patent unload.
ing hay fork while Albert JeHerys has Just
added a Mccormick hay rake to his az.
ricultural outht.
Joseph Silva was at K,ngwood and other
points on the VI. & X railroad last week
speaking to the foreign miners and organiz.
ing them into unions We understand he
had some lively times at Bretz and Richard.
The SHELTON found near Grafton has been
identified as the remains Of lanes Hunt
an engineer on the Parkersburg branch,
who disappeared over a year ago. It's
thought he was robbed and murdered
John Montgomery Of Piusburg was here
Monday 10 visit his brother. ) b. Mont
gomery. He came here from Fairmont
where he had been TO see his sister Mrs.
May jenkins, who is now in Cook hospiia
for treatment
George Cummings Ir.. who has been 10
foI some weeks, came in from Boswell. "a
last Tuesday for few days rest and recre-
alton His brother Reece Cummings ar.
rived from Wheeling Sunday evening for a
few days visit to the old home here
The Piedmont Independent tells Of hee
men a Elk Garden, who we're caught in o
| sudden rain storm and went in the river
bathing to keep from getting wet That IL
one way TO keep dry which we had never
thought or
Miss Lizzie Casseday Of East Tunnclton
and Clyde Weaver Of Morgsntown we're
married at married az Faifmont on Tues
/ day OF last week The bride was here
visiting her mother this week. They will
reside al Morgantowu where Mr. Weaver
is employed
Mrs. Agnes syey Of Morgsniown va,
here this week. bringing with her che two
little sons ofW s. Taylor whom she len
with their grandfather Marshall Taylor al
| Denver Mrs Sivey went ON TO M LAX,
Park where she will be joined later by hei
husband wc understand
FRED EIsey aud Miss Rachel Wolf. d,