West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-01-11

week on business.
ID. r. Jackson Is a, Pnkerbusg this wsel
attending Federal Court.
Jacob Spiker OF Herring. was m town
Yesterday aud gave US paying cali.
Senator Sam b. Montgomery Of r4nnel,ou,
was here couple of days this week.
County Sup,. Of Schools A. w. cauico Of
Rowlesbarg. has been here this week
Mr.. and Mrs. Hayes Taylor Of Parsons,
are visiting their dsug Mira A. A. Brown.
There is a proiracied meeting being held
in the NJ. L. Church and much good is be-
ing accomplished
J. Siideil Brown returned Tuesday from
Romuey. attending meeting of the Exeeu-
tive Committee Of the School for the Blind
Lieut.. John b. Ford went TO Ciarksburg
today to pass an examination before a Mill
,ary Board for promotion in the National
Guard.
The kingwood Public school Is still hav-
ing holidays on accoun, OF the heating plant
breaking down and no, yet successfully
repaired.
The Argus Book Store has few beautiful
Holly wreathes left over from the holidays
and they are foe sale cheap and will stay
pretty all winter.
wANTED-B'ieh,. honest young man
from Kingwood to prepare for paying position
in Government Mail Service. Box One,
Cedar Rapids. la. St
Isaac Weaver, the contractor for the
bridge stone work on the NJ. & X. railroad
construction work, is spending this week
with his IA mily at Morgan,own.
Miss Daisy jenkins returned home Tues
day from a weeks visit at Grafton. She
was accompanied by Miss Msude wo,ring.
who came on visit TO friends here.
p. J. Crogan aud N. J. Fortney let, Tues
day for Parkersburg 10 attend United States
Court as attorneys in the celebrated Fulmer
Coal Company case which is up for trial this
week.
An article in this issue about the scarcity
of girls on, IN wooming aud the big demand
for wives for the poor, forlorn bachelors out
there, will be specially interesting TO the
Kingwood girls.
Local talent Is preparing to produce the
popular drams,-"rhe Southern Rose" in n
short time. Kingwood has some of the hes,
timber of that nature TO be found 10 the
county. We pred'e, for them success.
A big Shooting Match comes off over at
Rowlesturg next Wednesday, January i7,h.
A beef will be stot for in quarters and every
one will have chance to get some fresh meat.
Tom Dunn and N. A. Burns are getting up
he shoot.
The Eikins people have purchased the old
county poor farm, coal, buildings and ali,
consideration 5000. 1t Is most likely
that they will build company houses on the
farm as il is near where their coal openings
will be made.
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letter from Louisiana. written by Prof. Dixon
w. Parsons, youngest brother to Mrs. ]. S.
Brown and Miss Fanny Parsons of Kingwood
The young man is down there teaching in
the High School.
Company G.. ofihe National Guard of this
place will hold an election in the Armory on
Catnrdaw ,,faht ~ ,h,s ,.,..t< g.. a.. a.. Il
Second Lieutenant. A full turn out Of the
members is expected. There are four or
FIVE candidates spoken of for the position.
The ElkIns people in this county through
William G. Brown purchased this week from
Mrs. Mark Riley her home and fifty acres
of land lying on the Morgsnlown pike abou,
a mile west Of Kingwood. Price paid 81 500,
which was 500 PEE acre, the bes, sale made
yet around here.
Several representatives of Book Publishing
Companies are in town this week, tc attend
the meeting of the County Book Board,
which will be held Friday and Saturday, TO
consider the matter of adopting text books
W h"N Poca~ esuOOts 40 oOthS VI the Gun
tracts expire July Ist.
Postal cards and one and two cent stamps
are kept on sale at the Argus Book Store for
convenience of anyone wanting them, as the
post Office closes at 8 p. m !, and some times
Il is inconvenieut to 60 there for them. OF
course there is nothing in Il for the Book
Store except TO accommodate their patrons.
At a meeting Of the Ladies' Aid Society
of the NJ. f. Church, held in the Church
here last Tuesday evening, The folio wing
officers were elected fer the ensuing year.
President--Ms. Charles c. Stone; Vice
President-Mrs. ]. A. Lenhart; Secretary
Mrs. Geo. IL. BuckIsw; Tressurer--Mrs., s .
ID. Gstewood.
GO TO MURDOCK'S.
Mrs. Mae Virginia Bremen from Tuunel.
ton las, week purchased the Exchange Hotel
here for $1,000 from M. f. PeIl who bought
II of b. +. IIuggins couple years ago.
Mrs. Bremen has been running the Watkins
Hotel at Tunnelton for some time and Mon.