West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1906-04-05
the children are grown and nearly all

the children are grown and nearly all
married.
For two weeks Pringles run has been run
ming down the county road at the bridge
near the Weaver Company's pumping
station People have TO cross the run &c
set to the bridge. Il is estimated that one
half the total appropriation for that road
precinct will have 60 be spent in repairing
that one place-cauSed by the dam dam
erected 10y the company above the bridge.
The grand jury will likely be asked to taAe
this matter up at It's next meeting
Edward Owens, familiarity known as
Daddy Owens aud prominent character
among the colored population OF Atlantic.
died on Sunday last aud was buried AZ
Camp Ground cemetery on Monday after.
noon, the services being conducted by Rev.
&. n. Shaekelford. Daddy Owens was
drinking all day Saturday. got too full TO
! ind his way home, aud laid out on the track
Saturday night between the tipple aud the
power house, where he was found half
frozen Sunday morning by Fred Sandridgc
aud John Mason The exposure proved
too mnch Tor him aud he died la few
hours after being taken home.
On the FIRST OF March D. T.. Watson.
superintendent OF the NJ. T. sunday school
here. propoSed to entertain the class that
would secure the greatest number OF new
members during the month The second
senior class, taught 10y Cyrus H. Martin.
won out by an increase OF seven new
members during the month. aud on Monday
night OF last week the entertainment was
given to twenty members OF the class at MIR
Watson's home on Boswell street. The
Young people enjoyed games OF various
kinds, including guessing match entitled
Romance OF the Flowers. " in which Arthur
Miller won the priEe--a box OF candy-for
guessing the largest number described
Refreshments were served at reasonable
hour 10y Mrs Watson. who has a we'll.
deserved reputation as an entertainer.
William G, Lavelle has been missing
from his usual haunts here Tor some time
and we were Just beginning to think OF
advertising tor him when news reached us
that he was conducting some sort OF
matrimonial bureau down In MARYLAND II
appears that he has safely married of DR..
\. Leo Franklin OF Cumberland TO Miss
Seya Weston Jordan OF Norfolk. Va, at
whose wedding he was best man on March
8. DR. Franklin is the youngest and
already one OF the leading surgeons in his
city holding arecord for having performed
several OF the most difficult operations on
record al the two hospitals In Cumberland
Young Lavelle also has another Doctor or
two on the string who are to be married
shortly and is busy buying wedding rings
etc. with view OF getting all his old class
mates safely settled in life and practice
We sometimes wonder that IL never enters
his head that charity begins at home-that
he should double up and tackle the big
round world himself
The town has been all stirred up for
week or two over the question Of license or
no license for drug store. The hubbub
was all unnecessary and has only resulted
In large crop OF bad feeling \ town OF
this size needs a drug store aud IL hardly
needs more than one-especially IL that
more than one devotes itself to selling
whskey as was the case here Lastly year As
noted IN our last letter the town council
| granted permit to DR.. \. G.. Stalnaker
to obtain license again for this year At
once there was move set on foot by
another party not a resident here to secure
another drug license. The council very
properly declined to grant II. Then the
| disgruntled element behind the latter
movement made an effort to have DR.. Slal.
makers permit revoked. and OF course were
aided by those having conscientious scru.
| Piles In the matter. They carried the case
before the county court at Kingwood this
week and we have not heard what action
the court took on the matter. but IL the
| court is as level headed as we believe IL TO
be II will pay no attention to the petition
presented. The bitter ght on Or Stanaker
| had its origin mainly in personal resentment
and included number OF elements as
| divers as midnight and midday. Most OF
our representative citizens are behind the
town council in the action taken. and the
matter should be allowed to drop where il
Is. II 1t is stirred up further more harm
may be done. People who have lived here
| for quarter OF a century certainly known
something about a." inside history OF the
! iown-espcciaily since its incorporation.
| II II becomes necessary some OF them will
tell few facts not down on the recorder s
| books.