West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-02-28
DOiuss Of the Week In Surrounding
Towns.
HAPPENINGS OF GENERAL INTEREST
The Argus Correspondents Tell What Is
Going on in Their
Locality.
ALBRIGHTsYl.LE.
cial Currespondent of The Anus

Special Correspondent OF The Argus
am always pleased when the time comes
to drop a line to THE ARGUS. for I feel I am
writing TO one OF the newsiest and bralniest
county papers In the state IL Is always
fresh and bright and full Of Just such news
as everybody ought TO read TO be intclli.
gently posted on the issues OF the day aud
the progress aud development OF the coun,
~. EVERYBODY should be a subscriber TO
this paper and be up to the times n YOU
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truth next to the Bible itself. II helps you
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Business is looking up down here. Every
week men are coming this way locking for
business sites One man was here last week
foil OF business. lie has capital and push
about him aud wants to buy property, why
don't a building and loan association strike
here ard cut up a lot OF houses Tor sale or
rent1 Every available shed and house Is
full and mors wanted. :
LIE. Sypolt last Sunday week was taken
seriously III and DR.. e. w. Striekler called
to give medical aid. The pttient is much
better but not out yet.
Mrs. Isaac Elliott's funeral took place
here February 20. The services we're con.
Quoted by Rev. +. Ellis Jones. OF Terra
Alta. assisted by Rev. n. p. Hardway. Mr..
Elliott and iaaily have our deepest sympa.
thy in this hour OF their bereavement
Melroy SypoIt OF Beech Hili, made a ay-
ing trip to M%organtown on the 10th inst. ii,
looking up a pretty large coal deal.
Oh YES fharp WAS a mn. fak. .l.-.I
on a couple OF the Sons OF Rest last week.
Was Il pretty thin. boys1 Look out; we are
after you.
X w. Mason. one OF the greatest hus,
tiers In town, is selling more wall paper and
other supplies IN that line than any other
man in the county aud has the finest sam
Piles | ever looked at. He travels. taking
orders and delivering his goods.
Miss Laura Jackson. of Valley Point, came
over from Morgantown last week and visit,
ed with Mrs. Walls over night. returning
home next day.
James rreeland aud ]. $. Martin passed
through here last Thursday en- route to As.
bury Listens to take their annual fox
chase.
Our school Is progressing nicely with
Prof Ed Miller as principal. He is teach.
Ing a good school, this being his second
term lie holds night sessions part OF the
time.
L. b Elliott, who lives al the old William
King mill property on Roaring Creek. at
Marsden's. suffered q severe loss the morn
ing Of the 27d Inst. His dwelling caught
fire and burned to the ground All OF the
household goods and clothing on the sec.
ond floor were burned. Several Of the
family had narrow escapes. some we're
dropped from a window. while Others
jumped. all IA their night clothes. Mr. Isl.
lott had arisen. kindled a FIRE, and gone
back to bed. and while he slept the ceiling
caught FIRE and was beyond control when
discovered. MIR. Elliott saved some OF his
goods on the first floor. There was no In.
surance. We understand lac will rebuild
at once. lie has the sympathy Of the entire
community.
The track OF the new railroad Is now laid
to the Hagans farm. We will soon see the
long looked for locomotive coming to this
place.
There is some talk Of VIII Gale. junior
partner OF Gale Bros. buying the stanton
livery barn.
Eight or ten houses will be built here this
spring or summer. LONE STAR