West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-01-24
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here this week on business.
Charles copeman went to Pitts.
burg this week to see abou, a sltua.
ton.
William Ross Brand left Monday
for Pi;tsburg to accept a position in
the street railway service.
Miss Priscilla Wolfe, from over
on Salt Lick, has been here the pas,
week visiting her brother and sister.
Rev. Charles E. Martin, of St.
Joe, was here last Saturday and
dropped in 10 subscribe for THE
ARGUS.
DR.. Charles Ross, who left here
last year to locate down In Virginia,
was married recently to a young
lady of that section.
Henry {. blythe has purchased
the meat market of John S. White.
L. L. Rupert is conducting the
business tor Mr.. Flythe.
Hon. w. G. Conley has resigned
as b. * O. attorney for Preston
county and is succeeded by Hon.P
J. Crogan, of this place.
Clinton f. shaw has sold his res.
taurant TO John S. White and is now
employed in the meat market of H.
c. Flythe, opposite the jail.
The Hendrickson & Rosani com.
pany, who exhibited at the Armory
Saturday night, left Sunday for
Cleveland, o., their next stand.
L. NJ. Albright, of this place, was
last week elected president of the
Rigg Wooden Mills of Terra Alta to
succeed John d. Rigg, deceased.
]. NJ. Gibson, who is teaching his
third term of school at Dellslow, was
here last Saturday. lie came in on
the NJ. & X, returning in the even
ing.
Bert HardwaY, of this place, has
been out IN Nicholas county since
September, engaged in leasing coal
and timber land in partnership with
his father,
Grove Jackson and son, Jesse
James Jackson, are now way down
at Minas PreItias, state of Sonora,
Mexico, where they are working for
the Julia Mine Company, putting
down artesian wells.
The Newburg Bank is doing a
good business and the directors have
let the contract fer anew bank build.
ing. The work will begin as soon
as the weather permits and will be
pushed to completion.
The conduct Of the weather has
been SO bad that it should be sent
to the reform school as incorrigible,
and we will cheerfully swear out the
warrant unless there is a decided
change for the better.
The Kingwood Mills are grinding
away again and trying to catch up
with their rush of work. They broke
a shaft some time since and have
had a long and aggravating delay
in getting the repairs made.
Col. r. w. Monroe writes from
Evergreen, Ala, that the place Is
well named, as 1t is ever green sure
enough, and they are basking in
summer weather, with flowers in
bloom and fresh vegetables in tine
garden.
Grounding day comes Saturday
of next week and if any one catches
Mr.. G.. Hog out from his winter
quarters, either stop up the hole so
that he caDno get back, or cut him
down so that he cannot ''ramble"
any more.
a new rural free delivery route
goes on here next month, being No.
? from Kingwood. The route COW
ers the country between here and
Herring and back another way, and
will probably do away with the Her
ring Office.
Mrs. Walter Irons with her two
children, of Pierre, S. OAK, have
arrived in Morgantown and will
spend the winter at the home Of Mr..
Irons parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ison
B. Irons, Of East End. Walter Irons
will come east about April I, when
they will all return home.-Morgan.
town Dominion.
The Parkersburg Sentinel of a re-
cent date has an item in its social
columns about the announcement Of
the engagement Of Mr.. John Henry
Barlow and Miss Ada r. McGraw,
Of that city. AS both parties have
many friends and relatives IN this
county, the matter will be Of great
interest TO them.
Julius Scherr, Of Eglon. was ap.