West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-10-29
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TnE Argus birthday
Halloween Saturday.
Not an egg in market.
Indian summer weather.
Vote early Tuesday morning
Vest erday's shower was welcome.
Forest fires are raging i'm the county.
Charles NJ. Fike, of Clifton Mills, was
in the county capital Friday.
Invitations are out for masquerade
dance at the armory tomorrow night.
Our public schools are progressing
nicely and the attendance is increasing.
q. +. Spiker, of Zar, gave III a pleasant
call this week and renewed for another
year.
Ii. L. Cole attended the funeral of his
sister, Mrs. S.-W. Bigelow, at Morgan
town Tuesday.
The new residence of J. Ami EVERY
on Beverly Hill is nearing completion
and will he handsome building
Miss Bessie Orr, who has been danger
ously i'll with typhoid fever, is reported
some better, but is still in a critical CON
dition.
Allen 5. Cuppett and, son Elmer, of
Clifton Mills, and l.. f. Meyers, of Bran
donville, were business visitors in town
Friday.
BIT. Gibson, of Masontown, was "A
welcome caller at THE Argus office this
week and left $3.50 for another year =
subscription.
New subscribers to The ARGUS this
week are Ct. A. Holman, Rivesville; T.. NJ.
Menear, Kingwood, and G. c. Schehl,
r Morgantown.
We received a ve=y pleasant call from
Omer Walls, of Pisgah Tuesday, who de-
posted Sl.50 10 extend The ARGUS
another year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd C. Shaffer, of
Carmel, announce the engagement of
their daughter Zellah to Dr. Arnold A.
Scherr, of Eglon.
Mrs. Will Lenhart and daughters,
Louwilla and Evyline, who visited Mrs.
Lenhart's parents at Terra Alta last week,
returned home Sunday.
The old lookup i'm Tunnelton caught
fire from some unknown cause Tuesday
night and was entirely destroyed The
loss has not been computed
Mr.. and Mrs. j. L. Bowermaster, who
have been the guests of their son, f. J.
Bowermaster, the past six weeks, returned
to their home in Bruceton Mills Tuesday.
Ruther Beeghly, of Grant district, was
in town Friday on legal business, insti-
tuting divorce proceedings against his
: wife. A. j. Fike is named as correspond
emit
Misses Armel Albright, Daisy schaeffer,
-Schaeffer, Addie Stone, and Messrs.
George Edwards, Dock Wilson, and Don
Schaeffer spent few hours in Reedsville
Sunday evening.
w. G. Shafer, secretary of the State
Sunday School Association, was killed
IN runaway accident at Winchester,
KY, Monday. Mr.. Shafer was a son OF
the late DIR. j. =. Shafer, of Terra Alta,
and cousin of Mrs George A. Herring,
OF Kingwood.
The Kingwood Racket Store, whose
advertisement has been crowded ont OF
our columns the past two weeks on ac-
count Of the publication Of the official
ballot, will appear next week in its usual
position and will he chuck full OF bar
gains. Don't fail to read it.
Luther Swearingen, aged 80 years, died
at his home in Kingwood Tuesday even
ing at 4:45 o'clock Of Bright's disease.
He had been i'll for some time and all
hope Of his recovery had been abandoned
The widow and five children survive
The funeral will take place this after.
noon at o'clock.
Archibald, the S-year-old son Of O. f.
Shaw, was dangerously injured Tuesday
evening. He was returning from schoo
&eput O'Clock and jumped onto Georg,
X Ringers wagon TO get a ride, and IL
some manner fell beneath the wheels
He was taken to the Strickler hospita
and his injuries attended TO, and his re
covery Is hoped for.