West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-02-27
West Virginia Argus.
K'nswod. February %, 1905.
The Argus Is Now Located In the
Dr. J. N. King Building on Main
Street. Come In.
IN AND ABOUT KINGwOOD.

Send in the news.
More houses needed
Three weeks till spring.
Read Peter r. predictions.
Lent begins next "Wednesday.
Patronize those who advertise.
Albrightsvllle has building boom.
y. Nj. Orr, of Hiorra, was here yester-
day on business.
w. g. Conley returned yesterday morn
ing from Charleston.
y Preston county Republican primaries
Will be held Saturday, April IL.
Mrs. Elmer White was the guest of
friends at Manown over Sunday.
John C. Mayer, Terra Alta merchant,
was IN town Saturday on business
Mayor James r. Daley was a Rowles-
burg visitor Tuesday on legal business.
DIR. w. L. McLne, OF West Union,
was here Tuesday looking over the town.
l.. j. Williams, of Lewisburg, .candi-
date for judge, was in town Tuesday
evening.
Joseph Crouch, of Clarksburg, the
Z genial travelling salesman, was in town
Tuesday.
Brook Ridgway, OF Reedwille, was in
town Tuesday and favored us with
pleasant call
Curtis Bolyard, of Fairmont, was in
town Monday and Tuesday the guest of
his father, a. f Bolyard.
Sacks q Gortner, the enterprising Al
brightsville merchants, are believers in
the efficacy of printers ink.
John White has been appointed regular
and Nelson A. White substitute rural car
ricrs on route No. ] at Aurora.
The approach Of March is reminder
that ST. Patrick has another birthday
coming to him. and nearly due.
Augustine NJ. Montabon and Blanche
V. Martin, both of AlbrightsviIle, were
licensed to wed in Oakland Tuesday.
A. Bliss McCrum celebrated his 18th
birthday in Charleston Monday Of last
week by a supper TO several OF his friends.
Fire of unknown origin DESTROYED
about $4,000 worth of the Fairmont
Coal Company's equipment at the Berrys-
burg mine Saturday night.
S. M. Hankins, of Uniontown. Pa.
who owns large tract of coal near In
dependence, was in town Tuesday and
Wednesday looking after his interests.
Prosecutor A. G. Hughes returned
Tuesday morning from Parkersburg,
where nc had been preparing the bill of
exceptions IN the Hanger case for the
federal court.
Mrs. George Travis, Of Pruntytown,
wife OF Electrician Travis. il here visit
ing her husband. Mr.. and Mrs. Travis
are stopping with Mrs. Clara Smith on
Morgantown street.
Mr.. and Mrs J. J.. Stone, who have
been in Wheeling since Christmas the
guests Of Walter Shields, are now in
Grafton visiting their son Walter They
viii return 10 Kingwood soon.
The advertisement of T.. II. Parks &
Co.'S meat market appears in this issue.
This Is the stand formerly conducted by
Clint Shaw, and the present management
is making good the excellent reputation
Of this place of business.
l.. II. Hoke, Of Novia Scotia. Can.
who has been here for the past two
weeks visiting boyhood friends, left
Monday for Pruntytown, where he will
be the guest of james G.. Menear for a
few days, and from there will return 10
his home.
w. G.. Conley has had the law Offices
recently vacated by james A. Brown ~.
papcred and generally ovcrhauled and
will occupy them in a short time. I'd
ward S. Elliott will move his office from
Price street 10 the one now occupied by
Mr.. Conley.
j. Edgar Long, vice president Of the
West Virginian Northern Railroad. was
IN town Tuesday evening looking after
tic interest Of the railroad and coal mine
at lrona. Mr.. Long is getting ready %
have the railroad extended into town in
The early spring.
james W. White, an old newspaper
man, is circulating among friends in
kingwood. Mr.. White was at one time
editor ssd proprietor Of the Journal and
represented this county in the legislature
several terms. lie Is native Of Preston
and we understand his mission is 90 aid
the Republican county organization in
lining UP the party for the ring favoritcs.