West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-05-21
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IN AND ABOUT KuxGwoop.

Sce new time card on NJ. &K.
Summer normal started Monday.
II It's news TuE ARGUS has il first.
Not marriage license issued this week
Nature looks grand in her gsrb of green.
p. J. Crogan was Morgantown visi-
tor Tuesday.
Trespass notices for sale at this Office;
1oc per dozen.
Ed G. Everly is moving into the prop
crty just vacated by DIR. J. NJ. King.
Carrie whetsell, OF whctseli, is here
Tor lew weeks a student mt the summer
normal.
Miss Nora Mctirail of Terra Alta, spent
Sunday with friends in town. returning
home Monday.
Miss Rose Bolyard. of Fellowsville. is
visiting Mt the home of A. +. Bolyard
for n few weeks.
William Horchler. one of our Demo.
cratic subscribers from Newburg, gave us
pleasant call yesterday.
Attorney General w. G. Conley ar.
rived home from Charleston on Saturday
and will he with us this week.
Col. Bill Tctcr, of Preston county. is
here this week seeing old friends and
relatives. -lelington Observer.
Leonard A. Jackson, Terra Alta, and
Lena X. Louchrie, Rowlcsburg, were
granted a marriage license in Oakland
last week.
Miss Florence Beavers, of Pittsburg. is
here the guest of her uncles, ID. X. and
nj. G. Beavers, of town. and will remain
several months.
DIR. and Mrs. j. NJ. King and family
left yesterday for their new home in
Buckhannon. The good wishes of TIE
ARGUS and their numerous friends 90
with them.
James Hayes and family moved yester-
day To the Whetsell settlement, where
Jim expects To open department store
and breathe the pure Democratic air of
that vicinity.
The stork paid a visit tn the county
slmshouse last Thursday night and left
bouncing baby boy with one of the in
mates. Mother and child doing well
father not heard from.
Edmon Wolf, of Ear, was county
seat visitor Saturday and favored THE
ARGUS with a short but pleasant visit.
He reports the county roads in the vi
cinity of Albrightsville as almost impassa-
BILE
No merchant need feel concern AZ To
the coming OF the dull season of summer
who seeks protection behind the sure
barrier OF wise and liberal advertising.
XII seasons belong to the "bargain coun-
ter
June next will mark the Tooth ami
versary Of the birth of jefferson Davis,
president Of the confederacy, and elabo-
rate plans are being made by confederate
veterans throughout the south to cele-
brate the occasion.
We would rather lie only a patch on
the pants Of Progress and be sat down on
every hour i'm the day than he an old
fogy and a fossil and go about disgruntled
Mt ourselves because we didn't live in the
world 300 years ago.-Ex.
Joseph w. Bolyard and Miss Rhuea
MCGEE were married at the home of the
brides sister, Mrs. Irwin Polling, in FL
kins, Saturday evening, May o. The
happy couple left the next day for their
future home near Tunnelton.
]. Harley Forman, clerk at the Supply
Store, who fell some time ago in the
skating rink and ruptureda blood vessel,
causing one side Of his face to become
paralyzed, left for his home in Terra
Alta Monday evening for rect and treat
mcnt.
The Brandonvilie q. a. X. will observe
Decoration Day in an appropriate man
ncr. Good speakers have been secured
for the occasion and the local members
of Company q will parade with the vet
Grams and assist in doing honor 10 the
soldier dead
Communications were received in last
Thursday mornings mail from cores
pondcnts from Sunday Bottom and Old
BetlQrhem. Az the news would be too
stalFfor this issue the letters are omitted
News OF this character should reach THE
Argus Office not later than Tuesday.
The greatest menace to the prosperity
OF the country merchant is the growth of
the mail-order business. The success of
the mail-order house has come as the
result OF constant, steady, and intelligent
advertising. The home merchant by the
same methods can build up his business.
For the benefit Of those who abhor
printers ink as a prime factor 10 the al
vancement OF their interests, we should
state that Sampson-the strong party
was the first man TO advertise. He took
two solid columns 10 demonstrate his
strength, and several thousand people
"tumbled" 10 the scheme. lie brought
down tho house.
The new time card Of the VI. & X. IL
an Improvement and the company il de-
serving Of great credit in thus catering TO
the wants Of the travelling public. Al
though TIE ARGUS acknowledges It's To-
norance in getting mp time cards, we be.
lievc the public would be better served
II that last train from Morgantown re-
NAMED in Rowlesburg all night and
made the return trip from there about 6
a. m, 80 as 70 connect with the morn
ING train for Pittsburg at Morgantown.
Advertising is the most necessary when
the times are hard At such times the
.nnrchasar exercises more caro- In r,nrcl,na-