West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-05-14

uny ou DusiueSs.
Some talk of new storeroom TO be
built on Price street.
Mr.. and Mrs. /. p. Martin were in
Morgantown Monday.
Attorney Ed. s. Elliott returned Mon
day from Parkersburg.
Miss Fanny Parsons was over from
Morgantown Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. Bruce Morgan, of Albrightsville.
was shopping in town yesterday.
;. Raymond Garner is moving to the
J.. L. Stone property on Main street.
Senator and Mrs. S. b. Montgomery.
Of Function, are in town for few
days.
Grant Graham, of Belington, visited
relatives and friends in old Preston last
week.
I. j. Crogan returned yesterday from
business trip to Pittsburg and Union
town.
Garfield Copeman is prepared TO do all
Kinds OF electrical work See al else
where.
Miss Jessie Shaffer, who has been in
fittsburg the past year, is home for the
summer
Born Tuesday at the Stricken hospital
TO Mrs. ID. I. Stone, of Fellowsyille. a
daughter.
DIR. T.. w. Stricken attended the West
Virginia Medical Association at Clarks.
burg this week.
IL. Nj. beavers, of Newburg was here
yesterday. He says Kingwood looks
better than ever.
The ladies' aid society of the NJ. +.
church will serve lunch and refresh
ments on the Fourth of July.
ID. III. Sincell, of the Oakland Repub-
lican, spent Sunday here with his wife.
who is visiting her father, d. Y. Morris
The stork visited the homes Of Arthur
Miller and Will Lenhart Monday of last
week, leaving a beautiful baby girl at
each.
s.-sA marriage license was issued Satur-
day to Calvin r. Wolfe, %, and Cora +.
wilson, %, both of Clifton Mills, this
county.
Miss Gussie Watson, daughter of James
Watson, of Masontown, was the guest of
Miss Georgia Schaeffer Saturday and
Sunday.
Elias W. Whetsell and n. A. Wilson,
OF Whetsell, good farmers and good
Democrats, were in town yesterday on
business
Congressman Sturgiss is confident of
getting bill through congress providing
Tor 500, 900 federal building for Nor
gantown.
The board of directors of the Bank of
kingwood had meeting yesterday at
which the same officers and directors
were reelected
Sneak thieves are operating in Rowles-
burg. Saturday night the central station
OF the Peoples Telephone company was
robbed of about s..
new subscriber this week is +. J..
jackson, of Dobbin, w. Va, who desires
the Preston county news and knows he
will get il in THE ARGUS.
The next time your neighbor comes in
to borrow your ARGUS tell him that il
costs less than 3 cents a week and this
rs good time to subscribe.
Fishing parties on the Cheat were put
out OF business by the continuous down
pour of rain lately. The river has been
at a good rafting stage all week.
The new Bucklew residence on Jack
80 avenue is beginning 10 assume the
proportions Of residence and will be a
handsome dwelling when completed.
THE ARGUS was favored Monday morn.
ing by call from Mrs. Mary Fortney.
of Reedsville, who renewed her sub.
scription TO Preston's best paper for an
other year.
The thirty-fourth annual convention Of
the Grand Commandery, Knights Tenn
plar, of West Virginia, will be held in
Huntington on Wednesday and Thurs.
day, May 20 and 2l.
Treasury officials advise close scrutin,
of all $40 bills coming into your posses
sion, as some OF them may be bad -
How can the average man tell? They al
look mighty good to him!
Wilbert Liston was appointed town
sergeant by council and commenced wori
Monday. II he continues the good WORK
30 far accomplished our citizens ma,
well be proud Of the new official
The mines at MonOngah where the ex
plosion occurred occurred last Decembei
still continue 10 give up their dead. An
other body, that Of an Italian, was founc
last week, making the total number o
victims 30l.
Col. Tom l.. Hassan, the popular
representative Of J. J. stump & Co.
wholesale liquor dealers of Cumberland
was in town yesterday preparing oui
citizens for the drought that is expected
20 follow the recent rainy season.
David Barron, D. d., OF Elkins college
who was TO have preached the sermon :,
the Kingwood high school next Sunday
evening, telegaphed his regrets thi,
week 10 the pastor Of the Presbyterian
church that on account of illness n,
could not come. Rev. II. NJ. Ramsey
viii therefore preach the sermon and Tn,
theme viii be, ITO Him That Over
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