West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-01-30
West Virginia Argus.
Kingwood, January 80, 1905.
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Got a cold?
Ice harvesting.
New city dads Saturday.
They're off at Charleston.
Sunday is Grounding Day.
See our fashion department.
Skating is good on the sidewalks.
Thunder and lightning Sunday night.
Mrs. +. Alton Eaton is on the sick list,
wellsburg had Sl2, 900 fire last Fri
day.
The merchant who advcrtises is the
busy one.
o. +. Wyckoff, Grafton attorney,
was here on business Friday.
Miss Jessie V. Kelley, of Uniontown,
Pa, is a new subscriber this week.
w. III. Mcdaniel and Neil j. Fortney
We're Washington visitors last week.
w. q. Conley returned from Washing
ton and other points east Tuesday morn
ing.
Edmund Messenger, county com
missioner, is confined to the house by
stomach trouble.
A. Bliss McCrum took his departure
for Charleston Sunday 10 help straighten
out the 81 varieties.
During 1907 there were 1877 miles of
railroad built in West Virginia; 1874 miles
are proposed for 1908.
Mrs. w. NJ. O. Dawson, who has been
the guest of her sister, Mrs. H. G. Flythe.
departed for Charleston Saturday.
Do your advertising now that you may
empty your shelves of old stock and have
place for the arrival of new spring goods.
Any "oldest inhabitant' who claims
to have known more peculiar January
than this will be looked upon with dark
suspicion.
Mrs. Harriet Shaffer is seriously i'll
with pneumonia. Mrs. Albert Fortney,
,of Morgantown, her daughter-in-law is
at her bedside.
Two more bodies were removed from
the Monongah mines last week making
the list of dead $50, not including two
rescuers who died OF exposure.
William Higgins, of Terra Alta, stopped
Off in Kingwood few days EN- route
home from Pittsburg, where he had been
the guest of his brother Gilbert
Rev. r. NJ. Ramsey is in Terra Alta
today assisting in the installation Of Rev.
w. j. Bone, of New Brunswick, n. j.,
as pastor of the Presbyterian church at
that place.
Scott Feather, Lester Feather, w j.
Smith, Wesley WEIGH, Bruce Ringer,
Frank Hartman, Harvey A. Feather and
Isaac Feather, all of the Craborchard,
were county seat visitors yesterday.
rThe Kingwood girls have issued invita-
Stions for leap year dance at the arrnory
tomorrow evening. 0mens orchestra, of
Fairmont, will furnish the music and a
good time is assured those in attendance.
Capts. John y. Ford and Ben + Cole.
Of the local national guard, went 10
Parkersburg Monday and took part in
the formation Of the West Virginia Ma
tional Guard Association and state rife
association. They returned Tuesday.
John NJ. Hanger, who has been on trial
at Parkersburg for the past two weeks on
q charge of counterfeiting, was found
guilty. a motion for new trial was
made. Pending proceedings Mr.. Hanger
viii the guest Of SheriGW VI. SchaefTer
"Buckwheat' Jackson, who pitched
on the Fairmont baseball team last SUM
mer, and who is located at Kingwood
announces that he will take up the man
agement Of the Clarksburg team mex
season. Jackson is in good shape auc
prepared to pitch good ball again mex
season. -Fairmont Free Press.
Mrs. DIR. j. NJ King, who has beer
visiting her husband IN Baltimore re
turned home Sunday ACCOMPANIED by th,
doctor. While home the doctor sold hi
one-half interest in the Red Gross Pharm
acy. He returned TO Baltimore Monda,
afternoon. DIR. Laughlin is no longer II
DIR. Kings employ, but will remain her
in practice permanently.
F. Alton Eaton took in the Gridiror
dinner in Washington last Saturda
night aud had the pleasure of mectin
some Of the capitals noted men. Uncl
Joe Cannon, after learning Mr.. Eatoi
was from KingwOod. made parficular in
quiries regarding his friend, DR.. s. A
Pratt, who was conducting the Hots
Gorden at the time Of Uncle Joe's visl
20 our town.