West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1908-06-18

IN AND ABOUT KINGwvOD.

pas~ tisilliig season opened Monday.
The moon was full Sunday. shame!
Saturday is West Virginia's 18th birth
day.
sun Brothers big show at Rowlesburg
next Thursday.
j. c. Gibson, of Masontown, was here
ON business this week.
Rufus Rodeheaver, of Hazelton, was a
business visitor IN town Friday.
Vester Il. Dunn, of Reedsyille. was
here on legal business yesterday.
Sunday was Memorial Day for the
Knights of Pythias of this place
Mayor NJ. NJ. Nicely, of Fairmont, was
here this week attending circuit court
Attorney o. T.. WyckoG, OF Grafton.
was here ON business before the circuit
court.
DIR. J. NJ. King, OF Buckhannon, was
here several days this week on profess
sional business.
w. III. Rees, who was the guest of his
son, DIR. b. ~ Rees, has returned To his
home in Cameron
The approach to the Presbyterian
church presents a better appearance since
the recent improvements
Attorney General Conley left yesterday
afternoon for Charleston ON business
connected with his office
Emory Custa Meek ,''of Masontown, was
made AN entered apprentice at the Ma
sonic meeting Monday night.
Children's Day will be observed at
Beverly Hill church next Sunday morn
ing. Preaching at p. IN. 10y the pastor
Frank j. Jackson, of Dobbin, and
Hattie NJ. Phillips, OF Independence,
were licensed To wed i'm Cumberland last
week.
Allen Forman was in from Amboy this
week and dropped into TmE ARGUS Office
Tuesday, leaving 81 80 to renew his sub
scription.
The Baltimore x Ohio railroad this
week adyertises its Atlantic City excur-
sions. See announcement elsewhere i'm
this issue.
The Rowlesburg Record under tho
management of NJ. s Ross presents an
improved appearance geographically and
otherwise.
Mrs. j. Ami Everly and children left
Tuesday afternoon for short visit at
the home of her father, IIezekiah Wolfe,
at Amblersburg.
TIE ARGUS next week will give de-
tailed account of the meeting of the Re
publican national convention now in
session at Chicago.
iIirschman's Big Morgantown Store
has a change OF al i'm this issue that is i'm
keeping with the weather we are now
having. Read it.
The lawn fete on the grounds of the
Baptist church Tuesday evening was
well attended and proved success
socially and financially.
The cornerstone of the new NJ. T..
church at Reedsuille will be laid tomor-
row, the Masonic fraternity having
charge of the ceremony.
Mrs. j.. w. Hartman and son. of
Boston, are here for the summer the
guests of Mrs. Hartman's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. j. w. Watson.
James Carroll is attending commence
ment exercises at the University i'm
Morgantown and is the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. John L. Dougan, in South Park.
III. Il. Strawser, of Iar, who has been
attending circuit court as a witness, gave
TnE ARGUS a business call Monday and
left $50 for another years subscription.
Mrs. w. G.. Conley, accompanied by
her children, left yesterday afternoon
for Cumberland, where she will he the
guest of her sister, Mrs. II. g. Hop
wood, for weeks visit
Marriage licenses were issued in Oak
land last week to Charles T. Deakins, of
iIardesty, and Della NJ. Beatty, of Am
blcrsburg, and George Wright, Of Roda-
mer, and Florence Messenger, OF Terra
Alta.
- The third quarterly conference was
held in the NJ. T.. church here last Sat
urday night, District Superintendent X.
b. Ward presiding. On Sunday morn
ing DIR. Ward preached a very able and
Instructive sermon.
Yell Miller, aged about 30 years, died
Friday evening at 6:45 from typhoid
fever at his home here. The funeral
took place Sunday, interment being at
Valley Point, his former home wife
and three children survive.
Milford Fortney, OF near Kingwood,
fell from a cherry tree on the lot back Of
the Cash Store Tuesday evening and
broke his right leg near the ankle. lie
was taken TO Stricklcr's hospital and lis
injuries attended 90. Yesterday morning
he was removed to his home. Mr.. Fort
ney was student at the summer normal.
John Braham, was drowned Sunday
evening in the Cheat while attempting
60 swim across the river near the Trow-
bridge bridge. II is supposed that lac
was seized with cramps. The body was
recovered shortly after. The funeral took
place Monday ut Snydcrs church. lie
was young man about 20 years Of age
and resided Oh farm near the scene Of
the tragedy.
60 TO MURDOCH
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