West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-12-30
Doinss OF The Week In Surrounding
Towns.
HAPPENINGS OF GENERAL INTEREST
The Argus Correspondents Tell What
10 Going on In Their
Localities.
Twilight.
Correspondence Of The Argus.

Special correspondence Of The Argus.
Thomas Turner has been housed I'D for
some time with a sore foot.
Nelson Erwin, of Twilight, went 10 Nor
gantown last Saturday.
Curtis Hawkins and Wayne Hawlev
spent Christmas at Opekiska among rela-
tives.
The meeting which has been in progress
at Millersport for three weeks closed last
Sunday night. We are not able to give
the number OF accessions TO the church.
but hope there has been some good &C.
complished during these meetings.
j. NJ. Johnson has finally taken a lean
into the matrimonial sea. On Sunday.
December 10, at the residence OF the Off.
ciating minister, Rev. s. p. Hawley. he
was married TO Fanny Spangler. NAV
your trials and troubles through life be
little, ones.
+ A very pleasant day was spent mt the
home of Frank Turner, near Twilight
Christmas. A dinner was given for the
children OF Daniel BeckmaIi. Mr.. Beck
man came over from Morgantown and
brought some nice presents, which pleased
them very much. Come again, Uncle
Dan, some of the older girls appreciate
your presence just the same.
We were at Kanes Creek a few days
ago when a young man got off the train
and inquired for the courthouse. He said
that he wanted a marriage license and
had read something about the courthouse
gong TO be moved TO Kanes Creek. Not
finding it he boarded the mex train for
kingwood, for said he, ''Me and Sal
have made up our minds to get married,
courthouse or no courthouse"
Christina, wife of Jacob L. Menear. of
Sandy Bottom, died Christmas morning.
aged OF years. She spent Thanksgiving
In Kingwood and her condition was not
considered of a serious nature, having
been confined TO the house only a short
time before her death. Mrs. Menear was
born in Rockingham county, Va. Six
girls and three boys are left TO mourn the
loss OF a fond mother. The aged husband
and father also survives. Funeral serv-
ices were held at the Bethlehem church
last Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock, con-
Quoted by Rev. S. p. Hawley, of the NJ.
H.. church. Alter the services the body
was LAID to rest in the new cemetery neal
the church. The home has been made
dreary through her loss, for no one can
fill h place Of mother.
We noticed a sketch in last week. Jour
maj EIIihH an account OF the famous Jones
RAID through Preston county in April,
1858. The writer has a good memory
but omitted incidents connected with this
raid that would be of interest and please
the boys that were born long since the
war. We will give one or two incidents
that shows the bravery OF men in time of
war. Two individuals OF this county hear
lbg that the rebels had actually crossed
Cheat river IN were headed i'm this al.
rection (TwilighD got down their SOUR
rel rifles and said, 'Just let them come
and we will cause the woods around here
to stink with dead rebels" They came
Just the same and these brave boys hid
their rifles behind an old log and hied
themselves to the nearest laurel thicket
and there remained until peace and ouiet
reigned i'll the neighborhood and the
rebels many miles away. There are in
eidents OF more interest that we may give
at some future.