West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-08-19
DOlDSS OF The Meek In Surrounding
Towns.
HAPPENINGS or GENERAL INTEREST
Tho Argus Correspondents Tell What
Is Going on In Their
Localities.
Newburg.
'eeiai Correspondence Of The Argus.


Frank Silcott is visiting relatives at
Clarksburg and CORVALLIS.
Wednesday the NJ. P.s of Newbury will
nave Their annual outing at Morris Park.
Miss leota Owens has returned from n
snort VISIT with Superintendent A. w.
Carrico near Etam.
Earl Anderson and Forrest Powell. of
howiesburg,. spent Sunday with Rev. $.
Z. Jones and family.
Mrs. Kate Moon and family, of Monon-
gah, who were visiting relatives here. re-
turned home Saturday.
Miss Edna Anderson. who has Noon
visiting Mrs. j. &. Harrington, returned
TO her home in Bridgeport, Ohio, Sunday.
Miss Bessie Barnes visited her home
here a few days last week. She left Fri
day Tor Chicago. where she will be en-
ployed for some time.
Miss Riva Todds, of Cincinnati. who
mas been visiting in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Dennsmore for the past three
weeks, returned home Monday.
Hon. and Mrs. w. O. Parriott are nj
Rosby's Rocks visiting the formers par
ents. They will be gone two weeks. Miss
Mary Frazier is keeping the postofIice
during their absence.
The following sick people are all CON
yalescing: Mrs. John Ben, Mrs. Harry
Miller, Mrs. Della Jacobs, fever patients
Mr. Mc6lnnls, who hurt his leg, is also
better, rs is Mr.. Griffith.
Rev. ,: {. Jones, who was painfully i'm
lured while attending the funeral of Mrs
David Cozad mt Rowlesburg more than n
week ago, Is improving nicely. He will
DE aoie 10 be out again in few days.
Thomas Frazier, the popular carrier ON
route No. j, was seen i'm his back ward
iast tuesday morning about daylight cut
tlng All Kinds OF monkey shines. Tom is
nsual,y pretty steady fellow, and his
friends wondered why such capers. II
turned out that he was celebrating the
arrival OF Il l2-pound boy.
Work in the shaft is again procressing
nicely. After some bad luck which de-.
layed the work several weeks the fall ~
slate has been cleared, and the men will
soon be to the workings of several wears
ago. We are anxiously waiting the time
whcn the mine will he cleaned out. as il
III iull operation would help the town
materially. ''"''
Earl smith was painfully burned about
the iace and neck one day last week
winnie at work in the shops here. II seems
that he was shaking lime when i'm somo
manner 1t exploded. IL was Thought al
hrst that his eyes were burned ont but
we are glad to say that such is not the
case. Ills eyes were burned, and one will
nave to be operated upon before he will
see much out Of it.
| The last quarterly conference of the
Methodist Protestant church was held a
lew days ago. The reports showed great
increase over a year ago. The church
| property Is IN far better condition than il
mas been Tor years, and with the compile.
uoh oil the vestlbule and tower of the
church here will present a handsome an.
pearance. The delegate 10 the annnaI
| conference, which meets i'm Morgantown
next week, is +. Richter. He was in.
structed to do all in his power TO have
the present pastor, Rev s. C.. Jones. re-
| turned Tor another year. The salary was
increased, and everything bids fair for
another successful year.
Master Victor Lucas was most painfuIIv
| injured while at the Tunnelton camn.
| meeting last Saturday. When preparinp
| 10 water horse, being already unon ite
back, the animal started TO run avvav
and the boy could not check il. Beco1'
ing entangled in the stirrups of the sad.
| die he was unable to iump. and was
thrown violently TO the ground. sustain
'lS compound fracture of the skull He
was rushed TO Grafton on No. 50. where
an operation was performed, piece of
the skull being removed and trepanned
lie regained consciousness Sunday. and
now great hopes are entertained for his
recovery. He is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Lucas.
The sudden death of Mrs. Ju,nes q
TURNKEY was quite Il shock to her family
and friends in and about Newburg. She
was only i'll few days before being taken
TO the keyser hospital, where am opera.
ton was performed, she not rallying from
the operation. She was ~ years old and
the wife of James G.. Turnkey who
nourns her loss, together with tile fol-
lowing children: Nix, Lewis. Thomas
Peter, Wade, Mrs. Lucy Harrington. and
Miss Leila. Two sons departed this life
several years ago She was lifelong mem
Der OF the Newbnrg NJ. p. church. from
which place her funeral was conducted
Owing. to the indisposition of her pastor.
Rev: NJ. ID. Helmick, OF Elkins. conducted
the funeral. lntermcnt in X. of =. ceuc.
terry Thursday afternoon