West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1909-09-23

ce'k NUMBERED us up To noon Yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs John Christopher, of
near Herring, were shopping in town
yesterday.
Ross Manown and Mrs. r. T.. Bishop
spent Tuesday at Camp Crogan on the
River Cheat.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gus J. Shafier spent sun
day at Rowlesburg visiting NIr. and Mrs
Frank Shaffer
Noah Metzler, whose hand was operated
on for blood poisoning last week, is i'm
proving nicely.
j. c. Gortner of the firm Of Sacks &
Gortner, Albright, was business visitor
: in town yesterday.
Mrs. w. A. SchaefIer returned Satur-
day from ten days visit with relatives
and friends in Elkins
Charles Manown and Miss Opal Myers
drove down to Camp Crogan Sunday in
Charley's benzine wagon.
Mr.. and Mrs. f. j. Dent of Morgan
town, arrived here Sunday and are the
guests of relatives and friends.
James A. Lenhart left Tuesday for Viz
ginia with his daughter Mabel, who will
enter Randolph-Maco academy.
The stork visited the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Mcclellan Hartman, of Valley Point.
August l6, and left fine girl baby.
j. Edgar Long arrived here from Phil
adelphia Monday and is looking after the
Weaver coal interests in this vicinity.
The new residence of Mrs. Elizabeth
Jenkins is well under way. Contractor
Leroy S. Bucklew has charge of the work.
Kelly Carrico, of Terra Alta, was here
Monday and visited Masonic lodge in the
evening, assisting in the installation of
new officers.
Mr. and Mrs. John f. Thomas, of Ma
sontown, were the guests of the formers
parents in Tunnelton and the latter's par
cnts here this week
Rev. Ronig, a missionary i'm the Pres
bytcrian church in China, was here sew
eral days this week. lie left yesterday
morning for Wheeling.
The millinery store Of l.. NJ. Albright
will open the fall season October !. The
ladies of Kingwood and vicinity should
make note of the date
Vester b. Dunn is moving his house
hold goods from the rooms over the Cash
Store to the house recently vacated by
Frank Wolfe on High street.
Mrs. Rachel Feltz, who was brought to
the county Jail from Masontown a week
ago on lunacy charge, was removed 10
the asylum at Weston Tuesday
The Presbyterian manse was visited by
the stork Saturday and we understand
Rev. r. M. Ramsey took for his text sun
day the first sentence of Isaiah ix:6.
The Bell Telephone Company has made
arrangements to have their central Office
located in the Hotel jenkins, and force
OF workmen are now installing the equip
ment.
Mrs. Cora Kisner, son Frank and daugh-
ter Opal, of Kingwood, have returned
home after short visit with Mrs. w.
II. Brand, of Ogden avenue. -Fairmont
Times.
Buekwheat threshing is progressing
throughout the county, but the crop is
rather slim in some sections, having been
pretty badly cut mp by severe hailstorm
in August.
The mines Of the Kingwood Coal Com
panY at townsville resumed operations
Monday. AS the Irona mines are work
ing some this causes quite an air Of pros
perity along the West Virginia Northern.
T. r. Barber, superintendent Of the
mines i'm Tunnelton, was a business visi-
tor in town Yesterday Mr.. Barber has
just returned from an extended trip
through the west and speaks highly Of
that country.
w w. McGinnis yesterday moved his
household goods from the Farmers Home
to the Metheny property and Mrs. Me-
tbeny moved to the building vacated by
Mr.. Mc3innis, where she will conduct q
boarding house.
William q. Brown, who came home
from Wheeling about ten days ago con-
siderably indisposed, is just recovering
from threatened attack Of typhoid fever.
A-''' Nfs'Nf'tt'ii ~ hiNatil iiIiIiiONtl dllN We
expect to see him about again in few
days.
Prof and Mrs. G. ". Martin. who
spent the summer at the campground.
were in town Sunday the guests Of the
latter's parents, Mr. and Mrs John Allen
Conley They left Monday for Mason
town, where Mr. Martin has the princi-
palship Of the schools this term.
w. II. Mccain injured his left hand
severely last week and now carries IL neat
" bandaged. While rubbing with a
mattOck his hand came in contact with a
sharp root, which penetrated the neshy
part, requiring considerable force and
nerve 70 remove, and leaving q painful
wound
The Kingwood Racket Store this week
announces H. anniversary sale and will
celebrate the evc's by giving hs patrons
greater bargains than ever The store Is
just one year Old, bat by fair dealing and
the liberal uso Of printers ink has be-
come the most popular business houeo az