West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-05-14

went to Grafton Friday to see the show
that didn't show.
Hon. VIM. G. Brown arrived in town
"Wednesday from Washington t. attend
to important business matters.
Hon. p. ]. Crogan returned home
Saturday evening from business trip 10
Washington and other Eastern points.
II you fear hot weather and bad bow.
els, DR.. Fahrney's Teething Syrup is
your friend and the baby's comfort.
We arc quoting you prices on some
standard magazines never before offered
at such reductions. Better look them up
T.. V. Fortney returned home from
| Grafton Saturday where he had been the
past week in his official capacity as cour:
stenographer.
Judge y. j. Fortney came in Saturday
evening from Grafton, where he is hold
ing term of circuit court, to spend sun
day with home folks.
The boy who has learned to hold his
tongue, says the Youths Companion.
has made good beginning toward learn
ing how to hold his job.
Marshall Ringer, one of Grant districts
most progressive farmers, was business
visitor in town Wednesday and made
this office n pleasant call
q. b Sapp left "Wednesday morning TO
visit his aged mother in Preston county.
His mother has been quite seriously in
Tor some time. Thomas Herald.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Charles Childs and little
daughter returned from Washington last
Thursday evening where they spent the
past winter. Mr. and Mrs. Scott Wilson.
who had been their guests in the city for
few days, accompanied them
Mics Hettie Boone and NJ. A. Specht
were married at Oakland this week. IL
was complete surprise To their many
friends here as no one had any intmation
OF the fact until a telegram was received
Thursday morning stating the news
Mary Elizabeth, the little eighteen
months-old daughter of DR.. and Mrs. f..
+. Watson of Albright, died last Friday
morning at nine O'Clock of spinal trouble.
The funeral was held Sunday afternoon
and interment in the Kingwood cemetery
The baccalaureate sermon preached i'm
the NJ. + church here lat Sunday even
ing by Rev. ID Craig, the pastor, be-
fore the graduating class of the Kingwood
high school, was pronounced by those
who were in attendance "A mastery effort.
The practical and intellectual lessons
the sermon portrayed will be useful and
inspiring not only To the graduates.
but to all who aspire to the higher and
more essential ideals i'm life.
j w Bell OF Etam,' has been appointed
as federal p1troman for Preston county.
His duties are to patrol the forests of tie
county daily AMI 20 guard against fire
He is paid by the government II will
be impossible for him to patrol the whole
county himself but it is thought another
will be appointed soon For the present
his route begins about Tunnelton, thence
over Laurel Mountain TO st George.
This seems to be a good move on the
part OF our forest officials and will do
much toward lessening fire.
j. w. Menefee has started on the work
OF building twenty five frst-class dwell
lings for the Cheat River Coal company
at Albright on the property the company
recently purchased of r. w. Mason.
The dwellings will have running water
and finished in up-to-date style through
out in chestnut and oil finish and will be
equal to the best in Albright. The COM
pany has bought complete equipment
OF boilers and electrical machinery for
cutting and loading coal by the latest
improved methods, which will be in
stalled and ready to use by September
LIST The company will operate their own
store and employ about sixty miners.
Tossing aside a burning cigarette while
sitting in his home at Bertz one day last
week, Michael Gleason caused an ex-
piNcipiA W D'NbI NAliii FtEullsl III very
serious injuries to himself, while his
family narrowly escaped death. The
burning end of the cigarette fell into a
can OF powder which was in the Gleason
home and the explosion which followed
made a terrible report. Gleason was
sitting nearby, and it is considered
miracle that he even escaped with his
life. He was seriously burned about the
head, face and hands. Gleason's wife
and other members OF the family were in
an adjoining room and they escaped
without injury. The powder was used
by Mr.. Gleason in the mines He work
for the Elkins Coal d Coke Company.
Excellent progress is being made on
the work of laying the main for the new
system Of water works now being installed
in Kingwood. The business section of
the town is being piped this week and
from the manner in which the work is
being done II is quite evident that the
men in charge thoroughly understand
their business. The work will be pushed
to completion as rapidly as conditions
will permit and It will not be many weeks
before We can boast Of thoroughly
modern system Of absolutely pure water,
and the elevation Of the large tank in
sures high pressure throughout the
entire town. The council has ordered
the placing Of twenty plugs in the city,
and the county court will have two adj
ditional plugs adjoining the county prop
erty. II is now up to our citizens TO have
their houses plumbed and connect with