West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1914-02-19
Albright


(Delayedl
We thought a few items from this place
might be of interest To she many readers
of The Argus.
Albright il stu ON the boom. The
health Of orr people i improving. There
are ten or twelve csses OF typhoid fever
here now. Just stop and thiuk how
many Others have had the fever here
since last spring. IL surely should make
person s'e there i something radically
wrong IL i high time the proper
authorities investigated this matter. Der
school house is ia = miserable condition.
| ann told, the floors have not been scrubh-
ed or the windows washed since the hons,
was built. The basement j. i'm bad
condition aud a. number Of the srhool
children take the fever it is suggested
that the cause is about the school house
the proper authorities do not seem To-
look after these matters.
Our new bank is quite AN addition Ia
out town. While the building is not i'm.
posing yet the bank fixtures are second
to none in the county. There il every
convenience that "A bank could offer Il
It's patrons. The cashier is a nice
gentleman and shows all the courtesies
possible To his patrons.
There was man held mp one nigh,
last week. rhc robbery occurred b.
tween here aud the Ruhbell mill. You see
we are coming 10 the front.
Ilobert AMI Ross Martin. OF Terra
Alta, were here cslling on friends Satur
day and Sunday
Miss Hail OF MorgaotoNn gave "A play
in Gales hall on last Friday night The
same play was given on Saturday, night
at the Ruthbeil hall Both peri FINANCES
were we'll attended and everybody was
pleased.
The Gale boys have their nickelodcon in
operation which affords amusement for
allthose who desire this kind OF recreation
The new garage is in commission IL
is not only very convenient place but
much needed one.
Rev. ldleman just closed one of the
best and most successful revivals that has
aver been held here.
Mr. Laraway moved his family away
nne day last week.
Cloyd Sypholt has sold his property on
Pickle Knob and has moved to his house
in town.
Clint Bishop and Chas. Welch have
returned from Florida after very short
stay. They had talked of spending the
winter there but Mr. Bishop was taken
lick and had TO be brought home.
Robert Meneiee has sold or traded his
fine new house in It. Joe to Bruce Hickey
for a farm on the mountain near vii.
burns. Mr. Hickey is expected to move
IN his new home soon. Robert Menefee
traded his saw mill and TIMBER to walkee
uenefee for his house at the depot
Newton Mayfeld, one Of the finest
fellows on earth, has sold his property to
Mr. Britton.
Ii is persistently rumored in these
parts that the NJ. * X. will build
ranch down the river this spring.
T.. q. Martin il soon to become one of
the knights Of the grip He has
position with "A very reliable wholesale
house Of New York aud will take up his
iuties as soon as his samples reach him.
Augustine Mattabonc recently visited
his brother-in-law Albert Martin lear
Elkins mines. Mr.. Mattabone expects
u move To the stone quarry ia the spring
l. n. Martin sold his valuable farm,
two miles from here, to John Nedrow.
Mrs. V. b. Sypolt was shopping in
horgantown last Saturday.
Hurrah for O. A. Beerboyer for county
clerk have been oyer the county in
the last few weeks aud SO he has lots
of iriendswho are urging him TO make the
light, believing he is the most worthy
man that is spoken of in the county, and
his qualifications are second 70 none.
have heard hundreds Of voters speak.
ing OF supporting our own Wm. G..
Brown for our next governor. IL seems
TO be settled fact in the minds Of the
voters to elect Mr.. Brown. They want
a clean man and he has been tripd and II
standing the test. If the past foreshadows
the future lac will come out as gold tried
in the fire. We are all proud OF him.
]. NJ. Shaw aud Mr. Matlick write
often, your letters are very interesting.