The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-04-21
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For the information of our ngri
cultural friends, we state that tho Sigt
is now good for planting potatoes.
Colonel WoOdforl is constructing
handsome plank fence along the rive
portion Of bis farm.
- Isaac SIcNesl has been appointed
Postmaster at Mil Point, PocahOn,ai
county, vice j. W. McCarty, resigned
-"JakO' Nicholas is erecting
handsome dwelling house in "SIab'
town." A,
Days and nights, like black and
white men at elections, are on III
equality now-or nearly SO.
Members Of 1.-THE last Congress who
sign receipts for the wages voted tt
themselves, BY themselves, are said to
do Il with steal pen.
MIR A. Bailey, an old resident o.
this county, died on the 10th inst, OIL
pneumonia. He lsayssa large family
to mourn bis untimely end.
1t appeirG from tho census that il
1870 there were Bin West Yirgipit
39,7S6 persons over 81 years Of ag'
who could not write, OF these,
1871 wCro males, aud 24,545 f.
males.
Our Sheriff desires US 10 state
that fpsOplO don't pay their taxes, he
will have TO make them according tC
law, or else the county will be com
PEELED 10 sell him out.
The brick building now going W
on Main Street, will DO a decided i'm
prsysmsnt for that portion ofour town
Would that some more like it were il
course ofersction.
- Martin Higgins, of this county
met with an accident on Monday last
that Of getting one Of his legs frac'
turcd. 1t appears that sled ran over
him.
West Virginia figures in tho lasl
census as having an annual production
Of four millions in -four. nino million.
in iron and its manufactures, and one
million each Of sawed lumber and salt
is now asserted by strict couslru.
ers of tho law that it is a violation OIL
tho Revenue Law 10 give n man 0
chew Of homemade tobacco without
first paying a tax thereon.
Hon. II. G. Davis, Of this State,
is placed on the important Committee
ofApprOpriations 10 the new arrange.
ment Of tue United States Senate Com.
mi,tess. This is one of the most i'm
porlant Committees Of the Senate.
DR.. John II. DAWSON has pur.
chased the Drug Store in JauO Lew
formerly owned by Cummings Norris,
aud contomplates doing business in
that borough. May success crown his
efforts.
"A correspondent. in giving a sta
tistical comparison ofthe manufactures
Of the different States, says: "ThO
greatest. advances made in this line
have been witnessed in the States Of
Virginia, West Virginia, Kentucky and
Georgia
The Parkcrsburg Times says that
on the % inst, 1875 Western Prussians
wsrc to sail from Bremen, proposing to
come to West Virginia, and il they
fnd lands TO suit them, and otherwise
b. pleased with tue State, to remain
and permanently settle.
"A young lady residing in Weston
requests US to say that II a certain
young man will make his calls earlier
/, in the evening, ho will confer q favor
on her. as well as some OF the neigh
bsri, who dislike being disturbed at
unreasonable hours Of the night
- Rev. P. Murray, has accepted a
call from tho Baptist Church in this
place, ind will remain another year
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occurred. A team belonging to David
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TIKI marty that mads III. new STATE and