The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-05-12
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- Az bloOroneidi according 10 tue
Courier, wild ducks are caught like
ish, with hook and line.
= When you arc laughing at the
antics ofa drunken man, stop a mo.
ment to think how miserable bis fami-
ly feel over the cause Of your mirth.
- Tue assessors and their deputies
are now making their rounds in the
country listing personal properly for
taxation.
Ababy was born in Weston on
Tuesday night last, which weighed at
its birth is pounds, net. Tbs oldest
inhabitant prsuouucos it the biggest
baby on record,
= The Both Of this month is "Dec.
grafton Day" Tho G. A. r. Associ.
atoms throughout tho State are mo.
wing to celebrate it in becoming
manner.
= Fourteen years ago, 14tltck bass
were placed in tho Potomac River, ut
Cumberland, as an experiment, and
now that river affords the best black
bass fishing on the continent.
= Ross 4 Vanderyort arc now OPP.
Grating in the store rooms formerly oc-
cnpied by Mr.. Sanford, We have
not learned whether they intend erect
Ing q new store on tie site Of the old
ono, or not,
- Wheeling is represented at the
Worlds Exposition in Vienna by the
Superior Machine Company, of that
city. We fail to find any other repre-
scntation Of West Virginia industry in
the list Of American exhibitors.
"A noted jswel0r Of Washing ton
City, ono who knows whereof he
speaks, says there arc but two genuine
marble quarrys in the world-Olo in
Italy and the other in Webster county,
West Virginia.
Tho design for tho new NJ. E.
Church, prepared by W. j. Kitson,
and adopted by the trustees, is really
handsome affair, and is high testi-
monial to tho mechanical skill aud in
gsnuity Of our worthy friend.
We have word from humbGrport,
BraxtOn coutny, TINT on tho LIST inst,
a man named William Westfall, fell
and broke bis back. producing instant
death. At least SO says q correspond.
ent who signs himself "JOhn NJ. G.
LOugh."
= Liquor and tobacco dealers were
required to pay their special license
tax to the United States Collector on
the FIRST day of May, otherwise they
arc subject to severe penalties. The
receipt for the payment of'such license
must DO posted in conspicuous place
10 the store room.
= According to q very 'old say
ing" the Grst three days of March
rule tho spring mosths-the LIST speaks
for March. tho 2nd for April, aud the
third for May. 1t will remembered
that tho Cd Of ilarch was cold aud
stormy ; and ifthis saying be true, it
is bad showing for May.
Did you know, ladies, that tue
mode in which you are arranging your
hair at present is called Ella guillO.
tine" because it was the style in which
women condemned to die during the
French revolution fixed their hair in
order to keep it out Of tho way of tho
guilloline knife?
= The Home Insurance Company
Of Columbus, Ohio, has withdrawn its
agencies aud business policies from this
State, except in some large towns.
It's policies on private dwellings are
not withdrawn. This company ad-
justcd Hon. j. NJ. Benefits loss with
out any difficulty.
- The area Of Wost Virginia Is
81 900 square miles, $1,000 square
miles Of which are undcrlaid by the
coal measures, containing all the vuri-
cites Of coal known (savo nnthracito)
which ofttimos equal, and sometimes
Vxccl, the most celebrated Of other
loted coal fields.
= A now post.ofice is established
at Knawls Greek, Braxton county, on
the route from Weston to Nicholas
Court House, with Mr., Lark as post
master. Also at TAllmansville, Up
shut county, on tho route from Sage
to H.ttonsyille, with G. D. Marble as
postmaster. A. S. Price is appointed
postmaster at Big Bend, CALHOUN
county, vice Enoch W. Cain, resigned
"A, W. Woodford has accepted
the agency Of the Peabody Insurance
Company, Of Wheeling. lie took ten
applications last week; aud is now
ready to insure bis friends against ERE
on reasonable terms, ana in q reliable
company. Those who wish to insure
should DO 50 at once. RscollCct that
procrastination is The thief Of time.