Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-05-28

| Lumber wagons on the move.
Wash. Jones Sits his own coal.
Now shed your surplus flannel.
Umbrellas are growing in demand.
Buy your beef in small quantities.
Be careful that you don't get "a fly ii
your soda-water.
Kenuett drives pair OF dun-coloree
match horses.
Horseback riding is becoming feature
of evening exercise.
High crown straw hats with narrow
brims are the style this summer.
Last years strawberries are yet popu
lar with clearinghouse keepers.
AS this is Court week, the hotel keep
ers at Barboursville ere happy.
For man of his years and muscle, il
seems to take an undue amount of labor
for DR.. NJ, OF Wayne, to breathe.
That latest cut which Cralle gave hi,
whiskers makes him resemble n hungry
Frenohman who expects frogs Tor dinner
If it were not for our cool lemonades, il
would be necessary to pack Conductor
Talley in ice to preserve him this hot
weather.
We passed the Juvenile Onev at the
corner OF Tenth street late Tuesday night
singing in dulcet strains, "If ever cease
to love-"
Three of the best looking young ladies
in town inspected the attractions Of Third
avenue from a double carriage Monday,
and did their own driving.
The Musical Director will find 1t neces-
sary to choke down that first tenor an oc-
tave or two before lie can have perfection
in rendering "Apollo Strikes the Tyre"
The lady who sent us that tasteful boz
auct of flowers has our most grateful
thanks. May her path be ever strewn
with delicate verbenas, woodbines and
johnny-jump-upS.
Ii we were in the stead Of certain
Stanton gentleman, we would feel very
much inclined to run two-edged sword
right straight through that bank Cashier
for flirting with our sweetheart.
The Adcertiser man is al on city ROSTERS,
college ROSTERS, silken roosters, Third av-
enue ROSTERS etc. 1t would not surprise
us il he should embark in the "hennery
business" for he is gay cock himself
Burner
A Third avenue rooster dreamed Sun
dav night that he would receive check
for million dollars and when he ex-
an,ined i, the next morning it proved to
be villainous dun ior months boar l..
As dreams are generally contrary, let him
begin ut the other end next time.
The pious people OF Kanawha Court
House delight in quietude. They don't
like those Internal screams OF the steam
boats, and straightway they passed an or
d;rance against the indulgence OF the
wicked practice within half mile Of the
ferry. Well, for our part, lot the steam
boats blow. We like to hear the noise; il
has a sound like business that IS grateful
10 cur ear.
Mallory and Thomson are the heaviest
fishermen we know OF. Las. Saturday they
TOOK lhelr lulCn Ddshet anu stSi'cu l.,
Sy mines Creek, TO rake in mess of mud
cats and their efforts were crowned with
glorious results yoe's spirits, as he gazed
upor. the w;ggling beauties, could scarcely
be contained in their natural boundaries
and he grew eloquent. subsequently
however, an unfortunate incident occur
red, which laid damper upon the Cap
tan's feelings As they attempted to re-
turn, and had taken passage on the steam.
err New Castle, they inadvertently piled
their cargo of fish in ore pile on the front
deck; and as the boat wa, loosed from it,
mornings and pushed from shore, she
made one violent surge leeward. dipped on
the side of the great weight, and then sunk
to the bottom. Mallory and his compan'
ion narrowly escaped drowning by taking
to a skiff.