Huntington advertiser. [volume] (Huntington, W. Va.) 1874-1921, 1874-05-14
Hero and There a Dash.


our hand.
The pinching-bug days have come, the
happiest Of the year.
Justice Enslow breathed the fresh noun
tain air about Hinton several days last
week.
About one hundred mules made pran-
cling parade down Third avenue on FRI
day.
Our little neighbor .Proctorsville, few
miles above, has little newspaper called
the Comic Adrcrtiser.
Sunday was meter in earnest. Not
even a single rooster on Third avenue was
heard to crow until after sunset.
Two men who came here with wheel
al fortune TO run on circus day were sum-
marily stopped by the authorities.
Judge ISamuels was in town last week
with a Granger hat on and his coat COW
cred with hay seed and dust. Coming
events, etc"
The rendering Of several beautiful Sc
lections tonight, by tie Huntington Iu-
steal Association, will be especially at
tractive to all lovers OF music.
Something ought to be done with Joe
Mallory's long, sleek, slender lazy setter
dog lie deserves either a dose Of strych-
nine, or to be taught better manners in
church.
DIR. Chase's vanity is extravagant. He
holds himself the champion on Chess and
Croquet. and invites a contest. If he'll
add Euchre to the list, we'll 'scalp' him in
an hour.
At the circus Tuesday night wicked
William and the fellow who peddled the
double -iointed California peanuts" re-
sembied each other as much as two black
eyed peas.
Mr. E. y. Gillen, of lockwood, has been
retained at Ironton as a member OF the
petit jury. He SAYS the grand jury found
some seventy-five indictments against the
liquor dealers in the county.
If Bro. Obey can't find ore evening a
week, or at least one in a month, To devote
to the needs OF the choir, we will endeavor
to ascertain how they are employed 4
word to the wise you know.
Yesterday n white and colored man
partially under the influence Of liquor,
got into an alteration IN Eighth street.
Sambo got the best Of the situation as his
antagonist was observed going round with
a bloody nose.
Tie people generally are availing them
selves If TIE good weather for fishing ex-
cursions. Several parties visited Kanaw
la Falls in the past few days, and not a
few have swarned the banks Of the p:ctu-
rescue -Four Pole and Symmes creeks.
Our Young friend Gardner p Titus was
in town last week. He looks rs happy as
the proverbial sun-hower. Matrimony sits
contentedly upon him but the hot wealth
er has brought him down fifteen pounds
below his old standard.
If tie name lockwood was given our
sister town to convey an idea II the char
acter of its surroundings, we are inclined
10 think its founders missed Their mark a
little. 1t would be more descriptive IL
they had SAID X ck-without-wood.'
After a long journey and hard rowing
in a skiT, for many miles, a loving coupe
from West Virginia were duly married by
Esq. Golden last Monday, just little in
advance Of enrsged papa, who was IN lot
pursuit-Ironton Register.
A postal card was picked up the other
day, bearing the following significant cor
respondence:
"MILroy, W. VA, April 9th, 1871.
George Scranage, Huntington VIII,
in thunder don't you send that jug -"
Wouldn't it be pious idea COR snme
charitable crusader to 60 up and lecture
that Incorporate rooster?
The Davis Bros, on Third avenue, m
derstand how 10 make good soda water
We were in there the other evening, and
DR.. Ned prepared Us ihe most delicious
drausht We ever qusfied. It's flavor was
tic sum-total of all sweets-most delight
III 10. lie taste. Our memory is little
defective as to names, and We don't know
whether We were correct in catching the
sound, but it runs through our Uranium
that he called it "necked-her."
IN euterprising business house on Third
Avenue turned over new leaf last Mon
day. Every nook ard corner, including
the ware-room, was robbed OF its rubbish
which was carried into the street, and .
torch applied, to remove il on the crema-
ton plan. The sitting aroma that pro-
ceeded from the burning pile was majes-
tic in its strength, and to the unaccustom-
ed nasal sense, il nigh, have been mis-
taken for the fumes Of diseased China