West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-09-29

Several interesting letters appear in
this issue of the paper.
Trout are dying in all the dry streams
i'm Greenbrior cointy.
The propi .Jtors OF the White Sulphur
Spring cleared ca, 900 this season.
Two courts fer Richie county, in oc-
tober.
The Clipper is the name of a new pa.
per to be started at Woodland, Marshall
county.
Mr.. w. Long, compositor in the
STATE Journal Office, has purchased the
OF Record at Volcano.
The West Virginia Argus is an i'm
provement on the Preston County Her
GLd.-Fd6pioat B,dec.
DIR. Trippett has hands employed dig
ging well on East side of his residence
on High street.
Hons. ii. G.. Davis and L. Hereford
have our thanks for valuable public doc
uments.
Mr. n. j. Fortney, the natural artist.
is now engaged in painting the portrait
ofSmith Crane, Esq, ofthis place.
The public examination OF teachers
viii take place in I[ingwood tomorrow
(Friday.)
Our correspondents will please mail
their communications in time for them
to reach us Tuesdoy evening.
These are braclng mornings. and il il
intere sIng to note how briskIy the man
with the alpaca coat and linen pants skips
about the street
Have we located the Capital and are
we to have an extra session of the Legis-
lature, are questions which agitate the
mind of the Philippi PIaindealey' man.
The b. & o. r.. II. has completed all
arrangements for carrying money and
other parcels to all places on it's line and
branches.
The trial of w. S. Douglass for the
murder of a mail carrier, i'm Grant coun-
ty, last fall, commenced az Petersburg
on the 2sth inst.
Mr. Daniel Bower has our thanks for n
line lot of apples brought to this Office
wednesday evening. Scare us again
"Dan."
The West Virginia 1aJlet is the name
OF neat little paper published at the
Deaf, Dumb and Blind Institution at
Romney, West Va.
The bricklayers having completed their
work OH the public buildings, left here
ON Tuesday morning, for the purpose of
going TO work on the new church i'm King
wood.-0ak land Herald.
The methodists will hereafter Worship
In the large room in the upper story Of
the Academy building until the Pres
byterians vacate the Court house hail.
Hon. VIM, G. Brown and Capt. God
win were out coon hunting Monday night
and succeeded in captured two Of the
corn dcstrOyers. "Uncle Billy g." still
enjoys a coon hunt as much as any body.
Messrs. Blocher q Bro, of Cumber-
land, are making 10000 brick for the
Presbyterian church. We understand
that they are making that many i'm or
der to re-burn the soft brick of the Kiln
burned for that church, this summer. NV
Mr. Stevens.
one OF kipgwood's youngsters started
store in a corn crib, the other day, with
ten cents worth OF candy. ne came
around and borrowed our lead pencil Ia
mark his goods.
! In the Keyser Jail are confined two men
for committing murder, two for stating
horses, on for stealing watch and one
for stealing money and watch. Now. II
they would only put Bro. Vandiver, oil
the Tribune, in there FOR senoing us half
sheets we'd feel better.
The regular annual meeting Of the
Goshen Baptist Association was held at
Harmony Grove church, in Pleasant dis
trict, commencing on Friday morning
OF last week and continuing until sun
day evening.
We arc under lasting obligations {,
our friends in Union district who hav,
peeh oolng 80 much for tho ARGUS il
the way Of subscribers. It shows tina
the Democrats in that region appreciat,
the paper and are willing TO do what the,
cln to make their party paper Success
Union is far ahead Of any other distric
IN the county. Let there be genera
waking up throughout the county anC
see who can ''come out head"
CHEAP ORoANs.-J. S, Carroll of Mar
tinsburg, w. Va, offers one S.x-stol
Organ, used one year, cost when new
$50, for sale. Will sell &c for $40. at 81,
per month Also, one Six-stop Organ
used two yea g. cost sl75, will sell foi
800, Of s. per month. Both instruments
warronted.
For further particulars, enquire Of J
Morris Crane, Kingwood rse22tf
The colored meeting closed last Tues
Gay evening. We believe all the colore
people, with ono or two exceptions are eli
ther probationers or members Of th
church. There were twenty-threo con
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