West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-12-15


TO hours late usually about two,
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The Martinsburg Statesman has taken
the Court House Off its head.
The average youth is saving his pen.
mics far the holidays.
The Ladies' Mite Society win meot vt
NJ. ]. w. Parks this friday evening.
Col. Baker was on a trip To Lewis
county this week. lie returned Wednes-
day.
Mr.. Jacob Basnett has been quite i'll
this week, His deputies attend to the
L. o.
Mrs John s. Murdoch, of this place.
started on visit to relatives in Newburg
last Thursday.
We are under obligations 10 Hons. II &.
G.. Davis aud b. f. Martin for valuable
public documents.
DIR. +. NJ. Trippe:t is, we learn, quite
sick again, so much as 10 be confined to
his room.-No,0 Dominion.
DIR. NJ. ), Bryte, Of Bruce:on. was in
70 sec us this week. We shipped the
'possum, Doc.
The faculty and students Of the Wheel
ing Female College have organized a
Missionary Society.
Rev. III. g. Blaney, of this place, was
registered at the Stamm House, in the
city of Wheeling, last Tuesday.
The Philippi Plaindealer comes TO us
this week considerably improved The
Plalndealer is an inhuent isl paper and
we wish it mountains OF success.
The meetings OF fla Philomathean Lit
orary Society continue to grow in inter
est. They now meet in the Court House
Hall every Monday night. Everybody
Is invited to attend.
Mr.. Ross, If Green county, Pa a
professor of penmanship, has organized
class in Kingwood, and is stopping a..
the American House.
DON'T these cold, clear moonlight win
to NO home from singing school with q
ieller $ girl, and how lie used to follow
you anc lay for yo u, on your way homo
70 put a head on your
Mr.. Jacob Blaney, of this county, has
remo ed 10 near Kingwood, and his sous
Laurey aud Samuel will soon follow -
They go MS renters on some of Hon, VIM.
G.. Browns land i'm Preston. we regret
to lose them, but hope they may prosper
i'm sister Presion.-PoSt
A Big HOG. One of our citizens, Mr..
Sanford B. Hall. this week slaughtered a
hog which weighed, after being clean sd,
eight hundred pounds, and was only two
years old. Hnrmom West Vi,gin ian
If the above was from anybody but a
newspaper man we wouldn't believe IL.
At late meeting of the Board of over
seers of the Poor, Mr.. Allen Fawcett
was awarded the contract for keeping
the paupers Of the county. He is to re-
ceivo $3.50 per week for each pauper ted
and clothed.
Kate Claxtor was In Wheeling a few
days ago. We haven't heard of any late
fires there, but the proprietors Of the
Grant House, a few months ago, con-
ceived the the idea that she would be
travelling along that way some o. these
days, and they burned out in advanoe.
The Mozart Brass Band, assisted by
their old preceptor Capt. Stoy. will give
a vocal and instrumental c,ncert at the
Court House next = tuesday, night. Young
man, take that gel and go. Admission
only rs cents.
On Monday evening, Dec. I7th, in tho
Court House Hall, the ladies OF the
! " onan's Foreign Missionary Society
will II Id their r. gular anniversary. Re
ports uAual on such occasions will be
given, followed by literary exercises CON
sisting of original addresses and select
readings. Refreshments. The public is
invited 10 be present.