West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-09-15

NNANSh itShNtAet Oh paper al a fNdSohAnic
charge; this week we received another
package, of the same weight. with the ex-
press charges increased just one hun
died per cent.
1--WE call attention 10 the professional
card OF y. j. Fortncy, Portrait and Land
scape Painter, which appears in this is
sue. Ifhis work does not give satisfacs
ton he asks no remurnation; but we do
not think il necessary for him to saw
this, for we are confident his work will
always give satisfaction.
A DIFFICULT OPERATION On the sec
ond inst, DIR. VIM. NJ. Dent, of New
burg, and DR.. J. Il. FCgie. of Por tland,
operated ON little boy Wn,. Groves,
of this county, for Srangulatod Ingui-
nal Hernia-rupture OF the bowels. The
operation is one of the most difficult i'm
surgery We understand that the little
fellow is convalescing nicely. This is
the first operation of this kind, ever
known 10 have been performed in this
county 10y resident physician.
When writing for the paper, CORES
pondents will please use narrow paper.
Our "devir' swears he'll strike if this
rule isn't adopted, and for fear he'll
strike us, We make this announcement.
The tobacco pledge is travelling around
again, and it has caught several young
men OF this place. We hope il will hold
them.
cS~To THE BOARD OF EDUCATIN or
KINGwoos DIsTRICr,-Th next meet
ing cf the Board o Education, OF Kings
wood district, will be held on Saturday,
the goth of October, 1877. All who have
business, will pleas Q tend
JOHN POTTER, Secretary.
sepl5t2)
ION last Saturday Hamon S. Rode
HEAVIER and Jared Rodeheaver went
squirrel hunting and killed thirty-six i'm
less than one day, Hamon killing %,
and Jared IL. This beats anything on
record, for this fall, and Hamon says il
wasn't good day for squirrels either.
PHfoMA THEAN LIBRARY SOCIETY,"
The following is the programme for next
Monday night Debate Question: Re
SoIqed, That Geology harmonizes with
the teachings of the Bible.
All irmatve.-J. III. Holt and p. r..
Smith.
Neg ativo.-J. b. Payne and w. II.
Potter.
Reading OF the Philom athean Recodd
Declamation.-Jas. w. White.
Two MEN KILLED IN wELLs.-we |
learn from private information, that two |
men-one i'm Calhoun and the other i'm |
Gilmer county-recently met their |
deaths in a worry strange and sad manner. |
In Calhoun. Mr.. Joseph Hewitt went i'm |
to an old we'll about two weeks ago TO |
clean il odt. Tho we'll had hoen known |
for a long time to be dangerous on nc
count Of the foul gas which often collects |
in such places, and the owner of the well |
and others who were present cautioned |
Hewitt TO he. careful, but he did not seem |
TO fe ar anything, and went down. He |
soon gave the signal for help, but it was !
too late when they got him. out 10 do him |
any good.
Tue case i'm Gilm9r occurred about |
week after Hewitt death, and with the |
recollection of that event in his mind the !
man-we did not learn his name-went |
down into the well with a rope tied 10 him.
He soon gave the men above the signal |
to pull him up, which they did, but just |
as they got him to the top of the we'll tho |
moose gave way and he fell TO the bot |
tom again, the fall killed him instantly |
People connot be too careful about such |
things - " eston Democrat.
So,~p,n,v no,,uIog D.,.t oo,,.s.-
Jail, charged with murder, made his es-
cape on Wednesday, but was recaptured'
He had secured key with which TO un-
lock his hobbies and handouts. After |
getting them off he called for the jailor, |
pretending he was suffering intensely
from the hobbies chatting his ankles. |
hejailor unsuspectingly entered the
cell, when Douglas knocked him down,
grabbed his pistol and ran. Whom the
iailer recovered sufficiently, he gave the
alarm and posse of excited citizens
started in pursuit. owing to his phys
ical condition resulting from confine-
ment' ne was soon overtaken, and make
a determined resistance, using the pistol,
which fortunately missed fire. He was
secured and remanded to prison.
We hope our friends throughout the
county will send us in the local news Of
their neighborhoods. We wish 10 make
good local paper, and TO do tbi s, we
must have the coop Grafton Of our
friends.
The authorities Of Monongalia cou nty
have arrested the leaders Of band Of
thieves who have infested that county
for severalsyears. II also appears that
they have been ope rating with gand Of
counterfeiters, and great revelations arc
expected
Prof Frank Woods has esigned his
position at the University, having form
cd law pa tnership with Hon. b. Il.
Martin at Pruntytown. Mr.. Woods has
been succeeded by JOS. NJ. Stewart, Of
the class Of 1877.
our friends have been coming up TO
the work nanfUlly-many o. them pay
ing years subscription in advance,
and some Of them having raised clubs.
Rev. Jacob Khole, Of Huntington, Pa,
erFI.s IL. ..T.r. IT..