West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1877-12-01
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Cheat ri yer rais,l nearly seven feet In
one hoI st Sa:ur lay Il was higher
than it has been Sine 1855.
DIED on Stcmpie Ri'ge, November
9th, Etna Ann >chonnover, aged years,
months and days.
Messrs. A. j. Ronafe,i and A. NJ
Shaffer. of TunnClton. have been in town
attending Court, this week.
Hon. c. NJ. Bishop has had street
crossing made i'm front OF his store. Let
others follow this example,
DIR. Man2wn, who has been atten ding
Court at Keyser, fr several days, re
, turncc home last "Wednesday.
Mrs. Deborah Thompson. relict OF Jno.
w. Thompson, OF Morgantown, di ID on
the 10th inst, aged IS years.
The Ladies' Mite Society will meet at
the residence OF James Carroll this (Fri
| dsyl evening.
We call attention TO the advertisement.
which appears i'm this issue, OF the Scion
tific American.
Rev. Bolton, the Presiding Elder OF
this district, will preach in the NJ. f.
Church on Friday evening of next week.
There has been another literary society
organized i'm town. One Of its members
told us that they "igI orod the exist ,nce
| OF the Philomatheans."
On last Friday Mr.. John c Crane. Of
the vicinity of Albiightsville, SOLD T.
Mr.. A. Wells, of Morgantown, a he OF
oxen weighing 1910 pounds,
Thanksgiving day pissed of quietly.
The stores were all closed, and even the
County Court shut up shop 10 observe
the day.
Our young ard talented (. lend, Mr.. j.
| Frank Manown, has become one of the
editor OF the Journal. Frank IL sound
Democrat and we hope he'll have plenty
success.
Mrs. Capt Goodwin. OF this place, star
ted 60 Marion county, Ohio, East Mon
day, for the purpose of visiting her father
tC. V. Stone) who is lying dangerously
iil. Mr.. Stone ~ been on visit TO
friends in Ohio for several m, nths.
Ifyou fRc an Y after your name this
week, please consider the fact that il
means PAY Up! The newspaper bust
ness Is just like any other business. IL
takes mOnev % carry it on, and without
money IL can't be carried on
The Clarlsburg Ystegr6m came T. ms
last week containing an article u It we
published two weeks ago. frofn the
Cleveland Ohio Herald, about ragged
and hungry tramp, giving it as an origi-
nal local iteml
The Keyser Kcho notes that Jude
Armstrong recently charged the grand
jury Of the Mineral county court that the
Baltimore and Ohio railroad company.
like any Individual, Is liable I, irdict-
ment for laboring at its usual calling ON
Sunday.
Mr.. James Cunningham, Jr.. OF Wheel
ing, the temperance reformor. Is now
carrying ON n series OF Temperance meet.
ings in Piedmont and westernport, and
viii organize Union while there. -Rey-
ser Echo.
From a supplement issued by the
Ritchte Gazette, last week, we learn that
the first serious accide It which ever oe-
CURED on the II. a. r. Marrow Gauge
Railroad happened on the 18th instant. o.
The engiRe Jumped the rack, went over
AN efnBankment and vas broa ght out
almost total wreck. rhs engineer was
seriously injured
when you see aIady IN the street stop
aud Suddenly Kick and reach backward
aud downward, don't be alarmed It's
Z not brickbat she is after. A. snon az
she shakes out the old oyster cans On
tangled in her trail, that same sweet
smile will return; and everywhere the
street contractor halls the ON ga with
trail asa blessing.
= his verse co ntains all the letters in
the alphab 1:
God gives The grazing OK his meat.
BE quickly hears the Sleeps low cry;
But man. who takes His finest wheat
should ut His joyful praises high"
--E1eh0H0n
It's not necessary TO write poem in
order give the whole alphabet. Give I'm
This sentence John quickly exto.npo-
rized five tow bags"
The most hopeless specimen Of imle.
oility to be seen these days is man
leaning oyera counter, stariug helpiessly
into The face Of the young wOmon behind
It, and wondering what i'm the blazes
was Tho nurae Of that thing tho old WON
az told hin % got."