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

place, (and uncle ofCol. L. w. Thompsonl
fen from the seat OF his farm wagon in
that county, on the 10th of August, and
injured himself severely, from the of-
fects OF which lac died on the Goth follow
ing. He married Miss Jane Murdoch
in NJ orrantown tif(v years ago{sistor of
Jas. II. Murdoch. of Kingwood) He
was about "a years OF age nj the time of
his MorgGRto,ca P0St.
This lady can't certainly be a sister
OF JAS. L.. Murdoch, of Kiugwood. for.
were su ca the case she would be older
than her father. Probably she's sis
ter of john s, Murdoch, Of this place.
who is the father of Jas. L.. NJ.
An persons who have paid their sub
scription to the Preston County Herald,
in advance. will receive the ARGUS nm
I'll the expiration OF thgt time.
We see by the Morgantown papers
that the G raugors OF Monongalia will have
grand celebration and "Hravest Feast"
in Fetty's q rove, near Laurel Point, on
saturday. the 22d instant. g.
| Thad. G. Ncwlon. formerly an ongin-
Ger of the H. Il q. railroad, writes from
| Pittsburgh, Kansas, To tho Grafton Son
tRcl, that he finds farming pays Gar bet
| ter than railroading. Land IL cheap,
crops good. aud the remuneration max *
one independent. He advises the boys
| TO come to Kansas
Tho Brownsville (Pa.) clipper came
last week much improved in appearance.
II has patent outside, although the
| fact is we'll concealed from it's readers by
having humorous advertisements inser-
ted. The Clipper is good papor-wcll
edited and well printed.
We have no elm omos, organs, sowing
machines or tuning forks to ofior for
subscribers, but TO any person sending
us n club of ton subscribers, accompani-
ed by $40 cas- h, we will send copy of
ARGUS for one yoar. Go 20 work friends
and help us extend the cisculatio n of IA
paper which shall be devoted to tho in
terosts OF every section of the county.
A Bro PIKE.-That big pike that has
inhabited Choat river, i'm the vicinity Of
lees Ferry, for number of years was
shot and captured by IlIo Hastings ono
day last week. II weighed ovcr 80
pouuds, The pike containdo, i'm his ca
pacious nav, an s-pound sucker Nor
gdntown Dominion.
Tho store house, with contents, Of Bish-
op &HofTman, at Fellowsvillo. was con
sumed by IRE last Saturday night. Our
correspondent from Lyon district SAYS
this Is the third store which has boon
burned down within tho last six years.
1t is supposed to have boon the work of
an incendiary.
CUMBERLAND UNIVERSITY,
LEBASoE, TENN, May 2hth. 1871,
McsSrs. @. q O. Merriam In dofini-
tons, Webster is incompsrably superb
or TO all others. This great volume.
(Webstor's u nabridged) in its present
form, is "A library i'm itself, n work of ref
oronce which no scholar can afford to do
without It's extensive circulation is M
necessary ms the establishment of COM
mon schools
Yours Sincerely,
II. w. MoDoNNoLp,
President Cumberland University.
The harvest has past, which was
an abundant one, and the sum ner is
ended, which was hot one.
We are afraid that our Portland
correspond ut has been foully dealt
with. No letter reached US this
week from that place.
P. r. Smith, Esq, has our thanks
for fine lot Of grapes sent to this
Office last Tuesday evening. Long
may you wave, Peter.
Brownsville, Pa, has a new paper
The Grsenback Banner. How
would it sound to call country
newspaper in West Virginia a green
back paper You could very well
call thc editors bare-6ackS, but you
will always be mistaken when you
call their papers greenbacks.
If we had rs good correspondents
at each Post Office in the county as
we have at Tunnelton, Portland, Ly-
on and Union districts, we could
make the ARGUS q number one local
paper.
An attempt was made, last Mon
day night, by some i'll disposed in
dividuel, to enter the residence of
our fellow townsman l.. l.. Cooper,
but as it was rather early in the
evening they were frightened away
from some cause.
Ut is thought that over one hun
dred students will be enrolled at
the State University this term. The
University is certainly proeperinq
under the management Of President
Original Idea Thompson.
Ill the citizens Of Kingwood don't
want the curb-stones Of the brick
payements kicked out Of place they
would better have the town supplied
with street lamps.