West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-06-15


for s.; % JUS. nice granOlttcd sugar tor
81; lbs. or best coffee for 81. Give us
call. Satisfaction guaranteed and all
goods warranted as Represented at &. w,
Mayer q Sous new store at Portland.
When any of cur friends come to town
we are always pleased to have them call
at our piicc to see us, pecially when
they wiSh to subscribe for the ARGUs or
pay what they are already owing.
IfYou desire 10 see first-claSs job of
plastering 20 inspect the work done by
John For, man -and Charity Carroll i'm
tho new Presbyterian church. 1t
Is undoubtedly the best job ever done in
kingwoOd.
The young men Of Kiugwood should
form military company. There is not
more ben aicial exercise than that of
drilling. We see hv our exchanges thot
companys are being organized In several
towns in tho State.
Tho pavement I'm front OF the Union
Hotel has been torn away and the ground
is being removed down To the level Of the
grade. after hich new and II tier pave.
ment than the old will bo laid. This is
II sensible Improvement.
A Calhoun county correspondent OF
the Richie Gazette says there is some
excitement abou, oil I'm that county. and
that a Pennsylvania company are T. put
down live wells on Steer creek and Syc-
amore. The oil indications, il il claimed
are very good.
\ great many of the farmers I'm this
vicinity have worked their corn once
AMI n few of them have been through
1t twice, and notw outstanding the cool
rainy weather we have just been having.
MI the corn looks well.
The orick-work of the new Methodist
church OF this place will he completed in
about three weeks. MIR. Samuel S. lille.
of Harrsonburg, Virginia, is superin-
tending the work aud 1t will, no doubt,
he the best job of brick laying in King
wood.
We send out number Of bills this
week to parties owing us for subscrip-
ton, job work. &c, which we hope will
receive attention and he responded TO i'm
n substantial way. Our friends certainly
know that II takes money To publish a
newspaper az well AS run tack factory.
to- A ndroScoggin L. at 90 per ward
an excellent lot of good STYLES and fabric
calicoes just arrived mt 90 per yd. DToss
goods -poplins, lOc and l5c; lustres, Ice
and nc; black alpaca, zoe and soc: full
mOhair at 3Sc; LACK cashmere at I0c; and
75c at G. w. Mayer x Soil's new store.
The Oakland and Deer Park hotels are
being put i'm order, preparatory to the
grand opening ON June 10Th. Mr.. Tay
lor has been busy for tho last week ON
the grou nds here. and everything begins
to wear it's accustomed Summer aspect
Oakland Democrat.
The Kevser Tribune says that Benja-
min Moore, colorod. was tried in the
Circuit Court for Mineral county Tucs>
day, for cutting Samuel Head, of that
place, with a razor recently. md wss
found guilty OF unlawful cutting" and
sentenced to the penilentlary for one
year.
Mr. Err. Ra>tnn and i. S. liver. who
enjoys the onviablc nnmc OF the Great
American trout fisherman caught Sat-
urday, June 1T, in the Cherry Fork o. |
Gaulcv river, 2ls trout. The former
caught III and the latter lOI, and they |
had the face to say that il was not good !
day frr trout. y0.ton Ro,uuojaccr.
MIR. Jrmes T.. Dent of Granville, this |
county, is the owner OF duck. which, w |
L. last Sunday week. had laid without |
inlcrmisSion, one egg a day for period |
Of SIS days. and, at last accounts was = III |
contributing her daily quot in the nest
regular as clock work. This fact so tar |
M we know, is without parallel, Post |
On Wednesday night of last week a.
Dr. Tippctt was returning home from
visiting patient, his horse was sudden
ly frightened by hog jumping In the |
Rad, and rs the Doctor was not thiukiug |
of danger hc was thrown upon the hard |
road and bruised considerably, for e
time being unconscious. Ito is now /
able 20 re- utGe his riding.
We have not heard anything said late |
is ia regard to putting fence nrSunl |
tic school house grounds. This would /
bc very grctl impr Jvemont and at the |
sano due would keep the children with~ |
in bounds turing recess aud just before |
tho taking up of school. ~ they annoy |
the citizens i'm ibat 10 .ditv To q consider
bile extent.
Jas. G. Wallace and George w. Bcbolt
have the host growing wheat we have
seen thi year. Mr.. Wallace will cut his.
ifthc weather permits, noxt week. and
Mr.. Doboit expect. TO cut his week
later. The wheat is "Foulks Prolific"
and old fTmcrs say twin Weld from 90
40 80 bushels = tho aero Wo,gantovn
Post
Yves. Virginia seems TO show Tower
cases of inhuman baTbarily. notwi Tristan |
ding the reputation which has been forced |
upon her by those who knew not where,
o. they spoke. than somo OF the States |
where high toned morality prevails. a |
Now Jersey woman recently beat her
idne-year old son with a poker, for DISC
beIieurc, and then held bin over led
H,t s,ove until his feet and tho lower
tait OF his ,egs were roasted. Tho papers
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