West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-04-27

eh Nho NVihcI VI hNh aud 1uunelton
streets.
II is to be hoped that the council will
not stop at the building OF one street
crossing, but that hey will proceed inn
they are needed.
eThos. j. Nimmo, sculptor and
photographer, has opened his rooms in
Voltz's new building where he Is pre-
pared to do all kinds of work known to
the art.
The interesting and imposing cere
monies Of laying cornerstone will take
place at the foundation OF the proposed
new NJ. r. Church. of this place, next
Monday at 81 p. NJ.
Jumping is engaged in by the young
men Of Hingwood to very great extent.
Their place for this practice is on Price
street whore they congr'Gate in such
crowds upon the sidewalks that is almost
impossible for persons to pass, especially
ladies.
Fish. known as suckers, are now
'h' lffAANN dtt NNA NNttN
night giVging them i'm the rifles.
number of fine fish were brought to town
last Wednesday morning and sold at Sc
per pound.
II is best not to be too positive Of
large fruit crop this year, although the
prospects for such are very good. for
often thsre are frosts in this country
and even snow--as late rs the middle of
May. We nay catch it yet.
Mr.. Scott Jones, young man aud son
of J. y. Jones, of Cranverry, assisting i'm
the lumber yard OF Baker, Jones & Co.,
jumped from pile of lumber on We'd
nesday and badly spraineu his ankle. II
will keep him from duty for several
days. -ReySer Tribune.
Having Just purchased several fonts
Of tho latest styles of type FOR ito pur.
pose Of printing fine visiting cards and
ordered large quantity OF cards, we
shall mako the printing of such spec
ialty hereafter. Prices as low as any
where for first>class work
The Chinaman believes that the soul OF
his body takes flight through the sole of
his foot when he dies, and therefore lies
with his feet toward the door i'm the hour
of dissolution. that his soul may have
free exit Don't die in your boots.
TIE following is the programme fur the
Philomathean Literary Society next
Monday night:
Salasf RnaIina NEnNlflIt,
Debate-question. Resolvcd, That the
English language is destined to become
universal. Affirmative. T.. X. Sinith and
Chas. Il. Brown. Negative, j. III. Haw-
thorne and III. G. II. Hyde.
Gilbert Snider, who has beon studying
telegraphy at Oberlin, Ohio, for some
months is dangerously i'll. His brother
in law, Mr.. Ami Martin. started for
Oberlin last Monday evening. Gilberts
many friends in Kingwood ara sorry to
hear OF his illness.
Over one hIndrcd head Of cattle, in
one drove. belonging to Messrs. Bishop,
Williams, Copeman and Murdoch, were
Naksn to the Pine Swamp Thursday 10
remain during the summer.
Several farmers i'm this county have az
high rs fifty acres of wheat, while other
farmers sowed more than usual. The
wheat looks well everywhere and the
crop will be nearly double what 1t was
last year, and il was then considered
large This alone should be sufficient to-
make times better throughout the coun-
ty, az there will be a large quantity Of
wheat TO ship to other places above the
amount required to supply home con-
Old John Berry, who used to live up
Lake Champlain, liked To tell big sto-
ry. One evening, sitting ia the village
store, he said he once drove a horse ~
miles i'm one day or the ice, when It was
40 thin that the water spurted up thro'
the holes cut through it by the horses
corks. One Of the hystanders remarked
that seventy-twO miles was pretty gooc
drive Tor one day. yes" said Uncle
John, but it was long day in June"
The editor Of the Mountain Echo has
something 20 say about the erection OF
bath rooms in Kngwood. and thinks
we'd better take bath. The sound Of
his words strike the Mountain near Key
ser and EchO take a bath" BY all
means take one-but don't take IL i'm the
Potomac. for five are. rightly informed
the laws prohibit the wholesale destruc-
ton Of fish and we wouldn't like TO sec
our venerable friend get into trouble.
Mr.. Harrison Mckinney. Of Preston
county, Is the possesser Of a small zero.
lite, or meteoric stone. which he found
I'm the forest near his mountain home
about twenty-five years ago. Mr.. Nc
Kinney claims for II wonderful curative
powers, on account Of tho electricity 1t
possesses, and has, on several occasions.
afforded great Keller 70 many Of his neigh.
bors who have been afflicted with rheu-
mstism and other ailments, by applying
his magic stone TO the parts Of tho body
alliicted.-POst
The Buckhannon Lelta says, "Tbe
most affecting scene we have witnessed
for some time, occurred ~ ne iail last
Monday afternoon. ON the arrival Of MIR.
Fogle's four little childreD. who came
down 10 bid their father probably. a
last farewell. When tho tile dears met
and embraced their "deSr father" as