West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-04-06

one OF the inmates OF the poor farin
named Charlie Fortuey. died last sat
urday. He was buried IN the Catho>
lie burrying grounds about five miles
from town ON Sunday.
THE Board Of Education Of Portland
district will meet at Portland ON Satur-
day, the 18th inst. All persons having
business with tho Board will please
present IL AZ that time.
II you desire to compete with others
in business it is necessary that you
should advertise freely. The columns
OF the ARGUS are always open for your
use and our rates are very low.
One Of the reasons that we do lob
printing SO cheap and well is owing to
the kind OF press we use. Our lob press
is selfinking machine and capable of
printing one thousand per hoIr.
Tho new Presbyter an church will
present very creditable appearance
when completed which will not be long
as it is now nearly ready for the plas-
terers to commence plSstering it.
The hotel keepers have made extern
sive preparations TO feed large number
ofpeople this coming term Of court The
hotel keepers of Kingwoed understand
how TO serve their guests in tho proper
manner.
The rains OF last week made the roads
as muddy as they had been at any time
since last fall. and it required three and
and four horses to pull what, when tho
roads are good, would be considered a
small two-h horse load.
This is the season OF the wear that
everything in the eat,ble lipo that the
appetite mos. Graves is scarce. and II
puzzles the good housewife considerable
10 procure tho necessary articles with
which to get mp good meal.
JaS-Mr. Peter Volt has Just received
large stock OF ready clothing, an
unusual large stock ofpioce goods, mems
Undertaking, hats. nsckties, collars,
and in fact everything that is generally
kept in first class furnishing store.
Circuit Court will commence next
Monday. We are i'm good condition to
receive money on subscription. Look
80 NhN' AAa'Aa ~ VI NNhi Gti'it AhlN Nttk .
and If yod find an "N' after your name
remember that you owe us ON subscrip-
ton.
Upon examination we are happy TO
say that the peaches were not hurt i'm
the least by the recent cold weather. and
the indications axe os favorable as ever
for large crop. The early pears, how
ever, are about all killed aud the plums
and cherries considerably damaged.
Several communications mis- week
arrived too late for publication. Cores
ponden.S will please bear i'm mind that
we.now issue our paper on Thursday in
order that il may reach all our sub
scribers by Saturday, and they should
mail their letters 50 that wo will yet Thorn
on Tuesday OF Wedn ssday at the G,rthest.
Rev Father Hickey delivered an OK
cellent sermon Tuesday evening in the
Catholic Church. He took his text from
EphesiAns, second chapter and q, and s
verses. The church was fill ed. there be 81
lug number Of Protestants present Fa-
Their Hickey is located In Preston coun-
ty, and he is pleasant sp eaker and an
excellent gentlem M 4aiksJiuy Nc,Os.
We direct attention Ia the card Of DR..
VIM. NJ. Dent & Son, Practitioners OF
Nj cine, Newburg, w. Va, which an
pears In our column of professional cards
this wesk. DIR. Dents ability AZ a ply %
stefan is acknow lodged throughout the
State and we predict for this finn a large
and ipnrauuinry
show spirit Of philanthropy in Offering
to prescribe for poor persons free Of ch &c
and furnish them medicine at cost.
For some time butter has been scarce
article in this vicinity aud now will
readily bring twenty five cents per
pound. Eggs, which have heed com
manding only eight cents per dozen for
several weeks, are now getting very
scarce, and unless tho market becomes
within the next few days overstocked.
the price will advance tn ton cents per
dozen. Eight conts il really too low a
price for them as it leaves no profit for
the farmer.
Mil men will please bear in mind that
have n few Of those Standard Saw
dummers Yet for sale, and any person
desiring to see how they operate can do
50 by calling al this Office. These ma
chimes are all new. never having been
used, and embrace everything necessary
TO constitute first-class GUNNER, and
will be sold at half the manufacturers
prizes. Those desiring q goo1 gum or
should embrace this opportunity to pur-
chase. Address,
j. Il KLAUsER,
Kingwood, w. Va
a temperance meeting was held i'm the
| Court House Hall last Wednesday ovon.
/ ing. large number OF persons Of both
sexes were in attendance. We under
stand that there was some dissatis faction
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