West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-02-02

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The way train east il alwav. from
to hours late usually about two.
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The roads arc very bad in every direc-
ton.
We noticed Martin l.. Shaffer, Esq. of
Austin, in town Tuesday
The sale season il rapidly approaching.
Have your sale bills printed at the Al
Gus office.
! Harvest never comes TO such "a SOW
not; and 50 experience will not, unless
you do what G vi has commanded.
The Atheeum Literary Society now
numbers thirty-two members. This
looks a though it was going to DO a per-
manent institution.
Kingwood is said by the editor of the
Wheeling stand urd to be the richest town
in proportion 10 ITS population in tho
Sta g.
Every smart little boy wishes he had
been BORN in Germany, for they haze 4
law over there whicI p. ohioits whipping
in the schools.
The Stewart case gave the lawyers a
fine opportunity to spread themselves +"
and they did, judsins from the time they
occupied.
Elsewhere we publish BRIEF history
and description of Prsston county which
W. know will be interesting to the read
ers of the ARGUS.
The kind of weather wo have recently
been having is surely very unhealthy,
as nearly every person is complaining OF
being more or less afecrod with cod.
This Office is supplied with every
needed facility for the execution of all
kinds of job printing. Prices a. low as
those of ANY city Office.
live have any more opsn weather be-
fore spring, 5 Ich ~ wo Fave had recent
lY, the farmers should take advantage Of
1t and ploy their SOD fields.
Ifyou want to keep out OF trouble, my
honest farmer friend. never sign your
name to any paper presented by com.
pIrative stranger
To day Saturday il Ground Hog Dav.
Those who are willing TO believe in tho
cd adage claim the N selves able t. jud o
weeks.
The 14th OF February, Valentine Day,
Is fast approaching and oar merchants
have not laid in their usual stock oi val
entines. AtleaSt we suppose 50 as they
don't advertise them.
Last week, in giving report OF tho
examination at Prof Ross writing school
we said tina, G. Ii. Cooper took irst hon.
ors Il Improvement, when wo should
have said Mrs. 1. T.. Cooper.
Young men. don't waste your time
complaining atth the world owes you a
living, hut pull off your coat and fax
about and tako the living out of the
worlds hide.
Would it not be advisable for council
to lay street crossings alter going TO the
exp-nse of laying such good board
walks along the principal thorough fares
The crossings in tle present condition
are simply terrible.
Nothing makes a country newspaper
as Interesting to its readers rs plenty OF
good local IIrespon1ence from every
section OF the county i'm which it is pub
lished. The ANGUS desires to have
few more such. Who will respond?
Mr.. Jacob Basnett, after an illness Of
several weeks duration, dieu on Tuesday
morning last at o'cloc'S. He had been
resident of this place for abo 1t 25 years.
He held the osition of postmaster for
Ii years, VIII ch position lie held very
credi.ably, having served tbs people both
faithfully and we'll lie leaves a wife.
but no children, 10 mourn his loss.
He was s. years o" age. He was buried
ON Wednesday afterno m at q o clock b '
! the Masonic Lodge OF this place Of which
no was a member for several years.
At Grace Church, Pittsburgh, the other
night, there was novel means adopted
to raise money. Ladies' OF all ages. pref
ty and homely, wero pinned up in SHEETS
and, thus unknown 10 the audience, were
auctioned off az plrtners for the evening.
They sold from 81 IN s.. or course tners
was great deal Of amusement, especial
~ when spruce young man nappeno
to bid Oft Ills grandmother or somebody
who was old and not handsome.
Another new swindle has been devei-
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pack psddler calls at a private house
with "a lot Of assorted goods which no
ohers at ruinous sacrifices. Ho riakes
sale and proceeds on his way rejoicing.
4 few days after. two men, accomplices
to No. 1, appear at the house with long
/ list of articles, giving an account Of the
robbery ola certain store East. They
claim tho goods, and usually bull-doze
the purchaser into giving them up.
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II the farmers Of Preston county cor
tinue for few years longer to improve
Ia the mode Of farming their lands a.