West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-11-09
Wheat looks well.

i'm town this week, visiting his mother
The Ladies' Mite Society meets at the
residence Of Mr.. +. Heermans this week.
The farmers say that squirrels will
starve TO death before Spring, owing TO
the.unusual scarcity OF nuts.
The Methodist church is beginning TO
assume definite form. 1t will be an
architectural beauty.
Nimmo enlarges small pictures and
colors them, i'm water colors or pastlle, at
prices 10 suit the times.
The Buckwheat crop is threshed. We
learn that tho crop was not large in this
section.
Mrs. John Klauser returned Saturday
from Martins Ferry Ohio, where she
has been visiting for some time.
Mr. Hyde, the former editor Of the
ARGUS, left on Thursday fox Delaware
Ohio. We wish him success.
List of letters in Kingwood Post Office
unclaimed: James Pascoe, ". J. Martin,
Maggie Engle and Thompson Dun.
Charlie Craig furnishes coal OF the best
quality, at Kingwood, for cents per
bushel.
The "genial Mason, our jeweler, who
has been attending Federal court at
Clarksburg for the last month, returned
home Saturday.
All persons wanting pictures, should
call at once at Nimmo's gallery ana get
them taken. He will not remain much
longer in Kmgwood.
We received a lengthy report Of we'd
ding in Pleasant district this week, but
we think it rather too long and too per-
sonal Tor publication.
The members of the African Nj. f.
Church of this place, held their quarterly
meeting Saturday and sunday. We did
not learn who preached.
We invite the attention OF tobacco
growers to the article in.this issue from
Hon. j. NJ. Hagans and the letter follow
ing.
We direct attention to the advertise
ment of the Corbin House IN our adver
Using columns. Mr.. Corbin is an old
hotel man and keeps good house
Master Charlie Bishop has the thanks
of this office for treat of chostnuts.
Charlie is a good boy, and we know some
little girls think he is the incest boy in
Kmgwood.
Ask your neighbor to subscribe for the
ARGUS. IT contains more reading mat
ter and news of general interest than any
other paper in Preston county, and only
costs 81 30.
Who killed Ira b, Hampton and
Once-a~ Week ? We have not received
any communications from them and sup
pose somebody has been slaughtcring
them.
If the citizens of Kingwood don't want
the curbs stone of the brick pavements
kicked ont Of place, they would bets
ter have tho town supplied with street
lamps.
w. J, stone, ESD, brought to town,
this week, at one load, with four horses,
o0l bushels Of coal. 1t is said to be the
largest load Of coal ever hauled in this
county. The coal was hauled three miles.
The application Of the following RENE
dy for the toothach is said TO be ehica-
cious in the most desperate cases, provi-
ded il be not connected with rheumatism:
Alum reduced to an impalpable powder,
two drachms; nitrous spirits Of ether,
seven drachms; mix them well and ap
ply them TO the tooth.-E1.
Addie Morris, daughter of D. Y. Nor
ris Of Rowlesburg, has been very iii with
diphtheria at her grandm others, Mrs.
Byrne, Of this place. At tho present
writing, we are glad to say she is much
better, and that sbo is in fair way to re-
cover.
Handy Gipson has moved into tho
| house vacated by tho removal Off. NJ.
Dawson Esq. Handy is ono OF the best
BARRIERS in w. Va, and If you will call
| at the Union Hotel ON "Wednesday and
| Saturday Of each week and get him to
shave you, you will bo convinced OF that
fact. Handy SAYS he gives eight shaves
and one hair emitting for one dollar.
We learn from private letter to a gon-
| ueman i'm this town, that another shoot
/ ing ARRAY took place i'm .Martinsburg on
/ last Saturday night. a policeman named
/ Crcque shot and killed a negro. Tt seems
/ that Creque arrested the negro, and upon
| his attempting to escape, Crequo
shot him. Popular opinion is against
| the policeman.
| Mrs. J. Keenor DUR, Of Morgan town,
/ passed through town last Tuesday morn
| ing on her way tO the home Of her par
/ ents In Chicago, where she intends to re-
. side i'm tho future. Sho had a difficulty
/ with her husband, who was slightly in
toxicated, ON the day previous, in which
it is said, q revolver was drawn by the
latter, ana this was tho cause Of their
/ eparation.--T ndcr.
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