West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-03-02
1t is all over town-mud.

| ieEeut localities were IN town this week
Who will be tho first to send us club
0fsubscribeisS
Don't neglect to read our club rates
in our advertising columns.
The farmers win soon commence their
spring blowing.
The buds on tho trees have already
commenced TO show themselves.
Mr.. George II. Armstrong, Of Bruce
ton gave US a call last Tuesday.
Prof T. b. Ross is now teaching q
class in penmanship at Grafton.
Read our advertisement to be found in
this issue of the ARGUS,
The Doddridge Bulletin reached us
this woek
Don't fail to read our local letters this
week. They are all interesting.
Portland and Aurora are ahead on our
subscription list. Bruceton and mn~
melton next.
More legal advertisements this week
Some valuable property is advertised for
sale.
We arc under obligations to Hon. b.
+, Martin for valuable public documents
sent US.
Ono OF our KingwoOd young gents has
discovered how TO hud girl QUITO ca II
when she is mott in.
Tho wheat throughout this county
looks very well, and promises good
crop the coming season.
The season for trout fishing il now at
hand. They are very plenty in our
mountain streams.
Tho scafiolding was removed from
around the spire on the new Presbyterian
church this week.
Timer Hines has done very good
job Of tin roofing on the Presbyterian
church.
There is not whisky shop in King
Woodland yet somo people arc not
happy.
Only two weeks from next Monday
until the first day OF tho March tenn Of
the County Court.
WO hear of quito n number of now
buildings that arc to bo erected in this
place tho CON ing summer,
Squire Parsons will erect n now dwell
ing house this summer: Mr.. Sprlggs has
the contract.
Gentlomen's hosiery will bo fashiona-
BILE in plain colors tho coming season.
Stripes and plaids re no longer consid-
cred elegant
Dorsey 81 Dunn report their burrs for
grinding corn success, and all they
want Is the people TO bring them more
corn to grind.
Miss Edith Prottyman, who has been
attending the Wheeling Female College,
was called home this week on account OF
the sickness Of her sister Nellie.
1t was reported to us this week that
Mr.. Thos. King. ST., an old and respect
ted citizen Of Grant District, died last
Unless we have some extremely cold
weather between now and the first Of
May to kill the buds, there will be a
good crop OF all kinds of fruit the coming
season. As yet it is not hurt in the least.
Our enterprising fellow townsman, ID.
r. Jackson, will soon build house near
his own, which will be occupied by his
mother, who expects to remove to King
wood.
Little Nellie Prettyman has been dan
gerouslyi ill this week at times not OK
pected TO live. We are glad TO report
that her condition is now rapidly inn
proving. Nellie has tho whooping,coYgh'
We hope our city dads will wake up
and have those street crossings erected
this summer, 80 there will not be so
much cause for complaint in that respect
another winter.
This has been rather peculiar winter.
One day we have cold weather and prob
ably the mex day it is either warm or
raining. For health cold weather is
preferable.
Hereafter, in order that the ARGUS
may reach all its subscribers in the coun-
ty on Saturday,Hit will DO printed on
Thursday and sent away in the mail Fri
day morning. It will be date an here
tofor saturday.
Mr.. Thos. r.. Bishop, Of Wiley, this
county, was visiting Mr.. s.. J. Postsn's,
near town, last Saturday and Sunday.
ITo left this county last Monday for
Illinois where he expects to make his
future homo.
money makes the mare CO." and so It
il in publishing newspaper. Let the
friends OF the ARGUS get up clubs and
send us plenty OF cash and we will fur.
nish them tho best paper ever published
in Preston county.
The FIRST passenger train was run over
the p, ~. d Ky. railroad from Pitts
burgh to Wheeling on Sunday last. The
Register states that IL caused AZ largo q
crowd TO assemble at the depot ~ at the
opening Of the 70. 81 o. road many years
| sgo'
The Baltimore Conference Of the M. r
Church isnow in session in Cum
berland. DR.. Prettyman has invitsS ono
Of the ablest ministers Of that vsnerabls