West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-03-02
FROM UNION DISTRICT.
Enterprising Farmers Serious
Accident to u Little Boy, &c.

CNA"N DlSJtiCr, fcD, 20.
Editor AiYtS:
word from correspondent who
lived i'm tho days OF tho Herald may not
we think, bo entirely void Of interest.
While this district has boon represen
tod, the farmer, wo think, has % some
extent been overlooked. As your hum
bio correspondent is himself A sclod- hon.
por, so termed 10y The silk. glove gentry,
VIC take prido i'm saying that his (the far,
mor's) prospects in this locality has nm
encouraging outlook. Wheat looks re
markably we'll i'm this immediate locality
tho result ofJudicious limcing. Tho sue
cess that has boon attained 10y this pro
coss of improving tho soil has caused the
limeing interests 10 oItond hor borders
beyond the limo rock valley. From six
TO eight toams may be soon daily, when
the road il I'm good condition, drawing
limo rock to other portions of the dist,
with view OF burning 1t where il ia
| needed TO DO used on the Spring CROP
At low ostl mate there will not loo less
than %, 900 bushels burn oil in this neigh
| borhood between this and planting time.
When We adopt improved farming.
raise our own buckwheat cakos and
honey. and everything else that cur ap-
| petites have right to crave, thon, and
not till then, may we look for tho good
| time that Is coming.
The stave and lumber business has
been undoubtedly great drawback to
the improvement OF our county, but as
experience teaches n dear school, NO may
| expect To profit by past reVorsos.
vsry sad and heartronding accident
occurred on last Sabbath morning some
| FIVE miles sou east Of Aurora, by which
lad Of five summers, named LoveI, was
pierced through by n COW, the horn on
toring under thr third rib noar the back
| bone, passed through the lungs ahd came
out at the left breast. DIR. Arnott was
\ summoned and rendered such aid ns the
situation demanded, but gives it M his
| opinion that the boy cannot recover.
Tho health Of this district is not ~ good
as wa might wish. Mr.. John Shaner, "A
retired merchant an q advanced in years,
is quito feeble; also Mrs. Sarah Wheeler
and quite pumbor OF Othors, mostly
children, are complaining. DR.. ATnett
is riding night and day administering TO
the wants Of the sick. In Truth the
Doctor and our little constable, or whom
'Ira b." and champion" gave con-
densed history some weeks since are tho
only parties just now in the limo of
money making. They have their harv-
ost time as well as others, but unfortuS
nately the constable has not as yet harry
ested his ljttio field on Salt LICK the big
scare admonished him to stand aloof.
Stock is wihteFing we'll. Some calves,
now nearly yearlings, have changed
hands at,eXtravagant figures. II some OF
tho Buyers don't look sharp they will
got their feet Il.
Our friend. j. II. Wilson, is doing a
prosperous business I'm tho line of man
ufscturing gloves i'm Mount Carmel (Old
TOwn.D The business could perhaps DO
proftably extended by the addition Of a
partner. How would J. II. Wilson e.
Son look at the head ola businos notice7
oh, yes but please eIcuso-tho
son is among tho missing. But 10 mako
It legal, as well as profitable, annex the
word law, thus j. II. Wilson d Son-in-
law. That will do.
era r." will please accept the thanks
OF Aurora Grange for the favorable no.
tice in last week'e issue Of tho ARGUS.
Should have used tho words "bsdly
crippled, in place of "dsath."
OCCASIONAL.