West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-05-25

| were opened on the l4th.
There will not be another court before
the first Monday in July.
5Eo- Go to ID. r.. Jackson's on Main
street for your furniture, 81
We have been supplying several of the
Portland merchants with job work this
week.
We have been having some very mud
dy weather during the largest portion of
this week.
The potato bug has finally madc his
appearance here. They are not very
numerous yet.
The stone are now being hauled for the
foundation of Mrs. Bunkor's now house
on Main street.
The IIostetlor blind family gave an
entertainment in the Court House last
Tuesday evening.
People will spend money to go into n
a circus when they would not spend it
for any other purpose.
We received several fonts orncw type
this week. our facilities for Job work
| ''AN A'VAANl AiltAil NNtl btlBlts
Tho Clarksburg Mars state. that a great
many cattlo are dying in that county Of a
disease known "a murain.
The attendance at tho circus was only
| about half what it would have boon had
the weather been pleasant.
Robinson had plenty of applicants at
this place to drive team but not ono was
succ essful in securing job.
DR.. McLane, of Morgantown. diod nj
his residence in that place on Wednesday
morning last in the S0th year of his ago.
The wooden factory at Painters Mills.
this county, has recently boon reGttod
and put in operation by Loigh q IIornby.
Tho concert of the Hosteuer blind
family was just tolorably well attended
but those who did attend speak well of it,.
We can compete with any Office in the
State for neat and good job work and
excel any other Office in Preston county.
We give another California letter this
week, It was written by former Pres
ton county boy and will be found inter
estiug.
We will print md send by mail, post
paid, twenty five visiting cards for TWEEN p
ty-fve cents. Each card is of two diff
icrcnt colors.
The cent change Of tho timo Table of
the 3. & O. Road did not causc the time
for the departure OF the mail at this place
to be changed.
We have not consulted tho Assessors
books, but VIC think there me about
800 dogs in Kingwood or about four
to every family.
We have not heard many OF our ciu-
citizens say that they were goingito Graf
| ton on Decoration Day, but we presume
there will quito a large number go.
Remember our offer to furnish. post
paid, to any address, twenty-five visiting
! cards for twenty-five cents. We have
very suitable type for this purpose.
We have not been requested to an
nounce the name Of single candidate
for Office at tho coming election. 1t S.
! about time such things were handed in.
This bcing court week it is natural "a
suppose that local matter would be- plcn-
tiful but scarcely anything happened
! during the whole week worth mentioning
The attendance has been worry small AZ
! court this week, which we suppose was
owing TO the fact that the farmers were
taking advant age Of the fine weather and
planting their corn.
The Journal says our namo is "ouly
Henry Clay Hannibal Hyde" l2I lottersJ.
Now, William Mekins Owens Dawson
81 lctters), don't take our name I'm vain
because yours is Oh roc lottcrS longer.
One of Kingwood's stylish young mon
mistook some the Seniors for traiups
during their short stay i'm that village
when on their Cheat exploration trip %
couple Of weeks ago. Rather hard on
the Seniors Post
The West Virginia ARGUS. published
at Kiugwood Preston county, has boon
entered upon our list; itisa nowsy pa
pcrand deserves the patronage Of the
citizens of Preston and adjoining couu-
'i'''a Ut 'Nf''fft AAtnit.ft Ifl'tf
\ countryman, who took passage on
the y. g. O. v. II. at Uuper'a Forty.
Saturday, counted his Money $40 iu aII.
and placed it in his valiso Soon inc
discovered That the valisc had been cut
open and the money extracted.
Next week we sholl cudcavor TO OK
plain how RobiDson's SHOW managers
got ahead oftho stale 10 tho amount OF
$50 on 800. during their stay here Lost
week. tits q itdeiucidcut with which
tho people should Doe acquainted
Last SUNDAY morning whilc Squire J.
w. Parsons was ont walking hc had 90
very serious attack ofvorUgo, and when
found was unconscious. Ito is now ablo
20 walls around, but ifho was TO Gght am
clcphat we would bet two FOO one on rro
elephant