West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-07-27

We uOliCc OuT CleFeE Ifleuu an u
accomplished salesman, Geo. Hub.
bard, on our streets this morning.
Mr.. II. has undoubtedly got the
inside track in the grocery bust
ness along the road in this State.
a. j. Bonsfield has returned from
an extended trip to Kanawha.
Hotel de Bonaield has been quite
lively this Summer. The regular
boarders nov number eight, with
lively transient custom all Of whom
are agreesbly entertained by Mr..
BIS excellent lady.
Capt Pooly of Carroll CO., Nd,
is excavating here in search OF non
ore. If successful the Capt. will
probably be located here in the
interest of G. s. Hurd, of Irontown.
The Capt. is just the kind Of men
we like to have among us.
Our steam grist mill will be in
operation in about one week
Many are waiting with almost
breathless anxiety for the New
burg convention, as . lively time is
expected, the chances seeming so
equal as regards the success of the
several candidates for the different
Offices
The circulation Of the Advocate, 20
the greenback organ of the I s.,
is increasing in this part Of the
country In an imprecedented man
ner. Your correspondent has read
the Advocate" but We must CON
less that we cannot account for this
rapid increase in its circulation; ~
other words, we do not ike il.
Our camp meeting lr.snda 10 not
seem to get along very hsrmoui- usly;
we fear the object, or what should
be the object, Is lost sight of in the
endeavor of certain ones to com.
pIetely control the meeting. II
they are obeying the command
Love We one another" we must
confess that some have peculiar
way of showing their love.
Buckeye" of the Journal, thinks
that we have been 30 oppressed by
the late "hot spell" and the recent
conversion of fellow Democrat,
that we cannot "nib the pen" to
furnish our political brethren the
items current in this section. We
at 6rst supposed he had reference
to half clad colored gentleman
who passed here last week en- route
for Culpepper Court House who, we
are told, played the role Of Repub--
lican until he was half starved and
naked, when he renounced such
principles and at the end OF five
mile summed up as follows: New
hat, new shoes, plenty to eat as l 60.
Cuss such friends" But no, he
tells me he had reference 10 that
weak and yasciIatips creature ia
military known as chat legal limb, :"
of Reno, who subsists, no one knows
how. No, no, Buckeye" we don't
grieve over such a fortunate cir.
cumstance. You are " elcome to all
such. They ought to belong 10 your
party. Their principles and their
occupation are more IN accordance
with Republican ideas There are
more of this kind that we hope may
be induced to join your dscordant
ranks
The general impression ia that
Richmond" of the Journal, il not
very SENSITIVE, Ju lying from the
way he took the Journals merited
rebuke.
Arrangements will be made for
No, to stop at TunneIton on the
night of the IL OF August, to take
up delegates for the Congressional
Convention, to be held at Keyser oil
the Is. This will give you KING
woodians" a chance to attend the
Institute which will then be in sess-
ion, and leave X. at nine or half
| past arriving at Tunnelton at eleven,
in time for this train.
More anon,
ONCE A WEEK.