West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-12-14
LOCAL CHIT-CHAT.
Happenings Here and Herea0Outs

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american AgTIcithnTtSt one year for 81. so
Mr.. James II. Carroll was up TO Graf,
| ton last week.
Don't fail to sec those nice pound de-
LANES at Gibson & Thomas, Newburg
Irish potatoes are selling. in Oakland
at from go TO 20 cents per bushels; and
scarce at that.
va Fromhart sells the cheapest Of any
manufactures in this district.
- You could not give distant friend
better Christmas gin than years sub
scription to the ARGUS
Do you know that You can get two
pictures for 20 cents at Nimmo's gallery ?
Rabbits, pheasants and partridges are
being shipped by tho hundreds, from
Oakland to Washington and Baltimore.
FRS and Sheep pelts wanted at Gibson
& Thomas.
And now Capt. James T.. Murdoch
walks as straight as a bean pole, and
smiles all over. It's a girl.
For your holiday goods,g go to Gibson 4
Thomas.
Our young and intelligent friend, viii
Copeman, is teaching tho Messenger
School, in Portland district.
&sG-All styles of Fancy paper at the
Drug Store, for sale, cheap for cash, II
The taxable property of Monongalia
county amounts to Si,746, 5l4, and the
county pays sI9,363 taxes. The number
of capitations for 1873 is 3,O4s.
Best Rio Coffee reduced to IS cts. at
CHAs. w. MAYER IL Sons, Portland.
&p~Fromhart, of Newburg. keeps con-
stantly on hand the best stock of cigars,
stogies and tobacco.
There is nothing in the world which
will give prompter relief TO all sufferers
from Neuralgia than Kellers Roman
Liniment. Price 90 cents bottle.
Mr.. J. a. f. Martin, Harry Casteel and
Hannah Rodeheaver, KILLED and dressed
26 hogs, one day last week. Pretty good
for one day.
Gn- Fromhart's seed stogies are the
cheapest and best smoking that can be
obtained In the State.
ID. r. Jackson is painting Mrs. Bunk
er's house. II is not necessary for us to
say that it is good job, for everybody
knows that Dan can't be beat in this or
any other county.
Best mourning Prints, choice lot. at
cents per yard, at G. w. Mayer & Sons,
Portland.
The primary department of the pub
lie school, has been divided, and Miss
Lille Elliott has taken charge of one Of
the departments. We understand there
are over one hundred scholars enrolled.
ess~Full and complete stock Of Dry
Goods, Notions, &c, at bottom prices, at
Allen, Ellis q Co.'s, Newburg.
The rules Of the Massachusetts, Tenn
peranco Societies forbid the drinking of
sweet cider, but, we suppose, they permit
the eating Of apples If the person spits
out the juice.
Raisins 10 cts, Currants cts, Citron
land.
Our friend, Marion Stone, Of York's
Run, is in town visiting relatives. They
say Marion is in search Of a wife. Who
knows but he may fancy one Of King
woods fair ones.
Pepper 25 cents per n .,Allspico 20 cents,
cinnamon 30 cents per 10, at Chas. W.
Mayer a. Sons, Portland.
Mrs. Ann Amelia Rigg. Of westerns
port Md, was born in Preston county
w. Va, on june 14th, 1880, ana died
Friday, Nov. goth, aged as years, mos
and 10 days Oakl1nd Herold.
When YOU 60 to Newburg. don't fail 70
see those cheap goods at Gibson 4 Thorn
as re.
Mayor Johnson, OF Grafton. died
Wednesday morning, Of last week. Of
Consumption; aged about Az years. He
had long been identified az prominent
man in the public interests Of the town.
Nimmo enlarges small pictures and
colors them, i'm water cOlors or pastle. at
prices to suit the times.
The Beverly Enterprise says tho price
Of q county paper should be g.. Most Of
the county papers i'm this and other States
can not be got for less than g. and vet
people grumblo at 81 80 and say it IS too
high
Christmas Goods. Toys, Candies. Cans
dies in choice variety at Chas. w. May
or a. Sons, Portland.
We are requested to announce that
there will bo a quarterly meeting held at
the African NJ. y. Church, of Kingwood
on the 18th and 10Th Of December.
Fromhart, at the sign Of the "Big In
DIAM" In Newburg manufactures the
best brands Of cigars and stogies i'm he
state.
There will be a festival held I'm tho NJ.
=. Church Of Newbnrg. commencing
Christmas eve and continuing tbrou0h
the holidays. The am q thus raised to To-
applied 90 tho finishing of the church
J.. n. CONowAY.