West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-04-27
LOCAL CHIT-CHAT.
Happenings Here aud HereabOxts
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net.
Rain is badly needed to make the oat
sprout
1t is now time for the setting out OF
shade trees.
A frost now W ould be very Injurious
20 the wheat
The Methodist Aid Society will no,
meet tonight.
The water in all The streams herea bou 5
is very low now;
The sound of the croquet mallet is
floating in the air..
Joe and Nancy Darter's letter appears
in another column.
Parks & Jackson expect their new
stock of goods soon.
The time has come for candid stes to
announce themselves.
We could almost see vegetation grow
ing last Thursday morning.
We do job printing OF every descrlp
ton at bottom living prices.
The farmers are raising considerable
| poultry i'm this vi unity this year.
Quarterly meeting commences in the
NJ. L. Church of this place to~day.
The plastering work Of the new Pres
byteriau church is nearly completed.
The farmers are as happy q set of PEG
pie this year as as a person could wish to
meet
This hiss been rather a hard week upon
the localizer, Locals never were so
scarce.
The work on the foundation of Squire
Parsons new building is progressing
rapidly.
Several more new subscribers this
week. The agents sending them have
our thanks.
We understand that another reduction
OF wages will be. made soon upon the b.
& o. Road.
The forest trees have been putting on
their ies ~ garments very rapidly during
the pas week.
Nearly every one Of our citizens was
afflicted with genuine attack of Spring
fever this week.
Love thy neighbor as thyself-if she is
pretty and don's wear her shoes run
over at the heels.
Several of the fnny tribe were cap
tured by the fishermen hereabouts dur
ing the past week.
Jno, A. Conley informs us that he cap
tured six young foxes last week. They
were in two dens,
Go to the new photograph gallery, on
the corner of Main and Tunnelton
streets for your pictures.
Several sales OF land 10 be sold at the
coming May term court is advertised
in this issue Of the ARGUS.
| The performances at tho Philomathe-
an Literary Society were unusually in
teresting last Monday night.
Jas. w. Parks has been improving the
grounds surrounding his resid snce to a
worry large extent this Spring,
The editor OF the Chicago Journal Is
opposed to house cleaning. He says
1t kills more people than war.
Mr.. Dawson. OF the Journal, ard his
brother, Frank, left for Parkersburg
Thu rsday morning to attend the funeral
OF his brother, Jno, III. Dawson.
The kind Of weather we have been
having this week is calculated to make
the grass grow and pasture good.
What ought to be done with a man
who defies public sentiment aud combs
his hair down in front OF his ears?
The opportunity is now being offered
for TO get good photographs taken by
Mr.. Nimmo. He is a fiIs.-c class artist
he season is always at least a week
earlier along : river than IL is at King
wood which is only two miles distant.
Dan Jackson commenced 10 smile last
Sunday morning and the smile has not
left his countenance yet. 1t is a fine boy.
The League is the name ola new green
back paper lately started in Kanawha
county, with Henry S. Walker "a editor.
The Ladies Mite Society will meet This
friday evening at the Bachelors Hall,
on High street. All are invited to attend.
Elias Lsntz is h4ving a new smoke
house erected on his premises 10 take
the place of the one recently burn d
down.
The railroad excitement at this place
has entirely died out. We have not
heard new railroad mentioned for six
weeks.
The Easter just passed is the only one,
as far as the oldest inhabitant can recol-
lect, that the weathe was so warm and
| beautiful.
DO not remove your under clothing
vet but wait until after we have that
ooid sDelg in May that tho almanac pro-
diets for us.
When you SEQ a woman pass another
woman and not turn around 10 look at
der new Spring bonnet you may know
she is blind.
McCaherty & Hughes, who have the
contract for the building Of Mrs. BUNK
er's new house. intend commencing
work upon IL soon.
We have the best horse cut in Preston
/ county. Those wanting bills printed
should remember this. Our prices are
very low for such work.
The rain OF last Wednesday came lust
at the proper time. The ground had be-