West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1878-07-13
LOCAL CHIT-CHAT.
Happenings Here and Herea6outs

| Pay up.
Tomatoes will soon be ripe.
No moro Court until i'm September.
whortleberries are beginning to ripen.
Mulberries have been ripe for over a
week.
The wheat in this county is nearly all
harvested.
The hay crop will be unusually large
this season.
Newburg is the largest town in Pros
ten county.
Spring chicksns are worth at the rail
road 10 cents each.
Butter is now worth l2l cents per
pound at this place.
Cheat river is now "a low n il has h, en-
known 70 be for years
New potatoes are only worth fifty cents
per bushel at the railroad.
The wind on Monday blew the oats
and grass down very badly.
The glorious Fourth passed Oft without
any tree fights in X ingwood.
The outside painting of Squire Par
sons new house is completed.
The fight at Housewife on the Fourth
caused great deal OF excitement
f. Hine is now preparing the tin for
the roof of the new NJ. f. church.
EF Heerman's intends having his ele-
giant residence painted this season.
Prof Carroll, we are informed. intends
taking up music class in this place.
The thermometer indicated nearly 100
degrees in the shade here last sabbath.
Cherries are so plentiful this season
that they can be procured for the picking.
Ifyou desire home mechanics TO pa.
tronize you, you should patronize them.
David Gibson, of the firm of Gibson q
Albright Newburg, was in town last
week.
No man ever got rich by attending to
his neighbours business instead of his
own.
large number OF persons from the
cities were visiting at this place during
the past week.
Mr.. Alex. Clark. who has boon work
ing in the Journal office, leaves for Pitts
burgh this week.
Get your job work done NJ tho Angus
office. We always do good work at
moderate prices.
A few days more gooI weather and
the brickworlS of the new NJ. e. church
will be completed.
There is some talk OF an attempt to be
made soon to remove the toll gates from
oif the Tunnellon road.
A milch cow is worth here from S35 20
80, while a very good horse can be
bought for from $50 to 500
The stores of Newburg report business
very good, and they are undoubtedl,
selling goods very cheap.
Mr.. Jared Rodafcr has not succeeded |
In getting any clue as to the whereabouts
OF his horse recently stolen.
Chas. w. Jackson, of the firm of Jack |
son a Co., Portland, accompanied by his !
vile. was in town over Sunday.
All who have recently visited King |
wood pronounce 1t the most beautiful
town in every resp Get in The State.
The hack between this place and Tun~
Melton had about all it could do in tho
way ofpasscngers for the past week.
The new store recently started by the
Hanshaw Bros OF Grafton, at Follows !
willie is doing fourishing business.
The rain was badly needed Tor the
growing crops, although II may have |
damaged the whe At in the shock slightly. !
Every mechanic in Kingw1od Is en-,
ployed, and great many from other
places, on tho buildings now being
or ctod
The potato crop will not bc so largo
Ia this county this year as last. owing 90
tho fact that there was not so many
planted.
McCaGcriy & Co recently placed in
their kill new tonnouing machine
which is said n be the best kind man.
ulactured.
There wOro quite q number Of personal
notos no Intended 10 iusort this weok
but our columns were too much crowd
ed to permit our doing So
Mr.. Allender, proprietor Of the mills
known ~ Jacobs mills, near Now burg.
has the reputation ~ makiug a. good
-four as is made Iva the T. s.
Dr. Dent, Of Newburg, claims to own
the fastest trJtting horse boo Preston
county. lie surely docs own The finest
looking animal We have seen Boo this
country.
We do not see that there hls boon ans
work dore on the road between uI.-
place and Albrightsvils this season 500
We do hoPo that this road Will mot be
neglected.
I'm recent visit 20 Bowman's WOODEN
factory we found all hands hard at work
Mr.. Bowman reports trade very p1od
this season aud ne IS manufacturing