West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-12-13
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
OUR TUNNELTON LETTER.

We note with more than pride the pop
ularty Of the ARGUS, and trust that il.
may ever retainlts popularity among the
good people Of Preston county. It's very
evident that it is fast becoming one orthe
best local papecs in the State, for it is free
from personalities and sarcasm, which
most OF our county papers, we are sorry
10 say, take pride i'm trumpirg up. What
we want is Il local paper: one that will
give all the general news of the county,
which is Of more interest and value To us
than all the news about Fourth Of July
and Decoration Day combined. The AR
GUS was exceedingly newsy last week.
1t seems as though the buckwheat cakes
set the boys to scratching and conse-
quently they gave scratch" for the
ARGUS.
We would say that business was loo.n-
ing up i'm this place were 1t not from the
fact thatit has been so for the past month
a il of our industries are boiling over
with work.
Literary, on Thur day night, was both
interesting and instructive
Ni'N'A DuilhiIlSLpil ditu DOdTu w ca
yer have been addeu to our escorting
fraternity, Hope the boys will have bet.
tor luck than young -- who called on
his 'sweety" last Sunday afternoon and
who was very much dismayed by being
asked to say grace at the supper table.
lie thought to refuse and explain would
be embarrassing; to comply would be
equally so; but he chose the latter. and
started of brisKly enough with, go.
Lord. bless this table, and may the light
ning bugs, musqutos &c, -confound
that fly, it bit me on the nuse- please
pass the broad, in This world without end
Yours respectfully, Amen"
Joe" we mad the young lady TO ele>
Vatc her eyebrows and take a fair sduint
at our proboscis, and she declares that
IN. L." cannot illuminate or penetrate
It, as it is little and made of good mettIe.
How do you like that?
There was a kind of go it Twill we'd.
ding IN this vicinity on Thursday morn
ing. Mr.. Thomas Shay and Mss Ollie
Whitney were the contracting parties.
Not being able to procure the necessary
documents in Preston County, they
boarded the pass niger train at this station
and Jnurneyed East as far as o ,kand.
Md, wher1 hey had minisior Of the
gospel to tiethe cOnnubial knot fer them.
They returned same evening looking az
loving as two calves. Mr.. G. J. Brown
having his hack in readiness they were
driven to the residence of MIR. Nj. G..
Beavers, near Austen, here reception
awaited them, Mr.. Ezekial and Miss
Mahala Shay accompanied them to Ok
land Md, and back.
Uncle sam Trembly, Of the Whct-
sci settlement, called &c see us one day
last week. Uncle Sammy says he is un-
compromisingly Democratic We be-
lieve it from his conversation.
Mr.. Jas. Shaver hae recovered from his
indiaposltion.
Master Carl Bonafeld, youngest son of
A. j. Bonafeld, is quite sick at this
writing. We wish the little fellow a
speedy recovery.
"Bilks," your Fellowsville correspon
dent, has been drinking "mountain dew,
for several days past, we presume. Save
we gave MCCaffery an awful ! name.
called him an animal-yes, actually call.
cd him a Rocky Mountain goat" Aw.
full! Awful heare'n more'n dozen
say so. Wanta an explanation. We'll
you can have il. McCafferty is a gentle.
man, a scholar, and an educator; but he's
no animal He might, if pushed through
in hurry, pass for one of those little
fellows spotted all over with black spots
Some people call 'em "skunks;v we cali
'cm gentleman. However, you might
keep an eye on hen-roosts while he re-
mains there. Don't get frightened girls.
he won't bite you. "Bhks," your name
indicates that you are fraud and de.
ceiy2s, aud as such, we'd prefer playing
pussy wants a corner, with some young
maiden Of perhaps so summers. Is that
grandiioqucnt enough for you eli ?
Miss Hannah and Ar Bro WIN. of this
place, returned home one day last week,
after lengthy visit 70 Cranesyillc. They
express themselves as having enioyed
their visit hughely
Mrs. A. Zimmerman, Of Grafton. is
visiting her son, Harry Zimmerman. of
this place
Miss Alice Matiingly, the sparkling and
vivacious school marin Of this place, wa
visiting her parents at Howesville on
Saturday and Sunday We leave r. II
10 tell the rest Of IL.
While at Newhurg the other day,
called to see our genial friends, Drs. Dent
g. Son. DIR. Frank would have us cal
aud see Major Murry, and give our opin
ion "a 20 what we thought Of their blood
cd stock. If we arc any judge Of horse
flesh, (and we have enough conceit in as
To- think re are), we should say that the
Doctors have two Of the finest animals
we have seen for "coons age" They
surely stand without a parallel in Pres-
tom (1puufv and tghof a.. NJ d.