West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1879-08-16
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built i'm front of his residence. II is now
handsomely painted and is the law n
fence OF town.
JOHNNY. Guseman, one OF Valley dis ,
trict's most sterling Democrats, was I'm
town ON Monday. The good people OF
Valley knew what was wise whom they
elected him President OF the Beard of
Education.
We understand that some Ct cur town
boys wentto. church Monday night, on
Beverly HUI, and were quite boisterous
and Delayed badly. Boys Sho at on d
the colored Church should try to govern
themselves as men.
Mr.. A. w. Frederick, OF Tannety p. o.,
gave us a very pleasant call on wedpes-
day Mr.. Frederick, Is preparing for
the bar, and we would judge from his
intelligent appearance, that he will make
an efficient lawyey.
Jno. Barton Payne, Esq, has removed
his law office to tho Eastern end OF the
"Corbin House," up stsirs, where he can
be found during business hours. always
ready to attend to tho Interests Of his ellis
ents.
The Narrow Guage Railroad will soon
ho compl eted from Clark sbnrg to wos-
ton. We wonder IL any body ever
thought of n Narrow Gusge road con-
Meeting Kingwood with the outside
world.
Clerk Martin a few days since sent out
to the dog pelters. the receipts against tho
delinquent days. Stand TO the work gem
tlemsn the "Corn Cob Convention" de-
msnds money or blood"
The Journal OF last week published an
interesting and excelleatly written de-
scription Of the ice mountain. The ari-
Gle was taken from the VIII ceiling BeglS-
ter, and was from the pen OF Prof. s. II.
W Hey, of this county, late candidate for
County Superintendent. Why WAS the
letters signature omitted.
A Preston man got married about
twelve months ago. Thu other day he
was heard to remark, During the first
six months liked my wife so well l
wanted TO eat Ter up; at the end of the
second six months / wish had eat her.
II the New York Daily Tribune will
insert our advertisement for six issues
we will send them the ARGUS in
exchange for the Tribune.
John c. Murdoch. OF our town, will
soon leave fer ,Irouton, Ohio, where he
will be engaged as salesman in one OF
the largest mercantile houses of the city.
John deserves n good position, and we
sincerely hope he will meet with sue
cess.
Mr.. S. p. Ford received 10 votes and
was elected President OF the Board Of
Education for West Union district, bod
bridge county. His opponent received
o votes. That IL "boom" for you.
Ira Hart, an old and enterprising citi-
zen OF Clsrksburg, was thrown from his
buggy on Saturday night last, and re-
ceiysi injuries from Yhich he died on
Sunday morning. Mr.. Hart was ma
chinist and manufacturer OF saw mills
end was well known to many of our
reader.
Ting MINI Kiss, Tam Kin Cho. and
Tsu Soon Kee, are the names of the Chi =
nese ambassadors who are now boarding
at Aurora, this county.
Mrs. Rev. Henry G. b aynev, of this
Brown, at West Alexander, Pa, who is
dangerously i'll,
Supt. Wade. OF Monongali,, should
come over 10 Preston. If our Republican
friends must have non-residents to fill
the offices, we wish they would get men
of reputation and brains.
The Tunnelton Campmeeting will be-
gin on the 2Ist inst. The railroad COM
pany will issue half fare tickets to .I'un
melton from ali points between Wheeling
Parkeisburg and Cumberland.
The ARGUS Office will soon be sup.
piled with lot of new job type, and a
new job press. we expect to have one of
the most complete country printing OH
ces n the State.
Each Democrat in Preston county
should be a subscriber TO the ARGUS. II
there Is any Democrat In the county who
will come TO our Office and solemnly
declare he Is too poor TO pay one dollar
and a half year for the paper, we will
send it to him free of charge. Remem-
Der this,
The odd Follow Lodges Of Grafton,
Fairmont, Clarksburg, Newburg. Pied
mont, and Oakland, expect TO combine
and indulge I'm good old fashioned pic
mic at this place, tho 9th of August
Oakland Herata.
The flowing reporter who wrote, with
| reference TO a VOL known belle, "Her
dainty feet were encased i'm shoes that
might have been taken for fairy boots
tied his wardrobe up in his handk erchiei
and left for parts unknown when 1t app
peared the next morning; "Her dirty
feet were encased ia shoes that might be
taken for ferry boats"
a little girl IA years Of ago, daughter
of Bogy Ice, who lives near Warrington,
Marion county, was horribly outraged al
that place on the 10th of July. She was
decoyed away from town by one Lindsay
Jones, who, for S2.25, betrayed her into
the hands of one Simpkins, whereupou
Simpkins and other fends committed
outrages upon her person. Can nothing
be done 10 stop such high handed out.