West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-01-17
In Brief.


| tious W. man In Newport. x. l., took
{ TO public station, and was surprised
20 learn afterwards that il contained a
tw enty-pound turkey and not found
! ing.
! ST. Louis woman amused hersel
with revolver as she remarked to a
companion. Give me pinch OF snun
or IN blow whole clean through YOU"
| The snuif was teiu ed, and the hole was
promp " made b. bullet, with almost
| fatal effect.
a bridegroom was belotcd ut Rochcs
ter, aud ne time appointed fJr the we'd,
digg was over before ho arrived i'm tho
city. In order not to miss the train Oh
Viii Ia the pair were to Start on their
honeymoon tour, the bride and her
fIiends met him at the station, aud tue
| ceremony was performed hurriedly on
the platform.
Mr. Smith was running to catch a mid
night train at Gallatin, Mo Watchman
Snyder mistook him for a fleeing burg
lar and gave chase. crying "Stop thief
If you don't stop III shoot" Mr.. Smith
heard the whistle OF the approaching
train, and sped on faster than ever. un-
til bullet from the officers pistol en-
tcled one OF his legs, bringing him to
tic ground
a ma had "A tooth extracted bv n
Chic go dentist, and expressed regret
for the loss. a girl whose laws were
oYeIcrowdod withteeth entered the Office
to have two of them taken out. The
dentist suggested the experiment of
transferring one of tn csc sound teeth TO
the vacancy in the mans mouth, and
tho operation was performed with sues
cess the tooth growing fast and firm in
ten days
a Rochester widow. long after rcceiv.
! ing ald IRON the Overseer of the Poor.
was found to own the house i'm which
she lived and 81 800 in bank.
"Yonr daughter fol- from boat. while
| drunk, and WAS drowned" was the sad
but true despatch telegraphed to clor>
! gyman at Omaha.
Dennis Mchiggin was drunk in Spring.
field ON Saturday night. HIS vic par
! ticLlariy desired him 20 be at home and
! sober on Sunday, because there was To
/ he a family reunion at dinner. Sho bu
upon the eNpcdient of having him ar
rested, 50 that he would be compelled 10
sobe" OIL IN cell, and be liberated i'm
! the morning. She provided herself with
money to pay probable fine, and was
at the police court when it vas opencd.
put during the night Dennis ha! Hanged
himself
Inc fashion Of placi ~ the heel of a
Woman's shoe near the II iddlc of the
loot has led To- the following I'm the
Springfield Rcpu6Lican:
ono passed. just now in the falling snow
;, Ara lett the print of her dainty shoe.
from the edge Oi he heel to to The point
cd toe. P'
The most IAN make 10 - rnn,to,.t,.,
CT her brother showed me her morn
! ing slipper. ''''i " .
a number seven, as I'm alive,
anu oroau IN the sole as Portsmouth
NOV !r how the d 60 do tho girls contrive
TO squeeze hoof like a cameps root
ihto number two Ereuch Kid boot?
a Statue of Eve is talked of i'm San
ffan,i'co. according to the NeOs Letter,
winch gives the following report of q
WoihaA 5 meeting on the subject: "Thev
Praised up Eve, and ran down Adam
"WIully' Adam was mean, he told tale
on I've about that apple. Eve didn't
! tell on Adam: she was tue as stool
! when the drea full day came. and tbc
! D'ptuty SbcriW elected them from fbcir
homestead, Eve didn't stan there bub
Derlng but set to WORK at once and made
Adam an ulster offig leaves and herself
new petticoat. She deserves and must
have statue"
bull fight was a Christmas diversion
at San Louis, Texas. The beast was abig
vi"ious Texan, aud the man was SUR
dy Mexican, who claimed to have had
experience at the sport in his own coun-
try' a strong enclosure, thirty feet
square, was surrounded bv raised soats
Inc proceeds of the entertainment yvere
advertised TO go to tho man if he sur-
Vi"ed, and 10 his family If he was killed.
Tic account Of the fight leaves the dis
position OF the money i'm doubt, for il
was uncertain whether the Mexican
would recover. He showed no skill.
though his courage amounted to reck-
leSShess and the bull bad no trouble i'm
terribly goring MIN.
Senator II. g. Davis sent his cheer.
Tor $50 20 the Fairmont Cornot Band. ne
a Christmas gift.
Gen. Fitzpatrick lecturod on Monday
and Tuesday nights Of last week. ut Bed.
ford, Pa, ON "Sherm1n's March to the
ea'and"Incidcnts of the Battle Field .,
Dan Rice is accused ~ the Kansas
city Times of drinking wine after making
temperance lecture.
Miss Andrews. Of Appleton, wis. re.
celved from her father a check for s.
She raisoi the figures TO Ss5, spent the
money for fncry, and said when arrest
cd - didn't think there was any harm
IN doing as ] pleased with my papa's
check"