West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-08-28
TUNNELrON SUNnEtyS.
Local nud General News From Thnt
Lively LittIc Town.

LN'ib LtNNtC EOwh.
"Kiss me again." Is WHIT she saiG when
they parted, Oh ?
"If that fellow don't got Loar (od) IN his
estimation Tor writing 20 that GIRL" ojac
ulated Miss j., "lm no prophet, that's all q"
MIR. and Mrs. Thos Dorsey and family.
of Beyser, are visiting MIR. and Mrs. w.
=. Raymond
Miss Anna B. Cruise, of Wheeling, who
has been visiting at the residence OF Messrs
Thos. Cruise aud w. y. Raymond, return
ed home to-day. Miss Anna made host
OF iricnds.whilo here Eho will bc sorry 10
know that she has bid us adiou.
Miss Mollic Maloy, of Ncwburg, iR vie.
iting Miss Annie Cruise, of Tunnel Hill.
}. s. Graham, the lightning manipulator
Of West End, is 1till hGnkorng after that
goose" IN Grafton.
j. Nj. Jcilerys, the brown-cycd cox
comb, Is more than enjoying himself
these days buggy riding the young ladies'
in his new top carriage.
Everybody and his sorrel marc is got
tlng:ready.for the camaeoctinG
Our genial and old friend Watson Gar
penter, Texas. Marion county, gave us
several pleasant calls last week. lie was
the guest of Dr. III. w. IIorr.
The 'palent" Republicans in pursuan,
to call TO meet and organize Garfield
and Arthur club, met NJ The school house
on Saturday night and proceeded TO orga.
nizc and elect officers for the various posi-
tions. Daddy A. i. Summorfield YVES
made pre9dclt; @. g. Shaw, secretary
w. III. Watkins, Treasurer; Il. j. Braden,
Sergeant alarms, and j. Nj. Jeffory's.
reader Father Summerfield in taking the
chair thanked the club for the "honor con.
tcrrcd upon him. lie made "longthy
and elegant speech, GnG round after
round of applause was given when he at.
tempted to wave the "bloody shirt AT
first we began TO CONJECTURE their meeting
would be lizzle, as II was rather late and
no speaker had arrived, and some OF the
RAIDS commenced 20 look sad and forlorn.
AT this 1uncture Neil j. Fortney, Of King
wood, made his appearance, and he seem.
ing consoled them to & certain extent.
He began by saying that he was not aware
OF the fact that he had TO come 10 Tun-
Melton until few minutes before he start
ed, consequently he hadn't time to got his
supper, but he bought box OF sardines
and few crackers and ato them. Said
nc had TO stop at every watering trough
between x and +. and take on a fresh
supply of water, and as he had TO return
home again TO night his remarks would be
few, but if the club continued he would
be glad TO come back az some future time
cnlightcD them on the Issues of the day
1T 10 necessary" CALCULATED the, orator.
"this year to review the two grca, parties.
The Republican party was inaugurated in
the time Of George Washington, (applause)
and was known 90 tho Federal party.
The Democratic party began their career
with Thomas Jefferson, and the differ
encc between the Rcpublicans and Demo
Gratis were the State rightg. The Demo
cratic party favored States rights while
the Republicans opposed IT, (Applauso
and cric3 Of 'Good!J That difference
continued down to jackson and finally
terminated in She year Of 1850, the Demo
Gratis succeeding from the Union" or
words to that effect. by this tise the
brilliant orators" throat got dry and ne
called loudly for water lspcct ho had
been taking on some poteon 10 brace him
up The obliging Jim Clingan aoon had a
pitcher Of water for HIM. Ho character
lzcd the Democratic party az the party of
''haie, and their candidate FOR Governor
is true type Of them. applause, "thaVs
a fact'J "Thcy charge the Republicans. %
said be, "Of waving the bloody shirt Lut
it is them That made the solid North and
wave the bloody shirt" Ile took more
water on 20 get .liG steam up. Ho contin.
ued "lhe Democrats don't want fair
count at the polls, (crics OF your right
thcreD amp they are the same as they over
was in favor OF State rights. They claim
That the Government had no right 10 send
troops 10 The pole, and when Congress
tried to appropriate money for that purpose
they voted 3 down CThats just like
emf What they want 90 do is TO keep
the poor niger from voting the Repub-
lican ticket. More water) II is an i'm
possibility for 20 get a negro 10 vote the
Democrat ticket unless he is made to-
,Applau8c.)
lie made a comparison Of tho two par
tics, twoaiy y9ars before the war and Of.
teen years after It,, and said when the
Democratic party was in power before the
war they had TO borrow moneyto pay Their