West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-04-03
FROM OUR NETGUBORING
tx NGES..

The Morgautown Post saysi "Johu
Hulh aud son, OF Rccd-wlc, Preston
county, have purchased the Jackson
s,csm eaw min, near Clinton Mills
John W Gus.ml Of Preston county,
WAS in 70 see us again last week"
The following item, Gre taken from
the Grafton Sentinel "Gtu. Brown
has discovered four foot vein of coal
on his farm some three miles caet of
Grafton, near the railroad Tn, coal IL
pronounced excellent gas coal, aud should
it prove 10 be cniely mined will turn ont
TO be "A bonanza for the General 90. Our
clever Young friend G. a. Lcklr, Of T.
dependence. was ia town this wee K end gave
the $ n'inel Office n I4eM estate
transactions have been brisk IN ills coun.
~ in The last few months Since The 18th
OF .,G4ust last there have been admitted
"a record 10 the County ClcrR5 on 212
deeds for transfer OF real estate. This il
p larger number than has been admitted
10 recorcd in ell The 8Gmc space If time
since the organization Of the county.
We learn that Mr. i NJ Lake. Of this
county, - agent for other parties, viii
soon start a grain distillcry, near Webster
Iae preliminary arrsug. menl- for which
are now about completed. Al the build
jnIe, with the Necessary machinery and
including bonded warehouse hayc been
erected. Mr H. f. Lpmon, OF Berkeley
, county, will probably be assigned 10 duty
at this disullery as U. $. Store deeper
and Guagcr"
The Webster Wagon CO. received, this
week, a large barge full Of 6ne seasoned
lumber OF which TO make wagon beds.
rni- Company is now turniugout ten wpg
one pr day, of three different sizes, for
which they had great demand and
ready salcs in % parts Of the country.
Mouodsylla Reporter.
The Oakland Republican says: Rev.
q. lson has purchased the fne brick res
idence near the court house. The consfd-
Grafton wa 81 500
Rev lsou IS well known in liis county.
Tn. following, clipped from The Far
mont Index, will give the farmers Of
Preston an idca Of what the wool grow
crs arc doing IN Marion County and we
hope 10 sec our flmsrs soon following
suit There is more money in wool grow
ing than a. ythug clse and our county r.
well adapted for that purpose "AtH
meeting in the Count House Bro T. i.mgut.
Un MmCl 2jih, 1880 OF those dcIrOu-
~ forming Wool Growers and Sheen
Breeders Aes citation, Temporary organ.
cation wl- cir rt.I by tEe cec ion of
lion. John RICHTER. rr eide Z, aud w
l. Bnugunrr, Secretary. Owing t1 "a mis-
understanding as tu The dare Of tYa meet
ing, the Hfirn3auCs WIS not 81 larvs 1853
desired. 10 wac determined that another
meeting be held ~ 10 O'Clock A. M ON
SitufdHy, t1c @-I day Of April, 1880, a.
n c' permanent organization, lId ail
those interested iu Hltinp sheep ard
80 wing wool arc earlcBIy requested 10
boz present
I'r m ihe X ysrr Tribune "Werk DE
fore lg4t we'll dr, --od, good Jnking NAM
with d. sht muetacbc aud chin wnI.kera
put up at Oh * ys HDus Boo T. cyscr, aud
was here several days. giving tDo nama
of I IA a. Custer IT, bad win nim
seli.Hratiug itf. iron. being an iron with
tsp faces or two surfaces, with au open
ing bet Hee1, in which was small swing
iug lamp BY mcau- Of fu suiIa'aII.
bau De- fhe iron could Uc turD.3 over, auI
while one surf4ca was being u- q tha 9th.
an aas boGtcd bv tbc swinging lmp.
lie egcc .eu,d by Dis an4Ols manners iu
selling the right for this county 90 SIR
WIN Dltrg. who gave BIN ncgYHab'.
note fDf & o. with asclrify. J.. a|.1 sold
fo william ard JAS simmons hIeg4uy
county, SD, for 800 They pam him
$l3 ~, gssn aud gave chrc. fIr ti2 90
aIu HnrUo'ithle note for a.J. Cu.tT rtve
these psfli,s fac address 0i tuD factory Il
Crciuult3 % whore Doe s1id these ir0us
were manufactured. I'e then lcr here
sewing De wac going to Ea Hnorc bur
ius.atd of thtt hc went fD klmu,y. where
we learn, be- sold Hampshire county to
II ey 5bull and john Keller, ttking their
negotiable note. III then bought "a huf4o
from y ls J.. Nandivrr aDI gtYe him The
o, o.. Of Simmons and Slu'i ou ths trade.
at $50 each. aud Icft for Winchester. Wa
Meautim Simmons n1I sent bis orders to
Cucinuotu for DE irons. and receiving 100
answer. and wrote aga 90, aud finally heard
from that city tuat there wero mo- such
frm or fsciory cs that Custer had given