West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1880-06-12

ON last Thursday we took nying trip
to Tnnuolton, Newburg, Grafton, and
Irondalc. Arriving at Tunnelton just in
arrived there ate O'Clock y. IN and at
ter partaking OF an excellent supper at
the Ellis House, VIC took jaunt among
tho business men. We found all tho
merchants busy selling goods and they
report business worry brisk. We called
nj the store OF q, III. Horchler ~ Co., Dry
Goods and Grocery business, and found
Mr.. Horchor 10 bc perfect gentlemen
and young man who but recently
bought the store OF Geo. w. Lackey, lie
has full aud good stock OF choice
goods and is selling mt bottom prices.
He reports business very good ana in
crea-ug He is just such a young man
az the people like to patronizo.
Allen Ellis q Go, have good stock OF
goods and several clerks in thor employ
are constantly kept busy.
VIM. Il. Annou reports trade excellent
and he has ~ fnc stock as one would
wish to SEQ Of everything in his lin.
Dr. VIM. VI. Don't * Son, Druggi4ts, by
the foolish actions OF tbe late County
Court, hsvo no license to even soil drugs.
This Is great inconvenience to tho poo
pic OF Nowburg ~ they cannot get any
spurious liquors Of any kind for modic-
nj purpo ses as tlicso geutlomen have ro-
fused 90 sell TO any pergon ipr any pur
.psiR whtofoT4 Grea0inhigbatian IL ex I
pFaIaod liy the pc6ple9t 9lghctidn OF tho
Co1tft and vohgafce H. sSxofh AsaafAsfHs
membcrI especially the President
should they aspire to any Office in the
future. Dr.. Dent has sold drugs i'm Now
burg for the last twelve years and dur
ing that tiue not one Indictment for SOL
ling spurious liquors uIlawfully found
against him. why then should tho
Court refuse him a license? Tic Doc
tor an ! Ills son have q full stock II drugs
on hand, AMI II thoy are not granted a
license what IRE they 10 10 with thom1
Are they bound 10 close business simply
because few men wish TO make asses Of
themsolvc47
Leaving sNswburg on The II O'Clock
train we arrivodJn Grafton after iow
minutes, whore we formed many pleasant
scquaintancos. We found Grafton live
place. and it's business men wido awake.
We next visited Irondale and spent
Friday night there. We found at those
works gronl many persons who formor-
" resid od near Kingwood. Mr.. Henry
Cunningham fl tho boss miner Of the
coal mines and ho has about thirty.fvo
men in bis employ, and everything run
% w very nicely in his department.
The voin of coal which they wori, IS cal
led tie scven foot vein but they do not
work bot four ieot Of it, It's the samo
vein, Mr.. Cunningham informo1 ms,
that we have Iva places horo. II Is surely
ana cxceIlout quality Of coal, We visited
tho Furnoco on Saturday morning and
thore formed the acquaintance OF MIR.
Strauss tho general manager, Mr. Flynn
the assistance manager, MIR. Brown, Tho
clerk iu tho onso and Mr.. Collins the
boss minor.
Mr.. Flynn showed ms ovor tho furn 700
and explained us workings worry thor,
oughly. They have just purchased two
engines which do tho work which 10
would require forty teams ~ perform.
There b. IS railroad 90 tho ore mluos. Goa
mines aud To- tho 3. g., O.. Road aud we
were informed only ono. team employed
bn The works. The Furnace Is making
from 25 10 - tons Of good iron per day
witch is manufactured az the low price
Of from sl3 tosll per ton, being mneh low
or than the cost Of manufacturing iron
Al any other furnace in The United Statos