West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1882-04-07
AMONG OUu NEICHBpWtNG ~
CHANGES.

The asst telephone evoy erectcd i'm
Tucker County, WIS a hv q. A..
Mayer from his Stoi e house 60 his dwell
ing, Wednesday. Il works splendid.
Ia loss than two months uhOre will be a
telephone epidomic here tucker DEM
ocrat,
a great mauy potatoes. We learn,
will DO planted by Monougalia County
farmers this spring. quite = number OF
persons have been investing In now va
rictleS That IL sensible. Md we hope
there Will be at least a third moro corn
planted than usual.-lM orgaptcwn Post.
West Eirgiula is the State tor cheap
homo, and several OF our citizens are
taking advantage OF tho offers and going
To- these lands, whevo the ano forests of
titubor, fertility ct soil. and grand scen>
cry aud cheapnoSs OF land, will make
homes all they should bs.-lWaynes>
burg, (Pd.,) Republican,
Marshall College rooponod last Mons
day WI. about thirty scholars. During
the week others have come In until now
there are forty in attcndauo. The number
at the beginning OF the term shows about
the usual enrolment on such occasion
and tho school will probably soon tll
up 10 the number enrolled when the
last session was closed or account ct
smallpox Harrington Advertiser.
Tho much dreaded disease, smallpox,
is entirely erNdicated ROT this county .
The Toms Crock peat house has boon
burnt, and tho houses on Lynn, where
the Infection ragged for u while. have been
fumigatod and thoroughly disin footed,
aAl o. ---N
any me wishing to- visit those sections.
There is not a single case OF the disease
In tho county at this writing Wayne
Advocate.
JUDGE John Brannou, OF Weston, who
bitterly opposed the proposition ot votN
ing "A county subscription OF 500, 900 TO
the Weston a. C~larksburg Railroad, now
says no would rather give ono~third Of
all ho l. worth Than to do without that
Observation-Disclosures Delta,
Judge John Braunon did not oppose
the subscription ON the part OF LOWS
County, TO the Clarksburg and Weston
Railroad. He not only warmly odvo>
Gated the subscription of $50, 900 that
was made, but earnestly urged an adds
tional subscription OF $50, 1000 by the
coIuty. Judge Brnnon appreciated The
bcnelt tho Railroad wOuld loo tn the
County, ana we have no doubt, IL he
was IA citizon of Upshur, that no would
advocate tho proposition now pending i'm
that county.-LWestop Democrat.
A daring attempt at highway robbery
was made on Saturday night on Mark ct
Stroot, at the corner OF tho alley between
Twentv-third aud Twenty fourth Streets ,
A woman's shrek was hoard, and "A large
crowd quickly assembled at the spot.
Mrs, John Quigg, wife OF our well
known citizsn Of that name, was passing
down Market Street 10 take a car coming
up town. Attic point mentioned nshort.
heavy set and roughly dressed man
sprang out of the alley and dealt her two
heavy blows on her stomach, almost
knocking her scnsolcss. and then wrench
ed from her huDd "A small satchol and
made on before assistance arrived, Tho
lady fortunately was more frightened
than injured, aud soon recovered sum
GENTLY TO take "A street car and proceed
TO her home, on Market Street Just he
low the Mcclure. Tho stolen sutchel cons
tanned between live aud six dollars i'm
money and some other httio valuables.
II Wheeling Registet.