West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-11-09

which Try bis patience. One OF these
Is whea ne finds himself on the out
side Of the ring at dog fight,
The street lamps are kept lit on
dark nights. This is great con-
venience TO persons who haYe to
travel Oh the streets after dark,
There hasn't been a murder com
mitted in Dotridge county for two
weeks. What is going to happen ?
Ia the millennium near at hand p
The first number OF the Rawkeve
new independent paper to be pub
hshed at Weston by Mrs. E. NJ.
G bison, will be out in week or two
The total receipts OF the postal
service during the fscal y ear ending
June 80, lss3.were S45. sos 692, and
the expenditures were $42,Sl6,6OO.
We call the attention of our read
ers to the advertisement of James
Clark &Co., Wholesale and Retail
Liquor Dealers, in this issue Of our
paper.
-Hallow e'en passed without ary
grave depredations being committed
by the boys in town. A few osbbaRes
were thrown, but no damage was
done thereby.
-Msssschusetts ladies, it is said
talk nothing but politics. Some
fanatics are endesvoring to educate
the woman mind of this State to the
same standard.
The mail route between this place
and Tuur elton has changed hands.
Ar. Swearineer, the present propri-
etor OF the route, has cold out to
Samson Rdvenscrsft.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jas II, Carroll gave
their friends socIabIe party last
Friday evening. The occaion wac An
expremtly pleasant one, as all who
We're present will attest.
"A somewhat tedious aud lengthy
calculation reveals the fact that there
are just seven rabbits and thirteen
huudie ed aud twenty six rats under
the various boar dwslks of this town.
The street lamps are Int at 6 O'Clock
and uRuIshed promptly at 8 80.
sharp, The young man that stays
with his girl ali after that hour has
to trudge home ia darkness most
profound.
Two men by the name of Holly
and Meadows got into a row near
Point Pleasant last week during
which Holly stabbed Meadows. It
IS thought that the injured man
will recover.
The spook or hobgoblin which was
seen at verlous streets Corners in town
week or two ago, made It's appear
ance again last week. Clint Thomas
saw it near the cemetery last Thurs
day morning at dawn OF day.
The Religious Cleaner. bright,
sparkling letter monthly journal,
pub lsbed at Sinclair, thIs county is
a regular visitor to tits Office. 1t
improves with each Issue, and
deserves liberal patronage.
Capt. James E. Murdoch has been
writing a series OF very interesting
articles on Preston in the Rebel
lion" for the Journal The Cap
tam ought TO nave the articles put
IN pamphlet or book form after they
are concluded.
Persons who take the ARGUS, and
who live along the line OF the new
mail route, will please uotily us by
postal card which postoHce will be
the most convenient for then TO get
their mail at, and we will change
their address on our mailing book.
Peter Voltzis crowded with work.
He says be don't know when the
tailoring busines was better with
him. M. VoItz puts up nothing but
frst-cIass, substantial work, aud be
not only gets the town trade but
draws lots Of custom from distance.
Maj. D. Stemple asked a promi-
nent Bepubiicsn Of Uoion district the
other day what be thought would be
the outcome Of the next Presidential
canvass,
well. said the Republican, the