West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-11-02

Will only cost you Sl, Tor year
Dogdsys, an exchange says, closed
last week. The exchange is several
weeks old.
Most of our citizens are prepsr-
ing for winter by having their coal
houses filed with coal.
Pay W your subscriptions, and
get Kenda!Ps Treatise on the Horse.
We give the book to ell who pay in
advance.
We will soou have squsw winter
and then Indian summer will come
upon US, After that, Venner says
that we may expect some very cold
weather for few weeks.
When you want a book on any
subject, whatever, and very cheap
send to John B. Alden, IS Versey
Street, New York. He is the pub
Usher Of the E zevir Library, tn
weekly magazine that is worth it's
weight in gold.
At Simpson Station Taylor coun-
ty, last Saturday week, a coored
man by the name Of Albert Bear, in
attempting TO board moving freight
train, missed his footing, was thrown
under the train and instantly killed.
His head was almost severed from
his body.
The State Press Association met
at Parkersburg on Tuesday aud
Wednesday of last week. The at
tendance was very large, nearly all
the papers in the State being repre-
sented. On Wednesday evening a
banquet was given the scrlbblers,
and Oh Thursday morning they de-
parted for the last on on grand
excursion trip.
We received last week from Kurz
g. Allison, Art Publishers, l76 Mad =
ison St., Chicago, a beautiful and
lilelike picture of Pstrick O'Donnell
the aveneer, The picture Is nearly
lie size. and we presume agente
could make money selling it. Any
one desiring an agency should adj
dress az above and get the compsny'a
special terms,
The dwolliug house Thomas j
Shaw in Reno district burned TO the
ground last Monday night week
The fire WAS not discovered until al
most the entire building was enwrap-
ped in flames. The bui ding and
nearly everything that was in it, are
total loss. The light produced By
the burning building was plainly
visible at this place, and WAS wit
messed by several persons.
". j. Kelly. Of Sage. Ohio, writes
US to send him the ARGUS He in-
forms US that the school district in
which he resides with population
Of 800, only contains four Democrat
ic voters. The morals OF the place
must be exceedingly bad. and we
would advise Mr.. Kelly to quit the
section at once. The young man is
a son Of Gar Kelly, OF Grant district
and lie full FLOODED Democrat, and
we are sorry to know that be is 10 4
situation where he has to be contin-
ualiy assoclating with such a bad
class Of individuals. Poll up stakes
at once, friend Kelly, and quit the
place until after 1884. There will
be regeneration in your district
then.
SOME STATISTICS IN REFERENCE tt
THE WE.ToE INSANE ASYLUM.
The following is the number Of
patients on the Hospital register at
Weston, March 81, 18s3,-Whites,
GIG Colorsd, 30 total, 65l, Fol-
lowing is the number Of patients sd -
mitted from March 81, to Sep, 90
1888 - Whites, 1l0i olored
3; total, l13. Following lie the
number discharged since March 81
1888 Whites cured, 46 colored
cured i whites imprsoyed, %
whites died, % colored, total
! 102. Number remaining 10 theHos-
pital Sept. 30, 1888. whites 626
coIored 30 ) totsl, 662. Total mum
her under treatment durtng eiy