West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-11-23

uuexpended.
w. s. Wiley's safe was broken
open in New Martinsyille one night
last week, and sacked OF $500. No
clue to the robbers.
The Constitution which governs
the Wool Growers and Stock Breed
ers' Association, Of Preston county,
will appear 10 the ARGUS Gext week.
As Christmas is drawing near at
hand, our merchants o1ght to CON-
mence ADVERTISING their holiday
goods. Money spent that way will
not be lest.
Several barns have been burned
10 Braxton county Lately and it is IL .
So 1ersl opinion Of the citizsps that
there is an organized bsod who are do.
ing the infamous work.
There is a sulphur spring on
the MILAN farm, one half mile west
Of MorGautown, the water Of which
is said to possess as much medical
virtue as the water Of the celebrated
Webster Springs.
Last Friday forenoon a horse
situated in PAlatine, owned ny Gov,
Pierpont and occupied BY man by
the name OF HINT, burned to the
ground. Loss $500. Most OF the
contents were saved.
Tho whiskey vendors, OF Grafton
it seems, still carry the trump card.
A number OF them were tried at the
recent term OF Circuit Court, but
were released. and now they talk of
suing the corporation.
The grand jurors were summon-
ed to appear here on the 29th, but
that being Thanksgiving. Sheriff
Thomss bae requested us to state in
the paper that it is not necessary for
them 10 appear here before the 30th.
"A fashion note says the bangs
are 6oiag out of style, end that there
lie tendency en- the part OF the
ladies' 10 wear mustachss in their
stead. We have been looking for
som ething OF this kind to transpire
flor some time.
The officials of the national bank
have bought burglar proof cafe
and had it put inside the safe in the
vault. The Yslusbles Of the bank
are now protected by four steel doors
aud elk locks--6ve combinations,
and one time lock.
"A certain gentlem ,u. who lives
DOT more than FIVE miles from this
place. got into fght recently and
IN the melee got q black eye. a
friend asked him how he got the
black eye, and he said that he was
IN the Exchange Hotel stables, and
a mule kicked hum.
When josiah Harden was murd
cred and the negro was arrested, the
opinion was prevalent among the
oItzsns,oi this place, that the muir
derer was the same John Smith that
worked here at one time, bet later
developments prove that those who
entertained such opinions were in
error.
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Arthur is the grea est dude 10
America. He wears q shirt collar
four inches high, and the bows OF
bis neckiie extend outward nine
inches on either side OF the collar
button. His hat he wears on his
eft ear. He wears silk slippers
lringed with scarlet lace in winch
are set pink and csrmine rosebnds,
and his stockings are made Of Span
isb meriuo trimmed ia brown satin
The big vein Of coal hss been
lound at Newburg at a depth Of
about four hundred feet. At last
account they had dug down eight
feet in the coal aud bad not reached
the bottom Of the vein. II is though,
that the vein lie 10 or II feet in