West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-12-21

Winter comes upon us al az once.
The snow is a, least foot deep here.
AT which end" Is the latest slang
phrase.
oh, the bells, bells, bells, what tale
of euphonY sc.
The giueling Of sleigh bells is now
heard in the land.
Jackson county has ten men who wer,
In the War of 1919.
The las, of the Red Men confined 10
Phiiippi Jail have been set free.
Ben Shaw now owns the mail route be.
tween this place and Function.
The Democratic majority 10 the
House of lie, resen,a,ives lis 70.
A new pest, flee has been established
at Whea5and Jefferson county.
some OF the southern counties, Of this
State are scourgediwilh hog cholera.
-KanawAa county has an,Iudian mound
out Of which many relics have been taken
For the past few days the mails have
been late ow,De to the condition of the
roads.
The Campaign is now formally open
ed. Ask your friend to subscribe for this
paper.
The business failures in the Uoited
States during seven days ending Monday.
were 300.
Iron ore has been discovered in the
upper part OF the Canaan country in Tuck
,r coun Y
Last Monday night was a rough one.
The wind blew hurricane nearly the en-
tire night.
"A Chicago firm has given ex-sergen,
Mason a clerkship at a salary OF 81, 500
per apnum.
TIE boys engage in the harmless spor'
of coast Dg on High etreet nearly every
evening now
The total amount expended IN printing
the tenth census during the past year was
s1s4,OO6 90
The old corneI band, OF Morgauiown
has been disbauded, aud new oae is be
ing organized.
The snow drifts, In some places along
the pike between here and Bruceton, are
five feet deep.
The w, c, T. U. of Grafton, is on
top again. Several ycrders Of the arden,
are now in jill.
We have heard several pcrtons ,elk OF
,eking in the entertainment at Terra Alta
New Years eve.
The coinage Of the Minis for Novem-
Der was S5.s246lO, Of witch 80. 035 900
was eilver dollars.
We are going TO have q regular old
fashioned Christmas with saow 100,
thick on the ground
They are EXPERIENCING a cold snap
away down in Georgia. A negro froz-
to death down there few days go
Nearly every paper We pick up now
days contairs wonderful !ie al, ut "a
Wonderful Cure Wrought bg Prayer
-"Snowdrops" are, we suppose, sleigh
riding this week, which accounts for the
non appearance Of our RowIcsburg letter
The program to be carried out by he
Wool Growers Ascension at It's next reg
uIar meelcg. will be found in the Argus
this week
This is the new method Of putting up
our language 49," Ely Iuglish u our
vurnskulaI ~ ,poken bi akura;, kairfu
skolsrs." Wbat do you think of f.?
The Probibitionis,s, Of obio, want
the Constitution s. amended that it vii,
be felony TO- any person 10 drink any
thing stronger than pennyroyal lee.
- 10 uNlhDCI OF biilb lulIONNCtu TO
Congress last week lie only cqualed by those
submitted BY mosquitoes toa party Of
river excurionists on a night in The latter
part Of August.
Our Terra Alta correspondent wakes
up after long repose and gives us an in-
teresiing letter THE week. We would be
under everlasting Obligations to him If
he would write every week.
The Attendance at Literary Society
each night since lie organization has been
small, THIS should not be the case, The
ci.izons ought 10 torn out, aod SHOW their
appreciation Of The good work
While the Salvation Army s ierroriz
ing the citizens Of Wensburg, thieves and
pickpockcts arc making thiogs warm dow %
at Pt Pleasant, OF the two evils it IS din
cult to decide which IS The wore.
The jury disagreed Ia The trial Of d g
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