West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-06-16
COUNTY NOTES
As REPORTED FROM ALL PARTS
or THE COUNTY,
ny Our Corps OF correspondents.
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| NANA NNiikhN 10 Cull nNNe, anu
II the parents of these small children say
anything TO them, they will attack them
with TRADE of personal abus. that would
make the proprietor OF hades blush with
shame because of his inferiority. IL you
should, porchance. mention IL To their par.
ents. the said parents would, In all proba-
ability, recall 10 your memory that un-
written supplement TO the decalogut
Mind your own business Indeed. | am
reliably informed that certain man i'm
this town told his son II any one said any.
thing 10 bin, to cut, him with his knife
just think. kind reader, a parent telling
his erring son 10 cut person with knife
Happily for this class OF boys, they have
never abused the men who would not toll
crate such impudence anu blssphemv.
Mark we'll my words, whenever they do
attempt TO abuse this class OF men, they
VIII get themselves badly used up. A
course brogan playing with force of
about % pounds in tho neighborhood of
tue pistol pocked, would act rs powerful
curative to the evils OF blasphemy aud
abuse. SO much in the way of warning.
Let the boys profit by II aud oil will DO
| well
Something wonderful - Jimmy Hunt
wearing collar on Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. ID. d. RobY wero visiting
at Eighty Cut on Sunday.
a. f. Gibson, wife and children, took a
J jaunt to the country on Sunday.
8. Hunt and w. Is. Cruise contem-
plate a trip TO Fairmont during Com
Increment
Charley Stone has built II dwelling house
near the old tannery and moved into Il.
We extend hearty welcome TO Mr.. s.
and family.
Our schoolmistress, Miss Lucy A. Mat
,ingly, was visiting her numerous friends
at Austen, on Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Rachel Bishop add daughter, Ray,
were visiting friends and relatives at Fol
lowsville, on Saturday and Sunday.
VIM. c. Brown, Jr., and Harry Worth.
ington were in town for short time one
day last week. They were returning from
Tucker and Randolph counties, where
they had been on a business and pleasure
trip combined. Harry said they caugh (,
something less than million trout and
Junior put them in his vest pocket and
carried them home.
Ellis DUR and Board Weaver went FISH
ing last week and caught two sun-Ash and
five aligators!
Sheriff Thomas and wife, Of Kingwood,
were the guests Of Squire ShafIer and
wife, last week. Sheriff Thomas told me
he found 1t more difficult to collect taxes
now than he did in 1873. The farmers
have NO stock to sell this year, while in
~ they had. Hence the difficulty In get
ting money.
That talented young lawyer OF Fair
mont, Will s. Raymond, was in town on
Saturday. Well do. ] remember, win,
when we used to keep bachelors hall to-
gether, and you used TO accuse me of eat
ing peck of potatoes al one meal. But
i forgive you.
| Joined in holy wedlock, on Sunday, Mr..
John Bucklew to Miss Martha Shaver,
the Rev. Marcelus Knott. officiating.
The marriage of this young couple caused
considerable comment, owing 10 the fact
that they are first cousins. The marrying
OF first cousins used to be prohibited by
the law of West Virginia, and a great
many believe ii to be in force yet. Ac-
cordiDg to the Acts of 1870, a legal gen
tleman tells me, the law prohibiting fret
cousins from marrying was repealed Feb.
q, 1871, On Sunday morning the air was
rife with all kinds Of rumOrs. Some of
the relatives were bitterly opposed to the
nuptials being tied, and openly declared
they would have them arrested If the mar.
rage took place. But with true Romeo
and Juliet instinct, nothing daunted them
till holy church incorporate TWO 10 one.
And Romeo said In sadness, cousin, /
do love woman And Juliet said, 'DUst
thou loYe me know thou wilt say-ay
and will take thy word And so che
! took hfEn.
While sauntering around the other day
In sevrch Of news items, met the joYial
ex Sheriff Ford. found him chock full
of politics, Anything new in political
circles 2 began your pencil -pusher. oh,
yes said the smilDg sheriff, 'everyth ny
looks favorable for a Republican victory
in '8i. II We don't carry the Stale we will
elect several Of the State tfficers. Upon
what hypothesis DO you base your belief
that the Republicans will carry the State
In 81 Well said he, in the first place,
Jake Jacksons re.sssessment has virtual
" killed the Democracy of West Virginia
In the next place. we elected a Congress-
man 10 the Fret District, and came with
10 ten Of electng one IN the Second
Have you any idea that Jake Jackson's'
Te-assessmsnt will have any effect on the
4 blackberry crop ? 1 suppose II will,
though. How do you account for Prof.
Shshan's defeat also The defeat Of the
New County Court Bill 2 IL wasn't the
Democrats who defeated Prof. shahan,
was q ? asked your correspondent. No,
sir the Republicans defeated him. How
do you suppose a handful of Democrats
| could defeat ShahaD,' said the genial ex-
Sheriff, with one Of his woli-knovVn guf-
faws, which can only be equslcd by Dan
Roby or Luther Swearingen. II didn't
look ss though handful Of Democrats
could, and am mighty glad of it. For
DO Il known, Jour scribe was Shaban
man from the bottom of his No. 10 bro