West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-06-09
COUNTY NOTES
As REPORTED FROM ALL PARTS
or rfsE COUNTY,
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GkSERAL News. ETC.
extend 10 you. Mr.. Editor, the szT- o
good fellowship. that we may become bet
ter soqusinted. and wish you all the go0C
luck imaginable, Come over aud see us
Dan h. Roby has wres,led the laurel,
from Luther Swearingen, and claims MI
hOnors as tho funny msu.
Our accommodating blacksmith, Mike
Layton, has more work than be can do.
Anthony j. Boyce, says: Il am John
L. Sullivan, the champion OF the world Z
eeveral dispute II though.
Ellis NJ. DUR has been nursing a very
sore hand for the past two weeks.
Fell asleep in Jesus, on Saturday morn.
ing, Harry A, youngest son Of A. j. Bon
sneld. Funeral took place on Sunday at
teruoon, and was attended by a large
crowd OF sympathetic relatives and friends.
Rev. Rogers preached the funeral serm on.
The interment took place in the Camp
ground cemotry. We extend our sincere
sympathy to the bereaved family nj the
loss of this beloved child.
Every farmer, with few exceptions,
within radius OF eight mules Of this
place arc hauling tan-bark. The query Il,
who attends their crops.
j. w. Rush, the old reliable peddler Is
heartily In favor OF railroad enterprise.
private March Grimes. OF ReeIsyille,
was in town one day last week, and in
formed your correspondent there is no
politics now and gave "a bis reason,
there is no money in It. This will be
humiiiating TO the average Office seeker.
sccosted gentleman the other day
with the question why didn't you vote
at the late election p why, bless your
soul, son, when was there an election p
said he. told him. and he said "Pon
my word knew nothing about 1t that's
the 6rst time heard of IT, None of us
up there knew anything about the election.
Guess they didn't get her fred up very
good this time, else we'd heard something
about 1t. What was the election for any
wayf l informed him, and asked him
Don't you take your county newspaper.
NO indeed, was the answer, nobody up
our way takes newspaper that know
OF Comment is unnecessary.
Il understand we have TO work four
days on the county roads this year. said
Republican friend, who don't own a
horse and has to walk whenever he travels
on the county roads. I confessed my ig-
norance as to the number of days man
has to work the roads, as never work the
county rosds--only when tho supervi sor
OF reade compels me TO. 1T beats every
thing continued my Republican friend
What work four days on the roadsp Not
by DANCED sight That beats Jake
JacksOn's reassessment all 10 thunder.
How many days do you suppose we'd
! have TO work on the roads II the new
County Court Bill had carried observed
Democrat. sitting on chicken cooI
chewing tobacco. Il don't know sGIC
the Republican, but reckon about eigh
| days would be the mandate That's th,
way with both Of the old parties the,
grind poor man down keeps his nos,
10 the grindstone, and he has to grin ant
bear It, remarked q Greenbacker VIII,
considers Ben Butler the greatest man II
the world. At this anti-mon opolY explo-
siop, the three men locked horns, politi
icsllY, AZ l walked off 10 search OF some
thing more congenial to my iasie-'hasb.
Misses CrOgan and Doyle, OF Newburg
were enjoying the hospitslitics of thei
lady friend, Mics Anna Cruise, on Bun
day.
Miss Maggie Foster, an accomplished
music teacher Of Grafton, anticipate
teaching a class here.
Between eighty and one hundred tick
cts we're sold here on Decoration day.
Frank JacksoD's mustache has begun /,
sprout, and Willie Cruise sighs for
sprouter.
Pitching quoits 10 the harmless pnstIm
our boys indulge In these cool evenings.
Squire q. j. Shaffer is having nea
and subsisDtial side walk put down Ii
front of his commodious residence.
They cay IL you eat greens It will max
you coed looking said a young lady, Will
a crowd of lads and lasses were discuss
ing the subject of good looks. What
pity Jimmy Hunt didn't eat greens wheI
he wss young OBVIOUSLY remarked fel-
low who got the mitten from Hunts Cir
asked one of our most prominent Dem
ocrats, the other day, what he thought o
the AReUs under its new management
He replied By saying Il can dud n
word In my lexicon OF knowledge, sir
wherein l can express my entire sstisfac
ton and good wishes for the ARGUS. It.
just splendid, and am more than satis
fed with the change. The last issue o
the ARsUs contained more original an
interesting matter than any Issue I've see
for three months. But say, sonny, what
that you're WritingF Trying to coun
terfeit Harry Worthington's private sig
nature, IL all PATSY DooDLR.