West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-02-15
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
Mud.


Mud and water.
Don't forget to settle up.
--THK ARGUs is only one dollar per year.
The mails will soon be ,cded with
valentines.
-Newburg had a baby boom during the
past month.
Our merchants should advertise more
extensively.
The Musical Society will meet at
James II. CarrolI's this friday evening.
"A leap year party was given at tie
residence of Francis Heermars last Friday
evening.
Railroad men Say that the middle Of
the middle car, right hand side is safest
on n tram.
On account of the high waters we
received ne western mail from last Thurs
day till monday.
The Wool Growers and Stock Breed .
ers' Association held meeting at Terra
Alta last Saturday,
-Pocahontas county boasts of real
gold-mine Several rich specimens of
quartz have been found.
Our mail fails to reach Crsnesville
and Pleasant Hill on time. The matter
will be investigated at once.
A Lincoln county f.rmcr butcher d
three h"gs the other day, twenty months
tld, that aggregated 1888 pounds.
The pike from here 10 Tuunelton is
getting awful. The mud will be "a foot
deep in some places before spring.
There are two or three bad land slidcs
on the Rowlesburg pike between this
place and Trowbridg's Ferry. The road
,simpassible.
Last year 7,191 100 p unds of tea
were imported into this country. China
sent us as, OOO, 900 pounds, and japan "a,
600, 600 pounds.
The Baptists held an ice cream festi
val Al Col. Monroes last Friday evening
The net proceeds are TO be used to wards the
building of their church.
A meeting of the State Wool Growers
Association is called at Wheeling, on Feb
Tuary 20,h, to consider and take action on
the question OF a wool tariff
Reports from Illinois, Kentucky md
Mississippi la regard 10 the fruit crop say
that peaches have been killed. and otber
email fruits severely injured.
The shed In the resr Of THE AReUs
Office was torn down on Tuesday. EK-
tensive repairs will be made on the Office
Is soon % the weather will permit,
1t Is claimed that q. w. Finnell Of
Morgantown, the Insurance aud Pension
Agent, has been doing crooked business,
and has skipped Tor parts unknown,
The damage by the aiod in and about
Wheeling Is roughly esIi=ated At Eve
million dolltTa Dolly one life lie report
Cd los,. yet many persons ran narrow
escapes.
John Crawford, Of Grant district,
while Ia the woods tlmbering on Mon
day Of last week, was struck by falling
tree, and received irjuues from which he
died the D. xl day.
The boys we're out 90 thr streets Fri
day evening with ihe martial band. and
treated the citizens 20 some excellent mu-
slc. They should d. Che same thing Of
toner than they d..
The postal note is being more gcner-
ally used than ever, and bs utility for The
transmission OF smsll sums has been fully
demonstrated. AZ New York. duI.rg tho
6rst twelve days Of January, 1900 we're
cashed.
Advertising psya TIE fortune n
Hollander, the Isoudon PHI 10 alscr. b. est
mated 81 go 100000. a correspsndsn,
e 81 The N, y. Sun ssys. ''Tho pra snd
ointment cosi almos, sa,hIug. bui hIs 60
vertislDg, which began with f25. 600. h.
now more than $3.50 900 yesrly"
The mineral sprirg 81 Ir1udllc. near
Independence, is no farce but a stern rc
aliiy. Those who own q are botlliug The
water and sending IL O. New York city
whore II is IN great damand. II the wa
ter is possessed OF the medicinal quaIiti.s
which many vouch II b., Iroudale may
become wslerif place q 90 little cOnso-
aufFrt