West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-02-01
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.

Business is duh in town. We want
railroad.
The protracted meeting at Albrigh,s-
Vile hes closed.
--Noihips bu, sleighiug parties for the
past few weeks.
Every home In this county should
have The ARGUS In II.
Don't forget to call when in town and
pay your subscription. We need money.
-Ispt II about time to settle upH Cues
ton referred to our delinquent subscribers.
"A sleighing party drove down to Al
brightsyille to church Thursday evening
Mr.. and Mrs. Copeman entertained a
number of their friends last Saturday
evening.
Tho collections for the Buck hannou
Academy since last August amount TO
oyer $4,000.
The town Council. OF Grafton, has
changed the names of many of The streets
OF that town.
We send more papers to Tunnelton
than to any other osice in the county, ex
cept Terra Alta.
Another sleighing party from this place
of "A A La
a good time was had.
The formal opening of the Grafton &
Greenbrisr Railroad .akes place at PDil p
jppi to day 0hursday.)
An Interesting revival is in progress
at Reedsyille. RsY. WATSON, of the NJ.
y. Church is conducting it.
On Thursday last Gilmer county voted
$4,000 Of 2 subscription TO the Weston,
Spencer and Rsyenswood X. y.
There lie a mineral saring near indie
pendence, this county, whose waters are
eald TO possess great medical qualities.
The people living in the vicinity Of
Arthursville, Grant district. are trying to
ct postOflce established at that place.
The feed in sope parts of the county
is getting scarce, and If the snUw lays on
the ground much longer stock will have TO
suffer.
The st. James Hotel "a infested With
rats. Two or three of the rodents we're
slaughtered in one OF the rooms Sunday
evening.
-Laet Wednesdays mail brought us the
names of I'VE new subscribers to this pa
per. Our list is slowly but surely Increas.
Ing 10 numbers.
Tine building Of the distillery near
Brandonville Is meeting with some OPP
position among the citiz ms of that section.
At least We learn 90.
The snow drifts in some parts Of the
Pine Swamp country are said TO be from
fifteen 10 twenty feet high. There will
likely be snow in places there late in the
epripg.
If you want live local paper, and
one too that is oU,spokcn on all subj
subscribe for and read TIE ARGUS. Only
one dollar per year TO residents Of the
county.
Luther Swearngen, who lost two
horses two or three weeks ago has not
been able to flnd them yet. There seems
TO be a mystery surrounding the whole
matter.
On Friday evening last an alarm of
Gre was given which caused some excite
ment IN and about the 81. James Hotel
The alarm proved fslse az it was created
by some boys 10 the yard 10 she rear Of
the building.
We would be pleased if correspop
dents would send ia their letters on Fri
day or Saturday. The communications
generally come in on Monday and Tues
day, and very often we are unable ~ give
them all place 10 the paper,
The terms OF twenty five United
States Senators will expire in 1888. OF
whom fourteen are Democrats and eleven
Republicans. To change the political
complexion Of that body the Democrats
will have 10 hold all the seats they novbaye
and capture three from the Republicans
Royal Glue mends everything 4 Jovr.
nal.
Oh pshawl Dawson, this lie what we
call prevarication, You we'll know that
Royal Glue will not mend scared con
science, or you would be free Of the sin
you commit when You utter the aboYe
gsntence