West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-01-11
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dates. They will keep, however, with-
out sailing.
The lazy man has TO quicken his step. !
Zero IL after him with GOODNESS that
would freeze 10 yer's kiss.
II - to be presumed, as nv presume
bic nd blandish friend squire Bowman
would say, that Bro. TitchnelI is reading
up on "the carly bird catches the worm +"
Henry May has returned LONE after
weeks visit TO his parents in Lewis
county.
Squire Shanor went to Nowburg on
Saturday TO try the celebrated Paul Me-
Cue case.
Mrs. Jno. Conley and son sell" who
have been visiting the family of DIR. Con,
ley, Of Piedmont, returned home last
week.
Mr.. Thos Cruise was visiting his son.
in-law, Th"s. Dorsey, OF Keyser, during
the holidays
noticed i'm the last issue Of The AR
Gus call for "a special meeting OF the
Directors of the K;ngwood Railway Co.
This Is move in ;he right direction. and
let US dope that the Directors have d a.
cidcd to build the road. "a stitch ina
time saves nine," is experimental
truism which has lost none of its truth
fulness by its usage. and the Kingwood
Railway Co. had better be mp and doing.
or the pr ople will issue "call" ere long
that will arouse not only the Kingwood
Railway Co.. but every inhabitant In
that quaint villug ofRin Van wimbledon.
! kingwoOd has been sleeping too long. II
behOoves her to awak en- from her slutn-
| Der OF twenty years. The people
throughout the comfy demand of the
! citizens Of KingwOod that they cast
/ aside petty quanels aud jealousy
and join hands and build this railroad. or
! come out square and fair and say
! they won't build it. No more "poIlv
io%ing' about 1t, "s Charley VicKery
would say. II is ali nonsense for King
wood to say she is t,o poor To- build a
railroad. 1t every one was TO lend
! helping hand they could very readily
! build it, Kiugwood district voted So, 900
with the understanding that this would
! be sufficient to huild the road along with
the private subscr ptionS. The voters
have been deceived. Why Because
there is a certain class in the town of
Kingwcod who bitterly opposed the road
to satisfy their owl selfish whims
where as If they had contributed their
mito to the enterprise, today we could
ride To the County Seat i'm "A comfortable
and warm railway car. But alas! how
different.
Kingwood will be compelled to choose
| between the two. She Will either have to
| build the railroad or give up the County
Sett. There is 70 alternate. In this en-
! lighteued age and railroad progress the
people have become educated to- the FACE
that II IS eoiseI, nay che1por. TO ride i'm
comfortable cars than 10 hoof it through
rain, snow. cold, mud and sIush. One
Trip TO tie County Seat this kind of
weather, over roads almost impossible
and hall freezing to death. would MAIDEN
a person sufficiently 20 vote TO haye the
County Seat removed 200 miles where il
would be accessible bv uli. IL is an0-
torious fact, but nevertheless true, that "A
person can 20 to Cumberland, Md. and
back quicker and cheaper than he can go
TO Kingwood today.
am reliably informed va Newbmg
gentleman that Newburg has enough lit
igation in The Court t. keep the people Of
that town going to KiugwOod and back
for the next five years, and he predicts il
Will cost them not less than 81 .OCO trav>
cling over there and back Take the
towus OF Independence, Newburg. AUS.
ten, Function, Rowlesburg. Rolamer's
and Terra Ala, all accessible by rail and
towns that have a gaeat deal Of business
to Transact at the County Seat. No dit
ference What the case is, nor the an cunt
involved, they are drug to Kingwood
through mud and cold. 1t very often
happens that men have to walk to king
wood and back, unable TO secure con-
veyance. know OF -four men who had
TO walk to kIngwood and back through
the rain ana mud the last term of the
Circuit Court. rney could yet no con.
veyance to take them over ana back. All
hired out. TO say they were as "mld IS
wet benz When they arrived here from
Kingwsod, would be SANDER on their
ma lness.
That railroad from this place to King
wood would pay, and pay big, is SUBJ
ject that will not bear discussion. Wnv
no! build the road? Those who say it
will not pay, arc eitnor strangers to The
truth or know nothing aboIt railroads.
The people of the county have no desire
to deprive Kingwooj o. the County Scat,
providing they build railroad. Irhey
refuse TO DO this, The people viii demand
a rcmova! ofthc County Scat.
Let KingwOod cast her eye in tho di-
roction of Pruntytown. Once a prosper
Gus and flourishing town. Today almost
a barren hamlet. What caused il? The
very thing that will cost Kingwood the
County Seat. Let Kilgwood proGsr by
P"untytown's example.
$50 shall meet any and all tho obicc,
tions kingvood may set forth why the
COUNT Sat should remain at Kingwood
Cih,OW railroad.
PATSY DDCDIE,
General s.nnguOr.
Among tie list Of distinguished mills
tarv heroes the names Of General Ian