West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-03-07
LOCAL HAPPENINGS.
-were you at ,he farmers, mccain -,

There are now four boariers at
Hotel &c Thomas.
We have three or four valentines
which we offer for sale cheap.
The farmers meeting was not near so
largely attended as we expected II would
be.
1t is now conceded that Lee Shaw lie
the finest psrliameutarian 10 the county
in a horn.
This, Wednesday evening, it appears
that the snow is going TO leaye us again
with rain.
We have not yet found man tina,
can tell jas, what was done at the farm
ers' meeting.
Terra Alta viii have n rma Scnool
term the cpming sum nrr. II will be cpu
Quoted 10y Prof. ID .nicls, Of Grafton.
Every Democrat in the county ought
10 subscribe f1r aud Car fully read Tns
ANGUS. 1t is only one doll IT per year.
DIR. Jas. II. MAnown will move into
the Brown property ON Price Street. uow
occupied Ivy hrs. white, in the spring
Nearly all ofCl. jas. w. Browns
family are sick. Dir. Brown himself WIS
confined to his room several days last
week.
A district insti'u'e will be hcl I at Ma
sontown on Saturday,. An Interesting pro-
gram viii b. carried out, AID All who can
should stu1,d.
L 81 w dn ssdsy night brakeman hy
the name Of II 'ossc fell # n car on tn.
T RI Att grade ar Amblersburg, and
broke Lis NECK TIC unfortunate mans
home WAS in * yser
William X Hey, If p ri .ni district.
WAS br0ughl to iowa on rueejaY by D %;
Sheriff VIM. Shsff r, and lodged in the
coop on q charge OF steali & money from
his father. we believe.
Fine farmers met To Investigate the
State tax question NV, while every
thing seems wlrm"d up on the tax bust
ness, IL N gai be well fr us to have The
county tax business looked mtu
-IvrAcl Painter. Of Uniou district, war
in town on Bushes. Tu.sd,y, and gave
THE AuGU5 c,.ll lie informed us Lbh.
the snow difls were numerous and G>op
along the road from Aurora To Terra Ala.
We have j. s. two ar TIN. X publican
dudes fr m ar eubsc'ip ion list la;elY, but
Of course this thing Will COME about as
natural cons quence. Il is the truth that
hurts" you know, and that ia what we ell
ways endenv n to tell our readers on our
editorial page.
The little folks and number of big
ones ;oo) were given psr,y ct the resi-
dence Of Hon. &. NJ. Bishop lsst Friday
evening. a most pleasant time was bad,
as is always the case when a sociGble is
given vt that place. Dir. aud Mrs. Bish
op and their daughter 90 nothing by
halves.
Wild cat rocks situated about one and
a half miles ,rtLwest Of Independence,
are one Of the greatest natural wonders IN
this county. About three acres Of bill
top are covered with huge rocks. many Of
which arc larger than biru. The place
Is great resort Ia the summer for .icnic
parties
The amount Of taxes paid By the y. 81
o. r. Il. o., in this county for school
purposes, by districts, lie as follows -
Portland, Si,O4S 10; Union, 1892 O.
Reno, $6i2 n; Kipgwood, 1881 CO
Lyon, S692 % total, s3,l1S a This is
double What II was last year. This year,
the assessment was mad by the Dem, cia'-
&c Board % Public Works, heretofore the
assessment we're made by the Republican
authorities Of Ellis county.
-OI Monday Crph Proizman, # near
Tunnelton. came to town and swore out a
warrant for the arrest # I hos. Hawker
and Polly Bob Hawkei, his wife, on a
charge of sssaull with inteat To kill. The
warrant was pu, into the hands Of 5aorff
Thomss and he proceeded iO the Hawker
domIcile on Tuesday, srr s'ed tie HaV
kers, and brought them To town. The
case was given hearing before Justice
Godwin and was promptly dismissed. The
testimony showed that Hawkor and Trotz
man had engaged In fight 10 which clubs
were used as weapons, and both rCsd!ly
exhibited battlc-scaued pates wheD called