West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1884-06-20

Horse thieves have been getting In
pretty successful work IN the vicinity of
Scoidale, Pa in the pNsttwo months. L,
seems there was so organized band q, work
and last week four or FIVE Of them were
arrested.
The base bah boys will have their new
suits ready TO wear the first time they
are called away from hone TO play a
match game The suits will consist ofa
white shirt, blue knee pants, aud striped
stockings
"A picnic aud dance will be held at tn
platform 10 the grove near Howesville on
the Fourth OF July. All who love TO tip
the light fantastic are invited 20 attend.
Proceeds are for the bencfi, OF the Catho
lie church
The estimates of the Department OF
Agriculture place tue wheat crop OF 1852 3
at 400, 600, 600 bushels, against 5O4. OOO. 900
bushels for 1872, $50, 600. 600 bushels in
1880 l, and an average of 374 600, 900
bushels for the seven years, 1s74-sO.
-Vennor, the weather prophet who
made himself famous by prophes wing that
which hardly ever came to pass, Is dead.
Some men are born great. others achieve
! greatness, and some have greatness thrust
upon them. VennOr belonged TO the lat
ter class.
List Saturday night week some
person or persons stole from Hartley &
virgins chicken COOP, eight nice, fat
hens. Mr Wright has a very good idea
who got them, and says that IL il proves
TO be the one he thinks IL is be shall
make the matter q warm one tor them.
Nearly every week We receive postal
cards or letters ir IN persons requesting
us TO send them THR ARGUS We do not
pay any attention TO thcse requests. In
every instance tine money must acc mpany
order for pEper, unless IL is some one writ.
ing us whom we ere personally acquainted
| with.
William ROdeheaEer, an aged aud re
spected citiz u, living near town, died II
general debility tn Saturday last after
lingering lInrss. Services we're held AT
the re Idruce at 4 o'clock on Sunday con-
Quoted by Rev. Graham, after which the
romans were brought 10 town and inter
red iu the Cemetery here.
The various crop reports, SAFE and
national, report low temperature and *
cess Of rain for April. The general pros
pcct for winter wheat is that there will be
about mn average crop, the area bling
larger by no u five per cent., and the
quality better by about ten per cent.
Than at the same date in 1888.
--iS'terJ is IA aiugnar coincidence in the
deaths Of Hon. w g Brown, Gustavus
Cre.ap. L q, aud William r .dsheavrr
Mr.. Blown died on Saturday. in just
four weeks GustaYus Cresap diod on Sat
urdsy, and precisely four weeks batter Mr.
| Z ,debeaYer passed away. They were
three Of the oldest meu in this neighu,r
no, d.
Among the distinguished personAgcs
who will be al the n prmal Institute here
! IN September sre G"n John Eaton, g IN
missioner Of e ucaiion, the highest Gdu
cetionsl ficial in the United States. and
! P7't.H G Spencer, y son Of Prof spen
Ger who elaborated the popular Spen
cerian Bystem Of PENN iuship No teach
c. can well afford 10 mIss this Institute
for It will be the best ever held in The
State.
There is an inv, nlion spoken ~ which
it IS Thought may abolish the bH. 1t is
called the cargo, or snti-horse torture. IL
! Is cumpos, nf STEEL baud placed over the
front booze az the horses nose, aud to this
appliance the leins are attached The in
vcnter claims for this sObsti,ute for the
bn that it gives complete control to the
driver over the horse without II Aicting
the least discomfort or torture on the an
imal itself ], has been trird with sali.-
factory results.
La jenkins, 3 farmer Il Pendeltnn
county, This State, shot bis son one day
last week. Hc aid his son were on the
hunt Of panther that was roaming the
woods near their home, aud while in =
dense forest, Mr. Jenkns saw something
pome distance away, which he supposed
wac the object Of their search. Taking
aim, he fred and was horrif-d to hear
scream which he recognized 80 bis sons
voice, It is feared the old gentleman will
lose HE mind. AZ the boy died in few
seconds after receiving the shot.
TIE young lady who came to THE
( place two weeks sgo, subsequently went
10 the poor house wnera she was cobfoed,
turns ou 20 be Lizzie hutchinson from the
southern part Of this State, -Ksuawha
county, we believe. she WAS deceived
\ snd BETRAYED by a Young man under prom