West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-05-01

The people,liviu near tho village Of
Amblersburg. on he i. & o. r. X. le-
tween RowlesburSsand Terra Alta, have
made application 20 have a post office es-
tsbli~hed at that rSlsce. 1t twill be need
! ded convenienceso a great MANY people
The Weston World thinks there is
little or no foureation for the reports of
severe want prevailing IN some OF the
I anterior counties OF the State, as sent
broadcast by seuationsl correspondents.
End condemns this method OF injuring
the State.
! B. +. Fuller, one OF the Editors of the
Cumberland Three States, and a railroad
engineer, was killed by the breaking
down, ofa bridge at Indian Creek, Pa,
last week. He-wss young man p years
OF age, and was highly respected by all
who knew him.
Notice is drN,ted Co the advertise
ment of Frank Kline in another column.
Mr.. Hine is sn old and experienced
workman. and his work gives satisfaction
In every instance. Those wishing tin
roofing or spoutiag done ought tn sec
him before cont acting with any one else.
DIR. L. IL, Msrtiu, who was confiuo d
i'm Jail on a charge OF having shot ms
twelve year-old daughter at Peuusboro,
recently, willie shooting at Babe" Tins
mons, has been released from Jail on $500
bail Two ladies we're found who testi-
! fled that TinEiou+ tJIot the little girl
while firing al Martin.
The present number in the Weston
Asylum is $50. During the past two
weeks one male patient apparently well,
escaped, and 1t l. supposed, has returned
10 his home i'm MpnSrtSalit county. Three
male patients died and tire was one birth,
the mother being a wo nan recently re-
ctived from Logan county.
While Louis Hess and Martin Elan
agan, Of Grafton. wero amusing them>
selves with a bottle of powder it caught
fire and exploded in Flsnagan's hauds.
cutting them sG6lv ssad blowing pieces
of glass i'm young Hess face aud neck.
The surgeons have been unable so tar to
remove one Of the pieces which lodged
near large artery.
Our old friend, Jas. NJ. Carroll, of
Maspntown. had several sides OF meat ia
ken from his smoke house recently. No
clue to the theft has been discov cred far
tier than this TACT that the thieves wei
traced to the Asporgsha county line,
ana the Il litors of the Mors sntown PVst
were known to he absent from town tho
night the meat was taken.
The pruj ct to build railroad from
this place to Tunnelton is now where T..
was when Mr.. Raft hsnyder made his
proposition To the Company several
weeks ago. AT a meeting on Wednesday
evening OF has. week the Directors, upon
Rtphsnyder's suggestion, resolved that
they would have nothing further TO do
with him, tRalpi'SRyder) aud thus tue
matter rests.
The new State law, chapter 20 Of the
Acts OF 1885. goe into effect May %. BY
its terms an anusai ;rrense tax of $40 is
imposed on each shooting gallery In the
State, q tax o; s. year on every retailer
OF tobacco, $40 tax on all corDo-aiions
chartered by tits State or doing bust Iess
in West Virginia. $50 on peddlers ofsew-
ing machines and musical Instrun. ents,
and $40 Gn peddlers of lightning rods. 1t
Is SAFE to say that the last two depart
ments of Industry wall not hereafter be
so popular in this State.
Secret Iy of State Walker Monday
e., issued a certificate OF incorporation TO
"The Woman's Christian Temperate
Union CT West Virginia" corporation
formed for the purpose of assist Y in
the elevation of Humanity, by uniting in
a society the Chri stain woman of all
churches, for the phrpose OF educating
the yorng forming better public SOM
.thnent reforming tive drinking classes ;
Transforming, by the power o. divine
grf CO, those y 10 are enslaved by alcohol.
and removing the dram shops from orr
streets by law" which corporation is to
keep its principal office in the city OF
Wheeling, ana is to expire April 18th,
1903.