West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-07-10
COUNTY AND STATE News.

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Wheeling has 900 liquor saloons.
-Croquet is the al! absorbing game at
this place.
We now have good barber, and let
us patronize him.
Rev. George II. MeUrew gave us a
pleasant call on Tuesday.
The Exchange Hotel building has
been given a coat OF paint.
Bears are playing havoc among the
sheep mp In Tucker county.
Mrs. J. II. Hawthorne has been on
the sick list tor several DAYS.
-HArvest will soon be over and the
farmers will then take rest.
Ed Carroll, Of Grafton. spent the
Fourth with friends at this place.
&1- Drop into Jno. VI. Browns store
and examine the new arrival OF Dry
goods.
-Ahaily mail uoute has boon establish
edbe,weed ~. George and Auro IA, this
county.
We advise all our friends to 60 to
Terrell when they want shave or a
hair-cut.
II. Clay Hyde went to Piedmont on
business trip last week and returned
this-woek.
w. C. Menear and family Of the
Glsdes ,!ware-visiting relativoa.in town
Ou:sunday.
1t 10 d. Y. Morris. instead OF New.
ton Morris, who is having rev house
built at the rivor.
Our citizens now sing, wait tin the
flsst OF January intead OF Wait till the
clouds roll. by.
Most Of our people went down to the
river TO spend tho Fourth. The town
was almost deporplated.
Communications to tho paper must
not reach us later than Monday to insure
insertion the same week
We learn that Or Pratt talks of re-.
moving his ofiics TO Jno. II. Browns
building on Price Street.
The patients in the Weston Asylum
consume $500 pounds Of beef aud 81
barrels OF floor every week,
w, q, Brown and Jos. n Hawthorne
returned Sunday evening grom their
Fishing excursion up Cheat,
George Rider, who is now working
in the machine shops at Grafton, spent
Sunday with bis family at this place.
Frank Murdoch return d homo on
Monday from an extended visit among
friends at Newburg and Warrington.
A now side walk is being put down
on Tunnelton street. It was sadly need
cd. Other streets need The san @ repairs.
We learn that Mrs. John Barton
Payne, of Chicago, will arrive here in a
few days TO remain a couple OF months.
Mr.. Porter and family. Of Baltimore.
arrived here on Tuesday and have taken
rooms at the Exchange for the summer.
-Julius Monroe night operator on tho
b. & o. at Altamont, Md, spent the
Fourth at bis home here aud returned on
Monday.
Ed. Manown, Of harrisburg. is i'm
town visiting his many friends. Ed is
tho same old boy he used 10 be when he
lived here.
The foundry, machine shop and en-
CINE house Of the w. Va. Central Rail,
road have been located as Davis. in
Tucker county.
Preston county hus six incorporated
boroushs. They ere Kingwood, New
burg, Rowlesburg, Terra Alta, Bruccpn
and Brandonvillo.
Al. Brown, Of Now Interest. Rams
dolph county, visited his father. col.
Blown, ovor Sunday. Ais doing we'll
up in Randolph.
John s. Murdoch. r a., is almost a.
hhPpY over the prospects Of our getting
railroad a. no was whom Cleveland was
elected President
-Alock Monroe, Esq, and family. OF
Hampshire county, and two Mrs. Nom
roes, ofClarksburg, arc visiting Col. r.
w Monroe at this place,
Mr.. W. A. Gusemau, Of tho firm Of
Gusoman Bros, o. ReedsviIle. accom-
panied by Miss jennie Reod. passed
Oh rough town on the 9TH.
The citizen Of Clark sburg are arranQ-
Ing to est blish free nie6i csl dispensarv
The physicians in turn furnish their sor-
vices free and the ciuzons subscribe
money to keep up tho medical stock
The object is 70 give FREQ and proper
medical service 10 oil deserving persons
who are too poor 10 employ service.