West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-06-19
COUNTY AND STATE NEWS

Miss Maud Dawson is visiting her
brother at this place.
-Drummers have been plentiful in
town the past few days.
Horace Tucker (colo;odJ claims to
have the bost garden in the town,
Geo. Shrout was married to Miss
Piles, by DR.. LYDIA, on Tuesday after.
noon.
Es> Drop INTO Jno. II. Browns Store
and examine the new arrival OF Dry
goods.
Clarence Ollie. ofMo gan,own, was
hero over Sunday the guest o.. relatives
and friends.
-Rey. samuel Graham SIS visiting
friends IN Washington Co., Pa. "a, the
present time.
The Kingwood aud Tuuualton Tol.~
graph Co. have est' lshcd branch o.-
flee AT Bishops store.
We learn that The Rambler" cam
from f. Stonehrker's. 'Ml broke up"
instead Of Terra Alta.
-LeIt r. NJ. G. Brown, oiU S. H..
is now here visiting his relatives aud
friends. lie is on duty on a SICK leave
Mr.. ana Mrs Kle,t, Of Wheeling.
were in town Monday night Or. Klett,
is now travelling for Dcleplvuo q son.
of Wheeling.
re Groceries, Notions. and Ladies
Shoes il endless varieties and at tho
lowest possible prices az Juo h. Browns
new store. Go sec him aud examine his
stock.
Will Menelr, of dis place, who bus
been on TIP to Parker. bur-, Cincinnati
aud Lexington. XIV, returned home
on last Tuesday viii saw The elephant
while he was away.
-Childrcn's Day was appropriately ob.
served at the NJ. y. Church last Sunday.
The audience room vas decorated tor
the occasion, and the program carried
out was a very intcre ting ORG.
Mr. and Mrs Yaupeit. OF Martins
Ferry, Ohio, were i'm town Monday
night. Van, is travelling for the whole
sale Drug firm OF Smith & shakcnau.
OF No. 3 Howard ST. BItmore, Md.
"A pic,,ic aud dance will be given ut
Rowlesburg on the 4th Of July. Tie
proceeds will be used for the beu,Gt OF
st, Pc ers Church, that place The Conn
mittee WILL try and make cte y,hug
pleasant for all who may attend.
ono of tho cutest of 4. Y. c. bp.t is
the Household Primer Each large
letter has an amusing picture and pref.
~ verse. The whole Is dairtily printed
in brown; and, best of,dl, is mtilsd FREQ
by d. Lothrop & Co., Boston, ON receipt
ofa 2-cent stamp.
We hear that some time lat week q
package of counterfeit money rmcuut d,
ing to about $4,000 left New York. a
detective was put on the track and trace
cd the same to Brucetou, this county.
we can't vouch foi tie truhu.nCs- OF
the story, and at the ;imo We go TO press
can 1nd out nothing definite about tho
m atter.
The Grafton & Grecnbner railroad
management is getting torn mp cousil~
erably. An order was passed ct the be-
ginning OF Operations, MAXI g tho prop
or officers furnish monthly statcmcn ,s
Of receipts and expenditures, but tho
statement has failed TO appear and an
expert will be appointed TO go over ,be
books and see what Is what
One of the mos. pleasant Gathering
of the season was that held st the resi-
dence Of John II. Brown on Monday
evening. A largo crowd Nas present sul
and a most excellent time WIS tha order
Of the evening. Dancing was tho prin-
cipal amusement Tho music aas SURE
nished by Mossrs Vsurelt. Crane and
Elliott than whom no other trio iu rl.
State can excel In tho ar, OF drawing .l.
bow.
The stock required 10 be subscribed
by the people Of Morgautowu Boz addition
TO the s., 900 voted for She erection ora
water works has, owing lrrgcly 10 The
effort Of Geo. G. SturQiss az been taken
and tho derrick at tho gas orRs has bcou
removed to Town hin, where a well viii
at once be boreL The land selected is
that Of Ed. Wells, o. about half an aero
Of ground. The prize paid wss 300
Tho elevation is sufficient To- throw water
oyer the highest house in town.
Berkshire SOW on the farm of ,fr.
Richard 9. Moore, in JcGo son county.
gave birth to three pigs. one of which
had two perfectly formed heads with tbe
exception Of ono eye Two of .ts .gss
are In their natural position, lu. tho
third is in the center Of the head with
perfect eyeball and eyebrow. Itbas two
sots Of teeth, two tongues, four nosuils,