West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-06-05

pleasant affair.
Bob Burdette SAYS cf the man who
owes subscription to newspaper and
will instruct the postmaster 10 sand IL
back refused that God wasted mud when
he made him.
Thirteen men were discharged from
the b Il o. shops here last week, and a
still further reduction of force is talked
of. The reduction is genera! along the
line of rosd.-Eagle.
Frank Riley, formely train dispatcher
at Terra Alta, is now employed in the
b. & o. Office at Grafton. Frank Is a
good Democrat and we regret to lose
him from our county.
The telegraph operator at Terra Alta
now acts as agent at that place also. The
Company has reduced the number of
employees all along its route, aud has
made great many other changes.
We learn that our old Democratic
friend Samuel II. Tiembly, is soon to be
united in wedlock again TO blushing
young maiden Of the East Side. Let US
extend our congratulations in adv nee.
1t IS said the amount Of business
done before the Justices Court at Terra
Alta has increased more than four fold
since Harry Worthington has got back
to that tom. While Harry was away
business Jagged.
We are now adj to give our subs
scribers the W heeling Register and The
ARGUS for two dollars and ten cents per
year. Now Is an excellent time to sub
scribe for both papers The money must
accompany the order.
-Ths Stale tax on real and personal
property COR the year 1855 will be 80 cents
on each 800 valuation; 20 cents for gem
eral purposes, 10 cents for schoo! par
poses, AMI . ceuts Cor repairs and addi.
tons to public buildings.
Terra Alta has been struck with tho
spirit Of improvement. While there last
week we noticed that the streets are be-
ing macadan.ized and that Chas. w. May
en- is having BIS store room enlarged to-
meet the wants OF his trade.
Miss A. Taylor, tor years p'st Pre,i-
dent OF the Wheeling Fem lie College. Is
about to resign her position here and re-
move to New England 40 engage In ed o.
vocational work. She has been cleo ed
Presiden: of Dread College, al Worcester,
Mass,
John l.. holmes. Of Gainesville, who
lost horse some time since, has never
heard Of 81 Itis supposed that Jerry
Hayes got it as man answering the de.
cliptiom Of him was in the neighborhood
a day or two previous to the tire the
horse was taken.
OR friend, ". J. Lrvelle. of Tun-
melton, HIS moved to Grafton aud taken
charge Of wires iu The b. & O. telegraph
Office at ;ilat place We are sorry u lose
from our county ~ good Democrat as
Bill is. We h) re success Will attend
him In his new home.
T. II. Hudlesou. Of GladeviIle. was
in to see US on Wednesday and broug ut
with MIN earnestly in the shlpe o. an
ear of corn 1t IS completely covered
with silk from one end 10 tie other. Ia
fac, there i not grain on tie Gar that
has MOI silk atttchol 4, N
Two boys living in Wheeling by
the name 81 William Gavin aud James
Boycc, wei g poi .Oned last Z uesday ~
eating yol!ow poke root, nistaking 1t
FIR sweet annis. Boyce died in ABOUT
three hours a'ter eating the poisonous
root. Gavin VIII r. oVor.
People are Iiready starting for the
celebrated Webster Springs II rails
road could be built from here 10 Webster
The visitors to the spri7s would pay the
cost Of construction in ten years Yves,
ton World. -So.hl The people of your
little hamlet must all he invallds.
1t Is said that the ordinary couversa-
ton of man for week would if printed
I'll volumn OF 800 pages. NJ one how
ever, has ever attempted TO estimate how
many pages Of printed matter w0mau's
conversation for tue same length of time
would make. No one book would con
tain it.
Miss Priscilla walker Of Raleigh
county died last week aged oG years.
She was the youngest of three listers.
the others sill living and mono Of whom
ever married. Miss Betsy, tho eldest of
the three is supposed h be 1O7 yegrs Of
age, They have always enjoyed good
health, -E1.
Take a slip Of paper and place there
on in figures your age in years, drop
ping months. weeks and days, Multi
ply the sum by two; then add TO the 70
suit obtained 3,7G8, AID two aud then
divide by two. Subtract from the result
obtained the number ri your ago and
you will find figures that will sstouish
you.
~ Brother Kussart, We don't care any
thing abo1t your naughty insinuations.