West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-02-20

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the wrecking of tie railroad train at Graf
ton, have been released. and Steve Burke
has been held 10 answer at Court.
The Kanswhs House at Charleston
burned wednesday morning OF last
week with all tue furniture. 1t was in.
sured for $4,000, but the loss far exceeds
this amount Tho fire was evidently the
work OF an incendiary.
Sso-We have perfected arrangements
with the publishers OF tie New York
World which enables us 10 let our subs
scriOeIs have that great paper at very
little expense, The u eckly World and
Tux ARGUS will be sent to any address
for 81 20.
-Geu. Raymond. OF Fairmont, artistic
ally carved Brown Boughner about the
head and abdoman at Msreantown one
night last week. The difhcuIty arose
about young lady to whom both have
lately been directing their aFsctionate
attentions.
.-Vennor, the Canadian weather proph
ct Is dead, but the romorseless New jer,
sey Virgins is still loose. lie promi es
storm between the 10th and 10th of
March that will combine "a tornado,
cyclone, typhoou and hurrican I'm one
fell swoop."
Our Democratic friend, Frank Riley.
of Terra Alta, was in town OH riday.and
favored u with a pleasant call. Frank
oxpec's to start about the 18TH OF March
on an cate isive tour through the South
While gone mo will visit The Expositi On
at New Orleans.
The State Senate, on Tuesday, con,
frmed the appointments of A. r. Mar.
tin. OF Preston Dr.. Ealstou. Of Lewis. and
Dr. Nealc OF Mason. as directors of the
Asylum, fnI the rm of SIX years, ana
John J. Davis, of Harrison, iol Cracrafl's
unexpired term.
Mrs. e. NJ Gibson has disposed OF
the Weston H,0DkcVe to Messrs. ID. w.
Grdndon ana Andrew Edmiston, who
will publish the paper hereafter as the
Weston WOnh. The new proprietors are
live enterpH-ingS aud cultured Z, utlemen,
who will succeed.
Gus. j. Shafier, OF Tunn"lton, lJ,t
horse on Fri lay 1t was thrown oil a
tram road leading from his saw mill TO
tIe railroad. Mr. : a.Ier has bad very
bad luck with horses in the past fourteen
months. having lost eight. We believe. i'm
that time. Some of th,m were worry val
uahle
In looking over the Auditors Re-
port tor 1884, we find that In that ye.r
here were in this county, 1884, horses
and mules. lO,S05 cattle, 1855 sheep
and 500 hogs. The horses and mules
were valued at $751;, 800. the cattle at
si63,P5O, the sheep at S33, 33j and the hogs
AT $3.50.
"a month ago was happy! is the
declaration OF Bryan w. Pr ctor the 10
ct. So were :ots OF other folks, who are
now telling people in decid. nasa; tones:
Got a cold IN my head" But there is
still happiness to be secured = bottle OF
Dp Bulrs Cough syrup will cure any
cough or cDld
-Thoro is hot contest over the Post
OGice at Rowiesburg, Pat C"niG and
Elisha Stone being the contestants. We
predict that Conin will get there eli at
one fell sweep. Stone belongs to that
Gloss expncitly mentioned by Cleveland
Ia speaking OF Civil Service Reform.
Turn him Quit
In the cause Of Ashburn W. Jordan,
tried in tie Justices COlrta ut Re dsv'lle
last week, AshburH got judgment tor
damage. Jordan has appealed The cause,
and 1t will be entered upon the Circuit
Court docket. The trouble grew out Of
the horse trade mentioned Ia our co.,
uinns two we, ks ago.
An appeal IN the Synod has been IA,
ken from the decision Of tbs Presb ytery
Of est Virginia in reference tothe DIS
solution OF Tie calvary church OF Par
kers ourg aud merging the aggregation
with that Of tho Birsl which gives the
former a lease Of life for nes1y one year
longer. The opposing parties have also
met I'm bSttle array before Judge Jackson
upon the question OF transfer.
To test the purity OF water there his
been found no botter or simpler way than
to fill a clean pint bottle three-fourths
full Of the water to be tested, and dissolve
in the water half teaspoonful Of the
purest sugar-loaf or ranulated will an,
swer-oork the bottle. and place il In
warm place for two days. Tin twenty.
four to forty eight hours the water be-
comes cloudy or milky II is unft for do
nestle use.
The California Pa, State Normal
School offers rare inducements and adj
vantages to the young teachers ofPreston
county. Itis tho neai est and one Of tho
largest and best State Normals in the
Keystone State. A number Of students
have attended from this county and oil
have been highly pleased The Spring
Term opens March 28d. Send 10 DIR