West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-02-13
COUNTY AND STATE NEWS.


For small town Kingwood has a
super-abundance OF negroes.
Tuesday was one Of the toughest
days we have had this season.
The author Of Senate Bill No. Q is
said to be an excelIentjudge OF fox scalps.
Terra Alta, like Kingwood, has some
Of he worst pieces of board walk we ever
saw
-We are indebted to Senator Dawson
ter several public documents recently
received.
JOHN =. Heckert, an aged and respec-
ted citizen of Horse Shoe Run. died Feb,
ruary' 2d.
The County Seat removal question is
assuming portentohs proportions along
the railroad.
Ho~Try THE ARGUS and the New
York World one year. We can give you
both for 81 20.
-Uniontown, Pa, is to be divided into
four wards. They will be known "A, LIST.
I'd, Sd and 4th.
Mrs w. G. Browns brother. Cbas
Thomas, of Tyrone. Pa, is visiting her
and Mr.. Brown.
e. X. Lantz. first assistant in the
Rowlesburg school, spent Saturday and
Sunday at home.
Everybody at Terra Alta has been
undergoing siege of the murnps i'm the
past weeK or two.
This winter Ia passed without =
festival OF any SORT. The young man
with girl can hardly realize IL.
Tho lumber business is said IN Ina
booming at Rowlosburg. Every mill ut
that place Is q work on full time.
Isaac l.. Painter. prominent citizen
or Painters Mills, this county, died on
the I'd of this month, aged 65 years.
Literary exercises are held in school
hall every Friday afternoon. They are
good thing and ought to be encouraged.
Geo, Lutz, of Wheeling, spent two or
three days in town this week on business
While here he was the guest of William
q. Brown,
Editor white, OF tho Journal has been
ON the sick list for three or four DAYS.
We hope 10 see him well and at his post
of duty soon.
Tho people In the rural districts en-
joy themselves these winter evenings at.
tending meeting, literary society or
spelling bees. @a
1t is believed by several Of cur citi-
EeHs that some one is ia the habit OF
borrowing coal from them at the dead
hours ofpight,
"A move is on foot to bridge Cheat
river ri st. George. 1t has been the talk
OF the people Of Tucker county for some
Lengths Q; time. t
One uight last week wolf made a
rid on the sheep fold Of Jesse w. Ro-
sencrantz. Of Randolph county, and kill
Cd hiteen hne sheep.
"A few persons have responded to the
statements we sent out but greater
number have not These little arredrap d.
81 must be paid at once.
--The Cumberland Three states can see
no use for the shating rink. We can't
either. Candidly speaking, we believe
they reproductive OF evil.
-. X. Anderson of ureenbrier county.
aged 81, was killed last Thursday by the
falling Of tree. lie was a we'll known
and extensive cattle dealer.
The Lord loveth man who pays his
subscription promptly TO his local paper.
lie hatoth the man who allows his SUB
scription TO run unpaid for years.
We now got our western mail one
day late. Tho skedule ought to be
changed 80 we could get our Wheeling
papers the day they are published
DR., Gay Fairfax and Enos Ashburn
two of.y9llOy districts most extensive
OWN AeiaptHf Ait va NUNS ltoiu NulcagO
last week with a fine lot Of stock cattle.
rhey say Bigel9w is using Bette
tsnd the Bsby' for half Of their gin mon-
oy, but n, baby DON'T care a sou, so long
az 81 can got plenty Of DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup.
Toy G. Stone has received state
agency for the sale Of the Chicago Cottage
Organ, and expects to start on tour
through the back counties the Grst OF
next month.
The body ola white male infant was
found frozen in the leo near Clark sburg
recently. IL WAS fully developed, and had
evidently been thrown IN tie dyer soon
after IT, birth.