West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-11-27
COUNTY AND STATE NEWS.
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on Monday.
Mrs. Peter Voltz has been on
the sick list the past eight days.
-Ex-Judge John Brannon has
been in town since court commenced
B&-Shipping tags and posters are
printed on short notice at this Office.
One Of County Supt. Squires'
little children is very i'll with dipthe-
ria.
DR.. Fuller, of Bruceton, has
been in town two or three days this
week.
-Our'friend, R. Loar, OF Glades.
vile. gave us q pleasant call on Sat
urday.
Miss Lou Stone is at Newburg
visiting her friend, Mrs. Thomas
Clayton.
Peter r. Smith, OF the Exchange.
went to Terra Alta on business last
Saturday.
Rev. George McGrew and fam
lily have returned home from their
western jaunt.
Mrs. Jane White, Of Grafton, is
visiting her daughter, Mrs. ". i.
Shaffer, at this place.
B~ay~Justices' and Constables'
blanks can be had for IS cents per
hundred at this office.
All who can should attend the
Administrators Sale OF the Fairfax
property December 10Th.
i. c.. Ralphsnyder, Esq. who
has been absent from toWn for three
months, returned on Sunday.
Roy G. Stone, of Philippi, is
here visiting his parents. He will
likely remain here during court.
Our local correspondents will
please bear in mind that their letters
are very badly needed at this Office.
Ed Anderson, Nj. j, Conif, Mart
Stockman and Pat ConiH, all of
Rowlesburg, have been in town this
week.
The local sprots had n shooting
match neal town on Tuesday. 1t
was largely attended and passed of
very quietly.
We learn from the Grafton El
gle that the Irondale Furnace will
likely shut down in a week Ur two
and remain inactive until spring.
"A man from Grant district,
near the Maryland line, was brought
to town Saturday evening and lodg.
ed in the coop on a charge of bastar-
dy.
A dance was INDUCED in by the
young folks at the Loar House on
Friday night last. 1t was well at
tended and a very pleasant time va:
eI jpyed.
-Braxtoni county farmers who
have tried raising Millet and Hun
garian grass, this year, are greatly
pleased with the result of their cx
pertinent.
John l. Heckmer, convicted d
forgery at Grafton last week. was
sentenced by Judge Ice TO undergo
imprisonment in the p~enitentiary
for a term of FIVE years.
Wheat thieves are operating If
some parts OF the county. 1heiI
plan is TO boar into bore from the TN
dcr.idr and catch the wheat in BAGS
and then plug the hole up.
--NIessrs. Brown and Hawthorn,
arrived home from the west SUNDAY
ut oon They appear very mucl
delighted with their trip and are
confident there is no place like thu
west.
The Hewfork NetOs hears tia
Lieut. II. nj. G.. Brown, of this place
but now stationed 40 tie Norforl
Navy Yard, is engaged to Miss Ia
Wis, the daughter of Hon. Henry @
Davis.
Pat Welch, O boss on the X. 4
II. road, came To town on Friday, 20
n little too much beDzine on, raise,
n disturbance at the Exchange tlote
and was put in the coop till he go
sober.
"A compact selection Of HON.
and field gaTnes for boys and girl
is the Household Game Book, mail
ed free for two 2.cent stamps, by ID
Lothrop u Co, Boston. The cheap
est yet!
-Dipthcria is raging 50 an alarm
ing extent in Fairmont. The diseas,
has appeared in this town but hop.
itwillnot become general among thD
children. IL might be well for par
ents TO take special care Of their Ii.
Gle ones.
Judge J. NJ Jackson, acting a
umpire, in a case referred TO him bi
the county court Of Wood county,de
cided that The Sheriff must himstl
provide the necessary bedding 70
the prison rs confined in Jail. ThiI
is an item Of expense which hithcr
70 has bpep borne by the county.