West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-03-27
COUNTY. AND STATE NEWS.

SzrShiPping tags and Justices Blanks
Cor sale cheap at this office.
w. G. Brown. ESQ, was in Parkers-
burg on business q day or two last week
JG1- DR.. A. NJ. Jarrett, Dentist. will be
at Kingwood. April sth. and remain six
days. S>27 81.
Maple sugar and molasses have made
their appearance in our market in small
quantities.
We learn that J. d. Howe will soon
put in operation a portable saw mill at
Housewife.
Frank Thomas and Julius Monroe
sriived home from New Orleans on Wed,
nSsday last
Gr-Try THR ARGUS and the New
York World ono year. We eau give you
both for 81 rs.
Most Of the northern exchanges are
of The opinion thIt there will be no corner
iniee this year.
Harrison county had murder last
week. One man shot another tor alleys
cd Intimacy with his wife.
y. w. rifer, st. George merchant,
and one Of hea leading young business
men. was In town Friday night.
That GENIAL pedagogue, w. X. ShafIer.
was In town Saturday and Sunday. He
talks Of moving L sck here in the spring
We hear that j, Frank Manown, Of
this place. contemplstes opening a gen.
oral store st Rowlesburg in the near fu~
ture.
We heard it talked about that we will
likely have a dancing school here the
coming summer-if the town gossip he
willing.
Miss Jennie Graham, who has been
teaching music at Homecoming and Pied
Inont for the psst four months, is home
IN visit,
We shall weed out our subscription
list after court. All who have not paid
np will be dropped from the list. 1t
doesn't pay 10 carry d sad beats on the
list.
ALVIN Burr, Of Pocahontas county.
while out huHing last week. stirred up
four big bears out OF an old hollow hon
ey tree. lie managed with the aid OF
good rife G7kiu them all.
a free fight was engaged in ON
Scotch Fill. near Nowbutg, one night
last week in which reviewers were freely
used. Three or four shots were fred bat
ma one was seriously hurt
Our public schools closed on Monday
The teachers haye,dche good work we
believe, and are deserving Of credit for
the satisfactory manner in which they
have conducted The schools.
-Dawyon and Richie, of the Morris
G,ose'te appear to have iorIned mutual
admiration society. The pass word is
''ynu tickle me t3is week and 1 will
shower you with tany noxt week"
w. Il, ShaTer snnovnpes in this is .
sue as = Dan iidA,e f,r County Superin~
tondent n schools. He IL a teacher Of
long experience and. uo doubt, would
make good officer Tor the head Of the
school gov ernment Of the county,
Chief Justice Wait. OF the Supreme
Court Of the United States, allowed a
writ Of error OF the SD Of this month in
tho csse Of state BOARD Of Health of West
Virginia ". DR.. f. NJ. Dent, Of N ewhurg.
The cause will be settled IN October.
Gs-we have perfected arrangements
with the publishers Of the New York
World which enables us 20 let our SUBJ
soriOeIs have that reat paper at very
little expense. The eetly WorId aud
TEE ARGUS Will be sent to any address
for OIL 10.
-Hundngton, this State, has en- admir-
able electric light system An Of her
streets and publico plac o. a.e lighted
With it and n majority Of her stores. II
is soon 10 be introduced into Il. churches
In this matter Huntington Ia far ahead of
oil other places In the State.
lar 81 Pointer, highly respected
citizen, Of Union DISTRICT, died on last
Wednesday. About two weeks pvior to
bis death he ran q splinter under tie
thumb nail Of Tho right hand, and It boz
came terribly inhsmed aud resulted in
blood poison which, we learn, caused bis
death. II Is one Of the most singular
cases We have over heard or.
Fl =. Wsmsloy and son Cy rur, Of ST.
George. Tucker county. wore in town a
couple Of days last eek. Mr.. Wamslcy
is one o. the most substantial men o. his
county, aud his son Is the hoy who Kill,
ed the huge bear with q barlow pens
knife q couple OF YEAR, ago, an account
Of which appeared iu nesrly ell the state
exchanges tue time the occurrence
took place,