West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-04-03

and stock raiser, OF the Cr,b Orchard and
good Democrat. came in to see us on
Friday. He has wintered 90 heat uf cat
tie, and has feed to sell A lucky man,
sure.
Lewis county comes To t @ front In
the fuding of $40 indictments by the
Grand Jury recently in session. ofthese
indictments. 4s7 were tor unlawful liz
quor selling by 2I different persons aud
firms.
A Philippi man place1 an old shell
upon the fire one day last week to melt
the solder. 1t exploded, killing his wife
and fatally lajuring two other members
OF the family. He is now aware that Il
was loaded.
Miss Winnie Jackson was severely
bruised last Friday by what is called a
flying Dutchmsn" upon which she was
riding. For lime it was thought her
limb was broken. but 1t is simply bruis>
ed and the ankle sprained.
$50 IVY, mat uncOupr promising
Republican. OF Masontown, was down
here on Saturday. lie wants Prof. Pell
elected County superintendent OF the
public schools, and is doing all he can to
start boom in that direction.
Miss Clark will commence a sub
scriplion school here ON Tuesday April
9TH. She has taught here about three
years and has given entire satisfaction 10
the patrons. Sue informs us that she
will have about forty pupils the coming
term.
70 We have perfected arrangements
with the publishers of the New York
World which enables as TO let our SUBS
scrioeis have that reat paper at a very
little expense. The " eekly u orLd and
The ARGUS will be sent to any address
for 81 70.
Aud now we have a dynamite scare
in West Virginia. a few nights ago the
house OF Edward Ham, in the town OF
Newport, MOncng4lia Co. was blown up
by the use of,his fearful explosive. Mrs.
Ham ald children were blown from
their bed across tn , room and seriously
!Ijured
All in arrears on subscription are ex q,
pected TO call and settle during court.
Wemust have money TO meet our nee,
essai y obligations. A number of persons
are receiving the paper who have paid Us
nothing for Two years. If they do not
settle at court they will be d,opped from
the list and Uo accounts given an officer
tor collection.
&C. W. jackson. of Terra Alta, divest-
cd Tom Sweeny. o: Oakland, Of a horse
and wagon at aurora last week. Sweeny
owed Jackson an old debt. Jackson
shrewdly sent man to Oakland who
hired Swseny's team to go to Aurora
Once upon Preston soil Jackson had an
officer at hand to attach the property
Sweenv Is said to be savage,
The Sixth Annual Sunday School
Convention Tor the State of West virginia
Will be held in Parkorsburg, Wednesday
and Thursday, Nav q 8. The session Of
the convention will meet at the Baptist
church. The COW ention was to have
met at Weston, but the Executive Cons
mittee for good cause, have changed ths
place of meeting. The program Of the
occasion is an elaborated nd interesting
one. There will be large number OF
delegates in attendance.
An editor OF one Of our exchanges
who evidently knows how it is himself
pictures the tastes Ola girl according t.
her age as follows: Atsixteeu Sue wants
a dude with tooth PICK shoe, a I'd MI
cr1scope mustache at twenty, chief
justice with piles OF tin at twenty-five
she'll be satisfied with member Of con>
gress; at thirty, county doctor, lawyer
or preacher will do; al thirty five. an
itineiant tinker or country politician
over thirty FIVE, anything that wears
pants. from an elitor up.