West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-12-04
AND STATE NEWS.
Use Onion Cough Syrup.

w. w. Wright was at Independ-
ence on Thursday last.
Hon. b. F. Martin, of Grafton
Is attending Court this week.
We had a pleasant call Tuesday
from Deck Howe, OF TOWNSVILLE.
-Newburg and Rowlesburk have
been at court this week in full force.
BG~Shipping tags and posters are
printed on short notice at this Office.
Hon. John T. McGraw, of Graf.
ton has been in town several days this
week.
VIM. McGibbons, of Bruoeton,
was in town Monday attending
court.
The American Hotel at Cum
berland was burned last Saturday.
Loss.S25,O00.
MIR. Will Scott,o If the firm ofScott
Bros, of Brueton, gave us a pleasant
call on Monday.
Look out for our Tunnelton cor
respondent next week. He will be
on hands as usual.
Ba5~Justices' and c onstables'
blanks can be had for rs cents per
hundred at this office.
BSS~Shafer does nothing but good
work. Call at old ARGUS building
and look at his samples.
a5S-Shafer, the artist, is now ready
to take your picture in 6~rst-class
style. Give him a call.
Judge Berkshire, of Morgan.
town, and Hon. John II. Holt, of
Grafton, are here attending court.
Mrs. Peter Voltz, who has been
undergoing a siege of severe illness,
Is, we are happy TO say. much better.
Squire Mckee, of Brandonville,
has been in town several day this
week, a witness in an important suit.
That uncompromising local pol
i~tician, James Pierce,of Rowlesburg
was in town Tuesday and Wednes-
day.
DIR. Jas. H. Manown, of Yves
ton, is in town. The Doctor is in.
terested in a suit pending in our
court.
BI~Have your picture taken while
you a get it done in the best style.
Shafer, the photographer, old ARGUS
Office.
We learn there is to be at least
one wedding in town during the hol.
idays. At the proper time we will
give names.
Our thanks are due Hon. JOS
S. Miller for a copy of the Internal
Revenue Report for the year ended
June 30, 1885.
"A literary society has been or.
ganized by our public school schol-
ars. The society meets every Fri.
day afternoon.
Charley Bishop and Sherman
Guthrie drove over from Morgantown
on Thursday and returned TO that
place on Sunday.
Charles +. Vickery has been
troubled with a sore foot for three OF
four days which kept him in doors.
lie is now out again.
Our Democratic frierd, p. A.
COnif, of ROwlesburg, has been in
town two or three days this week.
lie has a suit In Court.
The report that Mrs. VIM. G..
Brown, Sen. expects TO leave soon
for Florida to spend the remainder
of the winter is without foundation.
Everything has been lively in
social circles the past two or three
weeks. Hardly a night passes with.
out a social gathering somewhere in
town.
We learn that quite an interest
ing revival is in progress at OAK
Grove In Portland district. There
are about ten seekers at the altar OF
prayer.
Union Thanksgiving services
were held at the Presbyterian church
Thursday. The sermon was preach
ed by Rev. Driven, of the NJ. Il.
Church.
The Hon. @. NJ Bishop has re.
signed as president Of the Kingwood
Railroad Co. According TO the
wind.bag he hadn't push enough a.
bout him.
The next House Of Representa-
tives will consist Of l4l Republicans.
lGreenbaok Democrat and 1873 reg
ular Democrats, including Mr.. Find.
lay, Of Maryland.
Governor Wilson has issued a
proclamation ordering the State
House flag placed at half-mast and
The building draped for thirty days
in honor Of ex Vice President Hen.
bricks.
Morris Albright has purchased
half interest ia Hon G. Bishops
etore here and the firm name Is now
Bishop q Albright. Mr.. Albright
has formed a c%opartnership with
James Chichester in the merchantile
business at BrUceton also.