West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-11-06

. 1AAtANI HA'N ONAA1 ~ AtA AtNl-
man e Darby and Icy +. King.
John K. May and Letitia G. Harmed.
". j. Houser and Sarah b. Gruer.
The Rev. Samuel Graham was
thrown from a horse ON Wednesday
Of last week and received injuries
which have kept him in doors most
Of the time since. His most serious
injury Is a badly ~sprsined shoulder.
The Italians have rented the
blacksmith shop near the old ARGUS
oftcsfand the small building next
40 Eawcettss shoe shop and will oc.
cupy them for winter quarters. They
arc trying to rent the Hihe House
too.
This paper has failed lately to
reach subscribers ut Rockville and
Pleasant Hill. 1t has been sent reg.
ularly To those places, and we shall
endeavor to find out the cause of it's
not being received by the subscri.
bers.
We are in receipt of the FIRST
humber of the Greensboro, (Pa..)
Graphic, published by our friends,
Messrs. Scott and Dillinger: The
first number is a good one. We wish
the boys success, financially and
every other way.
"A fire broke ont in Broaddus
College, at Clarksburg, one night last
week, that came near destroying the
entire building. The boarding stu.
dents were greatly alarmed. The
blaze was caused by n swinging
lamp too close to the ceiling.
Mr.. Harrison, the General
Superintendent and Inspector of our
railroad, has been appointed Inspect
or Of Railways for the State of Ar
kansaw, and leaves soon to assume
the duties OF the situation. His
brother takes his place here on our
road.
j. w. 8. Bowman, who forged a
note on the Merchants National
Bank. of MOrgantown, was tried ut
Clarkshurg last week and sentenced
by Judge Fleming TO undergo impris.
onment in the pen~itentiary for a term
Of two years. Bowman is well
known in this county and the men
whose names were forged on the note
all live about Pisgah, this county.
Jacob Wilhelm of near Cranes.
vile, is a happy man A pension
claim Of more than Sl700 has been
allowed him and the Democrats are
responsible for it too. 1t is surpris-
iugly strange that SC many persons
are getting pensions these days. it
has not been long since the Rcpubli.
cans told us that the Democrats
would stop the granting Of pensions
when they got into power.
At their next meeting we believe
the directors of the Kingwood Tele-
graph Company should make a move
towards abolishing the branch Offices
in this town. At present n message
cannot be sent or received without
half the town knowing Just what it
contains. So long as all these branch
Offices are tolerated the company
does not deserve the patronage of the
people.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ Bishop, Mr..
and Mrs. Elisha Thomas, the Doctor
and Mrs. Trippett, Mr.. and Mrs. Jas.
l.. Stone, MFs. John S. 1Murdock,
Miss Alice Dunn, Miss-2 Florence
Yickcry, Miss Julia BgEne, Miss
Lillian Morris. Messrs Frank Muir
dock, CHks. f. Vickery, Clint. Thorn.
as, SAINT Menear, Will Menear, Felix
Elliott, Oliver Martin and Frank
Laniz attended the centennial cele-
hrasion?at Morgahtown last week
Died October the 26th; 1885,
Jacob +. Martin at the residence of
his s~on-in-law, j. Newton Martin, in
Pleasant district, in the seventy
ninth year of his age. Ills death
was brought on by heart disease.
He was q member Of the Baptist
church and line christian gentleman
His remains were inferred i'm the
Forman cemetery where tbay were
followed by n large of
friends who sympathize with the be-
reaved children.
The reports from postmasters on
the special delivery system indicate
very decidedly that before the sys.
tenn becomes permanent important
changes will have to be made in it.
In small oHcesit is not going TO pay.
Already a good many Of the messen.
gers have thrown up the job in dis.
gust. At Keokuk, Iowa. only one
special delivery letter was received
in a week. In most of the Offices the
messengers have not earned 81 q
week. In many cities Of consider.
able size the local postage does not
pay the carriers.
The demands made upon our
railroad company by Mr.. j. G.. Nc.
Grew and which he wishes the com
pany TO acquiesce in before he will
grant the right of way through
his stony point farm, appear to be
Outrageously unreasonable. The
directors held a meeting on Monday
evening at and that time agreed upon.
and have since submitted to Mr.. Nc.
Grew, three propositions in reference
to q disposition Of the damage that
may accure 20 him on account Of the
passage of the road through his farm.