West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-09-25
AND STATE NEWS.

-Wm NJ. ShsEer. Of Terra Alta,
vas in town on Tuesday.
Judge Hoke is in Baltimore.
He will be absent a month.
-Philippi has a scandal in high
life, and is all torn up over it.
Wait Graham, OF Valley, gave
our OiEce a cali on Tuesday.
DIR. LYDIA is In Charleston at
tending the M. f. Conference.
The West Virginia Presbytery
will meet in ClarkeSbnrg September
Doth.
The chestnut crop will be a big
one this year. The burrs are large
and well filed.
We now have spicy correspon.
dent atSEvansville. Read his letter
in another column.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dawson left Sun
day for Charleston to attend the
Press Association.
A party of gentlemen from town
went fishing Tuesday and brought
home a good catch.
When your friends from a dis
lance come to visit you, send us
their names, please.
Mrs. Thornton Pickpnpaw and
son, of Morgantown, visited friends
in town yer Sunday.
There is no base ball club in
this State that has the sand to tackle
the Deltas of Rowlesburg.
DR.. Joseph Grimes,o of Pittsburg,
Pa, is now visiting the home of his
childhood in Union district.
Frost visited different sections
Of this county last week. 1t was
plentiful in Valley district.
Mrs. w. G.. Brown, Sen. and
Mrs. Jas. w. Brown are visiting
friends in the western States at pres.
ent.
President Turner, of the Univer-
sity, is making a trip through the
State in the interest OF that institu-
ton.
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stop borrowing it Of your neighbor.
The newspaper borrower is q mean
borrower.
Jos. III. Hawthorne, Esq. visit
ed Brandonville on legal business
Tuesday. He vas accompanied 10y
Mrs. Hawthorne.
Several parties from town drove
out to the railroad on Friday, and
took a glimpse at the men working
ON it's construction.
The potato crop in all parts Of
the county is an excellent one this
year. The yield is excellent ana
the tnbers very large.
III. II. Potter left on Sunday for
an extended visit through Tucker
and ajoining counties. He is max
ing his trip in a buggy.
The work on our railroad is pro-
crossing very finely. At least seven
miles Of the road is now graded and
ready for the cross-ties,
Frank Thomas talks Of starting
70 school at Morgantown in the
course of a week or two. lie will
give special attention to the studyof
Civil Engineering.
Our friend, s. @. Shaw, is now
running a notion wagon In various
parts Of the county, In this way he
is disposing OF his stock Of notions
and millinery goods.
-Supt. Squires informs us that
the teachers will all receive their
certificates within ten days from
this date that is, all who are en-
titled to receive them.
Charley Bishop and Sherman
Guthrie drove over from Morgan
town On Saturday and returned Sun.
day evening. Their many friends
here we're glad 10 see them.
The primary department Of our
public schools opened on Monday.
It is being taught by Miss Mile
Clark. The Grammar department
will be taught by Frank Trotter.
The Rev. Father Cooke conduct.
cd the services at the Howesville
Catholic church last Sunday. He
resides at Euricksville, Ohio, but is
now visiting his father out at Howes-
vile.
-Miss Harar, Of Uniontown, Pa,
who has been the guest Of Mrs. Jas.
II. Carroll for two or three weeks
past, departed for home on Tuesday.
Mr.. Carroll accompanied her as far
as Brandonville.
As Mason ID. COhman, of Green
brier county, bad commenced thresh.
ing his crop Of wheat and oats. a
spark from the engine ignited one Of
the stacks, which resulted IN the
destruction Of his entire crop-bum.
Ing about two hundred bushels Of
wheat and two hundred and nifty
bushels Of oats,