West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-07-24

Cd We learn, by G. y Bishop and Ed
Heermans who will also attend schoo.
there this winter.
We learn that move Is being made
10 test the validity OF the District Il. X.
subscription. We have an idea that
those who spend their money lighting
the project will wish they had kept it
la their pockets.
A game Of base ball was played at
Grafton last Saturday, between the scotch
HiIl club ofthis county. ana the Graf,
ton club. The Hin boys came away
victorious having defeated the homo
club by a score Of 20 10 9. Preston is
still ahead.
We call the attention Of the travel
ling public TO the advertisement Of the
LOar Hou sc, in another column. Ii has
teen le-fu-nished throughout, and is
ono of tho best hotels In the State Good
stabling attached,
There were not so many people in
town last week rs there generally are al
the order term OF County Court. This
is accounted Tor, in great measure. by
the fact that the farmers we're very busy
in their harvest.
-Depeuty Collector o. :. Mckinney.
OF Palatine, accompanied by his wife
and child, was in town Friday night.
lie was on his way 10 Brandonville
% look after the Government
business In connection with the
DistilIery down there.
-Une Of the most complete novelties
on the marSet now Is pair of scissors.
penknifo and measure combined. 1t
can be folded and put into tho vost peck
ct and carried there with ease. Agents
TO sell il. Address THE VAN Co. Cleve-
land, Ohio, for particulars.
-This town ADD community were
visited by dashmg rain storm on
! Thursday accompanied by a storm OF
wind. Branches of trees were broken
and Iell to tho ground in some parts OF
| town. The rain fell in torrents for near.
~ half houc and com rIetely flooded
/ the streets.
George Cooke, who is an efficient
clerk in Brnkman & cos. store at Grai>
ton, was in town Tuesday accompanied
! by his father, Jno. J. Cooke. ESQ.
George is oil duty now Tor lew weeks
ana is spending his leisure very ploas-
anty smiling the cpol mountain Uroezos
| out al HOweovllo.
1zzJ- one Of the largest and cheape-,
| furniture establishments in tue Stato is
| that one owned and cuutruicd by J. III.
! Rodoheavcr Of Terra Alta. All persons
! expecting to purchase furniture OF any
description whatever should call and OK
anime his stock before they buy else
where. Ho can furnish anything from
hat. rack to a fun p4rlor set.
-Chas Hartman. tho Braudonyillo
distilier, having Untitled little too frees
ly last Friday, loss his equilibrium aud
fell oil a high porch head foremost. lie
lay in an unconscious condition for some
time, and grave fears were entertained
that he would not recover. Later &C.
counts say that be is getting along as
well as could be expected, and that he
will get well.
Roy. A leck Wade, Of MoTgantown.
preached in the NJ. Il. church Sunday
morning and evening to large congre,
CATION. In the evening Prot, Wade
preiaced his sermon with a low remarks
about Sunday schools in tie course OF
which he said that the Nj. +. School here
is the best no has ever been In in this
State. This is quito compliment 10 the
officers and members Of the school
Last week Prosecuting Attorney
Fortney went to BowlesDurg, accompan.
led by Drs. Scott, Of Terra Alta, and
Trppett, Of this place, oxhumed the
body OF the lato DR.. Hale, took out his
stomach and sent it to Wheeling for OK
animation. This was done because some
persons about Rowlesburg had grave
Suspicious that the Doctor was poisoned
No pois, ms were found ia tho stomach,
and tho suspicious people viii likely rest
easier now.
Capt D. NJ. Riggs, who is we'll
known at New Orleans and along the
Mississippi river says: II have been
suffering from dyspepsia for tho past
Ave years, and from broken rest, by
severe pains In the bowels and kidneys.
/ tried every medicine recommended for
these diseases, without success. Al last
/ used "A Bottle OF Browns Iron Biuors,
which proved perfect success in my
caso.' II cures oil liver, kidney and
malarial diseases.
"A man by The name Of McKu night
drew a great deal Of enthusiasm out Of a
bottle down at Albrghtsvillo last gatur~
day evening and undertook to run both
stores. lie was knocked down and
Kicked out Of Dan Jackson's store by
Dan. and over i'm Brown Bros. he
ran against an axe-haudle in Ben Browns
hand which brought him i'm contact with
the floor. We suppose ne went home
Satisfied that he "waa not the best man
in Preston county"
-Mossrs GINS SbaUor Of T,,,,,,it,,,