West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-10-02
TUNNELTON.

b. j Bonaheld and his an9bio lady
have returned from tho eastern cities. 1T
seerus Mrs. b. did tho buying OF dress
buttons. Life Is too short for rs 10 Mn-
dertake TO count 50 many dozens that
was bought NV her. Suffice IN say there
are ut least ten thousand dozens OF all
sorts, shapes and sizes. It's n curiosity
TO- see them.
Chestnuts are on Tho market. selling at
five dollars per bpshsl. Shafier Il Bona
field shipped several bushels last Satur-
day To- Baltimore.
@. J. ShafTer retailed a car load Of
Western hay last Saturday at one dollar
per hundred.
j. GOoden, of the firm of Richardson.
Gooden & Co., Wheeling. spent Saturday
a09rDoca ADVERTISING "Onion Syrup" on
broken mill saws, GOAL houses, shook
shops etc. We admit he is God at hand
ling a paint brush. We wont criticlse.
Leapder TrowbridRo,. Of Kansas. form
erly n Preston county boy and a veteran
of the 9th West Va. In,snuy, arrived
here Saturday, looking remarkably well.
AT present he is the guest of w. II. Wat
kim.
The plump, fine, nice-lOoking spring
chickens that are allowed 10 roam i'm the
vicinity OF our new hotel, ara merely
walking a3yertisements. They are not
intended for table use.
n. y. Gibson, of the firm of Gibson Il
Bro, and also of the firm. of Watson u
Co., Sinclair, must be a Tightening pur-
chaser OF goods. He went East Sunday
night and returned Wednesday morning.
Goods arrived same evening, He GER
tainly is a model merchant. Succese to
your yalor, A. +. G..
Miss Maggie Grimes. OF Rowlesl urg,is
visiting friends in town the past few davs.
A Grafton glass of beer is a t%easpoonful
blown up into a half pint by gas. A
glass of 1t would probably Goat away like
a balloon il the top OF 1t were covered up.
The sensation produced by drinking n
g.assful is something between a broken
cream and a monthiul of fog. we ex-
70 iencei the same not long since.
Miss Julia Bonafield left last Friday
for Delaware, Ohio, to- resume her coll
legiate studies.
DIR. II. w. Harr LEFT Friday to visit
relatives and friends in Marion county.
George Cooke, of Housewife, and Miss
Alice W, of thia place We're
testing the capacity of a new buggy last
Sunday. Tunnelton boys will be pleased
TO reciprocate the favor some future time,
Dear George.
A county road from Tunnelt"n to Aus
ten will soon be asked for. 1t really is a
necessity, and pI iYate contributions will
be readily given.
Rev. p. A. Boyce, Of Rowlesburg,
preached a model sermon last Sunday on
Tunnel Hill to a large and attentive con>
q egation composed of numerous sects.
Miss Emma Smallwood. n very enter
and faeinaJiug lady of RowlesS
burg, spent Saturday In town. ..IiS said
she made a mash while here.
That whole-souled. good -natured FORE
man on the X. & Il. r.. r., Mr.. It. F..
Price, spent Sunday in town.
Messrs. John Doheny and f. j. Jack
O o a flying trip to Rowlssburg last
Sunday.
=. q. Shaw yelled till he was hoarse
Saturday night selling goods on the
street. He attracted quite a large crowd
and made many sales,
johnny Miller says hat it his corn crop
is as good next year as ii is this, that he
will iJr evermore vote the Democratic
ticket. de says he has the best crop of
corn thisy year that he has had SINCE Jim
Buchanan was President OF the Unit
ed States.
j. 7. King and Mr.. sherman Wheeler,
Of Rowlesburg, were in town Sunday.
lis said they put salt in their glass when
they 20 to take a drink Oi-water.
Reporter should have called on us.
W. had a jog OF boiled cider about that
time.
Nobody sick in town at present. May
IL ever be thus. LAURA.