West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-11-27

old Mason 81 Dixon line. lie gets
nine dollars a post.
Hon. w. :. Henshaw. Of Mar.
tinsburg, has offered q gold medal TO
that member of the Parthenon aud
Columbian literary societies, respect.
lively of the State University, who
shall deliver the best original grafton
before a committee. of which the
President of the University is to be
chairman.
BY posters printed az this Office
We learn that j. NJ. G.. Fairfax, Adj
ministtator OF the estate of Geo. w.
Fairfax. deceased. will sell valuable
personal property at public sale on
the promises in Valley district, De-
cember Josh. This will be a chance
for persons TO buy stock, hay, farm
ing utensils &c. very cheap.
An exchange says "if you re-
ceiye a circular from New York stat.
ing that an organ will he sent TO you
TO introduce in your neighborhood.
but that you must first send on 81
to pay freight, don't you do it. 1t
is another neE swindle, the instru.
ment being nothing more than an
ordinary ten.cent mouth organ"
Even in these days of cheap lit
erature the most and the best for
the leSst money is the Household
Receipt Book; mailed free by ID.
Lothrop d Co.. Boston, for one two
cent stamp. The cream of books by
Marion Harland. Mrs. Diaz, Susan
Power, and others. The Household
Primer is also mailed free on receipt
of one two-cent stamp.
Duncan BjcRa came I'm to see
us on Saturday and left with ms the
following simple recipe for making
black ink: dissolve 10 ON gallon
Of rainwater one ounce of iogwool
and one dram OF bichromatc OF pot.
ash" He says this makes an ex-
cellent ink but must be kept where
IL will not freeze. The Ingredients
arc cheap and can be procured at
any drug store.
I Any person knowing the whore.
abOuJs OF John Stewart. who left
Connelisville with O'Brien's show
last summer or Sylvester Stewart
who left his home in that county
with the intention Of going To Mans.
field, Ohio, about the same time, will
confer a favor by sending such inrJr.
nation to this Office. Any of our
contemporaries who sec IT, To pass this
around will do an act of charity
which will not soon be forgotten BIZ 2
poor, old and distressed mother.
"A special TO the Cincinnati Com.
merci,ti Guz,tte from Fort Wayne.
Ind, details the marriage of Miss
Melissa AcClory, Of that city, Co Mr..
wilbur Richards, ex Postmaster OF
Clarksburg, and FOR several years
editor of the Telcgrdm. The cGeply
had never met until the day before
the wedding, but bad corrcspouied
for two years, the lady FIRST writing
in answer to an advertisement ut
"LO3y { OTrcspuudrnt Wanted. Mr
Richards was recently divorced ron
his first wife.
-Dcm"r,sts MAGAZINE for De
cemher brings WILDLY before ass th,
happy season Of Christmas. IL l.
Tcriuto with beautiful stories and
poems appropriate TO that time; ia
addition to which there are other ar
ticlcs of great merit and utility
zinc opening article is the commence.
ment Of an Interesting serial by .Ju
Ian Hawthorne well known aud
popular author. jennie June cor
tributes n papcr ON Woman Abrull'
and an exceedingly amusing skctcl
is entiCrd Joseph and his Br,threu.'
The Household Department is un
usually full, and the illustration.
good. The frouti-piecc is AN oil pic
ture entitled Merry Christmas"
we learn that the teachers 0
this district will hold an inatitut,
here on Saturday noX,. We de- no
wish to criticise or dictate but W,
wish To make n suggestion. tn,
next time IN institute is a|unounceC
for this place let il be for Frida,
evening, Saturday and Safurdp,
evening. Appoint a committee o.
invitation and have that committee
invite and have in Attendance her
eight or ten of the beat teachers il
the county and devote most Of thl
time OF each session TO Che discu 3sioi
Of live queries on school matters
We believe that 10 little degree q
interest coull be gotten UP !
this way. 1t our teachers try
once.
The rink reporter OF the Poin
Pheasant Register is nm OK eyed dais,
q whole boquct and q silver holdct
/, lie mentions one young lady vh
/, Fitted around thc room like q Eight
winged dove on some heavenly mjs
sion another wlO skates as smooll
ly as the swan glidcs DER the passiv
waters then there was one who Gid
ed or .uud the room like q SUNBEAM
playing upon the crest Of p sparklir
wave; % active maid with exquiait
grace, flashed through space liEc
7 bright meteor through The vaults q
hcaveni and a frightened Miss spc.
around as swift as o startled faw
in search Of the far.oG gardens q
I Paradise.