West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-12-16

scribers this week which we hope
will meet with prompt and substan
cial responses. We need the money
due us and We hope that no further
notice will be necessary. U'hile the
amounts are small in themselves.
they aggregate hundreds of dollars.
and we cannot afford In carry so
much on our books. Begin the new
year with clean record.
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best
1t is related OF little girl aged
FIVE years who lost her uncle, that
she came TO her mother with a piece
ofpaper in her hands saying, MAN.
ma Eve written letter TO Uncle
Harry: We are all well and hope
you are, went out to the cemetery
with papa TO day and saw your mon
ument. | think it is real nice. How
do you and God get along
- Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd ii. Bell
met with sad mishap while going in
sleigh from Grantsville to Frost.
burg on last Tuesday morning. They
had their six months old baby with
them, and discovered, when about
half way on their journey, that on
account of too careful wrapping the
child had suHocated. The remains
were brought on to Oakland and in.
tered here Wednesday evening.
The afflicted parents have the sym.
patty OF the community.-[Oaklnnd
Democrat.
One night recently. very large
Wild cat come to the house of Il. W.
Tench, who lives about three miles
from Raleigh G.. H., and caught one
of his cats in the yard. Mr.. Tcnch
hearing the noise ran out and think
ing it was dog caught hold of him,
but finding his mistake, and not ex-
actly able TO let loose, began the bat
tie with the wild cat, hand to hand
encounter. Mr.. Tench finally sue
ceeded in choking the animal until
life was almost extinct and then
knocked it in the head.
Here is something that every
body should remember: When writ.
ing for a newspaper be careful that
the names of people are written
clearly. a name is something that
the editor, printer or proof reader
cannot guess at successfully. II
there are any words in the copy
prepared for the press by correspon.
dents carelessly and illegibly writ
ten, they are in two-thirds of the
cases proper names. If there is any
thing that makes all individual angry
it is to have his name misspelled or
distorted into something else, yet in
ninety-fve cases out of one hundred
it is the fault of the person writing
the name.
The attendance at the meeting
ofthe congregation OF the Presbyte.
rian church on Monday last was large
considering the state Of the weather.
Ex-Mayor A. S. Brown was chosen
moderator, and it was finally unani.
inously voted 10 extend call to the
Rev. d. II. King, of Homecoming,
Md, to take effect the first day Of
January, but lie will not be installed
until the first day Of April, at the ex.
piration of Mr.. Wells term. Remarks
were made by MessLs. Baldwin,
Hyde and DIR. IOnwell. The meet.
ing was very harmonious all through
and there is general feeling Of sat.
isiaction that Mr., King is the right
man to Gil the place and he will meet
with hearty reception amongst the
people Of Vineland The result or
the meeting was Immediately tele.
graphed TO Mr.. King and the Official
papers were sent on this morning.
The new pastor is a self made man,
having worked bis was up from or
phanage and Obscrity. He at pres.
ent has a church of some 800 mem.
bers, and SABBATH school of about
600 memters, most Of which, at least.
is the result of his own efforts.
[Vineland Journal, New Jersey,
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