West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-01-22


ment. But bless your soul when |
seed how long they were digging at
this big tunnel here | begin to think
they never would reach Africa. So
one Saturday l went up on Tunnel
Hill and traded my thirty dollars
worth of stock to little old johnny
D~'v Cor drink of whiskey. Pom
me HOY ~ 7 did-and you could get a
pint of wLtskey in them days for six
cents Wish may die il coulden't.
So you think it would be safe to take
Is. Il L. railroad stock at par, oh ?
Well good day"
Nj. l.. ShatIer has been quite sick
the past week with pneumonis. At
this writing he is much better, owing,
We presume, TO the skilful treatment
of DR.. T. +. Lanham.
DR., II. W. Harr was bed fast the
greater part of last week. We are
pleased to note that to-day he is able
to be on his feet again. DR.. John f.
Michaels, who graduated last March
in Baltimore, has had charge of DIR
Harris practice during his illness.
John W. Brown is again ready TO
ell orders in the hardware line hav.
ing put in n new boiler in place of
the one that blew up, Of which we
made mention at the time.
George z. King and James Welsh.
of Austen, were in town Sunday.
Last Sunday Miss May Bishop,
Miss Virgie Shatrer and Miss Lou
Bishop, accompanied by +. j. Jack.
son, Willie Bishop and Chester Shat
fer, spent the day pleasantly sleigh.
ing and visiting friends Mt Fellows.
Vile.
Miss Obey Ashby has been confined
to her home the past week with rheu.
matism.
Messrs. Shaffer e. Bonafeld have
hlled their ice house with frozen wa
ter in blocks about eight inches thick
and three feet wide.
A. j. Lswton heaved heavy sigh
last Sunday because he failed TO pro.
cure sleigh to take his turtle dove
out. Sich is life -we've been there.
We would like to rent a column of
THE ARGUS for the ensuing year so
we could inform your readers each
week what fools we mortals be. We
never swallowed grammar nor
chewed on a dictionary nevertheless
we will try and do the best we can
under the circumstances regardless
of the criticisms of the Rambler and
other writer's.
Last Friday ex Squire c.. D. Shat
fer celebrated his seth birthday in
An oyster.raw- stewed and fried style
Besides the invitations extended to
our town people we noticed the Rev
and Mrs. Graham, Mr.. and Mrs. Pet
er Voltz, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas and
Miss Minnie Heermans and w. w.
Wright of Kingwood. At night the
Juveniles of Kingwood, by special in
vitation, came in in sleds and sleighs,
singing the Battle Cry of Freedom"
and "Who Cares for Mother Now"
They were joined here at the road
crossing by the kidds and kiddesses
of our town and thence proceeded to
the exSquire's to join in the celebra
ton. At the passing of each train
they would exclaim, "there goes a
train; here comes another one; don't
they throw the sparks high" &c, &c.
The boys all visited the telegraph of.
ice, then returned and told their
sweetneses that they all had railroad
time. They left at about IL o'clock
singing 1--WE Won't Get Home Till
Morning" Come again, youngsters,
we will do our best to make it pleas
ant for you every time.
VIC have Literary every Tuesday
night; social hop in Jno. w. Browns
Hall every Wednesday night; Band
of Hope meets every Thursday night !;
sleigh rides on Friday nights; social
game Of seven up on Saturday
nights; prayer meeting every Sunday
night. LAURA.