West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-02-12
PORTLAND DISTRICT.

airs. John evils is seriou>,, 40 at This
writing, Mrs. Howard Nelch Is also CA
he sick li>t.
Charles Cramer aud Miss Ida Spindler
were visiting friends at Aur,ry last Satur-
~ and SUNDAY.
\. rndersts,nd that Samuel Groves ha,
found 81 tu OF coaI on HIS farm, and will
soon "1pp' he people CT this section
Gus King and fan ilNwere visiting rel
uVes in Union district this week.
We noticed the two wuuld-be dudes, uI
Terra Alta, wearing spectaOlos 1t Satur-
day. Now, boys, YOU should be ashamed
oi yourselves.
Mr.. and Mrs. william Il. Ringer. of
rers Alta, were visiting in tins c,mmu-
nifty last SUNDAY.
c. c. Lee WAS visiting relatives IN TaN-
lur county last week.
L. b. Cuppet, OF GAINESVILLE. will Ice
lure on religion AT Oak Grove next sat
urdaN night,
Tho nimmers are again visiting some Of
our farmers barns
We II bet our bottom uicklo that there
hav" been moro spelling matches in thi,
sec ion, this winter, than there have ueen
any where else.
Mr., William Dodge and vito were Wis.
Ting relatives near OAKLAND, Md, tits
week.
Rev. :. }. Cation Delivered an impress
sive sermon at taiS place last Sunday.
MIR. Cation il valid minister, and well
liked 10y all denominations,
Last week while we were pcrambulat-
ing the vicinity OF Pheasant mn, we saw
an individual who Ii al shavcn the hairon
of the upper oXtremitic, OF his forehead
to make his visago appear as though he
were sane. A. the darkey said. il dc ,cit
would have been sound ne would not
have douo it,.
John Graham favored Hi, school with
another spelling bee last Thursday night.
Samuel Guthrie and family were visit
ing relatives in Pleasant di-dict "A lew
days ago,
NJ. l.. Mcthouy Is hauling lumber ON
his farm, preparatory To erecting house
next spring.
There was quito an excitement 1t the
Low NNAl''l ~ ltN iltl y akNs MT. I nam
bors, the teacher, used tho birch on one of
his female pupils and, we understand,
pretty severely too. This so enragod her
big brother that he told the teacher il he
wanted to have his jacket tanned, hc
should just step out sids OF the school
house Mr.. Chambers knew full well
that he was not able to cope with the pug
Hist and nI
challenge. lie says after this wnon he
gets into a row he will send Tor sullivan
OF Graham to come and determine it.
MIR. aud Mrs. John W. rreoland aud
MIR. and Mrs. Daniel Dodge wore visiting
relatives In the vicinity OF Harmed last
week.
Misses Mollie and Eta Harmed, who
have been circulating amongst their
friends in this vicinity tor some time, re
turned home Saturday.
+. +, Albright made a flying Tip TO the
county capital to-day lMondayD
The citizens oil 'Possum Hollow have
been trying Tor some time TO got a post
Office established IN their 'Nillc.' We
think they should have postonice, as
there are none within three or four mile,
OF that place, tor rather that community
and that Austen Dodge should be post
master. Mr.. Dodge says If the depart
ment had done him justice they would
have given him an Office long ago
We understand that Rev. Moses fitch
mel contcmplates moving his family to
near Bruccton in tho near future. We
sre sorry to loso so good "A citizen as MIR.
Titchnell, but We arc confident that there
are several young men in this section
who arc 4 great deal moro so To- see them
leave. Howcvcr, we wish them success
where'cr they 20.
Ben Elscy, the peuagogue Of this place
had to touch up a cOuplo Of his pupils last
week for their bad cOndUct. Mr.. Elsey
is - staunch Democrat AMI knows the
stroke it IL done by.
Miss Belle A bright has boon ruslicat-
ing rear GAINESVILLE for several weeks.
Mr.. Charles F.DodVo was at HarnedCsJ
Saturday, visiting nis-woll some body
elso's sister, wo guess.
Mr.. and MIS-. Jonathan Spindlor, OF
near Pleasant i'm, were visiting IT Terra
Alta last Saturday and Sunday.
a gentleman living over In the edge at
Maryland informs US that a certain young
man Of that section got his trousers burn
cd one nigbt during the recent cold snap.
He said that lac WAS compelled t. lilo i'm
bed until bis vito went to a moi ghbor's
domicle, and borrowed pair. Now We
think IL would have ueen magnificent
c inception IL ni- wife would have on a
catoniuetail 90 him Tor neglocting to got
another pair before 10 was oyerlasliugly
too late. II, most rs ,uradly, WAS try ing
her love, as tho thermometer marked 10
degrees below zero.
The roads in this locality are all block.
AIDED. We think the road supervisors
should have them opened prouy soon.
The Oak Grove gossip says
That Gilbert Metheny sports tho most
buxom dsmscl ~ this community.
That w. n. Teots sports the most crab
bed one
That Hiss Lewis measures six i,ct three
inches from tip to tip. and tips tho beam
at 2OD lbs.
That Clint Albright can't toll buck.
wheat cake plato from a desert dish.
That there is some attraction IT Hsr