West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-02-05
COUNTY AND STATE NEWS.
C. f. viekery and ]. NJ. Gran,

Lee Kussart the publisher of
this paper visited us Sunday.
Born unto W. G.. Brown and
wife, en- Monday night, girl
Judge Hoke was at Rowlesburg
on professional bushes this week.
The Rev. Geo H. McGrew, has
gone to take charge of church in
Brooklyn, n. Y
oliver Martin was at Cassyille,
Monongalia Co, this week where his
grandfather is lying very i'll.
John Harmed, wife and son. of
near Oakland, were visiting at Mrs
Byrnes' Saturday and Sunday last.
Walter Stone, of this office, and
Miss Laura Voltz, took flying trip
to Tunnelton on Wednesday evening.
MIR. John A. Cooke, OF Cumber
land, and his brother, George, of
TOWNSVILLE, were in town ON Mon
day.
The Orrel Coal Co. of Newburg.
has large orders for coal, awaiting
the beginning of operations in the
mines
C. Shafer and wife, Frank
Jackson and Miss May Bishsp, of
Tunnelton attended church here
Tuesday evening.
BD-If you want hay, you can get
it of f. b. Blue, of Grafton, w. Va,
in any quantity, and of best quality.
Write him for prices.
The ARGUS, of Kingwood, grows
brighter as time speeds on. It's last
issue was grand both editorial and
lOcally.-Wree States.
The wife of Secretary of State
Bayard, is dead. This is the second
death in the family within month,
his daughter having suddenly died a
few weeks ago.
The Orrel Coal Company pays
all the funeral expenses incurred
by the explosion at their shaft and
all charges of transportation of friends
to attend the funeral.
Jos. II. Hawthorne Esq, start
ed for st. George last Wednesday.
He is engaged as council Cor Mayer
in the contest for clerk Of the Circuit
Court, of Tucker county.
The series of meetings in pro.
gress in the NJ. +. church has been
very successful ;up to Thursday morn
ing there had been twenty six con-
versions. The meeting will contin-
ne during the week.
"A sleighing party from Howes-
vile stopped at the Loar House
Tuesday evening, and enjoyed them.
selves tripping the light fantastic.
Supper was served at twelve and the
gay crowd departed about two a. N.
An On Su from Washington is
to the effect that VIM G.. Brown. Jr.
Of Kinnwood is not averse to seat
in Congress would like TO ocdupy
the chair near Messrs. Randall and
Holman now occupied by Hon. WIN
l.. Wilson. Hon. Henry G..
Davis, has given $4,000 for the es.
Establishment of High School Mt
Piedmont, Mineral county.-Chor.
leSto,rn Pyess.
The Independence correspond.
ent Of the Morgantown NeW Do0in.
ion, Of the 2jinst., says:
"The citizeas Of our little town are
a busy, energetic people. But many
Of our men have been idle this win.
ter on account of thegeneral business
depression, and especially the sus-
pension Of work at the Irondale Fur
mace two miles north Of here. Last
fall the large smoke stack caved in,
and 10 was found % be impo sible 10
repair IL. They have torn down The
old stack, cleared away the rubbish,
and Col. Nemegyei, Of New York,
lthe owner Is here now making ar.
engagements to build new stack and
make other improvements. The
furnace is quite s. source Of income
to our people. Col. Ncmcgyei EN-.
ploys, when the furnace is in full
blast, abou 500 men. II also makes
a good market for all the grain hay
and vegetables PRODUCED on the eur.
rounding farms"