West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-04-23
Oak Grove.

! The farmers are very much delighted
To see such beautiful spring weather. and
are now busily engaged in turning the
soil and preparing to SOW oats.
Our young friend JuiPson Freeland.
who hae been quite i'll for some time, is
now conval,scent.
Hiss" Lewis, our great bear hunter,
mistakingly? shota tame duck for a
wild one, few days ago.
Samuel Garner cf Kingwood district
was in this vicinity last week trying to
buy horse. We learn that he returned
home without finding one to- suit him.
John Bishop moved bis family from
Rodamers to Postum Hollow last week.
II any others wish TO move to that place,
the corporation limits will necessarily
have to bo amplifed. We wonder why
man(2) Austipg don't convert more
of his farm into lots and build shanties to-
accommodate the movers.
We understand that G. &. co is about
To receive 81 90 pension money from I'm
Gle Sam
MIR. Will SPiker. IF Brandnnville, has
be ~ visiting friends in tins section In
some time.
The woods will soon again be thronged
with pyrola pickcrs, as Will Wolfe will
soon resume stilling.
Hiram Dodge and son boast OF having
the finest lot OF yearline cattle in this To-
cality. -
Bishop Mines is preparing to burn a
large lime kiln this spring.
John Lewis met with quite an accident
the other day; he got kickei by COW.
I.ady-side of GAINESVILLE came to this
section some time ago, with the view Of
MASKING on one ofour fair Beliefs. but
owing 10 circumstances, he DOdgSd back
to his native VILE the same evening.
MI. A Elliott, OF Terra Alta, was in
this vicinity last week surveying land
Tor Silas Cuppett.
David friend has been wearing his
SLOUGH hat reversed tor the last two weeks
its girl.
John fl. Summers is hauling lumber
on his land preparatory t" erecting a
house this summer.
David Albright purchased eleven head
OF fine tEo-year old cattle from Thomas
| z. Albright few days ago.
Wonder If the Oak Grove correspon-
! dent of the journal knew that the horse
which John ). Brownin- purchased from
David Albright had peregrinated this tel
re,trial gioLo hali-score years before he
a,rived in this part OF the mOrai heritage,
Young folks prayer meeting at Oak
/ Grove every Thursday night
Quite number OF our citizens are im-
provln tue appearance OF their property
by fence building etc.
a young lady OF Oak Grove says her
beau is a daisy, md ~ the best looking
young III iu that comes to prayermeeting
The steam saw-mill of Freelsnd Il Beat
" Is doing vast amount OF saving THIS
spring We understand that it will soon
De removed To Postum Hollow.
Miss Grace says that G. w. 9 has set
his mustache, although she says it can
only be seen by microscopical view.
We are sorry TO see so many Of our
farmers getting into the habit OF going To
town on Saturdays. Not because they
have any thing to g. FAR, but merely to
see what is going ON, or as some say "a
/ get ullit Wbslh VI tbtb 'NCoi' -
matters not how the weather may be. you
wi see them hocking To town, Yet they
VIII complain OF hard times and condemn
the Democratic administration, They
are the persons that buy tneir provision
~ the spring OF the year. and they are
i'm great measure, the ones thet make
| times hard.
Miss Mary Wilhelm,wh has been rus
ticaung in Pa. Tor the improvement oi
her hedth has returned more improves
a Sunday school was organized nj
'Possum Hollow sunday, with william
Kelly Supt. We wound be glad to hear
/ oft being made a success
There will be quarterly meeting al
this place he % Of this month.
We bad the pleasure 81 meeting th,
pretuest young lady in this part ot Old
Preston, last week who we understand
/ is matrimoniaIy inclined and hopes r.
soon anchor in the harbor ot the Sea oil
single blessedness. She says that sht
would ike 10 make a mash on the Ram
bier and give us q short but impressive
pieco Of poetry to have published Tor tho
purpose Of showing bin her hearts de-
sire
THE poetry is very good, bur 1t is
. crowded out -EDl
90. NEWS Boy.