West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-03-05

edge. any political strife more in.
tensely bitter than the one in Tuck
or county in 1881. VT, never saw
more patriotic people, and there new
or was q people more attached TO
their country, and more tenacious of
their righss." Tucker PjoSecr.
VIM. c.. Brown, ESQ, or King
wool. is mentioned as candidate
for Congr, S from this district to
succeed Hon W l.. Wilson Mr..
Brown is homes; aud competent, and
if the nomination Cos ON that side
ur the mountains we know of NO Dem
ncrat upon whom the nomination
could be more worthily bestowed, nor
one who would credit the position
more. Hardy cypress.
-Juo. II Holt, editor of the St,ad.
a,G, was married in Washington Civ
ON the evening of the 23i, inst. to
Miss Minnie CLANCY, of that city.
linn, diatcly alt,r the ceremony The
newly welded couple left for in.
cinnati. where Mr.. Holt went as dol.
gate from the Vest Virginia Pr, IS
Association to the National Editorial
Association of North America. -
GraJton Eogle
George Il. Thompson, who has
been a conductor i'm the Pullman Com
pany's service for numncr of years,
has been appointed Southern / asscn
ger Agent of the Pennsylvania Com.
pany and the Pittsburg, Cincinnati q
It. Louis road, with an office at New
Orleans Mr.. Thompson, it will be
remembered, formerly lived here and
studied for the bar IntHjgenrcr.
Mr. Thompson visited Kingwooi
several years ago, aud while here he
made friends who will he glad to hear
of his success.
Hon. J b Sommcrville,of Wells
burg, has been appointed Regent
of the State University frnm the
First Senatorial District 10 III the
vacancy caused by the departure of
Prof. J. NJ, Birch. Gov Wilson
is To be congratulated ON his srlcc.
ton. Mr.. Sommcrville is in every
way fitted for the position. He is a
man who has always shown great in.
tcrest in the school affairs of the
State, and we k Ow whcr, of we speak
when we say that he will prove a
u.s. fuI man in the position To which
Governor Wilson has called him -
Schoo! Journal.
- On Sa urday, Feb, 10th the dry
house belonging tn the Rowleshurg
Wood Works caught ire and was
completely burned. In the basement
of the building there vas large fur.
mace, and it is supposed it became so
intensely hot thar it set Ere to the
boards which W re but few feet
from it. No other cause is assigned
Tor the FIRE. The loss Of the building
and the handles which it contained
amounts to too hundred dollars. No
insurance. II AL it not been for tue
timely efforts Of the citizens the fac.
tory which is but thirty feet from
where the dry house stood, would
have also been bIrned.
Report Of the Oak Grove school
for the third month ending Feb. -,
whole number in attendance. d: av.
erage daily attendance, 20, per cent
Of attendance 90; neither absent nor
tardy during the month: Amanda
Michael Ella Bryte, Callie Nieman,
Lille Barnen Virginia Barnes w.
liam Bryte William Nieman, Harry
Benson ". II Barnes. j, + Benson.
John j Barnes, j. u Barnes, George
II. Armstrng,-i3.
heartily return my thanks TO the
citizens and patrons Of this district
for their cooperation with M in tb"
school work
+ J. AUGUSTINE. Teacher.
The March numbcrof ID morrsCs
Magaz ne will br found unusually
interesting "A Quaint Cuban City"
"SiascOnsct. "and"rhe Two EsChcrs,"
are remarkably good articles. Jennie
June concludes her paper on "A
Woman's Club" and Mrs Harris
serial pr crosses pleasantly. Among
the Pr hibiiion articles worthy ofnote
are "Thc Responsibility Of the Chris.
tian Church FOR The Liquor Traffic"
by W. Jennings Demoresi, and La
test Evolu ions OF the Temperance
Reform" bv Frances H. Willard