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

Squire Benson, of Terra Alta
was in town on Saturday.
Our friend S c. Shaw, is max
ing the GAINESVILLE school a success.
DR.. and Mrs. Pratt, of this place
spent last Friday night with friends
in Newburg.
The Braxton Ce.trdl has sus-
pended publication-for short time,
the publishers say.
james A. Brown, Esq, has re-
turned from a visit to friends and
relatives in Baltimore.
1t will be long time yet before
the musical notes OF the hullfrog
will be heard in the land.
We hope our local correspond.
ents will come forward every week in
the year rs they have this week.
An adjourned sale of the person.
al property of the late George w.
Fairfax was made last Thursday.
An exchange says there is some
hope for the dudes at last. A Sac.
ramento man has invented a calf
weaver.
DR. VIM. M. Dent, of Newburg,
accompanied by M. II. Dent, ESQ
of Grafton, was in Kingwood for
shors time last Friday.
Hon, w III. Glover, member of
the House of Delegates, from the
east side, was among his friends in
Kingwood on Monday.
There is not very wide differ
ence between the legal maxim Nosci.
ter SOciis, and the following: "Some
men are known by the company they
can't get into"
1t is reported that Mr.. Sam
Loar has sold his GLADE farm to Mr..
Rein Watkins at the price of s.,
O00 Dir. Watkins was recently
granted a pension.
The following marriage license
have been issued since last Tuesday.
A. j. Shahan and Maggie X. Trickett,
William j. Wright and Almira Rim
ger, Joseph Taylor and Martha
Greathouse.
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas, Mr.. and
Mrs. Voltz, the Rev. and Mrs. Ora.
ham drove up to Tunnelton on Fri
day and spent the day very pleasant
ly. They we're the guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Gus J. Shafer.
We think that the following
good advice is applicable to one of
KingwOod's intelligent gentlemen
"If you do not want to be robbed Of
your good name, do not have It paint
ed on your umbrella"
"A man has invented chair that
can be adjusted TO eight hundred diff.
ferent positions. 1t has been de-
signed for the use Of two Of our
Kingwood lawyers when they con.
clude TO attend church.
There has been two newspaper
offices destroyed by fire in this coun-
ty: the Journal Office on the 7th OF
march, 1869, and the ARGUS Office on
the 7tb Of December, 1885. There
was no insurance on either.
We are privately informed that
that big-hesrted telegraph operator,
at Tunnelton, the initials Of whose
name remind us Of w Jigglcr La
velle, paid special attention TO his
little eighteen. inch feet during the
late cold snap.
j. II Hawthorne, ESQ, will go
to st. George about the let, prox.,
where he will act as counsel for Geo.
A Mayer, in the contest with John
J. Adams for tho Circuit Court clerk.
ship Of th It county. The trial will
probably take up three weeks time.
Walter Stone and LOltie Volt.
Joe Laniz and Addie Morris, John
Elliott anil Laura Parks, Will Thorn.
az and Emma Graham. Frank Lantz
and Alice Thomas, Percc Lantz and
Ida Mencar, Will Mcnear and En-
ma Morris John Copeman and Belle
Spahr, and Bert Shaw and Isa Mon.
roe, went up to Tunnelton on last
Friday evening and we're very pleas.
antly entertained at the residence Of
Gus J. Skaters, Esq.