West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-02-05
PORTLAND DISTRICT.

We care having considerable winter ont
here in the mountains. Irt continues
;" Indictment thr' ughout. We presume
that moro than one Ga COW will never
hear the whippcorwilrs holloo again.
Wen wager our old hat That we have
the best sleighing snow out here. that
there is in the State. The lads and lasses
are making good use oft too. The teams.
ters are also very busy hawlinl lumL er,
slaves, croSs-ties &c, to Terra Alta.
Our schools are ali progressing nicely.
We think it would be majestical con
cepIion iflhe pc iagogues of this locality
would organize literary society.
quite number OF young cattle ana
sheep have died recently from exposure
To the late cold weather.
George Wilhelm losi n hoI,e few DAYS
ago. Cause. poverty stricken.
Mr.. and Mrs. Silas Welch were visiting
relatives in Pleasant district last week.
Messrs. Hiss" Lewis and Silas 1itche-
neil, the champion rabbit hunters, oi Oak
Grove, have executed over sixty COTTON
tails" this winter.
MIR. Lemon Dodge went TO Masomtosn
last week. whore ho expects 10 work for
somo limo.
Walter Wolfe sou of Mrs. Harrison
Teets, who hud his leg broken last week.
is slowly recovering.
There we've three spelling matches i'm
this locality this week; viz, Freeland.
Victory and Pine Run. We did NOT AT
tend them. las we are too old To attend
al, .l, 4 F.,.If
had grand times.
Lee Groves had wOodchopping last
week
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Albright and Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas T.. Albright were visit
ing relatives in the Craborchard settle
ment last week.
John Freeland and David Har,lestv
two youngsters, Of the Freeland settle
ment, undertook to sottle grudge that
existed between them ior som time "bv
the fist and skull prOoess"-aS the Pleas
ant Hill correspondent would say. Con.
sequences; Dave got thick lip, and Jud
lost piece Of skin from his nose
Mr.. Q. A, Dodge. formerly or this dis
trict, but now of Garrett Co, MIDI, Wis
liin8 his many friends and relatives i'm
this vieinity. Cephss IL a stauch Demo.
crat. jolley joker; and is always wei.
( coined i'm this community.
/ Miss Bell Albright has been circuia.
/ ting among friends and relatives near
GAINESVILLE This week.
/ Mr.. Levi May ia. we are sorry TO saw
/ quite i'll ri present. But 6 hope no will
soon recover.
| Rev. ID. A. Friend preached quite an
/ able sermon ut Postum Hollow last Sun
/ day.
Inc humps. have made thei- appear
ence again In the Freeland settlement.
Several cases are reported, but none Sc.
riOus.
Benjamin Elsey viii grace his school
with asPelling match next Tuesday night.
/ good time is anticipated.
! We have been informed that Jacob
Miller has purchased his brother, G. j.
MiIler's farm. Jacob is wholesale fell
low, and We wish him success.
We understand that Polly Summers
has received upwards OF $500 pension
from Uncle Sam.
We like the productions of the pen Of
the GAINESVILLE correspondent of this oa.
per aud would like to hoar from Crnpet-
yite through The Argus every week.
The following is the manner In which
certain young man OF this place, tornl-
mates billet dJ,r;
Where 'er go, ] think OF you
None elSo can love you halt so true"
SIas Cramor accompanied by Misa Al
. n,,;,
few days ago.
Mr.. sherman Harmed and Misr Annie
Muller, OF PloAsa o. district were visiting
in the vicinity OF Postum Hollow. Satur,
day and sunday
Messrs y. G.. Shaw and Clinton Al;
bright. two of Cranesville handsome
Young mon, were At Terra A TIA Sstur,Iav
and each purchased cutter with the vieyy
OF sleighiuY some OF the fair sex W
would be glad to see some of our voung
mon follow srit We enjoyed sleigh i'd
Ing In days Of yoro, but since we have
become n rusty old bachelor. we are oom
PEELED to stand back till the beans are
cook ed.
What has become Of the Reporter2
Why has he permstlcd his potent pen To
lay idle so long
Zach Taylor, the bachelor, OF Freelsud
settlement. has recently made "A mash.
BE says i know the sweeues now when
4 llittL Lubiu.
4. Albright made a flying trim to tile
county capital last week
VIC. May and wife, were visiting near
CrAnesville this wtek
POSTUM Hollow appears tn take the
oako' In swapping wives. There have
been three eouuubial links Of Hvmen
Chain severed within tho last month we
think 90 would be grand idoa An Tho ned
men would visit thVt section win q ost.
O'ninetail.
Mr. Editor.wbat has become of the per
Pushers convention Will they ever
convene or viii they permit IL to die the
death OT the wicked ?
we arc not = perpendicular but we
predict That several young men Of This
section Of The country will soon psss over
INTO the holy state Of matrmOnv. Wo
hsye been wishiug FRA wedding To- oc-
cur Tor sOmO time. 20 that wo NAV once
moro have the pleasure of gratifying our
Unsuitable Lore 9TouActrp
NOTICE TO CREBIrORS