West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-03-26

the strike nor how long it will likely
continue.
Mr.. Osborn, the only ccoanut
planter in the United States, has
Just received by ship from Africa
one hundred and fifty thousand CO.
coanuts. These are to he planted
this year along strip of seacost,
many miles in length. down toward
the southernmost part of Florida.
jackson Martin, of Monougalia
county, recently found a skull and
the larger bones of human being.
They are supposed to be the remains
of pedler, who with his horse and
wagon visited that section in 1850.
He had considerable money, and as
he mysteriously disappeared he has
always been believed to have been
murdered
The public school closed Wed.
nesday with literary performance in
the afternoon. Owing to the funeral
OF Mrs. Brown the attendance at the
school hall was small. The perfor-
nance was good and did credit to
the teachers and pupils. Our school
the past winter was without doubt.
well conducted. The progress the
pupils made attest this statement.
The Grafton and Philippi mar.
row gauge railroad will be completed
from Philippi to Beverly the follow.
ing summer. Operations will COM
mence ABOUT April lst. Mr.. Jno.
D"heny, OF Fairmont, has been award.
ed the position of general manager;
the principal Office will be at Bever.
ly. Mr.. Dohery was one of the con.
tractors here last summer, located at
the Tunnelton end of the road, and
his many friends at that place will be
glad to hear Of his success,
AT Piedmont Friday night about
II o'clock, as a party of young men
were passing Richie and Arnold's
butcher shop, near the Town Hall
they saw the form of a man lying in
the street. Walked over to the recum.
bent figure, they found it was Joseph
Hendrickson, who, for the past month
has been on a protracted spree.
Thinking he was utterly helpless
they proceeded TO assist him to his
feet for the purpose of accompanying
him to his home, when he drew
pistol and fred one shot, which flew
over the heads of the gentlemen: a
second shot grazed the cheek of Mr..
Ellsworth Powell, a son of the late
Robert Powell.
One Of the leading officials ofthe
company of capitalists who recently
purchased the L. S Government
property and the great water rights
at Harper's Ferry, and who intend to
establish vast manufacturing enter
prises there, makes the following pre-
diction in regard to the future Of that
of that DOW hard looking place:
~ predict that within FIVE years
from this time the sleepy old town
of Harpet's Ferry will be a busting
city Of $4,000 inhabitants, with in.
dustries as extensive as those of
Wheeling, Pittsburg and other man.
ufacturing centers. The magnificent
water power in the Potomac and
Shenandoah which formerly furnish
ed the motive power for the govern.
ment, is estimated at from co 900 to
10000 horse power. Nowhere else in
the country, except at Niagara Falls.
can such vast power be put TO work at
so small cOst,and with the millions
at our command VIC hope 20 turn out
manufactured articles from watches
to railroad rails, much cheaper than
can now be done elsewhere, even
with the new fuel--natural gas
We shall open our first factory about
July /, and others as soon as posi-
bic thereafter.
The unsuccessful effort to lynch
a West Virginia editor recalls an.
other interesting case out West, This
editor had made himself obnoxious
by telling some unpleasant truths,
and the parties effected by his dis.
closures determined TO visit his house.
take him out into q neighboring
woods, and send him 70 the place
where all editors go and where de.
linquent subscribers are unknown.
The editor with journalistic enter.
prise heard Of the Intention before.
hand lie had a NOT hear Ito took