West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-09-10
COUNTY AND STATE News.
Were you at the show 2


and now the small boy plays Circus
The old Vankirk stable will be
sold tomorrow TO the highest bidder.
A good chance for bargain.
Died, near Horse Shoe Run p.
o., this county, Aug, %, 1886, Leon.
ard Franklin, son of Leonard and
Rachel Sell, aged l6 months and %
days.
"A little girl Of the poor house
was bitten by copperhead snake
few days ago. Medical aid was sum.
moned and the child is now recover
ing.
What has become of the King.
wood Railroad Is it TO be COM
pleted or not p The people would
like to know what is being done, if
anything.
The Grafton Sentinel says that
when the earthquake shock was felt
in Grafton many persons there sup
posed that John w. Mason had fall
en- out of bed.
Sheriff Shaw, of Preston county
arrested man named Corb Maust
in that county one day last week for
forging an order against his uncle for
$!8in the year 1980.-[Sentinel.
che cards are out announcing
the wedding of Miss Luella M. Faw.
cett and p. j. Crogan, Esq, to take
place at the NJ E. Church, in King
wood, next Wednesday evening at
8 o'clock.
The Goth Annual Fair of the w.
Va. Central Agricultural and Mechan-
ical Association will be held at
Clarksburg on Sept. ID, Is, 16 and
18th. The people of old Harrison
are bending their energies toward a
big time.
&C. q. Watts Esq, the newly APP
pointed U. s. Distict Attorney was
in town, last Thursday, and Mr.. Flick
formally turned over to him the books
and papers pertaining to the office.
The '-"psfer was made in the most
amicable ana oCSr.si manner. II Mar
tinsburg Statesman.
On Wednesday Dan. Fawcett
and David Morgan killed ffty.6ve
grey squirrels. Mr.. Morgan killed
twenty-eight and Dan killed twenty
seven, the former using shotgun and
the latter rife. This beats any
. thing we have heard of in the squirrel
line.
The llfe.giving properties of
Ayers Sarsaparila have established
its wellearned reputation, and made
it the most efectual and popular
blood purifier Of the day. For all
diseases of the stomach, liver, and
kidneys, this remedy has no equal.
Price 81.
We are pleased to hear that
Prof J. A. Cox, formerly Of the
West Liberty Normal School, has
been elected Principal of the public
schools Of Kingwood, Preston County.
We congratulate the people of King
wood on securing the services of so
efficient an instructor as Prof. Cox.
Wheeling Register.
On motion of the plaintiff in the
case of Brown VS. Holt for the appoint
ment Of a receiver to take charge of
the Grafton Standard until the chan.
Gerry cause now pending is decided,
Judge Ice in vacation last Friday de.
cided to sustain the motion and John
II. Davis has been made receiver for
the concern, and has taken charge Of
the paper and will oversee its publ.
tion.-[Grafton Sentinel.
On Monday Of last week, while
Mrs. Jas III. Carroll and her two
children we're visiting relatives in
Uniontown, Pa, little Mary, the
oldest child, fell while playing and
broke her color bone. DR.. Fuller
of that place was called and render.
cd necessary aid. Mrs Carroll and
the children returned to Kingwood
! last Monday accompanied by Mr..
Carroll who met them at Brandon.
vile.