West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-08-30


Kingwood a couple of weeks longer.
All who wasn't work done in their line
should call upon them at once. Pri.
ces reasonable.
Steps have been taken to get Hon.
VIM. L. Wilson to be present at the
Democratic county convention to be
held at Terra Alta on the Goth of
September. Hon. r. @. Mills or
Hon. c. S. Blackburn may possibly
be with him.
j. w. Blaker has sold his store
house, store goods and dwelling-house
at Albrightsville to Messrs Crane and
Poster. We hear that Mr.. Blaker
thinks of locating at Kingwood. We
hope this is true, and we will extend
to him q right hearty welcome.
We understand that the T. X. e. +.
railroad will issue another time table
about the 10Th ofnext month. After
that date the trains will leave King
wood in the morning instead of Tun-
Melton. This change Of schedule will
be the fifth In about six months
Contrary TO expectation Judge
Hoke wiped up the floor with A. c..
Dayton on the contest for the Judi.
cial nomination in the Preston.Tay.
lor-Bareour district. Uncle Billy
Dawson was evidently thar Regis.
ter.
You can bet your life he was thar.
Judging from the number of ilag
poles being raised, the Democracy OF
this county was never in such fine
fighting condition as it is this year.
Whoop 'em up boys, fight hard until
the 9th of November, and harder on
that day, and we will surprise the
folks when the votes are counted.
There will be a Sunday school I'm.
ion Temperance picnic, held at Har-
mony Grove, on Thursday, Sept Is.
given by the Methodist and Baptist
people Of that place. There will be
speeches made during the day upon
the Temperance question by able
speakers from abroad. All are cor
daily invited TO come. Dinner can
be had ON the ground. Plenty of
music.
In another column will be found the
announcement of d. S. Gibson as a can
didate for the Office of Assessor on tho
East Side Mr.. Gibson is a young
man of good education, having taught
school in this county several years, and
has the ability aud energy necessary to
business success. If the convention
shall sec fit to place him on the ticket,
there IS no doubt that the nomination
will give entire satisfaction.
The August number of the Saciss
Gross, that excellent magazine is q
gain before us, and as usual complete.
This magazine with its chapters" is
doing a grand work in the field of
science New organizations OF chap
ters are reported almost every day
from all parts of the country. It is
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with scientific turn" of mind should
have. N. d. G. Hodges, Publisher,
New York.
Science is one oc The best papers of
the kind published. 1t is ahigh class
literary and scientific work-in fact
a standard in It's line. The August
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This paper is we'll worth its subscrip-
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New York. N. Y.
A fishing party consisting of Mrs.
Margaret Crane, Misses Nora Jack
son Lille Campbell, of Wheeling,
Miss Alice Paul, of Newburg, and
Messrs John M. Crane, James A.
jackson, f. "Murdy" Murdoch and
John Mcdonald, Of Florida, went
down TO Roaring creek on last Satur-
day. The party reports a pleasant
time and an excellent dinner which,
the boys say they enjoyed muchly af.
ter catching so many FISH. They had
good luck fishing for they returned
with quite q number of the "speckled
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