West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-04-12

There will be two camp-meetings
held ut Mountain Lake Park this
year - one under the auspices OF the
Friends and .he other by the Meth
odists.
Monday was auction day. No
less than five different persons were
offering their wares To the unsuspect'
iny public. at one time. Beside this.
several pieces of real and personal
property were sold.
David Stemple, jr, living about a
mile from Aurora, while in town last
Sstur law, jold u that he saw four
trees while going to Aurora last + I
da, which had been struck by light
ming during the storm last Thursday
merning.
The Blackwater Boom and Lum-
Der Company, of Davis, have finished
a successful drive, and now have in
the nelghborh.,od of two million feet
of spruce by the river adjacent TO the
mill. They will be running about
the Goth inst.
The members of the Executive
Committee OF the runneltOn Camp
ground Association are each hereby
earnestly requested to meet prompt.
w at 2 O'Clock sharp, April 81, 1888,
on The Tunnelton Camp ground, as
very important business will come
before The Commits er.
NOTICE
All persons having claims against
tie estate Of Harrison Gribble, decd,
will present the same Ia the under.
signed on or before May |, 1888.
4l24 JAS. NJ. CARROLL, Admir-.
Mr.. Will DIenear and Miss Helen
Purinton, of this place, were married
at Newburg last Wednesday. by Rev
Evans. The ARGUS extends congrat-
ulations, and wishes MIR. and Mrs. Me-
near a pleasant and prosperous sail
down the stream Of time
People often hear OF sizes in
clothes, hats, etc, but few know eE.
actiy VIII It is meant by the word size
a size in a coat is an inch; in
underwear it is two inches. in a
sock, one inch; in a collar. onc-half;
IN a shirt. ons-hali inch; in gloves,
one.quart, inch, and in hats, one
eight OF an inch.
1t is understood the Baltimore and
Obio's summer schedul~ will go into
effect Sunday. April .. 1t is not
believed there will any very
important changes 1t is understood
that No. 5, the afternoon express
from the East. will arrive here earlier,
and No. 6 express, from the West,
somewhat later.
A man by the name OF Oasteel, OF
Altimont, was seriously hurt. at
Morgan's mill, below town, by the
bursting Of an emory stone. Tuesday
evening. Mr.. Casteel came to the
mill last week To do some repairing
and was hurt as mentioned above, his
right side being entirely crushed IN
Later Since the above was put in
type Mr.. Castcel has died.
The Pre- ston County Medical As
ISOLATION completed its organization
the first day of court. We under
stand that it is the intention OF this
society to hold meetings every third
month for the mutual benefit Of the
physicians of this county. We hope
every physician in the county will
join hands with the movers OF this
project as it certainly is a commend
able movement.
To thoroughly understand how 10
successfully run a poultry yard and
manipulate the incubator that brings
forth the toothsome foul that tire
preacher loves 30 well is truly to
have accomplished great things. but
we are at loss TO know what secret
a lady OF this town wished 10 solve
when she lanted eggs in the hot.brd
Did she expect 10 raise a chicken tee,
and then 90 out anil pick em-when
they got ripe?
During the heavy thunder storm
last Thursday morning, jerome Cal
houn, an unmarried man about %
years Of age and living near Aurora,
was killed by lightning The light
ming struck a tree that stood near the
house and tore IL to pieces and en-
tered the house with the fatal results