West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-03-29


Twenty pounds OF nice. fresh
prunes at Thomas for one dollar.
A colony of fifteen persons from
W ash,ngton county. Ohio, who talked
of locating in D.kota, have recon
sidered and an agent will visit the
interior of West Virginia on a pros
pscting tour.
John J Cooke, Of TOWNSVILLE, re
ceived telegram last Friday sum-
moning him 10 the bedside OF his son
John, of Wheeling. who is seriously
I'll with lung fever. Mrs. Cooke &C.
companied her husband on his jour
ney.
Prof. u. S. Fleming. We learn
has decided not TO teach this cum.
mer on account OF his health. In
n private letter he pays high oom-
pliment to Prof. Hare. who will teach
here this summer, and says he be-
lieves We will have good school.
Go to Thomas's and try q sack of
Snow Flake -four; 20 cents n sack.
1t is INSURED to be as good as
any S5 cent -four i'm town.
A number of our Republican friends
are preparing to boom Squire T. NJ.
Summers for Assessor on the West
side. The Squire is an old soldier, of
unimpeachable character, good judge
ment, practical experience, and would
undoubtedly make good Assessor.
Our jeweler, III. H. Potter expects
t. do away with Tampa in his estab.
lishment and light it with electricity.
He will put two globes of Ocean.
die poN or each which will be connect.
cd to wires leading to the batteries
in the cellar. His will then be the
best lighted house in Kingwood
John b. Alden, the Literary Rev
olutionist," has started another new
weekly magazine called Literature. "
No. has reached our table, and we
find it filed with good things The
price is only 81 year. Send for a
sample copy-and mention this paper.
A fellow calling himself Frank l..
Wilson, and representing himself as
an agent of Altman e. Co, the we'll
known New York dry goods firm,
has been doing lot Of common
swindling in various parts of this
State. Let our readers look out
for him. Index.
Try Thomas's cash system, and
10y goods cheap.
The citizens OF Valley district
met last Saturday at Watson's store.
in Reedsville, and appointed three
gentlemen TO wait upon the county
commissioners, and ssk for a suffi.
cient appropriation out Of the gener.
al fund 10 put the Morgantown pike
in frst.class order through that dis
trict.
II. II. Potter is in possession of n
stone pipe half finished. 1t was made
by an Indian on what is now known az
the Reuben Morris farm, in the time
of David Morgan, the great Indian
fighter" While the Indian was max
ing this pipe, Morgan shot and killed
the Indian. The pipe has been thrown
around ever since as door stop, or
something Of the kind, but is now in
Potter's store on exhibition.
Remove all caase of discomfort
from the baby, by nsiDg DR.. Bulls
Baby Syrup, the surcst remedy for
the diseases OF baby Price IS
cents.
TO live long and prosper.'-Tako
the world easy and use LaxadOr when
in want of reliable csthsrtic Price
only 20 cents package.
One day last week near Loup
Creek, a boy about 10 years OF hge,
the child of passenger on train No.
6, going East. walked of the rear
platform of the last coach, and the
train run nearly mile before the
little fellow was missed. The en-
CINE was reversed and the train
moved hack to where the child
had fallen. H. was found lying on
the track, much bruised but not
dangerously hurt
g G. Brohard Of near Fleming
ton, ought TO start n museum, for
he has been VISITED with more mon
strosities than any man in the
country. lie now has a lamb in