West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-01-17

berland.-Mrs. T. c. Elliott of Key.
ser. vas visiting friends in this place
Monday.-Oakland Democrat.
Marietta Is to be made the termi.
mus Of q coal road ready contracted
for, to be built from Milwaukee to
Athens. The coal will be loaded on
barges at Marietta for southern mar.
kets.
p. j. Crogan and wife. J. NJ Crane
and wife, n. j. Fortney and wife, w.
q. Brown. Miss Mamie Brown, +. NJ.
Murdoch and others LEFT this morning
for Baltimore. where they will spend
several days.
julius Monroe Was at the West
End several days last week locating
a railroad for the West End Coke
Company. Work Of grading was
commenced or Monday. Forty coke
ovens will be built at once.
c. w. MeneAr. living about four
miles from Kingwood, while engaged
in chopping wood. several days ago,
accidentally allowed the AZ to glance,
which struck him on the instep Of the
right foot, cutting it in q terrible
manner.
Solomon III. Cosnor, n of the
oldest and greatest hunters in the
State, died at his home in Tucker
county last week. In his lifetime he
has = record Of having killed 500 deer
and So bears, 200 raccoons. IL pan.
theirs and 5 wild cats. His reputation
extended over four States.
The man who don't take a newspa-
per was IN town again the other day.
Among other indications OF being
behind the times, we noticed that he
set his watch..by a sign, wiped his
nose on q bolt Of calico hanging in
front Of a store, stopped at the bank
to End out the price Of coal, and paid
twenty-five cents for Ayers almanac.
-OdkLdnd Democrat.
Gamers Cleaner for January is
out. This number begins the third
year of it's successful publication To
any one who has not seen q copy re-
Gently, a sample copy will be sent on
request. 1t promises to be bettcr than
ever this year. We will send the Ar
GUS and the Cleaner both one rear for
$3.50 cash in advance.
Our fellow townsman. S. P. McCOr.
mick, has made several visits 10
Charleston already during the present
session of the Legislature. We un-
derstand he is an applicant for .
clerkship in the Senate. We wish
him success, as we believe he is
qualified to ELL a position of that
kind.
Our devil has been studying the
subject of SIS marriage a failure, and
has arrived at the following conclu.
sion :
::Marriage enlarges the scene of
q happiness and miseries. A mar.
riage OF love Is pleasant, n marriage
of interest easy,and a marriage where
both meet happy. A happy marriage
has in it all the pleasures of friend.
ship, ali the enjoymentS of sense and
reason, and endeed all the sweets OF
life."
The Cumberland Times Of Monday
says: There was expressed to Balti.
mere from this city today a handsome
silver service as = present from the
STAFF and line of the Second BattalI.
ion. members OF the Governors staff,
and citizens Of Cumberland, TO Mrs..
Col Z. H. WardweIl, in recognition
Of the distinguished services Of her
husband 90 Colonel Of the Second
Battalion, The service is very
massive and Of beautiful design, and
is . fitting testimonial Of the regard
in which Col. Wardwell was held by
his men and our citizens generally.
The school taguht on Location by
Camden Lipscomb vas the scene Of
q regular pitched battle last Wednes-
day. Reuben and Dan X. Webb tri-
ed To Cog the teacher. Stove wood,
iron pOkers, and states we're thrown
prOmiscuOusly, and 70 the injury Of
craniums. The teacher seems TO have
come out best, but with a cracked
head. To say that the pupils who
were not engaged in the racket few
10 the bill, would be p0tting Il light.
The teacher bad the offenders arrest