West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-07-31
THE WEST VA. ARGUS.
Haywood. July 81, 1890.
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Ice cream at Neff's at all hours.
Mrs. Minnie Wardwcll and two
children, Marguerite and Alice, re-
turned Saturday from a weeks visit
to Terra Alta.
Call at Bakers Store and get a
Refreshing Milk Shake. Only Five
Cents.
John IL. Holt of Grafton was
one Of the attorneys in attendance
at this term of court and made an
eloquent speech in the Rowlesburg
damage suit.
Send your orders to Gutherie for
cakes, pies, bread, vegetables and
beef.
Col. John Bassell of Clarksburg,
one OF the ablest lawyers in the
State was here this term of court
as counsel for the Plaintiff in the
Stonc-IIiukle damage suit.
Nice lot of Dry Goods, and No
tions just received ut Browns.
Mrs. j. Frank Manown and two
Children of Rowlesburg have been
visiting in town the past week.
Mr.. ManOwn came over Saturday
to spend Sunday.
Best stoglcs in Kingwocd ut j. +.
Murdoch
Tine Rev. II. J. McRa brother
Of Duncan McRa, was in town last
week and is q very intelligent and
clever gentleman. lie is Il member
OF the East Ohio Conference. The
two brothers are oyer at Halleck
this week visiting their parents.
Go to Gutherie's for anything in
the fruit, vegetable or bakery line.
The Becker farm on the noun
tain side near Harper.s Ferry con-
tains 5000 apricot trees $4,000
peach trees, 5000 plum trees,
1000 miscellaneous fruit trees and
$4,000 grape vines
Go TO Neff's and get dish of
delicious ice cream.
A Negro who advocates high tar
If as beneficial to himself or race,
may be set down mighty ignorant,
and simply imitatively laxative. -
Pioneer Press-colored peoples
organ.
- Get our prices. and you get our
goods. We WiH not be nuierSOM.
FEATHER & WERNER.
Misses Virgic Spahr and May Jen-
kins gave n very pleasant party to a
number of their young friends last
night. who all enjoyed themselves
very much.
The office force desires to thank
Mrs. Hyde for choice treat of de-
liciOus cake, one day this week.
A barrel of pure cider vinegar at
Gutheries. Come and try it.
The latest sensation is the arrest
and imprisonment of Marshall
Spindler and wife, of Terra Alta,
on charge of Arson against both,
for burning the buildings at Terra
Alta some time since and Mr.. Spin
der on charge Of bigamy also as
another woman has appeared claim
ing to be his wife. They had a
trial before Squire Benson. who
sent them over here to Jail to await
the action of the Grand Jury.
Col. John Il. l.. Preston, for
nearly fifty years member Of the
faculty of the Virginia Military In
stitute, and through whose efforts
the school was founded, died at
Lexington last week-aged eighty
years. He was the husband Of Mrs.
Margaret J.. Preston, the poetess,
and brother-in law Of Gen. Stone
wall Jackson.
while in Oornco b county Geor-
gia," says a Penfeld man, Gin
1865 We were repairing railroads
that had been torn mp. was on the
bank watching for hoopsnakes.
Seeing one coming yelled to Jim
Murphy to look out. lie stuck his
pick in the ground and jumped
back. The snake struck the pick
handle with ITS tail, and in five
minutes the handle turned black as
your hat aud swelled up and busted