West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-05-08

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The Fairmont Electric Light
Company has awared the contract
for the electric light plant to the
Edison Company, through their
agents, Stern and Silycrman, of
Pittsburgh, Pa.
CHARLESTON, ". Va, May o.
In the United States Court to-day
Deputy L. :. Marshal Workman.
of Wyoming County. was tried on
the charge of selling whiskey illicit
~. He was convicted and senteu-
ced by Judge Jackson to thirty days
in prison. This man arrested
moonshiners for the oIense Of
which he was convicted.
50 FREE-To our readers who
paw for the ARGUS in advance, the
Pittsburgh telegraph one year free
gratis for nothing.
Representatives Of a large English
syndicate, having about SIG. 900, O00
at their command, are negotiating
with mill owners IN Wheeling and
vicinity with Il view to buying all or
the greater part of the nail and roll
ling mills, steel plants. furnaces. etc.
49, If YOU want some job Work
done and can't come TO the Office
to see us about it, just write and
let us know what YOU want aud we
will do the work and forward it to
You and guarantee it to give salts
faction.
The Gy-wheel of the engine out
at Graham 5 saw-mill burst and flew
to pieces the other day. One Of the
hands had q narrow escape from the
flying pieces. Another wheel was
ordered from Cl0rksbUrg, arriving
Monday evening.
WE WANT AGENTS ut every
post Office IN the county to canvas
for the ARGU8. We viii furnish
sample copies, circulars, blank re-
coipts and all necessary supplies
and pay n VERY Liberal COM
MISSION. Write to Us for terms
or call at our Office when you come
to town.
Graham and Snidor have erected
q large granory ont near their mill
and right along side the tract, Of the
y. *. and f., where they can load
and unload grain from or into the
cars. They have recently received
two or three car loads Of grain
from the west. They will have q
tram-way from the granary to the
mill.
Patents have bccn granted Ma.
the past week rs follows-J. Lyon.
Glover Lick, WA, Cattle Stall.
J. G. Lowry. Jr. Iuntcrsvillc,
WA. Parcel handle. Felix G.
McConihay, Lewistown, miners
spectacles. William j. Quinn,
Wheeling, lantern. Eycrett Scott,
Roaring Greek, car coupling.
English SPAWN Eminent removes
all Hard, soft or CalIoased Jumps
and Blcinisies from horses. Blood
Spawn, Curbs, sweeney, Ring bone.
Stiles Sprains and Swoolen Throats,
Coughs, Etc. Save $50 by uso Of
one bottle. Warranted the most
wonderful Blemish Cure ever known
Sold by D.. S. 4. Pratt Eiugwood,
". Va. 4-2f-9O VI.
3 little fire alarm in Kingwood
last Friday. The roof Of
james Tcrrill's house caught fire
from a defective nue and burnt a
whole but was discovered and quick
~ extinguished. In q very few
minutes half the people in town
were running to the fire with buck
cts and ladders, thus showing how
willing orr people arc TO fight the
fire iicnd.
Double your crop OF corn and
potatoes by using Garden City"
Fertilizer, for sale by ShaGcr, Brown
q CO., only.
Prof. West and troupe of
Function, were at Fairmont
Wcdn .sday night Of last week and
shoWedtoa crowded house. through
some misunderstanding in regard
to the date, they did not give an
entertainment at Grafton, but post
poned it till about The goth Of the
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