West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1893-07-20

son Will and Miss Sallie Fairfax
have been camping out down on the
winding River Cheat" the past
week. fishing and having good
time generally. The Gypsy like
outfit is encamped in log cabin on
the property Of Miss Fairfax and
have had great luck catching a fine
lot of fish.
Valley district pays her teachers
this year as follows No. /, $50 !;
No. 2, $50, and No. 3, s25 per
month The Levy is, Building
Fund 10 conts and Teachers Fund
| 45, total of 60 cents on the hun.
dred dollars valuation. The schools
run but four months, and but 10
teachers will be required. as this is
the smallest district in the county.
Miss Lynne Waddell, Of Bran
dcnville, who has been attending
the Female Seminary at Mt. Car.
roll, Illinois, the past two years,
is spending month Of her summer
vacation in Chicago, and attending
the Worlds FAIR. She is an old
mot in figures but 6guratively
speaking) aud valued correspondent
of the ARGUS and promises some
interesting letters on the Fair,
which will appear in these column :
The School Levy in Portland dis
trict this year is 20 cents :or the
Building and 40 cents for the
Teachers Fund. Teachers Salar.
les, No. l, $33 per month; No. 9,
e2S, and No. 3, $23. School term
oil over the district five months.
The levy for building fund is
little heavy this year on account of
having to build new school. house
at Corinth and in the Whetsell Set
Element. 1t takes 81 teachers for
Portland district.
Rev. Jacob Raymond, Of Garri-
son, Iowa, who spent several days
in Kingwood the past week, visiting
his daughter Mrs. j. Il. Hoke,
preached in the NJ. E. church Sun
day morning and evening to large
and attentive congregation. The
Reverend gentleman made a good
impression on our people. lie
breaches with a great deal OF force
and energy and is an interesting
talker, Rev. Raymond left Mon
day evening to visit other friends
before returning to his western
home.
The School Levy in Union dis
trict this year is for Building Fund
25 cents and Teachers Fund as
cents. The wages are same as last
year, S35 for No. /, $50 for No. 2,
and S25 for No. 3. The school
term is same as it has been, four
months. The people voted on five
months this year, but the large
number of Dunkards in the district
voted it down. They probably con
slider "little learning, a dangerous
thing"
Richard Loar, of Valley district,
WAS here again Tuesday with an
other wagon load of very fine rasp-
berries. He sold them all very
readily at 80 cents per gallon aud
engaged another load to be delivered
here tomorrow. He has made sew
eral deliveries here already this
year, and, we are informed, at
New burg and Morgantown also,
and has sold several hundred gal
Ions of these fine berries at fair
price, and gets tho cash right in
hand for them. 1t is good bust
ness and we are surprised that more
Of our people do not profit by it.
Mr.. B. NJ. Dospard, Of Clarks-
burg, who was seriously hurt by the
runaway horse when young George
Fairfax was killed, not long since,
has about recovered from his iniur-
les and will be able to return home
soon. HIS shoulder was broken
and his hip badly mashed and no
was hurt internally besides. DR..
Percy Golf, son Of Gen. Nathan
COT, has been with him all tho
time taking care Of him, at Gilbert
Boyce's, near Gladcsville. DR..
Bowcock, Of Clarksburg, was also
IN attendance until the patient was