West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-02-01
Fun. FAcr AND FANCY.
Random Ripplcs Recorded at Rowies.
burg and Referred TO our Readers.
kowLEsBURG, W. Va.
january 20, 1894.


Since the Borean blasts OF last
week. and the fair samples % Capt.
GreeIv weather which followed, the
suicidal craze OF skating has been
spreading like u lump Of butter on
n pancake fresh from the griddle.
Indeed so great Is the fad. that our
swift living people have organ,zed
Skating Club, with paid up CAPT.
tai OF twenty, including all ages
and both sexes. This club is
known as the "Nickle Plate Skating
Club and as to the derivation. /
am unable to say. Some say il
derives its name from its worthy
founder. others from the brilliancy
OF the skates used. and not few
say that il Is from the fare (a)
Nickle. which is the admission fee.
Bc that rs /, may nickle lets YOU
IN, buckles on Your skates. gives
you free access to the leo. includes
all abrasions and Commissions, and
returns you home by whatever
street you want to take. Owing to
the absence OF an Anthony Com
stock and - DR.. Parkhurst, Sunday
is the great day. and an unusual
large crowd was expected last Sun
day. But as the Professor failed
to matcrialize the gates we're swung
open, and the covetous nickle was
not asked. hence it was free day,
and everybody had show. Unlike
similar clubs. wo have had very few
accidents, and barring one we
might say that we are entirely
exempted. This one in question
was young man who had thrown
many fair damsel through the
lenses of kodiac, and he undertook
to cut the back circle and cut star
instead. So terrific did 1t bring
his antony in contact with the
glacial surface, that it broke and he
was precipitated in an aquatic
sphere. AS he arose, squirting
water like dredging machine,
young lady pulled him out, and
after an hours rooling in -four
barrel he was again set on his run
ners.
The first thing that greets
the eyes of the traveller AS he
approaches this place from the west
Is solid stone structure of print
tive design, and on first sight one
would not be far off IL he called il
the G'bralter Of Rowlesburg. This
solid piece Of masonry. il such an
cpithet can be applied to it, is IN
tended for \ cellar, and is many
kilometres IN extent. The numer
oas ventilators which greet you
with gnping appearance, sends
chill through your spine or it
reminds You Of the port holes Of
some ancient fortress. This antique
structure was iltunder the super
vision os n. p. Maloney, an archI.
tect who was schooled in the Anti.
bellum days. long ere the invention
OF nitroglycerine. 1t will be q stard-
ing monument to the memory Of
its illustrous builder and his Great
Grand children can paint it ont as
intact as the day it was built. IL
our County missionere doubt
the accessibility Of the stone for t Q
abntments Of our County Bridge,
let them send deputation TO ex-
anime this structure.
Aside from Mitchell, Poney
Moore and Bat Masterson, probably
the sorest man ut heart and legs
too is Frank Shoch, Of this place.
and the cause that led to bis physi-
chi depression was over confidence
in his modern gladiator, Charles
Mitchell Frank, who is semi. Eng
lish in his dencauor. particularly
when it comes to a question rs to
the superiority Of he two cham
pions, Vas willing to stake anything
from a wheel barrow ride down TO
morning walk 10 Amblcrsburg with
little breakfast and less clothing.
Ito was ever an anon taking about
the Fl tic propcnsit-cs Of his man,
and thirstcd for some one to take
him up on his novel bets. On the
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