West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-09-19

James Cottrell and family. who have
been visiting relatives at RowlcShursr
aud Mrs. Cottrcll's sister. Mrs. John
kidwcn, of this city. left SATURDAY.,
accompanied by Miss Lillian Williams,
OF kowlesbnrg, for their home at South
Side, rittsburH. Ia.
Mrs. Jennie lIuggins. Jennie Corbin.
Lena Smith, Melissa Lai,ue. Matte
Herbert, Mamie Smith. Mary LaclSy
and Susan Montgomery met at the res
idcnce of VIM. NJ. Dent, jr., and assist
cd Mrs Dent i'm rugging. quilting and
blessing their ncighbors, In fact
everything wont of nicely aud they
had a royal cackiing time,
Misses Ethel Herbert, Maggie Cross
Messrs. Chas. Williams, Thomas Fra
zier Lloyd Warthcn. !. =. Ferguson,
John Lynch. VIM NJ, Dent. ir and lit.
tie daughter Millic, went TO Evansville
last Sundav. Some rode horse back,
some rode bicycles and some drove Ia
hoggies. Some went For the ridc,s some
for their health. SOME 10 get something
good 10 eat and some TO see their girls
A tough who resides is this town And
OF recent notorscty, and rising Young
man OF Independence. met in n poker
room At Grafton and had quito an alter.
cation, and no doubt would have come
stander who caught and held tho young
NAH till he cooled or. In Justice 10
the young man OF independence, will
say, that he did all hc could tn avoid
trouble, but the tough pushed IL on
him. lie tine toughl was full OF bad
whisky and was looking for trouble.
and no doubt would have got his full
satisfaction IL IL had not been for the
bystandcn
Last Sunday morning bright aud
early two OF our promising young ladies
started out mounted on excellent an.
FINALS Tor n cantcr through the country
and 10 get good dinner which they
contemplated obtaining at tho resi-
dence OF farmer, near tho little vii.
| lagc OF Fellowsville. When they AR
rived at their destination, they dis
mounted, tethercd their horses TO n
hickory sappling, and proceeded to the
house, knocked, but getting no re.
Spouse, they seated themselves on the
front door step, TO mediate aud "a
wait while in hope that the old farm.
, er had gone but n short distance. and
they would see him approaching befor,
II great while, his kindly face beaming
| with boncvolcncc. But after waiting
couple of long country hours and nc
farmer having come TO relieve their
lonely wait, they began discussing
their situation. Imagine dear reader,
two beautiful, buxom young ladies
zoos miles away from home In com
| parativc strange country, hungry at
razor backed hogs After talking over
their lonely and hungry situation, they
concluded IL possible, TO gain admit
lance to the old farmers domicile II
they had To go through the key-hole
| After looking around IA bit, they espied
an old half-bushel measure close To- tn,
window To step upon, in order TO bring
them nearer on a level with the open
ing After n heated and fearful debate
who should take the lead in their per
ilous undertaking, the youngest but
| not the smallest, after priclting up al
of her remaining courage (they wer,
pretty badly frightened by this time
| stepped up on the old oaxen half
bushcl, but instantly there was "a thun
dcring crash, followed by heart rend
| ing scream, then low measured sobs
(you have guessed ere this what hap
pened.) The old oalSen half-bushel',
top had caved I'm prcciptating the pooi
girl to the bottom, skinninR aud bruisint
the poor thing on the sides as she rap
| idly descended. You could hear vbic,
that sounded away of. moaning tlat
she was shot. She Thought tho al,
farmer had PITT In an appearance jus
AS she was in the act OF throwing hei
dainty limb over THE window sill. Hci
| companion flew To her rescue and mad,
n hasty examination, finding matters
not near so bad as she expected. Sh,
could discover no bullet hole, but fount
| that che had skinned her pretty Iinil
horribly and tore hole In her stoclSinp
| She carefully dressed the wound and