West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-09-12
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correspondence OF tho Argus,
As TnE ARGUS has no correspondent
from this, the most B0oMINe town in
the county, we have concluded TO send
you few items.
Il. T. Santee has left for parts un-
known.
David White started last week Tor
Colorado
Grant Myers has returned from trip
TO PittSburg,
George Hartman has organized n
singing class here.
NJ c. Gibson is supplying our town
people with fresh meat
samuel Elmonds has returned after
a weeks fishing in Cheat River.
George l.. Durr has been llmping
around on sprained limo for the past
ten days
We have three blacksmith shops in
fuil blast, conducted by Fortncy, lay
ton and Myers.
Grant Pyles had one joint of his in
deN dnger mashed Off last week by q
fall OF coal in the mines.
Born, 20 Mr.. aud Mrs = r.. Guseman,
a girl baby, Also MIR. and Mrs. Lee
Miller have another heir.
Willis Ruggles and Charles BolSe are
laying the foundation for two dwelling
houses for NJ, G. Gibson,
James Collins and Mike Quinn had n
trespass suit before Squire }. 4. Miller
last Saturday. Collins has all costs To
pay
There has been new roof put on the
htteen coal chutcs the past week. Eff
teen more To- be built on the opposite
side at once
As this town has no church OF any
dan snFftt Ina a. ,.,, A. a
morals OF some OF the people are get
ting extremely low. Two families have
been broken up, and likely more to
follow,
The Merchants Coal Company have
let the contract for five houses TO be
putt at once to Ia Dawson. Also one
house has been contracted for by Geo
McGee and j. Nj. Bower. 10 be occupied
when completed by George Cumniins,
pit boss.
Watkins & Taylors new building is
nearing completion. When hnished a.
will be occupie cd by Willis Taylor. who
intends TO carry large stock of shoes.
saddles and harness. This will make
the fifth store in town, ami, by the
way, they all seem to BE getting along
happy and contented,
a lady in Reno district has lust pre-
sented the state with two-pound
DaOy. we all know that weight and
adulteration prevails on all sides and
in all industries, but that woman love-
~ woman, mans best-worst friend
should yield TO the pernicious example
around here and attempt TO palm off "A
two-pound baby on "A confiding public
rs the regular family article, is much
too much VI this pernieious practice
prevails of putting up babies in two
pound packages. and for which the
doctors charge just the same as for
standard eight-pound production, this
county will become n sort of Tom
Thumb exhibition, and il will REQUIRE
az least five of our posterity 20 cast one
vote. IL is all very we'll TO defend this
innovation ON the score OF economy,
and TO urge, for instance, the fact that
little boys constructed on this new
Reno district plan can be furnished
with d whole suit Of clothes out Of the
seat Of pas old fishing pants. but all
the same it won't do. and so we inform
the women of this county while there
is yet time II they cannot furnish an
acceptable quality of offspring. in CON
formity with the original specifications.
they had better throw UP the contract
altogether, and We will call on the
next sitting OF the Legislature 20 at
once appoint q corps Of State Infant
Inspectors. whose duty it shall be TO
prevent these frauds on the county
and keep the human race up TO the
proper standard. DIR. ---, attending
physician. 1kUrn.