West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-04-30
CURRENT CLiPrlNGs.
Interesting Items Selected From Our
Exchanges.

on Elk river, 90 Mr.. w. w. Don.
aldson, of Portsmouth, Ohio, at
%, 200 for hotel. aud auditorium
at VI, 4O0.-[Pt. Pleasant Register.
TIT
DR.. Lyman Abbott does not 20
as far as Ingersoll in denying the
Bible, but he says JoAah's whale
story and the sun standing still for
Joshua were merely poetic tales, and
that the crossing OF the Red Sea by
the lsraelites was facilitated by low
tide while Pharaoh's host got
caught by the tide and were de-
stroyed. These be iconoclastic q
times, brethren.
TIT
Commenting on the newspaper
story that mar IN Brown county,
Kansas, planted handful of
switches on his farm few years
age, and now has $4,000 feet Of
lumber in sight. the Arkansas City
Traveller tells the story of farmer
there who planted a railroad spike
Few years ago in the fertile soil Of
Oowioy county, the same State.
lie now has two railroads running
across his farm. with switches and
side tracks, and last week he col
lected $2,315 for about $50 worth
OF stock which the train killed.
TIT
The Terra Alta oracle is boom.
ing these days, as witness the fol.
lowing editorial from the last ssne:
Business in the newspaper line
is picking up. Last week we sold
hundred old exchanges to one
man to put under his carpet, and
fifty to lady to paper her house
with. This week man promised
to subscribe next year IL times I'M.
proved, and we also received, from
a subscriber to whom we sent a
dun, the cheering reply, "Go to
HI ~ and before this week closes
we expect equally AS substantial
favors. We are encouraged and
will stay.
III
The B. Il D. Hotel at Grafton
has been closed by order of the re-
ceivers for the reason that 1T has
been losing money for the company.
Captain Hoover submitted prop.
osition by telegraph to the B. & o.
authorities TO take the house him
self on lease and run it. The
oter was promptly accepted by the
officials, and no was promptly noti.
fed Of the fact. Captain Hoover
at once reopened the house and it.
was but few hours until it was IN
running order. 1t is reported that
the Queen City at Cumberland will
also be closed in the near future. -
Fairmont Index.
TIT
The many friends throughout
this judicial district of Mr.. II. Clay
Hyde, the prominet young attor-
ney of Kingwood, are prevailing up.
on him TO become a candidate on
the Democratic ticket for Judge of
the Circuit Court. Mr.. HYDE
STANDS high in law circle through.
out the State and has host Of
friends in tho district who would
tender him their most earnest sup
port. Mr.. Hyde's best interests
have always been closely allied with
the State Of West Virginia and he
Is Democrat, every inch Of him.
Although the lucky candidate for
the iudgeship has her etofore in.
evitabIy been Republican. still
Mr.. Hyde may bo just the man to es.
tablish a precedent. Ills qualifica.
tions and fitness for the position
cannot be questioned. We certain.
ly would be greatly plea sed to
chronicle the gentlemans can
didaey. -[Oracle.
TIT
The editor Of paper IN Ken
tucky has lost faith in Second Adj
ventsm. lie says: owe got
fooled on the same thing once be
fore; some crank made US believe
the end Of the world was coming in