West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-04-02

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Look out for two new announcements
in the paper next week They were
caught out last night in full dress.
swal!ow-tailed coats and plug hats,
trying TO April fool somebody. But as
this is Leap Year girls may be entitled
! TO wear pants.
Leroy BucNaley Is getting quite rep
utation for fine cabinet work lie turns
out a handsome piece OF furniture oc-
casionally for some one, whom IL Is too
bad weather to work out OF doors and
his work is hard to beat.
John Nicodemus. yard foreman at
Grafton, while working under n car
last Wednesday n week, which had no
signal upon 1t, was backed over by
train which so badly mashed his limbs
that amputation will be necessary.
Hackley's Tonsorial Parlors are now
located in the Taylor building, next
door to the Post Office. This is about
the best place in town for barber
shop Mr.. Hackley moved his family
in the same building this week also.
Charles Broadway Rouss, the eccen-
trio millionaire merchant of New York,
rs about to lose his sight He offers 10
draw his check for a million of dollars
in favor of any one who will furnish
him pair of glasses that will enable
him to read.
Samuel #. Ringer moved his family
to Morgantown last week We are
sorry to lose such good Democrat, as
we need them here, but we are still
even as Joseph NJ. Bower moved TO
Morgantown last week also, and he is
a Republicans.
There was a big exhibition out at the
Garlitz School last Friday night in
honor of the closing day. There was
music, speeches, dialogues, etc, and a
good time generally. Miss Maud
Brown, the teacher, expects TO attend
school some where this sum mer.
James w. Robinson. of Fellowsville,
was here this week visiting his son.
He talks OF moving TO Kin ,wool N he
can sell or rent his property at Eel
louisville, and assist his son. George,
with the tansery here. Major Orr has
turned 1t all over TO his son-in-Iaw,
George w Robinson, and the latter
now has entire control of IL and wants
his father to move here and help him
work it.
The readers Of the Youths Compan-
ion have been receiving during 1895 "A
series of special double numbers IN adj
dition TO the regular weekly issues. and
upon all sides we hear an unusual
amount OF favorable comment on the
present excellence of the paper The
Easter Number. just received, is the
most fascinating issue of the year so
far. It's cover Is printed ia "A pleasing
combination Of green and red, and the
contents are as attractive as the cover
The Terra Alta Oracle says that Mrs
Belle Freeland, who was confined in
the Ciarksburg jail under forfeit of
g.. 500 bond, was released on Tuesday
OF last week and returned TO her home
In that place. Mr. J. A. Friend and
others OF this county are her bonds
men. Mrs Freelnnd claims that she is |
entirely innocent of the charge of rails
ing or altering the silver certificates
which we're discovered and traced TO
her by the United States detectives
In this issue will be found the an.
nouncement Of Joseph A. Teets. Esq,
for the Office Of Constable Of Ringwood
district, subject 10 the Republican Pri- |
mary Election. Mr. Teets has only
consulted % run after urgent solioita-
ton on the part Of bis friends and Is So
we'll known 70 the people Of this sec !
tion that he needs no introduction }
from as Col Joe considers his chances |
as good as any one else aud says he
will hustle some Of the other candidates
Tho Good Templar Entertainment
iast Friday night was we'll attended
and successfully rendered 80 that IL
was repeated on Saturday night The |
player acquitted themselves we'll and
specially those who bad leading parts
I'd. Williams az Jonathan ScruFgins"
was rich aad created lots OF merriment
Lawrence HoFe played the English
Dude "out o. sight and Young Beavers
did well also. Mas Orpha Christopher
aud Niss Belle Beavers deserve special
mentioH Tor che natural and attractive
nanuer in which they rendered their
parts The mupic vas furnished By
Mrs. john H. Brown az the organ and
Prof Lew Heormans and Leroy Buck
alcw on the violin The proceeds
amounted Co about eco.