West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-02-25
Hudson Happenings.

FEBRUARY 17-Did you get q
valentine
The girls look blue because tn,
snow is gone.
j. n. Cress has been indisposed
for some time.
oni school is progressing as slick
rs grease at present.
Troy Daytoa Groves was at King,
wood last week on business.
Harry Shaw, Of Terra Alts, was
ON our streets few days ago.
Mrs. Il. ID. Hennessey has been
yerv poorly, but is much better.
W. o. Walls and G. g. Gibson
were at lees Ferry on Saturday.
Rev. Charles Feather is holding
a protracted meeting at Hopewsll.
|. Q. Gibson came down from
Deep Hollcw to take IN the Lit.
ernry.
Orval Walls, who has been work
ing at Crellin for some time. is az
home.
Everybody ia looking for pros
perity, as the agent put tho bills
a good while ago.
j. Marion Light and Wlbert
Liston were Mt the Commercial
Centre a few DAYS ago.
Messrs. John s. aud Wesley Rim.
ger and Hodley Il. Smith were at
the county scat Monday on busl-
ness.
w. II. jenkins, who is working
in IL. Ii, Potter's jewelry shop at
h'ngwood, is spending Il few days
at home.
Miss lola Smith. who has been
spending the winter here, has re-
turned TO her home ut Mountain
Valley. Gale looks sad.
Mort Gribble, late of California.
but who has been living at Pi>gnh
died Friday morning and was bur
led Saturday nt 3 o'clock.
Tho doctors ure renping II rich
harvest. and are riding day and
night. and then emit keep up with
the calls made upon them.
Is. f. llcnnessey and wife, of
Dunbar, Pa, have been visiting
their brother here. who has been
sick. Also VIM. Il. Heunessey, Of
PleasaHt Dale.
n. Ii. Gibson traded his oxen to
Walter Collins for horse. us
white and represents silver; sixteen
years old, aud that represents the
true monetary ratio.
The Russian malady, la grippe,
IS raging here, and has everybody
Knocked out this early in the game.
La grippe only has two friends in
the world-the undertaken and doc
tor. but we have not been gripped yet.
j. IL. Walls has been lying very
low with Ii grippe. which merged
into fever. Drs. Bryte, of Bruce.
ton, and Ravenscraft, Of Brandon.
vile, attending physicians. MIR.
Walls is slightly better at this
writing.
We have lots Of holidays in this
short month. but Ground Hog Day
IS the only day in the whole year
that we observe as legal holiday.
Washington's Birthday is the next
and last holiday in this month be-
fore March comes in on the march.
Our Literary IS boomin' ond a
boomin' fit TO kill. New officers
were elected last Friday aight, viz:
President. J a. Wolfe; Vice Presi.
dent, o. Y. Shaw; Secretary. NJ. r..
Walls; Asst Secretary, l. 9. Glib
son; Treasurer. James Galloway:
Critic, Miss Dsa Wolfe; Editor,
NJ. b. Walls; Asst Editor. +. G..
Gale; Marshuls, E. X. Beeghley, l..
w. Smith and Henry Smith. rho
last question discussed was, Re-
soiUea, That the Fear OF Hell is a
greater motive TO do right thsn the
hope Of Heaven. Two to one for
the affirmative. Next question. Ro
s0jUed, That the United States
should have the free and unlimited
coinage Of silver, and it will be de.
cided in favor OF tho affirmative too.
Just tell Bill Il. Shaner, Of nowes-
vile, 70 come down and We can tell
him more than he can ever hope 60
know on tbis question, and he will
90 back with hls tail between his
legs q ia tho time he Taught at
Hopowcll. "Kid teachers - "MoIy
Hoses" as the IrishmtR put H.,
wonder II ho was ever kid once
himself. PAssIM SCRfBBO.