West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-11-18
Howesville.
Correspondence Of the Argus.

Correspondence of the Argus.
Well, what is the matter with our
teachersP When are they going to
meet i'm district institute work
Locals and gossip are little scarce
up here since the late election and so
much rain and snow, and for once in
our life, we are compelled to report
facts and stick 60 the truth.
Patrick O'Tool, who had the mis-
fortune some time since OF falling
down stairs and dislocatiug the mem
branes OF one OF his feet,w are glad TO
state, is able to be about again.
The American Mechanics, of this
place gave an oyster supper on
last Thursday at their spacious hall
All seemed to have good time. Re-
ceipts To 20 toward the completion OF
their nall.
We were out at Fritz Barlows the
other day and being sumptuously
treated TO his best Madaria, he pro.
cecded to show us his lime bank, which
is the most magnificent lime bank any
where west of Cheat river. Fritz is
not only one Of the best farmers i'm the
Settlement, but is prepared TO do the
best lime business i'm the county. OF
which hundreds OF bushels are mined
and sold
Our school was visited last week by
County superintendent Whetsen. We
were glad TO have him present with us
and II silence was a feature OF congrat-
ulation, we are still happy and con.
tented. We are on our third week
with full attendance of all children IN
der attendance clause and we think
there will be no occasion TO resort 10
compulsion as our parents and citizens
are an educated and literary class Of
people
Our literary congress convened on
last Wednesday and installed the fol-
lowing officers: President. Ed Bourg-
man, teacher at the Catholic church
school; Vice President, james Wash
ington Myers; Treasurer Miss TiIla
Bergman; Sergeant at Arms and Trus-
tee, Ed Richards; Janitor, Winfield
Ovens; Secretary, Miss Agnes Mvres;
Corresponding Secretary, w. r. Shat
fer. Birds Creek literary society will
form collation. with us and in addi-
ton 10 this, we will have FIVE or six
teachers. Can there be anything in
this intellectual world 20 impede our
onward march OF literary glories.
Justice" seemed TO misunderstand
us and sailed into our political history
last week. She said she never took
much notice OF turn coats and called
rs Mark Hanna. Well, the last appel
lation 10 one 20 be proud Of The first
in some respects, we arc like Justice
we have no use Tor "turn.coat'' II IL
be q petticoat. PctNcoat government
never was congcniul 10 our imperfect
nature and ever since our mother used
70 draw us across her knee and applied
n single with amazonian heat 10 our
sitting physiOgnomy We have been
little sensitive about the fairor sex en-
tering into and monopoiiziug the entire
journalistic field Of Housewife. Como.
now, Miss Justice" We are not going
TO get into n political discussion with
you, for we are aware OF the fact that
some of the proprietors OF the news
papers are yet unmarried
We we're coming MP from Birds
Creek last week, where we were at
tending the second day Of n wedding
party and where we were doing lit
tie private business for Tng ARGUS and
when we had gone about one mile and
q half into the juupies or into the
death shades 81 the forest. we met an
animal, the like OF which we have
not seen since thc days Davy Crockett
ism We were not able 60 tell whetber
10 was chameleon, chiupanzee. on.
rangou-tang on brazilian smaIvama-
ton. Bot one thing is sure. this n
imal ~ whatever specie shat scientist
may place &C., 10 his neither washed
shaved Or trimmed its name. OF used
soap Tor twenty years and Won could
smell 10 FOR no hundred yards after
ou bad D. s7ei we offered tho price
OF "a Christmas hat 20 anyone that can
name IL