West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-02-04


been asked us. We will say that
all guesses so far have been wild.
You would hardly know him If you
saw him.
Tuesday Of this week was "Sau-
sage Day" and the question now
rs, Was Mr.. e. Hog out for an air
ing? And If so, did he observe
his negative?
This month is the shortest in the
year, but it beats them all in holi
days, having four-Ground Hog
Day, the End; Lineoln's Birthday.
the 18th; Valentine Day. the 18th,
and Washingtou's Birthday, 22nd.
/ / /
The Albrlghtsville revival is re-
ferred to In the Christian Advocate
as follows:
at Albrightsville plumber have
been converted, and the alter is full
OF seekers. A great work of grace
is being accomplished in the church
also, for many" says the pastor.
"have thrown away their tobacco.
snuff, rings, etc."
! / !
If Kingwood can furnish Chi
cago and Cincinnati each a Mayor
we will be doing well. Judge PAYNE,
as heretofore stated, is talked of
for Mayor of Chicago. Charles
Edgar Brown is prominently mem
toned for Mayor of Cincinnati. He
was born and raised here, and is a
brother of James A. and John III.
Brown.
TIT
Sheriff Shaffer has multitude
OF prisoners. The Jail is alive with
them. He has five regulars, and a
whole batch of little fellows for
whom no commitment papers were
executed. In other words, the
tramp prisoners, who were in from
Rowlesburg, left several varieties
OF lice behind them. The Sheriff
has about exterminated them after
a hard eight.
TIT
This is the month in which the
ladies talk less than In any month
in the year. What smart man
the almanac maker was, to make
this month the shortest of the
twelve, as it is generally the rough.
EST part of the winter. Very few
Of our people will receive any valen.
tines this year on st. Valentine
Day, as it comes on Sunday and
the Postoffice will be closed.
TIT
We noticed in some paper the
other doy local about some one
having a sound sample of apples
raised in 1895. We can beat that
ought of sight, as the editor Of this
paper has a half bushel of apples AS
round as gold dollar, left over
from the 1895 crop. They came
rom the farm of L. Pickenpaugh,
down the river below Morgantown,
N Monongalia county and look like
hey would keep over till next year
pet.
tit
When the first load Of the new
Sheriff's goods came to town, driven
by an old fellow who had probably
aeVer been here before, be passed
up Main street with his eyes fixed
on the big brick at the head OF the
street, aud started to unload there.
considerably surprising the family
OF Senator Morley at having their
handsome residence mistaken for
the Hotel de Jail. The old fellow
was soon turned back and sighted
into the proper place, but the
question is, Who was the joke on ?
TIT
The article in The ARGUS re-
Gently on Latitude" in which the
writer criticised the churches Of
KingWood pretty severely, stirred
The old town up more than it has
been for a long time, and you could
tell where the shoe pinched by the
kicking. The pastor Of the NJ. T..
Church evidently took some Of it to
himself, as he paid bis respects to
the author in very undignified Ian
guage from the pulpit at his Sun
day morning sermon. This was q
mistake to give himself away m
this public manner and acknowl.
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