West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-01-27
Howesville.
Betsy
corrsspondencc of tho Argus.

| "rs' S'hcon Mattingly Is no better
Mt this writing.
| A large number of the school chill.
dren are on the sick list, with throat
trouble and bad colds.
John Mattingly left here on Monday
for his home in Parkersburg. lie was
on short visit among relatives, who
are always glad to meet John.
| Doctor j. y. Hartley had the misfor-
tune to loose his pocket book contain
ing some twenty dollars In money and
about n hundred dollars In notes. The
pocket book was found, but no money
was In IL. IL was lost between here
and his farm.
MIR. Editor, we can claim without
Boosting. that TOWNSVILLE is tho center
OF literary and intellectual training OF
Kingwood district this winter. We
have three other literary societies
within an hours ride OF this place
Snyder school, Birds Creek and Triune.
all hourishing Some OF the most able
| questions of the day are discussed by
our teachers and citizens. About the
debated here: Resolved, That the
Gold Standard Is the best Financial
Policy for the United States" The
Hon. W. ~. Brown will be one of the
debators on that occasion.
Some two weeks ago our teacher
gave his pupils and others spelling
bee and Bert Miller lost the belt, AL
bert Jcffers carrying IL off. A few
nights afterwards they met Mt the
Snyder school house, letters losing.
Bert returning happy On last Sat
urday Bert met his match in the per-
son OF Miss Ethel lIromhall, of the
church school. A young lady is now
holding the belt There will be a
spelling match at the townsville
school house on Tuesday evening, Feb.
8, in which these three champion
spellers will again CONTEXT for the
belt We can say to these excellent
spoilers that wo see dark horse In
the distance.
On last Friday evening our literary
| Congress met with more than ordinary
interest. The subject, "Shall Preston
county grant license to sell spurious
| liquors" II. +. Miller and Samuel j.
| Spears led the Affirmative, and VIZ.
Shaffer and Ed Bourgman the negative.
or course tho negative produced the
| best argument. but II the vote had
been left to- the house II would have
stood 10 TO IN favor OF the afflrma-
tive. The school building was over
whelmingly crowded and the audience
| was an appreciative one, especially 30
when Miller and Spears had the floor
On next Friday our Congress will set
tie that much noted question. Re
solved, That a high protective tariff
is more benefc to the American
people than free trade. w. X. Shaffer
and Ed Bourgman will lead on the
tariff side, and Gen. John J. Grant and
4 J. spears for free trade.
Mr.. Editor, you will have TO pardo
"Sam Younger" for not reporting the
news OF last week. We were engaged
all week trying TO get mule for the
night shift at the Todd Mines. Rease
Swearingen has furnished one or two.
Our merchant Vince Cooke, has secured
the country over and over, and I
learned today that he found one that
would GIL the bill The trouble has
been that the mulgs In this county are
either too email g5r ton large, and the
night force haze for some time been
making bogb mule and jackass out OF
] rhornt Ncwiin. fIowesville furnishes
Gfteen 81 the miners who are AZ work
~ the new mines. Fred Evans. Of
Ncwburgs has secured a position as
mule driver, and will move his family
here as soon AZ he can get house ia
which 20 put them. Our miner boys
are we'll y eascd with the procedure Of
| the new enterprise and are loud Ia
| their demonstrations OF n permeDant
job The only draw back n houses ia
| which 10 live Vincent Cooke wears a
broad smile every Monday morning
when the Todd mining boys come ia
JingIing the "ding4bats." and our
blacksmith has been getting so much
work % do since tiIis enterprises start
cd. that he has 20 keen his sou away
from school the must 81 the time
Let the good work 20 on au8 II other
enterprising men like Mr. g. r. Todd
can be induced o. come into our county
aud assist iu unearthing our hidden
treasures. Preston county will soon
rank with our sister favette, Of Penn.
| svlvanin Our people have more en-.
couragement now than ever chat the
"a lro1d will be iu,lt to Morganto1 q
early next Sprinrs
J SAN YouraEa