West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-03-17
Hudson Happenings.
pOndcnce Of the Argus

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Correspondence Of the Argus.
Rev. y. Hart preached a very able
sermon at Harmony Grove last Sabbath.
A.. :. Christopher got his foot badly
mashed last week, while hauling logs.
W. c Jenkins was over i'm the Pts
gth settlement last week, hauling
timber.
C. w. Gale was visiting friends and
relatives near Reedsville. the past
week.
John Cuppett. formerly of Pisgah. is
now making his home with NJ. G. Jen-
kins.
Schuyler C. Clark. who has heen up
on the West Virginia Central for some
tine. is now at home.
We learn there is To be m exhibition
ut the close nf the Mt Nebo term Of
school. Success to you i'm the under
taking.
Miss Isa NJ. Gibson. who has been
teaching near Fairmont, came home
last week. having closed IA very sue
eessful term OF school.
The Mt Nebo literary society is
progressing nicely. The decision was
given last Saturday night in favor Of
the alternative.
Jesse Falllenstein. of Valley Point,
was visiting friends aud relatives i'm
This section. last week. lie is off on ~
vacation, and will resume his work
with Conner x Co. soon.
There was spelling be at Mt Nebo
last Wednesday night The home
teachers and scholars of Mt. Memo.
coming ont best The Nc. ZION and
Pleasant Valley scholars didn't seem
To be in the soup"
Mrs John j. Jenkins and children.
who have been residing in Illinois for
several years past. arrived in our com
iuunity last week. Mrs. Jenkins has
been in i'll health for some months
past and came back TO our Mounti in
State in the hopes OF lettering her
condition. We learn her husband may
not come until i'm July.
The writer of this sketch received n
letter from IA party in Pittsburgh.
wanting one thousand one hundrs.
acres of land on Cheat River. lie
asked about timber coal, limestone.
slope of hill or bluff. and prospect Of
railroad up Cheat river. People Of This
section begin to think the railroad is
sure thing up the river.
Stanford Spurgeon. one of the lop-
Eermen ON Cueat River Hill, met with
u serious accident the latter part of
last week. While he and MIR. =. Rode
abangh were choppiug at n tree, two
men above On the hillside felled u tall.
dry chestnut down the Hill towards
them. The men followed when il
started. Mr.. Rodehaugh got out of the
way. but unfortunately. MIR. Spurpeon
ran toward the danger, and limb
struck him on top of the shoulder lust
rack of the neck, knocting him down
the hill, face foremost. on laurel
stump. seriously injrring the front
part OF his head. DIR. Graham was
called at once, and Mr. Spurge, n
thinks he can Toe moved To his home in
Valley district in II few days
We had occasion to take in the SPELL
ing bee at the Gale school house lust
Friday night. IL was To have been u
contest SPELL bnt those wonderful
champions that the correspondent of
The journal from Pleasant Valley
spoke about, failed TO put in an APP
pearnnce for return spell. They saw
plainly that they wound not compete
with the Gale school in spelling, aud
preferred To take "water." and sail
with their little boat mp "Salt River ="
IL was better for you To do this. boys.
than for you To have spelled Gale and
suffered defeat, the second time, Mt
least. Boys, after this when You send
challenges, spell fair; don't send a
challenge To spell in II Revised Speller.
and then pronounce from book so
old that it had lost all it's teeth, 4"
and was out by age, and the only book
in the Pleasant Valley school that had
"a hypben in the word polestar Don't
act the 'hypocrite." by having a book
open behind best spoilers. anymore.
~ word to the wise is sufficient. A :
though the crowd was disappointed i'm
the contestants not putting in an APP
pearanee. but the spoilers present were
divided, and rousing good spell was
enjoyed.
The Gale school sent Mt. Zion n
challenge some time ago. hut they
failed to spell on said challenge. and
now they send Gale school challenge
TO spell them To their individual place
picked in the speller. The Gale school
sent back word that they had a chaI-
lenge in their hands. which had never
been complied with; therefore. as soon
as that challenge IS fulfilled. the Gale
school will spell them on return
spell. not before.
RoUGU AND READY.
The above communication was sent
IN last week. but too late for publica-
ton En-