West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-11-16

| SAID he OH be bumfOOzled and
III be hornswoggIcd # talk taxes
again with any living man or dead
ghost"
He, likewise, looked around for
Il weapon of offcnse, and WAS about
to jerk paling off fence, but he
whirled his head so suddenly that
IL got twisted in that direction and
l had time to get away. lie was
| obliged to walk backwards to a
doctors Office to get his neck un-
twisted. The doctor had to call
in the help of another one, and
they were obliged to go to carpcn.
ter's shop and turn his head about
with the aid of bench wise. His
neck was put in spllnts. and at last
accounts he was doing Gas well IS
could be expected"
Your humble and truthful cor.
respondent then asked citizen No.
three the rate of corporation tax.
He was in a store, and as he
made dive at me, he jumped into
barrel Of pickles, and before he
got out, | got out-of the store. i
heard him splutter something about
$40 on the hundred next year.
didn't feel encouraged to per-
severe in the taxation inquiry, and
so | began to take note of the
electric lights.
| saw they were turned on while
it was still broad daylight. About
dusk took out Of my pocket q
copy of the "Tru.hteler" and
was busy in my fayorite occupation
of studying the principles of truth
telling when | heard u faint squeal,
like that of half choked mouse
just outside the door, and the next
thing saw, l didn't see anything.
A few moments later, there was
light again, and in another mo-
ment, there wasn't. The man
with me said something unfit for
publication and lighted o lamp. AS
soon as this was done, the lights
me on again, and we put out the
oil light. No sooner was this done
than the electrics were turned on
once more, and after Pickering q
while like a jack 0'lantern over a
quaking bog. they were out for
good.
went to take tour of the
streets, und in ten minutes had
run against SO oil lamp and electric
light posts. / now saw what they
were for; not to help light the
town but TO keep people from get
ting about too rapidly. On the
Brown avenue sidewalk, stopped
long enough to help out person
who had broken through the plank
ing and fallen into fish pond un
dcrncath. In poking about with
my stick to find the edge Of the
sidewalk, | jibbcd two more per-
sons who we're trying to get out Of
tho gutter, and then ran against
sill another man who was taking
the sidewalk on all fours.
AS passed tho hotel, / beard
I two commercial travellers praising
l1udly The up-to. datencss OF King
wood in tho matter Of public light
ing, and how the progrcssiveness OF
the town IN this respect should
serve as brilliant example to more
bonighted communities. They
agreed that II the state OF things
we're properly known elsewhere. il
would give the town tremendous
boom, snd cause peonIe 70 tumble
over one another IN their haste 10
come here TO live, and when they
needed recreation, 10 stroll on the
sidewalk during p moon less night.
] woke before daylight and no.
iiccd that when IL was light enough
see quito we'll, the light was Turned
on again. / went down 10 tho
plant, and found the air rather
foggy ubou it., owing 10 tho pyro
technical display Of chin music
that took place the evening before
between two persons sapposed 10