West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1900-03-01
HERE AND THERE.
Over the West Virginia niIls.


From Our Special Reporter
Dear Mr.. Brown ;-In our ramblcs we want
TO note a few facts that camc under our notice
and wo jottod down few itoms on memories
walls. Now we VIII pen thom down on paper
aud give them TO TuE ARous.
We were about Valley Point. Everything Is
business thoro J. 5. smith has purchased IN
benjamin Conner homestead, and has moved
onto IT, MIR. Ezra Forman has moved back To
his farm. zeli Milor keeps his any ringing.
Mr.. McClellen Hartman and wife are busy In
their store. and are doing u thriving business
Gibson 3 Bro. have their share of tho trade.
Walter Bell Is going 20 build new postofieo.
Ola bradshaw Is weekly, so I ann t0d-that Is
he comes 10 SEQ his girl each week
A few days ago there was n battle fought
here. Johnnie Bull got it put TO him In great
shape. Tho iioer was To strong Tor him and
worked or tho defense. Wa me Col. Dr.
Magnetic A, G. Titchoncll soon after tho baltic
and ho told US no had gone into tho store and
some of them felcrs had fastened ladies felt
boot 20 my satohol and lest got up and never.
let on and packed it on" II toll you,- he
said, "thoy mustn't fool with mo if thoy don't
want TO got eft no a SO said that he was
getting run down, OWN woRNED "Mhy,H said
he. all OF the electricity. "a person took ia two
his system during tho day, escaped at night
where the house came In contact with the
g ound But he said he could manage that
lie sal d no would put glass uudor tho casters
OF his bed aud that Is non conductor. you
know tell you the Co. has II down dnc, but
guess DR.. Manown's case baflled his skin.
We noticed three saw mills "a operation
around Valley Point IL sounds like busness
Tho buzz of the saw. tho sound of tho W hlstles.
the aN OF tho woodmon all goes TO mako things
lively In that sootion, whore nothing but quiet
had existed for ages. We gave last lingering
look, and we were in another settlement,
Different conditions OF things we observed
We passed through the Miller settlement, but
the old land marks are gone. We stopped and
| reelected; the old homestoad OF Mr.. Solomon
Miller. the father and grand father OF n host OF
| that name I'm this section. IIo has passed
away. How long lt was his home lie was AN
honest, good citizen, and a lifo long Democrat,
true 60 his party. IIo Is missed. Next wo
came TO the homo OF Mr. Harrison Gao. uo
has tinc farm. in pretty good rcpnh Econ-
omy and industry has struck this section.
Next we came 90 Mr.. John and Jesse Mllcr's
home farm. They are Wide awake farmers.
handle good bit OF stock. Everything in
dicotes thrift and good management Mr..
Miller shows that ago Is making in-roads
We passed Mr.. Richard HaIncds. David Mar
lins, Mr.. liayles and Protzmans All Of these
are good farmers and are improving their
farms. This country Is 80 per cent better than
IL was ten years ago. rhen we noticed Ed
ward Harmed has a fno farm. lie Is implovlng
his lands We wcro sOcry o. 500 Mr. John G.
Harmed have To use a crutch. We used % sec
him years ago. whom hc WIS active. But ho Il
enjoying good health. l want to say hero thn /
thereis no botter citiz5n than SIR. Harmed.
We now pass into the state OF Muddy Creox
illll From all appearances people have plenty
to eat IT isa fine place r AL kinds OF fruits
and fine thrifty orchards The ooutry has Inn.
proved In the last ten or fifteen years one-haIf
should think. Pretty good buildings on many
farms and respectable barns. was told that
l.. Martin wAshons considerable business
In selling ready-to wear clothing for men, We
passed where Mr. clifford Friend was teaching
school. We weIo informed Sir. Crane was
giving entire satisfaction. Next we came TO
the home Of Col a. G. Titoheneu The Col.
has nno residence and isa very clever gen.
tleman. 10 was not at homo when we arrived
so we passed by. As wo were co ning south
west we were interrupted by one Of nlmrods
sOns who followed hciOi I awokc out OF my
stupor and OF course asked him what was the
news. o." he said. nothing strange" llo
studied bit. 80 yes" he said Troy Sic
thetey has gone To Pittsburg TO get the other
rib iiut since he Is back and did'nt get the
rib don't know whetheri IL was even IN his
embrace was glad no got back alYc and
didn't get lost" " oil. we looked 10 our right
and wo saw wher a barn ana house lad been
burned How did this happen. asked Don't
know who done it. Now that Is three barns
and one house that have gone up in flames in q
radius Of one mile. Who is the ncnd or nr6
bug. He ought To DO doing time behind the
bars. We we came 10 r. y. Martins place oil
business lie has variety shop--this Is Tho
best name can think Of-.all kinds OF repair
Ing done. lie Is going 70 move TO the city oi
So Joseph Ia the early spring. Iie has his eyo
and heart ON a turbine water whee'. which he
intends 10 purchase aud run his shop 90 81. Jo,
BY water power. 10 il also thought ho will go
his cook and hOusckoeper from the same place
The Joke is. hc has been purchasing this wboe
sinco last summer, There s. a hno. fair damsc
at the same house where ne goes on saturdaj
and wears his store clothes, and comes hons
Monday smiling. Ills mother said "Emor
Will YOU buy thut wheel 80 Emer.--"I don
know am going up again 20 see" and hi
3 mother laughs. Next we come to Daniel Wolf
lumber mill. whore they do things fast mus
say bis wOOdnen are fine They cut q tree
: ~ may fan ACROSS the road Or some place else
Z Dale Martin. one of Mr. Wolf woods-bosse,
r went over about Long Hollow. We think W
could SEQ mauimOny o. his oye
p Laraw a. Miller are cutting some fine I fnbe
Tor Mr Wolf Mr. haraw is practical saw
. mill man. Well We nust close. we woul
n like 90 mcutiOu good many moro thlnge. bu
we aro TOO ien2thy RAMBLER.