West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1904-01-28
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Correspondence Of The Argus.
Since the epidemic called smallpox has
gotten on all sides OF as. vet the school,
aud churches are all In full blast aud ,hs
quarantine is removed Il reminds us o.
the hghting coward. who. after winning the
hrst battle. swore that he would continue
Co challenge until he got the belt.
Frank Rhodes of this place. died OF
Wednesday morning from the effects OF I
fall which occurred a few weeks previou,
while lighting signal lamps for the railroad
Wrecks on the railroad at this place
seem TO be a common occurrence, vel
luckily there are but few people that ge
hurt.
Frank Shank was on the sick list during
the past week. but is again on duty.
El1ah Hartman had the misfortune Of
falling from a load OF hay and breaking hi.
collar bone.
Our shooting gallery is Ia full blast. vet Il
does not seem 10 meet with the Appreciation
Of Bro. Reed. OF the Republican. or the
Sunday School people, who would rather
see the ladsg go TO prayer.meetins.
Elijah Stewart. our old stelwart Demo.
orat has left us and has embarked as a
hermit just ACROSS the Maryland iine on
Shaggy Mountain. where the famous ST
Summers hunts snakes.
l. d. Feather. OF GAINESVILLE, has made
| purchase OF o. {. Crane. AMI will move
on High street
Will Scheaer was here during the past
week collecting taxes aud fixing up his pos
litical fences. while Mr.. Ridenour was tell
Ing the people that he was In the field to
stay. aud could jump any political fence
that Mr.. SchsHer could build
Our town election came aud went, but
not like pleasant thought. The vote was
% 10 IS In favor OF annexing territory, but
quite a number among those living In the
proposed annex swear for blood aud ven
geance aud cali the election an imposition.
II is asserted that few people in the cor.
pordtion made sham sales OF lots in order
TO have enough In the corporation TO out.
vote those in the annex aud compel them
20 come Ia against their will. We fully
sympathire with a class within the annex.
yet there is another class who bawled ex-
panslon so much few years ago that we
rather like TO sec them take their med lcine
AHN'f "At pAhtio Who oNcili W DC 30
Of Preston county's politics aud high taxes.
aud this will give them their suihciency.
Bro. Reed OF the Republican. has built
an air castle that extends from the lake 10
the town. distance OF two miles and at an
elevation of two hundred feet but lac
needs about Stoo. 900 to carry out his plans
and cannot bond the town for more than
s2oooo. We fear that his castle will result
In more wind than water works Tor the
town. or like Dowser's bedsiead. II will fall
aud bump his head
The proposed annex takes in about fou,
square miles Of territory, and among IL Is
about two miles Of the b. & o. Il. r..
| Riggs Wooden Mills. the Light Plant and
two grist mills, which the Council claims Il
Indebted TO tho town, but the question Is
are those institutions Indebted to the town
or is the town indebted TO thems
"Oh wad this world some giftie gee us
To sec our-sels as others see US"
Such men as j w. Rigg. Thomas Picking
/. n, smith and Jud Elliott say that the,
will be sure that they are welcome befor,
they so into the corporation.
| There was a shooting match at this plac,
during the past week and a beef and tur
keys were contested for and Joseph Mat
tInely. OF GAINESVILLE, came ont as cham
pion by winning the two best quarters o
the beef, two turkeys and some money.
SAfrtF MANnrR