West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1905-01-26
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Correspondence Of The Argus
John Shepherd has moved from this place
to Thomas.
Frank Benson has lately engaged as ere.
man on the q. & o. r. r.
John Gale Of Rowlesburg. has moved into
the house vacated by Tim Sypolt
The United Brethren are manufacturing
seats preparatory to revival in the East
End.
Farley DeBerry has bought out William
Bishop. ann the store will be operated by
Mr.. DeRerry individually.
ID. F. Hartman has bought the hardware
store Of T. J.'Pieking. and Mr.. Picking will
retire from the business
1. n. Smith has framed a house prepare
tory 10 moving to Frederick. Md. where he
will erect II in short time.
Quite a number Of our people took ad.
vantage OF the good Shedding and ice and
filled their ice houses during the week
NJ. f. Smith, respected young man Of
this place. was killed on the 2 mile grade
during the past week and buried here on
Tuesday morning.
Our Normal Schools have been a little
slow for the last year or two. yet we expect
a grand revival OF the good work under the
supervision Of Prof. Burke this season
There was a 1000 engine blown up at Mt.
Lake Park yesterday morning. which killed
a brakeman and hurt the fireman and engi.
neer aud blocked both tracks for quite
awhile.
We would not inSinuate that The ARGUS
would publish an untruth. yet the SNOWFALL
and snake tales reminded us OF the Yellow
Jacket, which but few journals will copy
anything from.
n. b. Browning sent home some Florida
peach bloom, accompanied by a letter OF
praise for the Democratic State lie is
staunch Republican who coutemplates
making Florida his home
We often wonder why our Republican
legislators are so much interested IN the
county assessments. If they are going to
abolish the State tax. why not let the
County Courts arrange the matter to suit
! themselves
Some one said we lost our vote but we
did not vote for Parker. because we were
OF the opinion that Teddy was a better
Democrat, and we failed to vote for either.
aud we still have hope that the warrior will
use the big club to some advantage.
Charles Hardesty and James Frazee are
both recovering from typhoid fever. which
doctor diagnosed as tuberculosis. A doc.
tor standing high in society and high
among undertakers should be careful not
to cause lad to have dropping spirits
even IL his judgment is correct
The Methodist brethren closed their
meeting on account of bad weather, they
say but the boys say that it was because
some one said that they did not want the
country trash TO come and soil the carpet
Sometimes an Infamous Illusion like that
| (eyen spoken by one without authority has
a weight that influences both honor and
| finance,
There seems TO be quite hustle between
the factions of the two Banks OF this place
The babies are induced to deposit their
pennies and some of the stockholders are
Offering to deposit all their eagle branded
coat buttons, yet il looks like the National
was gaining ground from a cause that a
half grown monkey could see without climb.
4 '"b ~ '"S ~ 81 hHiDS OF d peIslmmOn tree.
John Miller of Piedmont was calling on
our people Friday and took their cash and
sent them some pinetop juice on Saturday
| evening. This looks like selling whiskey
to boy up tree aud why not have sa.
loon at home instead Of walking to the
phone at p, m. and getting a jug by ex-
press at 4 p. IN, and Oakland get the price.
including the revenue. Then our town
could erect water works and perhaps save
il from total destruction when the first fire
! occurs.
We have an old philosopher in our town
who has been asking such questions as
What is the form or image of the Cieator?
Is not the image Of the earth typical to
that OF man
II the Creator is everyw here, is not
everything the Creator2
| And if
| The heather in a foreign land
Bow down to wood and stone,
Aud those that dwell in Christian lands
Bow down to gold alone,
is not that heather as far from idol wor.
ship as the Christian
II every man and every nation sees the
| Creator in different form, which one Is
right