The democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-09-22
BriefMention.

Superintendent Of the Clarksburr pike.
Timothy seed for sals'at Brink.
mans All I 7Tgi
Grafton is to have abank- when
Che money is raised. =
-"Thc big potato time" b as come.
Mr.. John Roberts, Of Polk Creek, is
ahead thus far.
County Court for this county con.
youes on tho first Monday in next
month.
The Augusta County Virginia
Fair will be held at Staunton on the
14th, 10th and 10th Of October.
60 it strong when you advertise.
Business is like architecture-its best
supporters are its columns.
Nathan Roger has been appointed
postmaster at Ireland, Lewis county,
vice John A. Riley, failed to qualify
= Circuit Court conyencs IN Web.
ster county on the 24th inst.-i,raxtop
County Court on tho 29d.
Dir. Leonidns Smith has pur.
chased the vacant lot on First Street,
formerly owned by Jacob Stern. Con
sideration $3.50.
Since our last issue tho following
marriage licenses have been issued !:
Thomas Smith to Mary Hawks; John
NJ. Stanley to Margaret Stascl.
The women ofWetzcl county have
formed vigilance committee, to pre-.
vent their husbands from visiting the
grass widows WHO abound in those parts.
-"With his usual candOr," scna.
tor BorOman still declines to inform The
Parkershurg Times what he did with
his back pay.
-Arrangoments will be made du.
ring the Fair to have a walking match.
1t is thought that We have as good
walkers hero as Mr.. Weston or @any
other man."
PisO's Cure for Consumption, tic
greatest medicine for Consumption ever
offered to the public, for sale at Chal-
fants. lit does not give satisfaction,
the money will DO refunded.
On mail route 1880, Buckhan-
non to Walkersyille, ono additional
weekly trip has been ordered, at Sl45
additional pay per annum, pro rata
from tho 18th ofScptOmbcr.
Henry j. Fisher, Esq, promi.
ncnt aud we'll known lawyer now ro-
siding in Point Pleasant, Mason coun-
ty, was admitted to tho bar in Wood
county in 1920, ti0y.thrCc years ago.
We had a genuine Yankee in
town last week. lie was from Lowell,
in tho Land Of Wooden Natmcgs. aud
stch; and was travelling for DE-. Aver.
However, be was a keen, shrowd and
courteous gentleman, and We were well
pleased to meet him.
Andy Whelan las commenced
the erection Of a grain and feed store,
near lis dry goods establishment, on
First Street. Good for that! Slowly
but surely the town is advancing, aud
our merchants becoming alive 10 the
necessities Of tho people.
From all who have given It trial
comes tho word that Piso's Cure for
Consumption is the greatest medicine
of tho age. F. NJ. 0halfant is the
agent for IL in Lewis, Braxton and
Gilmcr counties. Money refunded il
it docs not render satisfaction:
Its expected that several "Far-
mcr's Oranges will DO organized here
during the Fair Those Interested in
tho movement should secure the at
tendance of some Of the initiated, so
that an organization can DO effected
without difficulty.
The Telegraph says moro new
buildings have been erected in Clarks.
burg this year than during any year
since tho war. It says there e.s.about
two Thousand inhabitants within the
corporation. and probably an equal
population in suburban Villages outside,
but within a mile or two Of the corpo-
rate limits.
Bread cast upon thc waters in
tho way Of printers ink, isa good in
vcstmont. A few days ago Mr.. Chal.
FAINT paid US % cents for printing his
name on few business circulars,
which were Immediately sent by mail
to various parties. The result, TO this
date. has been orders to tho amount Of
$150, and still they come.
-ConsumpstVes, like tho drowning,
grab at straws; yet how often do they
grab at remedies for Consumption Of
no more value than straws, and pay
heavily in cash for them. But the
Consumptiye can rely on Piscs Cure
and lose no money. II there is nc
good. no pay. Is not this fair? Is II
not honest? Sufferer, go 10 Chalfanti
and try q bottle on these terms.
"A merchant Of this place went ts
bed as usual the other night, ant
placed o roll Of money, amounting Il
nearly S100, wrapped in brown paper,
under lis pillow. Next morning be
went out, forgetting bis groonbacks
After awhile be returned home-onlj
to End bis cash noa.ea. The servant
had "madep the bed, thrown tho paper
TO tho floor, aud swept 1t, among other
waste paper under the firo-grato,
A search there revealed the corner of
$50 bill, aud the ashes Of the rest. 4
might have been reasonably supposed