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Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-06-02

At the services conducted by
Bishop Harris, at the Episcopal
Church, on Wednesday evening
last, the Bishop delivered an IN
usually impressive and entertain
ing discourse, and was earnestly
listened to by the audience, the
church being filed to its ut
most. At the close of the Bish-
ops address, twenty-eight of the
parties who had been prepared by
the late Rev. Richard Brass, were
presented, and confirmed. When
the services closed, the Bishop was
rendered reception at the rectory,
by the ladies of the Church, where
the evening was passed in very
agreeable manner.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-06-02

On the 25th of last month, at the
sawmill of H. ID. Churchill, with
one circular and one gang, III, 130
feet lumber, in addition to culls,
we're cut in 104 hours. This is
said to be the largest amount of
lumber ever cut by saw mill at
this place in one day, The diff
ference between the improved saw
mill of the present day and those
of a few years ago, can be seen by
the fact that in 1864, one of the
city saw mills, with circular, a
gang and mulay, cut $4,000 feet
of lumber, in one day, and it was
considered a big days work.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-06-02
Single Wood.

Nearly dry, at Campbellville, at 40 cents
per cord.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-06-02

On Wednesday next Chas Hue
Der, Chas. Golling and Theo. Knoch
will start from this city, to attend
the annual convention of the Ger
man Workingmen's Aid Society OF
this State, which meets at Cold
water on the 9th, 10th and 18th OF
this month. Mr.. Knoch, before
bis return, will also visit the east
ern markets and purchase another
stock Of goods for Anspach q Co.
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-06-02

The Lansing correspondent OF
the Detroit Free Press, in a COM
munication in that paper Of May
81, says: "After a hard struggle,
the military authorities have de-
cided to have q brigade encamp-
ment of the State troops some
time in August. The date and
place Is not settled, but the Mill
tary Board favor Lansing. A con-
tract has been let for $50 wall
tents"
Alpena weekly argus. [volume] (Alpena, Mich.) 1871-1893, 1880-06-02

u. u. PETTENBILL,
No. 10 State ST., Boston
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-19

cessions or compromises of doubtful
character. The committee believes that
the era Of delusion and heresy on the sub
iect Of the national finances ispractically
at an end, and that asthe record Of the Re-
publican party in advocaCyof good money,
and a sound and enduring prosperity, be-
comes more and more familiar TO the peo-
pie, they will naturally flock to It's
victorious banner as the emblem OF both
safety and success in the administration oil
State and national affairs.
They therefore invite ali West virgi'
mans who endorse the record Of the Re
publican party in favoro OF law and order
and in favor Of sound and conservative
principles in all departments Of the Gov
eminent, to unite with them in sending
delegates % the convention that meets In
this city on the 18th Of next May.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-19

We should like 10 ask our respected
contemporary, the Pittsburgh Commercial
whether the following resolution passed
by the Republicans Of Pennsylvania at
their State Convention in 1876, was lnten-
ded to have any permanent force and ef.
feet, or whether it was merely passed in q
Pickwickian sense, for temporary pur-
pose, and is now discarded?
"That we declare firm, unqualified adj
herence to the unwritten law OF the Re
public, which wisely, and under the sane
ton OF the most venerable of examples,
limits the Presidential service OF any citi-
zen 10 two terms, and We, the Republicans
of Pennsylvania, in recognition of this
law, are unalterably opposed to the cleo
ton Of any person to the Presidency for a
third term.
In case the voice Of Pennsylvania Re-
publicans, as expressed in 1876, has no
longer any influence on our contemporary,
perhaps the voice OF one OF the founders
Of the Government may have. When
Thomas Jefferson was nominated by half
dozen State Legislatures for third term,
he declined, saying:
81 should unwillingly be the person
who, disregarding the SOUND precedent set
by an illuStrious predecessor, should fur
nish the first example OF prolongation be-
yond the second term OF office"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-19

At Buckhannon, Upsher county, butter
is worth l2!, eggs 12!, turkeys % per
pound, pheasants 10 and 10 cents a piece,
rabbits 8 cents, partridges 8 cents per
pound, chickens ~ cents per pound, dried
apples 2t, feathers so and 40.
SIiddleborne, Tyler county: Butter 10
cents, eggs 10 cents, feathers 40 cents,
dried apples sl.OO per bushel, wheat
Sl.10, corn 40 cents, oats % cents.
Weston, Lewis county: Butter 10 ceiAs,
eggs 10 cents, rags cent, chickens 10 and
12 cents piece, oats So cents, corn 50
cents, potatoes 50 cents, wheat sl.Oo and
$lOO.
Dennison, Ohio: Butter 90 and 95 cents,
eggs 20 cents, oats 80 cents, new corn As
cents, wheat Sl.SO and sl.4O, potatoes So
and 40 cents, chickens cents per pound,
cabbage and cents per head, onions
Sl.00 per bushel.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-19

A State Convention, to be composed oil
delegates regularly chosen by the Repuo'
llcan voters Of West Virginia at their ac'
customed places Of meeting, Is hereby
called 10 meet in the city OF Wheeling, on
wednesday, the 10Th day OF May next, at
1oA NJ, 10 select ten delegates to repre-
sent the party in the National Republi'
can Convention that meets in Chicago Oh
wednesday, the I'd day Of June following
TO choose candidates for the Presidency
and yice:Presidency Of the United States
oh. WILLARD, Mason County,
Is. CuSNlSGnAM, Kanawha County
Ut. HoKE, Mineral County,
20. G. ScorIRLp, Wood County,
TIL. LOGAN, Ohio County,
G. W. ATKINSON, Ohio County,
A. W. Campbell, Ohio County,
Republican State Committee.
W. j. W. CowDES, Secretary.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-19
THE WEST VA. GREENnAcKEns.
The Upshot of Their Late Meeting nj
ParkersburE ns Given by Henry y.

Parkersburg MS Given by Henry $.
Walker.
From his Paper-the Charleston Courier.
A meeting Of the Greenback-Labor State
Executive Committee OF West Virginia,
together with editors Of Greenback news.
papers and other friends Of the cause, was
held in the city Of Parkersburg on Tues.
day, January 9th, 1880.
A brief morning session was held, at
which Hon. j. A. Thompson, Chairman OF
the Committee, presided. lie announced
the object Of the conference was to devise
means and ways 10 perfect thorough or.
gauization OF the Greenback forces
throughout the State, appoint the time
the time and place Of holding the Green
back State Convention, and attend TO such
other business as will promote the inter.
ests Of the party.
On motion acommittes OF FIVE, consisting
OF Henry s. Walker, OF Charleston; Major
Lot Bown, Of sClarksburg; Spencer W.
Sturm, OF Marion County; Col. j. @. Gist,
OF Wellsburg. and j. G. Snode, OF Penns.
boro, was appointed to devise plan OF
thorough and uniform organization OF the
party in the State.
An adjournment was then had until 9
Pm. Upon reassembllng Mr.. Walker re-
ported the following plan OF organization:
81 move that the members OF this Con-
ference proceed to elect State Central
Committee, to be composed OF four active,
liva tynrkara nna frnm each Conversational
District and one at large, who shall act as
Chairman OF said Committee. The object
and purpose for which said Committee is
created, shall be to organize q systematic
working force throughout the State, dis
tribute GreenbaCk literature and perfect
arrangements by which corps OF Green
back speakers can be put into the field,
that every portion OF the State be
thoroughly and effectually canvassed.
And further, 10 carry out this object, the
State Central Committee shall have full
power and authority to appoint an adj
ditional committeeman in each county
with power and authorityto appoint COM
in each district OF his county,
said committeeman in like manner EN-.
powered 10 appoint a committeeman OF
one In each sub or school district, whose
duty 1t shall be TO take the enumeration OF
all the voters In his school district, desig.
mating their politics, distributing litera-
ture, collect funds and make monthly re.
ports 10 the county committeeman, and
who in like manner shall report to the
Committeeman, and he In
like manner report TO the chairman, so |
that we can by the time appointed TO con. !
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-19
nepuhllenn stnie CONVENTION.

As will DO seen by the call printed at
the head Of this column, the Republican
State Committee, at their session in this
city on Saturday last, designated the 18th
day Of May next as the date for holding
convention OF the party ut Wheeling for
the purpose Of selecting ten delegates TO
the National Presidential Convention, to
be held at Chicago on the I'd day Of June.
1t ISL expected that this convention
will nominate State ticket or adopt
platform, but that both these objects will
be left for convention to be called at q
later day in the season. This was tho
course pursued in the last Presidential
year, An which year convention was
held at Clarksburg to send delegates TO
Cincinnati, and subsequent convention
held at Parkersburg for the nomination Of
State ticket and the adoption o! u party
platform. 1t was thought best by the
committee 10 pursue the same policy this
year.
At the meeting on Saturday steps were
taken looking to a thorough organization
Of the Republican party of tho State, with
a view Of preparing for the important
elections that are to be held this year for
National, State and county officers. The
great financial success achieved by the
Republican party, and especially the fact
that prosperity has again returned to all
parts OF the country, whereby work has
become plenty and wages good, are relied
upon to give to the Republicans oil the
prestige that rightiully belongs to them as
the successful party of the war, and to
restore to the fold those who have been
led astray by the appeals of the time
servers and demagogues who took advan.
tage Of the distresses OF the panic to sow
the seeds OF disaa'ection and alienation
among the masses.
Tho desire OF the committee is TO see
the Republican party of West Virginia
plant itself firmly on the well tried
principles Of the party throughout the
country, and make the canvass on those
issues, discarding oil experiments ola tenn
porting character, preierrins with Henry
Clay to be in a minority on the side OF the
right rather than to court success by con-
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-19
PHOTOGRAPHY.
SINCE THE Is

NJ oTICE-HAvING SINCE THE 1sr
IN Of January made change In ny manner o.
conducting business respectfully call the attention
Of my patrons and the peopleoi Wheeling and viso
lily 70 Il. In the future all persons sitting lor pic
lures al my Studio will 10 required to make par
tal payment, after sitting 10 advance 10 order 70
SECURE completion Of the work, aud the balance VIII
10 required upon delivery Of the pictures
This step ] Am sorry TO say, lin.
peratIye, In order 10 protect my interested
many people In the past sitting for pictures and then
falling to have them finished. Time Is money, and
sadage dnis almost hourly exempliheAtiou ID NJ
business 10 the number Of per.ons who constantly
await my attention. And while consider y my
duty to satisfy my patrons, and will alw'ys cheer
fully endeayor to DO go nJmaiter how many sittinst
or how much time may DO consumed, suil think
that after doing that my services should at least Oe
reluited by an order for the work. aud partial pay
inent In advance security that The party intends
calling for them or In the event Of their not calling
rs compensation for my loss Of time and material
People will oDllge me by remembering the above
when calling for pictures 10 order 70 prevent any IN;
pleaantneSs In cur transaction, rs Will tiSiuIy anu
Intimately enforce H. Trusting that our rela
lions may DO Is pleasant 10 the future a. In the past
aud assuring the public that In III things will en-
deaVor to serve them, IremRin respectfully
las J. a. IL. PARSONS.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-19
T,AX NOTICE.

NAN NOTICE
The sherlr's Office will be open on Saturdays until
o'clock p. NJ. for the accommodation Of tax.payers
Who cannot leave their work during the day. Inter
est will be charged on ali bills remaining uupsld after
10th inst.
Ia7 GEO. X. TlNGLE, 8. U. G.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-19

The New York World Democratic news
paper) sums up the whole Maine business
in single verse, and this is the verse
We commend it to the West Virginia De-
mocracy as something worth committing
10 memory for use in the coming canvass;
There was Nh old Governor 10 Maine
Who .ali, "Thls Republican gain
Iswrong. Without doubt
We shall count them nj out,
And count ourselves all In ngaln'"
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-19
STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

STOCKHOLDERS NE EEAAN'' ~
The annual meeting Of the stockholders Of the
Benwood Iron Works, for the election If Directors,
will be held at the office Of the company NO II
Fourteenth street, on TUESDAY, JANUARY 9Th,
1850, at o'clock I'm.
Iais ALeNzo LoRING, Secretary.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-19
Notice to Contractors &BuiIders
OFrlE OF TIE BOARD OF PUBLIC WoRxs,
~ WHEELING, November Is, 1870.

WHEELING, November1S, 1870.
Sealed proposals will be received by the
Board OF Public Works, OF the State OF West
Virginia, addressed TO the undersigned, up 10
IL o'clock noon, Of March the LIST, 1880, for the
ALTERATIONS In, and the ADDITIONS TO, the
Building known as the State House, at Chares-
ton, Kanawha county, West Virginia, accord
Ing 70 the plans and specifications Furnished by
G. G. Kemble and A. PEBBLES, joint Architects.
Bids will be received for the whole, and the
several parts Of the work. Plans and speciii-
cations may be seen at tho Capitol Building,
In Wheeling, on and after JANuAgY !, 1850.
and any information relative thereto may be
obtained by applying TO G. @. kemble, the
Architect, resident at Wheeling, West Va.
Bonds and security, approved by tho Board
Of Public Works, will be required OF each
contractor. The right Of receiving or reject
ing any or all bids Is reserved.
BY order OF the Board OF Public Works.
nol7 s. BRADY, seo'y.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-19
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.

MANUFACTURING ROOM GIRLS
wv Apply al LanuIO's Palace Restaurant, Ills
Main. or iil5 Water street. lAlgs
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-19
The La Belle Iron and Nail Works and
The Third Term.


This institution was always sound po'
liticalIy. Informed, we may say, in 1860
The nucleus Of the Republican party Of
West Virginia. Hence we refer with PEI
culiar pleasure TO the result of q canvass
among its employees last week on the
Presidential question. The poll stood as
follows:
t0f ~
Far Sherman ~
For WaHhburle
For GaI
For
For Log
For
OF these there were II who say they will
vote for the nominee, and2l who will not
vote for Grant.
The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1880-01-19
TRAVELLERS GUIDE.

sTriadelphia AtcOmmodatlon.- train only runs
between WAsellng and TTiAlelphIa.
tDVy except SundAy-G6wHrk Accommodation.
tStsubolViIle Acconnodau0n.-Th train during
tho dAy passes backward and forward between Mar
tins Ferry and BclAlre, stopping when required at
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-03-19
Saving a Train.

On Sunday evening last an incidCntoc-
Cured on the w estern railroad that will
cause surprise wherever it is spoken of.
The troin was within thirty miles of
Montgomery, running at n rapid rate,
all unconscious of danger. The Cngi-
neer spied white handkerchief on q
pole, fluttering in the road some dis
tance up the track. On getting nearer
he discovered it was some one waving
the down train. The shrill whistle was
sounded, brakes put on and the train
brought to standstill. The heads OF
the passengers were popping out OF the
windows, inquiring what the trouble
was, no station being near.
The conductor came out, and seeing
tramp was the one who had caused
the train to stop, inquired in probably
rather angry manner what was
wanted. This man, who belonged TO
class almost universally despised and
subjected to cuffs and kicks, astonished
the conductor by informing him that
about eighteen inches of rail was
broken out short distance further on.
The broken place was repaired, the
train about to move off, when the con-
ductor saw the tramp standing on the
roadside, asked:
"Where do you want to go?"
The tramp replied:
ITO Pensacola"
"Then," said the conductor, why
don't you get on the train"
The reply was:
Because l have no money"
The conductor told him to get aboard,
that he would take him to Montgomery.
On arriving in the city the fact was re
porte to the general manager of the
road, who asked the man which he
would have, money OF work. The man
answered he would rather have employ
ment. A position was at once given
him. At last accounts he was at work
and doing WE'LL CoI@n1bvS (Gd.) En-
| o9l3rCT
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-03-19
Words of Wisdom.

Twenty men who believe what they
profess, and live as they believe, are
worth more than five hundred hypo-
critics to any good cause.
The more a man knows about any
subject the greater will be his charity
for and sympathy with views differing
from his own.
AS frost to the bud and blight to the
blossom, even such is selt-interest to
friendship, for confidence cannot dwell
where se,tishness is porter at the gate.
. Our striving against nature is like
holding weathercock with ones
hand as soon as the force is taken off
it veers again with the wind.
The richest endowments of the mind
are temperance, prudence and fortitude.
Prudence is universal virtue, which
enters into the composition of all the
rest; and where she is not, fortitude
loses it name and nature.
Every feature is step to success; !;
every detection of what is false directs
toward what is true; every trial ex-
hausts some tempting form of error.
Not only so, but scarcely any attempt is
entirely a failure; scarcely any theory,
theresult of steady thought, is altogether
false; no tempting form is without some
latent charm derived from truth.
A ship on the broad, boisterous, and
open ocean, needeth no pilot. But it
dare not venture alone on the placid
bosom of a little river, lest it be wrecked
by some hidden rock. Thus it is with
life. 'Tis not in our open, exposed
deeds that we so much need the still
voice of the silent monitor, as in the
small, secret, everyday acts of our life.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-03-19
He Found q KOWery Boy.

1t is related of Thackeray that, being
very desirous to see "Bowery boy" a
New York rough of twenty years ago;
he went with o friend into the haunts
of that peculiar creature to look for one.
Very soon his companion pointed out to
him q genuine specimen, standing on
the corner of street against n lamp
post, red -shirted, black-trousered, soap
locked, shiny-hatted, with cigar in his
mouth elevated at an angle OF forty i've
degrees.
After contemplating him for u few
moments, Thackeray said to his friend
that he would like to talk to the fellow,
and asked if he might do SO.
Surely" he was told; "go to him
ard ask him to direct you some where.
Thereupon Thackeray approached,
and said, politely:
MY friend, l should like to go to-
such a place.
"Well." replied the Bowcry boy, in
his peculiar tones, and without moving
anything but his lips, as he looked UP
lazily ut the tall, gray-haired novelist
"well, sonny, you can go, if you won't
stay too long"
Thackeray was satisfied.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-03-19
CrOcus.

CrOcus.
Oh, the dear, delightful sound
OF the drops that to the ground
From the caves rejoicing run
In he February sun?
Drip, drip, drip, they slide and slip
From the icicle's bright tip,
Till they melt the sullen snow
On the garden bed below.
' Bless me what is all this drumming ?"
Cries the crecus, / am coming
Pray don't knock so long and loud,
For I'm neither cross nor proud,
But little sleepy still
With the winters lingering chill.
Never mind 'Tis time to wake,
'Tis as quickly done as said,
Up she thrusts her golden head
Looks about with radiant eyes
In kind OF shy surprise,
Tries to say in accents surly,
wen you called me very early %
But she lights with such a smile
All the darksome plac the while,
Every heart begins to stir
Joytully at sight of her;
Every creature grows more gay
Looking in her face to-day.
She is greeted, "welcome, dear!
Fresh smile of the hopeful year
First bright print of springs light feet,
Golden crocus, welcome, sweetw
And she whispers, looking up
From her richly glowing cup,
At the sunny caves so high
Overhead against the sky,
"Now I've come, oh, sparkling drops,
All your chattering pattering stops,
And Pm very glad came,
And your 'ernot the least to blame
That you hammered at the snow
Till you wakened me below
With you're one incessant tune.
I'm not here bit too soon ~
ST. Nicholas.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-03-19
Married on n Sliding Scale

What proved quite an exciting event
in social circles occurred at the mar
riage of Miss Belle Chamberlin, of Bel
videre, and Mr.. John Gripp, of Bonus.
A large party had assembled at the resi-
dence of the mother of the bride to wit
ness the ceremony, when, rs the bridal
party had taken their positions, and the
Rev. j. Whitehead, the officiating
clergyman, was about to commence the
service, the floor gave way and sank
about three feet, mixing bride, groom,
Clergyman and spectators in one COM
mon mass. III lights were extingnished
fortunately without any damages, and
/ for few minutes confusion reigned
supreme. 1t was soon ascertained that
nobody was hurt, and no damage, ex-
cep. to the floor, sustained. The lights
were relighted, the bride and groom
again took their positions, the guests
being by this time arranged on sliding
scale, and the ceremony was conducted
without further interruption. Had there
been cellar under the floor, the conse.
quences must have been disastrous,
AS il was, the afflir is laughable.-
| MileOGXkee (WiS.) Sentinel.
Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1880-03-19
An Ode to Lean Year .

An Ode to Leap Year.
One year out of four,
The girls have the ioor,"
And skip for the boys like chick ensior dough;
While the bashful men wait,
For the choice OF first mate,
And bless their dear selves that fate willed
so.
The elderly maiden,
With wrinkles laden,
Has now q nice chance the question to pop
But pity the man,
You people who can,
Who is thus caught by girl " on the hop"
The ugly old I" bach
Sews on his last patch,
And can't see why his name isn't booked
For little wife
To cheer his lie,
But he finds that the sweet one lesped lore
she looked.
So go ahead, girls,
And damage your curls,
In the faces of these who question this right;
Your chance to propose,
AS far as it goes,
Is good; so improve it with all your might.
T. ". GreeRsLftt, in Philadelphia Item.