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Mack Meuear, who lives next door
above the ARoUs flee, came very near
shooting himself lssi "Wednesday morning
During The night, that part OF the town
was made hid-Ous 10y the bark aud
bowling of d"Rs. Al 3 o'cl ok in the
morning, Nj. Menrar rose from bed win
the intertiun nt shooting about half a dcz-
en- OF the NOISY csnin's that had rrnd,
vusrd under the AReUs ufilce After TAX
ing bic rev I've from TN, mant,l shelf, he
'o"k out the cylinder IN Examine whelne'
II WAS properly loaded or not. and by me
means let 1t fall M the hearth With such
force that the loaded carIriGg-s were di.-
charged. The balls enter d the man,i.
piece III very close proximity To Menrar .
head.
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For Dress Bingham, lawns, Psrcales,
French Cnsmbrays, Fine WJrsteds, and
oil wool Cssumeres, e. to
HARTLRY g. WHaHr.
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II oIlCE 10 lien HOLDER S..

TO all persons holding liens 10y judg-
msut 80 Othe Nj q un the real estate ~
ANY part hereof ui Charles G.. CIhg;
In pursuance Ui ~ decree Of the .ircuit
Court 81 Preston county made IT. u cause
therein pending, TO SuUir The real e,.
tate uf tho said Chp * =. CrHig to the
satisfaction o. the liens thereon, YOU aIe
h' reby required 10 present all claims
held by yod and eli oi you against the
ssdI Charles G Irh.I Winch arc 'ci, "it
his real estate or my pare ui 1t o. adj
zion t. me. NV uhire IN Niuuwupd
ca ur before tro 6th dny % June. i1Si
owen under MY hand his TN ,'Sy OF
May, 1883.
+. } CROGAN,
ia Commissioner.
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l. Z. RalphsnJ der, Z q, and Dr. Pntl
have gone up into Tucker county on bus
mess.
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DR.. JAS. Ii MauuSu rttUIued from a
visit to Piltsburg and Allegheny Guy on
Wednesday
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DoD,l Die in ths House.

Rough ON Rate Gle ~ out rat mic e,
70 th1s, bed-buys, dee, suts, IN lies cup
mucks, gopheTs loo.
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THE WEST VIRGINIA ARGUS.
PsOtssHe,l eUe,S .>,ttar,idy o.
GEORGE PURCELL,
AT EISowoOD, PRESTON COUNTY, W. VA
Observation-Disclosures

OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
10 residents OF thts coui,tv-One \ ear
$50: six months, 10; four months, so
ents.
10 noe residents If he coliaty-One wear,
sl.6S-the 10 cents extra beng CHARGED
10 prepay POSTAGE six months, SIS cents.
la, months, 90 cents.
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Mr.. aud Mrs Gus DIX IA have been
spending several days among friends al
Cranberry, returning Wednesday.
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Messrs. Worlsy. Crogsn. Brown and
Crane, left for 81. George Wednesday 10
attend Circuit Court
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Rev. Samuel Graham, pastur Of the
Presbyterian church, is suffering from y
severe attack of RI. umatism.
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each post Office 10 the county Who'll
voluuleeTi
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Our ID wi found cent on the street
and is now ru-,icsliDg in Grafton.
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Mr.. VIM. q Blown, Jr, Was at Ftir-
mont last Saturday on professional busl-
ress.
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Fourth. The tract of 272 acres can.
veyei 90 SAID W. r. Kelley Nv Clement
Engle, and known - the ENGLEl nd:
all ct said tracts al idud lIe contiguous
AMI are situate in Portland district, Pros
ton County. Much OF b. Is improved,
aud has thereon cOmlO-tIble buildings
auI up,d iiuBrDyuuputs
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Greenawalt aud CusmberliDd, organ
agents, are in town stopping al the Cou-
trail
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Terms So

The sail lands viii be soid for 80
much cash Ia hand as viii pay costs OF
sui. auJ proper chr a. Tor safe, ard The
residue upon a credit ct o, ~ and IS
months, pui chaser ,xecutug notes with
good security therefor. OctrIux interest.
The sale VIII 10 made about / O'Clock.
y. ~,
JNO. BARTON PAYNE.
SueciaI toufr
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'Rough ON Rats

Clears out rats mice, roacnes. d es, anita,
bed-bugs, skunke. cbipmuDks, gophcrs.
loo. Druggists.
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Marriage Licenses GRANTED.
DIn'l A. II, All aud ID tn Alice King.
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Total sSl3,7Sl "A
STATE OF WEST VIRGINIA.,
County of Preston, -:
l, Francis HecrmSus, Cashier OF the
above named bank, do solemnly swear
TAFT the above statement * true To the
best of my knowledge and belief
FRANCIS HEERMANs, Cashier
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this 9Th day OF May 1888
j AMI MARTIN.
Clerk County Court.
CorreCt-A test
G.. NCGRKw.
J -. MURDo,K
g. Nj. BISHhP,
Directors.
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Nj. VIM 81. o. Dawson is in Mouon-
gala county on busin' SIS.
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'B a ck u-Paiba.s

Quick, complet cur, all Annoying Kid
ney, Bladder aud Urinary Diseases. 81.
Druggists.
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Mother swan,s worm syrup.

Iuiallible, iasteless. harml "a, catbartic;
for feverishDrss. rzsllesSness, worms, con
stipatiUn 25c.
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'Wells' Hesltn Renewrr'restores health
nd Vigpr, cures DyspgDsia, Imp .tence,
as xuJ, DeDilIty 81.
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e.. = - $500
W NJ DENT, al.
W In ChauooFy
RAWLEN EVANS. ctHl

PursrSnt ia. ard by virtue ola decree
~ the circuit Court at Preston County,
West NiryiuiI, rendered Ia tho above
~tNied cause On the 9Th day Ct Decem>
h'r lSS2. tho undersigned Special COME
missioner. viii GA
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POS ERS priuteI ON snUIt notice .
his Oftce.
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TUESDAY. APRIL 10th, 1855.

that being court dav, at the front door Of
the Court House or said county, make
puhuc sale ct the UNDIVIDED HALF
INTEREST in the three parcels of land
monu ned and described la the deeds Of
Il wiley Evans, et al. Co Ninfred EVans,
Columbus EvauS, AID Alpha Margaret
Evpas, dated respectively September IL,
ISL, and containing I'm the aggregate
.6O acres the said land IN the one undi-
Vidcd hslrot That part OF the Rawley
Evans farm lying in Preston County.
and is situate I'm Lyon district near the
tow at Evansville. In said county. aud
IL tn s~ano on which said kawlov Evans
has resided for many years. The said
land is partly cleared and much of ~ fne
meadow land, and ~ very valuable for
farming aud growing purpose, IND has
Oh II
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SELRoD'
tract, containing III. acres.

Second. TIE trn"t "f ~ acres known
ns lie 'ELfHU GRE1G' nnd.
Third. a tract Of ZO7 acres, sold and
conveyed tb ali W. Kelley 10y james
&. McGrew, isx'0r ot Bddw'ln, dco I,
and known IS tie BALDWIN, iard.
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TRUSTEES SALE.

BY virtue Of Deed ofTrust executed
Sune 3, 1873, by Washington w. Jones "a
q. Baker, Trustee. to secure William
~. Tut and John w, Fe tnef. partners
doing business under the firm famo of
Iatt ana Feitner,in the sum Of two hun
dred and City dollars and aftv .th,ee
cents With interest thereon from the date
taoreOf l will on
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That Husband OF Mine

IL three times the IN IN he Was before he
beg .u using Wells Health Remover 81
Druggists
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job BIZ 6 us heira.


On p"fiiiuu under chapter 175 Of the
Acts ut 1871 William q Wtley, Ed
Commissioner sUpuInt,d undtr s.iu ac.
his day made hs fnal rrpbt bsteiu,
Nbrr' up on motion 81 The prtiupnor
~ his e. uusel, II II ,rd,Tcd that said ~
port be- til"d aud that notice be- pub
h-hrd III each newspaper printed in tits
= untf, one week for twelve successive
well k, 81 ia, fling Ol said r. port, and re.
curing al ~ rs"ns Interested therein, 90
appear before ibis CYud ON the 6.h day
Ot the next term. sud do what f. necessary
[" protect thcir Interests
PROVIDED that such notice may consist
OF copy Of this uider published IS afOfe-
said.
A copy from the record.
Test
BHITH CRANE,
r.. ClTk
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REPORT OF THE CONDITION
OF rHH-
Natinal Bank OF Kingwood.

At Kingwo,d in the state Of West Viz
eini,, at the close OF business, May
I, lSS2.
RESOURCES.
Loans and discounts Sl56.s5I a.
L. =. Bonds 10 secure circula
ton IDS 600 OO
o,her stocks, bonds and mort w
Due FROM approved reserve w w
agents 1850 on
|Due fr"n, other National Banks i,2sa IA
Real estate, furniture aud
fixtures 500 90
Current Expenses and taxes paid goo Oh
4 becks and other cash items Il2 o.
IBill~ ot other b tuks 2.Tt3 90
fractional paper currency,
uickels. aud pennies Is 10
fSpe 10 + hI6 ca
LEGAL tender notes 4650 ON
|kedemrtiun nInd with L. -.
Treasurer 70 pei cent IT cir.
culeuon) 800 90
Total S3l3,7sl q
LIABILITIES.
capital stock paid in Sl25.OO0 40
rurpluS fund 81 .25l 90
pUudivited profits II .O6l 80
National Bank Notes outstand-
ing III 500 on
Dtvidends unpaid sOS On
Individual deposits subject TO
check o.oG ~
Due To- other National Banks So r.
Due 10 safe Banks and bankers 1874 SIS
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Mrs. J Is. L. Son. lie visltIug relative,
ia Grafton.
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WEDNESDAY, HAY2, 1889

sSll upon the premises, betn cen the
AIuIs OF l ana =. M, the following des-
bought by the said Jones from ReuLen
Marthen, and adjoining lands Of Samuel
Aysus and Others, containing FIFTY
ACkES, situate IN Lyon District. near
evansville Preston county. w Va
The above described property Is we'll i'm
ProVed, having on 10 \ cnmlort,hla
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DWELLING HOUSE.

WIFI good Orchard and outbuyding,
bor farther reference. soc deed OF Jonss
~ nsker, recorded IT, Office of County
LEX s. Of Preston County. book NJ. n.
E1S fIB. The terius Of the sale shall be
"a = II in hand or so much cash ~ will
Ia OF said deed o. trust, interest aud
81.
WV. @. BROWN, IN. Trustee,
IL Zen Of }. O. Baker, decd
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Hardware III grea, varieties at H.rlle, &
| Wnghts. 47f
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osr RECORD NOTICE.

state of W"si Virginia, ss..
Al CnCu { Gun held IN nd fyr the
County Poet n, uu the 10 b Gay Of
Apni, 1888.
George 81 MDuser,
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Clerk G unity Court Of Preston G unity.
Wa VrgiuH 9.
The Dawson journal., 1883-12-20
The Mother Hubbard.

The secret is out at last. A cor
respondent writes T. the Fond du
Lac Journal ami gives the whole
snap away He or she says;
'Old Mother Hubbard went 50 the
enpbo'rd, to get her poor dog a
boEe, but when she got there the cup
board was bare and 80 the poor dog
had aone. She was in great stew
to know whas to d., for # money she
had not a cent, ~ she sod her last
suit TO buy meat for the brute, and
up towa in her night gown she
went. All the ladies who saw it and
t e string to draw it, declared it the
incest thing out; no now on the
street, looking ever SO sweet, IN their
gowns go racing about.
The Dawson journal., 1883-12-20
Matches.

THAT match you are lighting your
cigar with is very small thing. ism t
lt!' said passenger who had shared
my seat for few miles. "a small
thing, but you wouldn't believe the
American people paid out S27, 100000
for matches last year, would you? II
looks big, but it is a fact. Now, take
a pencil and figure it out. Fifty
millions of people in this country
they use on all average five matches
each per day; that is 100000, 600
matches daily, or 100000 boxes OF
100 matches in a box, every day.
Last year these boxes retailed at an
average of three cents each, making
$4,000 a day for matches, or
7,375,000 year And then to
think that three-foarlhs of all these
matches were supplied by one com
pany! If they didn't make s3,O0o,05O
clear profit out of it they didn't
make AGENT
The harvest day of the match
monopoly is now at an end, as they
no longer have government revenue
tax levied for their benefit. But they
still control the trade, on account Of
Their superior manufacturing faciIi
ties, large capital. etc. They own
thousands of acres Of timber land il
Michigan, and their lumber is cat by
their own men and shipped ON theii
own boats. Aud then they have
contracted for nearly all the wolld'.
supply of phosphorus year ahead, ard
the new manufacturers starting into
the business find themselves over
matched in many ways by the ole
monopoly, which can still control til,
trade and make fair profit ON it:
investments. They control twenty
two factories, and one of them has
capacity of 76,0G0,000 Of matches
dali ly.-Chicago Herald.
The Dawson journal., 1883-12-20
Furnam's l9ormu a.

The following is the manner in
which Farish Fnrman compounded
compost by his formula. 1t is his
own language, and those who follow
the directions, as he gives them, will
make the best compost ever used for
cotton. 1t embodies all The elements
Of plant food for the cotton plant
and is the only known fertilizer that
docs it. He says:
Take thirty bushels of well rotted
stable manure or we'll rotted orgal 10
matter as leaves, muck, etc, and scat
ter 1t about three inches thick upon
piece Of ground so situated that
water will not stand en- it, but
shed off in every directionr Tie
thirty bushels will weigh about nine
hundred pounds. Take two hundred
ponnds of good acid phosphate,
which cost me $22.50 per ton, deliv-
cred, making the two hundred
pounds cost 1920, and one hundred
pounds kainit, which cost me, by the
ton, S14. delivered or seventy cents
for one hundred pounds, and mix .ae
acid phosphate and kainit thoroughly,
then scatter evenly on the manure.
Take next thirty bushels of green
cotton seed and distribute evenly
over the piles and wet them thorough.
ly; take again two hundred pounds
acid phosphate and one hundred
pounds kalnit, mix and spread over
the seed, begin again on the manure
and keep on that way, building up
your heap layer by layer, until you
get it as high ss convenient. Then
cover with six inches of rich earth
from fence corners, and leave at least
six weeks; when ready to haul to the
field Gus with a spade OR pickaxe
square down and mix as thoroughly
as possible. Now we have thirty
bustels of manure weighing nine
hundred pounds If chemical in the
second layer. aud these two layers
combined form the perfect compost,
You perce ve. that the weigIti,2,4OJ
poundr.
The Dawson journal., 1883-12-20
Back From Texas.

The number OF persons who emf
grated to Texas and other portions
of the West and ara returning home,
is astonishing. On one Of the north
bonrd ira n of the N. & III. road few
nights ago, eighty of the passengers,
and an another succeeding, sixty
were returning from Texas to their
former homas in Alabama and ad-
joining states. Most Of them were
former eitizens OF this state. They
are dissatisfied with the West and
experience has convinced them that
a home in Alabama is most to be
desired after all. To save others
the trouble, expense CT money and
time in emigrating and returning
they are advised not to follow the
example. We are told that there
are few trains that do not bring some
of these dissatisfied emigrants from
The West.-Montgomery Advertiser.
The Dawson journal., 1883-12-20

The republicans of Virginia are
openly denouncing MahoLe and his
methods. They are organizing
throughout the state with the pur-
pose of protesting against any re-
cognltion of Malone in the national
convention. The chairman OF the
republican, central committee OF
Virginia Publishes a letter in which
he uses the following language con
corning Malone:
"He has wrecked everything he
ever touched, anl venture to pre-
dict that he will wreck the republican
party unless they avail themselves Of
the present opportunity to get rid #
his dead weight. Every lover Of his
country anl of republican institutions
should rejoice in Mahone's defeat.
wrote the president under date OF
November %. 1882, in the following
language: Il desire also to say that
Senator Malone does not represent
republican sentiment in this state.
am correctly informed that the
republican element would be greatly
rejoicel if you would indicate some
other source throu gh which it would
be agreeable to you to receive their
views
The Dawson journal., 1883-12-20
AnInteres,ing and Newsy Letter
DEAR JOURNAL

DEAR JOURNAL
Il is sometimes = great pleasure to
b. released, for a tinie, from the tur-
mol OF town, and breathe the fresh
country air, undavored with guano
and other obnoxious scents. On last
Friday, visited the Justice court at
the twelfth, and on Saturday and Sun
day attended services at Sardis
Church, where I heard two interest
ing sermons by Rev. J. G. Corley /;
and the fact that he is their pastor is
matter of congratulation to them.
On Sunday morning little daugh-
ter of Mr. 7. A. Coleman was buried
at the cemetery there.
It Was my fortune on Monday eve
ming, to visit the beautiful and pro-
gressivs Bronwood. Not only are
these epithets applicable to the town,
but also to the paople, the ladies rep
resenting The beautiful am glad
to see the sisterly affection of the
place displayed towards Dawson,
while they are engaged in an honest
emulation. l was kindly cared for
by Mr.. Joseph Ragsn, though half
the night was pleasantly spent st
candy pulling, The young people
are preparing TO give an exhibition of
their dramatic talent in few days
aud Dawson will be specially invited.
Just as the sun rose Ger the cas-
tern hills was landed in Dawson BY
a passing freight, and now am medi-
teiing on the recent past aud con-
templating frequent visits to our
county cousins, and our village sister.
w.
The Dawson journal., 1883-12-20

Notwithstanding that Mr. Carlise ha
taken the greatest of pains to define
his position upon the tariff question,
the Macon ! telegraph insists upon
putting him down as a t,.Sraler.
1t is true that Mr.. Carlisle favors re-
form, but this does not, necessarily,
mean free trade. We apprehend
that the Telegraph ana Alr. Carlisle
are not SO far apart after all, if II sy
did but fully understand each other.
But the Telegraph insists that "NIr.
Carlisle was elected on account OF
his free trade proclivities." If this
he true, then was Judge Hoadley, o.
Ohio, ''electe1 ON account of his free
trade proclivities > for they were
both elected, standing side by side,
upon the same platform. Ne be-
lieve but few of the people of this
country favor free trade but upon
the other hand, it is no less true in
our judgement, that large majority
favor a modification of the presen,
tariff and among the latter class, we
think, Mr. Carlisle will be found
The Dawson journal., 1883-12-20

-Albady News: The gin house and
screw, together with about twenty
bales of cotton, on the place of Judge
D. A. Vason, four miles from the
CITY we're destroyed by fire yesterday
afternoon. They were ginning and
packing cotton at the time the fire
occurred, and Mr. A P Vason, with
what help he had, fought the flames
desperately, but to no avail. Only
two Or three bales of cotton that had
been packed were saved. The fire
was first discovered in the lint room.
Wnd it is thought that il was caught
by a match getting into the gin.
The gin was one Of the best in the
county. The loss will amount to
$4,000 or $500 Insurance $1,000
The Dawson journal., 1883-12-20
Her Blsghted Affection.

i want TO sue man for breach Of
promise, said a maiden of the vim
tage OF scoming into a lawyers Office.
Very well. Miss; state your case, I
shall be only too happy oserve you
You See, sir, Augustus Tompkins
made love to me, and | trusted him
with q woman's confidence and love,
sw;and eat ice cream wl9n h9 asked
me, and he told me / was the angel
ofhis choice and | called him Gus,
and he told me four tnnes consecu-
lively that he would marry me. Four
times and then he married Mary
Stevens, snd nay affections are blight.
ed, and want to get even with the
mean thing and show Stevens
gal that won't stand everything.
Very commendable, inneed, Miss.
Now about how much damages dc
you think you have sustained?
4 don't know exactly how much it
wouid be in dollars aud cents, but
think as he blishted my affections by
telling me four times he would mar
ry me. that l ought to have enough
to git me some new clothes and take
q trip on. Say you put it down at
800, that's only 500 bhgut, and
l think that's little enough, consid
erin my exploded hopes.
Suit was broagh, for four blights
at 800 bli9ht.-MerchAnt Traveller
The Dawson journal., 1883-12-20

In conversation with a very intel
ligent farmer of our county a few
days since, he said to US that he was
fully satisfied that guano did not paw.
"But, said he, 80 long as every
body else uses it I'm obliged to do it
in self defense" This is a position
that we can not fully understand.
l. farmer compelled to pursue a
course Of policy which he knows
don't pay simply because others do
IT? 1t seems to us if we were satls-
fed that guano didn't pay we would
top the Use of il iastanter,
The Dawson journal., 1883-12-20
Why She Would Not.


London Bow Bells.
A young lady who thought her
personal charms gave her the right
to be disagraeable was present few
days since at party, during which
quarreIs between huband aud wife
were discussed. "I think" said an
unmarried elder son, who was pres
ent, "that the proper thing is for the
husband to have it out at once, and
thus avoil quarrels for the future I
would light cigar in the carriage
after the wedding breakfast, and set
tie the smoking question forever" "
II would knock the cigar out of your
mouth" interrupted the belle. "Do
you know, l don't think you weuId
be there! quietly remarked the elder
son.
The Dawson journal., 1883-12-20

Pug logs as pets have had their
day am ing the extremely fashion
able, bat colds never 60 out of
fashion, 50 that it is always neces-
sary to know that DR.. Bulls Cough
Syrup is sure cure for all coughs
and colds.