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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-04-19

"Yes," said the deacon, "the organist GER
tainly did play opera bouffe airs and the can
can in his voluntary yesterday. But, dear me,
can't kick up a row about it without giving
myself away by showing that recognize the
music. Boston Post
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-04-19

The demed steamer can now be spelled with
two o's-doomed.-Low-ell Courier
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-04-19

The Domestic" Sewing Machine Company
will remove about May 10Th to the elegant
store in the Union Mutual Life Insurance
Building, corner Congress and Exchange
streets.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-04-19

Herr Most talked for an hour on Saturday
night on the beauties of murder, arson and
robbery. receiving for his labor $3.50. Had
he preached sermon ON faith, hope and
charity, he might have raked in seventy-iye
cents, or possibly eighty-fve cents.-Philadel.
phia News.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-04-19
FOR SALE!
TWO VALUABLE FARMS.
2aLh day on ApRIL. 1sss.

rytIlE Simon Smith Farm, and the farm recently
u owned by the late Hosea Gray, lying on the
Connecticut river in the town OF Northumberland
in Coos County, N H. will be sold at auction TO the
highest bidder on the
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-04-19

10 the shareholders OF the Port
land Water Company.
A MEETING OF the Stockholders Of the Portland
N Water Company win be held at the Office of
the Company No. 30 Plum street, on Monday, April
20, at 10 O'Clock q, N.
Ito choose n Moderator for said meeting
ITO choose q Clerk for said meeting.
3To see II the Corporation will accept the Act Of
,he legislature, approved February 18th, 1888.
40 see u the Stockholders win authorize the
issue Of Bonds provided by the Act OF the Legis
lafure, approved February 18th. 1883, and will
determine the amount to be so issued the tenor of
said bonds and interest to be paid thereon and the
disposition % be made of said bonds and tho pro-
ceehs, when Sold and will further authorize the
making aud executing Of u mortgage and deed OF
trust OF the property estate, rates and franchises OF
said company, to secure said bonds and coupons
thereto annexed, and the other provisions contained
in said mortgage.
b-ro transact any othor bu mess that may legal
ly come before them.
d. W. CLARK, President
Portland, April ~, 1883. apiGdtw
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-04-19
PROPOSALS.

Parties rendering, TO give price per pound. Cash
Will DO required on delivery. Tenders endorsed
'sTender for Scrap and addressed TO the under
signed Will be received on or before THURSDAY
April 26th.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-04-19
Monsoon q, N.

GEALED proposals viii be received until April 90
~ 1888. at O'Clock ?. M, for clearing, grub
bling, grading, bridging, building trestle work cu
verts, and laying track the Monson Narrow
Gauge II. r., from Munson station on the Bangor 4
Piscataquis X. X. 70 Monson Niilage--ab0ut miles
Protles, plans, etc, can be seen Office of j. f.
Sprague MonsoD, Maine.
GEO. S. CUSHING.
aplfdSt Treas and Geul Manager
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-04-19

He was man who would weigh at least 800
pounds, and when he said to his small friend,
at whose office he called ON his way down
town, s'I'll drop in on you when RETURN the
little man exclaimed: "If you'll let me know
when you're coming III crawl under the
safe''
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-04-19

The great sale OF Swedish Remedies is aston
ishing, and for enrichiDg the blood, creating
an appetite or strengthening the whule system
nothing can surpass these remedies.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-04-19
CITY OF PORTLAND.
Assessors Notice.

TIME Assessors of the City Of Portland hereby
give notice TO all persons liable TO taxation
In said city that they will be- IN session every
secular day from the first to the tbirteth day OF
April next, Inclusive at their room Ia City Hall,
from nine TO twelve O'Clock IN the forenoon, and
from two to Ave o'clock IN the afternoon for
the purpose Of receiving lists Of the polls and
estates taxable In said city.
And all such persons are hereby notified 10
make and bring TO said Assessors true and per-
feet lists OF all their polls and estates real and
personal, or held by them as guardian executor,
administrator, trustee or otherwise, on tho first
day of April, 1888, and be prepared 90 make oath
to the truth of the same.
And when estates OF persons deceased have
been divided during the past year, have changed
hands from any cause, the executor administrator
OF other person interested, Is hereby warned TO
give notice Of such change, and in default OF
such notice will be held under the law 10 pay
tho tax assessed although such estate has been
wholly distributed and paid over
And any person who negleets 10 comply with this
notice Will BIO doomed 10 a tax according 10 the
laws OF the State, and BIO barred Of the rights TO
mako application TO the dssesS0rs me County
Commissioners for any abatement of his taxes,
unless he shows that he was unable 20 offer such
lists within the time hereby appointed.
RY-In no case where the Assessors have been
put 10 the disagreeable necessity Of making a
doom will the possession OF Government bonds
or deposits IN the Savings Banks DO allowed as
plea IN mitigation OF such doom.
CYRUS X. LADD,
VIM. o. Fox, Assessors.
STEPHEN MARSH
aH- Blank schedules will be forwarded by mail.
Parties failing 70 receive the will be furnished
ON application 1T the Assessors 0fiice.
mar30 d4w
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-04-19

AFWA III
March 3d. lat II IL, lon 50 90 sch Melissa a
Trask. from New York for Port Spain.
March IS. lat 80 n, lon "A W, ship Syrcp, from
New York for Antier
March 10. lat 10 n, lon 20 W, ship " II Conner
Colcord, from Liverpool for San Francisco.
March "a, no lat, &c, ship John Z Berry. Jordan,
from San Francisco for Dublin.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-04-19
COMPREHENSIVE.
Dissolution OF Co-Partnership.
MEETINGS
Annual seetiur.

fEf1E adjourned annual meeting of the Society for
IL the Prevention Of Cruelty TO Animals will be
held az g. :. Ridlons office, Mutusl Life Insurance
Building Apri 2lst, 1888, at y M. to elect OH
GERS for the ensuing year, and any other business
which may come before Thorn. All interested are
invited. Per order OCTAVlA {. CARROLL. Sec
rotary, aplsdtd
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-04-19

Secrets of the confessional SIS It sin, I"
asks fashionable lady Of her spiritual director,
"for me to feel pleasure when a gentleman
SAYS am handsome?" sit is my daughter"
he replies gravely; 1--WE should never delight
in falsehoodl
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-04-19
Noilce 10 Contraclors.

NWaEtN ~ NUfitEtsNEUFss
DROPOSAI4S are invited for the grading and
masonry of the extension OF the Bangor and
P-cataquis Railroad from Blanchard TO Nfoosehead
Lake, miles, and will be received until May 10th
12 O'Clock noon, at the Office of Company ia Ban
gos, where the profile plans and specifications OF
the required work may be examined. The Directors
reserve the right 70 reject any and all bids.
MOSES GIDDINGS
apri6d3w President
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-04-19

Perfect soundness of body and mind is pos
sible only with pure blood. Leading medical
authorities of all civilized countries endorse
Ayers Sarssparllla as the best blood-purifying
medicine in existence. 1t vastly increases the
working and productive power of both hand
and brain.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-05-05

ded. A majority Of such Commissioner
Sasil be quorum for the transaction OF
bus uoss.
.. The frs, meeting OF the County
C1urt herein provided, shall be held on
the twentieth day after the school clec
,ion, in the year one thousand eight huu
! dred aud eighty~threc. or as soon there
after as n majority OF them may assemble
Tor the purpose, az which time, and an.
uualiy thereafter, st their first Dleetiug 20
each year, or ss soon thereafter as pracN-
cable, they stall elect one ~ their number
fcesIutnt 81 the Court.
q. At the school election. i'm the year
one thousand eight hundred and eighty
three, the question of the adoption Of the
System provided by this Act shall BE- sub
mitted TO the voters OF tho County OF
Preston voting at such election. Notice
of such election shall he given bY Tie
publication of tns Act in each of the
newspapers published in said county, once
IN each week for two succ sslve weeks.
Those voting for the said system shall
have written or printed on their ballots
the words, For modification of the Coun
~ Court and those voting az tinst IL shall
have written or printed on their ballots,
Against modScation of the County Court.
z. Such election, at each place OF voting
in-sald county, shall be super intended,
conducted and returned, by the same Of
hcers and In the same manner as tie
election of school officers IL superintend-
ed, conducted and returned, and the result
at each place of voting shall no certified
and returned Ia the County Court now In
existence in Preston County. Said Court
shall convene In special session IA provided
in Chapter three, Section twenty-one, of
the Code of West Virginia. and shall in all
respects be governed by the laws In rela-
ton to elections by tho people, so far rs
they are applicable thereto.
s Ii a majority Of the votes cast upon
the question be For the modification OF
the County Court this Act shall b. and
remain in full force and effect but 10 a
majority of such votes be not For mods
fcatiou of the County Court, this Act
shall be OF no other force or cfTct,
[Arprovep February "a, 1888
Note by tho Clerk Of the House Of Dele
gates.
The fsregoing Act takes effect from it's
passage, two-thIrds of the members elect
d-o each house. by vote taken by yeas
and naYe, having SO directed.
A copy-Test
j. AMI MARTIN,
Clerk County Court of Preston County,
West Virginia. q
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-05-05

\ year or so ago the practice NJ depu'
Using Tom Dick aud Harry rs special
eOnsAbles 10 make arrests had grown
into such an abuse, that We felt it oui
duty TO call public attention to Il. We
had hoped there would be no necessity
for further reference 20 the mat;cr. but
within the last few days we have ohsorv-
ed unmistakable signs OF this peruicious
abuse breaking out afresh,
Last Sunday afternoon at the instance
of a crank, a whole brigade turned out as
a poSse-comitat,Is TO arrest man said to
have broken into vacant house in the
outskirts OF town ON the Tunnelton road
The man was arrested, marched To Jail,
and locked up. On Wednesday he was
taken from the Jail under strong guard
OF special constsbles and arraigned before
Justice Goodwin, when nobody appearing
against him he was discharged. Tue
simple facts i'm the case show that the
man, a stranger travelling on foot, found
the vacant house open and merely went
In To rest himself. intending noe doing
no harm that he was arrested anJ de,
prlved OF his liberty from Sunday till
Wednesday without that duo process Of
law which IL guaranteed 10y the great
national charter OF liberty to every
American citizen, whether beggar or a
millionaire. Again we interpo our
protest against "a practice which il alike
destructive of good order and tho repres-
sive dignity of the law, aud we give nos
tice that we shall severely reprehcnd any
further persistence In 1t. We have here
in this town the sheriff oftbo courtyard
bis deputies; "a constable, and the town
sergeant; these are the men, under
proper warrant, to make arrests. The
preservation of peace and order cannot
be secured 10y loosely entrusting the ox-
cution of the law to improper aud irros>
ponsib.e hands, aud in the uame OF So
ciety and the taxpayers of the county we
demand that the practice cease.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-05-05
Tran.fers OF Ircai E.tm.e.

Tie following is The list Of deeds admit
ted to record suce cur last report:
Peter Bolyard to Charles l.. Nestor for
100 81 acres in Reno district admitted
April ~.
Juo. Barton Payne to 4. II. Bowman
for 800 acres in Reno district: admitted
a pril %.
Jacob StraWser 10 Peter Strawser for
80 acre. in Pleasant district sdiuitted
April u.
IL. VI. Hayden TO Peter Strawser for
ga acres in Pleasant district: admitted
4 pril b.
GEORGE Schnopp, &c, tO Peter Straw
ser for So acres in Pleasant district. adj
United Aprl -.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-05-05

CRANBRRRY. MAJ /, 1888.
ED. ARGUS II see by your last lssue
that you will notice what a farmer may
have TO saY. am one Of that class. ard
a plain one, and feel about az much inter-
Get in taxes and assessments perhaps as the
ring boss. am convinced more and more
every day that ell classes of property (cx.
ccpt that class exempt by the constitution
should DO taxed. Use Journal, in its last
issue, as usual, 'sliDgs mud 10 referring
to what Jas. Messenger and Col. Brown
nave sid. IL Is characteristic of that
three enny-a-liner TO attack the farmer
and bis interests on every occasion. He
never YVES known 10 support or uphold
the farmer in auy particular, but always
The rev, rse, endorse VIVA, both gentle
men referred 70, have d upon the sub
CO II ayatioD. We have lived under
class Ration ss long ss I want 10, al d
We shot Id no longer sbrk the response.
5ilily of Legislators, but meet The issues
for relief iqusrely and fairly. Let those
who are chosen by the people, represent
the people. / want the merchant, tho
manufacturer, the producer, the fpecula-
tor, the lawyer aud the doctor all taxed
alike. Property OF every kind should be
taxed (eyen the Journa). Heretofore the
poorer clsts,- middle class-have paid the
taxes while the wealthy have escaped.
am not IN favor Of the proposed
change in our County Court system. The
three Commissioners are sufficient, and
their juty being defined, their time is linn
tied for ho.diog court; their salary fixed 4;
while under the DawsDD bill toe court
may st the whole year And agaiu, no
district can select lie Own representative
10 the Court. This was fully douior-
stIated by the lsst county convention.
Pleasaot district by a district convention
selected commissioner; but nOtwith-
standing this, aud That the choice was
MADE by large majouty Of the district
convention, yet he was sat down upon,
and new man chosen by The convention.
Now word to the firmers We must
look 10 our own interest, as the past hat
shown that 70 one else will The Ring
Boss system is no good to us. Equsl tax
aiion u certain relief TO The farmer, besides
that rs justice 10 al. CurrAl the public
expenses IS much rs possible The fewer
the officers the less 10 pay, and with the
three honorable men We now have 10
manage our county afdrs, there will be
no JOBS Experiments are dangerous.
Lei useremain ~ We are. Rstreucbment
has coma, ned D! changed, oll must be
ne over 6 i'n FAamgR.
POSTERS printed on suoit notice A,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-05-05
From Pleasant District.
VIEWS or 4 LEADING REPUBLICAN oS Lo
GAL QUESTIONS.

VIEWS or 4 LEADING REPUBLICAN oS Lo-
oAL QUESTIONS.
EDITOR OF THE ARGUS ;-lheartily con-
cur in all your your Moccason Hill corrce-
pondent says In reference to the proposed
County Cour; system. l, is indeed, as he
saYs, all bosh.' The. idea OF Reno and
Lyon selecting candidate for Pleasant
district, ~ was done In the convention at
Kingwood last Friday LIS oil wrong /;
it takes from us all district represo ntatlun.
The commissioners ough, 10 be elected by
each dis,riet. add then there would be a
chance for Pleasant, Graut, Portland and
and ii IS no more than right that our coun-
ty should be represented by members Of
both political parties. This County Court
bill was gotten up for the partiAan purpose
Of forever preventing Democrat from
holding any county Office. Tbis purpose
has been boldly proclaimed by that Re
publican lord at Cranberry, who had a
great deal 10 do In getting up toe bill. lam
f'""' w A"A - 'h"N VIZ ilaNiuk iNNpuuiA-
cans Of Grant, Pleasant, Portland, RENO,
Lyon, aud KingwUOd districts are oppo-
ing the hhl. Friends, let's vote IL down;
we have TOO many officials to pay as it TO-
Pleasant district. will vote two to one
against IL.
Prof. a. w. Frederick, the Ildepend :
ent candidate for County Superintendent
Of Schools. will receive heauy support
in this district
Ia conclusion Friends of education and
low taxes and self government. let's ave
a steady pull, strong pull, and a pull all
together against the amended Court bill.
FAKMgR
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-05-05
The American Farmer
AND
THEE WEST va. ARGUS
FOR
81 10 PER IANNUM.

We have perfected arrangements
with the publishers Of the Americ sn
Farmer, Fort Wayne, Ird., that enc.
BILE us TO Offer our ubscribers a first
class agricultural magsziue At the
bare cost Of the white paper on which
it ia printed. The American Far
mer 10 l6-page monthly magazine
which is rapidly taking rank az one
OF the leading ayr cultural magazines
of the country. Each number will
contain useiul inloim nation for The
farmer, his wife, his sonp, and his
daughters. AZ j, costs you almost
nothing, suppose you try it one year.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-05-05
Commissioned Sale
-OF-
REAL ESTATE.

BY virtue of decree NJ the Circuit
Court of Preston County, w. Va, render
"a in the case of Crottou anu Moses vs..
Gureu q. White, ct al. the undersigned
commissioners will on the
9rn DAY OF APRIL. 1883.
(the rame being cuust da,) proceed before
the front dnnr uf the Court House. in
King wood. Preston & uhty, w, W, TO
n Rc several tracts OF land IL, cr,vd IA
toe above case ~ bc ;, Va To- satisfy Clstns
due from safe q. q. White Ia the various
parties therein named,
The said land Ia situate in Valley Dis
trict and county atorvsaid' Ooc tract con-
tains RbOu, A15 ACRES, on Cheat River,
u portion ot it ia improved, and tine
FARMING AND GRAZING LAND.
Another lract OF about scr,s in tw
parcels, adjoining the 475 acre tract, the
principal part OF which is improved and
nne farming land Aud another trsCi
containing ab Ut 40 or so acres more o.
less, adjoining the 475 acres and lands Of
David Graham and Others. "A portion of
this land is improved and good productive
farming laud
We are informed that the above lands
are underlaid with COAL, LIMESTONE
aud IRON ORE.
Tue land will be sold to the highest re
spUnsiblc bidder, for. one hllh cash In
hand aud the reatGue OF the purchase
money upon credit OF one, two and
three years; the purchaser executing In
terest bearing notes, with approved secu-
riy,for the deferred payments OF the pur-
chase money. u
VIM q. BRowS, JR.,
JAS III. CARRoLL,
CnmmissioperA.
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- -
MltRRIED.

GRsgsE-DAyr AT the residence Of
Wm. j. Davis,Aphi p by Lev. jos. w.
Bedford, Thomas Greene aod Mary A.
Dayi
BOLYARD- BoYLAED. AT the residence
OF John Mays, April 60. by Rev MAJ
c Illus Knots, Charles BOlyard and Flo
ram Boz land.
hEssESGER--GARNER AT tie residence
Of SAMUEL Garner, by Rev. J. w Har-
dgsty, George W. Mcssrpger aud j..
Bile Garner.
JEEKiSs- CLARE AT the residence OF
be brides farther April %, by Rev. r..
q w Ford, John j. Jenkios and VIC
tOiia + Glars.
RrEoER -kNGER AT tbs resideoce Of
the brides father, April %, by Rev. d..
A F,lend, Sebastian Ringer aud Mary
L Bioger.
BURKg-NLAED Al the Catholic church,
RVwlosburg, April 30, BY R,v. r. A..
BDce, Naleuuuo Burke aLd Bridget
INLAND.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1883-05-05
Tho rev county court Act.

The Rev County Court Act.
AN ACT to reform. alter and n odify the
County Court of the County of Preston,
under the twenty-ninlh Section Of the
eighth Article Of the Constitution Of
this State.
PISSED February %, 1881
Be IL enacted by the Legislature Of West
Virginia
l. The County Of Preston Shall be laid
IF into eight districts as neatly equal ss
msy be in territory and population. The
present divisions of said county into dis
tricts shall constitute such districts until
changed by the County Court hereineft, r
mentioned, and according TO law. The
County Court established In the said coun.
~ by the adoption Of the eighth article Of
the Constitution Of this Slate Is hereby re-
formed, altered and modified, that IL 10
say: The County Court of the County of
Preston shall be composed OF eight Com
tnissiOners, VINO shall be elected by the
voters OF said county. No two Of the
Commissioners shall ever be residents of
be same district and should two or
more peTfons be voted for who are resi-
Cents Of the same district, the one having
The highest number OF votes shall be de =
clafed elected, and the votes cast for the
others shall be void. Should any Com
missioner remove from the district of
which he Was resident ~ the time of his
election, bis office shbl thereby become
@ a.. u. 4
Of Justice Of the Peace snail be deemed
incompatible Each Commissioner shall
receive for bic services two dollars for
each day be shall attend the Court, 10 BE-
aid out Of the eesury.
2. At the schOOl election, 10 the year
me thousand eight hundred and eighty
three, there shall be elected by the voteu
u said county, eight Commissioner.
whose term Of Office shall be ~ follow /;
the term Of Office Of the Commissioners
who are residents Of the districts Of grsuts
Portland, Lyon and Reno. shall continue
until me first day Of January, one thousand
eight hundred and eighty five and the
term ~ flee # the Commissioner who
are residents OF the districts Of KingWood
Valley, Pleasant and Union, snail continue
until tue FIRST day Of Jshuafy, one thous-
and eight hundred and eighty seven.
3 Al The general election, In the year
one thousand eight huOdred aud eighty
four, and AZ each succeeding general elec -
ton, there sbsli be elected by the voters
Ut said county, four COmmissiOnt rs, whore
term Of Cfiice shall CONNIE c. on tue hrsi
d8y OF Jabuafy next sitter their election.
and continue for tour years
4. So far 40 they are not inconsistent
herewith, an The provisions II Chapter
thirty niue Of the C1de Of West Virginia,
concerning County Courts their iutis.
dictiou and powers aud al provisions of
law rep, citing County Courts generally.
The Commissioners COmpOsiDgtuChC ourts.
I'D the Clerks Of such q urts, ehall b.
applicable TO the County Court herein
provided sad 90 the Commissioners G IA
posing The sgme and the Clerk r the
County Court Of Preston County nov a.
Office, aud bis suCce-sO.s, shan be me
Clerk OF the COUNTY CUT herein Prov