West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-10-02

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lifted out by a block AMI tackle.
The mares legs were bruised but
she was not seriously injured.
Mr.. aud Mr.. Cyrus Timbrel,
OF near tuscaloosa, lows. accompan-
led by Mrs. Reese, of Grafton, were
visiting here q few days this week.
MIR. and Mrs. Timbrel left Wednes-
day TO visit relatives about Evans
vile.
George Williams has purchased
the property now occupied by Capt.
Elliott on Main Street, and is having
a new tin roof put on the house. Capt.
Elliott, we learn, has purchased a
farm near Terra Alta and will move
upon 1t.
An italian was arrested in
Morgantown Saturday charged with
the murder of one of his brethren.
The murdered man was found over
in Fayette county, Pa. lying in a
sugar camp. The arrested man was
seen with him a short time before he
was found.
Mr.. Jesse Martin. of Marion
county, diedvery suddenly last
Saturday morning, aged 50 years.
Deceased was the father OF DIR.
Martin, of this place, and the
Hon. b. +. Martin, of Grafton. The
Doctor was summoned by telegram
and left early Saturday morning to
attend the funeral.
Miss Nora Jackson drove over
to Terra Alta Friday and returned
home Saturday, accompanied by her
aunt, Mrs. Samuel Albright, former.
ly of this county but now of the
State Of Indiana. Mrs. Albright.
we are sorry To learn has been quite
i'll since her arrival here with an al
tack of intiammatOry rheumatism.
Superintendent Squires was
home Sunday. He and the other
members of the Board are out at
Masontown this week examining
manuscript, which it will take them
this week TO complete. Next week
the teachers will get their certificates.
MIR. Squires thinks about twenty eve
of the applicants for certificates will
fail entirely.
The commissioners appointed
during the last session OF the Legis
lature, TO select a proper location for
an additional hospital for the insane
will hold n final meeting this week.
The commissioners will first 90 to
Charlcstowr, in Jefferson county.
then 70 Berkeley Springs, in Morgan
county. and from thence to Mason
City, Mason county. Their report
Will then be made up and Submitted
to the Executive.
-Malarial gases sneaked up
through the poorly constructed
drains aud made baby very sick with
malarial fever. Baby would have
died hut for timely use Of Browns
Iron Bitters. There is nothing mean
or in its way Of coming, nor worse
in its effects, than malarial from uu-
dergrOund regions. Mrs. MtDon.
aid, Of New Haven, Conn, says,
"For six years ! suffered from the
effects of malarial, but Browns Iron
Bitters cured me entirely" Try it
when malaria steals in and under
mines your constitution. It will
give relief.
Dan Mallov, one of the Old
land marks of Preston county, died
at his home at Rowlesburg on Sun.
day night, the Goth inst. Mr.. Nal
10y was we'll known in Preston and
Taylor counties. He kept tavern
on Tunnel Hill years ago when that
place was in thebeight Of lbs glory.
He had a very large funeral as a
tribute TO his goodness; and because
he eve failed to attend a funeral
OF a friend if it were possible for
him To 20. He lost his wife some
four years ago and WAS living with
his son aud daughter at the time Of
his death. He was about 6S a
of age. lie was buried at Newbury
on Tuesday, Gr,tftOn Sttndurd.
On Friday night Of last week
several young men from Irondale
Furnace boarded the passenger train
east at the Grafton depot. One of
them was smoking, when the con.
due Or approached him and ATTEMPT
ed to eject him from the car. The
offender dropped the cigar, but the
conductor persisted in putting him
OF. Others Of the party interfered,
when a general row occurred. The
glass in the door was broken and r.
w. Hickman badly cut. One James
Hutchins appeared on the scene and
began using a billy on the Irondale
crowd. He knocked Hickman and
Granville Brown down, cutting their
heads badly. On complaint of the
officers of the company Hickman
and Brown were arrested and taken
before the Mayor on Saturday morn.
ing and fined s. each and COSTS
Grafton EGgle.
On Friday morning Of last week
a suspicious looking box was receiv-
ed at this Office addressed to the Ed.
itOr. Had the same box been Feceiv.
ed during campaign times we would
have had IL sent away untouched.
AS it was we felt a delicacy in open
Ing 1t, but summOning all our Cour.
age we cut tue strings that bound
the lid, lifted It gently, and Ol,serv.
ed that the contents we're covered
by a sheet Of blank paper. At this