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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-10-23
Do you know

Do you know
That Kingwood district pays the
best wages TO school teachers?
That Kingwood district has the
best teachers in the county,
That Jerry Porter is one Of them Z
That u. w. Showalter has engag.
ed two schools for this year ?
That Miss BERTHE 9. will teach one
Of them ?
That the east side of the river is
leading in matrimony ?
That Martin l.. Wilhelm is the
latest that has taken unto himself q
rib, if the story in Genesis don't fb2
That the literati of Kingwood
should organize a literary society?
That the post master at Albrights-
vile has a great deal of businesp
in Kingwood here of late?
That Sundays are q good time for
hunting chestnuts?
That Bill Scott didn't get a oerti-
feate this year because he couldn't
tell the difference between the tariff
and the adverb2
That Billy Ringer and Billy
Shrawyer must give Masontown an
other whet soon ?
Plat the Artfpl Dogger doesn't
appear in the columns of newspaper
dom siuce hebas located at Newburg?
That Tom, Of Housewife, was seen
near the Park one evening last week?
That Glide Hutchinson was in
kingwood one day last week on pc
culiar business and, and, and
That it is now conceded by some
of the women that 2 certain mer-
chant is opposed to the railroad ?
That there will be no school at
Jim Whites this winter ?
That NJ. G.. Feather will not 90 TO
Florida but will settle at the Fair
fax Stone ?
That an elephant got loose at
TOWNSVILLE last Saturday
That Bill Armstrong, of Rrnceton,
cultivates a nice mustache and
smiles pleasantly upon all the ladies2
That the best choir in the country
is to be found at the Presbyterian
church, this place?
That The Reporter is not who the
people suppose he is ?
That John Graham has the whoop.
ing cough.
That several of our young ladies
have a desire to become artists ?
That the Italians have their war
paint on ?
That all business at the Beer
Garden is suspended ?
THE REPORTER.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-10-23
CARD.

IL seems that It is not generally
known that ! have entirely suspend.
ed the practice Of medicine, hence
this card. All perGons are hereby
notified that | will positively decline
TO attend OF treat any case until /
shall have resumed my practice Of
which ] will notify my friends and
patrons by similar publication. My
object is TO save my friends the tFou.
bic Of callirg upon me until such
time "a circumstances will enable me
TO serve them. Very Rcsp'Cy
G.. J.. BROwN.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-10-23
LOST RECORD NOTICE

Corcuit Court of Preston County. Au
gust, 20, 1885.
Euward ~. Ryan On a petit
Vs tiOn under
Harrison Hagans' heirs al al cnapterl75
Of tho Acts of 1871.
William G.. WorlCy, n commissioner
appointed under said Act. shis day made
bis final report herein. WhereupOn ON
motion Of the petitioner il IL ordered
that said report he filled. and that a
notice be published i'm the West Yirtinin
Argus and Preston County JOuAnal,onte
a week for twelves successive week, of the
filing Of said report. and requiring all
persons Interested therein, - nppora be
fore this court on The first day of tho
neHut term, and do what may be necs>
sary to protect their interests: Provided
however. hat such notice may G, ns.st OF
a copy OF this order pub icatiOn as afore-
said. "A copy from the record,
III Test: SMITH CRANE. Clerk.
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Boots and Shoes. Hartley q Wright.
TUNNELTON.

We have been noticing that wion the
Grafton Eagle ;uns short of local news.
the reporter writes up a h%alf>column re,
fleeing on Wards Alley.
Since we nave heard the news from
Ohio, we can account for the reason A.
j. Bonafeld and others failed to catch any
coons this fall. They had all skipped
out for Ohio to : decorate Republican
newspapers. We are glad they bavo
gone as West Virginia has no use Tor
thom. Our little Mountain State prefers
the bird hat fiops his wing and crows at
early dawn to a DOR that storls ourcIrm
John G. Pell was arrested here at noon
Saturday by Deputy U. s. Marshal Sines.
and takeu TO Clarksburg on a Charge of
irigery Of some pension claims.
Miss Nezle Watkins lief, Saturday on a
visit to friends at Rowlesburg.
The advocates of temperance mptin tho
school house here Saturday evening, and
were addressed by Rev. Il. B.. Evans.
The following nameI officers were APP
pointed s. y. Sterling, President; Miss
Alice Williams, Vice President; Miss
Maggie Halhritter, Secretary; Mrs. Kate
Sterling, Treasurer. I here were thirteen
signed the holy cause. Thursday night
~as appointed Tor the Loxt meeting, When
a full programme will be mapped out for
future meetings. We wish them success
in their undertakings.
Good advice like vaccination don't all
ways take.
Ed. Smawlley, the Reedsville comme>
dian, spent Sunday in town very pleas,
sntiy, flirting with our girls.
When tho last shipment Of chestnuts il
made, we will report the amount. and
would also like to have a report from
Terra Alta.
To Roporter:-You will have to wait
until the chestnut crop Is exhausted ere
we can sond you a biiict dcpux.
John II. Phillips moved from Tunnel
Hill to Tunnelton last Friday.
Thoa, W. Shaver moved from here to
Tunnel Hill friday.
NJ. H. Shaner will move from Austen
10 this town this wook.
We would like TO occupy about a col,
ann this week, but we arc aware your
columns are already engaged for this
week, so We will close hoping Pat Long
will bo brought back ere wo writo again.
LAURA.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-10-23
TO LIEN HOLDERS.

To all persons holding litns by judg>
meut or otherwise against the real estate,
or any part thereof, OF William Il,
McGinnis,
In pursuance OF decree OF the Circuit
Court Of Preston county made i'm a cause
therein pending To subject real estate Of
the said William III. McGinn.s to the sat,
isiacti"n Of the liens thereon, YOU are
hereby required 10 present all claims held
10y. you and each Of you against the said
william al. McGinnis which are liens
upon his real estate or any part thereof,
for adjudication tO me at my office in
kingwoOd In said county ON or before
the 9th day Of November 1855.
Given under my hand this I'd day of
October 1880.
J. III. HAWTHORNE.
+. j. Commissioner
Plaintiffs Attorney. 1909 #.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-10-23

HOPEWELL.

Mr.. Walls, who went n sock his tor.
tune in tho n%ourishing West, last spring,
returned homo last week.
Some ofthe young folks cf ills place
attended The fair, last wook. at Union
iowa, pa.
r. IT. Wolf was over At Dunbar, Pa,
week before last on a business trip.
James Saub, who has boen visiting
relatives in Somerset, Pc, will return
home iu a ow days.
Miss Blackburn, Of lows. t. visiting
relatives in this vicinity.
Tho new Church at BuucJJon was del,
ic'tcd Sunday, oct. 18th.
Joseph YEAST alo sister. Mrs y e.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-10-23

Six Italians gave the RAILROAD con.
tractors trouble on Tuesday morn.
ing. They demanded pay for their
time 70 that date, which was refused
because 1t is the custom to pay only
at the close Of each month. The Ital.
ians got excited and Wroth and ;alk.
ed Of blood. The matter was finally
settled without serious trouble.
There ought TO be some means Of
suddenly stopping these 2udden out.
breaks among the laborers.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-10-23

THE President ot the Chesapeake
and Ohio railroad, has, during the
past few days, paid all the State.
County, School, District and Munic-
iral taxes due the counties through
which the road runs, 70 the several
Sherifs Of the same, and already
some Of The omccrs have paid the
same into the State Treasury The
taxes for the several counties az Ger.
tilted and paid src 40 follows: Fay.
cite, s42,t37j Monroe, gl,O97; sum
w'rs, s378l5; Cabeil, 840,0O1; Put.
Dam, s!0,064, Kanawha, S42.528,
Greenbri,r, 1885, Wayne, 1884.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-10-23

Our dear friend, Bro. johnson, of
the Parkersburg Erseman, went of
at half-cock last week. He always
eason from an hypothesis assumed
by himself and of course al9ays ar
rives at a conclusion that suits his
own taste whether it he false or
otherwise. Mr.. Johnson appears to
be master Of the syllogism.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-10-23

JQHB 7. Latham, Ex-Deputy In
ternal Reyeaue Collector under Du.
vail, Pierpnlnt and Mccormick, was
arraigned befoFe the Federal Court
at Cl%arksburg last week on a charge
of appropriating Government money
TO his own use. 1t is claimed he is
short in his accounts. Verify, the
way Of the transgressor il q hard one.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-10-23
YOU CAN GET
7 WHI8KEY
AT THE
DELNOOD DISTiLIERY
CATION w. VA.
THE MODEL
ID STILLICR
OF THE STATE.
A. NJ. JARRETT, PROPR.

Wo warrant our whiskey all Rye, and
Barley nall. 1t Is taken away proof from
ho worm, and reduced with distilled
water
NOTICE. hereby certify that. accord
ihgto the Government books, 4. NJ. Jar
rett, in the distilIatiOn of his Ryo Wills
Key, uses nothing but Rye, and Bari, y
mat. JOHN II. LATHAM.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-10-23

JOHN Logan proposes to utilize
the bloody-shirt revival to secure for
himself Presidential delegates from
the Southern States in 1888. Sher-
man a9d Blaine will shake tue tree.
and he will get the persimmons.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-10-23
1T Is A FACT

That j. II. Rodeheavor, Of Terra Alta.
has just received the largest Stock oi
Brand now Furniture ever brought into
Preston county. lie has acted wisely i'm
purchasing this stock now tor prices are
now way down at the bottom round. AMI
lie is thus enabled to offer Inducements
that will astonish any one. He handles
nothing but first-class work that is worth
every cent he asks tor it, and moro IN.
would be needless for him To undertake
to quote prices What he asks is fer the
people to call and see his stock and earn
prices. Marke. price will 10 paid for
buckwhpat flour and c%hestnuts i'm ex-
change for goods.
j. II. RODEHEAYER.
Tery3 Alta, Sept. I'D, 1888.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-10-23

THE Supreme Court Of North Car
DINA has decided that a railroad
company cannot force a person to
ride in the smoking car if he objects
to doing so.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-10-23

IT is the usual fate of a new party
in administration to experience a
defeat in its second year. 1t is
strange to say that this year the de-
feats the Democracy have received
are triumps of the administration.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-10-23

HOPEFUL politicians who are call
ing the Ohio election of Tuesday the
first gun of the campaign of 1888
should remembel that the first gun
sometimes kicks. H..
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-10-23
LOST RECORD NOTICE.

Circuit Court of Preston County, Aug
ust 20, 1885.
Trustees ofBethel MEChurch) Chapter
VS. It's OF the
Jesse Balls heirs Acts OF
1871.
William G. Worley, a commissioner
appointed under said Act. This day made
ms nnal report he-ein. WhereuDOn. ON
motion Of the petitioners It ~ ordered
that said report be filed and that a notice
be published i'm the West Virginia Argus
N Preston County JOurnTl, once a
week for twelve successive weeks, Of the
ming OF the said report, and requiring
all persons interested therein tn appear
before This court on the first day of the
next term and do what may be necessary
10 protect their interests. Pr, videJ
however, Thai such notice may consist
ora copy Of this order published AZ A.
foIesaid. y copy from the record.
"a III. Test: SMITH CRANE Clerk,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-10-23

MEssRs. Barrett q McKeever de.
serve great credit for the manne in
which they have acted in regard to the
$1,000 taken by Long. They have
sustained the loss quietly and every.
thing on the road is going along as
il nothing heq happened.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-10-23

The Wheeling people are having a
terrible time with their Mayor and
police force. Where there 10 SO
much smoke it is apparent there are
a few live Goals lying around.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-10-23

The marriage license law is al.
ready giving trouble in Philadelphia,
according to the Record. A negro
applying for a license was refused
because he could not tell his age, al.
though evidently betYeen thirty and
FORTY
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-10-23

Henry w. Shaw, known as GOSH
Billings" died suddenly in San
Francisco last Wednesday. He was
one of our best known humorists.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-10-23

OnIQ ~ joined once more to her
idols-let her alone till 1883 and
then she will turn from them again.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-10-23

JONES of Binghampton," tho scale
man. is occupying a prominent place
in New York politics this year.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-10-23
THE REPORTER.

was up ut (Huntersville) Tun-
Melton last week and engaged in one
of those old time, prehistoric coon
hunts which feature Of pleasure the
Tunneltonions are so amazingly in
terested i'm. The company was COM
posed OLA. }. Bonafeld, Col. William
Lavelle, Jimmy Hunt, lack beavers
and John NJ. Devall. and laat but
not least, the Reporter.
On last Tuesday evening Bona,
field called us together and said this
would be a good time for a coon
hunt, it being the latter part of the
last quarter of the moon. I thought
To myself certainly they don't up
here hunt coons in the moon.
Well, Jay blew on g long tin horn
which resembled the description of
II given by Doctor Rattlehead in
his famous travels in Arkansaw, and
In about five minutes 10 or Is dogs
were upon the ground, collared,
coupled and ready for a full chase.
We left Tunnelton about eight in the
evening and after travelling for about
two hours over the toughest portion
of country to be found any where
upon Gods green earth, climbing
mountains, crossing deep gullies,
tearing our way through dense
thickets of green briers and Laurels
and wading deep swamps. About
this time ! had come TO the conclu.
sion If there was any game in this
part OF Gods moral creation | GER
tainly would be pleased to hear the
beautiful melOdious sounds produc.
ed 10y the yelping hound which has
so often caused many a pioneer s
hunting shirt to hang in shreds up
on the white thorn bushes, when bark,
a deep sound breaks through upon
nay ear. It's the yelping of Winder
that gives music to the Surroundings.
That's n coon, remarked jay. Col.
w .Lavelle quickly loosed the hounds
and away they went. All nature
seemed to be turned into the most
delightful hound music. After a
brisk run Of a few minutes, the dogs
began barking f~erOciously. Then,
said Jay, it is holed. Jack beavers
said 1t was freed, and a general STAN
pede was made in searching the
hounds, and to our surprise and de-
light We found it holed under a house
0og cabin near Eighty Cut. Col.
Lavelle seemed to understand the
modern idea of coon hunting best
and we were led into the house by
the way of a back kitchen door. We
were all soon seated, but there was
no way of getting the coon only by
tearing up the floor, Col. Lavelle
went into a back room. reached down
and called out, / have got it and by
some muscular effort there came
tumbling out into plain view a ten
gallon key of beer and it would have
made the Oldest man laugh to have
seen Sorrel.top (Devall) go for that
coon with a vengence. BY the way
it was not long until we all saw the
point and had Our scalping knives
into that coon. 1t is needless for
me to say further why coon hunting
is SO attractive to the Huntersyille
sportsman. | don't deem it advis-
able to say anything about the mis-
tress of the house for Prosecuting
Attorney Fortney would be hunting
for that coon Immediately, for the
statute declares that no person can
hunt coons (beeF) without license.
We all returned to Huntersville next
morning with the same old tale, lots
of fun but no racooon.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-10-23

In connection with the Pat Long
embezzlement matter it might be
well to state that he is a Republican
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-10-23

You have got US now.O. u. Know,
but there are so many pretty girls
that whisper a pleasant item in our
ear, and then we have really forgot
ten which one OF the girls you be.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-10-23

THE County Court ought to buy
the old stone house corne
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-10-23

The Ohio Legislature is still in
doubt. Both parties claim a MAORI
ty.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-10-23

| have been requested by several
Of the leading teachers in different
parts of the county to raise the ques-
ton as to whether it would not be
eXpedient for the teachers to meet
in districts throughout the county
and take some action toward petit
tiOning the Legislature to so amend
the school law as to allow a four
year certificate granted to those
teachers who have taught success
fully for four years on a number one
certificate. / no not desire to dis.
cuss the question in this article, but
] think all teachers holding number
ones can see the point. The Repor.
ter shall be glad to hear from all the
teachers in the county. Will the
Rambler give US his views on this
question ?
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-10-23

roads-requires a great deal OF hang
On. a little more work, a little
booming by the leaders OF the cause
will set the institution going.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-10-23
NEWSPAPER
ADVERTISING

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wants TO spend one dollar, finds in b. the iu-
formation ne requires, while fOIhim whOWil
invest ono hundred thuusuuC dollars I'm ADJ
vortiaing. a sChcmc iH Indicated which VIII
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TcsD0ndepce. $50 editions have been issued.
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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-10-23

] vas looking owe the Journal
last week and my vision caught on
TO m Of the most able 0aughable)
articles ] have read for some time
under the head of "Kind Words"
and it is true ] regard the Rambler
a being a greater writer than myself
but a stranger should not use Ian
guage that jg calculated TO blight
any ones feelings. The Reporter
feels himself under many obligations
for the laudatiOn meant for him and
II we knew who the the writer was
we would send him a quart of chest
nuts. However, let us remark, if he
pleases, TO our kind friend that. he in
preparing an article Of such charac.
ter, should be more careful Of his
Grammar and Rhetoric. ] will only
call his attention 20 one or two thfnps
Just for acquaintance sake Houses
the word all where he should have
used the word each. Then again he
says, " / shall not attempt 70 guess
who the Rambler Is. That would be
an Impossibility" The Reporter
don't think 30. We can guess who
he is all day but may not guess the
right person. And now for dwelling
in harmony with the Rambler, we
can only speak for ourselves. We
belong 70 the Good Templers' Socie.
", and always polish our boots with
the oil Of peach tree leaves and viii
do our best 10 interest those who are
actuated by instinct. We feel truly
sorry for our friend who published
such a paper, but mortified are We
70 see bis pOwerfulCg logic and
Grammar before tie public under
the heading Of kind Words
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-10-23

O what has become Of that con
vention Of the quill drivers We heard
90 much talk Of last spring Can
not the wonder be Tc]surreoted this
winter! II seems to me there will
DO "a great many idle persons during
the winter that might enlist, and be-
sids this, getting up quill drivers
associations is ike building rail
The Washington critic. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1885-1888, 1885-09-16
VEST WISHINGTON.

Drovers' Rest live stock sales reported by
Tavenner Bros, prOprictOrs, September II,
1880: 60 cattle up and sold at: best, AZ to 81 I;
good, a to A; medium, to a! common
3 to 4; 90l sheep and lambs at: lambs, 3
TO 81; sheep, % to 81; 10 cows and calves
from S25 to $50; market brisk.
Eighteen boats loaded with coal have ar
rived since last report,
The shipments from the mines of the
Cumberland coal region for the week
ended Saturday, September 70, were 65,OlS
tons; aud for the year to date, l,S9S, 5S7
tons The coal was shipped as fol-
lows: To Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and
local points-weeli, Al, 100 tons; year, H.
3Id,9C5 tons decrease from last year, o.
POI tons. To Chesapeake IL Ohio Canal
week, IL, 1874 tons; year, 23i, 700 tons in
crease, 1911 tons. 70 Pennsylvania Rail
road-week, 1861 tons; year, 2S6,922
tons; increase, l5,451 tons.
Moses Booth, ianitor, brought to the sta
ton dead male baby, which had been
put in a glass jar containing alcohol and
left near Moorc's bone mill above the
Aqueduct Bridge. Coroner was notified.
Cleared: Schooner Elisha Briggs, with
400 tons Of coal for Fall River.
Eight arrests were made yesterday for
violation Of dog law.
Mr.. T. 7. Donoghue, Mr. c. II. Fickling's
genial clerk, left town this morning to at
tend the fair at Loudoun County, Va. lie
will return next Saturday evening.
Brace Mitchell, the little boy who broke
his leg on Saturday, was the son of Mrs.
Mitchell Of Thirty-irst street, and not of
NJ John I. Mitchell Of n street as reported
in yesterdays CRITIC.
Temperature and condition of water at