West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1885-04-17
COUNTY AND STATE NEWS.

BTanu juror luis court
Squire Mckee, of BIandonville was
in town n day or two last week on bust.
ness.
Notice the advertisement ofthe Spring
Tooth Harrow in ;his issue. 1t is sold by
1, p. Martin, of ezra Alta.
w. r. ShafTer, candidate for County
Superintendent of Schools, was ciroulat-
ing about town on Saturday and Monday.
The University Building at Morgan
town took fire last week. but it was dis
covered and put out before any damage
was done to the Nnilding.
Maj. led. A. Bennett, we'll known to
the citizens OF this town, was elected
Mayor Of the city of Huntington by
handsome majority last week.
re Groceries, Notions, aud aides
Shoes il endless varieties and at the
lowest p ssible prices at Jno' II. Browns
new store. Go see himIand examine his
stock.
A good many people In Reno district
are urging U. w. Showalter to be y can
didste for County Surt., Of Schools, and
the people or Valley are earnestly boom
ing Prot Pel.
1t is stated bv some Of the state ex-
changes that tine Rutledge Publishing
Company, Of EAston. Pa. is a fraud.
MI. a
Bible Reward"
That prince OF good fellows and
staunch Democrat, A. ID. Bowman, Of
Rowlesburg wss here part of last week
and two or three days this week attend
ing Court as a juror.
On Wednesday, at Grafton, the jury
in tue case % Mike Burk for grand lar
ceny rendered verdict of guilty. Burk
was charged with being implicated in the
car robbery last December.
A new mail route has been establish.
ed from Bruceton via Brandonville, Cliff
ton Mills and Hnydsntown to Fairchance.
Fayette county, Pa. The mail will DO
carried over this route daily after July
lst
Robert Haley, of Bridgeport, Var
rison county, tried to poison himself 10y
eating an apple covered with strychnine.
Tie timely arrival Of = stomach pump
prolonged his sojourn in this vale OF
SORROW.
J. Frank Manown Of this place has
purchased the Fetly store in RI wlesburg
and is now ut that place selling goods.
Frank is good, genial, whole>souled
fellow, and will soon establish a large
custom.
On Tuesday last Mrs. Thomas Ionos,
OF wburg, swoTe out warrant before
Justice Pierce against Mrs. Thomas Lsx-
ton and bor daughter Maud for selling
whiskey. Mrs. Laxton was promptly
arrested but he. DAUGHTER skipped on
No 5, East for parts unknown.
Henry Shackelford, well known
resident Of Marion county, living near
Fdrmont, was found dead near his house
Tuesday morning with q bullet hole
through his heart. His death is suppos-
ca 10 have been accidental. He had ta~
ken his gpn and started out to kill some
rats.
The Gilmor county Banne,. Of Democ~
TaeV contsins tho following owing 20
the scarcity Of feed Tor stock, and the
hardship which would DO imposed upon
tho people In consequence. by having TO
attend court. the Clerk Of the Circuit
Court Of Webster county mas written
Judge Henry Branuon that the people
generally prefer to have no court in
Webster county this spring.
y. r. smoot, NARROW & Snively and
other well-kn jwn lumber firms whose
product comes in.o the b. & 0. r.. r. near
Grafton, and along the eastern extremity
Of the Parkersburg Branch. hays organ
ized themselves into the Mon0gabela
Consolidated Lumber Co., and claim 70
be the largest manufacturers Of white oak
in the country. It's their design to ex-
port, themselves. their oak plank to Eu>
ropeau ports and pocket the profits which
have heretofore filled the golfers or tho
middle men in Baltimore and elsewhere.
John r. McCraw, who haa rece we'd
the Presidents nominathn for Collector
ofInternal Revenue sor the District Of
West Virginia, was born in Grafton Tay-
q Tor county. West Virginia, January 18th.
1864. lie graduated from ST. Vincenrs
College. at Wheeling, 1873. lie studied
law in Grafton with Hon. s. T. Mcyor-
mick two years, and graduated from Yale
College 10 1916 He returned % Grafton
and commenced the practice Of lsw and
was elec,td Prosecuting Attorney for
Tsylor county in 1880. which Office be
held until 1888. Ills hjhesr was ono Of
tlse pioneer residents Of ration.