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News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1886-09-02

In the three courses of study of the Academy
every possible advantage is offered to those de
string TO fit for college, to pursue a thorough
course of English or to train for teaching. The
demand made upon the schoolfor teachers always
exceeds the supply. Pupils are required to pass
an examination satisfactory to an examining
committee before passing from one grade tC
another. In the Academic Department study
hours are required and a record of scholarship
sent twice each term to parents.
The Prudential Committee feel confident tina
no other school can offer as good advantages for
less money. Board and rooms very cheap. For
course of study and further particulars,
Address,
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G. w. DOTY,
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In 2 Vols. BY g. G. BENEDICT, State Military His
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"Hackmetack" is a lasting and fragrant per.
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A nasal injector free with each bottle of Shi
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nEALER IN Italian and American Marble,
IL all kinds of Granite; Monuments, Head
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four years old, was laid on the surgeons
couch, and under the influence of anas-
thetics. suffered the setting of both bones
of the right forearm, broken while at
play. We believe the patients are all
doing well.
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Cash paid for Calf Skins, Rides, Eggs ant
Poultry, at H. Ii. ElmOre's.
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and Open Buggies, Buckboards, Light Express
Wagons, Lumber Wagons, &c. Blacksmithing
done as it should be. MORRISvILLE, VT.
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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-05-14
COUNTY AND STATE NEWS

Our normal school will begin
next Monday week.
Another story will soon be put
upon the post-office building.
Our brass band should reorgan-
ize for practice 80 that there could
be music in air on the day the first
railroad train comes into town.
-Grasshoppers, by the millions,
are appearing in some parts OF the
county, and the farmers are begin
ming to worry over the matter.
William Scott, son of John
Scott, of Rowlesburg, is now laboring
under q fit of insanity. He is said
to have been an excellent young man
and his many friends mourn his sad
condition.
We are sorry to learn that our
old Democratic friend, f B. +. Fair.
fax, nf Valley District, is lying in a
helpless condition from a paralytic
stroke. He is one of the oldest citi.
zens in the county, and has always
been one of its best too.
Our account of the Brandonviile
tragedy takes up so much of our
space this week that we have no room
for communications. We hope, how.
ever, that our correspondents will
continue to favor us in the future.
We appreciate your efforts in helping
us to make a good local paper. Write
again; but do not make your letters
too lengthy. GIVE US the news in
the least space possible, and mail
your letters so that they will reach
US not later than Tuesday.
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PLEASE ReadCnrefuIIv.

In looking over our subscription
books we find arrearages amounting
to nearly four hundred dollars. This
money is due US and we must have
it to meet our pressing obligations.
arrears on subscription and we posi-
ttUety insist upon the speedy settle.
ment of these accounts. The most of
them are small and there can be no
excuse for their on.settlement.-
When collected together they amount
to about $500 The books are in the
hands of Mr.. Hyde and he will re.
ceipt for all accounts paid him.
LEE KUssART.
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Jacob Lieb was about Go years Of
age. lie came to Brandonville be.
tween thirty and forty yearS ago and
engaged in the business Of a saddler.
He had then just recently arrived
from Germany; and although a good
mechanic, Of industrious habits for
many years after he settled in Bran.
donville, and a man Of some good
qualities OF heart, we cannot include
him among those Of whom we have
spoken as making up the better so.
ciety Of the place in which he lived,
II is far from our intention TO dis.
praise the dead but Jacob Lieb was
an exception to every other individ-
ual character in his vicinity. His
good qualities we're practically oblit.
Grated by those which were not 50
good lie had an ungovernable tenn.
per and it frequently got him into
trouble. II was only at the last term
Of our Circuit Court that he was tried
for bis liberty for shooting at man
with intent to kill, and although
most vigorously prosecuted by our
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-05-14

On last Saturday evening, about Z
o'clock, in the town of Brandonville,
Geo. j. Lieb and Charles Lakel, both
of that town, became engaged in
quarrel that led to a personal alter.
cation which resulted in Lakel stab.
bling Lieb to the heart with the blade
Of pocket knife and in Lieb's dying
in a few minutes afterward.
We heard nothing Of the affair
until Lakel was brought to the King.
wood jail last Sunday evening; and
as we have no mail facilities between
here and Brandonville, worth speak
ing Of, and that place being IL miles
distant, we have to depend upon the
report Of the evidence taken before
Coroner's Jury for particulars.
After the affair happened, Justice
William Mckee, acting coroner, had
jury summoned composed of the
following named gentlemen: II. G.
Hagans. w. II. Hagans, S. K. Scott,
Joseph ~ Michael, Joseph Feather,
VIM. Kimberly, w. S, Armstrong,
r. b. Wsddel, VIM. II. McGibbons.
N. r. Michael, James NJ, Chichester
and w. T. Miller.
In the investigation Of the case by
the jury, the following evidence was
taken and properly certified:
THE EVIDENCE.
Jacob Bowman, after being duly
sworn, testified as follows: / am 46
years Of age, and reside about three
miles northwest of Bruceton, in this
county. was in the town Of Bran.
donville, w Va, on the 9Th day Of
May, 1885, between the hours Of six
and eight o'clock I'm. ] came from
the store Of r. b Waddcl TO the
store Of II. G. Hagans and stopped
on the pavement, and saw George j.
Lieb standing on the pavement in
front Of Hagans's store conversing
with several young men. They we're
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A Coroner's Inquest is
Held and
Lakel is Sent to King
wood Jail.
The Verdict Of the Jury
and Other Particulars.

The old town of Brandonville, in
this county, has had an existence of
three score and ten years, having
pursued the even tenor of its way
since about the year 1916. At times
the place has been alive with bust.
ness; at other times it has been as
quiet and tranquil as the gentle
breezes of summer evening that
watt sweet fragrance from the shrub
berry past the doors of its beautiful
homes where a happy, prosperous
and peaceable people live and have
their being.
From the beginning of the town
up to the present time, Brandonville
has always had on enviable reputa.
ton for peace and quiet and the in
telligence of her society. The peo.
pie who first settled there and did so
much toward the development of that
section were an industrious and hon
orable class; and we can say that
their descendants have in nowise dis.
graced the names, or detracted in the
least from the reputation of their
sires.
The people there have always been
sociable, peaceable, happy, and, to a
considerable degree, prosperous
They never expected to see the "old
main street." where they and their
children had often engaged in the
games of youth, and ran about hap
PLY in the innocent hours of their
childhood, become the scene Of muir.
der Tor what some have supposed to
be murder). The writer has played,
when a barefooted boy, many time,
where the terrible affair took place,
which, as a journalist, it becomes his
unpleasant duty to relate.
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To all persons holding liens. by iudg-
tate, or any part thereof, OF J.. ~. Lips.
comb:
I'm pursuance Of doci 60 Of the Circuit
Court ~ Preston County, West Virginia.
made I'm q cause therein pending 20 sub
isci the real estate Of the said j. r.. Lips-
comb 90 the satisfaction Of tlie liens there.
on. you are hereby required 10 present
a'l c.iims hold by you, and each Of you,
against the said j. ~. Lipscomb which
are liens Ou his real estate or any part Of
30, for adjudication, to me at my Office. tn
Kiugw wood, in said county, on or before
the 1th day cf June, 1886.
Given under my baud this third day Of
May, 1856. j. III. HAWTHORNE,
Nv XIV vi uvI COmm'r'
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PERSONAL PARAGRAPHs.
Notes on the Movements OF RestIes
Humanity all Around Us.
LEE KUssAR7

Notes on the Movements OF Restless
Humanity all Around Us.
Esq. VIM. Mckee, of Brandonville,
was in town on Wednesday for a
short time.
J. II Hawthorne and VIM. G..
Brown we're on the B. a. o. Monday
and Tuesday on legal business.
Peter Voltz and Clint. Thomas
went to Morgantown last Saturday
and returned on Sunday. Dan Jack.
son and Mack Menear went over on
Sunday and returned on the same
day.
ID. Sherman Gutherie was out of
town on Monday attending TO bust.
ness. IL is rumOred that he intends
starting into the sardine business at
the mouth Of Morgan's run some time
in the near future.
Frank Lantz, who was formerly on
the Journal, Of KiDgwood, w. Va,
has accepted position in the me.
chanical department Of this Office.
He comes highly recommended and
will enable Us to tackle" anything
in our line. lie is authorized 10 at
tend to all business Of the Office
Frankltn (Feb.) RcpubicGr,
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NONE FnoM 8 rnIvArE LErrEn.

NOTES FROM a PRIVATE LETTER.
A bad feeling existed between the
two men for three or four years prior
TO the tragedy.
Lakel gave himself into the hands
Of the officer as soon as he ascertain.
ed that Lieb was injured He said
he couldn't help it.
Lakel has been a resident Of Bran
donyille for twelve or thirteen years.
Lieb has lived here for about forty
years. The former was born in this
country, the latter in Germany.
Esq. VIM. Mckee has been ap.
pointed administrator Of the estate of
the deceased
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Charles Lakel, who is now confined
in Jail, declines to be interviewed in
regard to the affair which led to
Lieb's death.
Lakel was born in Allegany Co,
Md September 2, 1914, and served
in the late war under General Sher.
man, and was with the army when
they made their triumphant march TO
the sea. He came to Brandonville
in 1866 and worked at shoemaking
there for n short time then he moved
to Cranberry Summit (now Terra Al
tai where he married Miss Della
Matlick, sister to Mrs. DR.. Fogle.
of Terra Alta, and daughter of Mr..
John Matlick, Of Grant District, this
county. He remained at Cranberry
Summit until 1873, then he returned
to Brandonville, where he bought
property and has since resided. car
rying on the business Of shoemaker,
He is the father of seven children,
six of whom are still living, the old
est being about II or Is years of age.
He seems very unhappy over the
sad affair but looks forward hope
fully TO the time when the court shall
make a fair and impartial investiga-
ton of the whole matter.
He has retained Messrs. Brown d.
Hawthorne and Hyde to defend him.
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No Deviation.

The subscription price Of THE AR
GUS is one dollar per year, if paid in
advance; but if not paid in advance,
the price is one dollar and fifty cents,
There will be no deviation from this
rule.
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All persons are hereby notified not
to buy any notes held by John G.
Plum against me as the same have
been discharged
THOMAS CURRAN.
Fellowsville, w. Va. 1878
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Drawing taught if desired. First.
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door and had knife in his hand,
walked down the steps, crossed the
pavement and leaned with his back
against the most western post in front
of the store building. While stand.
ing against the post, Lakel extended
his arm out with an open knife in his
hand and said to Lieb, who was
standing with his back to Lallel,
You scamp, you have abused me
long enough Lieb turned towards
Lakel, started to walk TO him and or.
dered him to put his knife in his
pocket. Lieb reached down and got
a brick, stepped back four or FIVE
feet, and threw it at Lakel but did
not hit him. Lakel followed Lieb
with the open knife in his hand l
then ran into the store. | thought
both parties were under the influence
of liquor. Lakel might have struck
Lieb with the knife he standing close
enough to have done so. He might
have made pass at Lieb with the
knife before Lieb threw the brick.
Worland II Kimberly testified as
follows: l am % years of age, and
reside one and one-fourth miles south
of Brandonville. | was in the town
of Brandonville on the Sth day of
May, 1886, between the hours of s
and 8 o'clock Z. NJ. | came to II b.
Waddeps store, and hearing of the
difficulty at Haganss store, l went
there and saw number of men
standing in front Of the store. II. c.
Hagans came to the door and said
we ought to take Lieb home, rs he
was either sick or drunk. VIM. ii.
Hagans and | took him 10y the arms
and led him to his home across the
street,. On the way he said, Hold
me up and before we entered the
door of his dwelling, VIM. II. Hagans
called out, This man is badly CUT
Lieb said, Yes. he stabbed or cut me
twice. We led him in his room and
laid him on the bed and ascertained
he was in dying condition and we
remained there until DR.. Frey was
called in.
DR.. VIM. Frey testified as follows :
| am 81 years of age and reside in
the town of Brandonville. l was
called, on the Sth day of May, 1886,
between the hours Off and o'clock,
at the residence of George j Lieb,
who was reported to be stabbed or
cut. found him pulseless and in a
dying condition, wounded in the left
side. | found wound over the left
eye. remained until he died. On
the next morning, May 9Th, with the
assistance of DR.. John S. Nedrow,
in making an autopsy, / found a
wound one and one half inches in
length below the nipple; found the
wound in the heart one inch in depth,
the wound in the heart being sufR-
cient, and in my opinion did, cause
his death.
After hearing the above evidence
and in all probability much more,
which it was impossible to take down,
the jury found the following yer.
dict:
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States Attorney, the jury found a
verdict Of not guilty
For the last several years he has
been addicted 70 drinking, and while
under the influence of intoxicants he
was specially quarrelsome and high.
tempered, and many OF the best citi.
zens feared him.
For several years he had no good
feeling for Lakel-the man who
killed him-and as Lakel was wit
ness against him during his trial at
the last court, il is thought that his
illfecling against Lakel became in-
tensi6ed and caused him to make re.
marks of such n character that they
brought on the fatal conflict.
a few years after Lieb located at
Brandonville he married highly
respectable lady 10y the name of
Spahr, by whom he had eight chill
dren. Shortly after the war she was
sent to the Insane Asylum, at Wes-
ton, where she died some ten or
twelve years ago. Lieb treated his
wife badly-sometimes cruelly-and
it is the almost universal opinion,
among those who knew anything of
their domestic affairs, that his i'll
treatment of his wife led to her in.
sanity.
OF his eight children, FIVE were
boys and three were girls. One of
the boys died during the war, while
quite young; we have forgotten his
name, being but small boy ourself
at that time. The whereabouts of
Lewis and George have not been
known for five or six years; and Jes.
sc is now working at coal mining in
Alabama. John, the youngest of the
boys, it is said upon good authority,
was prominently connected with the
famous murder at McKeesyort, Pa,
some half n dozen years since; but
he eluded arrest and has never since
been heard from. Two of the daugh.
tiers have lived at home most of the
time, keeping house for their father,
and have the reputation of bearing
excellent charlottesville voice of
suspicion never being raised against
them. With the last two exceptions,
it has been family of remarkably
checkered career-with but few sue.
cesses and many reverses: its mem
bers have wandered to different parts
of the earth; its head, coming from a
foreign land TO the New World, has
met a tragic end and now lies be-
meath the sod of his adopted home.
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THE NERDICT.
WEST VIBGINIA,

w bSI NiBGlNlA, ., ,,;,
COUNTY OF PRESTON, '0'''"'
An inquisition, taken at Brandon
vile, in the County Of Preston, on
the 9th day Of May, 1886, before
William Mckee, a Justice of the
Peace, of the said county, upon the
view of the body of George j. Lieb
there lying dead
The jurors sworn to enquire when,
how. and by what means, the said
George Lieb came to his death, upon
their oaths do say: On the 9Th day
of May, 1886, between the hours orc
and 8 o'clock r. NJ, the said George
j. Lieb was killed by knife in the
hands of Charles Lakel, penetrating
the heart, causing death.
In testimony whereof, the said
justice and jurors hereto set their
hands.
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WIN, MCKEE, Justice.
III. G. HAGANs,
WIN. III. HAGANs,
S. X. SooTT,
JOS. w MICHAEL,
JOSEPH FEATHER,
WIN. KIMBERLY,
w. S. ARMsTRoNG,
X. b. WADDEL,
VIM. II. MCGIBBONs
N. X. MICHAEL,
JAS. NJ. CHIDEsTER,
w. r. MILLER.
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ORDER RED CROSS.

Bro. d. f. Hardy is at home again.
Bro. Finley Kelsey was i'll Cincinnati
this week.
Bro. Frank Sellers is down with malaral
fever, although not serious.
Bro. Roy HartSock has been down for
four weeks with malarial fever.
Bro. George German has returned from a
visit to his brother John at Grinmell, Iowa.
Bro. Charles f. Ferris had two fingers Of
his right hand badly mashed by being
caught in the cogs of machine on which
he was working Wednesday.
Bros. Fred. c. Harris attended the state
fair this week in the interest of the Evans
Manufacturing company. The firm had a
number of fine machines on exhibition.
Commander William DaSe has returned
in interesting the citizens of that place to
the extent that he will soon institute a COM
mandery of the order there.
Bro. Elmer PostOn, who has been in
Missouri for some time has been afflicted
with feverS for few weeks, and Is reported
dangerously i'll. His parents were notified
of the fact, and have gone to him.
Bro. VI. X. Minnick, who has been in tie
east all summer in the interest of Whiteley,
Fasler X Kelly, has returned home. Bro.
NJ. says he has gained health and fortyfye
pounds of flesh since he left Springfield.
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August Neumann, our genial companion
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Our worthy vice, F. X. Syman, is hustler,
and don't you forget it.
Bro John Burroughs is a good conductor.
He is lulu from away back.
Bro. PatterS III is again at work, feeling
strong, after his fall at East street shop.
Ed Oldham says the name of papa is get
ting old since the arrival of that boy. Soap.
Bro. J. J. Allison is reported on the sick
list. We hope our brother will be with us
again soon.
Our funny CIV man, Bro. Griflis. has al
ways gDt something To say, even if il doesn't
amount I" much.
We would like to see every member pos
sible at our next meeting, Monday evening.
Business Of importance.
You may talk about fine-lO0king men.
but our worthy Bro. w. II. Evans, take>
the bun off the bakery counter.
Bro. Dave Cornor said he felt the X OF
II. building sway, last Tuesday night, dur
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We are glad to chronicle the return OF
Bro. Jack Kumtzman from his visit to Chill
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cOuntenance again.
None of the brothers have, as yet, in
vested in the chestnut bell. We have NJ
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