West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-04-09

ne expects 10 make his future bone.
w. S. Armstrong, the popular
Bruceton. w, Va merchant, passed
through town Monday on his way to
the eastern cities, where he will
spend the week in Sc Getting a large
stock of spring Goods -Geaius Of
Liberty.
Gen. w. " II. Flick. the genial
L. S District Attorney. is in failing
health. and it is feared that he will
not live through his term of office.
He is suffering from dropsical
affection which is assuming dan.
gerous aspect. This will be sad
news TO the Generals numerous
friends throughout the State State
Journal.
A party OF Kingwood gentlemen
composed of Hon. J. c. McGrew. +.
Heermans and VIM. G.. Brown, Jr.,
were in town Wednesday. They
left on Thursday in company with
Messrs. I. L. Davis, f. NJ. Dnrbin
and others of Grafton, for Philippi,
to meet other stockholders of the
new Philippi bank The purpose of
the meeting is to complete the bank
organization Grafton Eagle.
Col. T. Howard the sawmill and
lumber man, was in town attending
court this week. Mr. Howard has
been operating a mill and dealing in
lumber near Tunnelton, Preston
county for year or two past, but
having Sawed out" he now proposes
to leave for another part of the State.
He thinks of locating on the G.. & O.
r. r., on New River in Summers
county where he will engage in the
saw mill business.-Grdftoa Eagle.
Deputy Marshall VIM. b. Sine
brought DR.. Il. NJ. West before the
u. S. Commissioner here yesterday
on capias. The Doctor is indicted
for carrying on the business of re.
tail liquor dealer, and gave bond in
the penalty of $500 for his appear
ance at Clarksburg on the first day
of April, and retained Messrs u. N.
Arnett, Jr, and James A. Haggerty
to defend him DR.. West is a worthy
citizen OF Evansville, Preston coun-
ty. this State and should not hc con.
demned in this matter until he is
heard. We are reliably informed
that there is no foundation whatever
for the accusation. FdirnlOnt IaSe1.
james Houston, who yes near
Morgantown, is in n very peculiar
and precarious condition. He has
in his stomach forty.two rife bullets,
and there is no telling how much
damage they may work. Mr.. Hous.
ton is a man of about so years, and
for a long time has been in bad
health. Some time ago his disease
took very costive turn, and come
body advised him to take that old
remedy, bullet. Believing that if
one would be good, several would be
better, he began taking and con
tinued to take at intervals until he
had swallowed forty two rifle bullets.
So far the physicians have been able
to do but little for him.
Mrs. Jacob Kemple, wife of the
we'll known Colonel Kemple, died
yesterday Sunday at the family res.
idenee on Market street, south of
nth, after O painful illness Of sever
al weeks. Mrs. Kemple was mar
ried to the Colonel in New England
last summer, and the bride Of n few
short months is a corpse. The be-
reavment Of the husband is q pecu.
liarly sad one and he will have the
unfeigned sympathy Of q wide circle
Of friends. Mrs Kemple was a lady
Of rare graoes Of intellect and dispo-
sition, fitted to shine in any society.
Her death caused a shock to her
husbands friends, as her condition
was so much improved last week that
hopes were given OF her recovery
IAteliigencer.
The people everywhere have
smiled at the impudence of that Ar
kansas boy, who, after killing his
father and mother, pleaded for the
mercy of. the Court on the ground
that he was a poor orphan. But we
have a citizen in this county whose
impudence and audacity is equal to
that Of the western lad. Not long
since he was adjudged to be the
father Of a bastavd child, and in