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rERSoNAL P-IRIGR-lrnS.
Notes ON the Movements OF Restless
Humanity all Around

DR. j. B. Fogle and son, of + "a
Alta, were here on Sunday
Ed, S. Elliott took in the sights at
Washington city last week.
b. w. Taylor, of Beverly, was in
town last week on business.
NJ. w. Crane, the Terra Alta livery
man, was in town on Monday.
Mayor, Peter voltz was at Terra
Alta last Saturday on business.
Jos. Jackson, Esq. went over to
Terra Alta Thursday last on business.
Mrs. Hettie Brand, of Morgantown,
is visiting relatives in and near town
Mr.. and Mrs. Jno III. Brown.were
down at 1.-The farm" one day the past
week.
G.. f.. Vickery drove down to Bran
donville on Saturday and returned
Sunday.
Miss Alice DUR of Tunnelton, wa
visiting relatives at this place the
past week.
o. p. Martin, SAINT Menear, and
their girls, were at Reedsville on
Sunday.
Miss Parsons, of Tucker county, is
the guest of DR.. and Mrs. Pratt at
this place
George Shafer, Esq, of Independ-
ence, was in town on business a day
or two this week.
Hon. c. NJ. Bishop is at Philippi
this week, looking after his land and
banking interests there.
Will Fawcett and Lee Driven, we
hear will attend school at Delaware,
Ohio, during the next term.
Frank Thomas, Oft firm of Brown
~ Thomas, was at Wheeling on bust
ness q few days last week.
Mr.. VIM. aud Miss Alice Jenkins,
of near Evansville, were visiting rel
atives at this place Saturday and Sun
day.
Elk. Sheriff Thomas has been on the
sick list for several days past. At
this writing he is upon the streets
again.
Capt, Hagans' little girl, of Bran
donville, is visiting relatives here and
taking music lessons from Prof.
Porter.
Frank Murdoch has been in the
most happy mood since Saturday last.
Can the most thoughtful think why
this is thus
Jos. Ii, Hawthorne went to.Reeds-
vile Monday on legal business, and
from there to Newburg. He return.
ed Tuesday.
DR.. VIM. NJ. Dent, of Newburg,
was in attendance at county court
last week, and did not fail to give us
his usual call.
Cardinal Gibson, Of Baltimore, is
now at Deer Park. He preached at
Oakland, Sunday, to an immense con.
course of people.
John Laughlin was here on Mon.
day, and took in the merchants in
more than fine style. John Is always
there when drugs are TO be sold.
w. Il. Huffman, of Morgantown,
and Capt. w. F, Poe and A, w.
Stilwell, of Grafton, were registered
at the Exchange Hotel on Sunday.
Ear Hagans, of Brandonvillc,is here
helping the firm of Menear q Jack
son out on their carpentery contracts.
Mr.. Hagans is a rapid and frst.class
workman.
II. Clay Hyde. Esq. is at Brandon
vile this week recuperating his lost
health in the cool sequestered breezes
Of once grorious town, to use Capt.
Clay Hagan's language
DR. Pratt and Mr.. James Parsons
returned home TO KlDgwood last
Thursday Agnes Carrico,
of Rowlesburg, who had spent two
weeks with friends here, returned
home last Saturday accompanied by
Howard Talbot. -[Pioneer.
], G Lazzell has gone to Topeka,
Kansas,on a visit,and to peep around
for wife. Look out, grasshopper
girls Capt. r. NJ. G. Brown and
wife, Of Norfolk, we're guests Of
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ADVERTISING RATES +:
COUNTY AND STATE NEWS.

The raspberry season is at an
end.
The days are getting noticeably
shorter.
Special meeting of the r. A. b.,
was held on Tuesday evening.
M. H. Murdoch has had well
sunk at his residence.
Young chickens are in market
at 8 cents per pound.
The well borers are now at work
in the neighborhood of TOWNSVILLE.
ID. r. Beavers is doing an inn.
mense business in tin roofing.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. James +.
Worthington on Sunday last girl
Hyde is away from home and
any eccentricities may be credited
Ito us"
George Meyers is building acozy
dwelling house near the TOWNSVILLE
post office.
Reno district will pay teachers
holding No. l, certificates $50 per
month this year.
Prof. Gregg, the greatest living
phrenologist, will be in Kingwood
July Gath.
The firm of Menear 81 Jackson
are doing an extensive contract bust
ness this year.
The Piedmont Herald appears
to be edited in Keyser, and the Key
er Tribune, in Piedmont.
DR.. Potter, we learn, will move
his hardware store to his new room
on Main Street, above the Jail, soon.
Prof Porter has music class of
several pupils here. He is an excel.
lent musician and good teacher of
music.
We hear that Julius X. Monroe
contemplates a trip West in the near
future. He will visit his father in
Idaho, while gone,
Master Charley Smith, who had
his thigh broken last week, is getting
along very nicely under the care of
DR.. Martin.
The attorneys are already at
work getting everything in readiness
for court,which convenes on the 18th
of August.
Charley Stones team ran away
from him Saturday and went down
High Street at 9: 40 speed. No
damage was done by the run away.
Squire Parsons, the new town
sergeant, is making some improve.
ments on High Street that have been
badly needed for some length of time.
The Journal thinks the unfnish.
ed Baptist church would make
dandy town hall" This is the next
thing to a sacrilegious expression.
The Sheriff Of Webster county
advertises in the Mountain Echo that
he will take ginseng and fat sheep
for taxes
Several persons from this place
will go TO Isowlesburg and see the
Deltas clean up the Morgantown
Roughs in good shape.
j. Ami Martins new house is
now upon its feet. 1t is large, and
will be, very fine residence when
completed
Pennsylvania sheep and cattle
buyers have been in this section in
the past few days. We are not aware
what success they met with buying
stock
Bodily health and vigor may be
maintained as easily in the heat Of
summer, as in the winter months, il
the blood Is purified and vitalized
with Ayers Sarsaparilla. Every per.
son who has used this remedy has
been greatly benefited Take it this
month
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I'M PROVED

my bowels were regulated, and, by the
time / finished two boxes OF these Pills
my tendency TO headaches had disap-
pcarcd, and / became strong and well. -
Darius NJ. Logan, Wilmington, Del.
was troubled, for over n year, with
Loss Of Appetite, and General Debility.
/ commenced taking Ayers Pills, and,
before finishing half box Of this medi-
cine, my appetite and strength were re-
stored. &C. .. Clark, Danbury, Conn.
Ayers Pills arc the best medicine
known 10 me for regulating the bowels,
and for all diseases caused by disordered
Stomach and Liver. 1 suffered for over
three years with Headache, Indigestion,
and Constipation. had no appetite, and
was weak and nervous most Of the time.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-07-23

Each Democrat in this county
should take TIE ARGUS.
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Order of Publication.
WEST VIRGINIA, SIS:

WEST VIRGINIA, SIS:
At Rules held
in the Clerks Office of the Circuit Court
OF Preston County, on the first Monday
of July, 1886.
Geo. w, Myers
W. IN EIttify.
Harrison Spurgin,
The object of this suit IA to subject the
lands of the defendant Harrison Spurgin,
To- tho payment of The judgment and trust
liens In tho plaintiffs bill mentioned.
And II appearing that the defendants
James NJ. Spurgin and William Thomas
are not residents of this State, they are,
therefore, required 20 appear here within
ono month alter tho date of tho first pub
lication hereof, and do what Is necessary
to- protect their interests herein. And on
motion of tho plaintiff by his counsel 1t is
ordered that the foregoing bo published
In Tho West Virginia Argus, weekly
newspaper published In this county.
COPY ost.
SMITH CRANE, Clerk.
j. II. Carroll, Counsel for Plaintiff lfbo
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Ayers Pills,
To Whom it May Concern

Notice b. hereby given that shall ON
lhe Ibih Day OF August next apply by Do-
titOu 90 the Circuit Court Of presiop
County for au order directing Joseph n
Hawthorne, guardian in Preston County
OF Arthur and Kate Jordan. who arc resi-.
dents OF tic State of Maryland. In pay
and deliver TO mo any property or mon
les .n bis hands belonging to his said
words.
RALPH ENGLE.
Guardian boo Garrett Go. Md Ion said IT..
thur and Kate Jordan
July ~, 1886. rcbo
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BY USING

three boxes Of Ayers Pills, and AZ tho
same time dieting myself, ! was com
pletely cured. My digestive organs arc
now in good order, and I am i'm perfect
health. - Lockwood, Topeka, Kans.
Ayers Pills have benefited me wonder
fully For months ! suffered from Indi-
gcsiiOn and Headache, was restless at
night, and had n bad taste in my mouth
every morning. After taking one box
Of Ayers Pills all these troubles dis
appeared, my food digested well, and
my sleep was refreshing - Henry q.
Hcmmenway, BOCkpOrt, Mass.
was cured Of the Piles by the use Of
Ayers Pills. They not only relieved mo
Of that painful disorder, but give me in
creased vigOr, and restored my health. en-
John Lazarus ST. John, n. -. n
Ayers Pills,
Prepared By Dr.J. @. Aver %, Level, Nass
Sold " all Druggists and Dealers 10 hsaictao.
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Observation-Disclosures /:

T KINawoOD, PRESTON COUNTY, ". VA.
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ncrcd bit of leather which inclo>cd the
magic phrase warranted 20 ward OH
from her and hers the IN effect of the
evil eve. Tuesday to the Turkish
beauty is an unluckN day. and So care
iul iS she about dates that no record is
Kept of the birthdays of her children.
FOR then il might reach some magician.
who could, ii i'm an ugly temper. cast a
spell upon child. Ii il very evident
she believes in the prevention that is
better than cure.
The lady of Japan is convinced that
the dew on the grass gathered ON the
first day of the fifth month will cure
any ills To which the feet may bc sub
jcct, and that the word rcd written
on the hand i'm Japanese characters and
carefully licked oil will preserve tray
cler from all dangers subsequent upon
his journey and cause him to meet
good fortune at the end thereof The
beggar at your door would not accept
cast-oh sandals, because he fears To
step into anothCr's shoes; there seems
something almost poetic about this,
Tor IT suggests the poor man nying to
evils that he knows not of When one
bites the tongue a Japanese guest has
the right TO believe his host bcgrudgcs
him the food.
When the Japanese maiden is ready
10 play upon her light guitar with
its three strings, almost so quickly that
you can not see it docs She kiss her
wrists for luck i'm PLAYING and pleasing
YOU - BUttCrick'S 3 DCijVrdfOT
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PERaONAt. AND LITERARY.

Colonel lngcrSoll lays the hotels 81
this country have kept him in poverty
NIL his life
\ correspondent of Philadelphia
newspaper say that Miss Jennie Cham
hcrlaiu, the Cleveland beauty, has de-.
Cidcd To go on the drama'i' stage.
Mr. William Lowell. Of Bristol.
Eng. has introduced novelty in sui
eide 10y attempting - hang himself to
'uc doOr.knoCkcr of the house of
young woman who had refused to
marry him
Now that Washington has been
made postmaster at BAY City. and
Shakespeare at Kalamazoo. il must bc
admitted that Michigan is doing full
honor TO the men of grcHt names ----
DctroU Free Press.
Mayor King, of Philadelphia. con
Scicntiously sold all his railroad stock
before taking office. and thereby lost
tftN thousand dollars, the sum by which
their market value was increased dur
ing hi, term OF Office Chicdgo .SHH
MIR Pctcr Burnhum. the antigua
rian book seller under the "Old South"
who began business in Boston sixty Years,
ago rs Vcndcr of apple, and beer, to
which hC soon added II small stock Of
books, has now 10000 rare volumes.
and while ago sold the lot ON which
his old book shop stood for -S25O. 900. -
Boston JoVuoL
Johnny Walsh, the unioist, whose
rendering of "Old Black Joe and tho
Little O!c Log Cabin i'm dc Lane"
when those melodies first came out
some twelve or fifteen wears age, M do
him one If the tnvoritcs of the variety
stage, is now n Salvation Army cap
! tain; but hc still takes hi, banjo along
with him. Chicdgo Yr,bHnc.
The new editor of New Mexican
paper remarks i'm his sultntory that ii
any one does not like the way the pa
per is conducted aud tries to make u
shooting-irun play ON this ere editor.
we viii give YOU some good advice
you better don't try il on. ~ this Gro
editor has been good while i'm tho
far West and knows how to deal.
But il YOU desire to go blind, come on;
we will straddlc YOU blind aud go You
one better
The problem to be- solved i'm Jour
nallsm is 60 make as good paper as
can be- made and TO sell il nj n price
within the reach of all The people
want all the available news, not mere
condcnsatons and head lines. They
want tU get at a reasonably low not
the lowest price, n clean newspaper u
reliable source OF news and knowl-
edge, u paper lit for the family circle.
but which is also An attraction and "A
necessity everywhere. Chicdgo Jour-
nal
David Scully and Miss Mary v.
Bittncr went into the recorders Office
Ht Somerset, Pa. the other day. aud
Mr. Scully asked the clerk to give him
marriage license. Having received
the license he and the young woman
i'm the presence of the witnesses present
| declared themselves man and wife.
This is said to bc the first marriage i'm
that county under the law allowing
persons to thus marry themselves
PittSbUrgh Press -
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STRANGE BELIEFS.
WHY the Women of Past Centuries wouId
Not Comb Their Hair ~ sight.

WHY tho Women Of Past Centuries Would
Not Comb Their Hair ~ sight.
There seems 10 exist throughout the
world 70 very general belief that the
wood Of the gaIow- ~ill perform mi
raculou- cures boo the Southern States
Che darky- attempt to convince YOU
that chp- Of the guliow- rubbed against
the skin Of an afflicted person will
quickly cure chi'l- and fever, and IL is
said that piece Of the halter used for
hanging some dreadful criminal Is i'm
valuable to man suffering with head
ache.
An Idea also prevails thati e. un-
lucky TO build o. new house, it being
believed that tho owners coffin will be
needed before The house is completed
ibis may account for the many old
houses with new additions built 90 them
Womankind willing uowsda,. to
comb her hair lt night but long AGO
she would NOT do this. because r VA.
believed that thc witchc. and Che NOR
maidcns were busted in thc same WAY,
and consequently would bcwitch and
claim her as sister and some dal .hc
would disappear
thc Turkish woman De- quite a- care-
ful i1 guard against her little nruv-
as her English pcaking sister. and
would fFclthat RE was truly very little
worth living ii shc lost The three-cor.
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WRAPS FOR SUMMER.
Revival Of the Ecnaisslncc Cut-son mn,
Vine summer Woolcns.

Revival Of the RcnaiHsIncc Cut-Son nnd
ZINE summer WoOlcns
Wraps for cool summer days a. well
as the spring months present variety
of styles in diagonal olive, brown and
ab-inthc. As in costumes. there
are some examples in the Renaissance
cut, the Chatclainc, with the standing
ruff and the sla,hcd slccvc but q dis
tinct line should be drawn bctwccn th
gala toilette Of the eighteenth cent
ury and the costume of to-day for
daily wear Many Of the wraps are
covered with rich pas-cmcntnries of
irid-Ccnt beads of brown, olive aud
green shades. the wide fringe and
GakIaor spouslinB hFmoFs. one
Of this style b. lined with pale green
satin Of changcdbc hucs. A brown
grcnadinc closely interviewer with
olive, brown and other rather som buf
beads, is accompanied by wide pus,c-
mcntcric band. ou thcncck and down Cine
front. A superb black satin Ottoman
wraps covered with network Of bead,
in a ilorM arabcsqIc Of dull ints. wid,
fringe b. combined with the trimming
oi Spanish lace Later IN The season
there will bc worn wraps Of much
lighter weight and fabric Of Eugli-l
cloth in stripes. checks and invisible
soft brown plaids The Cardinal hood
J, lined with neutral tinted ,urlh silk
so with the sleeves There ar, inuum-
cradle other fashions for these useful
lite wraps for seaside. mountain or
travelling i'm alI manner Of shapes.
Noit and fine wooden fabrics arc very
P'P"i'I, ana this season are cspctal.y
"-I'ed1It =" ih' lpuch' being wholly
,1','''.' "l lh' "nPI''''ht r"sgnnc- D
ih'i sometime. pcryadcs all woods OF
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HUMOROUS.

Van Daub "You are criticisinr
this picture good deal Did you ever
draw oncP' Forkor ooh. yes" Van
Daub "And pray whcrc?" Forker-
'ln n rattle, me boy. Chic0go RAM
bier.
You have been arrested for
stealing from a bakers wagon What
have YOU to say in your defunscP"
Nothing, -or, except that the doctor
told me / must cat stale bread for mo
dyspepsy' BO,ioH BUdgcL
A lady of charitable disposition
asked tramp if she could not assist
him by mcndug his clothes. 'Ycs,
madam, hc replied, ~ have a button.
and If you would sew coat ON il. YOU
will greatly obIigc ~ y. Tct-
egJdm.
Mis- smithers Charley. dear,
what kind of ~ flower Is that?' Mr..
RO,cman (a young collegiam -
'Iovc, that is not flower; il is to-
baccO plant oh, how nice il must
look when the plugs are hanging sDu
H. ''-.Judgc.
A little Rochester girl drew tho
picture Of dog and q cat on her slate.
and calling her mothers attention to
il, said: - cat oughtn't to have hut
four legs, but I drew it with six 80 she
could run away from the dog. ~ T.
COmmcrcim 1dtcytiscr
a little scotch boy. on being rcs-
cucd by bystnudcr from the dock in
10 which be- had fallen cNpr IS Il
heartfelt gratitude. sayiny: ~ mn 20
glad You got me Oot What lickin'
] wad have fran my mithcr If ! had
been drooncdr' " y. JoUraaL
Patient "Ol. doctor. ,ou don't
know how 1t worries me TO think that
! might br buried alive Doctor
Calm Yourself. Mrs r. You need
have no fear Of any thing like that.
Trust 10 me, and assure YOU that YOU
are in no danger
"Say Jones, there no need for
you 10 bee idle. There ten thousand
hands wanted in q store ON Chestnut
street "~atc- alive, man. 10 manu-
facturo whaf2 Nothing "Why do
they want so many hands?" 30 wear
the gloves tI,c firm is Offering for sale"
IHu0drptia C0H
Whom ! go a--hoppin said an
old lady u alters asks for what T
wants, ard If they have IT., and its
'iifn ~ nitfN IN HNILdUltf HiIW 4 ifNI Illr
clined 10 take it, and IL can't be got no
any place for less, most alters take 10,
without chanering all day, rs most peo-
pie do. w. Bost1H GQzcHes .,u .It
FIRST Dutchman -"Jdkc, vat YOU
going TO gif your son for a birthday
PRESENT. Second Dutchman Il
don know its putty hard times
guess I haf some buddOns scwcd on
his clothes First Dutchmbu '.Y's.
dats so, I guess ] haf my boy lair
cut IHjiQdjy jybj0 Times
a woman was driving q nail into
the wall upon which 90 hang some !o-
mcStic utcnsiI, when she sudden, MT
tered % howl of anguish Missed .ha
nail. did voug said her Musba d.
laughing Missed the uaiu ID you
think "a c1 IL ! had missed the nail?
/ hit the nail but tis my thumb-paia" "
" D. Lcdgcr,
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MAAI CURED HIM.
Mh Drummer Resolved to Let Car
Windows severely Alone.

NhN Drummer Resolved to Let Car
W'ndo~s severely Alone.
'No more raising windows ior ladies
on cars for me. exclaimed we'll
drc,>cd Missouri drummer at the reg
ular weekly meeting of the Travellers
Club II know when get enough of
good thing, and don't want several
chapters of u real good wholesome
lecture.
Never heard about my experienced
We'll, IN tell YOU about it, as it may
bc a pointor for some of the Younger,
mcmhcrs. hope they may profit by
my experience. \ girl can now sullo-
cate right i'm front of me in car. or
She can catch her death of cold from.
an open car window, aud | will not
hudgc recall the past aud keep my
scat. But my story
"A few years ago ! was coming out
of Boston. The day coach was almost
deserted, ~ II WAS nearing Christmas
time, and people were not travelling
unless compelled to do So. At Wet
lesley, Mass, whore they have girls
college, crowd OF pretty school girls
got ON. They came into the sleeper
aud had a Jolly good time in picking
out their hcrths. Fortunately for me |
was dressed TO Kill, and had on "
brand new suit. | Just thought was
too pretty to live, and dreamed of con
quests and all that sort of thing. |
took them all in, and when dcmurc
little girl got into my section | Just
thought that things were coming my
way too nicely for amy use
"Shc looked kinder ashamed as She
took her seat directly in front of me,
aud blushed crimson every time look
cd at her. Her companions were talk
ing with the conductor and porter, aud
finally all of them, including two OH
CialS, took seats near my section
"Ihc little Quaker who assisted me
Co occupy my section, after looking at
her companions and hlnshmg somc-
what, made Il dash for the window. Of
course | offered to assist her knew
that there were double sashcs. aud that
the outer one would not open but
thinking il an admirable way to start n
conversation began After lifting the
inner window | asked her If she was
too warm. She replied in the affirm
ativc ! opened the register at the top
~ lnt car. 1 lllcl asked ncr ~ she WAS
not from school and received mono
syllable for reply In fact, | kept,
on asking her question, and received
yes and mo- for answers. The other
occuppnto of the car were perfectly
quiet, and | felt that my conversational
powers were Being tested | thought
! would bc very smart. so | said. i'm the
most prolonged tone:
"Didn't your mother tell YOU not lo
talk with strange gentlemen whom you
might meet ON the traiup'
"'NO, ir She replied, i'm the most
innocent way; she told mo not to talk
with travelling men. rs She knew that u
gentleman would not force convcr,a-
tion
'Ol course every body laughed, and |
felt very uncomfortable, as the Joke
had been turned on me. | felt that my
clothes did not fit me, aud knew that
did not appear TO Jny best advantage.
In fact, ! would just rs soon have been
out of the car, for ! felt cheap. and
knew that the odds were against me.
I got out at the next station. Since
that time have let the car window
alone. W. St P0H GiOJc.
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One as Bad as the other.

What things women arc"' cv-
claimed Brown my wife and snoth-
or woman sat q whole half hour talk
ing about how tonarrow on a sock
ing, and from tue. interest fhGf took
in the discussion, one would think
the salvation Of the race depended on
2 asf 4fgow as taaidd'WshG I 1j'vo
'hfags'a II y91ple of women discuss for
! bali - daS-aket we best WAY toswh =
Idly On 1FsehgiFr back s. ~ & TX
Fhen Brown and White spent the re-.
fnsirde1 Of the evening in' 4 VetF5in in.
.tellectUalcQpversstion over the respect
i've merits Of curve and straight pitch.
Ing as applied TO the National gaue.
Each eventually got as mad as an sfch
hare. and they have not spoken 20 each
other since. Bbsfon JrqIscriDL
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besides the RboVC-namCd trains. there IL a
way Train with n passenger ear HitaChC that
goes both East and West daily except sun ay