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Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-09-18
ANNAPOLIS. Nd SATURDAY EVENING SEPTEMBER IL 1885,
Happy To BE Beaten.

I've noticed that man canMrgue on
one side until he believes it. When / was a
youth VIC had up the question
(Which gives US the greatest pleasure.
the pursuit or the possession Of an OBJ
jcct?"
! was then pursuing a maiden with
great alacrity and pleasing prospects,
and was intensely happy in that p .rticu-
lar business, and as had been assigned
{ that side of the question, l spread
myself like green bay tree to sustain
my cause.
dwelt upon the eager and fascinating
pleasure with which man pursued fame
and 70. tune, and how vain and empty he
found them when once in his possession.
l quoted Shakspcre, and recited Car
dinal Wolsey's soliloquy: "If I had
served my God MS faithfully as / have
served my king" etc, and / sat down
with modest content, for the eyes OF
the maiden were upon me and had won
her smiles.
Just then one of those rollicking boys
who never prepared himself, but Just
0, ened his mouth and let her talk, rose
farward and said:
Well, now suppose, Mr. President,
that Brother Arp were pursuin' pretty
girl that he were in love with Just as hard
as ne could, and were longin for her
and dyin' to get her, would he druther
keep on pursuin' and pursuin' an foller;n
an follerin' to the little eend of time, or
would he druther catch up with her an
hold her in his arms an exclaim, She's
mine, she's mine, I've got her at last, an
bless the Lord, I'm gwine to keep her
forever an ever, amen / say Brother
Arp, upon honor now, which had you
druther?"
Well, OF course I blushed and so did
the maiden, for everybody knew our Sc
cret, and everybody cut one eye at me
and the other at her.
We lost the case, but 1 am not yet
convinced that have ever seen happier
days than my counting days, and l
wouldn't mind being young again and
going through the same rapturous ex-
perience. IL Atlanta Constitution.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-09-18

Don't be afraid to praise your
servants when they deserve it," re-
marks an exchange; but the minute
the husband tries that on the hiIed
girl she has to hunt for another sitEa-
tion.
Very careful of bis life-the; MALE
laclor, TO be hanged next day, who
wanted the night air excluded because
unwhOlesome. He waited the State
TO incur the entire responsibility.
This is the season of smiles at camp
meeting. They are Of snndry sorts,
styles and orders, not oil prohlbitory.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-09-18
Educational.
THE ARUNDEL
ENGLISH AND FRENCH
BOARDING and DAY SCHOOL
FOR GIRLS,
Wsh Primary and College PrepdratO
Day School for Boys.

This School reopens on WEDNEDAY,
SEPTEMBER 10, Miss Diana Duval and
Miss kosalie Duval, Principals, No. "a
church street, Annapolis, Md. Circulars
al the book and drug stores. agl3-2m
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-09-18
EEMrs.

H Mrs. away, while clean-
ing house. asked her husband to nail
up some ]; be refused; she looked IF
at him, said his conduct was without
/, then beat him with herGE until
ne saws. He now lies in q ,tose
state, and may soon be subject; for
disS. A man must be al his life
anu limb in such way as that.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-09-18
FRENCH BREAD,
hon the most improved methods.
lake our bread morning and
y which is a guarantee OF it
H. and sweetness, aud deliver it
/ i,lly to iami'ies end boarding
n The city. We usa none but
Best Patent Flour

hkev, which enables us to fur
so0D, WHOLESOME AND NUTRICIoUs
oour customers.
supply the following grocery
halhe city with our breed Il. r..
|sla, 6. McNemar, Mr.. George
|sa M, NJ. Watson, Mr.. b. @. Mar
|htoS, Mr. Zulke, Mr.. G. NJ. Jones.
|In Y Phillips, Mr.. Hawkins, Mr..
w. Bates, Mr. G.. W. Moss, Mrs.
broke, ]. Hyde, Mrs. j. M. Ma
S.9-ly.
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Subscribe to THE CAPIrAL.
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-09-18

A pretty little COTTAGE, of five
rooms and . hall, with large yard and
garden attached, In the beautiful town
of Oxford, Nd Can be bought cheap
on reasonable terms. For particulars
apply at CAPIrAL QFFlcE. 7-l2
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-09-18

LsOR SAI4E.-A lot of second hand
il WINDOW FRAMES, for sale chea 8
Apply ut this Office. ju6ml
Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1886-09-18
Asitate. Agltate. Agitate.

The government has granted upward
of :, 900 patents on churns but achieving
butter Il lik acIi ewing reform there's
only one way to do it after all:
Agitate, agitate, agitatc. - Judge.
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The Ex-soIdicr ,neumion,

EDITOR ARGUS The eX.soldiers,
in making Their arrangements for the
reunion on July 2nd and 3rd, made
the mistake of appointing a commit
tee of two as commisaries whC-e duty
it was to arrange for the keeping of
the boarding house tent on the camp
ground. The result shows that it
should have been three, o. the two
failed to agree and each one let the
house to different parties which brO't
on a complication, and the camp
meeting association, the owners of
the property, being appealed to to
settle the matter they requested the
chairman OF our committee to appoint
committee of three to be composed
of parties not connected with the
controversy, whose duty it should be
to make arrangements in regard to
keeping the boarding tent In &C.
cordance with their request appoin.
ted j ID. Davis, ii. Nj. Corley and
VIM. ii. Watkins as such committee.
This committee, after examiningg in.
to the controversy awarded the house
to the M. f.. Church on the following
terms and conditions: They shall
charge 25c per meal, ljc for lodging,
and give the ex soldiers so meals free
to be disposed of rs their committee
may see proper.
The standing of the aforesaid com
mittee of three is a sufficient guaian-
tee that they were guided solely by
what was right and just and to the
interests of the ex.soldiers of the
county; and we are assured by the
parties now in charge of the tent that
no pains or trouble will be spared to
entertain all who come, in pleasant
and satisfactory manner. The grounds
are being dressed up and put in a
good condition, and now that the dis
agreement in regard to the tent is
adjusted, everything bids fair for a
large turnout and a glorious old
time. Come, comrades, every one of
you, and let US have reunion long
TO be remembered
+. NJ. HUFFMAN,
Chairman of Committee.
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mabel For.nc,,s Death.

From the Journal.
Mabel. daughter of Prosecuting At
torney Neil j. Fortney, of kingwood,
of whose illness we spoke last week,
died on Monday afternoon at =
o'clock, June 2l, 1856. Mabel was
h"rn Dec. !, 1882, and was an unu-
suaI.A hight and sweet little girl
and fav rte with all our townspeo.
pie. Mabel took cold, and when DR..
Pratt was called and examined her
throat he found diptheria fully de-
veloped, and as bad throst as he
ever saw. Everything was done in
the way of medicine and nursing, but
Mabel sank steadily though slowly.
Her b God became poisoned and her
heart paralyzed. Drs, Trippett and
Elliott were called in consultation ON
Saturday, The funeral took place on
Thursday at o'clock from Mr.. Fort
ney's house. Services were conduct.
ed by the Rev. T. II, Driven. The
funeral was large, the ccsllet beau
tiful one, and the flowers were album
dant and beautifully wrought.
We all miss Mabel, and we all
sympathize with her bereaved par
ents. But the sunshine of hope shi-
meth through the clouds of our sor-
row. and, with our tears, shall fructi.
fly the soil of our hearts, erstwhile
infertile, so that there shall bloom
and blossom, where once grew world
ly weeds, the sweet flowers of sym.
pathy, kindness and heavenly hope.
For these light Affections, which are
but for moment, worketh out for
US a far more exceeding and eternal
weight Of glory" Y.
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+. NJ. HUFFMAN,
Chairman of Committee.

AN exchange gets off good one
and hits some folks right between
the eyes in the following manner:
After you set upon your ear and
make up your mind 10 stop your pa.
per to make the editor feel humilat
ed, just poke your finger in water and
then pull IL out and look for the hole.
Then you will know how sadly you
are missed. A man who thinks a
paper cannot survive without his
support ought to 60 off and stay
awhile. When he comes back ne
will find that half bis friends did not
know he was gone. The other half
didn't care a cent, and the world at
large had't kept any account Of his
movements whatever. You will
probably find some things in your
home paper you can not endorce.
Even the Bible is rather plain and
hits some hard like, If you were TO
get mad and burn your Bible, the
hundreds Of persons would go on
printing them, and If you were ,
stop your paper and call TIE editor
all sorts of names. the paper would
still be published. And what is more,
you will sneak around and borrow
copy Of it every day from your neigh.
Dor, IL is much better TO keep your
vest pulled down and your subscrip.
ton paid up"
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Rev. Father Hickey,s peril.

1t is a fact, probably not generally
known TO the many friends of Rev.
Father Hickey, that he had a hair
breadth escape on his recent return
voyage from Europe. About two
days out from Queenstown, his steam
er, the City of Chicago, of the Inman
line, encountered q dense fog. All
day long the fog whistles were kept
blowing and every possible precau-
ton was taken. Just at nightfall the
passengers on the City of Chicago
were startled by a succession Of
shrieking whistles and they rushed
upon the deck Just in time to see the
steamer America, of the National
line, as it shot across the bow of the
City of Chicago, only missing col
lisiOn by distance Of about nine
feet. It was one Of the most narrow
escapes on record.-[State journal.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-06-25

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.
We send statements to all who are in
arrears on subscription and we posi-
tirely inSiSt upon the speedy settle
ment of these accounts. The most of
them are small and there car be no
excuse for their n-settlement.-
When collected together they amount
TO about s400. 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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County Executive Committee.

The Democratic County Executive
Committee is respectfully and ur.
gently requested to meet at Terra
Alta, on Saturday June 26. as early
in the day as convenient. Important
business is to be transacted and a
full attendance is desired. The hour
of meeting will be determined after
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The miners and furnace men ot

The miners and furnace men at
lrondale are OIL duty on strike and
trouble is imminent. To-day Thurs
day. Prosecuting Attorney Fortney
got word to be on the lookout as he
might be called upon at any time to
come to the scene. We hope the
matter will be peacefully settled.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-06-25

We cannot refrain from thus ex.
pressing our deep sense of gratitude
to the very many friends for their
untiriDg kindness and tender solicit
tude during our recent affection, and
desire to assure them that the remem-
brance of it will always be with us.
NEIL j. FoRTNEY,
MIs. NEIL j. FoRTNEY.
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No Deviation.

The subscription price Of THE AR
GUS is one dollar per year, il 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.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-06-25
DEMOCRATIC MEETING

The Democrats of Port
land District are requested
to meet in Terra Alta, June
&c, at 1890 A. M, for the
purpose of organizing, and
the transaction of such 9TH
er business as may be before
them.
Members of Portland sub
dist. committee will please
meet promptly at 10 o'clock.
Let us have a full turn
out.
S. M. SCOTT,
P. A. FOX,
Committee.
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a md.
To Col. 9. Grant, Gen'l Agt.

Union Central Life ms. Co.,
Deer Sir,-It affords me much
pleasure 10 thus formally acknowl-
edge the receipt of $1,000, the full
amount Of Policy No. 1906 which
my son. Newton Moore. held in the
company which you represent. ! re.
gard it very fortunate that he made
this provision for me when in good
health, and deem it duty that
owe the management Of your compa.
ny, as well as those seeking trust.
worthy insurance as future provis
ion for those whom they love to thus
publicly recommend this company to
any one contemplating endowment
life insurance. Very sincerely,
LYDIA MOORE.
Sand Ridge, near Nowburg, w.
Va, June %, 1886.
Col Grant will remain in Newburq
for a few days Those desiring life
insurance will please call on him at
West Va. Hotel
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-06-25

Backache, stitches in the side,
initiation and soreness Of the bowels.
are symptoms of a disordered state
Of the digestive and assimilative or
gans, which can be corrected by the
use Of Ayers Cathsrtic Pills.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-06-25

| am prepared TO take number of
cattle to Craze during the season.
The best of enclosed pasture on the
well.known Freeland farm.
Address, w. L. WASHINGTON,
. IS u Terra Alta, w. Va.
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assorted lot of old maids, which will
be sold regardless of irst cost in or
der to make room for the supply
coming on.
Terra Alta will be the scene
of a big time on Saturday. The
Knights of Phythiss from several
places will be there and have pa.
rade, picnic and dance.
There are probably some mis-
takes in the statements sent out last
week. We have already found two
or three which we promptly rectifed.
We mean TO wrong no one.
"A firm from Morgantown arrived
in town on Tuesday. Their business
is sinking wells, and are now putting
one in b. NJ. Squires' lot. They are
the attraction of the wise men.
"A party was given at the resi-
dence of Hon. c. Nj Bishop on Tues
day evening in honor of Mr.. Alpha
Hassler. A most enjoyable time is
reported by all who were present.
Hon. G. NJ. Bishop will at once
commence the erection of a large two
story building upon the lot where
THE ARGUS Office stood before it
was burned. The building will be
used by him as a store.room.
The Morgantown New Dominion
is responsible for the statement that
there is young lady in that place
that bears very close resemblance to
Mrs, Cleveland, and that the one
might easily be mistaken for the
other.
The new town of Elzins, on II.
G. Davis's new railroad, is situated
at the intersection Of the Old North.
western Turnpike with the North
Branch of the Potomac river. One
half of the town is in Maryland and
one half in West Virginia
Tile DelineatOr for July,
monthly magazine, illustrating
metropolitan fashions, is upon our
table. AS lady's book this maya.
zine ranks high. Its price is only
81 per year, single number l5c., adj.
dress The Butterick Pub. Co, New
York.
st. George wants to have real
old fashioned time on the Fourth of
July, and proposes among other
things, a series of horse.races, foot.
races, boat races, climers, and good
time generally. The committee of
arrangement that is to provide for
this great entertainment will be j p.
Scott, of Taylor County, Cyrus Scott,
County, Cyrus Wamsley,
Squire Robinson and L. HansfOrd,
Tucker County.-[ExchaDge.
Mrs. Jacob Reel, of Mill creek,
Grant County, this State, last week,
gave birth TO three children all Of
which at last accOun- 8, were doing
well. This is the second time Mrs.
Reel has given birth to triplets.
During the Tilden and Hendricks
she gave birth to three
children which she named Tilden,
Hendricks and Reform all of which
are still living. Mrs. Reel has also
given birth TO twins twice.-[Green.
brier Independent.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-06-25

Those who received statements
Of their accounts are expected to set.
tie at once Delay may mean costs.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-06-25

THE 4Ol members Of Congress
comprise 1873 college graduates.
Harvard leads with ten men. and
the University Of Vermont follows
with eight
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-06-25
COUNTY AND STATE NEWS.
County Court July 18th.

-One week from Ounuay uuIll Iues
Fourth.
-Morgantown is experiencing
building boom.
Circuit Court convenes on the
18th day of August.
e. NJ. Menear is and will make
good town sergeant.
MIR. Dawson's house has been
treated to fiat tin roof.
Editor Dawson is among those
on tbs sick list this week.
The Cumberland States is rather
VIGOROUSLY good paper.
The Rowlesburg handle factory
\ is running night and day now.
c. w. Fawcett has been sick for
couple of weeks past He is better.
This is regular lager beer weather
but very little of it is devoured in
this town.
There arc good many squirrels
in the woods near town, the Nimrods
inform us.
The past few days of damp
weather has brought a good many
"colds" to town.
The town council has prohibited !
the riding of bicycles, tricycles, etc,
on the side walks.
The streets are being cleaned |
and put in good order by street com.
missioner Menear.
Mrs. Parks dwelling will soon
be ready for occupancy. 1t is a
very cozy residence.
j. Ami Martin is at work with q
force of hands upon the foundation
of his new dwelling.
Miss Minnie Han ley, Of Mason.
town, was the guest of town friends
few drys this week.
james G.. McGrew contemplates
having heater placed in the cellar
of his fine residence.
A tramp girl was given cell in
the Jail, last week. She is charged
with stealing money.
We learn that the Presbyterian
congregation will paint and other.
wise repair their church soon.
The band was upon the street
Tuesday evening and discoursed ex.
cellent music for a short time.
The band was recognized on
Tuesday evening, and promises to
give US fine music this Summer.
-Alf Deval found very peculiar
old coin Of some kind while cleaning |
out ditch on east main street one
day last week.
Cha. Y. Bishop has gone into
partnership with his father in the
mercantile business, under the firm
name Of G. NJ, Bishop & Son.
The Directors Of the X e. T. r.
r. held a meeting on Monday. It is
their purpose to put the rolling stock
on the road as soon as possible.
"A literary society has been or.
gained by the students Of Proffes.
sor Hare's school This is a proper
move on the part Of tue students.
The primary department Of our
school closed on last Friday. Miss
Clark gives general satisfaction as
teacher both to scholars and patrons
Our jail now contains one female
occupant. Sne Is native Of Wetzel !
county where Col. Bob Nc EIdowney
holdS forth. No insinuations meant
Rev. J. 2. Thatcher, who at one
time lived at Brandonville IN this
county, was shot and instantly killed
at Moundsville on Tuesday by a man
named Eugene johnson Thatcher
is town sergeant and went to John.
sons house to arrest him, where a
difficulty arose and Thatcher was
instantly killed
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A Largo SCHOOL Fund.

The amount to be distributed by
the State this year for the benefit of
Schools is 1867. 724 SO less the Sal
aries of the County Superintendent
of the different counties, which leaves
the net amount s355,Ol2.46. This
large sum is divided among the
counties as follows:
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Personal PIKAGRaPHs.
Notes on the Movements OF Restless
Humanity all Around Us.

Mrs. Flynn. of Irondale, is visiting
her mother here.
Frank Wright drove over from -
dependence on Sunday.
Gus. j. ShaHer, Esq of Tunnelton,
was in town on Friday,
Farmer Al. Brown. of Randolph
County. is at home on n visit.
Will Menear and Miss Matte
Parks spent Sunday at TOWNSVILLE
=. j. Crogan, Esq, has been on
the sick list for two or three days
past
Thos. Cooke, of Howesville-Sun.
day-samc disease-affection of the
heart.
Miss Alma Murdoch, of Ironton,
Ohio, will soon be the guest of rela.
tives here.
George Shatrer Of Independence,
was in town a day or two this week
on business
Alonzo Keenan,, of Monongalia
County, is experimenting the boring
of Ben Squires' well.
Frank Thomas arrived home Sun.
day from an extended business trip
to Wheeling and Pittsburg.
Sampson Snider, leading farmer
and stock raiser, of Randolph Coun.
ty, was here Thursday on business.
A. w. Potter, SAINT Menear and
"Polly" Martin, with their girls,
drove out to Reedsville on Sunday.
Tom. Cooke, of TOWNSVILLE, was
in town on Sunday. His visits here
are becoming more frequent and regu.
lar as time rolls on.
The Rev. Graham is.over at Wash
ingtoD, Pa, attending commencement
exercises at his alma mater, Wash.
ington and Jefferson College.
Jos, III. Hawthorne and wife, who
were visiting in Monongalia County
for two or three weeks, arrived home
on Friday of last week.
Mr.. John Crogan left for Grafton
on Wednesday morning. He has
been here for the past two months
with Merchant Tailor Voltz.
Sam Loar is over in Monongalia
County, He will return Saturday
with Mrs. Loar who has been visiting
friends near Morgantown for week
past.
Messrs. Dolphia jackson and Ed.
Heermans are home on vacation
from Delaware, Ohio University.
School life appears TO agree with the
boys.
Ed. S. Elliott, of the University,
is at home and will likely spend |
most of the vacation here. lie will
graduate next year and we venture
the assertion he will go out one of
the most thorough scholars that has
ever left the University.
Our old friend "Jim" Litzinger,
son of our esteemed fellow .tOwnsman
Capt. ID. A. Litzinger, has been
made local editor Of the Oakland
Democrat, and is doing himself much
credit in that department of the jour.
nal'-[Grafton Standard.
Mr.. Ed Elliott, cadet OF Morgan.
town, was the guest of Mr.. George
II. Shafter a few days this week.
lie leu Tuesday for his home in
Kingwood. Mr.. Elliott is son Of
Doctor Elliott Of Kingwood. He is
a bright young man and will make
his mark in the world. This Office
was honored with a p easant call by
the young gentleman.-Jno. Ed.
ward Kildow, an old printer, is the
guest Of his sister, Mrs. Sarah
Leuthke, in the Fast end this week.
-[Grafton Standard.
Dr. T. j. Longstreh, OF Fellows.
vile, was in Grafton the FIRST of the
eek.-Rev. Davis. Of IrOndale
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WEST VIRGINIA MAP.

TIE Registers map Of the State made
fro ~ actual surveys Of each cou ,tv con-
taius O. DE- post roads and streams with pos
litiCgl visions. etc. and considered
the only compile o ma Of the So ever
pa blshod. SiZO-Three by three and
three !Ourths feet. Price % cents
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KINdwooD, w, VA, May II, 1896.
A special meeting of the stockholders
OF the KiDgwood Railway Company will
be held. at tho Conn anys Office i'm King
wood, w. Va, on Monday, Juno 2lst,
1885. at o'clock Il. NJ, for tho purpose OF
authorizing an increase of the maximum
amount of tho mortgage heretofore Buthor-
lied, and tho transaction of any other bu-
siness that may properly be done.
BY order Of the Board Of Directors:
WIN. O. BROWN, President.
WIN. Nj. O. DAWSON, Secretary.
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