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Judicial Sale.

Pursuant to end by virtue OF decree
OF the Circuit Court OF Preston County,
West virginia. rendered on the 10Th Tia,
OF August 1886 Ia the chancrry cause of
VIM. NJ Dent &c w. Joseph A. Amman
OF al, the undersigned Special Commiss-
'oner Will on
WEDNESDAY NOVEMBER u, 1886,
the same being court day. at the trout
door Of the cour-hOuee OF said county at
KingwoOd, make pubic sale OF tho fol-
lowing described real estate, To wit
A ceaItaiu dwelling house. store bust
ness building and the lot oi ground upon
which tho same are located D9ing IOt No.
q on railroad stree. III tho town Of New
burg in said county, and owned 10y WIN.
Is. AunOn decd AT the time OF mis- death
and previously conveyed To HIM by
Nathaniel Stevenson by deed of record
in Deed Book No. 40 page l4G. OF the land
records OF said county.
This Is the property occupied by the
late VIM. Is, Annon at tho time Oi his
death. The dwelling house was Duilt by
him Tor house convenient tn lis busI-
ness. II Is well built, Of admirable s.Ze.
and style ana most certainly AN elegant
home.
The store building WAS also built by
Mr.. Annon adjoining his dwelling house
with an eye to convenience and the re-
quirements OF the large meIchantile bust
ness operated by him. NewDurg Is All
excellent business point ana the above
property is certainly very desirable one
- any party desiring good location Tor
tho purpose OF carrying pn L. mercantile
business.
THrMs OF SALE : Said sale will bo made
for sufficient Cash in hand 10 pay CUsls
OF suit and sale and the residue upon u
circuit OF one TWO and three years the
purchaser executing therefor interest
bearing notes with good security.
jos. II. IA THORNE,
Special Commissioners.
Bond and security has Ue6n given in
tho above mentioned case by SAID Com
missioner rs required by law.
Test:
SMITH CRANE, Clerk.
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Judicial Sale.
Martin Frederick

Martin Frederick
W. } Ia EyHNl'
Michael BrodericE, ct al.
by virtue OF a decree OF the Circuit
Court ot Preston County, rendered in the
al>ove sty led cause on the 10Th day OF
December, 1883, will on Wednesday nhe
24th day OF Norc-nbcr 1896. Mt the front
door OF said courthouse, the same being
a cor ri day, proceed To sell at public
auction tn tho higheN' Nidder, the real
estate in said deere. dire sued 10 be sold
Said real estate com lists Of
lI3 ACRES OF LAND
situate In Lyon Districtof said county,
about one mile from
AUSTEN ON THE II. & q. X. X.
This tract is known ~ Ito Lawrence
BrOderick Farm, and has on IL good
orchard u dwelling housc,a good barn
and excellent water, the whole tract he
ing uuderlaid with the Austen Coal
Vein.
TERMS or sALE' Enough cash To pay
costs OF suit and sale, aud the residue
upon a credit of6, II and rs months, the
purchaser executing therefor his
notes bearing interest with good security.
L. J CROGAN,
Special Commissioner.
Bond and security has been given In
the above mentioned suit by ssid Com
missioner as required 10y law.
Test;
SMITH CRA$E. Clerk.
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Arising Young Man.

The Fifth Ward Democracy assem-.
bled in force last evening at Pearl
and Broadway. The opening speech
was made by the eloquent young or.
ator, Frank NJ. German. His speech
WAS devoted to the tariff, and he ably
exposed the false pretentions of the
Republican party. Mr., German was
followed by Mr. Charles +. Brown.
Mr.. Browns argument was able and
exhaustive. He is one Of tie rising
young men of the city Cincinnati
Enquirer.
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Judicial Sale.
Bowman & Hale's adm'x)

Bowman & Hale's adm'x)
". , IN liItttfu.
l.. n j. II. Iipscoidb.
In pursuance OF "a decree OF tho Cir
cult Court of Preston County, rendered
i'm the above styled cause on tho Is day
of August, 1886. 1 shall, on the
path DAY OF NOVEMBER 1856,
at the front door of tho courthouse of
said county make public sale Uf tho land
ia the bill and proceedings mentioned
being
53i ACRES OF LAND SITUATE IN
RENO DISTRICT
of said county, and the same tract which
was couveved by Epilona Chambers tn
Lucinda LipScomb.
TERMS OF SALE: Enough lash In
hand TO pay costs OF suit aud ex-
peuses of sale. aud tho residue upon a
rredit o: O. II and Is months, the pur-
chaser executing interest bearing notes
with good security
z. j. CROGAN
special Commissioner.
Bond and security hAS been given by
the above named COMMISSIONER i'm abov q
cause IA required by law.
Test
SMITH CRANE, Clerk.
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WHY WE ARE DEMOCRATS.

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| w III II. SuaueE aIttNeu IN Town on
Thursday of last week. Mr.. Shafer
will teach in Grant District this
winter.
Ben Brown, of Albrightsville, was
i" wn Saturday, and favored us with
a Ca. ..o,l one of the Republican
campaign circulars.
Our young friend, Ed Shaw, of
Pleasant district, attended examina.
tion here Friday. He will teach the
Albrightsville school this winter.
Capt. John Picket. formerly a res
ident of this county but now of
Dyersburg, Tenn. is visiting friends
in the vicinity of Newburg.
w. C Brown. Jr., made a thorough
canvass of the southern end of the
county last week. and the returns
will show that he made many votes
thereby too.
Geo, A. Mayer, Esq, has moved
his family from ST. George to Terra
Alta and will make this county his
home for the future.
Jos. II. Hawthorne, Esq has al.
ready his first case at the Kansas
City bar and Enos X Lantz has re-
ceived clerkship in large retail
store in the same city.
Mrs. Jos. III. Hawthorne arrived
here Saturday from prolonged visit
among relatives in Monongalia coun-
ty. She was accompanied TO this
place by Mr.. Ed. Hawthorne, of
Monongalia.
Mr.. A. L, Fortney, who has been
working at his trade. carpentering,
here this summer, left for his home
in Wheeling on Sunday. On his re-
turn he will be accompanied by his
wife who visit here for time.
John Duval spent two or three
days last week in Pleasant District
on an electioneering tour. He went
down to wake up the unfaithiul and
claims he met with more than ordi-
nay success.
Prof Frank Burnley has rendered
his resignation as pr ncipal of the
New Martinsville public schools to
accept a clerkship in the penitentiary
at Moundsville, Prof. Burl is well
known in this county.
Roy c. Stone, who has been dan.
gerously i'll at his home in Philippi
for several weeks has so far recover
ed as to be able to go to Kingwood
where he will remain this winter
Miss Jennie Jackson one Of King.
woods many entertaining young la.
dies, was in the city few hours, last
Monday, on her way home from
Wheeling where she had been visit.
ing friends for several weeks.
Mr.. Julius X. Monroe, Democratic
nominee for county surveyor of Pres
ton County, was in town a few hours
last Monday, julius is by far the
best surveyor in Preston County and
we believe he will run considerably
ahead Of his ticket.--Mr. Frank
Murdoch, of Kingwood, passed
through the city Tuesday morning for
IrontoD, Ohio, where he will visit
relatives. He was accompanied by
his cousin. Miss Alma Murdoch who
has been visiting in Kingwood for
some time Grafton Standard.
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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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COUNTY AND STATE NEWS.
Just look at US

Just look at US
-"Eternal vi, ilance is tho price of
Liberty.
What has become of all our cor
respondents.
Petersburg, Grant County had
fire last week.
An oil boom has struck sections
OF Monongalia county.
The apple crop is picked and
has been put away.
A special examination of teach
ers was held here last Friday.
The first snow of the season fell
in these parts ofThursday night, of
last week,
Wake up. correspondents, and
give us the news from your rcspec-
tive towns.
The carpenters are at work on
the new addition of James w Parks
residence.
Some nice painting has been
done on the show windows of the
stores in town.
-Kingwood can boast of having
as fine stores as any town of like size
in the State.
The chestnut crop is very light
this year. AS yet there are very
few on the market.
The colored school will be
taught this winter by colored lady
from Clarksburg.
-Worley will have an extensive
building when the repairs now being
made are completed.
Nothing seems to inspire the
small boy with so much enthusiasm
as the burning of tar barrel.
The many improvements made
in Kingwood the past summer are
an honor TO the town.
The macadamizing on Main
Street is being pushed rapidly to
completion. 1t is good job.
The salvation army is making
things lively at Piedmont, They ex-
pect to strike Keyser next.
There is, as yet, no clue to the
party or parties who burned the two
barns in Grant District week before
last.
The attorneys are getting things
in readiness for court which convenes
on the 25th. This is likely to be a
big court.
james Worthington still con.
tinues to keep our people supplied
with fresh meats. jim is 6rst-
class butcher
The stone are being dressed for
the wall that is to be placed around
the public park. Ed. Messenger has
the contract.
Some Of the more enthusiastic
boys about town made Flick bon
fire in front of the courthouse on
Monday evening,
The Cumberland States has a
Kingwood correspondent. And we
know who the young gentleman Is
too. Beware, young man.
The editor Of the Keyser Tribune.
now that the election is over, has
gone to Matching chickens by the
steam process.
Quarterly meeting was held at
the African NJ. +. church Sunday. A
large crowd was in attendance on
Sunday afternoon
j. NJ Chichester, Of BrucotOn,
has recovered his horse which was
stolen. He found tho horse in Wheel.
ing where it had been left TO be sold
On account Of the inclemency Of
the weather p. J Crogan, Esq, did
not address the people Of Irondale
Saturday evening last as advertised.
Have we a public school II
~. Ln..n IL - IL .---L-- 4. !.
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Personal PIRaGRAPHS.
Notes ON the uovcmcnts OF Restless
Humanity all Around

II IL oNeaNDSen WAS al - NnutS
Sunday.
Gus. j. ShafFer, OF Tunnelton, was
in town Monday.
Mrs. Roy c. Stone arrived here
from Philippi last week.
Charley Thomas las been on the
sick list for two or three days.
Frank Thomas and his mother
spent Sunday in the country.
Miss Hewitt, of Baltimore is Wis.
iting relatives here At present.
Tom Braham and A. b. Menear
drove up to Tunnolton Sunday.
Doctor Pratt came out Sunday
morning in bran new silk hat.
ID. Carroll spent two or three days
out in Valley district last week.
Prentice Martin, of Inisdna, was
the guest of DR.. Pratt last Friday.
George Shaw, of Tunnelton, was
in town Thursday night and Friday.
Miss Emma Cooke, of TOWNSVILLE,
was in town over Sunday visiting
friends.
Mr., and Mrs. John j. Cooke, of
Howesville, were in town on Tues.
day.
Gus Oresap LEFT Tuesday on a bust.
ness trip to Beverly, Randolph coun'
ty.
Mrs. Neil J. Fortncy was at Graf
ton on Monday an Tuesday of this
week.
Mrs. Menear or Reedsville, WAS in
town visiting her son, Mack. over
Sunday.
Our Democratic friend, Jonathan
Loar, of Valley, was on our streets
Wednesday.
Miss Jennie Jackson came home
last week from visit among Wheel
ing friends.
Will Armstrong, of Bruceton, was
in this section last week buying fat
cattle.
James Nugent who has been trav.
elling for Clarksburg marbel firm,
is at home.
Dur old Democratic friend, James
Carroll, OF Valley WAS in town on
business Friday.
DR.. Gay Fairfax, of Valley Dis
trict. was in town Monday talking
local politics,
Miss Nora Ravenscraft spent Sun.
day in town the guest of her friend,
Miss Emma Elliott.
Ashford Gibson, Of the firm Of
Gibson Bros, Tunnelton, was in town
on Saturday last.
Tom Cooke, the handsome Howes.
vile merchant, was down to see his
girl Sunday.
Hon. VIM. II. Glover, of Terra
Alta, was in town on Friday and
gave us q pleasant call.
Frank Murdoch, one of Kingwood's
handsome young men, is visiting rel.
atives at Ironton. Ohio.
Nathan Wilson, good Democrat,
Of Portland District, dropped in "a
see us Monday
Joe Brown made business trip Ia
Terra Alta, Rowlesburg and New
burg on Tuesday.
Mrs. Amos Carroll, Of Terra Alta
was here visiting relatives the first
part Of the week.
We learn that Rev. Graham. OF
the Presbyterian church, contemplated
leaving this charge before long.
August Hileman, the Democratic
Germao, Of Valley, came in Monday
and renewed his subscription.
Miss Roby, Of Newburg, was in
town a day or two last week visiting
her friend, Miss Lou Graham.
George Walls arrived home lasI
Wednesday from a hunting tour ot
a few days down in Grant district.
Mrs Elisha Brown OF ppnnevlvap
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President Turner rcports las
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VIM Il. Shafer arrived in town on
Thursday of last week. Mr.. Shafrer
will teach in Grant District this
winter.
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NEURALGIA RHEUMATISM AND
ERYSAPELAS.

About four years ago l was attacked
with what the physicians pronounced
neuralgia, rheumatism accomp panied with
erysipelas. My appetite failed me entire
ly, and | had an intermitting pulse and
very irregular pulsations Of the heart.
A terrible pain soon came into my chest
and shoulders, and became so helpless
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The pains were movable, and would som e.
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pounds of flesh per day. / think S. S. S
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President Harrison's greatgreat-grand-
father, who was one of the regicides of
Charles /, was convicted of high treason.
Pepys, in his diary, October IS, 1860, re-
fers in this comforting way 20 his execu-
tion: 81 went out TO Charing Cross to
see Maior-General Harrison hanged,
drawn and quartered, which was done
there, and he looked as cheerful as any
man could do in that condition"
Exactly ll6 years after this event, Ben
jamin Harrison, the father of President
Harrison, and the greatgrandson of the
good man who departed this life in such
a gentlemanlike manner, according to
Pepys, had just signed the Declaration of
Independence in Philadelphia. His weight
was nearly 800 pounds, while that of FL
bridge Gerry, who sat beside him, was
hardly more than that of the late unhefty
Alexander H. Stephens. "Gerry," said
Harrison, "you'd better not sign that pa
per. There's been some hanging in my
family, and we are somewhat use, to it.
Moreover will have another great adj
vantage over you.. 1t will be oyer with
me in . minute. This ponderSsity will
crack my neck, while you'll be kicking
and squirming about in the cir long after
I'm gone" But Gerry signed the paper
after he and Harrison had roared with
laughter. s.-...