West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1886-07-23

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Miss Alme Murdoch, an accom-.
plished young lady of Ironton, Ohio,
is visiting relatives in town. Her many
friends, as well as her relatives are
glad to see her again.
Whether from swampy land or
stagnant pool, or from the deadly
gases of city sewers, malarial poisons
are the same. Ayers Ague Cure, Ia.
ken according to directions, is a war.
ranted specific for malarial disorders.
The West Virginia Press Asso.
citation will meet in Wheeling, Au-
gust 81. The excursion will proba.
bly, be to Niagara Falls by the way
of Cleveland, Ohio.
After circuit court we will adopt
the cash.in advance system strictly.
All persons who have not paid up to
that time will be dropped from our
lists and accounts placed for collec.
ton.
This town ought TO have three or
four more branch telegraph offices.
The business of the Company would
be increased thereby. Let us have
the other branch Offices at once.
John T. Vanmeter, ofOld Fields,
Hardy county, has herd Of cattle
numbering ninety, the average weight
of which is 1885 pounds. This is
the largest herd of fat cattle that has
been in that county for years.
Deputy Allebaugh and Policeman
Pegg arrested William Turner yester-
day in response to telegram from
Masontown, starting that he was
wanted for stealing q horse in w. Va.
Il Uniontown Democrat.
ALI who do not settle their &C
counts at court will be dropped from
our list. 1t pays us better to have
a hundred paying subscribers than
six hundred who do not pay. We are
talking facts now.
The MorgantOwn Post says that
an organization of prominent monied
men of Marion county is being form.
ed to buy ground and erect a large
distillery on the line of the f. Nj. &
p. r. r. between Cobun's and Booths
creeks.
Mrs. G, w. Jackson and her two
of Terra Alta passed through
Grafton on Tuesday on their way TO
Lamars, Iowa, where they will join
Mr.. Jackson who went to Iowa some
weeks since. Mr.. Joseph Jackson,
of Kingwood accompanied them as
far IS Grafton. - Sentinel.
The Juvenile Musical Society
met at the residence of Mr.. G.. +.
Vickery, and reorganized for the
summer, with the following newly
elected officers: G.. Y. Bishop, Pres.
Florence Vickery, Vice Pres. Joseph
Lantz, Secretary. Addie Morris, AS.
sistant Sec. Felix Elliott, Treasurer.
1t will be gratifying news to the
boys to learn that there are favorable
indications for large crops of chest
nuts, walnuts and shellbarks this fall
The trees are well covered with the
embryo nuts, and if they nature,
there will be sufficient of all varieties
to gladden. the hearts Of the young
folks and afford them fine enjoyment
gathering them during the exhilara-
ting weather Of early fall.
The perDicious effects of the
dime novel and fash literature is ever
present. The latest example of this
kind comes from Kansas, where a
youth of sixteen murdered his father,
mother, brother and sister. The proof
against the young villain is uude.
ntiable, yet he stoutly protests his
innocence. 1t is a clear case Of a
mind diseased by pouring over the
corrupting stories that are published
in these days.
"A letter vas received by parties
here the latter part Of last week from
Rodamcrs, Preston county, asking
them to look out for Jacob Mines
whose photograph was enclosed with
the letter. Mines had just eloped