West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1888-05-03

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form Farmers Club, the organize
ton of the Club to be followed bv n
banquet and dance. This has in it
faint flavor Of We olden time.
Charleston's n ew daily paper-The
Gazette-has reached this Office. II
is q six column folio-clean, bright
and newsy. 1t will be Democratic
in politics and will lend its aid in
continuing Grover Cleveland in his
present Office. We wish the paper
financial success.
Our jeweler, II. II. Potter. has do.
vised q scheme by which be expects
to collect money from those owing
him for longer period than sixty
days. 1t is this: He will prepare
and have printed, in alphabetical or.
der, on card labeled Dead Beats,
the names of persons indebted TO
him, and place il in the window of
his shop where everybody can sec
and read it.
The new K & T. engine was used
for the first time last Sunday and
gave entire satisfaction. Although
it is two tons lighter than the other
engine, it runs as smoothly and
draws equally as heavy loads-a
thing not expected OF it. The drive
wheels being larger than those on the
first engine, it can make better time,
thus giving satisfaction in every
particular.
We received a letter from our
friend J. Frank Lantz, ordering the
ARGUS sent TO him At Columbia, Col.
Orado. Frank has taken up
piece OF land near that place and is
now Filling the soil as though he
was an old hand at the biz The
Echo, of Franklin, Neb., says that
Frank will soon return to that place
To get 'frow' to assist him in his
agricultural pursuits
About twenty years ago Dir. Jas
Dunn, of Berkeley county, vowed
that he would not shave until a
Democratic President was. elected.
The style of Cleveland's policy did
not suit him, so he deferred the shay.
ing till last Saturday, when he ex-
pressed his satisfaction with Mr.. &.
and was shorn of his hairsute adorn.
ment. His friends hardly knew
him after the operation, so great was
the change.
Jerry Parsons. whe was convicted
of horse stealing, at the March, 1887,
term Of Wood county Circuit Court,
and sentenced TO three years con-
fncmcnt in the penitentiary, has
been pardoned by Governor Wilson.
The petition for pardon was signed
by the Judge who tried the case
several of the jurors and several
hundred citizens of Writ and Cal
hsun counties. Aflldavits were pre-.
scented from Henry A. Harman, John
S. Brown and Solomon Cuttrice. none
of whom testified at the trial, whose
evidence was Of such q nature, as IL
is believed. would have resulted in
the prisoners acquittal if they had
done so.
Thomas Eaglesion died a. home
on Middle Ford. Lincoln couRty,
last Tuesday morning at the extreme
age OF 112 years, having been born
June II. l776, being at his death, so
far as is known, the oldest man in
America. He was of Irish birth,
but came to this country at an early
age. He was man OF fine phys.
ique and abstemi0us. and took his
first dose of medicine scarcely six
years ego. He had remarkable
memory which retained it's Brightness
10 the last. He has been feeble for
some months, and apparently died
from general relaxation OF the vital
forces. The deceased remembers
distinctly every Presidential cam
paign from Washington's down, and
voted for every Democratic candidate
from Jefferson to Cleveland.
From American Public Health Asso-
citation, Concord, N. II.
No / Healthy Homes and Foods
for the Working Glasses BY Prof.
Victor G. Vaughan, NJ D., Ann Arbor,
Michigan
No. 2. The Sanitary Conditions and
Necessities Of School Houses and School
Life. BY d. +. Lincoln, MD, Bos-
ton, Mass
No 3. Disinfection and Individual
Prophylaxis against Infectious Diseases.
BY George N. Sternberg, MD, Major
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