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NOTICE.

I .All persona afe Warned mol 10 teeIeas.
in ;ii!as.};,y whatever ,5ufeii st..ie feiiee-
! ing lanis;S
/ sDe acres ou Bets creek purchased
! from VIM. Gtiiii.s.
500 acres ~ faar Polo purchased
from Wfn. olline. ''s
100 acres on Syirvreek purchased from
! Vim, Collins.
;, arrss sn Beech creek purchased
| from y. -. afahan
l25 acres o. sBedelr creek purchased
| from samuel Iahon.
lsll lcres on ieeeil cTaeE purchased
| froin Anthony Ma,len.
| Isl acres on Bcrei. creek purchases!
! from Valentine md Jane Hatfield.
$50 acres on Beech creek purchased
Ffrom 4, Maicfi
/ iia acres on Tug river purchased
frQtA dos. Mtdphs.
,:ss5 as.i'FS I'll Ft,g river fyttftF s.fIsf.fi
from Ans. Hatfield, 81.
,s3S acr,s ai IraJ,eyine purchased
sVoHi.I. NJ. SsHrcs, .ir.
s'p ares on Grapevine purchase,
from 81. Hatfield, ~.
$50 acres rii s,-apeyinc t.tfrhassff
from .tnhnsoa Hatfield III.
i47aeseS an sulphur puiehassa from
Alafair Paws.
~ acres or Mate Trcrs purchaser
from Is.I,. Chambers.
l.3at acres On Matt erceM purchased
from Ans. Hatfield, Sri.
322 acres on Mate creek Purchased
from Elias Hatfield
7i9 acres on Mate rrerk purchased
from Elias Hatfield. o
3aG acres on Mate rfeek purchased
frem Ans Hatfield, ST.
Allpersons disappearing this notice
will be prosecuted 10 the fullest extent
VI thclasy.
.JAMrs O'xEEfrf, Agant.
For u y. SERskaAt. mar Is so "
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noNaIssIoNER's SALE or

School Lands u Logan Counts
;..sss.,,. !.
Bss "a az g Ss "a 5jS y Y
Under ana III isfs'e al SCI ssSsfss'
DEGREES Of the Circuit Court of
logan county, made and entered
| in the proceedings OF the Com
missioner Of School Lands of
Logan county against waste and
anappropriated lands IN said
county, the undersigned Commits
sioncr Of School Lands for said
rHrEqrsr wra4s.vyF.affe ssshassv"ssfs ,ssseeasssu
1889. at the front door Of the
Court House Of Logan county,
sell the following tracts OF land
at public auction to the highest
bidder, VIZ.
Tract No. A., chi Lick branch Of
lfsfand creck, containing 1862
acres.
tract lSev2 f3s CIR Beseh fork Of
| Coal river, containing - acres.
Tract. No 4f6. on Garland fork
and Main Spruce fork of Coal,
containing 1875 acres.
Tract No. 4ds. on Gut fork Of
Spruce fork. of Coal, containing
$50 acres.
Tract No. l24, on Sandy river
and Steep gut branch, containing
13s acres
Tract No. 1-439, on Tsyier's
branch Of Sandy river. containing
GA acres.
Trnet " 2 4asa R.l Z Kssr
branch Of Sandy rilcfs. intainine
81 acres. =
TERMS OF sSALE.--One.
third of the purchase money cash
in hand, and the residue IN oat
year, purchaser 5Glr4ng bond with
approved security, and title re.
tanned, provided. the tract bring
more than t,o-efttt I. : FIVE tis4lsrs H
only twenty five dollars or less
the=#hoie d the purchase money
to be paid cash III hand.
L. i. BusKIRK,
/ Commissioners School Lands, Ie-
f. gan county t,-G-4N
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this week attending court.
Maj. ]. "A. Nighbert and Eddie
Butcher are at the Hot Springs,
III Arkansas. 4
Mr.. Alex McClintock, who, has
been with us for several weeks
left for his home in Lexington,
Ky. last Friday.
Mr.. Hubbard, representing Nv,
A Cohnaliy Of Portsmouth, Ohio,
was registered al the Buskirk
House. on Monday.
Dcputx SShheritfs B1,slxirk and
Mcdonald left for Tug river ON
Monday in quest Of more board
er- for the Bastile.a
@Nr Kiliinger. Of the Hardware
liouse Of Mc(iill d.. Markell. of
Charleston, was a guest of the
Bnskirk House on Monday, and
lett HIS a seeed Asttlei.a
Ebert Harris, of White Oak,
Ky, has commenced teaching a
singing school at.the Court house.
==4lta MISUNDERSTANDING iistfttnen-
tai in connection with vocal
nrEic.
J =, Robertson, Of Guyandotte,
and son Master George, are visit
ing US tbs week, George is u
regular Logan boy. aud enjoys the
pleasure Of being at his old home
again.
4, - 'yohn A. Sheppard, who has been
eonfinedto bis room since the lat
! terpart o. April, first with typhoid
3. fever. and1ben with pneumonia is
{ able tebe On The street again.
''ohn is too useful 4 citizen to die
just set.
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]. The Councilmen Of this place
arc requested TO meet in their
hail SATURDAY, evening for the
purpose Of transacting very i'm
portant business. Let every mem
Der be present as the business to
be acted on il Of great Importance
aud requires immediate attention.
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.ionNsrowS, June t0.-'Fte pro-.
geess OF TIN. work n the stone
bridge to-day has been more sat
isfaeterY han aa&aav So for
More work has been done in re-
| rrrovrrr tire drtJrrs this Er1rirtt
tt'-4issa, ,ree her dag ).
II | IN II atiqllIE,v s7ssa gtIId on the
fridge has done more work than
fifty men, Huge masses 81 broken.
aud eealzlroal and inaalen set IL
beers that the men have been try
lug to nteVe, for days Werazl Lifted
from their places ard moved with
ease. .Iearteen more Of thcse
great helpers haa G beer sent for
and vii &c. here tomorrow
This win mike twenty fear doing
excellant work. Tic large force
Of men heretofore employed at
this point has heenz taken to other
points, aid a small force of men
with the aid of the engine is do
Ing more eff aetise woekaA heavy
charge Of dynamite was put off
to-day, and did a great deal of
good, more than any three charges
heretofore fired. 1t demonstrated
that heavy charges must be used
III order to do any good.
Three bodies were found lying
close together to-day near the
stone bridge and 10 or II Were
found lying in that vicinity. All
the c0mmissary stations were
kept busy as usual. AT the Cam
brir one a vast amount of proyis-
ions and clothes have been dis
tributed. Long lines of sufferers
stood in the heat and rain waiting
their turn. No one is furnished
Ewithout an order, and every de-
partment is under the strictest
discipline. Most excellent work
| is being done. here. The same
good work is being done at the
Americus Club comMissary and
Others, and the same discipline
and regularity is observed by all.
Avast amount 81 work has been
done BY the Pennsylvania Rail-
road Company. and they are now
able to reach Mineral Point with
their construction train. The
magnitude Of the work this com
Epany has on hand is daily be-
kconing more apparent. In this
immediate vicinity the company
has already accomplished Won
|ders.-ilhe wasireut between the
stone bridge and tfIe=I 'eInsyiyania
railroad station has been almost
filed. and TRANS are running over
both tracks
The hurried burial oil the dead
i'll the Prospect Hill cemetary is
causing the residents of that
beautiful suburb Of. Johnstown i
good deal OF annoyance, and may
cause much sickness. The bod
res we're placed in cheap collins
and none were secured, the odor
I4afG the#deealnpaslnsgs 4haGiiies- arts
ing to the surface and attracting
Ia number Of dogs. who. make
night, hideous BY hoNling and
paving over the-.graves The
collins were put only three feet
under ground, as there was no
timQ to dig The graves deeper.
1t was found necessary to place
guards in the little cemetery. con-
tanning two hundred graves, to
drive the dogs away, To-day Or.
Miller, Of the volunteer staff Of
the Cambria. Hospital, instructed
the Americas Cluh members, who
are in camp near the cemetery
caring for SOHO Of the rcsugees,
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We have had another glorious
log tide in the Guyandottc, and
priacipallyall Of the timber has
gene to market, that was-in the
river. There is still some timber
left in LAe creek which will have
tn be summered over.
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Circuit Court meets LIST Monday
in April. Jnly and October.
gyIos fss5s!asss
ii February, june and November
and 4th Monday in July.
Judge Of Circuit COURT. III.
Harvey
CLERK Of Circuit Court. @.
Whited.
Prosecuting Attorney. B.
Wilkinson.
'Tfts'5fiffrf cofffsys' r''ysfft .sJ;'ess ss'
Simpkins.
Commissioned Moses Terrell
and Simpson Ellis.
Clerk County Courts. s. Al
tier.
Sheriff n Chain.
Jailer j. b. Buslsirk.
. Assessor " II. TAYLOR.
Surveyor Gore.
Logan. NJ. Jackson and G.
W. Morgan
Observation-Disclosures Gar,
rett and Anderson Blair.
Triadelphia-I. =. Vance.
Magnolia--M "A Fcrrcll.
Let. b. Farley.
HardeeT.J. Mead and john
Hamilton.
BOARD OF EDUCATION or LOGAN
j.. DISTRICT
Meets at Logan C. Ii an-the- first
Monday Of February. May, July
and November. President, L. NJ
White; Commissioners. $ $. Al
tizer and Simpson Ellis; Sccrc-
tary, II. @. Ragland
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ALBERT MAYER { Bros,
Wholesale Hattefss
1919 Ios-W. Pearl St,
CINCINN Arr O.
Thanking The merch ants Of the
CINCIN N Att O.


: Thanking the merchants Of the
Guyandette. ygllex fas the liberal
patronage heretofore given US.
beg to assure them tat. We
have entered the Spring and Sum
tner Campaign OF 1889, better
equipped than ever before, and
':trc pfapHrcTf ~ givc % tiie trade,
better bargains for TIL Est CLASS
GOODS, than has ever been
offered III inc Ohio Valley.
Mneai YOU visit cfncinnat-i, give.
rs call before purchasing your
Hats. and Caps.
Respectfully 4-25-1y
Albert Mayer & Bros
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HEALTH BULLETIN NO. 2.

Reports received last evening
from the inspectors of tiiis Board
show thatfhe fayora ndifi9ns
stated IN the first report continue.
No contagious disease Of any
kind prevails. There are a few
eases Of mild type Of measles
No signs Of any epidemic are
manifest. The State Board Of
Health is fully prepared to meet
All emergencies as they arise. As
4 precautionary measure, .a-hos-
pital for contagious diseases has
been established, and if any cases
appear they will be promptly
met. The arr continues pure and
wholesome and the the writer
pure. The bodies still in the
wreck are so covered with earth as
not to be dangerous to the health.
There is every precaution being
taken to prevent contamination
Of the water supply for the towns
below Johnstown. There is no
ground whatever for alarm in this
matter at present. The bodies in
the river are covered with mud
and earth. The weather is cool
and favorable. The destruction of
life has been appalling There is
at present every reason to be en-
couraged.
[Signed GEO. B. CROFT,
Member an charge,
On Wednesday morning when
Adjutant- GAneral Hastings will
assume control Of the valley,
there will be but little change ex-
cept that the new contracts that
will be made BY The State for the
removal of the debris will be on
the basis Of 81 80 per ,~day for
laborers. He said that there
would be no additional militia
brought in. The 18th regiment
will be continued on duty as long
as they can stand il and as they
are not worked as hard as they
were, the-regimeRtsis likely u be
hero for two or three weeks wbt.
The New York Life Insurance
Company has selit Special Agent
Lang Muir to adjust Claims,
There were seventy-fve policies
held in this city, representing
100000. Within twenty-four
hours the agent had located them
all and found that fourteen OF the
holders had been lost. Their
policies amount to $4,000, which
will be paid at once. One policy
held by Chas. A. Kies, i baker,
doing business in the center Of
the city, was found two miles
downthe piVef by accident.
STORY OF TiIR DAY MUCH WORK ~Ac-
coNpLIsHED AMONG THE DEBRIS
ABOVE JoHNsToWN.
Another wet and close morning
in this valley. When day broke
the scene was dismal to a depres.-
ing degree, and q pentrating driz-
zle cnme down and made every
thing wet and slippery. The
thousands of workmen moved to
their places Of work with 4 half
unwilling manner that argued
poorly for a heavy days work.
When the whistle Of the Cambria
shops sounded at seven o'clock
this morning the whole place was
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COMMISSIONERS SALE or,
valnable land iaI Logan Gaanty.
VIM. N. Kerr d Coz
VI. III Chan rs5
ILL! 1horpsoiEctal.N
BY virtue Of a decretal order
entered ii the above entitled
cause, at the. April term, 1889. OF
the Gircuit Court Of Logan com
~, | shall. OH tho sth day Of July,
t1SS9,=ai khe front door oif the
Gonrt House Of Logan county,
atfcr=f far saie-ta the highest and
best bidder at public auction the
follow jug rc;tt estate,to Wit
lot No. 80, IL Floyd's addition
to the town Of Arracoma. It be-
ing tie same lot on which he eaiita ale!
L. il. Thompson naw resides.
IF FIN MI 5F 'Sttf.--f tne=haff
Iof purchase money cash fu hand.
Iand Che residne ii six months ;
purchaser giving bond with good
security Tor deferred payments.
and. the title retained
III. G. RAeAANp,
Special Commissioner,
Bond and security given by the
Commissioner, as required BY
law,
'fest1: T. e. WHIrED, Clerk.
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II You want letter heads have
thom printed at this office. ;.

McGiii 4 Markell, wholesale.
dealers in Hardware, Charleston,
scomes before our readers
and merchants with an .add'' this
week
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T'owa DIRECTORY.

Mayor--ii. G. Ragfand.
Recorder--W William Strattan.
Councilmcn ~ Elias Hatfield,
Wm Dejarnettc, II. s. White,
L. II. Thompson and VIM. Cary.
sergeant-D. L. Bryan.
X ssessdr--I.C. White
Street Commissioner-G. II.
Buskirk.
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PERSONALS.

..B, Buskirk is in Parkersburg
this week attending court.
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KILLED IN SIGHT OF AID. George Pam
phrey, 80 years old. brakeman ou the
New York, Susquebsuna aud Western Rail.
roa6, was killed in tbc railroad yard in Pat
ereor, N J on Saturday Pampbrey was
endeevorng to detach the coupling of a
rear car, when his feet caught in q frog and
he was unable 10 extrica,e himself. The
engineer could not see his predicament and
eontinued to back The train at slow rate.
Pemphfey called loudly for hep, but 10 an
instant be was knocked down, and the poo-
derous wheels of heavy Car containing ten
tons of coal passed over his body, dragging 1t
from the frog and carrying 1t onward dis.
tance OF about ten feet The accident was
witnessed by the section foreman and two
or three other employees of the road, but
they were unable to attract the attention OF
the engineer. One of Pampbrey's arms was
almost severed, and his heal was horribly
mashed. The wheels passed over the GEN.
tire of the body, cutting off ono leg and ex
posing the iDtestiDes. The foot that had
been caught in the frog was broken and the
shoe torn By the force with which the man
was dragged from the fastening Pamphrey
had been married only three months, and
his death occurred almost in sight of his
home. where his young wife was engaged in
preparing his monday meal.
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IA
VALUABLE ZEAL ESTATE.
By virtue deed of trust dated March 10th,
1883, from James 3. Wright and wife, Stephen F
Woolls and wife and James McCuen to me, re-
corded in tho land records Of Alexandria city, in
liber No. 10, page 513, and at the request OF the
persons thereby secured, shall, on WEpNES
DAY, tho 4th day Of December SS9, offer for
sale at public auction, in font of the oya street
entrance to the Market House, at . ocl OK noon,
the following property to vii
OUR ADJ INIhG LOTS OF GRtU>D With
the IMPROVEMENTS thereon and sppurtenances
thereto belonging, lying on the south side OF Glib.
bon street. between Pitt AID st Asaph streets, in
1st. LOT OF aRoUSD, beginning on Gibbon
street one hundred and sixty eight feet six inches
east of st. Asaph street, and running thence
southwardly parallel to st Asaph street seventy
six feet to ton feet alley; thence eastwardly in
lire parallel to Gibbon street fourteen feet six
inches thence porthwardly in a limo parallel to
St. Asaph street to Gbbon street; thence fourteen
feet six inches on Gibbon street to the beginning.
ID. LOT OF GROUND beginning on the
south side Of Gibbon street one hundred and
eighty three feet east from st. Asaph street;
thence south parallel to st. Asaph street seventy
six feet to ten-feet alley thence east parallel to
Gibbon street fourteen feet six inches; thence
north parallel to st. Asaph street seventy.sx feet
to Gibbou street, and thence west along Gibbon
street to the beginning
Sd. A LOT OF GROUND beginning on the
south side Of Gibbon street one huudrtd and nine
ty-seven feet six inches east from st. Asaph
street thence south parallel to St. Asaph street
seventy-six feet to a ten-feet alley thence east
parallel to Gbbon street fourteen feet ak inches
thence north parallel to st. Asaph street seventy
six feet to Gibbon street, and thence west along
Gibbon street to the beginning.
4th. A LOT OF GROUND beginning on the
south side Of Gibbon street two hundred and
twelve feet esst Of st. Asaph street. thence south
parallel to ct Asaph street seventy-si1 feet to
ten-feet alley thence cast parallel to Gibbon
street fourteen feet six inches; thence north par
ale to st. Assph street seventy six feet to Gibbon
street. and thence west along Gibbon street four
teen feet six inches to the beginning.
Terms of Sale: Cash as TO so much of the pur-
chase money as may be necessary to defrsy the
expenses of executing this trust, and to pay the
note secured b. the deed of trust aforesaid; viz
3.32, with interest thereon from March 10,
1888, until paid, at six per cent. per annum. Con-
veyancing at the cost of the purchaser
nova Is GEO. 4. MUSHBAOH, Trustee
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a Clever Poker Game.

YOU kee play Mclean man pokee ~
ssked Doc Sing OF his new friend, j. Con,
who came t,. NV York from Portland Ore +,
several days ago J Cons Mott street
fients had already introduced hin TO fanlal >
and the gaue was the winner. Goa bad o
large wad in another pocket of mis- b!uo
blouse, however, and he answered, inpo
cen,l,
'WeIi don no, my belly bad luckee.
Where ?"
"Go my loom, top side,n whispered Doc.
kindly In less than half an hour, in u
sma!! dingy back room in one OF the big
Chinese tenement houses not far from Chat
ham square, six we!l-to do heRtheos were
Engaged n lively game of Christian poS
er." J Gan OF Portland, was il The game.
Doe Sing had nearly Sl,400 in cash in his
pockets, besides beiugihe owner Of little
Chine Sc 'mill"in Mo-, street tna! constantly
grouud out dollars for him while be was
away tr, ing TO earn az honest dollar or two
by "Meiicsn man poker" Opposite Doc sat
]. Con. The ante was raised from quarter
to q half dollar end he game became ioie:'
sstDg.
]. Con, of Portland, Ore, devoted his e.
tcutlOu ~ peChoES VI AiiCitNSp h'Nu S'S,0'
ettes. and was already loser OF about 500.
Then Doe Sing caught On t three seven
spots aod two queens, and bet $40 Toe
heather q Docs right, having only two
pairs raised hin $40 better, and the others
passed until it came ]. Cons turn to make
his bet He qnieteiy laid down his cigarette
stump, and after locking intentIy at his
hand went $50 bettsr Dec Slug thought
that he had caught ]. Con- of Portland in
bluff, so he met the $50 with raise OF $500,
and Informed his i.iend that the game had
reached its limit. ], Con pu; up the $500.
To the great astonisbment of Doc Sing be
quietly laid down four aces and g king and
scooped the pot. which amounted to over q
thousand dollars in cash.
After this Con never lost single band
except when the pot was small. 1t took
exactly four hours for ]. Con, of Portland,
Ore. to clean out the whole gang of civilized
heathens Doc Sing had 25 cents left to 60
to the nearest Chinese eating house to get
a bowl of rice. He couldn't afford his usual
dish of sharks fns Mr. Con, of Portland,
Ore faded away. 1t is now claimed by
some of the feeced ones that he had one of
those peculiar Chicago "duplicators" up his
sleeve. or elee he was Bret Harte's original
All Sin in disguise. e.-NeaU York Sun
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ADVICE TO MOTHERS.

Mrs. WINsL0W's SOOTHING SYRUP, for
children teethins, is the prescription of one of the
best female nurses and physicians in the United
States, and hes been used for forty years With
never.failing sucoess by millions of mothers for
their children. During the process of teething
its v&lue is incalculable 1t relieves tho child
from psin cures dysentery snd diarrhea, gripping
in the bowels nnd wind-coiic. By giving health
to the child i. r,sts the mother. Price 25 cents
hottie.
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BUTCHERS.

CUTLERY, &c, for the country
IL trade, at 328 King, corner of Royal street
Alexandria Va.-We have just received at the
above number very large and general stock OF
goods in our line to which we invite the attention
OF purchasers, both wholesale cnd retail. 1t VIII
pay you to examine our stock before making you1
purchases its costs nothing to try. We make spe
I,a pociet Knives. Locks, Hinges, &C.. Selves and
otbsT desirable goods. On hand English and
I, Imericsn scythes, snaths, Rakes, scythe Stones
Grass Hooks, Hoes, Forks, &C., at extremely
low nricea. Call and see at 328 King street.
'om ,,!p1 P1se''' J. T. CREIGHTON & SON.
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Buc.sven,s Arufca sa,ye.

THE BEST sALvE in the world for Cuts, Bruises
Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheun, Fever Sores, letter,
Chappod Hands, Chilblains Corns and all Skin
Eruptions and positively cures Piles, or no pay
required. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect satis-
faction, or money refunded. Price 25 cents per
box For sale By e. S. Leadbeater & Bro.