West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-11-21


fact that a Winchester ball had pen
etrated the window and embedded
itself in the bed stead, barely missing
Mr.. Summerield's head. The as
sassin had undoubtly styled his gun
by the light'of the lamp in the room
on the same evening, and if Mr.. SUM
merfeld had remained in the same
position as taken when retiring he
would have received the loadoa mes
sage intended for him. This is one
OF the most 6astardly and cowardly
attempts at assassination that has
ever come to our notice for some
time, and we hope the pcrpetrator
will be discovered and properly pun
ished.-EHt@Prisc.
Albert Engle sold his residence
rear Col. Riggs factory, to H.. L..
ellis. Mr.. Engle VIII move to his
farm in Pleasant district. We are
sorry to see Mr., Engle leave Terra
Alta,
Rowlesburg now has anew lumber
mill. 1t is located below the town
on the right bank of the river, and
VIII be a huge affair when compile
ted. IL was built and operated by
Pittsburg capital. The mill is on
the line of the projected railroad.
This looks as if Pittsburg men think
there is something in the project.
Icfra I}te Times.
General Geo. w. Brown has been
very i'll for the past week and is an
exceedingly critical condition.
At Elkins last SATURDAY., Joseph
McCue, of Fetterman, accidentally
shot and killed Maynard NJ. Hess.
Of Warrington. His remains were
taken there for burial.
The yard was fairly blockedcd
with trains Sunday coming and go
ing in every direction. The B.&O.
railroad needs hundreds more cars
to accommodate their tremendous
traGic.
The Rev. Daniel Titchmell, Of
Preston County, was arrested last
Sunday 10y Deputy L. $. Marshall
Poe, on q capias from the t.. S.
Court for some alledged infringement
of the pension law. The Marshal
brought Nr, Titchjncll TO Grafton
where he gave bond for his appear
ance at court. Rcy. Titchineil is
about seyenty.Gye years Of age and
a br2ther Of Rev. Moses TitcAircll,
well remembered I'll through this
county. Waon tho Marshal arrived
ut The venerable preachers home on
Sunday he was then at church near
by conducting services. It is not
believed that the old gentleman if
guilty Of yiolatiin OF the pension
laws, did so willfally. ~ ogie Seati-
aa5.
"TWENry-TWE dollars fine and
five days in iail'' is the way Judge
Hoko has been pr6nouncing doom
to those who failed to appear as
witnesses before tho grand jury
when summonscd this term, His
Honor intends to see that the SUM
mons Of the court is obeycd if he
has to put.tho whole county in jail.
Those who stayed away tokeep from
indicting some body on the promise
that their fines wou'd be payed, find
very little consolation in that pr ON
isc behind The bar. They didn't
think the Judge would send them
to jail, but lie did. And not only
that but those who persuaded these
witnesses to stay away by
promising te pay their fines = GO
ing to find Themselves in q very ug-
ly hole. Tins is the worst contempt
and insult that could be shown to
the court and His Honor is so
aroused over it that he viii make it
very warm for those offenders before
he is done with them. 70 tamper
with the order OF q court and at
tempt TO obstruct justice by brib-
ing witnesses to stay away is a most
serious matter and chose who are
found guilty Of this oifcnso viii
wish they had paved of fifty in
dictmcnfs instead Of rattiu0 clu0ht