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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-05

him IS to testify before the Grand
Jury, that he, Messenger, had not
bought whiskey Of Fogle.
The following named gentlemen
are serving as petit jurymen this
term.
VII. Brand, Smith Martin, Will
MARTIN, Kclso Piles, II. NJ, FELTON,,
IN. Rogers, HIP. Barlow, Samuel
Guthrie, Guy A.Smith. A. Con-
ner, Alpheus Shahan, Charles Fort
ney, Geo. III. Sisler, Jesse Dancer
Reuben Messenger, Newton Michael,
Frank Barlow, Edgar Gibson, Phil
Up Gardner, Harrison Feather, VIM.
Shaw, Thos. p. Albright Joel Itch.
enell, David Moore, Luther Stafford,
Samuel N.Shay, John w. Wotring
and John Polling.
The Attorneys from abroad who
we're here this term, were John IL
Holt of Grafton, I.G, Lazell of Nor
gantown, W.B. Maxwell and Alb
Parsons of st. George and John Il.
McGraw of Grafton.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-05
T. j. WATSON. writing to the

L. j. WATSON, writing to the
journal, gets off the following rot :;
was Informed by a gentleman from Middle.
bourne that he had been an employee In the
Government printing onfoe at Washington. d..
c. until the mighty Growers axe fell on his often
sivo partisan h cad and then of course he could
step down and out to make room for the man
who was on the other side Of the lines during the
time Barnes made his record for on parti
Zanshlp.
For the information of Sir Thos.
we would remind him that Geo. p.
Sargent, IN ex-union soldier, who
had been employed in the Govern
ment printing Office at Washington
as a proof reader, was bounced by
Comrade Ben Harrison, and an e1-
confederate soldier appointed in his
place, because Sargent was a DEM
ocrat.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-05
LOST, sTRAYED OR STOLEN,

With the wick burnt short and no light turned
ont"
LOST, sTRAYED OR STOLEN,
One set of street lamps belonging
to the corporation of Kingwood.
Anyone finding the same and duly
returning them to their places will
receive the prayers and heartfelt
gratitude of a long suffering and
benighted public.
Mother, dear mother, can I 20 out tonight 2"
"No, my daughter, the streets are too dark.
Stay at home till we get more light,
or we will give the council bark"
We saw a man passing along the
street the other night with a lantern
stop and carefully examine one of
street lamps which was supposed to
be burning. Apparently not salts
fed, he set the lantern down, climb
ed the post and struck a match he
then exclaimed" Eureka, "slid down
the post and went off seemingly
elated at his discovery.
backward, turn backward, o Time in your
flight
Leave the moon with us again. just for tonight.
TIL our street lamps come back from the echo
less shore,
And give us light again, as of yore."
When we first came here we sup
posed the street lamps were away on
a vacation. Now we are forced to
conclude that they have also gone
south to spend the winter and will
probably come back with the "lowers
that bloom in the spring"
Backward. flow backward, o moon In your
flight,
stay with us a little longer, just for tonight;
We are so weary Of slipping and stumbling,
So sick Of growing and grumblIng."
We have not more than half
enough street lamps and what few
we have seem to be on a permanent
eclipse. We did hope that this
transit of darkness would pass over
the face Of them and leave them
shining out clear and bright again,
but il seems to have missed the con-
necsion somewhere, or lost the com
bination, so that Kingwood may be
very appropriately called the getty
OF mud and darkness" We saw a
stranger, who is here attending
court, stumbling along in the dark
ness the other night, step of the end
of the board walk and come down
in the mud more forcibly than
gracefully and the expressions he
used were more forcible than ele-
CANT. lie quoted old fashioned
terms Of scripture without any re-
gard to the revised edition.
Now we think if the council would
say LET there be light" there
would he light. They should re-
member the scriptural injunction
"ro keep the lights trimmed and
burning" for We know not what
night the darkness and mud may
reign supreme. Let us have more
light on the subject or else let the
council pass an ordinance that no
one shall be out on the streets after
dark only in the FOIL Of the moon.
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II is a sad spectacle to learn that
the man of Marques has lost faith
In that Grand Old Roman, Allen
q. Thurman. II this reaches Judge
Thurman he may not survive the
shock. Not that it would WORRY
Judge Thurman on ccoun of the
"opinion" Of the man of MARQUES.
but we would like to tell him that
1t was Allen W. Thurman, a son of
Judge Thurman's, who sent that
telegram to Grover Cleveland, and
we honor him for it. But the Mar
guess man has not only lost faith in
Judge Thurman, but the Democra-
cy of West Virginia. About the
year 1854 this man of MARQUES
who was not such an enthusiastic
Republican just at that time. had
considerable faith in the Democrats
OF Preston county, when he went
around soliciting their votes to
elect him sheriff, and admitted af-
forwards that it was his comrades
in arms and Of his W political
faith who defeated him.
Let it be said to the everlasting
shame Of the democrats of Preston
that they voted almost solidly for
him. How has he reciprocated
their kindness Those who have
been readers of the journal it is not
necessary to tell. Every letter
written to the Journal by him teens
with vituperation and epithets her
aided at the democrats in his own
weak way. No word in his limited
vocabulary is too severe to call dem.
ocrats vile names. We are getting
tired Of this uncalled for afront.
We propose to strike back and when
we do we shall treat him and his
Tx to a dose Of their own medicine
We admire az honorable and manly
opRnent but have nothing but con
tempt for a braggadocio and dolt.
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tiously. Experts claim that within
five years all the street cars of the
city will be run by electric storage
batteries, excepting where the grade
is too steep. Where the grade is
more than fourteen feet to the hun
dred a cable or an overhead wire
will be more serviceable. The
horse as a motor for street cars is
certainly to be soon retired, and
electricity will very probably be his
successor.
EDWIN ARLINGTON.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-05
Thsnk.glrIng Dar In Klngmood.

Tho day was particularly adapted
to a regular old fashioned ~thanksgiy-
ing. The weather just laid itself
out TO make it seem az much like it
az possible. 70 was like one Of the
old times you read about or hear
the old folks talk about. It was
cold and stormy The ground was
mantlcd all over and the air was
filed with the "Snow, the beautiful
snow.' The elements ragged with
out while the fires burned cheerfully
within, 40 that all things combined
it made the thanksgiving turkey
particularly enjoyable.
Kingwood took it very quietly "a
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-05
LOCAL CORRESPONDENCE.
The News from all Quarters of Pre-,
ton County.
EDWIN ARLINGTON.
~BRANDONv1LLR.
From a regular Correspondent.

bkANDONNlLLE.
From a regular Correspondent.
NJ. James Stuck, of Terra Alta,
Siman Baer's salesman was in town
last week.
Harry Simpson was at Elliotsville
Pa, last week to see his grand
mother,
Walter n. Teets spent Thanks
giving beneath the parental roof.
o. f. Mckee, l.. B. Hagans NJ.
f. Chorpenning and Cyrus Shaffer
were at Uniontown on business last
week.
l forgot to tell you last week that
VIM. Miller. our stalwart constable
found so much work that he has
employed an assistant the young
ster made his arrival Nov. 90 and is
a fine large fellow. The girls need
not be discouraged there is a
chance for you If you don't object to
waiting.
Band practice Saturday night. We
yer glad to hear them again.
Miss Callie Nieman Of Gibbons
Glade, Pa. is the guest Of Mrs.
Miller.
w. II. Frey was swingingth the yard
stick for III. G. Hagans last week.
Mrs. HIM. Darby of Uniontown
is visiting at DR.. VIM. Frey's at
present.
j. II. Feather, wife and daughter,
Miss bessie spent Thanksgiving at
IL. G. Hagans.
YpSY
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-05
NEW YORK LETTER.
Regular correspondence Of the Aneus.


New YORK Dec. 2, 1889.-Fo
the past week and more lower
Broadway has been blocked for
hours at q time, owing to the work
on the electric subways in which
are to be buried the electric and
telegraph wires as soon as pos
sible. The trench is being dug by
a private concern under the authori-
ty of the Board of Electric Control,
and the work, which is proceeding
very slowly, is causing no end Of
annoyance to pedestrians, wagons,
etc. These blockades on Broadway
and the side streets down town are
phenomina which are perhapse pc
culiar to New York City alone.
They occur ryfrequently during
certain seasons of the year and are
generally an excellent indication
that business s good d..
Except in such cases as the present,
where there is an outside disturbing
cause they USUALLY occur on Fridays.
Ills is explained by the fact that
heaviest retail business is done on
Saturdays, while the wholesale bust
ness is heaviest on the day previous
in anticipation.
TO REPAIR THE oBELIsK
The Obelisk, or Cleopatra's Nee
die inCentral Park Is again lii need
Of repairs. Prof. Newberry was
before the Park Commissioners last
week and explained the necessity for
further effort to preserve the Egypt
an stone from the effects of tile eli
mate. The parafine coating put on
some years ago is not sufficiently
effective to keep the stone from dis
migrating. The park Board pas
sed a resolution providing that q
committee consisting Of Prof. r..
Ogden Doremus, Prof. Newberry,
Prof. Henry Morton, and Prof. A.
II. Gallatin, be requested to make
an examination Of the obelisk and
and report as SOC as practicable as
to its condition, with reference par
ticularly as to it's preservation.
ELECTRICITY vs.. HORSES.
It may not be generally known
10 people living outside Of the met
ropolis but IL is true that electric
street cars are coming into use here
very rapidly. The most prominent
company in this matter at present
is the Fourth Avenue, which is
operating nearly one half Of its cars
by electricity, There are other big
companies which are at work per-
fecting systems Of electric traction
but they arc feeling their way eau
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-05
Circuit Court.

Court commenced Monday Nov.
20, with His Honor, Judge j. II.
Hoke on the bench. The atten-
dance this term is unusually small,
the bad weather and roads, prevent
ing any IL from coming except
those who had to attend. While the
Grand Jury vas at work several
%chancery cases were disposed Of and
some land sales took place. Below
we publish the most important pro-
ceedings up to date and will give the
rest in detail next week. The
Grand Jury will hereafter be called
on the first day of court instead of
the third day rs heretofore. This
serves to expedite the work of the
court and gives the Prosecuting
Attorney a better chance.
THE GRAND JURY.
The Grand Jury was called on
Monday the first day of court and
was composed of the following
named genlem)n:
ID. G.. Zinn, foreman II. c..
Ravenscraft, John II, Feather.
Daniel G.. Feather Luther Hanger,
John NJ. Metheny, Samuel Freeland,
7. X. Stemple, VII. Brand, James
NJ. Carroll, N. A. Wilson, John v.
Fortney, s. W. Hartley, Samuel A.
Dill, Adam +, Everts and w. F..
Menear. This body completed it's
work Tuesday, and reported the fol-
lowing
Dist OF INDICTMENTS.
Spencer Hardesty, felony, for an
assault ON VIM. J. Braham with in
tent to kill.
John Costello George Rush and
Chrales Article, fclonies, for break
ing into and stealing goods from the
store Of b. f. jenkins, in Fellows
Vile
Thos. f. Dunn, felony, for the
murder Of Geo. H.. Moore.
Milton Shaffer misdemeanof, for
assault on Seth Emerson.
Bruce Leftridge, misdcmeanor,
for carrying concealed weapons.
Jesse Severe, m~isdemeanor. for
stealing a sheep Of Benjamin lis
ton.
John Mason, misdemeanor, for
assault on John Kinney.
Israel Staley, misdemeanor, for
carrying concealed weapons.
Elsey Hileman, misdemcanor, for
carrying concealed weapons.
Adam Ayersman, misdemeanor,
for Sabbath breaking.
Charles Ayersman, misdemeanor.
for Sabbath breaking.
John Kinney, misdemeanor. for
trespassing and destroying property
Of Mrs, VI. j. Washington.
Jesse Severe, misdcmeanor, for
assault on John Gooding.
X, b. Fogle, 30 misdemeanors,
for unlawfully selling whiskey, and
one misdemeanor for attempting to
bTibc w. IL, Messenger, by Offering
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-05
Another Brilliant Light Gone Ont.

tWAN WIT
Hon. George II. Pendleton. Of
Ohio, died at Brussels, in Belgium.
Nov. "a, from a stroke Of apoplexv.
His death occurred in the Hotel
Bellevue, where he had been living
sick for six weeks. His two daugb.
ters were with him whom he died
Il Is said that the tragic death Of
he wife was q blow which caused
the decline that ended in death.
She was thrown from her carriage
N Central Park, New York CITY.
Thursday, May 20, 1886, and killed
by striking the stone curbing Mr..
PendlotOn was then minister 10
Germany, and in Berlin at the time.
Mrs. Pcndleton was Miss Alice Kew.
Of Baltimore, daughter Of Francis
Scott Key, author Of the ''Star
Spangled Banner" and a niece a.
Chief Justice fancy OF the Supreme
Court. Mr. Pendletoh il survived
by his son, Francis Key Pcndletou,
q lawyer Of Washington City. and
HE two daughters. George Hunt
Pendletou was born in Cincinnati.
July 10, 1925. His father Nathan.
iel Greene Pcndleton vas On emf.
n, Wing congressman, and the
son "a gcfcral times elected to that
q
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Mr.. Noble in asking for the resig-
nation of these officials was un-
d%oubtedly endeavoring to do the
administration a service by trying
to stave off q congressional investi-
CATION into the pension office and its
methods, but it is likely TO result in
bringing about that very investiga-
ton.
Gen. Cook, the Secretary of War,
and Capt. Pratt, superintendent of
the Carlisle Indian school, expect to
visit Mt. Vernon barracks, Alabama,
during the latter part Of December
for the purpose Of deciding whether
Geronimo and the other Apache
Indians now confined there shall be
removed.
Verify the democrotic cup Of JOY
is full almost to OVERLOOKING. Ma
hone and Foraker have been put on
the shelf, and now m news to
the republican senator's that Ingalls,
will probably be defeated for re-
election to the Senate. "Too
good to be true" is the general
democratic comment on the last
item.
Thelocal republicans of Washing
ton City are very much worked up
over the rumor that Bruce, the
Negro ex-senator, is to be appointed
recorder of deeds for that city. II
protesting to the President will pre-
vent, the appointment will not be
made.
Honors arc now easy between
Senator Quay and Mr.. Wanamaker
as the President has followed the
Quay slate in making the rest of the
Philadelphia Federal appointments.
X s y
1t begins to look as though Pres
ident Harrison proposed to pigeon
hole the report Of the civil service
commission handed him nearly two
weeks ago. 1t recommends the
prosecution of several office holders
for violating the law against solicit
ing campaign contributions from
Office holders. The commission is
anxiously awaiting the Presidents
decision in this matter.
+ y y
A strong effort will be made this
winter to have Congress adopt the
English idea of a postal savings
bank, to be conducted by the Post
office department.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-05
Topics from the CAPITAL.

The Superintendent of the Census
has made a report of what has so
far been done, and what is to be
done in the future to make the next
census a success. He wants the
printing of the census reports given
out by contract to private parties
instead of being done by the Gov
eminent printing Office as hereto
fore. If this can be done without
making the work a political "job',
it would be very desirable, as it
would take the government printing
Office years to do the work, and keep
up with the constantly increasing
current work. If the reports can
not be gotten out faster than they
were after the last census was taken
they had just as well not be gotten
out at all, for all the use they will
be.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-05

Secretaries Noble and Tracy have
locked horns again for a fight, and
many think the result will be the
retirement of one or the other of
them from the cabinet, perhaps both.
To the student Of politics a contest
between two such men cannot fail
to be very interesting, representing
as they do the extremes OF the re.
publican party. Mr.. Noble was Sc
lected personally by President Har-
rison for his present position, and
has always belonged to the Conser-
%vatiyes Oh silk stocking wing Of the
republican party (; while Mr.. Tracy
came into the cabinet as the personal
representative Of the craftiest poll
tician in the country-Ex-Scnator
r. G.. Plat, Of New York-and
belongs to the working wing Of the
republican party. President Har-
rison's personal inclinations are all
undoubtedly with Mr.. Noble. but
owing to his susceptibility to the
influence OF the powerful members
Of his party, it is doubtful which
Secretary he will in the end sustain.
The trouble between the two gen
tlemen comes from the pension
Office, which continues 20 be q veri-
table thorn m the side Of the adj
ministration. Secretary Noble has
asked for the resignation Of five Of
the prominent officials whose pen
sions were fe-rated during Tanners
regime. One Of them happens to be
a special friend Of Secretary Tracys
and that gentleman advises him to
refuse TO resign and promises his
help TO aid him in keeping his posi-
ton. The result ia that not only
5r. Tracy's friend but the other
four officials whose designations
were asked, have refused 90 resign,
and they, together with al the other
Te-rated officials have formed a
combination and propose to fight
for their places, and az all Of them
have friCnds-some Of them big
ones-Mr. Noble will find that he
has undertaken a large contract.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-05
Passenger Accommodations.

TIE UNDERSIGNED having secured the con-
tract Tor the carrying ~ the mail Albriehts.
vile 70 Rcedsvillc, daily, he Is prepared to carry
passengers and packages between the places
named, at reasonable rates.
St@ E. G. MARTIN
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GXW DT Y 500 for thirteen weeks. The
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b,e mailed securely wrapped To any address en- the
on o1i recei Sjta' Of COPIES for 6So t4 bSiior months s'
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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-05
Pro Bono Pnhlicn.

where. o where have our street lamps gone,
With The wick burnt short and no light turned
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-05

Honors arc now easy between
Senator Quay and Mr.. Wanamaker
as the President has followed the
Quay slate in making the rest of the
Philadelphia Federal appointments.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-05

A strong effort will be made this
winter to have Congress adopt the
English idea of a postal savings
bank, to be conducted by the Post
Office department.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-12-05
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Attention.

Ny next regular visit 70 Preston county will
be asfollws: Newburg, Monday October 2ist,
aud remain six day.. Kowicsburg, Nov. !, and
remain SIX days. ~lunnclten, November II. and
rctnaiil five days. Kingwood, Nov. 2j, and re-
main six days ne the Gordon Hotol.
W. S SIM0NI0N, Dentist.
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Gypsy.
The Middleburgh post. [volume] (Middleburgh, Snyder Co., Pa.) 1883-1916, 1889-08-22
Nothing More Gould be Done.

President Lincoln had been dur
ing our most stormy weather to visit
the camps of the Generals in Vir-
ginia, and taken violent cold
Mrs. Lincoln was i'll dispair, and one
day said to Secretary Staunton, II
do wish you would lock Mr.. Lincoln
out of the rooms for week He is
i'll enough to be in bed now, and
suffers agonies with his arm from
acute rheumatism. / don't know
what to do He goes out, and keeps
at work every moment"
Mr.. Lincoln waved his long arm
at the Secretary, saying, "Well,
Staunton, there ought to be one
comfort for my poor wife, anyhow
the same that the poor man Jeffer-
son had, whose only son died. Did
you ever hear the story?
His friends, family, neighbors,
and church lamented, eXtolled and
grieyed over the loss, at the funeral,
when Jefferson himself arose and
said, My dear friends: We have the
blessed consolation of knowing that
everything was done that could bt
done. He was bled no less thu
twenty-four times in twenty-foul
hours But he had no strength ant
had to die -
Now, I've been wrapped in NJ
less than twenty-four pieces of rec
flannel and linament since yester
day, and still my wife isn't satisfied
NJ s., IN 1ugust Wide Aaoake.
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Trains Leave Lewistown Junction

b2b m, For Catawis.a and Hazclton.
5 IS am, lOuU am aud 35 y IN. tor Wilkesbarre.
10 am, 10 % m, 81 pm ~ u III, For shame
Kin and Mount Carmel.
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Trains Leave Sol!nsgruvr Junction:
= 81 n m. arriving at Philad lphia Is y IN,
New YORK 8 bO y IN. Baltimore 2 COP IN. Wash.
ington I 90 pm.
30 p m, arriving at Philadelphia so p m, New
\ Ork 80 p m, Baltimore 8 as p IN. Washington
$40 ~.
sl3 M, arriving at Philadelphia goa IN,
New York 7i0a IN, Baltimore 0 10 m WASH
ipgtOn Q 20 n m.
Trains also Leaves Sunbury:
l 30 m, arriving at philadelphia o 80 n m,
New York 30 u IN. 50 ar. ut Baltimore 20 q
M, Washinkton 10 pm.
J. Il. WOOD. cn1 Pass Agent.
cHAS. +. PUGll, Genl Manager.