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The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-27
A Chronic

Seventeen-year-old John Bunnell es-
capped for the fifth time from the State
Reform School at Jamesburg, last night.
He is one of the sharpest young despera-
does that the institution has ever had to
manage. He escaped once before, tear
ing the carpet of his room into strips,
wiring them together with stolen tele-
phone cable, and letting himself down
from a fourth story window. He had to
drop twenty feet to reach the ground, but
he did it safely.
On another occasion he deftly removed
n ten by twelvei light of glass, drew him
self through the aperture, and got away
with nothing on hin but his shirt. The
officers in pursuit chased him five hours,
but he was out-footing them, and would
have escaped but for the timely assistance
of a farmer. At another time he tore the
blankets off his bed into pieces, knotting
story window. He was twelve feet from
a veranda roof when he got to the end of
his string, but he let go fearleSsly, landed
all right, and then made a leap of fifteen
feet to the ground. He has twice broken
out of the lookup of the institution.
If not caught before he has time to get
there, Bunnell always goes to his home in
Ocean county, and there Policemen Clay
ton and Nailor hope to find him now.
A Pity:-The Way They Lost Their Home.
A story of misplaced confidence comes
from Gloucester City. Miss Catherine
McIwer md her sister, DESTROYS of secur-
ing q home, arranged with their uncle,
Patrick McMonigle, who owned a grocery
store and several small houses, to pur-
chase a house for them and pay a sum
monthly towards %liquidating the debt. 1t
is claimed they paid $25 per month, but
trusted to their uncle's honesty and re-
ceived no receipt for the money paid.
Recently Patrick died, and Bridget, his
wife, knowing the girls had no receipts
for what they had paid, set up a claim
and got possession of the house, which
she sold to c. r. Stevenson, a Camden
lawyer, who, upon failing to get posses
sion of the house when he made a demand
on the girls, Immediately commenced
proceedings in ejectment. The deputy
sheriff was compelled to perform the duty
of putting the girls out into the street.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-27
FRAUDS IN MONMOUTH.
STARTLING RESULTS OF An EN-
CURRY INTO OFFICIAL METHODS.

Thirteen Hundred subpenas Issued to
TRY No Indictments-She Left Even
the Bird to ''Dick." and Only Misery
for Her andon Hubby-General
State News.
This spring twenty-seven citizens OF
Monmouth county p~etitioned Supreme
Court Justice Scudder for an examina-
ton into the affairs of the county,
especially of the business methods OF the
Clerk, Auditor and Board of Freeholders.
The preliminary hearing was begun last
Friday before Supreme Court Com
missioner Frank P. McDermott at Free
hold, and will be continued for some time
to come.
The officials were represented by ex-
Judge William t. Hoffman, J.. Clarence
Conover and E. w. Arrowsmith. Wilbur
Among the facts thus far brought out
are:-That Auditor Apologize drew SOY
of his salary on the day he was appointed
and that he certified that his WI Dill
was Just and due him; that at the iasS
term of court nearly thirteen hundred
subpmaas were issued IN cases WheIe ~
Indictments were found, and that the
Clerks fees on these were S6l9.6S; tha6
ON several occasions the Board of Free
holders had allowed bills for extra ex-
penses" to the Auditor, when his regular
salary was supposed to cover the WORK
done: that the Clerk had failed to turn
over the license fees within the time specl-
fed by the law, and that while the money
was retained the county was borrowing
about $50, 600 per year; that the prosecutor
had been paid $500 for collecting a for.
feited recognizance, and had held some OF
the collected money for four years; that
over S334. 600 had been raised for bridges IN
four years: that Dear & Westbrook got
nearly all the iron bridge contracts in the
county, and that in some cases they, were
allowed to draw their own plans and speci-
fcations, and bid on them; there being no
other bidders on the same plans they got
the work; that the Highlands bridge was
purchased for IS, 900; that much more was
spent upon it for repairs, and that W
wears later it was pronounced rotten ana
unsafe for travel; that at he time TINS
purchase was agreed upon the ~Freehoiders
had a big dinner at Highlands, n no
body seemed to know who paid for IT,;
that one bid of Dean & Westbrook was
increased from S97,313 to $34,063 and then
accepted, the difference being for an order
to make the iron one-eighth OF. an inch
thicker, and this bid was the only one up
Oh that particular plan.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-27

NOTICE TO CREDIToRs.-Estate Of John San
~ ders, deceased. Margaretha, G. Sanders, execu
trix OF John Sanders, deceased, by order OF the Dep
uty Surrogate OF Hudson county. dated May i, 1889
hereby gives notice 10 the creditors Of said decedent
the estate of said decedent, under oath or affirma-
ton within nine months from the date of said order,
or they will be forever barred OF any action there
- MARGARETHA c. SANDERS.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-27

KOTICE CREDITORS-ESTAT
IN Prior, deceased.-Otto Grouse. administrator
of Margaret Prior. deceased. by order Of the Deputy
Surrogate of Hudson county, dated May 20. 1894
hereby gives notice to the creditors OF said decedent
to bring in their debts, demands and claims against
the estate Of said decedent, under oath or affirma-
ton within nine months from the date of said
order, or they will be forever barred OF any action
T GROUSE.
Claims to be presented to the Administrator at
the Office OF Blair s. Grouse, Councillors at Law,
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-27

ROBERT DAVIS. sheriff.
The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1889-07-27

NORTHERN RAILROAD OF NEW JERSEY.
IN Trains leave Jersey City station. Erie Railway
week days, for Englewood, Tenaty. Closter, Spar
kill and Nyack, $50, *f:l5, 1913, *iU27 and lla2 q. M,
1A5, 3:i2. 4:ll. 500, 544, 6:22. 1851, s.l5. 1OA4 p. M.
l2,ls midnight. Sundays, s:Ss, 4a.47 a. M. las ala.
Additional trains to Creskill and way. SIT. 7:45.
1851, 95I a. M, and 1888. LA. 3:12 5l4. 559 D. nj.
.For Manuel, Spring Valley, Monsey and Tallmans.
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RodeheaYer

Hamond Rodeheaver wife
and daughter of Orrville, Wayne
county Ohio are visiting friend and
relatives in this part of the country.
The two boys are now at Pittsburg.
Hamond is having a good time
hunting and is a great nimrod and
used to be regarded as the champion
hunter in this part of the county.
Gus Comfy one of the best Of our
teachers returned Friday from the
Valley of Virginia where he has been
for the past year. He is going to
teach this winter again and we
welcome him back to Preston. He
expects to teach the Morris School
down on the river. Gus has been
studying law down in the "Old
Dominion"
Rev. and Mrs. Driven and son
Lee, left for their future home at
Hartford City Wednesday morning
of last week and take this method
of bidding their many friends good
bye. We are very sorry to lose
such an estimable family from
k~ingwood social circle but what Is
our loss will he Hartford City's gain.
Rev Driven is one of the ablest min
listers in the NJ. f.. Conference of
this state and we hope that his new
field of labor will be as pleasant and
profitable as the past here.
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Among Our Exchanges.

Tanner was bounced for what?
Why simply for attempting to full
fill the promises Harrison's party
made TO the soldiers last summer
Tanner was such a COMPOUNDED idiot
as to believe that Harrison and the
other fellows meant what they said.
- Wetzel Democrat.
Elkins big boom continues una
bated. Business and dwelling
houses r springng up on every
side. Those in business are doing
well and in most cases are extending
their operations. Others who are
beginning are crowded to their fullest
capacity with work in their respect
i've callings. ~ Tggarts VALLEY News.
Not less than one hundred thous.
and dollars have been paid out in
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gate the trouble a few days ago.
In the flue was found a tin box con
tanning $4,000 in cash, which some
one hid away during the war and
never returned to get it. If we had
an old chimney ON the place, we
would examine it yet this evening.
An epidemic of hog cholera has
been raging in Jefferson and Berke-
ley counties. Forty ANIMALS died
in one drove and thirty in another.
Over three hundred have died in all.
Farmers + greatly alarmed, as the
disease is spreading rapidly. Eff
forts are being made to check it by
quarantine. The disease was
brought from Maryland.
We are glad to be able to say to
II readers that the managers of
the L. h. & +. have at last made
arrangements to sc a new engine,
which will be here about the last of
the month as it is not quite done
yet. 1t comes from the car works
at Mt. Savage, Md, is Of 22 tons,
American pattern, 4 driving wheels
and warranted to do the work.
To the Proprietor of Salvation OIL
Thou hast builta living monument,
a cure for hurts with little money
spent,
Salvation Oil, the greatest lini-
ment.
No one now thinks of a domestic or
foreign trip, without a supply of
Bulls Cough Syrup, 25 cts.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-10-10
State News and Notes.

A boiler in a saw-mill on Indian
creek, Kanawha county, blew up last
Thursday, killing Dick Leach, his
son Tom and injuring several
others.
Patents granted to West Virgians
last week are as follows-James NJ.
Cunningham, Lewisburg-Adjusta-
bic bit; O. d. Elliott, Wilsonburg
Patent Harness; U. B. Scott,
MISUNDERSTANDING Glasses.
At Warrington Oct. 9th, Percy
b. Smith and Hefchel Prince, Of
Braxton county, were arrested for
the murder Of Jacob Alkire in Lew
is county last july, and have been
hiding every since. The prisoners
were taken to Weston and lodged in
Jail to await trial.
At Wheeling last week. the Rev.
X. a. Read, pastor Of the NJ. y.
Church, resigned and left to keep
from being fired. It seems the Rev
Read hasn't been praticing what he
preached and so failed to 'cRead
his title clear to che divine man
sion in Wheeling.
At Charleston last Saturday, Fe-
lix Kempf in a drunken rage at
tackled and killed his two children,
Mary aged 20 and Will aged 10,
stabbing them repeatedly with a
large knife. The murderer is IN
Jail and there is talk Of lynchinq
him, but the jail is securely
guarded.
Now that it is cold enough to
have fire, see that your chimneys
are alright and clean them out. A
man in Charleston, whose chimney
had been addicted to the vile habit
Of smoking, got a mason to %investi.
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Deaths DOfngs.

UPHOtb.-Died last Thursday
evening Oct. 3 at his home down on
the river, William Uphold, aged
about II years. The deceased was
a good boy to work and had been
married about a year. lie was only
sick about two weeks and it is sup
posed he died Of inflammation Of the
bowels but the doctors were not sure
what it was.
The remains were inferred Friday
at the graveyard ON John II. Browns
farm near town.
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brides parents, on last Sunday,
Sept. 30, 1899. The people laid
aside all cares of labor in respect Of,
and TO do honor to the occasion.
The Rev. James l.. Darby, of Nor
gantown, in the presence Of friends
and guests, at ID o'clock united
them III the holy bonds of matrimo-
ny. Miss Rhoda o. Gibson acted
as bridesmaid and w. IL. Thornton
as best man. The bride was taste
fully attired in white and the groom
in conventional black.
The next morning the groom with
his happy bride started for his faith
er's home, where II gay party of
fifty or more invited guests and n
bounteous repast, consisting of all
the d~elicacics of the season, had been
prepared, awaited them.
OF this worlds happiness we be-
speak for Mr.. and Mrs. Gibson n
bountiful share, and in the language
of the bard, MAY peace attend all
your days and sorrow be u stran-
GER"
There we're many handsome pres
ents, and we are sorry space forbids
us publishing the list.-ED.
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To the Man.
WHO WON'T PAY THE PRINTER.

May he be shod with lighting and
compelled to wander over gunpowder
May every day OF his life be more
despotic than the Dey Of Algiers.
May he never be permitted to kiss
a pretty woman.
May he be bored to death by
boardingschool misses practicing
their first lesson i'm music. without
the privilege Of seeing his torment
Ors.
May 240 Nightmares trot quarter
races over his stomach every night.
May his boots leak his gun hang
fire, and his ishing-line break.
May a troop Of printers devils,
lean, lank and hungry, dog his
footsteps every day.
May a regiment Of cats eaterwaul
under his window each night.
May his COW give sour milk and
his churn make rancid butter.
IN short, may his bus mess 20 to
ruin and he himself go to the derR.
Stuart, (Va.) Press.
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The Social World.

There was a very pleasant party at
the residence of Mr.. C. L. Vickerys,
on High Street last Friday evening.
given by Miss Florence Vickery, in
honor of Rev. j. b. Wallace and
wife who left us this week for Pa.
The people passed the evening
in a very enjoyable and profitable
manner with charades, dumb-cram-
DO, conundrums and other games.
Some good music also was no small
part of the entertainment. Refresh
ments were served in abundance
and the ice-cream and cake were
delicious. After enjoying them
selves till a late hour, the party all
played the game called quits and
departed highly pleased with the en-
tertainment. The guests present
were,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. b. Wallace, Mr..
and Mrs. L. j. Crogan, Mr.. and Mrs.
NeilJ. Fortney, Misses Minnie Neff,
Nora and Winnie Jackson, Emma
Elliott, Matte Parks, Mary Brown,
Ida and Flo Martin, Lu Graham,
Tay Morris, Ada Trippett, and
Messrs. Frank and Will Thomas,
Frank Murdoch, Felix Elliott, Harry
Neff, Will Fawcett and Editor AR
GUS.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-10-10

Sixteen different styles of the
celebrated Foster Cook and Heat
ing Stoves at Murdocks, made of
the best Hanging Rock Iron. No
old iron melted over in these stoves.
Come and see them. They have all
of the latest improvements. He
also aims to keep a full stock of
other stoves and Innings. Give him
a call. 9-26-tf.
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LOCAL CORRESPONDENCE.
The News from all Quarters OF Pres
ton County.
REEDSvILLR.

hLEDNN iIIEs
From our regular correspondent.
The wierd and mournful sound
in the wall Of the wind impresses us
with the fact that the summer, with
its birds and flowers has flown, and
the season with its "wailing winds
and naked woods, and meadows
brown and scar" is near mt hand.
Charley Newman, Of Oakland,
No .,and his sweet heart, Miss White,
Of Terra Alta, Sundayed at the
hospitable residence of III. H.. Reed.
Mrs. BERTHE Ralphsnyder, nee
Fairfax, of Laurel Point, Mononga-
liza county, is herefor u three weeks
visit among the familiar scenes Of
home"
Miss Hattie Reed returned home
Saturday from White Day, where
she has been employed for some
time teaching music and painting.
Our "village blacksmith" Jacob
Lem mon, has sold his property, at
the South end OF town, to a Mrs.
Helms, who will like possession
soon. Mr.. Lennon will either To-
cate mt Howesville or else try his
fortune in the "wild and woolly
west"
Enos Ashburn, our townsman, il
a hustler. lie has besides other
grains, over 1000 bushels of oats
and $50 of buckwheat from this
seasons crop.
Rev +. G.. w. Ford preached his
initiatory sermon here Sunday
morning to a fairly large congrega-
ton. Rev. Perry occupied the pulpit
in the evening, and on Monday he
left for his new field of labor on the
Morgantown circuit. The good peo-
pie over there will find the Rev. to
be n power in the pulpit, eloquent,
earnest and devoted to his work.
Whewl but that h%air-trigaer-
tOngued and hint-lOck Drained cor
respondent Of the Err from Valley
took the Democratic "~wiseacres" at
one dOse,l last week, swallowed whole
Some Of the young Americas are
growing wise, yea wiser than Solo
mon with all his wisdom.
The schools in this district, so far
as we have learned, have employed
the following teachers-Recdsville,
l.. j.. Cobun ; MasOntown, Howard
Martin ; Plainview, Matte Posten /;
Nj. Vernon, Aura Brown Oak
Flat, - Whctscll ; Shutdown,
John Strahin ; North Union, HID.
Carroll Fairfax, II. T.. Boar.
Hon. William Freeburn, Of Ster-
ling, Nebraska, is spending a month
here reviewing "ye scenes OF my
boyhood 'and having a good time
among old friends and relatives.
lie was one Of the pioneers Of that
now prosperous State. lie has seen
the scalp Of the white man dangle
from the belt Of the ''big injun. "
in fact he has grown up with the
country and prospered with it, being
now n Of the capitalists Of The
wealthy county Of Johnson.
Clark Smith, wife and son John.
Of Halleck Monongalia county spent
Saturday and Sunday at j. =. Loars
Harry Smith, Of the same place.
was also here, and we entertain 4
sly Ida that he will come again, ON
a wild Guse chase, perhaps.
Buckncr GRIMES, Reedsville's Dol.
iticiau has put q mOuruful tune ia
the following words +:
There was an old soldier named Tanner.
Who behaved In an indiscrect manner: fool
lie was hired FOR a tool. but he turned ont !
And brought shame on the star spangied ban
ner.
Oct. 8. 1889. &. y. 2.
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II ~ MT TTTTT TTWT TWT TTTTUTTN-V 0TT TTTImTNI
Tor this school year, will be held at kingwocd,
october ~ and -.
BEN H.. Rfsnr,
faAHK II. TRorrKR,
q. &. SuowALrER.
Board Of Examiners.
The largest fig orchard in the
world is being set out in Pomona
Valley, Cal, it is the property of n
syndicate, and will contain 1G, 900
trees, and cove 900 acres.
The jury Of the Paris Exposition
recommend that u gold medal be
awarded to Boston, Mass, for it's
educational exhibits. Similar rec
concentrations have been made in
favor of Cornell University and tho
University of Virginia.
Everyone who desires to keep pos.
ted, should read our New York
Letters I; they are from the pen of
the well-known writer, Edwin Ar
lington, and contain brief comments
ON the most interesting topics of tho
metropolis.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1889-10-10
Deafness Can't he Cured

by local application, as they cannot reach the
diseased portion Of the ear. There Is only one
way TO cure deafness, and that Is by constitu-
tional remedies. Deafness Is caused by an in
famed condition of the mucus lining of the
Eustachian Tube. when this tube gets lnhamed
you have a rumbling sound OF imperfect hearing
and when II Is entirely closed, deafness Is the
result, and unless the inflammation can be taken
out and this tube restored 10 its normal condi-
tlon' hearing will be destroyed forever; nine
cases out OF ten are caused by catarrh, which is
nothing but an infamed condition Of the mucus
surfaces.
We will give One Hundred Dollars for any
case Of deafness, (caused by catarrb) that we
cannot cure by taking Halls Catarrh Cure. Send
for circulars, free.
Slit. FL. CHENEY & CO., Toledo, O.
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Personal Paragraphs.

Geo. W. Roster of Sinclair, called
on us Monday.
Winfield Scott Garner the genial
editor of the Cleaner was in town
this week on business.
Mr.. Wait Hartley of Masontown
was in town this week and has en-
tirely recovered from the fever.
Rev NJ. W. Rider came on last
week and has been getting ready
for his family, who arrived Tuesday
evening.
Senator Worley and Ex-senator
Dawson were down at Rowlesburg
Saturday to address the Rail road
meeting.
Rev. j. b. Wallace and wife left
Monday evening for Allegheny city
where Nh. Wallace goes to finish
his college course.
Mr.. IL. ID. Carroll, George A.
Herring, John NJ. Strahin and A.
j. Deberry of Long Hallow, have
been in town in the past week.
We understand Capt. Golden, of
Newburg, has rented the store house
at Niles, and Will move there at
once, opening a store in the spring.
David G.. Smith, foreman of the
ARGUS Office returned Friday even
ing from Grafton where he had been
for a week helping the Leadcr out
with a rush of job work.
Miss Helen Fairfax Of Reedsyille
and her sister Mrs. BERTHE +. Ralph
snyder Of Georgetown, Monongalia
county, were visiting in town last
week. We received a pleasant call
from them.
We had a pleasant call Tuesday
from that handsome bachelor mer-
chant of Reedsville, Mason Watson,
who is also the youngest and one Of
the most popular members Of the
County Court.
Henry Marshall Grimes Of Reeds
vile, was here in attendance at
County Court Monday and brought
a terrible storm along with him.
It was the worst mixture Of weather
we have had for a long time.
Miss Mollie Garner, who had been
spending the summer in this county,
was recently summoned TO her home
in Doddridge county by the serious
illness Of her youngest sister, who
died before Miss Mollie reached her.
James II. Carroll, and family
returned from Brandonville Tues
day. Mrs. Carroll and children
have been down there visiting for
some time and Mr.. Carroll drove
down after them Saturday but the
weather was too bad to return till
Tuesday.
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For Sale.

One fine, gray horse, four years
old last spring, well broke to work
anywhere. A fine animal to ride or
drive.
One good two-horse road wagon !;
almost as good as new.
Call on or address
j. SLIDELL BRowN,
Kingwood, W. Va.
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That Terrible Cough

In tho morning, hurried or dimoult breathing.
raising phlegm, tIghtncss In tho Ghost ,quiokened
pulse, chilliness In the evening or syeats nc
ight' all or any Of these things are the first
stages OF consumption. DIR. Acker's English
Cough Remedy will cure these fearful symptoms,
and Is sold under n positive guarantee by Dr. w,
M. Dent Newburg, w Va. Druggist.
Hardware Of all kinds that is
good ware and will wear we'll IL it
is hardware, at Murdock's.