West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-01-23

Mr.. Elias Kelley, Of Terra Alta.
was in town yesterday, and made
us a pleasant call.
Gen. Golf has asked for and been
granted permission to plead his
own case before the Legislature.
Our good democratic friend. Da-
vid Loar, of Reedsvillc was in town
Tuesday and gave us a paying call.
William Lavelle, the very efficient
telegraph operator, at Tunnclton,
has been kept at Grafton for the
past six weeks and may be retained
all summer as train dispatcher.
The company would like to keep
him there all the time II they could.
and have made him several advan-
tageous offers, but he prefers to
stay at Tunnelton.
Walker Blaine, Examiner Of
Claims of the State Department at
Washington, and eldest son of
Hon James G. Blaine, Secretary Of
State, died at the family residence
in the old Seward Mansion. Jan.
10, Of acute pneumonia, brought
on by an attack Of the grip. lie
had been i'll only a few days and
his death was II sudden and severe
shock TO his friends.
Mr., Josiah Wilson, SON of
Colonel Ben Wilson's f ~Clarksburg.
was married Wednesday of last
week, to Miss Ada Baker. n of
Clarksbulg's most accomplished
young ladies. The wedding took
place at the Episcopal Church in
that city and was witnessed by n
large number of people. The newly
married couple left that night for
Texas, whore they will make their
future home.
Judge Hokc is back from Beverly
where he has been holding court.
The Judge has been after whiskoy
men up there, shifting them hip
and thigh. The Grand Jury this
term returned 22G indictments.
mostly for dispensing the ardent,
and the Judge brought them all to
time, sending some Of them to jail,
and declaring that he would break
up the Illegal sale of intoxicants,
or break up and send TO Jail the
men who handled it..
John. Hartley, who works at
Graham's SAW mill, near Pleasant
Dale, got his right hand tangled up
III "a saw while at work, Tuesday
morning and severely manglcd, the
fore finger being sawed off aud the
next one nearly cut through. 1t
makes a very bad hand for John
and will keep him from work for
some time vet.
Miss Mary l.. Smith, attendant
rs the hospital for insane at Yves
ton, came to Kingwood Monday
and returned Tuesday with Miss
Martha j. Britton, who has been
confined in the jail here about two
weeks, having been adjudged insane.
Miss Britton was taken to the hos
pltal for treatment about one year
ago and was discharged as cured
last fall, but had recently got worse
again and was very wild when
brought to Jail but has already
quoted down and seems TO be i'm
proving.
Col. Jake Kemple who has the
reputation Of being the most "Kom-
ic Kuss' in West Virginia, and
who has been scekeng after federal
patronage, for Lo these many years,
until ne was just ready to FAINT by
the roadside and die in de5plir. has
at last been rewarded with q stall
at the public crib, and received am
appointment as Inspector Of cus-
toms at Wheeling, with a salary Of
four dollars per day and expenses.
Slayin the Australian Champion,
who recently fought u draw with
Jcm Smith, the champion Of Eng
land and would have knocked him
outfit he had not been prevented by
foul play ON the part Of Smiths
friends, now challenges John L.Sul-
Ivan, Americas champion, TO fight,
London Prize Ring Rules, for
s25, 900. Slavin has posted a
forfeit Of 81, 800 to show that me is
Ira carupsf SO fLo 0r.,t Tob,