West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1890-06-12

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Orders by mail will receive prompt attention.
Terms very low. Give us a trial.
The Youngest soldier on Record
in the late war is G.. Z. Haddox, u
candidate for clerk Of county court
on the Democratic ticket of Ritchie
county. He was born April 8, 1850.
in this county. In the spring of
1868 he enlisted in the % New
York Battery Of Ihght Artillery un-
der the command of General Kill
patrick and was discharged in Buff
10, July II, 1865. lie was 10 years
old and a Federal soldier! What
paper can trot out younger soldier?
--Ritchie Rereille.
A Henry county, Indiana, mob
recently chased an inoffensive negro
over mile through the woods,
and after firing over 100 shots at
him, overlook and killed him.
The leader OF the mob was G.. NJ.
Lake, a member Of the County
Central Republican Committee.
lie has just oeen tried and acquitted.
This unfamous outrage occurred
in the banner Republican county of
Indiana and few miles from Pres
ident IIarrison's home. Had it
occurred down South the uproar
raised by the bloody shirt howlers
would be dcafening. -Register.
A casual glance at q newspaper
will show list of men who helped
to build up the town. If you see
a good-sized, live al vertlsement in
the paper by each of the principal
merchants, and u card from each of
the small ones, you need not in
quirc as to the prosperity of the
town--it's solid. But if you find
the most extensive merchants not
advertising their business, then you
set it down as fact that those who
do try to push their business and
the town with its interests, have a
hard time and an uphill journey all
the year round. liz.
Col. Thos. b. Allen, of Fleming
ton, was III town several days last
week coming down on Friday to
Decoration. Col. Allen was nine
ty-nine years old on the % day of
april, having been born in North
cumberland, England, in 1901. He
was soldier under Lord Yelling
ton and took part in the battle of
Waterloo. He is a straightout Re
publican and can yet see to read
better than many people fifty years
younger, and is in full possession of
all his her faculties. -Eagle Sen
tineL
There was to have been a meet
ing of the Executive Board of the
Reform School at Pruntytown on
Tuesday, but Mr.. Dawson, of
Preston county, was the only mem
Der present. He spent the day
with the superintendent making
notes Of such work as it is still nee
essary to do to put the place in con-
dition for the reception of such sub
jects of reformation as may be sent
there. 1t is the purpose of the
Superintendent to have his school
open on the 20, pupils or 10 pupils
Send on the incorrigibles?
Prof. Showqltef, Superintendent
OF the Reform School, and VIM. NJ.
o. Dawson, Of Kingwood, member
of the Board of Directors, were
driving the span Of handsome
blacks lately purchased by Prof.
Showalter, q short distance from
PFuntytown when one of the horses
got his feet tangled in the harness.
which frightened them and they at
once tried to run away. Prof. at
tempted to pull into the fence so as
70 check them, and in doing so the
buggy upset, spilling the occupants
to the ground. Showalter escaped
without a scratch, but Dawson got
a considerable bruise on the side Of
the head and a badly sprained hand.
Fortunately, the team stopped with
out further damage. Itmieht have
proved q serious affair.-Leader.
y. M. IIarT the new Mine inspect
or, viii take charge Of his office Ju-
ly1. Mr Harr is thoroughly quail
flying himself for the duties Of the
r.talr. "a.