West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1891-09-17
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interested in the education of the
children of the poor. Mrs. Cleve-
land is Vice President Of the New
York Free Kindergarten Assooia-
ton.
Professor Harriet Cooke. of the
chair of history in Cornell, has
taught in that college twenty-three
years and has a salary equal to that
of the men professors.
Mrs. Henry Clews is by many
people considered the prettiest
woman in New York. She has n
lovely face, with brilliant eyes, a
fine complexion and shining dark
hair.
Sergeant Charles Campbell, OF
the Seventh Calvary, who was shot
through the jaw at the Wounded
Knee fight, is curiosity. lie
carries $3.50 worth of gold in the
great hole made by the bullet.
Col. J. b. Peyton, of Charleston,
Clerk Of the House of Delegates,
has been appointed by Mrs. Potter
Palmer, President of the Board of
Lady Managers of the Worlds Fair,
us Secretary Of the Board.
At the Clarksburg Fair wednes-
day, Mrs. Martha Dennis, of Terra
lIaute, ascendcd about $50 feet in
a balloon, and in descending caught
III treo-top half mile from the
grounds, being badly bruised.
At MoGregor,sTef.. Mrs. George
Griffin, who gave birth to triplets
ten months ago, broke the record
Sunday with quartet. All seven
are dong we'll.
The Pennsylvania Democratic
State Convention met at Harris
lug OH the Sd and nominated
Robert j.. Wright for auditor gem
eral, and A. l.. TiIdcn for State
Treasurer.
| Charley Martin. deputy Sheriff OF
Marion county, has disappeared and
it. is thought he has gone to Canada.
llIs debts amount TO $4,000.
besides 10000 furnished him with
which to buy cattle.
The Pcndlcton county News
notes the case of "young woman
who sold her twin babies to child
less couple for fifty cents a piece. !"
And vet we are askeH to contribute
to foreign missions
The appointment OF John s.
Durham, Of Kentucky, minister
residentand consul general at Haiti,
was announced on the 4th. Mr..
Durham is a colored man, and is
now 2onsuf at st. Domingo.
Supt. Lee, of the Huntington
schools, was offered the position Of
Principal of the Fairm6Dt Normal
school, but the Board refused TO
release him. So ne will remain at
Huntington this year.
Miss Helen Gladstone, the
"Grand Old Mans" favorite
daughter, resembles her father in
looks and possesses a Heat part Of
his extraordinary vitality. She can
tell story that will set dinner
table in roar, and is quite origi-
nal in her dress.
Virgil A. Lewis, secretary Of the
West Virginia Historical and Anti
quarian Society, has just pubRblbd
book entitled "Life and Times Of
Anne Bailey" This work is an
interesting and valuable historical
work or an fntereti g and histori-
cal character. The memory Of
Anne Bailey and her famous ride
fiom Charleston to Lewisburg after
powder i3 more than a local pride.
jules Verne published hiS first
novel when he ~as 35 years old.
Since then ne has written an aver.
age Of two Books a year, and is now
the author Of sixty volumes Of more
OF less fascinating interest. Writ.
ing q book with Verne is work Of
prodigious toll. Before putting n
single line to paper he mentally
prepares all his material, makes biz
maps, lays out bis routes and reflects
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