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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-08
TERRA ALTA.

CORE spondcnoe Of tho Argus.
Rev. l.. ID. Starkey has been in
Prkersburg during the past week,
assisting with big protracted
meeting there.
Several OF our worthy Democrats
are anxious to serve &" Uncle Sam, 3"
as Postmaster here, after the 4th
Of March next. A number Of
names have been mentioned m con-
nection with the office, but p. A.
Fox, Geo. A. Mayer, ID. T.. Forman
and Jos. Adnir are the only candi-
dates that are really Gin it," and
che fight is narrowing down between
the Grst two named. with the
chances in favor Of each rs we have
enumerated them.
Miss Alice Wardwell, who has
been here for some time with her
sister, Mrs. Lucy Elliott, left last
week for Boston, Mass.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ponderglst, Of
Moundsyille, who we're lntcly
married, have been spending part
Of the honey noon here, the bride
being a sister Of Mrs 2. A. Fox.
Our people arc being bored worse
now with candidates and PETITIONS
for Deputy Sheriff, than they were
before the election. II is tho most
absurd thing we have ever heard Of
and we would like to know who is
responsible for it..
Mr. and Mrs. 4. j. Elliott are
not keeping house now, having sold
their residence to Harry Shaw, but
arc boarding at PostenS till their
house (now building in tho Shaw
Grovc) is completed.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-08
THE WALL STREET WIZARD"
DEAD.

Jay Could, the great Railroad
King and Wizard of Wall Street. is
dead. lie has been in poor health
for some time and has had the best
medical attention., but all his money
could not save HIM. He died Fri
day, December 2, 1892, at his home
in New York city, surrounded by
his family. His death came peace
fully and painleasly in his 57th
year, as he was born near Roxbury.
Delaware county, New York, May
u, 1886. His father, John b.
Gould, was well-to-do farmer, but
the boy left home with fifty cents
in his pocket and made fortune of
about 100000, 600 His mother
died when he was an infant and he
left home very young to fight the
great world, and his life reads like
Il romance. He married when quite
young Miss Miller. She died
year or two ago, and he has been
falling ever since with lung trouble,
which caused his death. He leaves
five sons and two daughters to
share his immense fortune, which is
mostly invested in railroad and
telegraph stock. Last summer he
spent several months in the South
west, travelling III his private car,
in the hopes Of improving his
health, and we remember when we
were travelling through that section
one lovely day in May, on the Spe-
cial Editorial Excursion Train.
that We passed Mr.. Gould's private
car on the Santa Fee Road the other
side Of Albuquerque, IN New Mexico.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-08
CN ANs;STIEi.gf

Correspondence Of the Argus.
Mrs. Dora Albright Aas returned
from Kansas. whore she spent the
autumn season. She was accom-.
panied home by her aged parents.
Her father took sick Immediately
after landing and died in short
time.
The Rev. Bumgrrdner had
Drotracted meeting at this place
Saturday and Sunday, which was
well attended.
The post.oflicc question is getting
very interesting at this place.
The literary on East Side was
very interesting on Friday evening.
Mr.. Thomas Hugh don't care
who the President is, but he is
wonderful proud of his new born
girl.
Mr.. Cloyd Crane, of the River
city, was in our town Sunday and
Monday.
/ Mr. ). +. Browning is IN our
midst again collecting his old store
accounts.
MIR. Will f. Sbrover has almost
decided TO locate with us AGAIN.
Mr.. Nanfassin, of Pittsburg, is
eng ged in shipping moss and
Amas trees from tins place.
Soon up Salt River we will start.
And from our friends we'll have to
part.
Wei let Mckinley take the lead.
And shout for Ben and then for
Reed.
Wen take the Bosses with us too.
And let them have their dlrkies too.
Wen stop and ponder at the port,
What wei have for our next fort.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-08

The newspapers and politicians
are trying to figure out who the
next Secretary of State will be, as
this about the best paying office in
the State, unless it is the Auditor
ship. Each of these offices is popu-
larly supposed to pay about SO, 900
per year. 1t is generally agreed
that Hon. Will Chiffon, who ran
the Democratic campaign this time,
can have it if he wants it, or at
least he should. lie is a hustler
from way back, and should have
anything he asks for. He is well
qualified for the position. and Gov
ernor MacCorklc will give general
satisfaction by rendering him the
appointment.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-08
FARMERS INSTITUTE.


mere VIII be Farmers lhstl-
'"te held at Nlngwood, under the
auspices or The Farmers Association
OF preston county, on The 2Oth and
%lSt OF Decemo per- lS92, commenc-
ing AT /. NJ on the first day and
Cnu'hg with q night session on the
%lSV' com Pietc programme OF
exercises VIII be published In the
county papers next week. Some OF
Ile members OF the Experiment
"'"'''' DIT MorgantoWn VIII he pres
ehI an" "eiiVcr addresses and Illus.
''''e" Zee. ufes. All persons are
c"r"i'''y invited. especially the
i''h' RS OF 'he county, ~ whose IN
''I ,,, tue imS,''"'e is he'd.
her" VIII be" nd lourhcd meet
ing OF the Farmers Association on
Vhe |lst Tor the transaction OF bust.
ness pertaining to the Association,
ana Tor inc purpose OF hearing and
considering the report OF the com
mlttte appointed last October at
tns STOCK snow, to consider the
aoE'Sao'nty OF holding County
FaIr next year. a full attendance
OF that committee Is desired AID
earnestly requested. with that
committee rests the success Of that
,m Portaht ana worthy enterprise.
~ j." suggested that the members Of
tn"t committee IN each district hold
meetings III thcir respective districts
before the %ist' ana II 1t is found
all the emOcrs cannot attend the
general meeting that they then mp
point some one, or most of their
members VINO VIII agree to attend,
10 represent them ut that meeting,
as II Is desired That each district be
represented at th't meeting. The
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-08

One of the most amusing things
now days is to watch the actions Of
those Democrats who were dead
certain that everything was going
Repu blican this time, West Virginia
and all. So they concluded to keep
out OF the fight and lay low, but
now that everything went Demo.
cratic, they are climbing into the
boat and throwing up their hats
and whooping louder than anyone
else. During the fight they were
lying down, way over in the woods,
back of the baggage camp, but
when the battle was over and the
victory won, they made forced
march to get into the trout ranks.
We know some OF them.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-08

We have sent out statements to
our subscribers who were getting
behind and we hope they will re-
spond promptly, as we need the
money in our business and want
to collect up all old accounts and
begin the new year with q clean
record if possible. We have been
so busy in the big campaign that
has just closed. that we have been
very lenient with our friends ana
made no special effort to collect mp
for long time, but now VIC must
have settlement. We want to re-
wise our subscription list January
lst and drop those who are getting
too far behind. We hope you will
not be dropped, for we don't want
to lose old friends.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-08
BEEN HERE BEFORE.

Zimmerman's depredations have
not been confined exclusively to the
mountain wilds of West Virginia.
for he has caused more than one
Fayette county farmer to go out to
his stable in the morning only to
find an empty stall instead Of his
fine equine that he valued so highly.
Yet so successfully sly was thinner
man that he was arrested only once
for oifenses committed in this coun-
~. That was u number Of Years
ago. When brought here Sunday
he seemed surprised to find the new
Jail instead Of the old one he had
been confined in years ago. AS soon
as the sheriff stepped inside the cor
ridor with Zimmerman the latter
threw up his hands to be searched.
The sheriff had not even requested
him to do so. This act plainly in
dIcated that Zimmerman had been
i'm jail SO often before that he knew
every movement and how to act his
part. He is &C years Of age. His
face is one Of those mild ones that
you look for on a good old church
deacon who is satisfied with the
world. Indeed no one, who looks
at the old mans face, and sees the
mild eye and sombre brow, would
ever think for "a moment that his
had been career of lawlcssness.
He will be taken to Preston coun.
ty in few days.
The above account is from the
EreniDg Standard, of Uniontown,
Pa. If the old rascal had known
Mr.. Frankhouser we'll he would
meyer have stolen \ horse from him,
as he is y bad man to fool with. He
is one Of the most determined men
~ the county, and when he found
that ms best horse, saddle, bride
and halter, all complete, had been
stolen, be started out TO run the
thief down, If it took All winter and
tho farm to land him behind the
prison bars. lie got on the wrong
trail at frat and followed it all
along The 3. & o. TO Cumberland
and along the West Va. Central.
lie advertised i'm the papers; sent
kilograms TO shcriTs and police Off
GERS; went everywhere that be could
hear Of any horses being sold or
traded and finally struck the right
trail through a telegram sent to
Sheriff Mccormick, Of Fayotte
county, Pa, and 10 last located his
man aud bad him lodged IN tho
Uniontowu jill. lie came 20 King.
wood last Saturday and arranged
with Sheriff jackson to go after
Zimmerman. The Sheriff left that
evening for Uniontowo, and " he
gets away from Dan, he will have
30 be very slick.
There seems 90 De q gang Of horse
thieves over iu Pennsylvania Soho
where, aud they should be taught a
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-08
Ono of onr neighbors argues that.

One OF orr neighbors argues that
everything in nature INDUCES ia
amusements of some kind. The
lghtuiugs play. the tbunders roll,
the snow flies. the winds whistle.
the rills and cascades sing aud
dance, the waves leap. the fields
smiled, the vines creep and run, the
buds shoot and the hills have tops
to play with. But some of them
have their seasons Of melancholy.
The tempest means, the zephyrs
sigh, the brooks murmur. and tho
mountains look blue. -EI.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-08

The ARGUS has big list Of
patrons here and is cagerly looked
for every week. IL there is
Democrat in the county who is not
taking it and helping with the
good fightl is making. he should
make haste at once TO have his name
enrolled, or else keep quiet about
his Democracy.
Dec" Hardy and Dave Holland
are gong to have Il big shooting
match on the Thursday before
Christmas. They have 2j Of the
finest turkeys ever seen around
here, at the latter's farm near
town. We expect DR.. Pratt, Geo.
Williams, Julius Monroe, and some
more of Klngwood's crack shots to
come over and buck against our
boys.
Col. n. W. Fitzgcraid's family
were to have sailed last week for
Southern California to spend the
winter. but ale detained in Wasl-
lngton City, by the illness Of Mrs.
Fitzgerald.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-08
AN OLD SINNER.
PETER ZIMMERMAN PURSUES A
CAREER OF OuTLAWRY

For Over Half Century--Hc is Now
In Jail Charged with Stealing "A
Horse From BraBdonyille, w. Va,
and will be taken to Preston county
for Trial.He Stole His First Horse
at the Age Of Sixteen.-ThOugh Ere.
quently n Lawbreaker Seldom II as
lie Been Prosecuted.
Peter Zimmerman was lodged in
Jail here Sunday on IL charge of
horse stealing. lie was captured at
Laurelyillc in Saltlick township and
taken before Justice Geo. a. Du-
BAUD of that township. Zlmmer-
man is wanted in Preston county,
w. Va, for horse stealing, and will
be turned over to the authorities Of
that county as soon us they come
with the necessary rcquisition pa
pers. 1t 10 alleged that he stole Il
fine bay horse from the stable Of
Lindley III. Frankhouscr. who lives
near BrandonvIlle, w. Va, on the
night of November 9th last, and
that he took it to Pittsburg and
sold it. lie then returned to Salt
lick township, this county, which
has been his home periodically for
the last two decades. There he
was apprehended.
IN THE BUSINESS FIFTY YEARS.
The constable who brought Zim.
norman to jail has known him for
Il number Of years, and told an in
teresting story of the old mars life,
which, indeed, has been very un-
savory one.
According to the constable's sto-
rY, Zimmerman has criminal re-
cord unexcclled in length by any
one who has ever lived i'm tn s re-
gion and violated the laws Of the
commonwealth. This criminal ca
recr of his reaches back ii half a CEN
fury, and WAS commenced at the
"ge Of l6 when he stole his first
horse and escaped punishment.
Probably If he had been caught and
punished for that oltense his after
life might have been devoted to 9th.
or than unlawful acts and he might
have been useful citizen. But it
turned out otherwise. and the last
fifty years of his life have been
spent IN taking other people 8
horses and attempting to evade the
officers. That he was not as sue
cessful in eluding the officers of the
law as he was stealing horses is
shown by the fact that he has been
arrested number Of times and once
or twice convicted and punished.
From the punishment for the most
of his otfenses he has escaped. 1t
is said that If he had to serve five
years sentence for each horse he
has stolen it would be necessary for
him to spend 300 years in prison to
balance his accounts with the com
monwealth.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-08

1t is now about time to have that
vacancy on the Pension Board filled.
1t was hung mp till after the cleo
ton, and if the Republicans want
to get any say in it they had better
bury mp. The manipulators Of
the g. 0. p. machine in this county
recommended the appointment Of
DR.. w. s. Martin, Of this place, TO
fll the vacancy caused by the death
Of DR.. Trippett. Now why is this
matter hanging fire 80 long?
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-08

There was great scramble for
awhile for the vacant place on the
Board Of Pension Examiners for
this county alter the death Of DR..
TriPpett. Several applicants were
out with petitions, wasting valun-
bic time and losing practice working
it M, without consulting the Re
publican Executive Committee of
this county. This honorable body
finally took a hand in the matter.
and the Chairman wrote to Gen.
Green B. Raum. Commissioner Of
Pensions, to know if a Democrat
would still be kept on the Board or
if a Republican would be appointed.
making q solid Republican Board.
The Commissioner replied that 1T
was advisable to have one Democrat
on the Board wherever practicable,
and that it would je better policy
to have one appointed here. 30 then
ID was agreed 10 recon- mend the ap.
poiutmeut Of DR.. W. s. Martin
who was on the Board before under
Cleveland. In the meantime, the
fight grew so warm that it was con.
cludcd 10 hang the matter up tin
after The election, and il Cleveland
was elected nave Democrat ap-
pointed in order TO yet tho same
courtesy from Che Democratic "a.
ministraton, but If Harrison WIS
elected and everything solid for an
other four years, they were going
10 have she vacancy filed by % Re-
publican and make O solid Board.
$50 now SIC have been expecting tho
appointment Of Democrat on the
Board If the Administration can
get itself pulled together and get
over tie jszed condition Il has been
.u tho past month
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-08

Hayncsville, Lowndes county,
Ala, is "A banner Democratic pre-
cinct. At the last election the
whites and blacks voted together
there and the vote was unanimous.
Cleveland received 567 votes, whilst
Harrison and Weaver failed to Sc
cure a single vote.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-08

There are really more candidates
now than before the election. 1t is
wonderful how many gentlemen are
wiling TO sacrifice themselves in the
service Of their country. The
"Stay-at-homes" are all out now
and ready to shout for Democracy.
It's funny.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-08

Tie recent meeting Of the state
Editorial Association at Charleston
wa5 rubbed through in one day.
The session vas 70 last three days.
a number OF papers were TO be read
and discussed aud important mat.
ter brought up and attended to.
but The President aud lew who got
there The fret dav, simply elected
officers, and as the banquet was
held tbat night made 30 attempt
10 90 anything further The Pres.
i3cnt succccdsj in getting himself
reelected and then s',d out for
home. This vac I'D that vas done
and al, that ne sesn.sa 30 thiuk wss
necessary 70 DO.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-08

Over 5000 women in the United
States act as postmasters. The lar
gest number in one State, 463, is in
Pennsylvania, and AGO in Virginia.
There are 256 in Ohio, 243 in New
York, 216 in Georgia. 21Oin Texas
and 200 in Kentucky. Alaska
has only /
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-08

Hon. ID. W. Shaw, of Barbour
county, is n candidate for the
Speakershipr IN our next Legislature,
but there is man over in Lewis
county who will make it Lively
race for HIM.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-08

We understand that the next SEES
zion of the State Editorial Associa
tion Will be held at Martinsburg the
second Wednesday in May next and
that the next annual meeting of the
National Editorial Association will
be held at Asheville, North Caro-
lina.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-08

We have been trying hard to get
the exact and official returns from
this State, but as there were several
counties with a contest and re- count
on hands, it has been very slow
work. We hope to be axle to give
it soon.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-08

1t is said that Hon. William Z.
Chiffon, Chairman of the Demo
cratic State Committee, will be
married the 10th OF this month to
lady in Washington City.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-08

\ Western paper relates THE par
able: a reyiyalist requested All in
the congregation who paid their
debts to rise. The rising was gen
eral. After they had taken their
seats, a call was made for those who
did not pay their debts, and one
solitary individual arose and OK
planned that be was on editor and
could not pay because all the rest OF
the congregation were owing him
their subscription TO his paper
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-08

Some funny things have happen
ed since the election. For instance.
we have discovered some wild aud
woody Democrats that we never
dreamed Of before.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-08
SPHINX.
From another Correspondent.

From another Correspondent
j. Rigg. Son s. Co. will soon
begin making extensive additions to
their Wooden Mllls-the largest in
the State.
There is II rumor that a large
Cigar mandatory will be located
here.
Jesse Collins, o: Pittsburg, is the
guest of his brother Robert, Of this
place.
1t has always been mystery to
MS until few days ago, why Pres
ton always rolls up such big
Republican majority. A gentle.
man from an adjoining county
explains it most satisfactorily by
say'ng that it is because the people
Of the county want protection for
her virious manufactures such a.
hoop pooles, cross ties, buck wheat,
""cN''oeITies, ginseng, etc etc.
See
Col. j. ID. Rigg was at Pittsburg
and other points last week, on u
business trip.
Pres'on Glover and W. Il. Crane
are candidates for Deputy Sheriff
for this district.
0. w. Ringer will open up "A
general store in his new building
adjoining the b. s.. o. depot.
Farley DeBerry has bought the
store building now occupied by him
from John NJ. Freeland.
Hon. p. j. Crogau. of your city.
was registered at the Washington
House last Saturday. ii. II.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-08

Hon. John Il. Kenna, U. s. SEN
ator from this State, who has been
very i'll at his residence in Wash
ington city, is greatly improved and
may recover.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-08

A story is told in Germany OF q
letter which came back to The gem
eral post Office with these words
written by tho postman on the en-
yclopc "rhc addrcsso has hanged
himself; present address unknown.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-08

The comet which was 10 visit rs
lately, missed connection some
where and seems rather to be a goct,
as it has gone OF to some other sec.
ton Of the great governmental do
main without humping mp against
the earth, as was prophesicd by
some Of the astronomers. We rath-
err think it was special runner sent
out 30 soc if there was any country,
place or planet that went Republic.
can at tho late election. Down
South the darkios were scared up
about it smashing into this earth,
and have been holding big rcyivals
and all getting worked over and
allowing the chickens TO rest better
40 night than usual, so that some
good resulted anyhow from It,. Tho
Republican papers mp North were
hoping that il the comet did strike
us, it would be below the Mason and
Dixon line and break the "SolId
South"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-08

The first Worlds Fair souvenir
coin was sold to the Remington
Typewriter Co. for $4,000.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-08

A JefcrsouyilIe, Ind. young wo.
man won emo berry farm, valued
at - coo, Sc the result Of the rec4rt
election.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1892-12-08

Senator ID. W. Gall, of Philippi.
is spoken of as a candidate for Pres.
idcnt of the State Senate.
The Dalles daily chronicle. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1890-1948, 1892-01-21
Not wholly Complimentary.

"A certain Mrs. Malaprop, who lives in
a large eastern city, is noted for her
skill in unconsciously embarrassing 9TH
er people, while she herself remains per
fectly at ease. Not long ago she was in
troduced to two sisters, young ladies
who had long been known to her by
name, though she had never met them.
Nov, my dears," she said, addressing
them collectively, with her usual bland
smile, and regarding them earnestly
through her glasses, 81 have often heard
of the bright and the handsome Miss
Radcliffe. Now / am SO glad to meet you
both, and I want you to tell me at once
which of you is the bright and which the
handsome one"
On another occasion she was dining
with her nephew and his young wife,
who had just set up housekeeping. The
dinner did not go off quite SO smoothly
as the young couple had hoped, and the
cooking was by no means perfect. The
hostess unwisely began to murmur apol-
ogies and her husband joined in, half
laughing, with references to his wife's
youth and inexperience.
''Don't say another word, my dear
children" interrupted their kind hearted
guest. 81 can assure you I've eaten a
great deal worse dinners than this in the
course of my life; great deal worse.
Yes, she added meditatively,.sI'yee eaten
some pretty bad dinners, you may be
surein-Youth's Companion.