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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1894-08-23
FHEEL4ND SETTLEMENTS.

Correspondence of the Argus.
Oats harvest IN our section is just
ended. Crop light.
Quite number of our peda-
gogues attended institute at Terra
Alta last week.
We uotice that G. f. Dodge has
his second lime kiln for tins year
smoking. That means wheat for
next year.
The conservative branch of the
Dunkard church will hold their
annual communion meeting at the
Dunkard church Saturday, Sept. 1st.
The hum of j. n. Smiths steam
thrcsher is heard daily and will
soon be in our midst.
Hiram Dodge has been visiting
his sister, Mrs. Eliza Chiles, who is
dangerously i'll.
Howard Dodge AMI Frank Free
land, Of Terra Alta, made flying
trip to our settlement last Sunday.
DR.. and Mrs W. b. Dodle and
son have returned to their home
IL Stuart Drift, Va. They have
been visiting at Terra Alta, Mt.
Lake Park and the old homestead
as well as to escape q few hot DAYS
in the cold Dominion" The DR..
has almost concluded TO return to
Terra Alta to practice his profession
on account Of his wife's health.
Our schools have all been sup
piled with home teachers. This
speaks well for them as we'll as for
the schools. Following is the list
Freeland, S. X. Whtehair; Broad
Ford, W. b. Freeland; Dorty, D..
a. King; Victor. G. f. Dodge, and
Oak Grove, Judson Lee. X.
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ALBRsGIITNVILLE.

Correspondence Of The Argus.
G.. NJ. Crane and wife Fave been
visiting friends at Oakland, Md.
during the past week.
Rev. A. G.. Mason attended di-
vine services at Mt. Lake Park
recently.
Several Of our young people at.
tended institute at Terra Alta dur.
ing the past week and all report a
good time.
BERTHE Feather made a flying
business trip to Connellsyllle on
Monday Of last week.
Rev. G. h. Martin, Of Alum
Bank, Pa, is at home on a short
vacation and will remain for the
Soldiers Reunion which is to be
held here during this week.
Some Of our young sports" at.
tended the ball game at Terra Alta
on last Friday and returned home
we'll pleased with the victory that
the Masontown boys won.
Mcclure Mason, who has been
visiting bis parents for some time,
has returned TO Moundsville where
he has been engaged in the Mem
orial business during the summer.
Mr.. James J.. Feather, the we'll
known capitalist of Uniontown, Pa.
and his handsome and accomplished
daughter lsa, we're visiting friends
and relatives here during the past
week. Miss Feather made many
friends on her first visit to this
place and was liked by all who had
the pleasure Of forming her acqualnt,
snCc,
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GOT HIS DANDRUFF UP.

EDITOR ARGUs;-You imagine you
are playing an exceedingly smart
game at politics in Preston county,
and you are insane enough to be-
lieye that you arc assisting sore
heads and kickers IN naming can
didates for the Grand Old Party.
But You are sadly mistaken. We
are "onto" you and "Leader" Shaw
Lee Shaw is mt running the Re-
publican party, if you please. Wc
don't propose to allow you and Lee
Shaw to unload Ed Messenger, who
is not Republican, QLee Shaw
certificate to the contrary notwith-
standing), on us as the Repu bllcan
candidate for County Commissioner
for Kingwood District. / don't
expect you to publish tins
letter, as it is not dictated by
Leader" Shaw, but | want TO re-
mind you that VIC are watching
your play.
Ia Ia ! Honey
UNKNOWN.
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J. Wesley Bishop and family OF
Martinsburg have been visiting Jno.
c. Cranes for some time.
The members of this circuit OF
the NJ. 4. church will erect fine
parsonage this fall on the lot given
to the church by our worthy towns
man, Mr., G. W, Bishop.
The crowd from Terra Alta en-
route to the ball game at Kingwood
on Saturday, took dinner at the
hotel at this place.
Miss Nora Michaels. of Bruceton.
will make her home with Mr.. c. NJ.
Crane for the coming winter.
Ray Bishop will start South this
week to engage in the mercantile
business, with his brother, who has
been there for some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Noah Metzler at
tended camp meeting on last sun
day.
Our people arc making great
preparations for the Soldiers Re.
union. and we are glad to say that
our citizens never do anything by
half. So come, one and all, and
enjoy few days rest along the
banks of the winding Cheat.
LITTLE BILL.
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

wrsr NnotNtA. S.:
Al Rules held IN tho clerk CfSicc Of tho cir
cult court of Preston county, on the first Non
day ~ August. 1924. ELIAS Auvil's kNcr. vs.. A n.
and Geo. Sinclair's Admr. e. al.-Petition IN
Chan"cry
The object Of this suit Is 20 subject SO much
VI the excess OF the purchase money IN tho
hands 81 y " wOtring special commissioner,
arising out of the sale Of the 4 X. Sinclair lands
over and ahpvc what h sufficient 20 pay debts
heretofore decrced - will pay the claim 81 tho
s,,, tir, ~, Sogcna"n, ri,iia,n str
clair Il not resident 81 this state, ON motion
~ the plaintiff, u IL ordered that the said de-
PENDANT do appear here within one month after
the date of the first publication hereof, and do
what T. necessary To- protect his interests. aud
that this order he published IN The west Nir.
glnia Argus, n ncv'snapor Nuhlishcd I'm this
county. A copy-Tcst;
J.w WATSON, clerk.
y, CRoOAN, counsel for nlnintiG
g.n-ft on g. o.
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
wrsrV trerNtA So

wrsr NtRGtNtA. S.!
At RulcS held in the rcrk g cflcc ~ the cir
cult court Of Preston county, on the frs; uon'
dav of AUGUST. 1904. Security NRviugs BANK vs..
John Galloway 81 al.-ncht.
The ahicOt Of this suit L. Co enforce tho col.
lection ~ n ccrtpiu note executed by the de,
ttudanta to Rae Idle Bros. MARCH 18th, iSni, and
calling for $500 a.; which said note was assigned
by Rncsido nroS. To the plaintiff I'm this case,
and 10 Appearing that the defendant. William
Galloway. isnot a resident of this state on
motion of the plpintin 70 IL ordered that tho
snid defendant do appear here within one month
after the date Of the first publication hereof,
and do what Is necessary 10 protect his Interests
aud that this order ho published In the west
Virginia Argus n newspaper published In this
county \ Copy.iIest
y. W. wATsnn, olork.
RnnwN 4 HYnE. counsel Tor plalutin.
S-aniit.SI ~
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Prof William MeGlothlin. OF Phila-
delphia, is summer guest at the Hotel
Gordon.
Benz Holden, of Harrison county. is
here visiting his brother, Prof Rufus
Holden.
Mrs. Mollie Lacl<ey has been here the
past two weeks visiting at Henry c.
Flythe's
Frank NJ Murdoch was over at Mt
Lake Park from Monday till Wednes-
daay of this week.
Rev. John T. Haclxett returned Tues
home at Charleroi PA.
Joseph Graham's youngest boy got
badly hurt last Friday by falling on a
knife blade and running it into his side.
He is out of dangerous now.
There will be festival and box-sup-
per at the Boarding House at the Camp
Ground tonight, proceeds TO help pay
for the wells recently put down on the
bANhhAo- A@NNA y bONA1 ihNAANh-
Mrs. Daniel Fawcett and daughters,
BERTHE and Goldie, started Tuesday
evening for a visit TO relatives at Rox-
bury, New York. but they were re-
called by a telegram announcing the
sudden and critical illness of Mrs
David Morgan, mother of Mrs. Fawcett.
They had gotten as far as Philadelphia
and returned, arriving this morning at
10 o'clock.
Rev. ID. w. Rogers, of Glades-
vile, writes us that his letter of
last week, placing the loss of the
buildings of William Hibbs at 800,
was a mistake and should be $ll00,
and that the latter is very low
estimate.
Heb Harshbarger, who is in the
Rail Way Mail Service, has been at
his home near Tunnelton the past
week, visiting his parents. He
now has a regular appointment and
runs on the @. & o. Il. II. between
Hinton and Cincinnati.
Mrs. David Morgan, of Marsden,
was stricken down with paralysis
Tuesday night and died this morn
ing ABOUT z o'clock. The burial
will take place in the Kingwood
cemetery. DR.. w. S. Martin of this
place, has been attending her.
The memb ers of the Presbyterian
church here are arranging to give n
Musical Concert on Tuesday night,
Sept. 4th, 1894, beginning at s
o'clock. 1t will consist of vocal
and instrumental selections and will
be good. The proceeds for the
benefit Of the church.
Another old bachelor of this town
caught in Cupids net and to be
executed next Sunday, when he will
go to that bourne whence no single
man returncth. Two hundred
handsome announcements printed
at this Office this week. Full par
ticulars next week. Now guess
who.
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
wrsr VIRGINIA, So:

wrsr NmGtNtA, S.: .
AZ Rules held I'm the clerks ONCE OF tho cir.
cult court Of Preston county, on the FIRST Non
day Of August. 1884, Atlas OH company VS.
snowy creek coal * coke CO, 1T al.--ln chan
coy.
rhe object Of this suit Is to subject tho real
estate belonging To- the defendant, snowy creek
coal n cox company Co the satisfaction 81 tho
liens thereon, and ~ appearing that the defend
ants william r. Gates and The Garrett county
hank, arc not residents of this state, on motion
of the plaintiff, " II ordered that the snid de-
PENDANTS do appear here within one month after
the date of the first publication hereof and do
what ~ necessary To protect their interests and
that this order by published I'm The west Nir'
gnia Argus, "a newspaper published In this
county. copy-Tust
!. W. WATSON, clerk,
BRowN & HYDE. counsel for plaintiff.
y n-ni 10 $40.
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Valentine Stouebreaker (com-
monty called "Felty") who has
been critically i'll with hear: disease
for some time, died at his home
Gear Kingwood Tuesday, Aug. 21st,
1894, and was buried to-day in
the Kingwood cemetery about noon.
The funeral services we're con-
Quoted at the house by "Rev. j"
Chas. Y. Bishop, at 10 a. m. The
deceased was born IN Hardy county,
this State, about seventy years ago.
He enlisted in April, 1862, as a
private in Co. II, Ord Maryland
Potomac Brigade and served till
February, 1865, when he was dis
charged for disability at Buck
harmon, this State. He was mar
ried twice, bis second wife survly.
ing him.
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ASK THE JOURNAL.

EDITOR ARGUS AS the Sir Ora
Gle who can unravcl all things,
kindly tell as what brand OF poll.
tics does the Hon. Edmund Mes
senger wear under his bat in this
year Of grace, 1894?
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STATE OF ONO, CITY or TOLEDO,
LUCAa CnnNTY 90

STATE OF ONO, CITY or TOLEDO,
LUCAS COUNTY, IS.
FRANK J. CHENEY makes oath
that he is the senior partner of the
firm Of +. J. CHENEY & Co.,. doing
business in the City Of Toledo,
County and State aforesaid, and
that SAID firm will pay the sum Of
ONE HUNDRED DOLLARS for
each and every case Of CATARRH
that cannot be cured by the use Of
HALLS CATARBH CURE.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn TO before me and sub
scribed in my presence. this 9Th day
Of December, A. D., 1886.
- A. W. GLEASON,
80 Notary public.
Halls Catarrh Cure il taken in.
ternaliy and acts directly on the
blood mucous surfaces Of the sys-
tenn, Send for testimonials, free.
+. J CHENEY s. Co.. Toledo o.
~ Sold by Druggists, 75c.
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THE WEST VA ARGUS.
KingwoOc, August 90, 1894.
DR.. Alex Leeds, Dentist, Grafton


Frank Dunn, Of Weston, has
been here this week visiting friends.
w. Posten s Co., will pay 1sc
for wool.
Miss Maude Spence, of Parkers.
burg. is the guest of Mrs. Neil j.
Fortney.
Mrs. Lilly Stone and sou Russell
were at Grafton the past week WIS
iting friends.
For Playing Cards of all kinds
from 10 cents up, call at the ARG Us
Office
Miss Matte Parks left last Satur-
day for Charlottesville, lud., to
resume her work there.
Mss Nyra Watson returned Sat-
uriay from a visit to Newburg
Aurora and Terra Alta.
For any aud all kinds of legal
blanks address this office. Prices
only 30 cents per hundred. II
Frank Mccormick, of Buck.
harmon, has been in town the past
week visiting friends.
William G. Brown returned Mon
day from Il months visit to the
Great Lakes and up in Canada.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Newton
Niece, Of Reedsville, on Sunday,
Aug. 18th, 1894, a fiue girl baby.
Mr.. W. W. Graham and family
left Yesterday for visit TO friends
at Stewardstown, Monongalia county
Arthur Childs has returned from
DAVIS CITY where he worked on a
saw mill awhile, but didn't like it.
Charley May, of Pennsylvania, is
here this week sharpening knives
and scissors and repairing umber-
elias.
Get yoIr Flour from l.. NJ.
Albright. Pillsbury Famous Clown
Talk" and Lily White lower than
before.
The reason that so many old
maids wear spectacles is that tLey
have become near-sighted looking
for men.
Messrs. Allen Ridgcway and JEFF
ferson Ridgeway, of Sinclair, were
here Monday on business and gave
us a call.
Frank VI. Thomas, of Grafton.
was here this week visiting his par
ents and looking up his insurance
business.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Morris Crane
and Miss Carroll Robinson have
been visiting friends in Oakland
the past week.
Charles W. Vickery. Of the Treas
airy Department. Washington City,
arrived home here last week for u
short vacation.
The members of the colored
church here will hold a festival OIL
Monday night, Sept. 3rd, first day
OF circuit court.
Henry Roland, the old cattle
buyer from Maryland, was here this
week. He has been through The
county buying cattle.
Miss Lillian b. Morris left last
week for Mt. Lake Park to spend a
week or two with her grandmother
at this famous resort.
John Splggle, Esq, Of Carmel,
was in town Monday and gave us a
paying call. He IS travelling for
a. G. Scherr's Wooden Mill.
Edward s. Elliott, of Chicago, is
here visiting friends and relatives.
Mr.. Elliott is practicing law in the
"Worlds Fair City" and doing we'll.
Mrs. lnez Taylor, Of this place,
IS sick with typhoid fever at the
home of her father near Tunnelton
DR.. NJ. Il. Powell is the physician,
The quarterly meeting of the
A. VI. Il church here, will be held
next Saturday and Sunday, con-
Quoted by Rev. Robert Steele from
Clarksburg.
Miss Florence Dale Stemple, oil
Beaver Falls, Pa, daughter Of Mai.
David Stemple, Of Carmel, is spend
ing the week with Mrs. VI. G.
Feather and friends.
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KingwOOd Milling COMPANY

We have completed ournow Flour.
ing Mill and are ready to do first
class work for our old patrons, and
respectfully invite everybody to
glue rs trial.
kTNGwooD MILLING Co.
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When Baby was sick, VIC gave her Castoria
When she was a Child, she cried for Castoria.
when she became Miss, she chung 10 Castoria.
When she had Children, she gaze them Castoria
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MARRIAGE LICENSES.

John H. Hutchinson 90
Minnie VI. Hartley 81
Joseph y. McClanahan-2J
Laura v. lcl, 20.
George r. Dcvall %
ANGELA ListOn 90
william NJ White 30
Gertic B MoMillen ~
William Fortuey -
Melissa a. Redman is.
John u. Riddle %
Mollic Moore 2L
John Roysc 70
Lizzie ROhr 49,
Fuller Sislor 48
Della VI. Casteel Id
Homer Friend ~
Kate Fansickie I'll
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Those
Pimples

ire fciI-tGie SYMPTOMS hat uOuT bI0od
Is MT Tight--fuIOf fuDuriffes. cqUsia0,
u sluQgish and ,tnsiqGfIv cOmDlerion.
4 fen bottles Of $. =. Is. mil TenOre,
all foreign and impure matter, cleanse
The biOod hOrO3gblv, and qire n clear,
and rOslI compilation. MS most effect,
U0l, and eRtifCiy harmless.
Chas Hcaton. ~ Laurel Street. Phila., says.
~ have bad i0f Years humof Boz my blood
which made me dread to shave. AS small b0iis or
pimples would b. cut, thus causing shaving 30
pe gfeat annoyance. After taking three bottles
E-YeX-Ff ny lace IS an clear and smooth AS
tsesrtsW 10 should be-appefite splendid
sleep we'll and feet ike running p
foot race AT for the use II s. SIS.
Treatise On blood and skin diseases mailed Free
SWIFT SPECIFIC CO.. Atlanta, Ga.
Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1894-02-22

main ssnctlm, our heels on the desk and ;
double barreled shotgun leaning against
the wall within reach of our right hand.
Next on the list comes the fat and fussy
Judge Gildersleve, whose object in coming
to this locality was doubtless to lose his
identity We don't know whether he stole
a horse or a COW or ran away from his fam.
lily, but he looks like u man who'd commit
oil three of1enses and rob a blind man to
boot. If we can get the members of the
vigilance committee together this week, we
shall advise that the judge receive official
notice to skip. When he sat in this office
one day last week and observed in our hear
ing and for our benefit that an agricultural
editor who couldn't command salary OF
over Sc per week was poor guano for mule
grass, he forgot hat the wheel of time turns
slowly round, but turns just the same.
When we entered this town last summer,
dead broke and n blister on every toe, that
blatant idiot known as Joe Williams, who
now represents the First ward as alderman,
was funny drunk, as usual. He not only
made sport of us as Il tendertoot, but of
fered us half a dollar day to go into a
cage and he exhibited as the wild eyed
lunatic from New England" Even after
we had struck "A job at the munticent sal
AIRY spoken of, he held us up to ridcule on
the street and called us a red headed cac.
tus Alderman Williams as we have his
record before us, is a thief, embezzler and
deadbeat from Iowa, and we'll wager dol
lars to cents that he is arrested and taken
east within two weeks Should the alder.
man come rushing over here, eyes bullying
out and hair standing up, to square him.
self, he will discover an agricultural editor
dead to the call of mercy He will open the
door to find that shotgun looking into his
left eye.
About two months since Mrs General
Caruthers of Apache Heights gave "a swell
birthday party. She had been introduced
to us. While we are no hand at scraping
and bowling and paying fine compliments,
rs is rue OF most agricultural editors de.
voted to their profession, Mrs. Caruthere
knew us to be respectable and worthy OF
an invitation. She not only gave us the
cold cut, but we overheard her observe that
it would embarrass her very much to have
a person at her banquet board pull pillow
case from his pocket to wipe his mouth on.
We bowed our head and received the cruel
blow in silence. 1t Jared us from top to
bottom, and we have not felt well since
but the big wheel has also turned for Mrs
Caruthers. We now beg to announce the
fact that for several years previous to her
entree into high society in this town she
sang sad songs and passed around "a poor
brand of lager beer in a concert hall in "A
town on the banks of the historic Missis
sippi river. Her husband, who has also
taken occasion to snub us three or foul
times week for the last two months, is a
gambler, confidence man and all around
swindler, and we don't know grass seed
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about Is years uf age and seemed TO be some
what dressed up lie said he was going VI
the trail, and we walked along together
and after "A bit | made bold to inquire how
far he was going.
Can't tell. stranger" he brusquely re
piled. II may 20 as far as Jim Wilson's
whose daughter Mary is to be married to
day, or | may not go five rods further"
"Then you set out to attend the wed
ding"
That's what sot out to do"
And Jim Whitson don't live over two
miles from here?'
Not rod over two miles"
at seems to me-" | continued as W.
walked along, that if | set out to go to /
wedding | should go there"
"Mebbe yo would, stranger-mebbe 20
would up in yo'r kentry."
And why should it be any different dow
here>"
Heaps o. reasons. One of 'em is that J
once reckoned on marryin that Whitsor
gal myself. Another is that her ole dac
sent me word not to show up today or he'G
kill me-
ooh. ! see. Then you are taking chances
'3surter thal'c-. I've kinder figgereC
that the old man will he drunk or has for
gotten what he said. hain't nuthin agir
Mary and would like to see her married"
BY your saying that You might not &C
five rods further You meant shaft
Exactly. and thar the old cuss ISL eX
claimed my friend a. a man stepped ont
from HE cover Of a rock with Il gun in his
hand and confronted us. We came to 3
halt, and the new arrival called out:
pete Mccoy, whar ar yo' agittin tor
"A-gittin fur to see yo'r Mary spliced,
replied Pete.
ut can't be did Mary can't abide yo'
the ole woman is down ON yo', an I'm itch
in to pint this gun an pull trigger! Pete,
I'll give yo' six shakes an Il hop i'll which to
git ont o range
Make it seven shakes and jump, Uncle
jim"
Cant be did. One shake is gone al
ready
"Goodby, stranger" said Pete as he hello
out his band. NV hen u man up in yo'i
kentry sees a double bar led shotgun and ar
ole crtter behind it. mebbe he keeps right
ON, but down yere things is different. lie
stops short, turns around an goes bac,
home to his co niield."
He was "A quarter of n mile away wher
the old man finished his count and fired
and as far as we could judge the shot al
fell short. NJ. QUAD.
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MASONS IN CONVENTION.


BENNINGTON, Fob 1.-THE annual con-
vention of the second Masonic district was
held here to-day in the rooms of Mount An
thony lodge, No ID. District Deputy {. ID.
Phillips presided. Two hundred Masons
from the different lodges composing the dis
trict were present as we'll as representatives
from outside districts. Grand Master John
II. W nipple and Grand Lecturer L, y. Weston
of the grand lodge, were also present. The
convention assembled at . p. m, when a
lodge of Master Masons was opened in form
by Tucker lodge, No. As, George f. Corey.
W. NJ. The entered apprentice degree was
exenptied by Red Mountain lodge, No. 6;},
of Arlington. William Coping, W. NJ. and
the Fellow Craft degree, by Mount Anthony
lodge, j. NJ. Burt acting as W. NJ.
The lodge was called to refreshments at q
O'Clock "Until the sound Of the gavil in the
east, - when it was resumed on the third de
gree The grand officers We're received i'll
due form. after which tine degree was eXem-
plitied by Tucker lodge. No. ~, of North
Bennington. Following came brief al
dresses from grand officers and other broth
rem. The ladies of the local chapter East
ern Star, furnished II banquet.