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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-12-19
answer to the pI.intif,s bill Within

STAY Aals.
James II. Knots against William
f. Michael ct al: remanded to rules.
Charles Gribble against William
Il. Michael ct al; remauded to rules.
John j. Gribble against S. IL.
Shaw; defendant files his answer to
plaintiffs bill, to which plaintiff
replies generally.
State Of West Virgins against
Parties Unknown; decree for sale
OF tracts designated IN bill and ex
hibits or Nos. 100. 10r. 1O2. 1913
and 104; Wm. NJ. o. Dawson, com.
missioner.
Causes dismissed-S. ID. T.. Stat.
ford VS.. Thomas j. Watson; w. w.
Shock VS.. Ward Dawson ct al;
Winnebgo Nat. Bank VS.. Carroll &c
Herring, and First National Bank
Of GAINESVILLE VS.. Carroll & Herring;
IL. @. Ringer. assignee, etc., VS..
Is. +. Hove.
PROCEEDINGS on THE LAW SIDE.
County Court vs.. Thos. Burdesse !;
petition, docketed.
Michael Lynch VS.. G.. j. Shaffer,
appeal; Adam Gross VS.. CA. Borg
man, appeal. docketed.
Joseph +. Sisler VS.. Gus j. Shat.
fer, assumpsit; plea not guilty and
continued.
Jefferson Frazee vs. Henry AL
bright, SANDER; jury and verdict
for plaintis--damages $25.
State vs.. Geo. w. Grim. Lot ard
j. F. Spurgin, Allen Bolyard, Geo.
Mccartney and Ward Lambert.
Recognizances before Justices; dis
charged.
State VS.. III. p. Wilkinson, felony;
continued till next term.
State vs.. Mrs. Hubert Costello,
misdemeanor No. 6; judgment for
$40 and costs on confession at a
former term.
State VS.. Hubert Costello, INSIDE
meanor; same order.
State VS.. Arthur Elbon, INSIDE
meanors Nos. and o; same order.
State vs.. Samuel Everly, INSIDE
meanor; Same vs.. Francis Dunn,
misdemeanor; Same VS.. David Ben
son, misdemeanors Nos. and 2,
nolle pros.
State VS.. Henry Allen and VIM.
Harmed, misdemeanor; jury and
verdict of not guilty.
Thomas j. Watson vs.. A. G.
Titchenell; continued next term.
Caroline Word VS.. Vim. Cham.
bers; suggested debtor of Lewis G..
Ford, answers to 1913, due Lewis G..
Ford and judgment for same.
Alex W.Zinn vs.. Isaac j Welton,
appeal; plaintiff not appearing to
prosecute his suit, on motion of de.
PENDANT, plainiff non suited and
judgment for defendants costs; but
not-sult is without prejudice to the
plaintiff.
John FahneY vs.. j. and w. Tan
ner, appeal; continued at costs of
defendants.
State vs. A. l.. Benson, misde-
meanor; State VS.. Will Englehart,
misdemeanor; State vs.. Geo. Nc
Cartney, Jr., mlsdemeaDor; confess
sions and fined $50 and costs in
each.
VIM. G.. Brown VS.. @. O. Craig,
assumpsit; dismissed, satisfied.
Enos Ashburn vs. West Va. Rail
road; dismissed, satisfied.
County Court vs.. Smoot ct al;
continued.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-12-19

We wish TO call the attention Of the
people 20 the fact that we arc now pre-
pared 90 do frst-class work m our mill.
having put in Hulier and made all
necessary repairs. We make a special
" of Buckwheat, grinding from $50 u
200 bushels % dav, making from rs "a
- pounds Of Hour per bushol Our
-four is Of an excellent quality, and we
invite the patronage Of the People
All we ask is 20 give US n trial, and we
will satisfy you as 70 the above state.
ment. Respectfully yours.
NICHOLAS GROSS 81 SONS
ReedsVille, w. Va
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-12-19
LOCAL OPTION
Information on the Liquor License
Question.


To the Editor Of THE ARGUS.
Persons stopping AT any town in
Preston county and inq1iring for "a
drop Of cred lIkker" or schooner
of 5eer are Invariably tod that we
are "strictly temperate" and that
this is ''locAl option" county.
Can you inform us how and when
1t became "local option 20 Is there
anything in the law to prevent the
County Court from granting license
for the sale of intoxicating liquors
II they so wished ?
Quite a mum Der OF people in this
section are of the opinion that 1T is
not within the province of the
County Court to grant license for
the sale OF liquors. as they claim
there is a special law for Preston
county which prevents them from
doing SO, but I can't End the law
and you being located at the ''seat
OF justice" / thought you could set
us right in the matter.
Very truly.
HIGH LICENSE.
Portland district, Dec. 1G, 1895.
In reply to the above, we would
say that there is no special law for
this county and the County Court
has a perfect right to grant license
for the sale of liquor if it sees fit TO
do so. There is nothing Whatever
to prevent the Court from issuing
license to anyone applying for it.
The "local option" simply means
that the local sentiment of the peo-
pie is against license and that they
chose or elect not TO have it, and
1T is commonly supposed that the
people would turn down any Court
that would grant license or would
not elect member that was known
to favor license. This is the gen
eral supposition buc no fight has
been made on this issue in this
county for long time. In fact,
we believe that no license has been
granted in the county since the war
and 1T has become generally under
stood that the option or wishes of
this county was against license. Of
course, the action of the Court In
granting license would not control
that Of the municipal officers of
town and the Council could refuse
TO grant license even if the Court
granted it, and the party selling
without either license could be
prosecuted by the authorities rep
resenting the body that refused the
license. 1t is not likely, however,
that the Court would grant license
to anyone to sell in a town whose
authorities were opposed to it nor
would any town Council issue
license unless the County Court
would also. There are three licenses
required, first from the Govern.
ment, then from the county and
last from the town. OF course
there is no trouble about securing
the Government license, which only
cost s25 per year. The State and
county tax as granted by the Coun-
ty Court, is $3.50 per year, which
makes 1875 and the town tax is
left to the Council which can be
made same as the county tag, $3.50,
II the Council sees fit to fix it at
that, so that the limit is 1926 per
year and a "High License" as our
correspondent signs himself. 4
saloon would have to do big bug
mess in order to afford to pay that
much license.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-12-19

The opening of the new standard
gauge railroad between here and
the b. & o., branch OF the West
Va. Northern, was not very aus.
picious performance, and was in
deed attended with considerable
gall and wormwood to some Of the
prominent citizens of the town, as
tho Journal would remark. Last
Saturday morning the big engine
started out to cut the bridges be-
hind it, so far as the old engine
was concerned, and make the home
stretch on the return clear into the
prospective new depot over at Lone.
lyville,a boom town near Kingwood A.,
this being our nearest railroad sta
ton. At the Switchback, 24 miles
from town, the big engine got of
the track and did not get in till
Sunday evening, il spite of all the
exertions made by full force OF
willing workers. The strangest part
OF the whole proceeding is that the
mail was kept there, almost in sight
Of town, till Sunday evening about
six o'clock before il was brought to
the Postoffice. Several teams pass
ed coming INFO town, and il could
easily have been sent or brought in
Saturday, as It should have been
II there had been anybody IN charge
Of it, with proper regard for the
Importance Of the matter and a due
consideration for the accommoda-
ton Of the general public. There
are come mea who will always per-
sist in biting of more than they
can chaw, as the old darkey would
saw.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-12-19
"mARCHIN0 THROUGH GEORGIA,
Sweeping Reductions In Atlanta Tx.
position Rates via Southern Rail
way

The SOutheran Railway will sell,
on December 10 to % inclusive,
round trip tickets from WASHING
TON TO ATLANTA ana return ut rate
Of 1915 for the round trip OF 300
miles, good FIVE days from date OF
sale. Rates from other points in
same proportion, which are the
lowest rates ever offered for any
similar occasion; affording a splen-
did opportunity TO visit the Atlanta
Exposition, conceded to be second
in Importance only to the World 8
Fair.
The Southern Railway is The only
line operating solid vestibuled
trains Of Pullman palace cars and
elegant frst-class day coaches be-
tween New York, Washington and
Atlanta. without change. Time,
New York TO Atlanta, n hours;
Washington 10 Atlanta, 10 hours;
Three trains daily in each direction.
Christmas Holiday parties now be.
Jog organized.
Tickets good for ten (1O) days
from date OF sale will also be sold
Washington to Atlanta arl return
at rate Of 81, December 10 TO 2C
inclusive, on December %, 1895,
enabling y longer stay at the tx
position II desired.
Apply % any representative oil
that company for full information.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-12-19
Kingmood. Decembef 10. 1895.

The coming municipal election
at DAVIS promises to be a hot enc,
as there are three tickets In the
field. John w. Blaker, a former
merchant of this place and we'll
known here, seems to be very popu
lar there, as he is on all the tickets
for Councilman aud received the
second highest vote at all the con
tentions.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-12-19

The National Cold Water Con-
yenton has been called to convene
in Pittsburgh, May 9th, 1896, for
the nomination Of . side show can
didate for The Presidency on The
Prohibition ticket.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-12-19

The Democratic National Com
fnittee will meet in Washington
City, January 10th next, for the
purpose of selecting the time and
place for holding the next National
Democratic Convention. Chairman
William +. Harrity has issued a
call for the meeting to be held at
the Arlington Hotel at III a. M. of
that date. 1t is thought the date
will be fixed about the middle Of
next July.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-12-19

Tue "Old Roman" is dead. lie
passed away to the Great Beyond
peacefully and incurred by the
whole country, at the age of 80
years. Allen Cranberry Thurman
was born November 13, 1913, and
died December IL, 1895, at his
home in Columbus. Ohio. The
funeral took place from his late
residence and was very large one.
The Thurman Club" and all the
city officials acting as an escort OF
honor. His grandsons we're the
pall-bearers. He was laid to rest
beside his wife, who died tive years
$50.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-12-19

A man by the name of o. Sayre,
at Angerona, this State, was grant
ed patent on an apple corer last
week, and a man down in Alabama
and one in Virginia were granted
patents on CIR coupling, which
makes about 3,791, 544 patents on
this device, as near as we can tell
from the reports. We think there
should be law passed against this
mania for getting out patents on
the car coupling business, as it is
getting to be worse chestnut than
she Armenian mnssacres.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-12-19

The National Republican Com
mittee at meeting in Washington
City last week, fixed on st. Louis
and June 10th, 1896, as the place
and date for holding the next big
Republican Pow Wow aud deciding
on who "bucks the tiger" in the
next cOmpaign. In the interim Bill
Mckinley, Tom Reed, Ben Har.
rIson, "Uncle Levi" Granny"
Hoars and lot Of lesser lights,
will burn the midnight oil wbettiug
their scalping knives for each other
and mixing war paint Of a fiery
hue. On with the wake and let the
(corpse) candidate be unconfned.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-12-19

The latest insult to the Dsmoc.
racy Of this State is the proposition
TO run Henry g. Davis for Gov
ernor on the Democratic ticket.
Several " the Republican papers
are booming Mr.. Davis and giving
him q great send of This is all
right FOR them, and he would make
IN ideal Republican candidate, be-
ing a millionaire mOnopOlist and
politician for revenue only, but
when the Democracy Of this State
gets 50 poor and hard up 90 to
seriously consider such man to
head It's ticket. none will be found
40 poor and degraded to do it rev.
erence.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-12-19

Several of our exchanges are
Dragging about big porkers butch.
cred in their section. but as We re =
marked last week the Browns are
still aheid, and the one killed re-
Gently by Col. James w. Brown, of
Fairfax NJ NOR, near Kingwood /,
and making 6l9 pounds of clean
meat, takes the cake and entities
the Colonel TO the belt. Ii anyone
can beat it, we want to know it.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-12-19

This Armenian business Is get
ting to be the worst chestnut ever
inflicted on a long suffering public.
Every paper we take up has long
aud blood curdling recital Of hor-
rors about the massacre of the un-
fortunate Armenians by the Turks.
If half the published accounts are
true, enough Armenian christians
have already been killed Off TO over
run all of Europe.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-02-02
"OVer There"

In his work entitled The Religion
of Evolution M. j. Savage traces the
slow march of man from barbarlsm to
civilization the tedious progress of
humanity from filth to cleanliness
thence to Goodness.
1t is to be said, however, in qualifica-
ton of Mr.. Savage's observations, that
the abolition of "the baneful hog pen"
from Boston does not imply that it is
not still doing business in Frostburg
at the old typhoid fever stand with
diphtheria delivering some of the
goods.
For Mr.. Hunt testifes that some of
all classes are interested in patronizing
the firm, including even physicians,
with the undertakers to hear from.
And, Mr.. Savage, this statement
about "cleanliness' being next to
Godliress," whatever it may be in the
Scriptures, is in the average Frostbu
profession of religion an able. bodied
lie. There ale people here who have
tasted of the good word of God, and
Of the powers of the world to come"
who are still so far back in the refine
ment of smell and the cult of cleanli-
ness, that the great wonder is--where
did the washing of regeneration get in
its work?
But, gentlemen, in the heaven
whittier you are bound, there are
neither chilling winds nor poisonous
breaths :" hence, no humid airs nor
hog pens. All your education inside
of these facts, therefore, will hang to
you like a wad of burdock burrs to
the drapery end of colts tail. to be
shed and worked off long ere you can
enter the gates Of pearl or walk the
streets of gold.
And you, we Coun3ilmen, it is not
too late for you to so move" and
second" and "vote" in the interest
of cleanliness and health-that even
the tombstone man will be sorry when
he has heard that you have gone to
give an account to some of our loved
ones of the part you may have played
III sending them from our arms ere
they reached and passed the noontide
day of life.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-02-02
What the Solid Men Should DO.

The loss of tonnage to Maryland miners
on account of the foolish "sympathetic'
strike Of last year, was $4,000 tons This
loss was more than made up by the increased
shipments from the Pocahontas district,
which did not so idle.-Coal Trade Jou,7,al
And yet still more than made up"
by what the Cumberland Ne,os thinks
came in on account of the lowered
tariff.
The more echoes heard from that
Sympathetic strike the more one can
see how it was, Of all wage revolts,
the most senseless.
1t will stand on record as the lead
ing fool movement of the 10Th century
in this region.
Notwithstanding which we occasion
ally hear crazy yawp about $50 cents
tom that can no more be given now
than before it was derided and reject
ed as a promise.
In justice to a vast majority of
miners, especially the property-h hold
ers. it ought to be stated that they
really entertained no sympathy for
the movement. They We're merely
carried along by the momentum which
the irresponsibles got under Roadway.
These men, however, should not be
caught again. Having real interests
at stake, they should present a solid
phalanx against any more insane cru
sades in the blessed name of "sympa-
thy
Hence, if there be any virtue or
fascination in the ''hour and article"
Of organization" they should or
ganize against "organization.n
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-02-02
His Name at Hand.

PROVIDENCE, R. l., Jan. %, 1895.
To the MINING JOURNAL.
When this writer sent his first COM
you that if not contrary to your rules.
he preferred that his signature be
simply sc. )" but if your rule required
the full name to appear, to append
it. This you can corroborate for the
benefit of your Sykesville correspond
ent.
Kindly permit me to say further to
your correspondent that it is for none
of the reasons which he suggests that
the name of this writer isn't signed to
his letters. This writer isn't seeking
newspaper notorlety, but if your Sykes
vile correspondent desires This writer's
address, he can get it by applying to
the editor of this paper and enclosing
stamp for reply.
But, serousl y, Mr.. Editor, what
kind of a debater is this correspondent
of yours anyhow The Single Takers
assert that "all men are equally ell
titled to the use of every portion of
the EARTH" and he replies;
| have worked with white men and black
men, i'll sunshine and storm, on land and
sea.
The Single-Taxe says:
That value which attaches to land by
reason of the growth of the community is the
property of the community and it should be
used for community expenses
And the rejoinder of your correspon-
dent is;
Henry George never did II days work in
his lite.
The Single-Taxer maintains that
The product of labor belongs to the laborer,
and the interest on capital belongs to the
owner of capital
And your correspondent retorts
Coxey came down to Washington with a
gang of hoboeS last summer and the author
tiles put up sign-"Keep Off the Grass
And so on ad nauseam.
A. doughty knight, truly-this cor
respondent of yours. the painfully
apparent poverty of whose arguments
CD will force the readers of your
valuable paper Ito draw their own
conclusion" G.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-02-02
An Old Remedy with a New Virtue

An Old Remedy with New Virtue
Manager Brockway, of the Elmira
On. W Reformatory, having been &C
cused of spanking disorderly inmates
into good behavior, acquitted himself
by testifying that, among other accom-
plishments achieved by laying 1.-The
incorriglble' across the knee and
spanking, it stimulates the mind"
This is new view of the value of
corporal punishment.
Hitherto it has been REGARDED as the
last but sure resort of effective discip-
linary regimen.
Henceforth it is to be esteemed as
mental tonic which eXhllarates but
does not intoXicate.
But this theory, so brilliant and
antique, must have been cribbaged
from the opening stanzas of John G..
Saxe's poem, "Ye Pedagogue:"
Righte learned is We Pedagogue,
Fulle apt to reade and spelle,
And exc to teache We parts Of speeche,
And strap we urchins wele.
For as tits meete to soake we feete,
Ye ailinge heade to mende,
Ge youngers pate to stimulate
He beats We other ende.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-02-02
Is This an ArmiStice?

Mr.. Perdew, that little dash of carl
cature was big mistake.
But for that our little Caesars would
have nothing whatever to grow great
on.
Their harpers have nothing else to
harp on. and their soothsayers, with,
out topic to say about, have no other
complaint to sooth over.
That is all the Cumberland Neus
could groan about last Monday.
Except this
TO crafty the JOURNAL, although we fail
to see wherein it is concerned IN the matter,
we will say that the Ne~S is neither interested
in Mr. Rank as an editor, nor in Mr.. Perdew
as teacher.
1t will be remembered that the
JOURNAL never printed a solitary
word in Mr.. Perdew's defence until he
was attacked by the Ne,os, at which
time we felt we had as much concern
in Homecoming school affairs as that
paper.
We are glad to see, however, that
the Ners is not interested Gin Mr..
Perdew as teacher" The announce.
ment indicates that its recent proc
lamation-"w shall attend to Mr..
Perdew''--has been withdrawn.
And now it is in order to re-affirm
that glorious American classic
Peace hath her victories no less renowned
than
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-02-02
ACOlnmOn GOSneI

In his last encyclical letter to the
Catholic prelates and people of this
country Pope Leo deprecates the
physical violence which almost in
varlably accompanies the strike, and
enjoins his people
Not to touch what belongs to another; to
allow everyone to be free in the management
OF his own affairs not to hinder anyone from
disposing of his services when he pleases, and
where he pleases and to whom he pleases.
That is the pure gospel of freedom.
Every Catholic ought to embalm its
injunctions in his heart, and stand bv
them!
The same great sentiment pervades
the Protestant gospel of civil liberty.
And, gentlemen of both religious
classes, observing these common
articles of your faith, others, seeing
your good works and profiting there
by, there will soon come blessed time
when the right to work will be as
universally unquestioned as the right
not to work.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-02-02
Should Stay Where Charity Begins.

Should Stay Where Charity Begins.
The Homecoming Regieo commands
enough lingo to state that the Cumber-
land Ne,cs irrelevant reply to the
JOURNAL last Monday was "tersely
stated"
Terseness is All admirable editorial
quality, and 1t gives the JOURNAL I'M
yelled joy to see that the Reoie,o is pick
ing up some taste in that direction.
But it need not go so far from
Homecoming for curiosities of that
species of cirtu.
Right at home-in the Star-are six
lines from Mr.. Perdew and twenty
three from the editor that are heaping
full, shaken down and running over
with terseneSs.
Patronize home industry, and thus
fulfill the law and tickle the prophets.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-02-02
The Only Way Out.

The JOURNAL is becoming needlessly ex.
cited over the location of the proposed federal
building for this city. We advise 1t to be
calm. Cumberland will have no trouble in
finding place for the new building when it
fully materializes. Cumberland News.
The JOURNALS alarm was inspired
by statement in the Neps of fear
that the $4,000 would not purchase
the site, or words to that effect.
Isn't that enough to excite" tne
JOURNAL to offer the ground in the
highest part of that "greater Frost
burg which now proposes to absorb
Homecoming, Vale Summit, Eckhart,
Mt. Savage and all of Cumberland ex-
cept Shantytown
Certainly.
Frostburg mining journal. [volume] (Frostburg, Md.) 1871-1913, 1895-02-02
Light Out of a Dark Place.

The JOURNAL is old enough to know that
flour at So barrel means poverty if not ruin
to the farmer.-Cumberland Nems.
The JOURNAL is growing odd" but
it has not seen enough of life to "know'
what the Ne,cs claims, and will not
until it knows" how much at the
same time So will buy. If that sum
will buy 6yards of carpet instead of
3; II yards of jeans instead of 6, or >
kegs of nails instead of |. the farmer
will be getting along pretty we'll.
For, after all, he is the man who
carries all the burdens of protection.
He is the goose plucked by all, and the
reach for his feathers is in its last
analysis the protection game of
grab. He is the sole wholly unpro-
tected victim of the united and con-
current capacities of protection"
and the JOURNAL rejoices to note the
first word Of sympathy for him that it
has ever seen illuminate a niche in
columns cherries to all but those who
must "stand by home industries
ultimately at his expense.