West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1895-02-21

jackson and Miss Flo Martin drove
over to Terra Alta, to meet them
Sunday.
In the Yale law school course of
lectures, just announced, Repre-
sentative w. l.. Vision, Of West
Virginia, will lecture OH the tariff;
Oscar A. Strauss, ex- minister to
Turkey, on Religious Liberty in
the United States" and Represent.
alive Bryan Of Nebraska, on
"Blmetalhsm."
The most finished negro scholar
in the world to-day, probably, is
Edward Wilmot Blyden, who rep.
resented Liberia at the court OF ST.
James. He is valued contributor
to many English magazines, Is a
llngulst of pronounced ability. and
Is one ofthe most profound thinkers
the negro race has yet produced.
DIR. Blypen is pure negraewitaout
a trace Of white blood in his veins.
The T., X. & +. Railroad has
been having hard luck this month.
After being knocked ont about
week by the blizzard, it finally got
to running all right and was then
disabled last Friday and Saturday
by the bursting of the cylinder
heads in the engine on the first
trip Friday morning. The other
engine had not been used since the
fire and was not in repair. 1t took
till Saturday evening to get in con.
dition to make a trip.
The Epworth League held serv-
ices at the Jail last Sunday after
noon, lasting abont an hour. Rev.
q. w. McMilIen read chapter
from the Bible. Walter Morris
lead the singing and several mem
bers lead in prayer. Short talks
were also made by several and the
exercises were very interesting.
There are but four prisoners now,
Harvey Massey, George Albright,
Jefferson Newvine and George
Duvull.
Mrs. Burton Harrison, whose
books have made her famous, was a
high spirited young girl named
Constance Carey when the war was
raging. She was Confederate.
and to send fig to Gen. Lee cut
up her best pink silk gown and her
light blue silk jacket, and en-
broidercd and sewed Confederate
flag, which to-day is cherished as
very precious souvenir Of feminine
devotion by Col. Robert Alexander
Chisholm.
Horny Griffin, the favorte jockey
OF the last racing season. will earn
$50, 900 on the turf this wear. That
Is to say, an understood, slender
boy OF seventeen, distinguished
merely for the length of his arms
and legs and his skill IN riding
horse without swerving. will have
an income as great as bank pres
ident's salary,and nearly four times
as large rs that which cabinet
officer receives. Three years ago
young Griffin was II stable boy.
Two more Building and Loan
Agents struck Kingwood yesterday. |
Messrs. Rauh and Rae, General
Agents for the Mutual German
Savings and Loan Association Of
Wheeling, Rooms 301 and 3O2, Pea.
body Building. The Company
claims to have AN authorized capital
of $40, 100000 and subscribed cap
ibHi W luo "Iu'upb Oh LA .UUU
Their statement OF assets Dec. 81,
1894, amount to S77, 95s 80. Liza
bilities, same. Number of branches
80, and shares issued, 1880.
The new officers Of Kinqwood
Division No. II, Uniform Rank X.
Of Z. for this year, are;
Sir Knight .Captain-Felix El
lott, Jr.
Sir knight Lieutenant-Frauk
NJ. Murdoch.
Sir knight HERALD. slidell
Brown.
Sir knight Madison
T., Powell.
Sir knight Treasurer-D4yid VI.
Wotring.
Installing Oficer-Major d. r.
Jackson. Of the Second Regiment,
w. Va. Brigade.