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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-04-16

Brown Tor ss,oso. one third paid in
hand and balance in one and two years
with interests and Wilbur Poster rs
security.
Geo. IL. Everly VS.. BualneP Fairfax
ct al and four other cases Report OF
w. r. Parhhurst. Special Commissioner
ordered that $4,000 in r. J. Crogan's
hands be paid on debts due Edmund
Messenger aad others and A. H. Nc
Millen. James w. Brown and G. w.
Fawcett oppoiated 10 assign and set
apart the widows dover and report
to this Court
w. NJ. q. Dawson, Commissioners OF
School Lands submitted his annual
report showing balance in his hands
of s73o SO. Report referred to Clerk to
audit same.
The Clerk of this Court made report
of the third annual Sc element of School
Commissioner showing disposition of
School Land money and certain sums
paid over for the School Fund.
State of West Va, VS.. John Cunning
ham ct al.
Petition of W. q. Morley, praying to
be allowed TO redeem tract designed as
No 80, containg 100 acres charged to
VIM ii. Hardesty, and heretofore sold
TO s. A. Pratt, who released all claims
TO same and allows said Morley to be-
come the purchaser
Joseph +. Sisler VS.. Missouri II. Sisler
ct al, report of w. b. Parlthurst Com
missioner. Case remanded TO rules.
Harriet Il. Conley's committee VS..
Harriet Il. Conley. Petition of j. Ami
Martin, committee for same asking for
funds in the hands of James w. Brown,
Court Receiver, and ordered that he
pay stOO to said Committee to be APP
piled for her benefit
Joseph Graham VS.. A. L. Bosley ct al.
The property of the latter having been
sold Co Jos. w. Feather at this last
Court for 1855, said Feather is awarded
writ of possession and final decree
entered.
Job NJ Henlines Executor, VS.. II. T..
Shaffer ct al. Petition remanded To
rules,
George Maust VS. Mary A. Crawford
Bill Of plaintiff dismissed and suit
ended and plaintiff ordered To pay ali
costs in the case.
j. W. Rigg g. Co.. VS.. Gross, Black.
well 81 Kelly and VIM. G.. Brown Exc
cutor, vs. JAS. l. Stone, dismissed.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-04-16
tNDEPENDENoE.

Correspondence Of the Argus.
Any more room for official seekers
Mrs. r. y. Giles. OF Grafton. is visit.
ing Geo. NJ. Shaffer.
Lawyer J. s. Squires moved last week
on his fathers farm, near Gladesville.
Barton Fortney is moving into y
Fteams house, expecting 10 attend
Prof Gandy's Normal School
Information has been received 90 the
effect that w NJ. Sinclair has posis
ton as passenger brakeman on Penn
sylvania railroad.
Boxers, George Breakiron and Elisha
Lanbam, had bout last week, ending
in a draw, after FIVE rounds. tt was q
regular Pumpkins HuskinR."
W. X shaffer, NC are informed. has
been promoted 20 a higher position in
the y. a o. r. X. employ. that Of clerk
in Sup't Sheets Office at Grafton.
One Of the greatest accidents IN the
history Of our town for the last Eve
years, happened about o'clock y. m.
on last Thursday. Adam Scott the
victim, while buming his way from
Grafton on o freight train and under
the influence OF liquor, fell of about
one hundred yards from the depot and
was horribly mangled. This Is some
more. and only one Of the many ter
rible accidents happening most every
day brought about by the most damn
able curse 90 civilization. Young inau ?
let this be warming III you must
bum, do 10 sober.
WILL GHEEN
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She Was willing.

George j. Shahan %, and Nina NJ.
Smith Is.
Daniel G. Radabaugh 20, and Minnie
e. Taylor 81
j. Hood whetsell 20, and Emma
Harshbarger %.
Charles II. McCarty 25, and Syntha
Durr a.
William II. Spiker 81, and Birdie A.
Liston IS.
Arthur d. Teets 2s. and Laura v.
Liston 20.
VIM II smouse %, and Sadie wiles
90.
Sylvester A. shaffer %. and syrena
Q. Cress 10.
L. T. Stafford "a. and Allie Robin
son 90.
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Personal POINTS.

]
Albert c. II. Holey. Of Grafton, was
! here this week.
Tucker. the Wheeling papcr-house
man. was in town this week.
Mrs Matte Brown. OF Fairfax Manor,
has been visiting in town for some time.
1 Miss Mary Goodwin arrived home last
week FROM her winter sojourn in the
west
c G. Pierce. OF Rowlesburg, is at
tending Franklin College at New Ath-
ems, Ohio.
Mrs. Ella HolSe and son Stanley. left
last week for Iowa to visit her old
home aud friends
Lloyd c. Shaffer. OF Carmel, has been
here this week taiS;ng an inventory of
the sheriff's Office.
Mrs. Mary Manown left Tuesday
morning for Baltimore 70 visit her son.
Edward c. Manown.
Oscar c. wilt will conduct term Of
summer school at Aurora. beginning
some tune next month.
Mrs. Matte Heermans returned last
Saturday from visiting Mt Cad:z, Ohio.
and Buckhannon, this State
Neil j. Fortney has been at Grafton
this week attending Court and making
arrangements TO hold Court.
Mrs Wilbur Downer and son, OF
Terra Alta, have been visiting in town
this week at John w. Watson's.
DR.. Tappan, Assistant Superintendent
of the Telephone Company of Fairmont,
was here on business last Saturday.
Henry Rehe has moved back from
Benwood to TOWNSVILLE, and quit rail-
reading and gone to farming again.
Deputy Sheriff McMillen and wife
fathers home. Mrs McMillen is quite
sick
James A. Wardwell arrived home
Tuesday from Warrington, where he
has position and has been employed
the past year
Mrs NJ M. Heermans mother of Mr..
l. W. Heermans, arrived here last week
from Baileyville. Illinois, to visit her
son and other relatives.
Thomas Dunn, of Bobtown, has been
quite sick for some time with a bilious
attack. DIR. NJ. L. Powell, OF this place,
has been attending him.
Miss Maud Brown left last Friday for
Morgantown to attend University and
take the course In type-wr1ting and
stenography. She stopped over till
Saturday in Grafton TO visit her brother.
Frank w. Candy. of Independence,
was here last week He still carries
his arm in a sling The Professor will
conduct a term OF school at Independ.
ence lasting ten weeks The school
opened Monday of this week.
George II. Trembly, the postmaster
at Tannery. has been laid up for repairs
the past month. On the 21st of March
he was thrown from "A sled and got the
under bone of his right arm broken
about three inches above the wrist 1t
was painful accident and disabled
Mr.. Trembly from work since that
time, but he is getting along all right
now.
II, w Norris, of Jane lew. Lewis
county, has been here this week, trying
TO work up Tent of the Order of the
Maceabees Mr.. Norris is a Deputy
Supreme Commander and has the work
down fine. He has organized large
and flourishing societies OF the order
at Weston, Philippi, Grafton FairmoDt
Clarksburg, Morgantown and other
points. The society is beneficiary
one. furnishing life, accident, sick and
disability benefits and has a member
ship of over $4,000. Prof. c. G. Sho-
walter who is well known here is State
Commander Of the Society in West Va.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1896-04-16

Lightning Hot Drops-
What = Funny Nsnol
VEN True, but e Kills Az Paln.
Sold EverOvhors. EvoFy Day-
Without Relief, There 10 no PAIL
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-04-22

o'clock. It will be there, never fear
will have Cousin Jonas on hand and
it will not take long to settle the matter
in any way he pleases. If he insists on
turning the mortgage over to me, l will
lay it out in repairs, and they shall
have every comfort for the remainder
of their days. l will be as good as
their son to them"
1t was all done as he said, and they
were back after keeping dinner waiting
for an hour. But the young people
will never forget how Cousin Jonas,
before he sat down to the table, went
around behind his wife, and laying
some papers upon her plate said, with
voice tremulous with deep emotion:
cit is all right now, Mary. We are
never to leave the dear home while God
spares our lives. Let us thank him and
our young cousins for this great gift"
A little later the "young cousins ="
went away. A fall chill had crept into
the air, 80 father" could not carry
them to the train, but the /" hired man
sat on the trunk in front and the young
people had the seat. Cautious Billy
picked his way carefully down the
stony road, and the departing guests
turned back for one more look.
In the low doorway Cousin Jonas
and the wife of more than a golden
circle of years stood together, hand in
hand. Their white locks were lifted
softly by the breeze from pale and
wrinkled faces, but in the faded eyes
shone the light of love that knows
only eternal youth.
AT last curve in the road shut off
the old homestead and the waiting
figures from sight, and Marjorie turned.
ooh, Bierce, can ever be thankful
enough that was not left to lose one
of the very best times of my life !"-
Howe Benning.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-04-22
Faith Can Remove Mountains.

Thu clerk at the drug store noticed
that the lady he was waiting upon had
had her attention attracted by the blot
ters bearing an advertisement of
bromo- caffeine; so he wrapped a
couple of them around the lady's pur-
chase. The proprietor of the estab-
lishment was not little surprised,
about week later, to receive letter
from the lady, saying that she had worn
those blotters on her chest constantly,
and she was pleased to say that sore
ness in the lungs from which she had
suffered for years had entirely disap-
peared.
PILLS Do NOT CURE.-Pills do not
cure constipation. They only aggra-
vate. Karl's Glover Root Tea gives
perfect regularity of the bowels. For
sale by w. E. Terrill & Co., Mont
pelier, Vt.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-04-22
Pebbles,

IT not infrequently happens that the
man who writes to the newspapers is
not 80 much logical as Pathological.
DIVORCE LAWYER: "And what can
l do for your" Married Lady (anx-
iously): sis my name on straight"
IT is suspected that it is not the
peace of Cuba that certain statesmen
are after. They want the whole Of it.
SACHET powders will soon be made
of camphor again, as is usually the
fashion as spring glides into summer.
"THAT's what comes of sticking my
nose in where it doesn't belong" said
the swordfish, as his blade broke off in
the bottom of the ship.
MISS SwEETLY: "How did you know
/ was going to wear my hair curled this
EVENING"" Mr.. Plainman: 81 saw it in
the papers this morning"
CANDIDATES for office are wont to
court criticism of their public acts; but
it is the private axe that they expect
the public to sharpen for them.
tell you, the time in which one
lives has great effect on his career.
Take Washington, for instance"
"Well, what of him?" "Do you sup
pose man who would persist in tell
ing the truth at all times in these days
would ever get farther in public life
than notary publicP"
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-04-22
Hating Between Two Opinions.

Constituent: "Not only will you be
doing good thing for the people of
the commonwealth, but you will be
honoring the good name of the state"
Representative: eyes; but, between
you and me, Pm not so much inter-
ested in what it will do for the people
or for the state itself. What l want to
know is, what effect will it have upon
my prospects for reelection"
CONSUMPTION CAN BE CURED by
the use of Shiloh's Cure. This great
cure is the only known remedy for that
terrible disease. For sale by W. E.
Terrill & Co., Montpelier, VT.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-04-22
Seems Buster Than She Is.

Nothing in nature is 30 busy as a
woman who has piece of dress goods
to match, except it be hen whose CAL
low brood is threatened by the harm
less, necessary cat, or man with the
baby, the kitchen fire, the plants, the
birds and the cat to see to.
A GREAT GERMANS PRESCRIPTION.
Diseased blood, constipation, and
kidney, liver and bowel troubles are
cured by Karl's Glover Root Tea. For
sale by w. E. Terrill & Co., Mont
pelier. VT,
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-04-22
Central Vermont Railroad.
Commencing November II, 1885.

Commencing November II, 1850
Trains Going South and East ,oill Leave Mont
uelier as follotos:
s:55A. M MAIL for Ftehburg Boston Spring
field, New London and New York.
I2: 80 p. NJ. FAST TRAIN, for Boston via Low.
ell, and New York via Springfield.
600 p. M; PASSENGER, for White River
sI2:4O A. M. EXPRESS. for Boston via Lowell
and all points In New England. New York and South.
Trains Going North and West:
$3.50 A. Nj. EXPRESS. for Montreal, Ogdens-
burg, Ottawa and the West
1O:1BA. NJ. PASSENGER for Burlington, st.
lions for Rutland, Troy, Albany and New York. 6.
$3.50 p. NJ. PASSENGER, fer Burlington. st.
Adams, Montreal Ogdensburg and Richford. Wag'
ner parlor to Montreal.
O: 90 r. NJ. EXPRESS for burlington, St Al.
bans and Montreal. Pullman sleeping car from
Montpelier to Chicago without change. Due In
Chicago 800 p M, next night, Connects at Essex
Junction for Troy. Albany and New YORK,
Through tickets to Chicago and all points west Tor
sale at the principal stations
Suburban Train Service.
Leave Montpelier at 7l5, 9:5. 1850, A. NJ, Il 10.
$3.50, 100 p. NJ. Arrive at Barre twenty minutes
Leave barre at s;lO $3.50 A. M 90 M, $685. $3.50.
$3.50, P. M. Arrive at Montpelier, twenty min
utes after leaving time;
Trains leave for Williamstown at llO P. N. and
$3.50 p. N.
All passenger trains will stop at the Pioneer orks,
to take or leave passengers when signaied
Ew. THOMPSON, Agent
+. W. BALDWIN, General Superintendent
S. W. CUMMINGS, General Passenger Agent.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-04-22
How 1t Strikes Texas.

April is here. The roses lave in sill
very showers, like naiads bathing in
liquid forest streams; rainbows bend
across the sky, resplendent with pris-
matte glory; the sun plays hide and
seek behind the shifting clouds, but
two to smile upon green, gorgeous,
glorious, grand old Texas.-Galveston
News.
A BABY's LIFE SAVED" My baby
had Group, and was saved by Shiloh's
Cure" writes Mrs. j. B. Martin of
Huntsville, Ala. For sale by W. E.
Terrill & Co., Montpelier, vt.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-04-22

his wife," she said, and ushered them
into the prim, stiff parlor, that made the
girls fingers ache to change it.
You'll find it lonesome here. 1t
didn't use to be-" with glance two
miles away to where, on another hill
top, marble headstones were outlined
against the western sun, " but our fam
lily are gone now, but father and me-"
How many had your" Marjorie
asked softly.
"Six; three boys and three girls.
Three of them lived to between twelve
and eighteen, and all died of consump-
ton. Two went together at six and
eight, of scarlet fever, and one baby.
I've thought sometimes that was hard
est of all. She was so small she didn't
seem to have grown very far away from
my heart at all. 1t was hard, but
twas the Lords doings and they were
his, of course"
And they're all waiting" her hus-
band put in softly.
Yes, they won't get into trouble"
and with another look that was a
"good night" the mother turned away
to other things.
elbow sad it seems, Bierce," the
young wife said that night, "but
like them"
eyes, they are good. But 1 fancy
there is some more trouble than we
see. Cousin Jonas has two or three
times this evening spoken of bringing
new trouble to Mary. They are lovers
still, Marjorie. Do you suppose we
shall be, after living together fifty-two
years?"
1t was rainy the next morning and
no one went to church, but in the after
noon the sun came out and Bierce went
out for long walk with Cousin Jonas.
When he came back he seemed rest
less and eager until he got his bride TO
himself.
What did you do all the afternoon?"
he asked then.
"Studied missionary magazines with
Cousin Mary" Marjorie answered,
promptly. 81 never learned so much
of missionary matters in all my life.
Cousin Mary is at home in every corner
of the earth, instead of being shut into
this isolated place. When we settle
down in our own home, Bierce, I shall
you dop"
TOuuu Out SOuSlu JOudS lTOuUlt.
"What is it?''
"Money, of course. Their last two
children died twenty years ago. They
were sick for years, and Cousin Mary a
long time, too, and the expenses were
so heavy they had to mortgage the
farm. The interest of that has crippled
them for everything since, and now
they cannot even meet that. Cousin
Jonas says it must go, the home where
he was born, where he lived all his life,
the home to which he brought his
bride, where his children were born,
and where they went away from, must
all go in few weeks now"
"But you will not let it, Bierce."
Bless you, Marjorie, knew you
would say that"
Bierce, the diamond pendant you
promised me is too useless when there
are such real needs in the world. Will
you take that?"
Before breakfast the next morning
Bierce Lathrop rode rapidly on horse
back down 10 the village station and
sent telegram to the metropolis, two
hundred miles distant.
81 asked father to telegraph two
thousand dollars to the bank before ten
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COMMISSIONERS NOTICE
TATE or CAVVIN a NnITR ",

The undersigned, having been appointed by the
Honorable Probate Court for the District OF Wash
ington commissioners to receive examine and adjust
all claims and demands of all persons against the es
in said District, deceased, and all claims exhibited
IN offset thereto hereby give notice that we
win meet for the purposes aforesaid at the otice OF
o. H. Reed, in the city of Barre, In said District
the I'd day OF May and the Goth day Of Sep
TENDER next. from one o'clock p, NJ. until four
o'clock p. M each Of said days and that six months
from the 30th day of March. A. ID. 1896. Is the time
limited by said Court for said creditors TO pre-.
sent their claims to us for examination and allow
ance.
Dated the city Of Barre this 18th day of April, A.
D sd 5ssS G. G B. ffo6wMSSsEND. Commissioners.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-04-22
ESTATE OF NATHAN L. COLLINS,
STATE OF VERMONT,


In Probate Court, held at Montpelier, in and for
said District, the lith day of April A. d. 1885,
George w. Morse Administrator, de boniS non, of the
estate of NATHAN l.. COLLINS, late of Waterbury
in said District, deceased, makes application to said
Court, with the consent and appreciation in
writing of the heirs of said deceased, residing In
the State of Vermont, for license to sell all Of
the real estate of said deceased situated in
Waterbury, in said District, to wit: One undivided
half of the home farm; also undivided half
would be beneficial to the heirs Of said deceased and
those interested in his estate, in order to
convert said real estate into money. Where
upon, It is ordered by said Court that said
application be referred to a session thereof, to be
held at the Probate ONCE, in said Montpelier, on
the LIST day of May, A; p. 1895. for hearing
and decision thereon; and, Ii Ia further ordered,
that all persons interested be notified hereof, by
publication of notice of said application and order
thereon three weeks excessively in the Vermont
Waterman & State Journal newspaper published
at Montpelier in this state and which circulates In
the nelghborhood of those interested, before said
time OF hearing. that they may appear at said time
and place, and IL they see cause, object thereto.
BY the Court.-Attest,
9693 HIRAM CARLETON Judge.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-04-22

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Adespairing man, who had applied to us,
soon after wrote:
well, tell you that first day Is one I'll
never forget. 1 just. bubbled with joy. I
wanted to hug everybody and tell them my
old self had died vest orday, and my new self
was born to-day. W didn't you tell mo
when. 1 first wrote tt would find it this
way?"
And another thus:
IF you dumped a cart load of gold at my
feet it would not bring such gladness into my
life as your method has DONE"
Write to the ERIE MEDICAL COMPANY,
Buffalo, n. Y, and ask for the little book
called COMPLETE MANHOOD" Refer to
this paper, and the company promises to send
the book, in sealed envelope. without any
parks, and entirely free, until 1t is well intro
oaced.
The Vermont watchman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1883-1911, 1896-04-22
A Story Of Joe Jefferson.

Many of our readers have seen the
famous actor, Joe Jefferson, in his
great play Grip Van Winkle," that de-
lightful story of the Catskill fairies,
and in it that weird scene where he
partakes of the spirits that the elves
give him, making him sleep for twenty
years. Well, there is good story told
about Jefferson in that particular scene.
Once being near some good fishing
grounds, he spent the day drawing in
the gamy trout, and was thoroughly
tired when the curtain rolled up for
the evening performance. Things
moved smoothly enough until he is
supposed to fall asleep. Now that
sleep in fiction lasts twenty years, but
on the stage about two minutes. This
time, however, the two minutes were
heightened out into ten, much To the
amusement of the audience and provo
cation of the stage-manager. Jefferson
had really fallen asleep, and his shores,
it is said, were quite audible beyond
the footlights. Several remarks were
fired at him by the audience, and,
finally, the stage-manager had to go
beneath the stage and open trap near
where Jefferson was lying to try and
wake him up. He called and called,
but it was no use, and in desperation
he succeeded in jabbing pin into him,
which made Jefferson jump up with a
sharp cry, and quickly realize where he
was.-Harper's Round Table.
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Suffered from Rheumatic
Pains and was unable
to work, but found a.
friend in Smiths Rheu-,
matte Cure.

It gives me pleasure to say a good word
foryour Rheumatic Cure. | had rheumatism
IN my shoulder and right arm so bad since
last spring that could scarcely do any work;
could not raise my right arm to my head and
| suffered most intense pain ali tie time
paid during the summer eighteen dollars
Tor llniments which Iapplied without getting
any relief. friend who had used your
(meulcine urged me to try II bottle. Thad
arrived at point where / had but little faith
In anything; but at his earnest solicitation |
resolved to invest fifty cents more; so on
the 23d day of September bought q bottle
rections and went to work cutting and piling
logs and have worked steadily ever since.
feel like anew man. My arm and shoulder
IL all right. ] am free from pain and have
'two-thrds of bottle on hand. Incredible
as 1t may seemi is nevertheless the plain
honest truth. Sincerely yours,
JOHN \. HAYWARD.
Bondvillc Vt. Nov 4, 1s02.