West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-12-23
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Items OF Interest From Here And
There.
Rev. Ross Ward went 20 Terra Alta
this morning. lie has been rendered
the passionate of the Baptist churche,
of Terra Alta and Kingwood jointly,
and the present visit is TO decide
whet her or not he shall accept Mon
golian.
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Mr.. George Vanderbilt n few DAYS
ago took an Insurance policy IN the
Mutual Life of New York for 81 600, 900,
paying as an annual premium $50, 600.
This is the largest policy ever issued
by single company on one life and
was secured by the largest and oldest
life insurance company.
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Last year the United States pro-
duced 10, 4o5. 900 bushels of buck " cat,
most of which was consumed at home.
There are about 1900 cakes in one
bushel, making n total of seventy bill
lion cakes In the whole crop. Preston
county is large contributor of this
product
Hoods SarsaDarilla is prepared by
experienced pharmacists who know
precisely tho nature and quality of all
ingredients used.
Two Hagerstown boys killed deer
in West Virginia. The flne is $50, with
half to the inforner. One of them
heard they were going to be informed
on, so he fastened up to Berkeley
Springs and informed on his partner,
who paid the geo; and the friend got
Sl0. They sold half the deer for s15
AID are still ahead Of the game.
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DR.. ID. Mayer, who left recently for
his post of duty as United States Con-
sui at Buenos Ayres, presented Colonel
Flintlock Perry before he left with a
beautiful silk hat in token of the warm
affection which exists between these
Two old soldiers of opposite sides II
was Colonel Perry's sixty-fifth birth
day,-Charleston Gazette.
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The United States Internal Revenue
collections for the district of West Vir-
gina, for the month of November,
1897, are reported as follows Tobacco.
s22, o1O,o %; cigars, sls, $50 SIS; spirits, 3d.
All. So; beer, SO, 442. rs; licenses. s1. All 80;
fines, penalties, etc, S44.40; total, $62, =
col 0S. Collections tor the preceding
month of October were s66, 379.64.
80
Auditor LaFollettc has been notified
that the bonds of the Union Pacific X.
II. Co. held by the State would be paid
off the FIRST of January. The irreduci-
BILE school fund of the State is invested
in bonds and securities and S55, 900 have
been invested in the bonds of the
Union Pacific. Sinse the recent sale of
that road the bonds are to be paid off
They bore six per cent interest, which
is larger than the interest borne by the
State.
The University authorities have re-
ceived notice from the War Department
that Lieutenant John A. Lockwood.
of the Fourth Cavalry. United States
army, has been detailed temporarily as
professor of Military Science aud Tae-
af II. 4
Lockwood is expected Immediately at
ter New Year. This supercodes the
appointment of Captain Ayres, who
is de tailed to other duties.
To give you an opportunity of test
ing the merit of Ely's Cream Balm, the
most reliable cure for catarrh and cold
in the head, generous 10 cent trial
size can be had of your druggist or we
mail it for 10 cents. Full size 80 cents.
ELY BROS, So Warren St., N. Y.
City.
1t is the medicine above all Others
for catarrh, and is worth its weight in
gold. / can use Ely's Cream Balm
with safety and it does all that is
claimed for IT'D. w. Sperry, Hartford,
onn.
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The Oracle give one of our leading
merchants away like this:
George A. Herring, one Of King
woods leading merchants. and one Of
the most eligible of our sister toyn's
many bachelors-except, Of course,
Grant 0Tahnm-came over Sunday af-
ternoon and took train No. 40 for Oak
land, where we are told, he has gone
TO Porter-ing George is a sly one,
and doubtless his host of King wood
friends suppose that he has his optics
on one OF Terra Atlas fair maids But
such is not tho case, much 20 the re-
grot OF the fair maids mentioned.
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San Francisco, Dec. 15.-Theodore
Durrant was this morning sentenced TO
bc hanged on January next for the
murder OF Blanche Lamont
Durrant's attorneys made desperate
effort to secure further delay and pave
the way for another appeal to the su.
preme court, but Judge Bshsrs was In.
exorable and overruled each and all
! objections made 90 tho proceedings.
| Durrant was In court aud carried him
self with his customary GOODNESS. An