West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-12-16
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" The close Of the Fall quarter at
N West Virginia University, there are
more students in attendance than were
enrolled during the whole Of last year.
President Raymond, of the West Vir-
g'nia University, will bs one OF the
5iiges Mt she ANIMAL contest OF the
Jhio INTERCOLLEGIATE Oratoricnf Ascot.
alton at Athens, o. February II.
The increase in students i'm West
Virginia University is entirely i'm the
upper classes, the number in the Pre-
paratory School being about thirty less
than last year. The upper classes are
all larger.
This years series OF popular lectures
At tho West Virginia University in
eludes lectures by Russell II. Conwell,
Jahu Dewitt Miller, Byron w. King,
Eli Perkins, DR.. John Riley Thomson.
and Waitman Barbe.
Editor John L. Roger, it is said. will
move the Plaindealer plant from Phil
ippi to Parsons, where he will start n
new paper. John has had long ex-
perience in the business, and should
make it go.-Elkins News.
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The government has just completed
the erection, at Harper's Ferry, near
the monument erected to John Brown.
five iron tablets giving the history OF
the capture OF Harper's Ferry by the
confederates on September 10, 1869.
Col. Samuel Cooper, formerly a mem
Der of the West Virginia legislature, n
Confederate soldier with a brilliant
record, and founder of the institute of
The deaf, dumb and blind at Romnev.
is dead. He died at Capon Ridge, this
state, aged seventy-three years.
The December Issue Of the West Vir.
ginia School Journal gives good like.
ness OF Prof j. N. Deahl. principal Of
the West Liberty Normal School and
formerly teacher in the schools of
Preston county and we'll known to
many of our teachers.
Deputy o. S. Marshal Dan Jackson
and James w. Parks, Cashier of the
hingwood Bank. were in the city last
Saturday and made arrangements with
the Phillips Bros to put up the brick
work OF the new addition to the public
school building of that town. Grafton
Sentinel
Professor S. B. Brown, of the West
Virginia University, is preparing for
the State Geological Survey commiss-
ion photographic and historical
sketch of all the work that has been
done for the study of geology, biology
and the resources of West Virginia by
public and private effort.
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The new physical labratory in Sci
ence Hall at the West Virginia Uni
VersitV has been fitted up with sup
ply OF the best and most modern
apparatus and is one of the busiest of
the many busy places about the Uni
versity. Professor Hodges is getting
ready TO give some courses in practical
electricity during the summer quarter
.
Some newspaper publishers can even
sympathyze with the editor who re-
Gently said that he loved sacred SONGS.
but when every night he hears a man
who owes him three years subscription
singing, Jesus paid It ALL" he feels
like shedding his Christianity for few
moments to go over with club and
give that man a receipt in full.
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Capt G. q. Ayers, Of the 10th q. S.
cavalry, who was detalled to attend
the National Guard officers encamp-
ment last September, has been detailed
py Secretary Of War Russell A. Alger
as instructor in military tactics at the
West Virginia University TO succeed c.
u hewitt who has been granted q
sick leave.
The Upshur county court house has
been condemned aud plans will DO Sc
cured for new building. Judge Cid
con Draper Camden held his first court
there in IS, and historic fact in
connection Herewith il his adjourn.
ment OF the court on one occasion, TO
meet in a carpenters shop, because
the court house was on Gre.
Hoods sarsoparilla has cured opr
BABY Of running sOres for which we
doctersd her for q long time It ba.
relieved me 81 rheumatism. Ny wife
was trou Died with sick headaches and
could gel nothing 20 relieve her until
she toot HOODS Pills.-U. T. PICRENY.
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