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Masontown.

correspondence Of the Argus.
Mrs. Lizzie Candy is i'm town for "A
few days
Miss Nora Keck is visiting her many
friends here,
Earnest Watson was over the noun
tain Saturday.
w. +. Mckinney and wife wero in
town this week.
Fred Kern was at Morgantown re-
Gently, 20 see his girl.
>. j.. Cobun and Harry Martin were
at Mt. Lake, recently.
There were several cattle buyers
through here last week
j. w. Kirk has contracted 20 paint a
very large house near Easton.
j. +. Hundley and Melissa Cobun are
attending institute this week.
/. w. and 3. Is. Kirk were business
callers at MorRantown last week.
Since our corresposa1ent has been on
a strike, our town has been very still
The picnic at Grant was quite sue
coss, and good time generally was
had.
Capt. Kirk attended the soldiers re-
union at Function and reports a good
time
Mr.. Jackson OF Gladosviilo, was in
town Sunday, calling on friends and
relatives.
Farmers are nearly done harvesting.
Hay was the best this harvest IL has
been for years.
DR. Hundlcy WAS called to Fellows
Vile this last week 90 sec Rev. Knots,
who was very sick.
JACK RwrER.
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Eowesville.

Correspondence Of the Argus.
Henry Korte OF Benwood. was here
on short vacation, recently.
Elias Barlow and wife OF Grafton,
are visiting relatives at this place.
c. A. Bergman Is having his res
idence treated TO new coat of paint.
Simeon Hartman and family OF Cum
berland are the guest Of Thomas
Rhodes.
a good many people from here at
tended the funeral OF Mrs Bishop of
KiDgwood, Sunday.
Miss Kate Wssling Is spending few
days in Kingwood visiting friends and
attending the institute,
Nearly all OF the farmers In this vi.
cinity have their threshing done
Next comes buck-wheat and corn-cut-
ting.
Thomas Cooke and family Of Cum.
berland. who have been visiting friends
and relatives here for some time, re-
turned home last week.
Freddie, the eleven year old son of
{. A. Bergman, unfortunately broke
his right arm Wednesday last. Dr.
Pratt rendered surgical aid, and was
accompanied by his little daughter
Martha and Duke Dent. JUSTICE.
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A Model officer.
TO the EdItor OF lug Aner..

To the Editor OF Tux AEoUs.
In justice 20 worthy man and n
prompt people, l desire 20 express INV
appreciation OF the services OF Deputy
sheriff y. g. RidcnONr
On the 9th day OF August, 1897, he
called on me At my Office and closed
books for the year 1896, thereby sever
ing his relations with rue, having at
the proper time made annual settle
ments throughout his term of office in
full Of all that he was charged with.
During his term be collected and dis
bursed twenty seven thousand dollars
of tax money, besides large amount
of other collections that came into his
hands by virtue OF his Office, 20 the
apparent satisfaction of all.
Young and inexperienced as he was
IN business, his success is remarkable
and speaks volumes for him i'm the fu-
ture, IL he will but persevere on the
same line his success in life is assured.
To say the least Chris RidsnOurS word
is as good as his bond. In all the
business transactions we have had no
written contract was necessary, and
while we have severed our business
connection, the ties OF friendship re-
maIns unbroken.
congratulate Reno district on their
satisfactory condition financially. No
district in the county has been more
prompt 20 pay in their revenues, and
no one has larger surplus fund To
their credit today. PromptneSs in
business means saving every time.
Very truly yours.
LEROY SHAW.
late = l.. c.
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klbrightsville.
Correspondence OF the Argus.

Correspondence Of the Argus.
Frank Pell is clerking here this week
Miss Floss Marsdcn Is visiting Mt
Terra Alta.
Mr. Calvert is plasteriug George Ro-
deheaver's house.
Bruce Rodeheaver has returned after
an absence Of month.
Cameron Elliott was circulating
among friends here Sunday.
Spencer Crane and wife attended
Grand Army Day at Mt. Lake Park
Tuesday.
Miss Farnsworth of Wheeling, who
has been visiting here, has returned
20 her home.
Frank and Charley Feather, OF Penn
svlvania, are visiting their many
friends at this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Metzler spent
Saturday and Sunday at Indie pendcn &C,
the guest Of Mrs. Sharps
Frank Wolf OF Lenox. attended Quar-
terly meeting here Sunday, also Elmer
and Jared Feather Of the same place.
Mrs. Michael Albright of near
GAINESVILLE, is building new house ON
the lot she recently purchased OF g.
Bishop. CRACKER JACK.
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GladOsvilloe.

Correspondence OF tho Argus
Most OF our farmers have their oats
stacked.
Our farmers are about done thor
harvesting.
Mrs. III. NJ. Massio of near this place.
is ON tho sick list.
We can hear the throshing machine
running in our community.
Our teachers are attending the In
stitute at kiugwood this week.
George Is. Jackson had his foot badly
mashed while out riding recently.
DIR. Charley Brown OF Webster, is at
this place helping DR.. II. X sutton.
Il. ID. Parker is building n fine dwell
ing house for tho widow Nelson OF near
lIallcck.
Mrs Kate banks has been on tho
sick list since our last writing. She is
improving slowly.
Mrs George b. Jackson and little
daughter Addie, are visiting their rel
atiyes at Masontown.
Born, unto Mr.. and Mrs. M. l.. linn
OF near here, a bouncing big boy, Sun
day night, the 18th inst
The Baptists Young Peoples Union
meets In the Baptist church at 1880
p' m. every Friday evening.
Born, unto Rev. and Mrs. II. H. Good
Il fne son, on the 9th inst DR. Il. X
sutton attending physician.
bOIht uubo VT. ana MIS- IL NJ. Dea-
vers of near this place, fine boy baby.
DIR. Il. X. Sutton. physician.
Miss Mollie Price OF near Browns
Chapel, Monougalia county, is staying
at Mr.. and Mrs ID. 9. Zinn's.
c. w. Massie was at Independence
last Sunday morning TO meet one Of his
cousins, Miss Golf, from Grafton.
Miss Ella Iluddleson OF near Iinu's
Chapel, will take charge OF the primary
Ian ,nf pnhAAI ,.,t,,
Rev ]. ID. Williams preached To a
fair audience on Sunday, the 18th inst.
After preaching lac baptized three per-
sons.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. G. Zinu and little
daughter, Marie. were visiting Mt Mr..
and Mrs. w. H. Sharp's OF Iudcpend-
ence, since our last writing.
The postoiiice fight is all over and ID.
G. Iinn is the lucky man. Did We not
tell you so long ago? He will take
charge OF the office October 1st. 1897
TIT AND TAT
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craaesvilla.

Correspondence OF the Argus.
Quite number Of our lads and lasSes
attended the show at Oakland and re-
port a good time.
Mr. {. w. Cramcr will have new
Postoitice building erected at this
place in short time.
There was quite an extensive public
sale At the residence of tho late Mich
Wl Albright on Saturday.
The picnic at the Lake on Saturday,
was we'll attended and was more OF a
revival meeting than picnic.
Messrs. Smith and kimmell. of Oak
land, Md, are doing some vorv nice
work with the paint brush In this sec
ton,
has already caused the Hap Jack game
to bs played on tho griddle an this sec.
tion.
Messrs. john and James Williams
rode their bicycles from this place to
81 George aud back ON Saturday and
sunday.
Born. to Mrs w. A. Wilhelm, OF
babies; yet sorry 20 say that one OF
them died the following day.
We witnessed rough aud tumble
fight on Saturday night between n
young man and young lady, which
resulted In favor of the young lady.
The referee decided that the two
should not maize friends any moro for
fear that they should get married aud
the lady would be expected To VICAR
the breeches.
Just now providence seems TO be
working in favor OF our American peo-
pie bv giving u foreign demand for our
ovorplus of grain aud the Klondike
gold boom, yet strange 20 notice that
the Republican party seems To- claim
the honor aud are beginning To cry
prosperity" Prosperity To whom
The rich farmer and capitalists. The
lasorer's wages are still the same and
tho cost of his living is about 40 per
cent greater and tho strike goes on
SALANANDER.
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Hudson Happenings.

Correspondence Of tho Argus.
On TO the I<londyke !
Tho school Of scandal - Are you
pupil ia IL?
Miss Malissa Light is spending "a few
days with the family of w. M Mosser
Bruce Gibson OF Pisgah, was here
Saturday and Sunday, and az lie used
to live here we arc all glad 20 see him
back.
Mrs John NJ. Keenan, and baby OF
Hopwood, are visiting Mrs. KS pa
rents here, Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Gibson
for few days
Orval Walls has gone TO Accident.
Md, 90 work on Walls g. Mossers we'll
drill and he thinks things wont be 40
Icy down around there.
Miss Isa Maude Gibson and Messrs
l. 9. Gibson and J. o. jenkins left yes
terday morning for Kingwood, to at
tend the Teachers Institute.
While in Oakland last Monday we
met Wilson Clark an old Hudson boy,
who Is now married and living at VIII
son, on the w. Va. G. and doing well
o. Y. Shaw was at Kinqwoo1 few
days ago on very important business.
lie was before tho court. probably 20
sec N he could get n writ OF Attoc CHI
ment."
Rev Feather filed the pulpit at the
Grove N. T. church ON sunday 10 an
attentive congregation. lie will leave
the latter part of September for tho
Annual District Conference at Grafton.
Omer Walls OF pisguh, was over here
last Saturday night again, but Just
what he's looking after is more than
wo can tell We are waiting for that
Pisgah writer 90 give another chapter
about that wonderful chase.
Marsh and Will Walls and IRA and
Charley Gibson have returned from
Oakland and NJ. Lake, where they
heard the world famous preacher. the
Rev Talmage, in his cello bratod sch OUI
Of scandal" and my Journey Around
the World
These days are as much like August
days as "anv other old days" n the
poet. Lowell was living now he would
not say, whats so rare as - day iu
June 2' but what's so rare as 81 day in
August when you can hear moro CAB
and gossip than would Gll twenty
four page daily newspaper
We have such strong Democrats down
here That they won't NOW some oi
their meadows ON account 81 tho gold
en- ODDS iu them. We like such Dem
ocrats and heaven Is going 10 boz chuck
full ~ them. PAasIu ScRfBBo.
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Millereport.

Correspondence n the Argus.
Wonder how the Jim Committed
likes the Dusiuess2
Well Welll Prosperity has como
at last TO the United States
Well, the machine struck the miners
the very first men. Just As wv. VI. D."
said IL would
Farmers are in the midst OF their
harvest. The weather seems very uu-
favorable for the business
Adam n Evcrts treated his Kitchen
TO one Of the Home Comfort Ranges,
manufactured by the Wrought Iron
Range Company Of st.. Louis Mo-
Oh what q time Of rejoicing there "a
among the greatly beloved laborin9
men. Well. there is no use talking.
the Bosses have tho whole business
run down. The ring has been hogged
without mercy and the hog has been
rinRed without mercy. Good honest
men who deserved something have
been rolled on the promise Of tho sweet
by and by. Soldiers and men who
stood shoulder ~ shoulder i'm the bat
Ties for Republican victory last fall.
j. is certainly plain case that the
farmers and laboriDg mon have been
turned down. Ia the face Of an prom
Uses, men that had good paying Offices
lu Preston county thought best 90 keen
The good things all in the same famil ~
They did not think &c right 20 separate
any Of the kids from their paps during
Dog Days However. Che present adj
ministration will bee invited % rest
their wearied doings in ease Of eternal
rest
Language seems inadequate % cx-
press Che Indignation that is manifest
ed among the humble voters because
~ the ingratitudc shown them by the
Bosses IIim Committed
Would you Use o. hear The rest or
Shall J stop IS loNFiDENcE ViCUu
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Salt LICK
goof tboAraus

Correspondence Of the Argus.
Mr. Editor II you don't throw this ira
the waste basket we viii come again.
business is brisk now at this place
J.. X. Knapp is running his mill now.
Buckalcw e Golf have started out
with their thrcshiug machine.
We notice chat Charles Wilhelm is
ont on the road again hauling lumber.
our pic mic is on the first Saturday
In September. Everybody is invited TO
come.
James Tanner has shut his mill down
for awhile, 90 take tan bark out of the
woods.
A. Tceis has been working Tor Tom
Tanner for some time and has moved
his family near bis work
We had cool time ON Salt Lick tho
other night at the musical entertain
mont SALT LICE DAuH.sHs
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Plaasant Dale.

Correspondence Of the Argus.
Harvesting is q thing OF the past
W. S. Trickett spent week at Nor.
gantOwn.
G. W. l.. Marsdeu has been looking
over our hills
Mrs. w. c. Pell has been visiting her
parents at Bruceton
Ed and Will Smalley were in our
midst one day last wook
Mrs. r - Liston spent several days
on the East Side last week,
Our defeated pedagogue had better
be careful, as Uncle Sam says 10 makes
him feel like q boy TO got mad
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-08-26
Real Catarrh Cure

The 10 cent trial size OF Ely's Cream
Balm which can be had Of tho druggist
is sufficient 90 demonstrate its great
merit Send 10 cents, we will mail IL.
Full size SOC.
ELY BROS. Sc Warren ST. N. Y. City.
Catarrh caused difficulty in speaking
and TO a great extent loss of hearing
By the use ~ Elys Cream Balm drop
ping Of mucus has ceased, voice and
hearing have greatly improved -J W.
Davidson, Atty at Law, Monmouth, m.
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HURT IN A RUNAWAY.
Truesdell Man Receives Injuries THAT
MAY Prove Fatal.

Fred Borkenhagen, an employe on
the Torrey farm received injuries
Saturday which are likely to prove
fatal. He had driven to Truesdell with
a load of bran and was taking his place
on the wagon at the Truesdell station
when one of the bags rolled off the
wagon and let him down. This fright
eped the team which immediately be-
gan to run. The man was carrird for
some time on the tongue but finally his
bold broke and he fell under the wheels.
The heavily loaded wagon passed over
him.. When he was picked up by some
bsstanders he was unconscious. A
doctor was called as soon as possible
and it was found that several ribs were
broken. There were beside some in
ternal injuries that could not be placed
on account of the swollen condition of
the body. It is probable that the heart
was injured as the wheels of the wagon
passed over the lower part of the
breast.
Dr. Saunders attended the man and
reports that he fears some spinal
trouble and that it is very likely the
man will not recover.
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Home Forum Benefit order.

Many people are not aware of the
fact that there is fiourishing lodge o
the Home Forum Benefit Order located
here. Kenosha Forum No. 628 was
organized in October 1895. In Deem
Der 1896 they paid their first death
benefit of $1,000 to Miss Belle Bush, o
Pleasant Prairie.
The following officers were recently
elected for the ensuing year:
President-John r. Proctor.
First Vice Pres-Theo p. Boyington.
Second Vice Pres Andrew W. Re-
dine.
Secy- Treas-H. M. Coshum.
HistOrian-L. Y. Milbrath.
Orator p. FL. Mcintosh.
Asst Orator Willis Hall.
Porter-A. j. Schott.
Guard-A. E. Si1nons.
Medical Examiner-Dr. G.. Ell. Ripley.
The Forum meets the fourth Thurs
day of each month in Liberty hall.
The order at large is having mar
velous growth and has paid every
claim. Ell. M. COsHUM, Secy.
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Dunn at simmons Hail.

The temperance meeting at Simmons
hall Sunday night was remarkable
one. The great room was crowded in
every part and hundreds were unable
TO gain an entrance at all. The audi
ence was composed largely OF men, and
while all the churches were represent
ed, there were many men and boys
there who do not often go to church or
such meetings.
All the ministers were present and
all had hand in the opening exercises.
Miss Lily Runals had volunteered to be
present and sing, but on occount of i'll
ness had to be excused to the regret OF
all. After a few gospel hymns Mr..
Dunn in a half humorous, but very
business like way, took up collection,
the only one so far. 1t resulted in
enough to pay just half the actual ex-
penses up to this time.
After another song by the chorus
choir. Mr.. Dunn began his address.
There was no particular text. He
touched On several phases Of the work,
chiefly moderate drinking. He spoke
lust one hour and the audience was
still as death from first to last. We
have never seen a mixed audience more
completely under the control Of a
speaker. At some points the silence
and strained attention were almost
painfully oppressive, and that in spite
of a certain difficulty and hesitation in
articulation caused by slight stroke
Of paralysis four weeks ago. When the
final appeal was made it was answered
by about 100 persons working to the
front and signing the pledge 1t looks
like a revival, sure enough. There will
be meetings at the same place every
night this week.
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A Disguised Enemy.

Chronic catarrh often makes its ap-
proach in disguise. Before person
knows it, he may become q victim OF
chronic catarrh. Its onset may be
gradual, it's development insidious, and
at last the victim finds himself in the
clutches Of 5enaeiogs disease \
slight cold, tendency to sneeze, q
puffiness in the nose and head, fullness
or cracking in the ears, stringy mucous
in the throat, slight cough e wheexj-
ness, snoring during sleep, "y sone at
these symptoms should be Sacded as
a warning. What can be c.'~ed in 6tse
beginning in a week or tn" by using
Peru ma, if allowed to bec0n.r chronic
may require months of faithful treat
ment. You had better take Pe-ru-D&
now, for by and by you will be obliged
to take it a long time in order to gee
we'll. Pe-ru-na is the remedy f0r
catarrh. Almost every body knows
that by hearsay and thousands know it
by blessed experience.
The Pe-ru-na Drug Manufacturing
company, of Columbus, Ohio, are send
inc Dr. Hartman's latest book Ola
chronic catarrh and climatic diseases
of winter free of charge GA pages IN
strucIively illustrated.
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A DESPERATE MAN.
He Attempts to Break into the Home o.
Edward Robinson.

Mrs. Ed. Robinson, who lives ahOsgs
four miles south of Kenosha on the
Waukegan road, was badly frightened
Monday afternoon by a strange nE2n, .
tramp, who tried to force his way 6ut@
the house. She and her children were
sitting in the sitting room about 500
o'clock, when knock was heard
Thinking it was her husband who had
been a short distance away during tue
afternoon, and whom she was expect
ing home at the time, Mrs. Robins0m
opened the door. She found astranger
confronting her who asked if she was
alone and if she could lodge him for
the night. On being told that the
house was full he asked for a place lin
the barn. This he was told was 0ccu-
pied by a dog of mean disposition
On this the man left About fifteen
minutes later another rap was heard
Again Mrs. Robinson opened, expect
ing to see her husband. But again
the same man stood before her. bus
this time as soon as the door was
opened he rushed for it, saying he was
coming in any way.
With the strength of desperation
Mrs. Robinson closed the door against
his rushes and bolted it. He continues
to hurl himself against it and just as
she feared the door was about to give
he left it and attacked the window By
this time, however, Mrs. Robinson had
seized her husbands gun which stood
near, and pointed it at the man as he
attempted to enter the broken window
He administered few oaths with the
muzzle of the gun in bis face, and then
withdrew leaving Mrs. Robinson and
her children very much the worse for
their fright. As soon as Mr. R0bins00
returned home and heard the story he
went in pursuit of the man whom he
found in C. Weyhe's barn. He br0ughG
him to the county jail and will try t0
have him sent over the road.
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An ola Puzzle Brought to Light.

There once was a prisoner who was
told by his jailor that he could have his
freedom if he would give the jailOr a
puzzle he could not guess. The prison
er told the jailor that he expected a
visitor that afternoon and if he would
come with him at that time he thought
he could gain his freedom. At the ap-
pointed time the three men were on
hand, the jailor, the prisoner and the
visitor. The prisoner then addressed
the jailer saying: Brothers and sisters
I have none, yet that mans (the visit
or's) father is my fathers son, what
relation is that man to me?"
This puzzle is rather old, but it is a
good one for those who have not heard
it before.
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Y. M. G. A.

The membership contest at the Z. VI.
C. A. reached the one hundred and one
mark Saturday evening, the blues lead
ing by three. This shows hard work
as the contest only started two weeks
ago. Mr.. Mcintosh expects to get out
a complete statement of the affairs of
the Y. M. G. A. at the end of the con-
test which has still four weeks more to
run. 1t is expected the statement will
show improvement in every branch of
the association.
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A BAD FALL
Mrs. Matt Huck Fails on Hot Stove
Sunday Afternoon.

Sunday Afternoon.
Mrs. Matt Huck was quite seriously
injured at her home Sunday. noon.
While sitting with her family at the
dinner table she began to feel faint.
This in itself did not frighten those
about her much, as she has been ac-
customed to fainting spells for some
time. But after sitting at the table a
few moments after the others had left,
she got up to follow them, and in tax
ing a few steps fell, in her fall striking
her head on the sharp corner Of hot
stove that stood not more than dozen
feet from the table. A servant saw her
fall and screamed. Her cry startled
the family which quickly gathered
about the PROSTATE woman. She was
picked up in an unconscious state with
a large cash in her forehead just above
the eyes, from which the blood ran
profusely. With the help of Peter
Jacobs, neighbor, the father and son
carried her to her bed. A doctor was
summoned at once, and the cut was
sewed up. Though Mrs. Huck
has been unwell for some time, the
doctors express the hope that the
wound received Sunday will not preci-
pitate her. illness.
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The Cuban League.

Papers have been received by Keno
sha parties for the establishment OF q
branch of the Cuban League, but so far
nothing has been done in regard To
starting the Kenosha branch as the
gentleman chosen for president is to9
busy to attend to it or to accept the
DositiOn.