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PROGRAMME
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the office.

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citation.
MONDAY AFTERNOON, Nov. 29TH.
l. Organization and Election of
Officers.
2. Address of Welcome-Mayor
Owens, of Olarksburg.
3. Response on Behalf of the
Association-Mayor Fisher, Buck
harmon.
4. Address-The Duties of a
Mayor-Mayor Keck, of Morgan
town, followed by a general dis.
cussion.
5. Address-Should the State
Establish a Workhouse System
Mayor Butts, of Wheeling, fol.
lowed by general discussion.
6. Address-Sewerage and Wa
ter Systems-Mayor Henshaw, of
Martinsburg, followed by a general
discussion.
TUESDAY MORNING, Nov. BOTH.
l. Address - Street Paving -
Mayor Thomas, of Parkersburg,
followed by general discussion.
2. Address-The Granting of
Licenses-Mayor de Gruyter, of
Charleston, followed by a general
discussion.
3. Address-Street Cleaning
Mayor Kendall, Of Fairmont, fol
lowed by general discussion.
4. Address-Police Regulations
Mayor Hite, of Huntington, fol-
lowed by a general discussion.
5. Address - Speakeasies and
Their Prevention-Mayor Gardi-
ner, Of Slstersville, followed by a
general discussion.
In the general discussion follow
ing each topic it is expected that
every Mayor present will state his
views and participate lively in the
discussion. Other topics not on
this programme may be discussed
il time will permit.
The public generally is invited
10 attend all the exercises.
COMMITTEE.
Fairmont, W. Va, Nov. 10Th.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-11-25
ODD FELLOWS.
state Lodge In Annual Session.


SazSS& The Grand Lodge
E2<sxsAS l. o. O. F. closed
its session last Fri
day at Clarksburg. The next place
OF meeting will be Wheeling.
The Grand Lodge convened in
the Court House Wednesday morn
ing, with Grand Master Romes II II.
Freer in the chair. Col. John
Vance, of the Adelphia Lodge,
welcomed them to Clarksburg in a
happy speech. Thursday was taken
up with the business of the Grand
Lodge.
The matter OF erecting an Odd
Fellows home IN West Virginia
came up Thursday, and it resulted
in com mittee Of five being APP
pointed to confer with like com
mittee OF the Daughters Of Re.
bekah, to report at the meeting
next year as to the best site for the
home and probable cost. 1t is likely
the site chosen will cover about one
hundred acres, and $50, 900 will
probably be spent on the building.
There are several places in view
throughout the State, and the COM
niittee will choose the best.
Officers were elected as follows:
Grand Master-George G. Stur-
giss, Morgantown.
Deputy Grand Master-W. L.
Ruttencutter, Kanawha county.
Grand Warden-Dr. q. NJ. Cum
minis, Enstbank.
Grand Secretary-E. A. Billings.
lea, Fairmont.
Grand Henry Sea-
mon, Moundsville. This is Mr.
Seamon's twenty-ffth year.
Some interesting features we're
brought out at the meeting. There
have been nine lodges instituted in
the State during the year, and at
present the order numbers ID, 1856
members in West Virginia. The
growth of the Daughters of Re
bekah in this State during the past
year has been at the rate of 400 per
cent. A report conveyed the in
formation that the receipts Of the
Supreme Lodge for the year were
30, 763, 000.67, and there was paid
out in sick and funeral benefits
SO, 52S, 600.
At the meeting 176 lodges We're
represented, and there were seven
ty five visiting representatives..
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-11-25
PRESTON pOsrmAsIERs
VIII Please Take Notice and Govern
Themselves Accordingly.

\ new qualification for postmas-
ter has been recognized and estab-
lished by the Postoffice Depart
ment, and we publish il for the
benefit Of the postmasters in the
county in order that they will
know what TO do in order to hold
on TO the office if there IS a change
at the next general election. BIO.
White, Of this place, will have TO
get q hustle on him il he is going
TO come in under the following
ruling
Postmaster e. Il. Page, of Red
water, Texas, will be retained by
this AID minIstration. and all be-
cause of the birth Of qnadruplets
and twins in his family. Eleven
years ago he was gwen the post
Office. but when General Olarkson
became Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral IN the Wanamuker nd minis
tration an effort was made to re-
place the postmaster with candi-
date of the Republican party.
Many apple 'tions for the place
were filed, but Page appealed for
retention, citing that his wife had
just presented him with bouncing
quadruplets, and that twice before
twins had been born to them. This
settled the case General Clarkson
decided not to remove the incum
bent. The case has now come up
again. ana numbe OF candidates
have sought the place. But Page
has again protested that the sue
cessful raising of three Of the qua
druplets and two sets of twins en-.
titles him to some consideration
and sent photographs of the sur.
viving bankruptcies, now almost
young ladies.
Assistant Postmaster General
Brlstow conferred with Postm aster-
General Gary, and the two decided
that there should be no change in
the office.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-11-25
MAYORs, AssOCIATION.

The Mayors OF all the cities and
towns Of West Virginia will meet
at the Court House, in Clarksourg,
Monday and Tuesday, November
29th and 3Oth. 1897, to organize a
West Virginia Mayors Association
and to discuss Tho following gu b.
jeots:
J.. Street paving. 2. Sewerage.
3. Water works. 4. Police regu-
lations. . Corporations. 6. Man.
ufactories, &C., aud to interchange
ideas on an subjects pertaining Ia
municipalities.
Every Mayor 10 tho State is cx-
pectci 20 be present aud make This
a profitable gathering.
Signed IT, $. KENDALL,
Mayor Of FalrmOnt.
w f. HIrB,
Mayor Of Huntington.
r. II THOMAS,
Mayor Of Parkersburg.
j. A. DE GRUYTER,
Mayor Of Charleston.
Committee.
FairmouJ W.Yay Nov. Q, '97.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-11-25
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ORDER OF PUBLICATION.
WAY VIpgrEIA -

Wssr VIR0ISIA, es
At rules held In the CLERKS once ~ the or.
cult SQUIRT of Preston sOunty. on the frat Mon
day Of November. 1897
a. p. Hamilton Sc Co.,
Attachment In Eurdtv
Miller & MuSssna % al
The object u his suit is 90 recover from the
defendants. KILLER Il Nussena. the aum 81
elbloI9 with Interest and costs. and subject
money In the hands Of the defendant, Z he " est
Virginia Company, due Miller & aussena to
equity.
Aud Il appearing that the defendants. y. l..
Miller and ! II Ausscua, are not residents Of
derel that the sn.d defendants do appear here
Wilhin one month after the date ~ the frs /
publication hereof. md do what is necessary 10
protect their interests. and that this order DO
published in the ssT ViIGIKIA AssUs a news
paper Published in this county
a copy-TSst J.W. WATSON, Clerk
+. j. CSoGAN, Counsel for Plaintiff.
al " It So
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-11-25
NOVEMBER CROP REPORTS.

The crop r, port for NoVemb Der as
sent out from the Department Of
Agriculture at Washington, gives
the following general averages for
West Virginia:
Average yield of shelled corn per
acre, 24a bushels; quality, 80 per
cent. Average yield per acre Of
Irish potatoes SO bushels, and
quality ~ per cent. Average yield
of sweet potatoes 70 bushels per
acre, and quality 80 per cent. Az
erage yield per acre of tobacco, 800
pounds; quality, SO per cent. Hay
yielded an average of u ton per
acre, and quality 81 per cent. The
average for buckwhost was 10
bushels per acre, and the quality
rated at go per cent, a hundred be-
ing the highest grade. In fruit,
grapes and apples, averaged little
over a half crop, and pears less
than half crop.
In Pennsylvania corn averaged
80 bushels to the acre this year,
better than any State of the Union.
The average for the whole United
States was about "a bushels per
acre.
Washington made the best aver.
age in potatoes, l62 bushels per
acre, Oregon 100, and Montana 1876.
The average for the whole country
is 64I bushels per acre.
New Mexico leads on sweet pota
toes, $50 bushels per acre.
Strange to say, Massachusetts,
produces more tobacco per acre
than amy other State, 1000 pounds,
and Wisconsin next with 1880, and
then Pennsylvania with 1880. This
product has generally been c0nsid-
cred southern production.
Arizona and New Mexico lead
with the hay crop, the average be-
ing 81 ton per acre in the latter,
and over that even in the former,
while the average for the whole
United States is less than a ton
and half per acre.
Now we come to buckW heat,
Preston county's pet crop. What
State would you guess produces the
best average per acre /? You could
hardly guess without naming early
all the States of the Union. Name
leads with 81 bushels per acre,
New Hampshire next with II, then
Vermont "a, New York %, Penn
sylyania II and West Virginia 10,
the average for the whole United
States is nearly 81 bushels.
Take cotton, most people would
be fooled on that, as Indian Ter
ritory leads with 300 pounds per
acre, and Louisiana next with 245,
and Oklahoma third with 225,
while the average per acre for the
whole country is 1872 pounds.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-11-25

The enterprising New York Jour
nal, the leading free silver Bryan
Democratic paper OF this country,
and its gallant reporters and brave
old Genaral Lee, of Virginia, have
done more for suffering Cuba than
both the administration of Cleve-
land and Mckinley. Is it posi-
BILE that the money power of Wall
street controls Mckinley like it
did Cleveland
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-11-25

West Virginia has %, 753 PEN
sioners Whe draw from the govern.
ment 81, O26, O30 annually. Pres
ton county has several hundred,
and they distribute several thou
sand dollars into the county every
year The present Commissioner
Of Pensions makes a good sugges-
tion in his report for this year. lie
wants all the pensioners in every
county published once year in
the county papers, giving com.
plete list Of the names and the
amount they get end what they are
drawing a pension for. This would
be a big help towards correcting
any inequalities or irregularities in
the matter, and If there we're any
frauds on the list it would be
shown up then and soon exposed
aud stopped. We have been want.
ing to get list Of this kind for
this county for long time for
publication IN THE ARGUS, and
would gladly give it space without
charge, rs 81 would be az interest
ing information IS We could pub
llsh Tor our paper.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-11-25

The many friends of Hon. James
b. fancy will welcome him back to
Wheeling and West Virginia after
four years spent at Belfast, Ireland =,
as Consul General for the United
States, where he acquitted himself
in a highly creditable manner. 1t
is said that he will again assume
editorial control of the Register,
and we may look for that able ex-
ponent of Democracy to be brighter
and better than ever.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-11-25

The famous Eastman trial for
the shooting of Frank Thompson
at Parsons last spring, comes up in
the Tucker county Circuit Court
this week, and is attracting much
attention.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-11-25

Another big war with Turkey is
on this week and comes to focus
to-day. But this time the Turks
get 1t in the neck and are getting
the stuBing Knocked out Of them
to-day. This ought to be IA day
for rejoicing in Greece.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-11-25

The Charleston Gazsttc says. "If
President Mckinley desires The evil
Deuce Of Cig young woman who was
iusultcd on BALTIC. & Ohio train
by Congressman DOrr, special
agent or Inspector Of any OF the
departments would probably find
her at Weston, w. Va"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-11-25
A RAILROAD WAR.

Over at CIaTksburg they have a
railroad war that reads like boom
town on the western frontier.
The Short Line road, chartered to
run across the country from Clarks-
burg to New MartinsvIle, tapping
the Ohio river and Ohio River rail
road there. is bitterly opposed by
the b. & .. Il. r., as it would
hurt them considerably. There is
also war between the Short Line
people and the Town Council in
regard to their entry into Clarks-
burg.
Tuesday night Of last week
while the town was sleeping peace
fully, force OF forty teams and
one hundred men came into town
about one o'clock with cross. ties,
rails, ballast, timber. etc., aui by
daylight next morning had the
road built up over the disputed
route, including 25 foot trestlc.
The Council held special session
at 2 p. m. and ordered the Street
Com missioner to proceed with his
force Of hands and tear it all up
and remove it from the Corpora
ton. They also ordered the Town
Sergeant with his force to guard
the workmen while doing it. In
the meantime, the railroad men
were on guard, sworn to protect
the company's property at all haz-
ards. A bloody battle was immi-
nont, and was only prevented by
the railroad officials getting an in
junction from Romeo Ill. Freer,
Judge Of another circuit, who WAS
in Clarksburg at the time, attend
ing the Odd Fellow Grand Lodge,
enjoining the town from interfering
with the railroad till the matter
could be argued IN Court. This
settled the matter till next month,
when it comes up in Court. Iu the
meantime, the company ia going
ahead with the road, and claim they
have 50, 900, 900 to put in the enter
prise. Thomas Moore Jackson,
who surveyed the West Va. North.
ern, ls the leading man in the
Short Line Route, and is hustler
and has plenty of money of his
own, and lots Of backing besides.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-11-25

While Cleveland was President
and the papers and people Of this
country we're all chsmpioning the
cause Of the struggling Cubans and
the Administration Sighting them
shout as hard as The Spanlards
themsciges, our Rcpublcsu friends
would console each other over what
would BE- done when Mckinley was
elected 0, yos. be would act
promptly boz behalf u our down
,roddcu auj cruelty prosecuted
ucighJors Who we're looking 10 rhIs
great government FOR succor and
salvation But what has Mex inley
done2 SIMPLY pursued the same
policy that old Grover did, and is
now getting resdy to block any act
Of Congress again from helping
Cuba.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-11-25

The North American Mining
and Developing Com pany. of %
Union Square, New York City, is
one of the latest schemes for ex-
tracing the riches Of the far. famed
Klondike country. Some Of the
best known men in the country are
among the officers and directors Of
the company, among them Hon.
John Z. McGraw, Of Grafton, but
we prefer to invest what little
money wo can get hold Of right
here at home and keep out Of the
jail and poor house II possible.
The company offers stock at only
one dollar per share in blocks Of
Eve, and any one with moro money
than they know what to do with
might do well 10 invest il with this
company. Anyhow they will send
Jou some handsomely engraved
certificates Of stock that will make
you foel rich to look ct them.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-11-25

The Grafton Leader is booming
Hon. John r. McGraw, of that
place, for the United States Senate.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-11-25
Kingwood. NoY. 20. 1897.

The Salem Times has changed
hands and Mr. j.. NJ. Morton is
the new man at the helm.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-11-25

The Buokhannon Delta is now a
live local paper and better than 10
ever was. IL gets out ono Of the
best local pages Of any paper IN
the State.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-11-25

In tho case Of Lloyd Hansford,
a prominent attorney Of Tucker
county, who was fined s25 by Judge
). II. Holt for alleged contempt Of
Court in preparing ; petition ask.
ing Tor new trial in the case Of a
citizen Of Davis, who bad been tried
and found guilty on a trumped up
charge the Supreme Court has re.
vcrsed the Judge and e1onerated
Hausford from any contempt or
the payment Of tho fine. This 10
The same case in which special
car load Of citizens was hauled up
and fined aud ended IN the Eastman
and Thompson tragedy.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-11-25

The National Base Ball League.
in session at Philadelphia recently,
adopted the scheme of having two
umpires for each game after this,
one for field work and one for the
battery, and no umpire allowed to
serve in more than six consecutive
games In any one city. The League
will also make departure in the
way of a schedule. 1t is now pro
posed to. open the season on April
ID and to close on October Is. The
idea is to play 1874 games and to di.
vide the circuit into four sections
the northeast, consisting of Boston,
New York and Brooklyn, and the
sou theast, Philadelphia, Baltimore
and Washington. Chicago, Cleve-
land and Pittsburg will form the
northwest section, and ST. Louis,
Louisville and Cincinnati the south.
west.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-11-25

The good old reliable Pan Han
die Ne'os is one of our favorite e1-
changes, and its editor and pub
Usher, Bro. j. r. Curtis, is one of
the sprightliest and most genial Of
ell the editors Of the State for a
man Of his age, but there is one
thiRg we want to enter a protest
against, and that is the poor quail
iiy Of paper used by Bro. Curtis
and the diRgy, faded, cheap look
OF the paper. Get better grade
Of brighter, cleaner looking news,
Bro. Curtis, and your paper will
DO a thing Of beauty and JOY for
ever.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-11-25

Congressman Dovenor has rec.
commended r. AID. Hall, Of the
Weston independent, and Senator
Stuart f. Reed, of the Clarksburg
Telegram, for appointment as postr
masters in their respective towns.
We congratulate our brethren Of
the press on their good fortune.
Both these offices pay a handsome
salary, but the boys deserve it, and
will make first class officials. Geo.
Wise has been recommended for
the office at Wheeling to succeed
Postmaster O'Ksne, whose time
expires 18th Of next month.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-11-25

Tammsny Hall is not such a bad
crowd after all in spite Of ell the
hue and cry raised by the 80 called
Reformers. The other day they
raised and chesrfuHy contributed
$4,000 Tor Che benefit Of The poor.
Half OF it goes % Doe starved and
struggling patriots Of Cuba and
the other BALI 70 tbo poor % Now
York CRY 70 keep TIE wolf from
the door, and bring joy to Tie
hearts and homes Of The thousand.
Of destitute people In that great
metropolis 40 this time Of Thanks.
giving. Now, let the Roformers
aud goody good crowd Of New
York duplicate this charity, or Gle.
forever Hereafter hold their peace,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-11-25

What have the Republicans to
say now about the Treasury deficit (?
How they abused the Wilson tariff
bill and declared that it was fail
ure, and you could hardly take up
Repu 5lcan paper without find
ing something in it about 1T being
fraud and failure as a revenue
raiser, ETC., and how they would
remedy that and fill the Treasury
to overlooking when the Dingley
bill got to working. Now what is
the result? Since the first of
July the deficit has been more
than s45, 900, 900. and is getting
larger every day. Will the Journal
or any other Republican paper or
any one else kindly stand up and
be counted on the side Of the Ding.
ley tariff bill as a revenue raiser
and explain .he deficit Or will
any Que have the cheek to try to
deny these figures? Don't all
speak at once, brethren Of the
E. o. p.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-11-25
ScrofuIa Sores
Health Was Greatly impaired, But
Hoods SarsapaFiila BuIit it up
Sores Have All Disappeared.

al was troubled with eruptions on my
face, which appeared like scrotula. Ny
health was so much impaired that was
advised to take Hoods SarsaParills to
build me up, and 1 bought six bottles.
Before had taken half OF this amount I
found that was improving. could rest
better at night, and felt refreshed In the
morning. i gained IN flesh and when L
had finished the six bottles the sores on
my face had all disappeared" J. b. Bod
DIE, Postmaster, Nashville, No. Carolina.
"After suffering from a sore leg for %
years, four bottles OF Hoods Sarsaparilia
made a complete cure. II Is several years
since / took HOOD 5 SarsGparilla, but I
have not suffered with ony sore or erysip-
elias In that time" Mrs. II. J. HARTLEY,
Lovett, Georgia. Remem Der
Hoods SarSaparilla
Is the Best the One True Blood Purifier. Bo
sure to get Hoods and only Hoods.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-11-25

attention.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-20

an or chest. which give forth a light
~ powerful a. 10 enable the smallest
print TO be easily read. A few Of these
fies put under a glass make a good
reading lamp. and the inhabitants use
the lamps 20 made for household pur-
poses. The women use them for dec.
otation on festival days The brilllan-
cy OF the spectacle presented by myrl-
ads Of irenies. glancing or sclntlllatlng
through the darkness Of a tropical
night has but 10 BE- once witnessed 10
create enthusiasm ON the subject OF
living lights" Once seen Il can never
be forgotten. Flying about In countless
myriads. glistenlng like sars on a
clear winter night. flashing and dis.
appearing. glanclng and dancing. whlrl.
ing and gyratlng In mary ev0lutlons.
no words are SUFFICIENT 90 describe the
scene and Ia effect on the mind OF
the fortunate traveller who witnesses
H. II d one OF the sights OF a life.
time. The Inhabitants OF the troplc-
al world regard these insects from the
practical. and not from the pOetleli or
artistic standpoint. by means OF a
lighted torch they entlce them into
their houses where they devour those
intolerable pests. the mosquitoes. OF
which they seem passlonately fond.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1897-08-20

A New Brunswick contributor IN
Forest and Stream relates an odd az.
perience that befell Mr. Hunter
while on a hunting trip. Ne was a,
Foriy-nlne Mile camp. and went an,
to look after his HORSES. leaving /,
candle burning On the table. In n fsv.
minutes he s'tcTned to nnd the roor,
dark. The candle had gone ON, /,
appeared. but when he went 10 religh,
q he found that {, was missing NJ
Hunter was startled, not 10 ay irish,
ened. Perhaps he remembered ON.
OF the LEGENDS which attach 10 no.
Wild forests. However. he lighted :,
other candle. and by and hy had ooo,
sion 20 80 out again and look 49,,
his team. When he came back N.
room was dark again and the anal
gone, This time. having lighted /.
third candle, be made a search =, a.
premises Nothing was to b. seer M I,.
put the candle In the table again -,
his axe where Il would Do hanav 80
stepped into a corner. In f.v ~.
utes a hying squirrel came ,hron..
the door. mounted the table hrc.sss
over the candle. which went ON, !. \,
fell. sslrsd I. In his mouth ana &C.,. a
with Il for the door.