West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-04-15

The following item is from the Juion-
town Daily News Standard of April sth:
( Justice W. II. McGibbons and wife VI
/ Bruceton, W. Va, are in town VISITING
their son. Harry McGibbons of j. X.
! Ritenour's drug store. MIR. McGibbons
has just returned from visit 10 his
/ son, Percy. at Elm Grove. While there
he met with some bad luck in the death
( of his driving horse which nc drove
I over froua home. The animal died OF
I lung trouble. Mr.. Mc(;ibbonS viii get
u horse here and start for home to-
morrow.
We want TO call special attention 90
the advertisement i'm this issue OF the
summer Normal Term of school TO be
held in the Kingwool Academy, the
leading high school Of the county.
The principal, Prof Rufus Holden. is
so well known 10 the teachers and
students of this county, that he needs
no words of praise from us. lie has
made teaching his life work and holds
State Certificate. An young teachers
and other students who contemplate
attending, should write Prof. Holden
at once
Bimetallic Club of Kingwo God last Sat
urday night was good aud successful
meeting. There WAS good attend
ance ami much interest manifested.
George y. Mcdonald rendered his res.
ignetiou as Secretary, as he expects TO
leave here soou.and locate in another
place. On motion vote Of thanks
fnW -. -
and Ben. l.. Brown was elected to fiji
the vacancy Several new members
were enrolled, among them Prof Hol.
den, John =. Murdoch. 3. W. Wolf and
Il. w. Burch. Addresses were made by
7. X. Smith, Prof. Holden, Col. Monroe
and q. y. Mcdonald.
At the recent term OF County Court
Mr.. j. +. Hawkins, of Newt burg. was
elected Stewart OF the Aims House for
the ensuing year, commencing May list.
in place of w. w. Johnson, of Mason
town, who declined the Office. There
were quite number of applicants this
time again, but the Court gave il To
Mr. Hawkins at tho rate of $500 per
year. He gave bond i'm the SUN of
$1,000 with Edmond Messenger, James
w. Elynn and ID. j. Walls as sureties
The appoiu tment seems to give general
satisfaction, as Mr.. Hawkins il good
citizen. This also relieves the strain
considerably over the fight for the
NewLurg post office, as Hawkins was
oHe of the leading applicants,
Rano,t 81 tho (.,,,.,, 49,, n 4. .
district, for the term, beginning Nov.
o, 1896, and ending April q, 1897. -
Lynne Waddell. teacher.
Number OF pupils enrolled, lS; aver
age daily attendance, II; per cent of
attendance, So. Ralph Mitchell and
Forrest Beerbower were neither a bsent
nor tardy. Aubery Mitchell was tardv
once and absent IL half day Henry
CupPett and Cinda and Cornelius Miner
were absent sut two days Forrest
Beerbower and Ralph Mitchell passed
the examination for free school diplo-
mas in II creditable manner While the
atteniaDce was not what ! should have
wished, it was better than expected
after seeing the building. Such a
school building is u disgrace not only
to the district, but 20 the county, and
more than that, it is menace TO the
health of both pupils and teacher
Mrs Samuel Stamm OF LOganton. Pa.
bore her thirty-four years Of suffering
with courage and fortitude. Her trouble
was rheumatism ia The knee. Ia conse-
quenca her limU had become so stiff
int she could hardly walk MIR
Stamm IL "a we!I-to do nerchEI ard
had spared no pains or expense to re-
licve her. but with little success. until
one night when 1T grew so painful that
she cOnld hardly endure it, he per
suaded her I" try ClamDeriaius Pain
Balm. The effect was magical The
first appl ication relieved the pain. and
lts continued use has removed all stiff
ness and given her the free use OF her
limb once more. II you have friend
wac is trou oled with rheumatism insist
on their giving this remedy trial
You can do them no greater favor. rs
1t is sure u give prOmot relief, and il
they are Il little patient IL will effect "a
cure. For sale at % and 30 cents per
bottle by j. a. Lenhart. Kingwood,
and j j. Cooke q Sons, Howesville.