West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1897-04-22

B The Kingwood postofice has been
weighing the railroad mani tho past
month, as per orders from the Sup't OF
Rail Way Mails. This is done every
/ four years ia order TO regulate the
amount paid the railroad by the Govern
ment for carrying the mails. The
/ total amount OF railroad mail handled
at the office here for thirty days, end
| ing April Goth, was 56I0 pounds an
average OF 254 pounds per day. The
work Of the Kiugwood Office has in
creased very much in the past few
I years and the office ought to oe in an
/ other class and will be in another year
Ex-Sheriff Shaw received telegram
/ Monday from the Governor, notifying
| him of his appointment 60 I'LL vac
ancy on the old Board of Directors OF
the Hospital for Insane, at Spencer.
and asking him 20 be there yesterday
to attend a meeting OF tho Board, tie
left that evening so as to Ds on hand
in good time. lie had already been
I appointed oh the new Board, whose
term Of Office begins June LIST, but
this notice was TO I'LL "a vacancy on the
old Board Mr.. Shaw will likely be
made a member of the Executive Com
mittee Of the Beard AT Spencer.
A letter was received here this week
from John A. Graham, or Bow Log
ged John" as he was called here who
is now at Quantico, Md, asking about
his people here. lie is son OF Lee
Graham aud had not been here for
several years and was thought TO be
dead, as.his father received a telegram
about three years ago from Hospital
in Pittsburg, saying that he was dead
and asking what disposition should DC
nade Of the body. His father not
being able TO have him brought home
for burial, ordered the remains buried
there and supposed, OF course. that he
was dead, till hearing from him this
week
Dayton, w. Va, March IS, ts97.-I
have been taking Hoods Sarsa parilla
for several years whenever / have
needed it, and | have always found
that il gives relief. | was troubled
with dyspepsia and huttsring of the
heart, but Hoods Sarsaparilla has
cured me OF these difficulties. l also
had rheumatism, and | hnd Hoods
Sarssparilla relieves this trouble also.
Annie Sinclair.
Hoods Pills act harmoniously with
Hoods Sarsaparilla. 25c.
Mrs. Sarah Goodwin took a dose of
poison on last Tuesday night. which
came very near proving fatal. She
took n large swallow from bottle
which she thought was bucu, but it
proved TO be extract of night blooming
cerus, or cactus grand florus. Doctor
Pratt was hastily summoned and found
the lady iB great agony and il was
several hours before she was cousid-
cred out of danger. 1t took large
quantities Of ipecac TO cause vomiting,
TO get rid of the poison Ten drops of
the medicine she took is dose and
Mrs. GodwiR took about thirty, which
was enough to kill her as it is rank
poison.
There was fatal accident on the
railroad over at Terra Alta Tuesday
morning of this week. colored man
was stealing ride east on freight
Terra Alta The body was horribly
mutilated and it threw several cars eff
the track and blocked the road both
ways for awhile. Word was telephoned
TO Kingwood that the remains had
been identified as those of Sam Youn-
ger, OF this place, and upon basty
search Samuel was found TO be
missing and IL was thought for awhile
that Sam was goner. DR.. Pratt tele-
phoned to Terra Alta that he would be
over 20 take charge of the remains and
bring them 20 Kingwood for burial
Sam has helped the Doctor a good deal
in handling his horses and driving him
around aRd one thing and another and
he was determined that he should have
"a good funeral A bout the time Pratt
had all arrangements made to go black
burrying, Sam appeared in town and
denied being killed at all and it turned
out to be some strange darkeY who
was killed.
There is very interesting session Of
| Court at Grafton which bids fare TO
last for some time. There are quite
number Of criminals in jail awaiting
trial, among them II. w. Norris who
was in Kingwood for few weeks last
summer representing an Assessment
Insurance Company. The first case
was called Monday noon OF last week
and concluded late Saturday evening",
I the jury after about three hours re-
/ turRed with verdict Of voluntary
manslaughtsr against Frank Powell
who was indicted for numbering Char
/ les Magill on the first day Of last June
/ Attorney Barlow, Guard and Staggcrs
/ defended the accused and made a hard
/ fight to save him. the popular opin-
/ ion seems to be that the Darkey got OF
easy enough. The Norris case is likely
| 90 come up FOR trial about the middle
| OF this week with Jao r. HcGraw for
the defense who will make strong
I fight for him. A great many new i'm
dietments were returned by the grand
| jury last week and the lawyers down
there will be in clover for some time
H.-fI.. t.Ir.e I.If Al. L..