West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-05-26
EOSSlGttS and Eoteletts.
Items OF Interest Picked Tn Here
aud There,

Remember tho State Educat' onal
Association at Wheeling Juno nth and
aoth and July iNS Don't miss it,,
An exchange says that Manila used
10 he spelled with two "l's" 1t Is
an easy mat,sr Ca guess Nho lxn, elS,d
81" out OF Il.
Tho postoftice at Clarksburr. w. Va
will become free delivery omcc on
August lst, with three carriers and 20
letter boxes,
Gen. Fitahugh Ice has talsen tie
Bruce cottage at the Greenbrier White
sulphur Springs for his family for tho
approaching season,
The Republican congressional com.
mittco dec dod ,o hold nominating
convention for tho Third District at
Charleston juno 30,
Mannington is soon to have a big
window glass factory. 40 big. IL Is said.
that it's monthly pay.roll will amount
TO s5 o00 The nevelopement Company
secured it lay donating the site aud az
building lots.
Or. Wayne Wiley grandson OF xe.
Congressman Waitman 4. Wiley, OF
Morgantown, who graduated ut the
head of his GLASS at the Maryland Home.
opathic hospital, has been appointed
resident physician at the hospital.
Preston county has one hundred and
siNty-threo school districts and en-
ployed lase year QUO hundred and
eighty-niuo teachers. SiNtcon OF tho
teachers have state certificates; eighty
Quo mum Dor one; seventy-four number
two and twonty-oue number three,
Among the marriage licenses issued
by the Clerk OF the Court OF Garrett
county, Md, during April, were the
following;
Lloyd SLOWS aud Lille NJ. Williams,
both of Preston county, w. Va,
William McGinnis. of Grant county,
W. Va, aud Anuie u. Pratt, Of Preston
comfy, w. Va.
Henry r., Hawkins and Emma Mes
seuger, both OF Preston county, w, Va.
Judge Con has appointed ox-Sen-
ator Camden ON behalf Of the stock.
holders, and Clarence Cary, u New
York lawyer, on behalf OF the bond
holders, receivers OF the West Virginia
d Pittsburg Railroad company. They
assumed control OF tho road sun
day. May lst The receivers announce
the appointment of pr. A. H. Kunst as
general manager NJ. w. Harrison as
treasurer and Owen Kraft as auditor.
MIR. Lane, Mr. Vundervort and other
employees of tho operating department
will he retaibed,
Senator Jones. OF Ark, who ~ n
member of the Finance committee. in
dignantly denies the statement per-
sistantly made by Republicans that
the Democrats on that committee hive
delayed tho reporting Of the war rev
enne bill, which has beou before tho
committee for week. He shows who
is responsible for tho delay by oalIiug
attention 90 the fact that the time of
tho committee since II has n I'd the bill
has practically all been spent in ojn-
sidering amendments proposed by Re-
publican Senator'S
a young man at college who had far
oYerdraWn his account, with the home
folks, as y last resort wrote home as
follows; "Father-I want n cheol,
for $40 in order " Join tho military
class as am going to enlist in the
army as soon as the hostilties arc do.
clared " To this letter tho old man
replied, briefly; Jim: At ali
through the war an was yvoundel
seven times without eyer iinin' any
military class Thar amt no art ir. II
All you got TO do is--shet yer eves
pray tor the Lord, an pull the trigger. -
An editor OF one of our country ex-
changes offers a silk shirt waist. al.
ready made essay and box OF chewing
gum 20 the high school girl who finds
a correct solution Tor the following
problem: "a man purchased groceries
TO the amount OF thirty four cents
When he came 20 pay for tho goods he
had only dollar bill, a two-cent piece
and threo-cent pieoe. The store
Keeper had half.d0llar and "a quarter.
fhey appealed 20 bystiuder bot he
bad only two dimes and penny.
How was the changs maeo to the sat-
isfactinp otall
a teacher was instructlDg % GLASS OF
infapts ln the sunday School. and was
letting the children finish hoo s.nie..
ccs 20 make sire thoy un ler,tood.
The idol hid eyes" size Hsil. "but IL
couldn't--' "Sec." crici th. Children.
1T hal ears bltit opalIn't-" ".I.ar."
said the olass, ut hal lips. BAT 10
couldn't "Spsak." sltd tpo chI.
dreR. 1T ha1 20 nose, batit c1ul Init"
wipe it" shoutol the littio ono., and
the teacher had 10 pause Soc her leason
for some moments in orlcr to recover
hor compJsurs.
President MoNin'ov on the OH. sont
in the nomination of Dr. j. plommcr
FItch tl bs postmasterat Morgantown.
in place OF y. j. Wharton, whose torn
, will expire Juiy lst, Dr. Fitch lisa son