West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1898-06-23
keYSlottS and kOtelettS.
Items OF Interest Picked Up Here
and There.

s1ifer when you can get ice AZ - cent
per 10 FRANK SNAPPER.
John Burkett moved last week fron
the Bowsry district to farm near
Tnnnelton, belonging to Alvs Taylor,
The Kentucky distinsrs propose to
send 10000 bottles OF whiskey to Cuba
for the American soldiers when they
occupy the island.
Mr.. and Mrs Ellis Fields. OF Kinr-
wood. who have been visiting friends
nd relatives out near Herring for some
time, returned home last Sunday
evening.
There will bs n big dance out Mt
Lonzo Foltz's place on the 9Th. Several
p'rties are working It up and have the
lumb mber ready to build platform. The
dancing will last all day and night aud
plenty OF refreshments on tho ground.
Hon. G. NJ. Bishop has contracted
with the Marble Works ut Philippi for
handsome granite monument, TO bs
erected in the Kingwood Cemetery to
the memory of his wife. The work
will be completed some time ia Septem.
ber
"Lawd Luwd r. Exclaimed "A pious
Georgia negro, but amt dc Bible
comm true ev'ry dayP Amt we got a
Sampson fightin' fer usP An amt do
word come crar across de oshun dat de
United States flag waves ober de
Phllistines ?"
Lieut. Henry II. Whitney. u. s. N,
who visited Porto Rico has returned
with valuable information concerning
troops and Notifications lie worked
his way over ms n stoker to avoid sus-
piciou and had many narrow escapes
Prom arrest as spy.
Attorney ii. :. Hyde has had hand
some playhouse erected on his lawn In
the rear of his residence, for the chill
dren To play in and keep their play
things together from being scattered
over the place. This is good scheme
and deserves emulation.
"
editor. the bride was hailed and kissed
by all and the happy couple given
plenty OF praise" But what was his
horror when he read the notice In the
paper the next day after the session
the bride was jailed and hissed by ali
and the scrappy couple given twenty
days"
According to an old docket In the
possession OF a Maine Justic. OF the
Peace. Admiral Dewey was once fined
s25 for thrashing drunken marine
who had sought a quarrel with him
during a visit TO the navy yard al
Portsmouth. Dewey paid the fine
cheerfully rsmarking that IL was worth
that much 70 have had tie pleasure OF
thrashing such a disgrace TO the United
States navy.
Assistant Paymastsr w. j w.
Cowdon, OF Wheeling. arrived in Wash-
ington and reported at once TO the war
department IL Ia understood he will
be at once assigned TO duty Less than
dozen Of tho paVmastsrs recently ap-
pointed and confirmed have reported
for service. In consequence very many
of tho troops are without pay. II ia
impossible To get the machinery In
motion with an insuHi Sient force.
After using 10 cont trial size Of
Elv's Cream Balm you will 5e sure ia
buy the 80 cent size. Cream BALM has
no equal in curing catarrh and cold in
head. Ask your druggist for il on
send 20 cents 10 US.
ELY BROS, SO Warren St. ". Y. CITY.
suffered from Catsrrh three years,
u got so bad j could not work: I used
two bottles OF Elv's Cream Balm and
am entirely well; ! would not bs With
out IL G. Clarke S4l Shawmut
Ave. Boston.
The Wost Virginia School Journal
for June prints letter from the Rev
David u. King, the pastor OF the
Presby byterian church at Vineland, II.
j. Ia which he states that he is tho
author Of the popular patriotic song.
The West Virginia mis-" lie wrote
II and sent IL 10 his wife while she was
visiting her fathers house at Glenville
about 10 years aVo. Atthat time Mr.
King, we believe was the pastor Of the
Presbyterian church at Homecoming
Nd. The local newspaper published
the poem and attributed tie author.
ship 70 Mrs. King and so IL has gonc
forth. Wrs KING however obi-ctina
20 the false credit. M. King wrote the
editors Of the School Journal. Ia
snswer 70 their inquiries, - stated
above
Mr. King is an old school teacher
and is an eloquent and impressive
preacher, aod a very popular pastor.
Hs is superior slocutionist, il well
known In Glsnville. Kingwood and
at other places in this State.
There Is moro Catarrh in this section
\ 70 the country than all other diseases
| puttOgethor. and until the last few
| years vas supposed % be iucurs BILE
/ For n great many years doctors pro
I nOunced tia local disease. and pre-
/ scribed local remedies, and Dy con
1 stantly failing 20 cure with locai treat
ment. pronounced 10 incurabic Sci
/ ence has proven Catarrh 90 be con
| stitutiOual disease, and therefore re
/ quires constitutional treatment Hallf
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