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q FORGOT IT,
Jordan's Excuse for "Totin' 8
 Razor <"

Wednesday evening Judge J. H.. Garrett's court was the scene of quite an interesting trial.
 The negro Wooster Jordan, who was arrested on the charge of bur- glary and was at the instance of Deputy Prosecuting Attorney Har- rison released, only to be charged with the offense of carrying con cealed weapons, was tried by jury before Judge Garrett. Jordan was represented by Attorney Hunt. His excuse for carrying a razor was T forgot it." He was out enjoying the solitude that the woods afforded him when arrested.
 The jury, after hearing the eyi- dence and arguments of counsel, failed to agree. The trial will come up again Friday afternoon.
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AnMord to Mothers.

Mothers of children affected with croup or a severe cold need not hesI- tate 10 administer Chamberlain < Cough Remedy. 1t contains no opi- ate or narcotic in any form and may be given as confidently to the babe as to an adult. The great success that has attended it's use in the treatment of colds and croup has won for it the approval and praise it has received throughout the Unit ed States and in many foreign lands. For sale by W. l.. Dewoody < Co.
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have increased in weight since have been here and I don't encourage the fact; am as heavy as l desire to be.
 You want to knew what 1 think about the recent election" said the Senator. "Well, it is most favora- ble to the Democratic party. If the Republicans are satisfied with the elections, certainly l am. The re. turning of Maryland to the fold of Democracy and the winning of Ne braska is an omen that bids no good for the present administra- tion,
 .The Ohio election is one that speaKs volumes for Democracy while to the administration it must carry unpleasant forepoding. The majority of the votes in Ohio is against the administration.
 Continuing the senator said: "With President Mckinley and Mark Hanna using an unlimited amount of money in Ohio. and in addition thereto their persuasive force with Federal patronage it's no wonder that Ohio vent as it did"
 "I am" said be. sorry indeed that Mclean got beat, for l expect ed him to be elected"
 ''As to Kentucky" said Senator Jones, we will beyond any ques- tion carry triumphantlY to victory for Democracy in 1900.
 The senator enjoys joke as well as men who live and grow fat on such. Reyerting back to the days when Mai Clifton R. Breckinridge was running for congress, the sena- tor tells a very interesting story. It was when Isom Langley was run ming on the Populist ticket. He was supported by the Republicans. Senator Jones received a telegram to be at Dewitt to meet Langley He immediately started, bat en- countered a great many difi- culties in reaching his destination. The hardship which, the senator re- marked, worked afterwards to his benefit was theconductor taking him for Langley. The senator said it was so good he could not refrain from telling it whenever and wherever he got the opportunity. In the elec- tion the joke worked hardship for Langley.
 The senator looks the picture of good health. He is meeting ali his friends today We wish him con- tinued good health, but like him, re-
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WAS THE COLD FLOODED MURDER OF PARTHENA
 ROGERS.
ON THE CRAWFORD PLACE
Turner Johnson Avenges Socie- tvs Snub With Double
 Barrel Shot Gun.

News has just been received of one of the most cold blooded mur- ders and dastardly deeds eyer re- corded in the annals of criminal his tory, within this or any other coun- try.
 ca last Tuesday, week ago, Par. tbena Rogres, coIored, was shot and instantly killed by Turner Johnson, colored. The first intimation of the killing, which occurred at the Craw- ford place, in this county, was brought by Elisha Rogers, father of the victim of Johnson.
 The officers were notified here by Rogers Land they have instituted search for the murderer, who is at present enjoying his liberty.
 The st6ry and the cause of the killing, with the facts as ascertain ed from Elisha Rogers are about as follows
 On the Crawford place the ne groes have 8 social society club. They We're reorganizing it with new members and preparing new rules and regulations which were to gov. ern the society. The details of the organization, at the instance of the members of the club were placed in the hands of Parthena Rogers. The plan pursued in organizing did not suit the convenience of one Turner Johnson; his name was omitted from the list of social lyons and he did not like the rebuke and took except ions thereto by going to the home of Parthend Rogers and remonstra- ting with her about the omission of bis name from the clubs list. Not many moments elapsed, however, before a hot discussion was in full blast, it lasted a very short time when after Johnson provoking Par thena, and accusing her of several matters regarding the omission of his name, which as her father says, she was not guilty; she then took exceptions to Johnson's language and slapped him. This irritated Johnson to such an extent tbat he began to revolve in his mind a de- sign for revenge. It was thought by Johnson's victim, that he mat. ter was ended. Not so, however, for Johnson repaired 70 his home and procured a double-barrel shot gun,
 He waited an opportune moment for his double-handed aud cold blooded murder. About dusk of the same evening, which was week ago last Tuesday, when the neighborhood, on the Crawford place, in and around the vicinity of the killing, was wrapped in silence, and Parthena Rogers staLding on the threshold of her little home, the report of shot gun Yibrated upon the stiffness of the night. The whole neighborhood was aroused and busied themselves seeking the murderer and the causes relative to the killing. The latter was soon explained by the father of the girl, but the calculating murderer had successfully bafaed the pursuit of the people and evaded the clutches of the law, and is up to this time fugitive from justice.
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TIE GRAND JURY
Filed Its Report Today and Was Dis
 charged,

The Jefferson county grand jury made the following report to Judge A. B. Grace today (Thursday) at 12:30 p. n. and was discharged:
 To the Hon. A. B. Grace Judge of the Elev- en h Judicial District:
 Sir: We the Grand Jury appoint ed for the September 1899 term of the Jefferson Circuit Court beg leave to
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report thnt we nave lnVeStlSdteu all matters presented to us, and the re- suit of such investigation is kno Vn to you through the returns we have made from time to time during the session.
 It is gratifying to LIS to be able to note that the crime of stock steal ing is on the decrease in our county. Out of the total number of eases in- vestiga ted we had before us only two cases of COW stealing, and none for stealing horses or hogs, a very unusual thing, and almost unpre- cedented in the history of our coun- ty.
 In the course of our work it be- came necessary to investigate q number of cases sent up from the magistrates, and in doing so we found that many of our magistrates have been negligent and have not compiled with the law in sending felony cases Go the grand jury for in- vestigatI0n.
 Sec. 2002 of Sandel X Hills Digest provides that Magistrates on hold- ing the defendants to answer the charge. shall cause each of the ma terial witnesses on behalf of the State to enter into a recognizance before him to the fact that he will attend and testify at the court at which the defendant is sent for trial, etc. And the Statutes fur ther provide that the Magistrate shall, in ten days, and before the commencement of the next term of the Court to which the defendant is sent for tTIal, deliver to the Clerk of said Court the warrant, if any; the minutes of the examination and all the instruments in writing and oth- CT things used in evidence, etc. From these sections of the Statutes the du- ty of the Magistrate is made clear. and in our investigation we found that many material witnesses had not been recognized to appear be- fore the Grand Jury, and that in cases where the witnesses had been recognized many material witness es have been sent up to testify, thus putting the county to a great and unnecessary expense, besides prolong the session of the Grand Jury.
 If the magistrates will. in all cas- es sent ap to the grand jury for in- vestigation, cause only the material witnesses to enter into a recogni- zance before them, they will greatly reduce the expense to the county and at the same time facilitate the work of the grand jury. The mag istrates should also certify the names of the material witnesses to the clerk of the court and note the fact that they were recognized be- fore him to appear before the grand jury and testify.
 The reports of our committees to inspect the poor house and the Oracle, Adams and Spellman con- vict farms, are hereto attached and made a part of this report. The jury visited the county jail in a body and found it well kept and in good condition throughout.
 We desire to thank the court and other officers for the courtesy shown this jury and the valuable assist. ance rendered us in conducting our nvestigation.
 Having disposed of all matters before us and completed our work, we now respectfully ask that we be discharged.
 c. H. TRIPLETr, Foreman.
 E. D. RUSSELL. Clerk.
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Tenderness or aching in lns :, of the back is a serious sy~F' The kidneys are suffering Prickly Ash Bitters at onee' = reliable kidney remedy anu - regulator and will cure 'l'1 -. before it deyalops it's oape 2, stage. Sold by Walker pfus
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Messrs Harley Wilson, J. ! Y Newell Haskins, Geo. hieip0es Geo. Moore, who make up 'p' v eago Glee Club, left last nls' the Cotton Belt for Jonesoofo' go to fill an engagement thr,' which they will go to L''''' for fair week.
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The great success ofChambe rlain's Colic, Cholera and Diarrho ga Rene dy in the treatment of bowel com- plaints has made it standal q oyer world. For sale by ". l.. Dewoody & Co.
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XEEP your blood pure and N stomach and digestive orgalll
 healthy condition by taking D Sarsaparilla and you will be VI
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Mir. J. E. Alpaugh, one Of lll est abstracters in the soutn' na cepted a position with Mr. ' Byington, of this city. MT. AP halls from Des Moines, la
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MT. E. F. Blomeyer, of Cape deau, Mo-, and anditor of the ern Missouri < Arkansas ralnO in the city, the guest of MT. > Knox. Mir. Blomeyer is aVe' nied by his wife.
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Mr. II. C. Rathe VI sa99 day for Little Rock. -4e oe cashier of the Citizens Bank 9 city on the lst of December
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garding his weight, we hope he won get any larger, for he is a biz man already, both physically and m public life
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Major z. c ey nan, menI the Capitol Uor n. ,ssicl, rel yesterday egcninr from LittIel
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Miss Future May Bloom is ed no better today. We h( her speedy recovery.
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The family that keeps on and uses occasionally the eeleq Prickly Ash Bitters is always regulated family. For sal Walker DrI1 Go.
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Mir. Pride Tomkins, of the Store, is enjoying a trip to NJ
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Mrs. H. c. Rather and cLil for Little Rock this afternoo
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The gospel mission needs iol Let 50 people send a chair q once, no matter if it has been
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Mir. J. NJ. Walker is in the Mir. $. c. Alexander spent in Little Rock yesterday.
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bEtFrom Thursdays Dai
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-11-09
THE TERRA ALTA BANK,
From the Preston Republican.

From the Preston Republican.
We invite the attention of orr
readers to the statement which NAV
be found in another column Of this
issue, Of the Terra Alta Bank. IL
is unusual that and institution OF
THIS kind can make so good show
ing IN early life. When the bank
was organized and launched into
existence, less than eight years ago,
there were those who predicted
that the business could not he
made to pay in so small a town as
Terra Alta. 1t should be an
agreeable surprise to them TO OBJ.
serve the grand success which has
attended, the efforts Of The bank
olhclals to make the Terra Alta
Bank the leading institution Of the
KIND IN Preston county. Bv n
comparison Of the figures on our
ME, Of statements made at differ
ent times, We find that the indivld.
u'l deposits have increased won.
derfully. in 1897, they amounted
TO $50 G8}.8G; in October 1893
they had reached SCI .0O7.05. a
gain o.: s25.223 % for the year
aud at the close Of business Oct.
3lst, OF this year the deposits have
reached the magnificent sam OF
SIG, l2l.39--a clear gam for the
last year Of $54,213 A. The re-
sources in 1897 were given at $40.
Ol9 10; in 1898 at s79.244.28. and
IN 1899 at 1885, 938.4G. a gain in
two years Of s8G.0l8.G7. Can any
institution Of like kind i'm the
state show up to better advantage ?
Combined efforts Of the officials Of
the bank, and the indefaUpable
efforts Of the young cashier, Mr.. 0.
&. Crane, have made the bank the
grand success it ls, and our people
should, and do, take pardonable
pride IN pointing out the bank az
home institution, solid from the
foundation up and giving promise
OF long life aud career attended
by prosperity, unonimIty and most
brilliant endeaVOr.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-11-09

Mr.. Luther ElseY son OF jacob ~
sey, while out hunting last week re-
ceived a painful; il not fatal wound.
lie had loaded an old musxet and
when he fred II tore loose from the
stock and the barrel came with such
force. striking him in the forehead that
the breech pin was buried an inch in
the skull and il took both OF his hands
20 pull the gun from his forehead. and
notwithstanding this, he got up aud
walked quite a distance and washed
himself and after being taken home
was perfectly conscious. Medical aid
was called and everything is being
done for ham possible. but the effects
Will likely prove fatal
j. Ray Rodeheaver and Miss Lydia
Freeland were united IA marriage last
Wednesday evening at the residence of
the BRIDES brother, linear Terra Alta,
T.. church. MIR Rodeheaver is the only
son of i. III. Rodeheayer aud is the
junior mem Der OF the well known fur
niture dealers known as j. IA. Rode
HEAVIER IL Son. lie il also n graduate
in EN- balrning and is very successful "a
his profession. Only the relatives OF
the two contracting parties were pres
ent at the ceremony and the happy
couple departed on train No. that
evening for Philadelphia, whore thew
will spend their honeymoon and at
tend the Exposition.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-11-09

Al Home
after December the FIRST
Mortimer Hall
High Street, KingwOod.

Hundreds Of South Carolina
game cocks are shipped to Mexico
annually, where they are in high
favor and command good prices.
q man in York county makes a
business Of breeding game cocks.
One bird he sold to Texan was
entered in big matches in the Lone
Star State, and after winning 81
battles was bought by a Mexican
for 10000 lie has been notified
that this cock has won a battle in
the City Of Mexico In which the
stake was 81 900.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-11-09
STILL BADLY TANGLED.

The Fairmont WOst Virglnian
is still Ignorant or untruthful"
IN IT'S statements about the Uni
versity. 1t claimed the criticism
OF DR.. Raymond emenated from
the Democrats and was a political
attack and that the attendance
had quadrupled under the ex-
ertlons OF the new President.
IHE ARGUS promptly called the
West Virginian down on both these
statements, and cited the severe
criticism of State Supt. of Schools
Trotter, as well as others not sup
posed to be Democrats. We also
claimed that the attendance had
not even been doubled under Raw
mond, let alone quadruplcd. Still
Bro. Powell says:
The West Virginian has seen the
catalogue Of the University, which
gives the Der of students at
tending that institution and the
name Of each. We consider it bet
ter authority than either Mr..
Trotter or the ARGUS man.
We admit the above and secured
our data in regard to the attend
ance from this same catalogue. from
which the West Vlrglnian goes on
to quote as follows, Students at
tending IN 1896, 465; in 1897, GA;
in 1893, SIS, and in 1899 it prom
Uses to reach 1900"
Now the attendance in 1896. the
year before DR.. Raymond took
charge, or was even heard Of, was
4G5, as given by Bro. Powell from
his catalogue, which is correct, aud
now, mind you, there was no kin
dergarten or fake correspondence
student enrolment about it either.
Last year, and according to the
last catalogue issued and the last
Official figures to quote from, it is
given at S15. This lacks l15 of
doubling the enrolment under
Ray mond, to say nothing about
quadrupling it, as claimed by the
West Virginan.
Another matter is to be consid-
cred. Ont of this enrolment of
S15. there should be deducted the
100 students by correspondence,
according to the catalogue, who of
course are not claimed to be stu
dents attending the University.
This leaves 6S5 actual students, or
an increase under Raymond of less
than one-ha.f. But to quote from
the above figures, as given oy the
West Virginian and taken from
the journal of Education, of Bos-
ton, edited by Mr.. Albert Il. Win
snip, "and in 1899 it promises to
reach 1900" Even to take this
promise for the future Of 1900,
lacks about 200 of even thrilling
the enrolment, let alone quadru-
ping it, but still Bro. Powell goes
on to say of Mr.. Winship's data:
ellis fgnres show what we have
before stated. that The attendance
at the University has been virtually
quadrupled since DR.. RAYMOND
became It's President"
Now what is the use to argue
with a man like that. The West
Virginian's own figures prove it
both ignorant and untruthfnl, and
prove exactly what we SAID. We
are not dealing IN futures and
promises of increased attendance.
We don't know what the enroll
ment at the University may run
up to, but as it is now, the West
FIrgini IN is dead wrong and might
as well come down the tree.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-11-09

Because Admiral Dewey is
shortly to marry sister Of MIR.
John Il. Mclean, some men have
taken to having some wonderful
political visions. Men do not
usually mix matrimony and poll
tics, and there isn't the slightest
reason to suppose that Admiral
Dewey will do so.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-11-09

The big advertisement Of Hoods
Sarsaparilla on the first page of the
Clarksburg News last week was the
bJsJ Que we ever read.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-11-09

In the big prize ring bout in
New York City, between Jeffries
and Shnrkey last week, the former
was awarded the decision of the
refree after 25 rounds were fought,
although Sharkey was still in the
ring, but considerably disfgured.
as he had his left arm broken and
two ribs besides.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-11-09

The war news had to take q back
seat for day or two while the
daily papers reported the big prize
fight between Jeifreys md Sharkey.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-11-09

The first page of the Clarksburg
News of last week, makes about
the most entertaining reading we
have perused for long time.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-11-09

Elections were held Tuesday in
about dozen States, the result
being the most important in Mary
land, Ohio, Kentucky and Nebras.
ka. As we 90 to press the returns
are still in doubt from Ohio and
Kentucky, both sides claiming
them. Maryland has gone back
to her old love and is safely Demo.
cratic, also Nebraska, Bryan,s
State.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-11-09

The Board of Public Works has
appointed the following Board of
Equalization in compliance with
the act of the last Legislature.
FIRST Congressional district, Thorn
as O'Brien, Of Wheeling Second
district. r. p. Chew, of Charles
Town Third district, j. w. Hav-
ner, of Buckhannon Fourth dis
trict, NJ. r. Lowther. of Parkers-
burg; at large, Peter Silman of
Charleston.
The duty of this board is to
equalize taxation between the
counties after the assessors of real
estate complete their work.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-11-09
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.


STATE or WEST VIRGINIA
AZ rules held ~ the clerks ONCE Of the Cir
cult Court for the county of Preston ON mo
first Monday Of November, 1899.
James Y. SmoOt
In ohapoor,,
William j. Harrington 81 al
The object Of this suit Is 20 partition the tract
OF land containing ~ acres lying near Tnde-
pendence. IN Preston county, West virginia. of
winch the Lite William Harrington died seized
amongst ms heirs and plaintiff smOOt mo
grdnieo OF the children of Margaret SIN th
u9rmeT,y Margaret Harrington now deceased.
Ahd ~ appearing from an AFFIDAVIT led in
said cause that the defendant Jose phus liar
uugton. one Of said heirs, is not resident 0f
lhls state. ON motion Of The plaintiff o. ls order
ga that the said defend mt be required t0 an
pear within one month after the date Of the
hrst publication Of this order and do vhaf h
necessary to protect Is interests
10 ts further ordered that This order bs rub.
Iished and posted as required by law.
a COuy-Ieste
JOHN W WATSON. Clerk
Published FIRST time, November ON is9g
~ 81, Attest y. w. WATSON. ork
r. W. MONROE. Counsel for plaintiff.
dl899 10 90 5O)
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-11-09

President Mckinley went all the
way home from Washington to
vote for Hanna's ticket in Ohio,
and every other oflice-holder from
that State was sent home to vote.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-11-09

The British have "sortor" gotten
the wild South African Boer by
the tail and can't let 90.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-11-09
ORDER or PUBLICATION


STATE or WEST VIRGINIA
~ rules held in the clerks Office Of the Cir.
cult Court for The county Of Preston un tho
first Monday Of November. 1897
Susie Haines
} Iu Chaucorv
Ira IIHinos.
The obi ct Of this suit IS TO secure a divorce
from the defendant
And 10 appearing from an andavit eted In
sald cause that the defendant. Ira UaiUes lei
hot "a resident of this state. on motion az AZ.
piuntu 10 IS ordered that iho said defenderf
~ required % appear within ono month eftc-
we dat0 ot The FIRST publica ion OF This nrfcr
ahl 40 what is necessary TO protect his inter-
, " is further ordered that This order lao rr,l,
h-ued and posted as eequired by law wv
copy leste
r.,, JOINS w. WATSON. CLARK
published first time, November on, 1870
Attest
Ed CRU0AS, Counsel for pm TN. ~'o' o.
ul9g94t S1 90
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-11-09

Mr. and Mrs. y. r. Fawcctt Iert
Monday for Baltimore, where the
former entered the CityHospjtsI for
treatment. Dr. U W. Sbowalter.
nls physician, accompanied him.
Yesterday am operation Was p.r-
formed ON Mr. Fawcott. which was
successful, and We hope he will
soon be restored 10 health.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-11-09

The English are the worst
Boered nation now in the world.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-11-09

Another striking proof Of the
love Of the Republican party for
the "dear working people" has just
been given by the administration
The War Department has issued
an order discontinuing the making
OF uniforms IN this country. for
the soldiers in the Philippines.
thus deprlving many deserving
persons Of needed work. And be-
fore they we're warned TO keen
mum, officers Of The Q1prtermaster
Generals Office have told why
simply because the unions can be
made cheaper in Hong Kong.
where Chinese che1p labor can be
had, than in the United States.
But Republican stump speakers
will 90 right along talking about
saving herr hearers from the com
petition Of foreign ".pauper labor. -