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Watauga Democrat. [volume] (Boone, Watauga County, N.C.) 1888-current, 1899-01-26
PROFESSIONAL.

W. 3. COUNCtLL, NJ. D.
Boone, N. &.
Resident Physician Office
on. King Street north ofPost
Office.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-07-20
CUPID'S CAPERS.
Wedding Bells That Didn't Ring.

A wedding was scheduled TO
come off one night last week down
on the river near town. that slipped
n cog and failed TO be spread on
the records. The date aud the
hour was set, the wedding cake
baked. the bride ready and the
guests on hand, but no groom
showed up.
His mother, who lives in Harri-
son county appeared on the scene
and filed strong protest against
the culInination Of the affair, aud,
as the wonld be benedict is not OF
age, her veto was good. She went
down tn see the gIrl and had Il
lively time generally. She told
her the boy was no good at all and
had never been able to keep him
self, let alone wife, and did u
great kindness for the girl in
breaking the matter of. However
love is said to be blind and she
would likely have married him
anyhow, only be left for parts un-
known the day of the wedding, and
has not been heard from since.
Whether he will show up again or
the girl 90 to him remains to be
seen. Of course they may elope
and marry anyhow, without the
maternal consent, but it is sup
posed the match is off for good in
stead Of on for better or worse,
most likely the lattor. The groom
had even rented place to 60 to
housekeeping in and had the key
and ready to move in, but there is
many slip twixt the engagement
and the wedding.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-07-20
The Rail Road And Coal Mines.

The West Va. Northern railroad
seems TO be doing good business now
and is getting some live and expert
enced rail road men connected with it
Mr. II. G. Todd is the General Manager
20 succeed J, Ami Martir. as the latter
will now devote his time to the con.
struction Of the Black Bottle road
which is a different road and different
Company to the w Va. Northern.
G. a. Long, another PENNSYLVANIA
man is the superintendent of the road
between here and Tunnelton, and has
had about thirty years experience in
rail reading. His son j. T.. Long is
the chief clerk aud boolS-keeper for the
railroad and mines also, as both are
owned and operated by the same men
They have opened out very nicely
furnished Office in Court House Square.
the one lately occupied by Justice
Flynn.
Another new man connected with tho
road, is j. l.. Nash, Supt of Construe-
ton. He is an experienced Official and
understands his business all right. He
is busilY Engaged now, repairing the
road-bed. and trying to get il in good
share, something badly needed. Out
at the mines about IS men ure at work
and others being put ia as fast as
there Is room for them. An average Of
eight carloads Of coal per daY is being
shipped and finds ready sale Ar.
engagements are being made to build a
lot OF dwelling houses for the miners.
and lumber and material is rapidly ac-
cumulating on the grounds for the
purpose. Twenty houses will be put
up at once and the contractor William
Hesser, has been here some time get
ting ready for IL. These houses are TO
be ready and occupied before winter
and Others will be- erected as fast AS
there is n demand for them. This will
make quite a little town out there and
VIII be "A new station on the road. and
has already beou christensd "Irona
very pretty name. u is said that a
store will likely put in out there be-.
fore long, probably by the company
as this 10 generally done. The me,
have been receiving their pay promp,.
y every two weeks. aod getting the
cash right down and the only kick
they have "A that there is no conI
scales 70 weigh the output. and as
they dig at so much per ton. IL would
be bctterall around 90 weigh &C., n.
stead Of Guessing 40 20 or the car load
as az present With the slaves and
lumber and timber being shipped over
the road, In addition 20 the coal and
regular freight and express and pas
senger traffic and the malls. che road
is doing good business now. aud yc
are glad 20 note the fact.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-07-20

There has been 80 much COM
plant among the old soldiers over
the administration Of the Pension
Office under Commissioners Henry
Clay Evans, that a Special Com
mittes of the G.. A. Il. has just
been to Washington to investigate
that Department. Mr.. Evans
turned the Office over to the com
mlttee and gave them every oppor-
tunity for investigation. The
committee had thirty special
cases OF alleged outrageous in
Justice to pensioners and every one
OF them was taken up and fully in
vestigated and found to be correct
and exactly according to law and
the G.. A. R. committee investiga-
ton Is all for naught.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-07-20
A NEW DEPOT NEEDED.

Now that the rail road to Nor
gantown is an assured success and
coming this way as fast as they
can build it, our people should be
looking after depot location and
insist that the road come into the
town and not to some hill or hol-
low near the town, 80 that we
wont know for sure whether we
have a road or not. We have been
listening to a discussion of the
matter for some time by our people
aud the general sentiment seems to
be in favor of having the depot in
the James A. Brown field. back of
the hard ware store. This would
be very handy and convenient and
more accessible than any site we
know Of and can be secured very
readily. So far as Mr.. Brown is
concerted, he 10 not only willing
but anxious to have ltlocated there.
We hope no one will stand in the
way OF this move hut encourage it.
all they can, for we must have the
railroad in town and not have to
travel a mile to reach the depot
and have every body that comes
h ere growl about it.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-07-20

Almost every week wo have some
notice to publish about "marrlage
being a failure" and il is very dis.
coursging to an old bachelor who
has been hanging on the ragged
edge for a long time. Every little
bit We arc called upon to publish
notice to the effect that "my wife.
80 aud so, has left my bed and
board, and 1 hereby warn all par
ties not to trust her, az ] will not
be responsible for dobts contracted
by her" etc. We suggest hat the
marriage ceremony be revised. 40
that hereafter a man shall not be
required to take a woman "for bet.
Ter or worse" We move that tho
words cor worse" DO stricken out
and that he only be required 10
take her "ior better. Then il sbe
turus out worse" he is under 10
Obligations to support here.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-07-20

The National Export Exposition,
to be held in Philadelphia next
fall. will not only assist our man
ufacturers to increase their trade
IN the countries mentioned, but
will also let the buyers from every
part of the world know that
America produces the best goods
In the world.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-07-20

Howard Atkinson, late Major in
the Second West Virginia Repi
ment, has been commissioned Can
tain Of a Company in ono Of the
new Volunteer Regiments to be
sent to tho Philippines shortly.
Zan +. Oollett, Of Elkins, who was
Captain Of Company IN tho First
West Virginia, has been appointed
First Lieutenant Of The new e. S.
Volunteers, and both tho above oH
GERS have been assigned to the eth
Regiment, now being organized at
Camp Meade, Pa, and ordered to
report FOR duty at once. Capt.
Collett had taken charge Of the
Elkins News, sfter coming home
from che First Regiment when il
was mustered out, and nov be will
have 70 give &c up again.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-07-20

John J Coruwell, Of Romnov
vel. known editor, lawyer and
Democratic politician, was shin
wrecked ten miles of The Nova
scotia coast one night last week.
The steamer PorIa ON which he
was passenger bound for Halifax.
struck villa, is known az BIg Fish
ShonI in log and went to the
bottom All The passengers and
crew were saysi but everything on
shipboard which they possessed
went down with &c. Mr. Cornwall
I@t last Friday aweek With the Ir-
teniion Of taking trio to Sova
Scotia and New Brunswick for the
benefit Of bic health. lie sailed
from New York Saturday after.
noon at4 O'Clock on lie porGa
one Of tho Red Lion steamers Be
was accompanied By o friend from
komuey and they had such hard
t,ne Of 81 lhat they concluded 60
esmb nome,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-07-20

The Grafton Leader makes q
bad break in critic.sing tho Prssi-
dent and Gov. Atkinson for the
three officers recently spporntod
from this State as our quota Of
officers in the ten new regiments
now being formed, and says thew
arc a'l Republicans Of course. J.,
and not f for officers. etc. The
Leader wants 10 post up "a Itue
and really can have no excuse for
such wocful ignorance, in thus re
ferIug to Capt. COllett. editor Of
The ElkIns News, one Of the
strongest Democratic papers IN tho
Slate, and the Captain himself va
.aid 90 be one Of The best ard most
eihcicnt officers 10 the PIrst Wet
y .. Regiment,
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-07-20
PORTLAND DISTRICT ROADS.

1t is said that the roads are so
bad over in Portland District that
they are not safe to drive over In
some places and from Albrights.
vile to the Deep Hollow school
house, down past the Old Furnace
1T is simply horrible and many
teams 60 way around over Beech Run
Hill to avoid the worst of the road.
From st. Joe to Terra Alta is also
very bad and it is reported that A.
Staley Shaw, the Commissioner
from that district and also the
President of the Court is afraid to
ride over his own roads and walked
nome from here Gently, sooner
than risk 1T. Anyhow he is catch
ing it on all sides about the condi-
ton Of his roads. He claims that
he can't get his Supervisors out to
work them. If this is true ho
should have ether men who Will
attend to the business. Enough
money is spent on our roads to
keep them in good condition if 1t
was applied to the best advantage.
1t Is gently whispered around that
President Shaw, wants to run for
Sheriff again next year, but lie will
have to do better job of road
working than he is doing, if he
has any show.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-07-20

Some times it seems that mar.
-riage is only temporary failure.
At Parkersburg last week a man
was remarked to his wife after be-
ing divorced from her about a
month before. The court decided
that he should pay her a regular
monthly allowance as allmony and
he concluded that if he had to keep
her any how he might as well live
with her.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-07-20

Senator Scott has secured the
appointment Of Julien z. Gaufot,
OF Williamson, this State, to DO
a FIrst Lieutenant in the U. s.
volunteers now organizing.
Gaufot was Captain Of the 'Mingo
Rough Riders" IN the Second W.
Va Regiment. The Senator has
also secured the appointment of
W II. Lyons, Of Huntington, to
be Second Lieutenant in tho new
Volunteers. Lyons was a Major
IN the Second Regiment.
W. Fl Monroe. OF Parkersburg.
who was Captain Of an Immune
Company, has been commissioned
a Second Lieutenant.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-07-20

We are indebted to Judge Hoke,
United States Consul at Windsor,
Nova Scotia, for copies Of papers
from that section. The Windsor
Tribune of June 30th, has that lie
in 1T about some physicians over at
Harmon, Grant county, this state,
putting a calfs brains in miners
head who had lost part of his in an
accident. The full account was
given In this paper recently, but
we believe it was lie, although it
was published in the papers all
over the country. Here is the
Tribune's comment on the article :.
We are indepted to Consul Hoke,
for a copy of the Grafton Sentinel,
containing the above remarkable
account Of surgical operation, late
ly performed among our American
cousins. We have read Of grating
chicken flesh on q mans hair lin,
and the man afterwards raising a
moustache Of feathers and hair.
but we never before read Of grating
= calf's brain in mans head. The
only thing lacking in the above
story 10 that they did not put The
mans brain into the calfs head
also; that would have been "reol-
procity," aud, but still that would
not have done either thore, for in
less than q year that calf would
have been into politics and there
are too many calves at il now.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-07-20

The enrolment for the Summer
Quarter at the University is up to
235, and will reach $50. as reported
by the Now Dominion.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-07-20

Tine County Court of Webster,
through its attorney has brought
suit against the Independent State
OF Addison, for the small sum Of
$500 damages for alleged libel
on account OF some criticism in the
paper. 1t is all a bluff, and simply
done TO keep the paper from any
further criticism. We would like
to see any Court or any body else
bluff US with that kind OF a racket.
We woald also like to SEQ that
Webster County Court get that
$4,000 out Of any paper published
up there or in any other part of
the State.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-07-20

At the meeting Of the Board of
Directors OF the State Reform
School, at Pruntytown, last week,
several changes were made in the
official staff. Major j. @. Gluck, of
Auburn, Richie county, was elect
ed Superintendent of the School in
place % Hon. d. W. Shaw, of
Philippi. The Major does not take
charge till October LIST, the begun
ming of the fiscal year. when the
retiring Supt. closes up his yearly
report and accounts, etc. Mr.. Shaw
Is Democrat and Major Gluck a
Republican, and most of the Demo
cratic papers charge that the change
is made through politics, but Sena.
tor Worley, who is President of the
Board, denies this, and claims that
MIR. Shaw is very willing to quit,
and that there IS no hard feeling
about 1T. That his wife is in very
delicate health and can't stand the
place, and that Mr.. Shaw's hearing
has become so impaired as to dis
qualify him for the position. He
has remained there longer than G.
O. Showalter, Republican under
Democratic Board, so it really
seems that the Democrats have no
kick to make.
Frederick Moore, a graduate of
the University, was elected Princi-
pal Of the schools.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-07-20

The blood-thirsty negro recently
pardoned from the Penitentiary by
Governor Atkinson, and who muir.
dered A. p. Parlor, a conductor on
the Norfolk & Western Railroad
down in Mingo county, last week,
In cold blood and without the
slightest provocatlon, speaks VOL
umes against the Governors whole
sale pardoning Of convicts and
came very near causing a lynching,
simply because the people thought
1T was not worth while to let the
law take its course.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-07-20

The editorial matter in the
Parkersburg State Journal is very
Interesting and "mighty good read =
ing" these warm July days. Col.
Morris the new editor of the
journal is the greatest paragrspher
In the State, and he has been cut
loose now by Mr.. Johnson, or
somebody else and is at large in
the commons (no fenco) of cur
rent comment. The editorial page
of the weekly Journal is better
than a quart bottle of liver medi.
cine.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-07-20
KILLS ANOTH En-
PardOned Negro Adds Another vie
tim TO His List.

WILLIAMSON. W, Va, July IA.
About midnight last night west
boHnd freight train No IS on the
Norfolk u Western, pulled up to n
water tank near Thacker, 10 miles
east OF here, aud Conductor A. z.
Psrlor started to walk alongside Of
the train from the iear to the en-
CINE with his lantern swinging on
his arm. Presently voice Ia the
darkness cried "Don't fash that
light in my eyes"
Parlor held up his lantern to gee
who spoke aud saw James Dudley,
negro desperate, sitting ON ne
gro wtman's lap with Win.
chester rifle across his arm. Ia.
stantly the conductor stopped, and
tho negro raising his gun fred and
inflicted wound from which Parlor
died to-day.
The assassin then fed. Sh eTIfl
Keadle offers 5000 reward for his
apprehension. Dudley was q few
mon tbs ago pardoued from the
State penitentiary, where he was
serving life sentence for the
killing OF another negro.
III the above is sample Of the
kind Of men the Governor has been
pardonlng out of the Pen, it is no
wonder he has been so severely
criticised by the papers all over
the State. Some of his friends
have even tried to clatm that the
Governor had merely paroled
most Of the criminals instead oil
pardoning them but this is not
true for there Ia NO law for any.
thing Of that kind.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-07-20
A Card.
j. Slldell Brown,
Editor Argus,

EulIor argus,
Dear Sir:-Please allow me to
thank you for your support against
the pardoning of Jackson Jefferys.
Through the columns Of your
paper wish to extend my thanks
to the persons who in any wav as =
sisted IN getting up the remon-
STRANGE, and to nearly three hun
dred persons who signed It.
Yours truly
&. w. BEERBowER.
July 18, 80. Buckhan non, w. Va
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-07-20

A petition is being circulated and
signed in Preston county, asking
the County Court To build "A county
road down the b. & O. Il. X. from
Newburg to connect with the road
at lrontown. This improvement
would benefit large number Of
tax payers Of Preston and Taylor
counties. This is the nearest and
most direct route to Irontown,
Thornton and Grafton, would he
almost level, save miles of mp bill
travel, and our County Commits
sioners, without a dissentive voice,
should order this road built at
once. Each county would have
about a mile Of road TO build, and
when the Commissioners are ad-
vlsed as to the great advantages it
would be to so many of our people,
the road will no doubt be pushed
TO completion. Let the road be
built; push it along.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-07-20

Cold 1 heal and sor6 throat cured ~, t-or-
moit OnOo0intca LaEatrc guuiue As EASY
70 TAKE as candy children CRY for Thorn ~
The ono pGy goid euro.
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Chocolates Laxative Quiutne Easiiy tailcu a9
candy au1 Qotckly cure.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-07-20
TWO ITEMS.
Fsom l.he Grafton srnrlnel.

Fsom The Grafton sentinel.
Capt. Skunk. who conducted a
recruiting Office ia Grafton foe a
mouth last spring, has been pro-
noted 10 a majorship in the u. 5.
army and will be assigned to one
OF the new regiments that are 10 be
sent to the Philippines. IL is to
tie hoped that the Captain will now
be satisfied aud get the active war
experience he claimed to be so anx
ious for. ana that he will do less
complaining against the War De.
pnrtment for keeping experienced
men OF the "hriug line"
Evening star., 1899-03-28
Mayer 6 Petit, se0enth 1eSa41z St.
THE COURTS.

Equity Court No. 1-Justice Cox.
In re Patk j. Qugley, lunatic; Thos. E.
Waggaman appointed committee. In re
Henry Bush, alleged lunatic; committee au-
auditor ordered. Speer agt. Morgan; sale
public and private authorized.
Equity Court No. 2-Justice Cole.
johnson agt. Johnson; decree ratifying
sale
Circuit Court No. 1-Chief Justice Bingham
Simms agt Metropolitan Railroad Com
pany; on trial.
Circuit Court No. 2-Justice Hagner.
Jacobs agt. Capital Traction Co.. verdict
by consent for plaintiff for $3.50. Koestner
agt. Consumers Brew. Co.; motion to quash
return and service of summons overruled.
Capitol Hill Brick Co. agt. Monroe ct al. !;
Judgment on verdict. Barber agt. Clark;
do. Barton agt White; on trial.
Probate Court-Jastice Bradley.
Estate of Michael Gallagher; will fully
proved. Estate of Elizabeth r. Chew. will
partly proved. In re Mary Qualls, guard
ian; rule to show cause. Estate Of Anthony
Pollok; order directing payment of income.
Estate of Wm NJ. Gait: will admitted to
probate as to real estate Estate of Sarah
c. Wilcox: order authorizing foreclosure of
deed of trust. Estate of Francis NJ. Lough-
ran; citation filed. Estate of James 3.
johnson; will admitted to probate and let
ters Of administration, c. t. a. granted to
Emma L. c. johnson; bond, $500. In re
Sally M. 2. Brown, guardian; copy of de-
Estate of Jas. W.. Richards: assignment of
interest filed. In re Harry T. Wheeler minor:
petition for appointment of guardian filed.
Estate of August Detterer; order revoking
letters of administration. Estate of Cath
crime, r. Peyton: will dated April "A. 1890,
Evening star., 1899-03-28
USE THE GRAVEL WALK.
Complaint Against Teamsters Prefer.
red by Citizen

Complaint was recently made to the Dis
trict Commissioners by A. H. Hitler. 1a53
Emerson street, of the condition of 18th
street northeast, as he did about a year
ago, when the old board walk on the east
side of the street between D and Emerson
streets was supplanted by gravel walk.
1t is said that during the past winter the
heavy teaming on the street, resulting from
improvements along the line of the CITY
ana suburban railway, rendered the road
way practically impossible, and the team
sters used the gravel walk on the side as
road, to the exclusion of pedestrians Mr.
Hitler having suggested to the Commits
sioners that a-permanent footway might be
provided out of the current District appro-
priation, they referred the matter to the
computing engineer, who has informed
them that portion of the sidewalk EXTEND
ing from K street to an alley between E
and Emerson streets will be laid in cement
unless objections are presented at q hear
ing to be held April 5 next,
The computing engineer reports that 18th
street is above grade from D to street
and entirely unimproved. The surface Is
six feet above the grade at Duncan street
Under these conditions he asserts that it
of a permanent character and recommends
that, unless such permanent improvement
is petitiened for by large number of own
| ers of abutting property, the complainant
be advised that a temporary walk will be
laid between D and Z streets under the
permit system, II he wishes to arrange for
\ ID. The Commissioners have approved the
recommendations of the computing engi-
lneer.
Evening star., 1899-03-28
Enforcing Sunday Laws.

The Rev. Asa S. Fiske, pastor of the Gun
ton Temple Memorial Church, accompanied
by several Presbyterian ministers of the
District, called upon Commissioner Ross to-
day for the purpose of urging the enforce
ment of such laws as will prevent the pro-
fanatior and desecration of the Sabbath.
Mr.. Ross informed them that the Commits
sioners will do what they can to enforce
the laws, but he called their attention to
the fact that there is a very serious doubt
of the power of the Commissioners to inter
fere with the giving of theatrical perform
ances on Sunday here, quoting the old
Maryland act mentioned in The Star yes
terday. Whatever can be done to prevent
the desecration of the day, Mr.. Ross as
sured them, will be done, but it is under
stood he intimated that little can be accom-
plished until Congress shall act in the mat
Evening star., 1899-03-28
Collector Bidweu Here.

Collector BidweIl of New York is in the
city, and has conferred with Assistant
Secretaries Spaulding and Taylor regarding
affairs in New York
BY request of Gen. Spaulding, Mr.. Bid
well brought with him report on the ope-
rations of the baggage regulations at the
port of New York. there having been many
complaints to the enforcement of the
methods. With Assistant Secretary Tay-
lor Mr.. Bidwel conferred as to the sale of
the present New York customs house build
Ing and site. 1t Is understood that a COM
bination of New York capitalists is form
law it cannot be sold for less than S.
600 600.