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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-09-14
NORMAL REGENTS
A Meeting Held at Cllrksburg aud
Vacancies Filled.

Cfarksburg. W. Va, Septembe.
S.--Tbe Board Of Regents Of the
State Normal schools met last
evening at the Traders Hotel, to
transact a considerable amount Of
routine business and to fill three
vacancies Oh the teaching force.
Miss rrice and Miss Brown, of
the Huntington Normal school
faculty, resigned because Of serious
illness.
The vacancies were filed by the
election of IL. NJ. Simms. of Hunt
ington, and III. M. Meredith, Of
Lewisburg.
Al Athens "A vacancy was caused
by the failure of Miss Mary Mendle
20 accept the position TO which she
was elected in June. Miss Meudle
is a government teacher in Porto
Rico. The vacancy was filed by
the election Of Miss Mamie j..
McCreary, of Athens. who formerly
taught there successfully.
Miss Leni McWhorter, Of Lewis
county, was elected teacher of
elocution at Huntington.
Miss Mary Syme, of Win chester,
Va, was elected teacher Of elocu-
ton at Athens, to fill the vacancy
caused by the resignation Of Miss
Myrtle Ayres.
The contract for closets and
Law atories at Athens was let to
Howell & Shankton, of Charleston,
for $G75.
Regent Harmer was authorized
to go to West Liberty and make a
settlement with the Executive
Committee.
Thirty of the old desks at Athens
were donated to the Girls Indus
trial school at Salem, new desks
having been bought for Atheus.
A considerable amount Of routine
business was trans acted. The
Normal SCHOOLS will all open next
Wednesday.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-09-14
son or GEN. WATTS SUED
For Divorce by n Pretty Young
Southern Belle.

William Watts, sou of General
&. q. Watts, Of Charleston, has
been sued for divorce by a Chntta-
nooga. Tenn, lady. While Watts
as "A first lieutenant IN the First
West Virginia Regiment was sta
toned in that Southern city. he
met Miss Ncllie Scott, aged 10, at
her home, courted and married her
In the DILL of complaint fled b,
the young lady the charge is mad
that General G.. @. Watts, father Of
her husbtnd, who is a prominen'
lawyer of Charleston, W. Va, ex-
ercised undue influence upon her
husband, having paid him not to
live with her.
In addition to this, the young
wife charges abuse and non~suppor.
on the part Of her husband.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-09-14
MacCORKLE
Ex-Governor or West Virginia.
Named as Correspondent In "A
Divorce Suit

Woodsield, Ohio, September 8.
An unparalleled sensation has
been created here by the 6ling of
papers 10 a divorce suit, brought
by William A. Delaplafn, Of this
county, against his wife,
Mamie Delaplain. Delaplaln was
formerly "a resident Of Wheel
ing and both he ard his wife are
well know throughout this section.
They resided on a large farm a few
miles distant from this place. The
divorce Is sought upon statutory
grounds, adultery being charged
and a number Of specifications
made.
One OF the correspondents
named in the bill is ex.Gov. W. a.
MacCOrkle, of Charleston, and it
is charged in the bill that the
defendent sustained improper
relations with Gov. MacCorkle, at
Charleston, aud at a number Of
other places. 1t will be bered
that the Delaplalns visited Charles
ton several times while MacCorkle
was governor, and that later Mac
Corkle conducted some oil opera
lions IN this section. One John
X. Goodwin is also named as 90.
respondent, and a large number of
cases are charged in which the de-
PENDENT is alleged to have regis
tered at hotels with men under
assumed names.
The bill Of complaint also
charges that Mrs. Delaplaln is now
IN South Dakota, seeking to ae-
quire a citizenship IN that State
for the purpose of securing a
divorce on her own account. The
bill also charges that Mrs. Della
plain holds the legal title of all
the DelaPlain property in tins
county, but simply IN trust for the
plaintiff; that the defendeuJ, Mrs.
Delaplain rs herself i~nsolvent, and
the bill prays that she be restrained
from selling OIL encumbering any
OF the property in any way. Nal
Tory and Sears, well known at
torneys of this place, are counsel
for the plaintiff.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-09-14
HARRlSOR COUNTY FAIR.
Clarksburg BIDS Everybody Wei.
come 10 the Fair,

Clarksburg Bids Everybody Well
come 10 the Fair,
OCTOBER 3, L, 5 and 6, 1899.
Several new and SPECIAL ultrae-
tlons at the Clarksburg Fair this
year, arranged for the entertain
inert of all who may be present.
The largest purses and the best
speed progr,m ever offered in Cen.
irat West Virginia may 90 en- at
the CInrksbuIg Fair this year. En-
try books open at rhe Office If IL II.
Thompson, Sept. 10Th. and remain
open until the first day Of the Fair,
except IN speed classes. winch close
Sep ember 20, at 800 p. m. Make
entries early.
With favorable weather the best
Fair ever held in the State will Le
ut Clarksburg, commencing on the
Ord day of October and lasting four
days. The tracks have been placed
IN excellent condition, better th,n
ever before. more general improve
ment shown. more advertisements,
more accommodations, more amuse-
ments and greater effort to enter
tain than IN its history heretofore.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-09-14
Items of Interest.


NNh
DIR. Hattie b. Jones. OF Wheeling.
w. Va, who spent a months vacation
at Terra Alta. Oakland and Mt. Lake
Park, left Oakland Monday morning.
on her way home to Wheeling.
A youthful couple from wost vir-
GINA arrived here Yesterday morning
with matrimonial intentions, but they
failed to- secure % license, owing TO
their Youthfulness. and were COM
PEELED to return westward without a,-
complishiug their pet object The
disappointed couple have our deepest
sympathy
Morteu Hunsiuger, n tearoster EN-
ployed by the Preston Lumber and
Coal Co. at their upper plant. was kin.
ed yesterday morning by the fall Of
tree. He came here from ColleY. Pa.
was bout 20 years old and leaves "A
young wife TO mourn his tragic and
untimely end lie viii be buried rri.
day at the Red House graveyard. fin
District no. 9.
a runaway which might have proved
fatal occurred ON our main thorout b-
fare Saturday afternoon. The prin
oipals 10 the affair were Mr. Bliss Ne.
Crum' OF Aurora. W.. Va ana % Young
lady friend from Pittsbnrg. Pa.
guest OF the Misses Good. at Nc Lake
Park and they we're out driving ia a
buggy drawn by two horses, wbich
took fright on Liberty street and ran
away towards Second. Fortunately
for the occupants, the horses became
detached from the vehicle before reach.
ing Second street
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-09-14

The Adiutant General OF the
United States, II. @. Corbin, in his
report of the mortality in the Arm
on account of our latest war gives
the following summary
Total-Killed, officers, ~; en-.
listed men; 4G5. died Of wounds.
officers, q; enlisted men, 1917; died
OF disease, officers, 164; enlisted
men. j,743; total officers, 22S; en-
enlisted men, 6,375; aggregate.
G,G0j.
This "died Of disease" business
Is a serious reflection on the man
agement of the war by the Admin
~istration in charge.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-09-14
A PRIVATE AFFAIR WITH co. NJ.

Some One signing himself u "Pri-
vate OF Co. NJ" writes an article IN
last weeks Terra Alta Republican
attacking tins paper for its criti-
eism Of the State Guard while they
were camped here in KIngWood,
aud trying to deny the charges OF
stealing. We have talked with
several members Of the Company,
from Captain down, and We have
yet to End n man who docs not ad-
init that there was some stealing,
but they want part Of it, or all OF
it, land on to the other Companies
or the whole Battalion. The writer
tries to make out that we made q
"'scurrilous and lying attack" on
the old soldiers as we'll as the new
ones, and calls us u "copperhesd
that spits forth venom" etc. We
need make no answer to this, ex-
cept TO refer to the letter OF an old
soldier published in last weeks
ARGUS, with his name and address
to it, commanding us in very high
terms for our manly, straight out,
above board criticism. And this
letter Vas written voluntarily and
without u knowledge until we
received it. In addition to this,
many people have come to us vol
unfairly and commended us for
our criticism, among them u num-
Der OF old soldiers, and also several
parties right from Terra Alta, and
strange as it may seem to "Private
Of Go. NJ" we have received at
least two new subscribers from
Terra Alta, as we'll AS over a dozen
from other parts of the county,
since that terrible article Of ours,
while at least twice as many other
subscribers have paid up, and no
one been foolish enough to stop
the paper, because we have u habit
of talking right and criticising
wherever, whenever and whoever
we think deserves it. That is the
first duty of an editor to the read
ing public. We are not RAINING
this paper for any ring or clique,
or any special individual. Neither
are we running it specially for our
friends or relatives. We are trying
to run it for the general public,
who buy the paper and pay for it,
and have d right to get the news.
We aim to give credit where credit
is due, and oriticise where it is de
serving, without fear or favor of
any place, person or thing.
But to get back to the Cooper.
head" writing in the Republican
last week. 1t was so very appro
pirate for an anonymous article to
be headed in that way that we
cannot forbear to commend the
special arrangement. Everybody
knows that il copporheId will Law
low and strike IN the dirk. PhIs
seems to be a Private" affair with
eco. M"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-09-14

Some Of the papers are wanting
to know where Secretary Of State
Dawson is at in the Gubernatorial
race and many Of them are enter.
ing him IN that class bat Dawson
announces that he is not a candi-
date this time and this is true.
The willy Chairman has at least
two good reasons for not wanting
TO ron next year, that he can't
very we'll give out to the public.
In the drst place, between himself
and the gate-post 60 the Cover.
nor's Mansion) he has serious
doubts about the Republicans elect.
ing a Governor next year aud does
not care about taking the risk and
in the second place, If they elect a
Governor, Dawson is slated to hold
on 20 bis present position as Score
tary Of state, which Is lots better
shan being Governor.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-09-14

The Davis Coal and Coke Com
pany have abandoned the work of
building coke furnaces at Junior,
Barbour county, because. it is
claimed, of the prosecution by the
Court of an employe who worked
on Sunday. II was claimed tho
work was absolutely necessary TO
prevent accident. The company
had started to work on eighty ovens
at Junior, and the plant has now
been moved three miles farther up
into Randolph county.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-09-14
AS OTHERS f III.

Here is an editorial from a recent
Issue of the Grafton Sentinel n of
the ablest as we'll as strongest Re
publican papers in the State and
Bro. James w. Holt, the editor is
an old P%restOnian. We specially
commend this to our County
Court in order that they may see
themselves as others see them
The county court of Preston did
u small thing IN not publishing the
financial statement in both politi.
cal papers Of that county. 1t is
important with taxpayers and
justice to the people that the
county court proceedings, financial
statement and all be given the
fullest public publicity, and
Democrats as we'll as Republicans
are entitled TO this information.
But the Preston court is a little
better than one or two courts In
this State who defy the law and
refuse to publish a statement in
even n paper. The law is posi-.
tive on this point and the courts
have no discretion in the matter.
Some people would rather that the
people should not know what really
Is going on, and H. just suits their
purpose 10 hide their proceedings
away IN the records Of the clerks
office where the public couldn't
had them if 10 wanted TO-.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-09-14

September 18th the formal pre-
sentatlon will DO made of a 6ne
piano to the Reform School at
Pruntytown, which was presented
to tie school last Spring by the
Grand Lodge Of West Virginia,
Ancient Order United Workmen.
Judge j. Homer Holt, Of Grafton,
will make the presentation speech,
and Hon. William G.. Worley, Of
Kingwood, the response.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-09-14

In another column we publish
an account Of The election Of Off
GERS and proposed building Of the
Central Railroad Of West Virginia.
IN which it speaks Of the road
coming from Morgantown 20
R~eedsyillo, and going from there
to the b. g. o. wa Hardmans
Switch and Thorton. This leads
people 10 believe that this is the
Morgsntowu and Kingwood road
and that IL is not coming to KING
wood but The Valley district sub
jet viii be forfeited il the road Is
not built to Kingwood and within
five years after the bond election.
as the order Of tho County Court.
su bmItting 10 to vote, makes this
special provision, so % is hardly
likely The road VII want to lose
shat 1850 600 district stock.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-09-14

A window glass factory will
probably be located at Adamston.
across the West Fork river from
CIarksourg, that will employ about
100 hands. Oil wells are being
drilled near that city, and with the
building Of the Short Line railroad
there Is a great industrial future
for that town.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-09-14

The University Cadet Corps is
under the same laws that govern
the rest Of the National Guard Of
the State and it is claimed that the
members OF this organization will
have to take a practice march like
the rest Of the guardsmen have
done. When this will be done and
the places to and from which they
are to march, il they have TO do it
at all, have not yet been announced.
1t may take place just before
school opens in the VI e.
town New Dominion.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-09-14

Financial experts say that West
Virginia will show a greater per
cent. of increase in wealth than
any other State in the union at the
next census.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-09-14

The Eleventh Annual Grand
Castle of the Ancient Order Of the
Mystic Chain was held in Wheeling
last week. Julius Scherr, of Eglon,
this county, has been Grand Com
mander the past year and presided
over the meeting. A. A. Scherr
was the Representative from Castle
No. 16, of Eglon. j. w. Dayton,
Of Keyser, was elected Select Com
mander for the coming year. The
Order is reported to be in good
shape financially and otherwIsely.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-09-14

In criticising the soldier boys for
violating the fifth commandment
we did them a positive kindness,
Tor it will make them much O
careful in the future.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-09-14

Every State Democratic Conven-
ton held this year, so far,
has unanimously endorsed the
Chicago Platform and Bryan
for the Presidency, except Mary
land, whore they agreed to say
nothing about the financial ques.
tlon, but to make the fight on
local issues. Still the Republican
papers keep on lying about it and
claiming that Bryan and 16 to /
are dead.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-09-14

How mad it makes the Republic.
cans for the Democrats to run d
man for Office. They have como
to d,pend SO entirely on running
their own campaigns with Doodle
that they think they have a mo-
nopoly on it and now because the
Democrats are running a rich man
FOR governor over in OHIO and fight
ing the devil MARK Hanns) with
fire the journal is awful mad
about it.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-09-14
DEATH FROM AN EXPLOSION.
T.. Wheeler Dead and Two Others In.
jurcd Mt ROWIesburg.

From the Preston Republican.
Cecil Wleeler, son Of @. w.
Wheeler, of Rowlesburg, died at -
o'clock last night from injuries re-
celyed yesterday by beng blown up
by a blast where the B~uokhorn &C.
nent Company are getting out
foundation stone for their mill. II
appears the blast hung fire, afr
waiting, as they thought, a suni-
Gent length Of time. Cecil Wheeler,
/. Il. Riggs, the foreman, and a
young sou Of the latter, ZION Riggs.
went to see why the blast did not
go off, or to esume their work
just as Wheeler got within three
feet of the hole the blast went off.
throwing him a considerable DIS
TANGO into the air aud iniurine him
so badly that be died. r.. II. RIGGS
was struck by some of the Ayinp
stone and p1infully but not SER
Iously burt. Zion Riggs was also
hit by some small pieces of rock,
but not much hurt. Those who
witnessed the accident all say the
men waited II long time before o
ing back to work.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-09-14

Chairman Dawson, Of the State
Republican executive committee,
went up to Wheeling yesterday to
shut and slap the mouth of the
Hon. N. b. Scott, who has been
expressing his views too volu-
bly, lately to suit Mr.. Dawson's
ideas of politics" There will
no doubt be a regular old cock
fight when the two politicians get
together, as Mr.. Dawson has been
doing some talking himself lately
Charleston Gazette.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-09-14

The Terra Alta paper ought not
put on such high and lofty airs
over our town when it comes to
Aingwood for it's backing and goes
to Ohio for it's brains.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-09-14

Richard Croker, the Big Indian
Chief of Tammany Tribe, is now
out for Bryan and declares him
the great statesman of the times
and the choice of the Democracy
for President.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-09-14

A general who was conducting
a war IN a distant island wrote 90
the agricultural department Of his
government to ship HIM a ton Of
acorns. When asked what he in
tended to do with them he replied 1.
''Ghere is no shade i'm our
trenches, aud the troops snfer
from heat. A growth Of large oaks
Will add much to the comfort OF
the men ia the airing line"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-09-14

A. the Republican State Con-
Tentiou held IN Baltimore last
week, Governor Lloyd Lowndes
was renominated without opposi-
tlon.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-09-14

The Richie Gazette and Review
are Just now having . cat and dog
slime, waiIng up their backs at
each other tn a way that would put
She famous Kilkenny cats aud tho
yaiIorest" dog 10 existence 20
shame. Now that Dog Days are
over, these good Republican broth.
zen should curtsil their caterwaul-
AZ aad Esl az lhy back yatd leuse.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-09-14

Company M, of Terra Alta,
seems to have snakes in it's boots
now, Judging from the Copper
head article ia last weeks Preston
Republican.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-09-14

II there is a county in this State
that has no Republican candidate
Tor a State Office, we would like to
hear from 1t, aud will send a bean.
tltuI chrome to hang up III the
Court House.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-09-14

The Morgantowu Post came TO
hand last week with a handsome.
special addition, giving a history Of
the Public Schools Of that rising
young city, with good pictures of
the buildings and teachers, all
printed on fine b~alf-toned paper
and making = beautiful uvenir
for the opening Of the magnificent
new school building, one Of the finest
10 the State and something for
the citizens Of Mo~gantown to be
very proud Of. The Post deserves
credit for this mark Of enterprise
and public spirit.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-09-14

The claim of West Virginia for
expenses incurred in the fitting out
the troops during the war with
Spain has been partly paid by the
United States Government, s25
26o SO having been so far allowed.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-09-14

tairmont IS to have a new depot
at last. The city council has ac-
oepted the offer of the railroad for
additional ground and the company
has agreed to begin the erection Of
the building within ninety DAYS.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-09-14

Governor Atkinson has issued a
Proclamation appointing wedues-
day, October nth. as Arbor Day.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-09-14
MARRIED TUE ENrrRE Fam,Lr.
William Mereer's Wives We've an
sisters

William Mercer, OF Raceooa
Greek. 1G miles south Of Huntiug-
tor, is probtbly the happiest NOR
tai in the county. lie went to
Huntington Saturday evening 20
secure his fifth marriage license
and wines aud other ~dslIeaeies for
the wedding and Unfair" that is
TO follow. Mr.. Mercer has just
passed bis 50th year and was married
TO his first wife when l9. She was
Miss Jennie Moffa;, and the four
successors to the Mercer marital
yoke have been her sisters, Ada,
Catherine, Missouri.and Sunday last
Miss Anna took their pl zee. She is
20. good looking and favored
Mercer IN preference to IA we'll
known young mau of the Race, on
neighborhojd. There is bu' ono
more of the MofTatt girls left and
she IS o twenty. When spoken
TO OF the peculiar feature about
marriages Mr.. Mercer replied that
he had lust simply fell in love
with the MOffatt family"
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-09-14

The most interesting case tried
IN the Fayette county, (Pa) court
for q long time, is that Of William
O.. Mccormick, the blind brother Of
Sheriff Mccormick, for the murder
Of Mrs. Minerva Monaghan. The
case has been before a jury in
Uniontown the pat week. The
court room is crowded all the time
and the prisoner has eminent law
yers. IL took some trouble to get
q jury for The case.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-09-14

"Avaunt, We shadows, Richards
himself again" and solid now for
Bryan aRd the Chicago Platform.
but d advice 10 to keep an eye on
Croker and not Jet him get hold Of
she lines. lie all right TO lot him
climb in the Band Wagon" but
be should be required to sit on the
probationary seat awhile.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-09-14

GAS ugly as sin" is an old and
and very common expression. also
very often an incorrect statement,
since sin is often very attracti o
and very dazzling ADD aDurIng.
If it really was so ugly. there
would be much less Of it in
the world.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-09-14

This time ext year We will be
80 the heat Of the biggest campaign
ever turned loose Oh a long suffer
aug public. The papers will be
filled up With politics and we want
30 get . good rest before the riot
breaks out and are not publishing
very much politics this year on that
account, but look out for 1900.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-09-14

The New York Democrats are
now trying hard to get in the
Band Wagon early, 50 as to get
a front seat. They can't bear to
take a back seat or not be in 1t at
all and finding out that they can't
u the machine or side. track
Bryan, they are coming up to the
rack to take their fodder all right.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1899-09-14

The last issue Of the Harrisyllle
Gazette contained about the moan
est and most abusive editorials we
over saw IN print. They we're from
she pen Of p. w. Morris, and
aimed at Julius Sigler, Of the Re.
view. When anyone gets half that
sassy toward Morris, be goes of
sud sues them for damages.