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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-01-03
Major David Stemple Dies at Ripe
Old Age.
SUFFERED STROKE OF PARALYSIS
Well-known in Preston and Adjoining
counties-Laid to Rest at
OLD Home.

Major David Stemple, of Amboy,
a pioneer of Preston county, was
stricken with paralysis on December
20, which resulted in his death the
following Saturday. He was more
than % years old. The funeral took
place from his late home and the
remains inferred in the Lutheran
cemetery.
Major Stemple was born near Ha-
gerstown, Md, July IL, 1916, his
parents having emigrated from Ger
many and settled in Maryland.
When a young man Major Stem
pie located at the old town of Au-
rora, where he built and conducted
one of the famous old fashioned
wayside inns on the Northwestern
turnpike, then the chief route of
travel through the country, where
drovers and the hundreds of com
mercial men made their over night
stops. He continued this business
until the railroad was built through
the country, which destroyed the
turnpike as a highway for central
travel. Major Stemple then pur-
chased a fine tract of land compris-
ing some 400 acres about a mile
from Aurora; Today this farm is
n of the finest in that section.
OPrior to the war he was made a
major of Virginia militia, which gave
him the title by which he was known
throughout many sections Of West
Virginia. He was twice married and
is survived by a wife and Ia chill
dren. AT the celebration Of the
ninetieth anniversary of his birth it
was learned that Major Stemple was
the only survivor of his and father
of four generations. There we're
then 90 descendants.
The name of Major Stemple was
always synonymous with everything
that was honorable. His 90 years
of life were of the upright, depend
able, reliable kind that sits as a lew
eled crown on'the head of the fathers
when their years of usefulness has
expired. a man peculiarly fond of
home life, his home was his abiding
place, preferable above all other
places the world had to offer. His
greatest ambition was to raise his
family OF children to honorable
manhood and womanhood, aud in
this his life work was the ucces
that 1t so richly deserved to be.
He was a Democrat of the old
school and held several Offices Of
trust and honor. The old Rising
Sun Hotel spoken of above was,
perhaps, the most famous hostelry
in the state and has been written up
time and again and spoken of in
several books. This paper published
an interesting sketch Of 1t a few
years since and this history was also
published in booklet form.
The surviving sons and daughters
are; David, Youngstown O.; p. NJ,
Morgantown; /. Camden, Detroit,
Mich Mrs. John Wilt and Mrs.
Henry Wilt, Amboy; Mrs. Olive
Shater, Davis; Mrs. James w. Holt,
Grafton Mrs. Maggie Young, On
tario, Canada; l.. ]. Stemple, of the
home farm Mrs. Mary Stemple
Jeffreys, Grafton; Howard, Wash
ington state; Messrs. Wade and Law.
teachers IN the Smithsburg md
University, and Miss Odessa, who
resides at the home farm.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-01-03
ALBRIcHTsvrLLE.
Correspondence % The Argus.


Special Correspondence o. The Argos.
l.. l.. Parks, of Eglon, was here
Friday and Saturday looking mp a
house to move into. He was sue
cessful in securing the new and com
modious dwelling of Floyd II. Sy-
polt, and thinks Of bringing his
family here in about ten days.
Floyd II. Sypolt has accepted a
position as boiler man with the tin
plate and steel mill near Morgan
town, and will move his family there
the first Of the year. We are sorry
to lose them.
Dame Rumor has it that Albright
vile is going TO have a steel mill.
On Saturday night about 8 O'Clock
a crash was heard near town as
though the mountain was going 10
be precipitated into Cheat river.
Upon investigation it was found
that a ledge Of rocks on the NJ. &
X. grade gave way and completely
covered the roadbed.
ID. l.. Menear, who has recently
UNDERGONE an attack of quinsy and
d~iphtheria, is again seen on our
streets, we are glad to state.
We have a store here known as
the Hoffman cash store.
Christmas was observed by both
the M. E. and Baptist churches.
Good order prevailed and every
body present received a nice pres
ent. Some handsome presents were
among the gifts.
James Feather, from the Crab
orchard settlement, was in town
Saturday on business.
We are to have a new furniture
store in the near future. S. c.
Parks will be the proprietor.
Miss Blanche Martin, who has
been at Kingwood for some time.
was on Saturday evening notified of
her mothers sudden and serious i'll.
ness and she is now at her bedside.
A.W. McGinnis is making prepa
rations to move the postofice from
J. II. Walls store to the new build
ing the postmaster had erected the
past summer. The change will take
place soon.
There will be something doing
around here as soon as spring come:
in the way of building. There will
be about 10 new dwellings erected
as soon as the weather permits, al
on the Faulkner addition TO town.
The grading on the NJ. & X. j,
steadily progressing, and it will only
be a matter of a few months unit
we Will hear the clang of the ca
wheels.u
There seems to be some attrac.
ton about this place, as there i.
hardly a day passes without some
n looking over the town for build
ing lots, and as a result real estat,
is changing hands. Let them come
We have the lots and the price i,
right. JAKEY.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-01-03

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Lax'eis just once to see what they will do
Tor you. Lax-ets are little toothsome candy
tablets-nice TO eat, nice in effect. No
gripping no pain. Just a gentle laxative ei.
feet that is pleasingly desirable. Handy
Tor the vest pocket or purse. Lax.ets meet
every desire. Lax-ets come to you in beau.
tiful autographed metal boxes at &C and
7Sc Sold by the Stricken Drug Store
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remember. % does not claim 10 cure a
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Associate Editor.
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-01-03
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West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-01-03
TOWNSVILLE

SPECIAL Correspondence ~ Tine Argus.
I'd Lynch spent the holidays
with his parents.
Miss Jess Lynch came home To-
spend Christmas.
There was a sly wedding here last
Wednesday morning before day.
break, the contracting parties being
Miss Ada BosIey and John Rehe.
Joseph Mask is spending the hoIi-
days in Wheeling with relatives and
friends.
Joe Fetch to Wheeling
Miss Nh
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Nj. f. MEHRTEN.
III. SLlDELL BRO
West Virginia argus. [volume] (Kingwood, W. Va.) 1877-1946, 1907-01-03

orlY 2 iitr cold IN fhe bead may be ibo
ginning 81 - obstinate case Of nasal ca.
tffn. Drive oui ne invader With Biys
ean Batter applied straight TO che inasmed
nc ~ 80 passages Price soc. If you.
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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-06
.CORRESPONDGNCG.I
PLUM LICK.

Aunt" Sarah Crouch is very
low with pneumonia, Mrs. Min
ME Henry has same disease.
The grounding never got a peep
at his shadow in this vicinity
Saturday. so far as we have
heard no one saw the ground hog,
but he whistled, stayed out all
day. and as a result we are to have
six weeks pretty weather. Wise
men who have grown old and
gathered wisdom among the envi-
ronment of frontier life sOlemnly
affirm that they have watched the
ground hogs hole on February 2.
They all tell the same tale, The
ground hog comes out and looks at
the sky with the air of planter
after he has Just sown forty-acre
field of wheat and is anxious for "A
shower. On cloudy days he goes
off on foraging expedition, but
if the sun is shining he retreats to
his winter quarters and then it is
six weeks before garden sass can be
safely left without IA blanket spread
over if
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-06
Negro Slated for Important Office

The RoosevcIt-Foraker row over
the Brownsville dismissal has tax
en- a sensational turn through the
declaration of an official close to
the President to the effect that
Ralph Tyler. Il negro, would be
appointed to Il lucrative office IN
Ohio. Hcis mentioned i'm conrec-
ton with the Surveyorship Of
Customs at Cincinnati. which pays
=, 1000 per annum. The Toledo
and Cleveland survcyorship> are
also due to he filled ana it i Cer-
tain, according to the reports tnat
he will receive at the hands of the
President one of the three.
Tyler halls from Columbus and
is Il leader in Republican politics
of the State. 1t is understood
that he has been recommended
both time and again by Senator,
Foraker and Dick for place IN
the Consular service and ma. ;ne
backing of Booker Washington.
The President, of course. never
considered those recommendations
Ncriou>lN y, and accordingly no place
for Ralph has ever been forth
coming, Recently RaIph's recom-
mcndations have been called to tn
attention of the President. and t
is pretty well settled that while he
will not receive Consular pl. c
he * slated for one of the most
lucrative offices in Ohio at the Gift
of the President. Senator Fora
kcr'S attack on the President for
the dismissal of the negro troops
is, of course. back of it all. and i'm
To this Southern politicians hal {
claimed for years that while the
President would appoint negroes
to office in the southern States he
would not appoint them in those
of the North. The Prcsideut.
therefore. if he sticks to his pre-
sent determination to appoint Ty-
Ter. kills two birds with one stone,
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-06
Prewitt Upheld in Revolving The
MutuaI'S License.

Judge Robert Stout. of the state
Circuit Court. Friday held that
the Mutual Life Insurance Com
pany. of New York, is not entitled
to the relief sought in its petition
filed several weeks since, in which
it asked an injunction against ii.
X. Prewitt, Insurance Commits
sioner of Kentucky. to prevent his
revocation of its license. and dis
missed the petition. An appeal
will be taken at once to the Court
of Appeals Of Kentucky to finally
settle the law points involved in
the case.
In the meantime the status of
the company in Kentucky remains
as it has been since the Commits
SiOner took the first step to revoke
its license to do business in the
State: that is, it continues to do
business here rs it has always
done. In order to permit this,
the Circuit Judge granted con-
tjnuance of the temporary restrain
ing order first entered on petition
of the company.
Judge Stout delivered written
opinion in making his decision.
1t is said his decision is based up
on the statute giving the Insurance
Commissioner arbitrary power in
the matter of admitting and eX-
Guiding insurance companies from
the Kentucky field.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-06
Fires in 1906.

In the year 1903 there were 10
fires in the city. costing the city
S592.25. In the year 1906 there
were If fires in the city, costing
the city SSl. making IA difference
of S5ll.25 in the two years. This
does not include in either year
salary of Chief and Secretary.
John p. Cline, Secretary.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-06
HRRD ON CLOTHES.

"Nou look 50 nice in your new fall
suit" said Mrs. browse. don't you
think you'd better come 10 church
with me this morning."
Not on your life" replied Mr.
browse. lit doesn't do IA new suit any
rood to 20 t. sleep in it,
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-06
Trains DELAYED.

The Saturday night express due
at 1913 was late. From Shelby
vile to Lexington it came over the
Louisville Southern track. This
was necessary because of wreck
on l.. q n. four miles west of
Lexington in afternoon. y theat-
rical company had come to Lex
ington on special train. The en-
gine, with three men, returning to
Louisville, left the track, tore up
rails for $50 feet, turned over,
fearfuIly mangled one of the men
and injured the others. The boil
er exploded and IN e engine
is des troy ID. l.. a n.
passengers were transferred. The
G.. q O. express west on Sunday
afternoon was Il hours late.
If IA passenger starts anywhere
there is no probility that he will
get there on time,
The writer was in Winchester
Friday night expecting to attend
To business in Lexington on Satur-
day morning. At the depot he
was informed that train due before
S was expected at IL. We went
by l.. d f.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-06
THE PHARIS

"Did understand you to say that
Inc people who choose the narrow
path only are the most narrow
Not exactly: say the people who
think they. only. choose the narrow
oath are the most narroW-mInded.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-06
DIR. CaIdWeH'S
(LasatiUe)
Syrup Pepsin

is the greatest remedy in the world for
correcting and curing all forms of stom-
ach and digestive trouble.
1t instantly imparts new life andvigor
TO these parts and keeps them in prime
and perfect working condition.
Dont't wait until you are in the grip of
these torturing complaints, but geta dol
lar or half-dollar size of DR.. CALD-
WELLS SYRUP PEPSIN now at your
druggists and forestall the trouble.
Your money will be refunded if it
does not benefit you.
Your postal card request will bring by return
mail our new booklet, DIR. CALDWELLS
BOOK OF WONDERS" and free sample to
those who have never tried this wonderful
remedy Do ii now.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-06
A Worm.
over III

On Friday DR.. Joe Jones found
black fever worm crawling near
snow. He brought it rs curio
for Facts and Observations. The
worm was not a correct prO9nOstl-
Gator of weather or the arrival
would have been delayed.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-06
Burned to Death.

At Cleveland, o.. John Burke
called to see Miss Mary Gardner.
A gasoline lamp exploded. He
was burned to death and she scri-
ously injured.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-06
Residence Sold.

II. Clay Turner has sold his
High street residence to Dan \.
Young for $4,000. Possession will
be given April lst.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-06

The Winchester Commercial
Club gives "A banquet on the even
ing of February % at Brown
Proctoria. Desha Breckenridge,
Bennett Young and Judge Ed. &.
O'Rear will respond to toasts.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-06
The Olympia Sold.

j. G.. Drummer. Of st. Louis, has
purchased of }. i. Roark. of La
tour, Mo-. the Olympia building,
occupied by the postoiiice, for
S3S. 900.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-06

Last week. Mr.. Spencer. who is
interested in establishing can
merry here went to Morchcad. but
will return and endeIvor to per-
feet the enterprise.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-06

Vice President Fairbanks and
wife. who were raised on the farm
and who own 5000 acres of fer
tile soil. would love to 90 back to
the country for a while, so they
say.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-06

Harry Welch. ball player, has
accepted place at Waco, Texas,
and will leave March LIST. He will
play 2nd base and be captain of
team. Douglas HARRISON, Bird
here, also goes to Waco.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-06

Lord De Idle-Ah, but your leisure
rlawss in this country have no titles
Miss Quick-Nonsense! What's the
matter with hobo" Weary Willie"
Dusty Roads" and so on?-New Or
cans Picayune.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-06

page Woven Wire Fence. the
best fence on earth. Write for
catalogue and prices to
G. T. Flanders, X. F. ID. 3,
3O-tf Mt. Sterling, Ky.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-06

Clay Miller has rented Il down
stairs room in the Fizer building
ON Broadway and will move his
printing office there.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-06

New York Clearinghouse banks
for the past week held SD. 1914, 100
more than legal reserve require
mCntS.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1907-02-06
To Poor House.

Am Owingsville press report in
the Lexington Herald of Feb. /
says VIM. +. Smoot, eN-CountA
Attorney Of Bath. has been adj
Judged without means of support.
and by order of the County Judge
sent to county poor house. Alas
Alas . The havoc Of strong drink
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-26
BARK HE|MDAHL
FLOATED At
LAST
Vessel, Which Has Been
Aground Since Septem-
Der Hurricane, Now
A1oat.

The bark Heimdahl, one of the for
eign vessels driven ashore during the
September hurricane, was fioated last
night about o'clock, and IS now
safely moOred in deep water. The
vessel was floated by the tug Nellie,
which has been engaged for several
weeks cutting a channel with her pro-
peller to the bark.
The bark was blown into shallow
water at the old ballast crib near Per
dido wharf, where she rested on a
quantity of rock, and despite the fact
that several vessels attempted 10
float the bark, she could not be moved
until last night, when the tide was
very high and the Nellie succeeded
in pulling her from her position into
deeper water.
When the Nellie succeeded in float
ing the Heimdahl it left only one OF
the foreign fleet blown ashore during
the hurricane, still aground. There
is still one vessel ashore neal
Wright's mill. but the dredge Carig
hill, which did such good work in
floating the ship Ingrid, is now en-
gagged in cutting a channel from deer
water TO the point where the vessel
is ashore, and it is expected that she
will be floated within week or ter
days.
1t is not thought that the HeimdahI
has been damaged about the hull tC
a great extent, and with some repairs
il will be in a seavorthy condition.
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-26
4 SUGGESTIVE
ARbOR DAY
PROGRAM
Is Being Sent Out to Schools
by State Superintendent
Holloway.

State Superintendent of Education
W. NJ. Holloway, is sending out to the
various superintendent of education
and principals of schools in the state
a suggestive Arbor Day program The
day will be observed In Florida on Feb
ruary 1, and it is expected that the
schools of this city and county will OBJ
serve the day in the same manner as
has heretofore been done, and that
an interesting service will be held in
connection with the planting of trees
Suggestive Program.
The following is the suggestive
program and accompanying letter be
ing forwarded the teachers by the
state superintendent:
Song-America
Scripture Reading.
Invocation.
Song-"We Love the Trees"
Recitation-Forest Song.
Arbor Day Acrostic.
Recitation-"WhatD Do We Plant"
Planting An Oak Tree.
Letter to Teachers.
"TO The Teachers of the Public
Schools of Florida:
Following the custom which has
been regarded for some years, this
program has been prepared and sent
to you as one Of the helps for a proper
observance Of a day which is now a
part Of our school calendar. Arbor
Day for this State was Instituted sew
eral years ago, and we have reached
that point where we may profit by our
mistakes and turn the occasion into
one which will measurably accomplish
the ends, for the attainment of which
the day was set apart. In the first
place, we must free ourselves wholly
from any such notion as would per-
NIT US to look upon Arbor Day as a
school holiday. Perhaps no other oc-
casion requires as much previous work
and preparation as that Of Arbor Day;
and it is safe to say that unless much
has been done throughout the entire
year in anticipation of the day. the rem
dering of the program will fail to slim
ulate such interest on the part OF
teachers, pupils and patrons as will
result in a proper advancement of the
purposes of Arbor Day. 1t is well to
say here that the teacher must be the
leader and inspirer of the work which
will lead to the identifying of school
grounds, the making of the school
room pleasant and home-like, the
planting of trees and shrubbery."
The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1907-01-26
FALCO.
Special to The Journal.

Falco, Ala, Jan. 25.-Mr Chas. Sew
erson and family, from Burlington,
Iowa, are visiting his brother j. A.
Lewis of this place and will remain in
the south for quite while. Charley
was born in Santa Rosa county and
left his home IA years ago when he
was quite small. He has Travelled over
most of the world and says the south
land beats it all.
Or. Grimley, a prominent physician
from Tennessee, is visiting his brother
here for a few days
DIR. A. H. Miller was called to Flor
ala Saturday to see his brother
Grifin's wife who has been very sick
for several weeks. At last reports she
was much improved.
Mr.. D. D. Miles is in Andalusia on
business this week
The Falco Mercantile Co., is having
a large storehouse built at Wing, Ala.
where they intend to do a general
merchandise business in addition to
the extensive business they are doing
at Falco.
The Misses Callie and Rosa Lundy,
OF Andafusia, are in Falco this week
visiting relatives.
Blind tiger whiskey is getting to be
very much in evidence again in the
vicinity of Wing, Ala, and one tur-
pentine operator says he can't send his
drivers to Wing after freight without
his drivers coming back full Of whis-
key, and he would like for some one
who has the authority to get busy
down there.