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KL1ITOR AND PROPRIKTOK.
King wood. Not. i5. ISO7.
I he Salem Tunes has changed
hands and Mr. L, M. Morton is
the new man ait the helm.
-I,l I - _
The Grafton Lender is booming
Hon. John T. McGrow, of that
place, for the United States Senate.
The famous Hast hunt trial for
the shooting of Frank Thompson
at Fursons lust spring, conies up in
the Tucker county Circuit Court
this week, and is attracting much
attention.
Another big war with Turkey is
on this week and comes to a focus
to day. But this tune the Turks
get it in the neck and are getting
the stuffing knocked out of them
to-day. This ought to be a day
for rejoicing in Greece.
3T" 1 -II
'i heenterprising New York Jour
nnl, the leading free silver Bryan
Democratic paper of this country,
and its gallant reporters and brave
old Genarul Lee, of Virginia, have
dono more for suffering Cuba than
both the administration of Cleve
land and McKinley. Is it possi
ble that the money power of Wall
street controls McKiuley like it
did Cleveland ?
The many friends of lion. J .mes
B. '1 aney will welcome him back lo
Wheeling and West Virginia after
four yeurs spent at Belfast, Ireland,
ns Consul General for tho United
States, where he acquitted himself
in a highly creditable manner. It
is said that ho will again assume
editorial control of the Register,
and wo may look for that able ex
ponent of Democrucy to be brighter
and better than ever.
Congressman Dovenor has rec
ommended B. Ad. llall, of the
Weston Independent, and Senator
Stuart 1*. Reed, of tho Clarkaburg
Telegram, for appointment as post*
masters in their respective towns.
Wo congratulate our brethren of
the press on tiieir good fortune.
Both these offices pay a handsome
salary, but the boys deserve it, and
will make first class officials. Geo.
Wise has been recommended for
♦ offico at Wheeling to succeed
Postmaster 0'K.aue, whose time
expires 13th of next month.
I he good old reliable Pan Han
dle Acre* is ouo of our favorite ex
change?, and its editor and pub
lisher, Bro. J. K. Curtis, is one of
the sprigbtliest and most genial of
• 11 the editors of the State for a
■ian of his age, but there is one
thing we want to enter a protest
■ gainst, and that is the poor qual
ity of paper used by Bro. Curtis
and the diugy, faded, cheap look
of the paper. Gat a better grade
of brighter, cleaner leoking news,
Bro. Curtis, and your paper will
be a thing of beauty and a joy for
ever.
In tbo case of Loyd Hansford,
» prominent attorney of Tucker
county, who was fined $25 by Judgo
J. II. Holt for alleged contempt of
Court in preparing a petition ask
ing for a new trial in tbe case of a
ci'izcn of Davis, who had been tried
and found guilty on a trumped up
charge, the .Supreme Court has re
v< rsed the Judge and exonerated
Hansford from any contempt or
the payment of the fine. This is
the same cuso in which a special
car load of citizens was hauled up
and fined and ended in the Eastham
and Thompson tragedy.
Tarnmanj Hail is not inch a bad
crowd after all in ipito of all tbe
hue and cry raised by the so called
Reformers. Tbe other day they
raised and cheerfully contributed
$40,000 for the benefit of the poor.
Half of it g<.< a to ibe starved and
struggling pal riots of Cuba and
the other half to tho poor of NYw
York City to keep the wolf from
the door, and bring joy to the
hearts and homes of the thousand*
of destitute people in that great
metropolis at this time of Thanks
giving. Now, let the Reformer*
and goody good crowd of New
York duplicate this charity, or els;
ioreter hereafter hold their peace.
A UAlLUOAl) WAR.
Over at Clarksburg they have a
railroad war that rends like a boom
town on the western frontier.
I The Short Line road, chartered to
run across the country from Clarks
I burg to New Martinsville, tapping
the Ohio river and Ohio River rail
road there, is bitterly opposed by
the B. & O. R. R., as it would
hurt them considerably. There is
also war between tho Short Line
people and the Town Council in
regard to their entry into Clarks
burg.
Tuesday night of last week,
while the town was sleeping peace
fully, a force of forty teams und
oiio hundred uicn camo into town
about ono o’clock with cross ties,
rails, ballast, timber, etc., and by
daylight next morning had tho
road built up over the disputed
route, including a 25 foot trestle.
The Council held a special sessiou
at 2 p. m. and ordered the Strcot
Commissioner to proceed with his
force of hands and tear it all up
and remove it from the Corpora
tion. They also ordered tho Town
Sergeant with his force to guard
the workmen whilo doing it. In
the meantime, the railroad men
were on guard, sworn to protect
tho company's property nt all haz
ards. A bloody battle was immi
nent, and was only prevented by
the railroad official* getting an in
junction from Romeo 11. Freer,
Judge of another circuit, who was
in Clarksburg at tho time, attend
ing the Odd Fellow Grand Lodge,
enjoining tho town from interfering
with tho railroad till tho matter
could bo argued in Court. 'Ibis
settled tho matter till next month,
when it comes up in Court, lu the
meantime, tho coinpuny is going
ahead with the road, and claim they
have $3,000,000 to putin the enter
prise. Thomas Moore Jackson,
who surveyod the West Va. North
ern, is the leading man in the
Short Line Route, und is u hustler
and has plenty of money of his
own, and lots of backing besides.
What hive ttie Republicans to
say now about tho Treasury deficit ?
IIow they abused tho Wilson tariff
bill and declared that it was a fail
ure, and you could hardly take up
a Republican paper without find
ing something in it about it being
a fraud aud failuro as a revenue
raiser, etc., aud how they would
remedy that and fill tho Treasury
to overflowing when the Dingley
bill got to working. Now wh it is
the result? Since the first of
July tho deficit has been more
than $45,000,000, and is getting
larger every day. Will tho Journal
or any other Republican paper or
any one else kindly stand up and
be counted on the sido of tho Ding
ley tariff bill as a revenue raiser
and explain the deficit ? Or will
any oue have the cheek to try to
dony these figures? Dou’t all
speak at once, brethren of the
C- P- _
— — * \T 1 — ' : ^ _ n A a
vvvov t n^iiihi iiiis v , t * 9 j;ru»
sioners who draw from tlie govern
ment 12,026,030 annually. Pres
ton county has several hundred,
and they distribute several thou
sand dollars into the county every
year. The present Commissioner
of Pensions makes a good sugges
tion in his report for this year. He
wants all the pensioners in every
county published once a year in
the county papers, giving a com
plete list of the names and the
amount they got tad what they are
drawing a pension for. This would
be a big help towards correcting
any inequalities or irregularties in
the matter, and if there were any
frauds on the list it would be
shown up then and soon exposed
and stopped. We have been want
ing to get n list of this kind for
this county for a long time for
publication in The A nous, and
would gladly give it space without
j charge, ns it would he as interest
ing information us we could pub
lish for our paper.
While Cleveland was President
and the papers and people of this
country were all championing the
cause of the struggling Cubans and
the Administration fighting them
shout, i>s h .rd as the Spaniards
themselves, our HepubllCao friends
wool 1 c<>nsole each other over wh *r
would be done when McKinley w.ia
elee’ed. O, yes. he would net
promptly in behalf of our down
trodden and cruelly persecuted
neighbor- v re looking to 'Ins
lfr< it g ivt-i ument. for succor and
salvation. But what has McKinley
done? Simply pursued the same
policy that old (irover did, and is
now getting ready to block any act
of Congress again from helping
1 Cuba.
ODD FKLLOUS.
State Ledge in Annual Session.
Tho Grand Lodge
I. O. O. F. closed
its session last Fri
day at Clarksburg. The next place
of meeting will bo Wheeling.
The Giand Lodge conreuod in
the Court House Wednesday morn
ing, with Grand Master Romes II.
Freer in the chair. Col. John
Vance, of tho Adelphiu Lodge,
welcomed them to Clarksburg in a
happy speech. Thursday was taken
up with the business of the Grand
Lodge.
The matter of erecting an Odd
Fellows’ homo in West Virginia
came up Thursday, and it resulted
in a committee of five being ap
pointed to confer with a like com
mittee of tho Daughters of Re
bekah, to report at the meeting
next year as to the best site for the
homo and probable coat. It is likely
the sito chosen will cover about ono
hundred acres, and toO.OOO will
probably be spent on the building.
There uro several places in view
throughout the State, and the com
mittee will choose the best.
Officers wore elected as follows :
Grand Master—George C. Stur
gis*, Morgantown.
Deputy Grand Master—W. E.
Uutrenentter, Kanawha county.
Grand Warden—Dr. C. M. Cum
mins, Eistbanlr.
Grand Secretary—E. A. Billings
lea, Fairmont.
vjiuim a reusurer—uenry »oa
mon, Moundsville. This is Mr.
Beamon’s twenty-fifth year.
Somo interesting features were
brought out at the meeting. There
have been nine lodges instituted in
the State during the year, and »t
present the order numbers 13,280
members in West Virginia. The
growth of the Daughters of Re
bekah in this State during the past
year has b«en at the rate of 400 per
cent. A report conveyed the in
formation that the receipts of the
Supremo Lodge for the year were
#0,703,000.07. and there was paid
out in sick and funeral benefits
#3,528,000.
At the mooting 1<6 lodges Were
represented, and there were seven
ty five visiting representatives.
MASONIC OK AN 13 LODGE.
At the roceut session of the An
nual Grand Lodge of Free and Ac
cepted Masons, held in Charleston,
the following officers were appoint
ed and elected for the ensuing yeai:
Grand Master, S. N. Myers, Mur*
tinsburg; Deputy Grand .Master,
Joseph Hall, Wheeling; Senior
Grand Warden, Neil Robinson,
Charleston; Junior Grand War
den, A. D. W. Stricklur, Phillippi;
Grand Treasurer, Hugh Sterling.
Wheeling; Grand Secret »ry, G. W.
Atkinson, Wheeling. The follow
ing were appoiuted by the Grand
Master: Grand Lecturer, G. S. Mc
Kenzie, Alderson; Grand Chaplain,
Rev. Robt. Douglass Roller, D. D.,
Charleston; Grand Senior Deacon.
P. R. Harrison, Martinsburg;
Grand Junior Deacon, E. M. Tur
ner, Morgantown; Grand Marshal,
J. 11. Weymouth, Elkins; Grand
Pursuivant, George Hatch, Wheel
ing; Grand Tiler, T. W. Bliss,
Wheeling. The following deputy
grand musters of the districts were
selected: First district, Jas. Luke;
second, A. li. C. Holy; third, J.
W. W. Forman; fourth, C. Mason;
fifth, Simon Bradford; sixth, F. H.
Smith; seventh, W. S. Fleming;
'eighth, A. A. Campbell; ninth, W.
II. Stokes; tenth, W. II. Stokes;
eleventh, Timothy M. Smith. Af
ter the installation of officers the
meeting adjourned to meot at
Wheeling next year.
M A TOMS ASSOCIATION.
The Mayors of all the cities and
towns of West Virginia will meet !
at the Court House, in Clarksourg, !
Monday and Tuesday, November
29th and 30th, 1897, to organize a
West Virginia Mayors’ Association
and to discuss the following sub
jects:
1. Street paving. 2. Sewerage.
3. Water works. 4. Police regu
lations. 6. Corporations. 0. Man
ufactories, 4c., and to interchange
, ideas on all subjects pcrtaiuing to .
j municipalities.
, Kveiy Major in tho State is ox
j ported to bo present and make this
a profitable gathering.
, Signed U. 8. Kkmdall,
Mayor of Fairmont.
W. F. Him,
Mayor of Huntington.
R. 11. Thomas,
Mayor of Parkersburg.
J. A. he OllCTTKft,
Mayor of Charleston. 1
Committee. .
* Fairmont, W.Vft., Nov, 9, ’97, '
NOVEMBER CROP REPORT*.
The crop r* port for November as
sent out from tho Department of
Agriculturo at Washington, gives
the following general averages for
West Virginia:
Averago yield of shelled corn per
acre, 24$ bushels; quality, 85 per
cent. Averago yield per aero of
Irish potatoes 56 bushels, and
quality 77 per cent. Averago yield
of sweet potatoes 79 bushels per
acre, and quality 90 per cont. Av
erago yield per acre of tobacco, 800
pounds; quality, 86 per cent. Hay
yielded an average of 1$ ton per
acre, and quality 94 per cent. The
average for buckwhost was 19
bushels per acre, and tho quality
rated at 90 per cent, a hundred bo
ing the highest grade. In fruit,
grapes and apples, averaged a little
over a half a crop, and pears less
than a half crop.
In Pennsylvania corn averaged
38 bushels to the aaro this year,
better than any State of the Union.
The averago for tho whole United
States was about 24 bushels per
acre.
Washington made tho best aver
age in potatoes, 1C2 bushels per
aero, Oregon 160, and Montana 156
Tho average for tho whole country
is 64$ bushels per acre.
New Mexico b ads on sweet pota
toes, 280 bushels per aero.
Strange to say, Massachusetts
produces more tobacco per acre
than any other State, 1600 pounds,
and Wisconsin next with 1280, and
then Pennsylvania with 1230. This
product has generally been consid
ered a southern production.
Arizona and New Mexico lead
with the hay crop, tho average be
ing 3$ ton per acre in tho latter,
and over that even in tho former,
while the averago for tho whole
United States is less than a ton
and a half per acre.
«ow wo cotne to duck wheat,
Preston county's pet crop. What
State would you guess produces the
best average per acre ? You could
hardly guess without naming nearly
all the States of the Union. Maine
leads with 31 bushels per acre,
Now Hampshire next with 27, then
Vermont 24, New York 22, Penn
sylvania 21 and West Virginia 19,
the average for the whole United
States is nearly 21 bushels.
Tako cotton, most people would
bo fooled on that, as Indian Ter
ritory leads with 300 pounds per
acre, and Louisiana next with 245,
and Oklahoma third with 225,
while the uverugo per Here for th©
whole country is 182 pounds.
l!i!L UW!L 1 JL
The National Base Ball League,
in session at Philadelphia recently,
adopted the scheme of having two
umpires for each game after this,
one for bold work and ono for the
battery, and no umpire allowed to
serve in moro than six consecutive
games in anyone city. The League
will also make a departure in the
way of a schedule. It is now pro
posed to. open the season on April
15 and to close on Ootobor 15. The
idea is to play 154 games and to di
vide the circuit into four sections—
the northeast, consisting of Boston,
Now York and Brooklyn, and the
southeast, Philadulphi*, Baltimore
and Washington. Chicugo, Cleve
land und Pittsburg will form the
northwest section, ami St. Louis,
Louisville and Cincinnati the south
west. _
J he North American Mining
and Developing Company, of 23
Union Square, New York City, is
one of the latest schemes for ex
tracting the riches of the f >r famed
Klondike country. Home of the
best known men in the country are
among the officers and directors of
tho company, among them Hon.
John T. McGraw, of Grafton, bnt
we profor to invest what little
money wo can get hold of right
hero at home and keep out of the
jail and poor house if possible.
The company ofTors stock at only
one dollar per share in blocks of
five, and any one with moro money
than ttiey know what to do with
might do well to invest, it with this
company. Anyhow they will send
you some handsomely engraved
certificates of stock that will make
you feel rich to look at, them.
The Charleston (hurtle snvs: **lf
President McKinley desires the evi
lie IK'S of lb* young wuiiuu who was
insulted en a It *!:o. fc Ohio Irani
by Congressman Dorr, a special
agent or inspector of nny of the
departments wonld probably find
her at Weston, W. Va."
The Ituokhannon /Mil* is now a
live local paper and better than it
ever was. It gets out cno of the
best local pages of any paper in
the State.
PUESTON I'OHIXASILUH
Will l’lease Take Notice and (joveru
'I lie nisei Tea Accordingly.
A new qualification for postmas
ter lias been recognized and estab
lished by the Postoffice Depart
ment, and we publish it for the
benefit of tho postmasters in the
county in order that they will
know what to do in order to hold
or to the office if there is a change
at tho next general election. B.o.
White, of this place, will have to
gut a hustle on him if he is going
to come iu under tho following
ruling :
Postmaster E. T. Pago, of Red
water, Texas, will bo returned by
this Administration, and all be
cause of the birth of quadruplets
and twins in his family. Eleven
years ago he was given the post
office. but when General Clarkson ;
became Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral iu the Wantrnuker adminis
tration an elTort was made to re
place the postmaster with a candi
date of the Republican party.
Many applicitions for the place
were filed, but Page appealed for
retention, citing that his wife hud
just presented him with bouncing
quadruplets, and that twice before
twins had been born to them. This
i settled the case. General Clarkson
decided not to remove tho iucuni- \
bent. 'I he case has now come up 1
again, and a number of candidates
have sought the place. But Page
has again protested that tho suc
cessful raising of three of the qua
druplets and two sets of twins en
titles him to some consideration,
and sent photographs of the sur
▼ iving quadruplets, now almost
young ladies.
Assistant Postmaster - General
Bristow conferred with Postmaster
General Gary, and the two decided
that there should be no change in
the office.
FKOURA.MMK
Of the West Virginia Maj»r»’ Asso
ciation.
Monday Afternoon, Nov. 29tu.
1. Organization and Election of
Officers.
2. Address of Welcome—Mayor
Owens, of Clarksburg.
3. Response on Behalf of the
Associatiou — Mayor Fisher, Buck
hnnnon.
4. Address—The Duties of a
Mayor—Mayor Keck, of Morgan
town, followed by u general dis
cussion.
5. Address—Should the State
Establish a Workhouse System —
i Mayor Butts, of Wheeling, fol
lowed by a general discussion.
C. Address—Sewerage and Wa
ter Systems—Mayor Ilenshnw, of
Murtinsburg, followed by a geuerul
| discussion.
Tuesday Morntno, Nov. 30tii.
1. Address — Street Paving —
Mayor Thomas, of Parkersburg,
followed by a general discussion.
2. Address—The Granting of
Licenses—Mayor de Grnytcr, of
Charleston, followed by a general
discussion.
3. Address—Street Cleaning—
Mayor Keudall, of Fairmont, fol
lowed by a general discussion.
4 a l.i_ n ■ • %
-X. /l'juiisa-I UllUU lU^UIIMIOIlS
— Mayor llite, of Huntington, fol
lowed bv a general discussion.
5. Address — Speakeasies and
Their Prevention — Mayor Gardi
ner, of Sistersville, followed by a
general discussion.
In tho gonorul discussion follow
ing each topic it is expocted that
every Mayor present will state his
views and participate lively in tho
discussion. Other topics not on
this programme may be discussed
if timo will permit.
The public generally is invited
to attend all the exercises.
Committee,
Fairmont, W. Va., Nov. 19th.
And now it is announced that
Hon. A. B. White, of the Parkers
burg Journal, is iu the raco for tho
United .States Senate. Mr. White
is already holding a first class posi
tion under tho Federal government,
That of Collector for West Vir
ginia, and it is said that his candi- '
dacy is simply to defeat Governor I
Atkinson, who has already shied
his castor into the ring. Pro.
White is not only an abler man j
than George VVesloy, but much /
mure ornamental besides,and would J
; make very good Senatorial limber.
' W<4Could see him step in Senator
Faulkner’s shoes with less sorrow
i than most any other Republican
I we know. Put our friends, the
enemy, are having a lot of trouble,
all for nothing, as the signs of tho
times indicate the election of a
Democratic Legislature.
ScrofulaSores
Health Was Croatly Impaired, But
Hood’s Sarsnparilla Built It Up
Sores Have All Disappeared.
“ I was troubled with erupt Iona on my
faoe, which appeared like acrolula. My
health was ao much impaired that I was
advised to take Hood's Sarsaparilla to
build me up, and I bought six bottles.
Before I had taken half of this amount I
found that I w as improving. I could rest
better at night, and felt refreshed in the
morning. I gained hi fleeh and when I
had finished the six bottles the aor«-» on
my faoe had all dimppoared.” J. B. Bod
DIE, Postmaster, Nashville, No. Carolina.
“After Buffering from aiore leg for 25
years, four bottles of Hood's Sarsn]>arll!a
made a complete euro. It L* several years
since I took Hood » RaninparUla, but I
have not suffered wit h any sore or eryulp- s
ela:* In that time.” Alim. M. J. Hartley,
Lovett, Georgia. itemenitier
Hood’s Sarsaparilla
Is the Best — the One True Blood Purifier, llo
sure to get Hood's and only Hood’s.
Hood’s Pills easy to opera to.V Uy*
QRDER OF PUBLICATION.
tVsar VittciiNiA. as :
At rule* held In the f lark’* offlee of Mm rir
cult •<,urt of Preston Bounty, on the t.rst Mon
day uf November. I*®7.
A . P. Hamilton A < o., f
«• r Attachment In Equity
Miller A Mussenaet al. 1
The object of this suit Is to recover from the
defendants. Wilier A Hastens the mm <,f
?IH’> IS with Interest and eosts. and subject
rn-.itc-.- In the hands of the defendant, I be V *d
Virginia Company, due Miller & Mnsscna. to
Miei>ayu.eni of said •lidtii. by attashn ant in
equity.
And it appearing that the defendants D. I.
Miller and J II ttpsscna. are not residents of I
this At-,to. on motion of the pin! tiffs, it i, o»
dered that the said defend ants do appear here
wtiMiln one month after tie date of ths fir t
; uhtirntion hsra- f. rw.d do what la necessary to
protect their n’eras'v and that tbs Order !>•
published in the " m«i Vibuikis Ar.si'i. a uewa
paper poblialiod In this county
A copy—Tast: J. W. Wats -a, Clerlt.
I . J. CaouAM, Clou use! for *'»lullff.
(II 1 W7 It t*.)
FROM $12.00 OP.
BED LOUNGES. CHAIRS, WARD
ROBES. STALDS. TABLES
AND PARLOR FURNITURE.
PlS AND OB
A Specialty.
(iooils at. Low Price*.
Come him! Examine nor Stock.
IIENRY C. FLYTHE.
KING WOOD, W. VA.
Tit hi- Sf _
tr-C&A&S&i5.
II8EJJJREI
WE HAVE
clnut Put III a Large Stock of New, Clean, Briehfc
and Attractive Goods, Selected with Great Care ami
Purchased at Priues that Puts Us in a Position to Fear
No Competition and Heady to Meet Anybody and
Everybody’s Prises on every kind of Merchandise.
We Canz^._
Make von Prices that Will be a Guarantee that you aro
Not “Paying for Somebody Else’s Goods," Nor “Mak
ing Up for Bad Adjourns."
Cash and Credit.
If your Credit is Good and you are Known to Pav yonr
Bills in a Heaaonahle Time, Wo Aooept it ns We do
your Cash when you have it.
Staples.-—ca
Wo Never Were so Well Supplied to Make You and
^ ours Warm and Comfortable During the Winter.
Dress Goodsa*._
Wo IUvo an Elegant Lino of Single Dres3 Patterns
From 15 ct*. to $1.35 per yard.
Hats and Gaps.;—.—
Wo Have Everything You W’ant Here. 1 {< )< >rI'J«4
smd WIlOKwi—Wo Simply Lead, Thai’s All.
Hosiery and Underwear.- -We Have Cart Loads to SeU ct From.
GROCERIES. .
W’e Have Always Been Headquarters in Groceries,
and Propose to Hetnaiu So.
Coino In —_
And See Us—Wo Will Make it Pleasuat for Yon
W hether You Buy or Not.
No UnliindneHH.va—
Without any unkindness toward* our competitors, for
we know them all to be gentlemen and good neighbors,
we do believe wo can give you more for a dollar than
you get elsewhere.
Thanks, w
For your patronage for the last nine years we thank
you. We certninly appreeiate your kindness, and will
spare do effort to seivo you faithfully in th* future.
Shaffer, Brown & Co.
IT RECEIVED AT flFFDTT & LAI’S
BIG STOF13E.
^THE LARGEST AND MOST COMPLETE LIRE Of^l
LADIES’ GAPES
— AND— '
JACKETS'
Im Srosjit tt Preitga.
CABS
nAo,
—— 4
— Follow -
The Big Crowd
OFFUTT & LA KIN’S Big Store,
TERRA ALTA, W. VA., ]
The Cheapest Tlnec In the Stoteto JBu> Hoods.