The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-03-24
Col 7. N. Jackson paid Graf
ton a visit on Sunday.


State and the editor, Mr.. Stuart
+. Reed, deserves the common.
dation this effort brings forth.
Ine Fountain.
Master Ebert Dawson gave 4
party to about d dozen Of his
young friends on Friday evening.
a very pleasant time was spent
in games and plays after which
refreshments were served and
the lads and lassies departed for
their homes.
Mr.. Eli Richards, who died at
the Asylum, at Weston, on the
10th, was sentthere twenty years
ago. He was brought 10 Big
Buffalo and inferred in tine Burn.
side family cemetery on the nth.
He was sixty years old.
We learn from the Buckhan-
non papers that Mr.. P. M. Rob.
inson, Cashier OF the Traders
National Bank Of that city, has
rendered his resignation to take
effect April LIST, after which he
will engage in other business.
Mr.. z NJ. Boggess. viii become
Cashier in his place.
It's reported that a nine. round
prize fight occurred at Fairmont
last week, between Buster
Black, of Fairmont, and a Pala.
tine man named Harshberger.
The parties were said to be enc
mics, and come to blows several
times before this. They drove
to theplaceofbattle accompanied
by friends. Apurse of one hun
dred dollars, donated by specta:
tors, was au incentive.
Mrs. "A. Woolard died at her
home On Latrobe street last
nightat2 O'Clock, Of consump-
ton. She was about 40 years OF
age. Her husband a machinist
at the Standard Oil Refinery, and
seven children survive her. This
afternoon the remains we're taken
to Clarksburg for burial. State
Journal.
Mrs. Woodland was a daughter
of Mr.. Richard johnson. of this
city.
After Easter Sunday the Pro
testant Episcopal church will be
closed for the purpose of making
extensive improvements on the
building. The end back of the
chancel will be moved back ten
feet and a very fine Trinity
stained glass window costing
about 5000, the gift of Mrs. r. s.
Gardner will be put in. The
building viii be newly papered
and otherwise handsomely furn-
ished.
Mr.W Q. McK eehan is a whole
sou1ed and charitable man and
now his generosity is more
marked than ever. He desires
us. thro' the columns Of the TELE
GRAM to cheerfully and freely
offer a handsome, we'll made and
serviceable bride to the person
or persons unknown, who assist
ed himself or themselves to said
McKeehan's set of harness. For
be it knownt eybelong together,
and if the unknown party or par
ties will call the bride may be
secured.
The house of Rev. w. E.
Powell, of Parkersburg, came
near being entirely destroyed by
fire last week. The fire was dis
covered about three o'clock in
the morning in a closet in which
was stored a large amount Of
bedding and wearing apparel,
and was probably smouldering
from early in the evening before.
Fortunately Mrs. Powell was
awakened by the smell of smoke
and the family were aroused just
in time to keep the flames from
spreading to the upper floor. II
is supposed some article fell
against the chimney on one side
of the closet and became ignlted
The loss amounts to about $500
1t was fully insured.
What came near being a sue
cessful elopement of two promi
nent young Bridgeport people
occurred last Tuesday. The
,,a,+;as oama IL town ostensibely