The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-03-10
LOCAL NEWS.
GATHERED rRon DIFFERENT
AND VARIOUS PLACES.

The Smith sisters are appreci-
ated by everybody.
/ WANTED Horse buyers at
Stuart's stables Monday and
Tuesday Horses and mares from
4 to I years old wanted
Seats on sale for Smith Sisters
Concert at Nusbaum's book store.
Miss McLaurin's address at the
Baptist church on Sunday morn.
ing was very good.
The Y. p. S. 9. i, Of the
Baptist church will give a social
on Monday night at the home OF
Miss Mollie Smith and sisters.
When you mail Columbian
postage stamp you should be
careful to stick a letter on ii.
Cut flowers for sale every
Saturday at Nusbaums Book
Store.
Marion county will soon build
a new court house on the site Of
the present old one, which is in
a very dilapidated condition.
IT.. Lynch, formerly Of this
county. and now a prosperous
merchant of Aspen, Col, sends
us some western papers this
week.
Whenmen observation-disclosures of
state they always toastthe ladies.
WhenS women banquet together
they always roast the men.
The Smith Sisters will give
but one performance in town.
Don't fail to hear them. Tuesday
March 14th,
There appears to be no very
serious cases of sickness in town
at present and considering the
population, the health of Clarks-
burg is better than the country.
Mr.. Ed, Hoff bought, this
week, of w. B. Ruckman 2 three!
year-old steers for Messrs Law
& Co, at q cost of S124.65. They
are on sale to-day in their market
on Pike street. Try a stake and
roast for Sunday.
The Hall will be crowded on
Tuesday evening, from present
Indications The Smith sisters
never fail to attract 4 large
house.
Prosecuting Attorney Lynch.
of Harrison county. is acting as
special Judge in some chancery
causes at this term of court. -
Weston HorM.
Three young men of Kingwood
have confessed to the recent at
tempt to rob the bank in that
town and are now in jail. III.
John Slack, Sri, one Of the
pioneer citizens OF Kanawha
county, who was deputy sheriff
from 1841 to 1854, and sheriff
from that time till 1859, and clerk
of the circuit court from / s61 TO
1873. died yesterday, aged So
years, after an illness of a few
days with pneumonia.
Itseems that Fairmont, after
booming the old town and re-
booming it, refused to provide al
pavement from the main part of
town out to the new Normal
School. Last Saturday the,
principal organized his students
into a working gang and by them
a board walk 8 feet wide and
several hundred yards long was,
laid.
Mrs. William Norris, of Fair.
mont, was struck by one Of her
sons last Sunday night and badly
hurt. Her two other sons. Frank
and Henry, interfered and a
bloody fight ensued, in which
knives, bricks and revolvers
were used. A large crowd soon
surrounded the house and two of
the boys were sent to jail.
One car load of Japanese and Chinese
mattings Just arrived at the City CARPET
and Wall Paper House, No. ii Third
street. 1911.
Mr.. j. B. Cheuvront, of Har.
rison county. was in the city sew
eral days this week. Master
Dan Boughner, son of Postmaster.
Boughner, of Clarksburg, is a
visitor at F. D. Dunnington' s.
80. The directors of the Traders.
National Bank will erect a three:
story granite front building on
their Main street property
Buckhannon Bee.
Many a man spends his time and
energy in nursing and gratifying
his jealousy or hatred of another
who has been more successful.
than himself. when the same
time and energy wisely devoted
to his own proper advancement
would have placed him far ahead