The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-11-10
LOCAL LuNcnEoN.
Things you Have Been wanting to
Know FOR Week.


Mr.. Jacob Swartz is building a
new house on Mechanic street.
Ask your neighbor to come in.
or send for the TELEGRAM We
want 200 new subscribers by
January LIST, '94.
Several parties who were al
rested and placed in the city.
lookup broke out Sunday night
and left town.
Rev. Il. L. Gardiner win preach
morning and night next Sunday
al Baptist church. The public
cordially invited.
John Howe has been appoint.
ed policeman IN place ON r.
Cornell, Mr.. Connell having
been appointed night watchman
at the q. S. P. o!
Frank Dando. of Baltimore.
has purchased the billiard hall
formerly owned by John j. Nc
Manaway. Mr.. McManaway is
now in Calhoun county looking
after his farming interests.
e.
Robert ]. Criss has improved
his store room opposite the posi-.
Office, and now has a very neat
and well arranged drug store
completely stocked with medi.
cines, drugs and toilet articles.
M. g Cunningham has return.
ed from st. Louis and will spend
o few days greeting old friends
in the city. He is well pleased
with his work and will start ON.
his tour for the Hamilton, Brown
Shoe Co. in a few days.
Avery small audience attended
the concert given by Swift Bros.
on Monday night, but it looks as
if the great Hi Henry Minstrels
on Friday night (to,night) will
have a crowded house. They
played here about 5 years ago to-
a great crowd.
No business man says he cant
afford to patronize the local pa.
per. He might as well say he
cant afford to do bushes. The
newspaper is a joint stock affair,
and every manwho has any pride
in histown and his county will
help hold up the hands of the
man who. is trying tosruul a .lipb
local paper.-Er
DR. P. 8. Reynolds, acting
president of the State Universi-
sty gave an instructive lecture on
the progress of education in our
State at the Baptist church on
Saturday night and ON the fol-
lowing Sunday preached two very
able sermons to appreciatiye and
large congregations. DIR. Rey.
nolds is now recognized as one of
the leading ministers and educa.
tors ofithe State.
The skunk that visited Clarks-
burg a few weeks ago and be.
came such & nuisance by invad.
ing hotels and perambulating
Main street. will never more
watt fragrance on the desert
air. !" He made a nocturnal visit
to thee city last Sunday night and
was foully assassinated by
Cook Caywood and Jack
Fletcher. Persons who have
since come IN contact with the
aforesaid gentlemen are ready
TO verify this report.
W. W. Howard, of Carlisle,
KY. Jas. F. Howard, of Pitts.
burg, Pa, b. Z. stealey, of Pitts
burg, and N. g. Stealey and T.
G.. Brady, of Harrisburg, have
taken out a charter for The
Clarksburg Furniture Co. They
will open just such an establish.
ment as Clarksburg needs in the
Holmes building, December 1st..
Mr.. W. W. Howard has devoted
. number of years to the business
and his experience as a buyer
ought to insure success. A com.
petent funeral director will be in
charge Of the undertaking de-
partment, who is also one of the
best embalmers in Kentucky,
and his management of this de.
Ipartment will be complete.
The big fire at Monogah on last