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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-11-24
A West Virginia eenIas.


just now all the local papers
Of the State are engaged in ad.
vertising the wonderful French.
harp specialist, Monsieur B. d.
Farnsworth, OF West Union.
formerly Of Buckhannon.) We
know something ofMopsieur He
wandered into our sanctum once
upon q time when April,s balmy
breath was just beginning 10
wake the june bugs from their
peaceful winter hibernation. II
was a season when the human
mind was fifty prepared for any
emergency suicide, matrimony
or ..innocuous desuetude He
told us Of his marvellous powers
as a harmonicon iiend and asked
II he should play. We nodded to
the devil" to open the window
and after ascertaining that the
paste'pota the boot.iack were
ctionately near. we told him
to proceed. Play Well We
should "twitter.' He played fast
and he played slow. He produc.
ed soul.stirring harmonies that
reached down to the stony heart
of the Office "devil.r The anci.
ent cob-webs dropped from their
time honored mornings. The type
became enchanted and ratified in
the cases. The hyphens waltzed
with the commas, concatenated
intonations burstfrom the ..hell.
box, and the boot-iack and the
paste-pot danced the "can-c cam
AT thiscrltical momentthe devils
gallowses collapsed and the plas-
tering began to drop from the
ceiling; crowds were obstructing
the sidewalk below and the
police had been called. BY this
time Monsieur in his enthusiasm
had stepped upon our patent
spring poet vanquisher and we
pulled the string allowing him
Ito descend along our intra.mural
poet way to Traders Alley. The
crowd moved away, the "devilr
Iregained consciousness and the
great world logged along .as of
iyore.n We never saw Monsieur
again.
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weston Nalls.

4
Col. Ben Wilson, Of Clarks.
burg, was the guest Of Mrs. w.
3. Arnold over Sunday.
Itis,claimed that young man
named Albert Riggs is implicat-
ed with Henry steinbeck in the
burning of Bender's store at Lit
tie Otter.
Marriage licenses have been
issued TO John ]. Haines and
Della Foling, VIM. @. D. Mick
and Dolly Heath.
Miss May yandervort return.
ed to her home at West Union
Friday after q pleasant visit to
Weston friends.
Attorney w. 3. Maxwell, of
Parsons, spent Sunday in the
city. Scores of old friends were
glad to see him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thos. Patton and
children, of Clarksbnrg. visited.
friends in this city Sunday and
Monday.
Chas. n. Thompson. of Clarks
burg, was here Saturday on bust,
ness.
Miss Nellie Owens, Of Clarks.
burg is the guest u friends I'M
Weston.
Miss Annie Barrett and Mollie
Clancy, Of Clarksburg, have
opened up a store in Troxelps
ldstand in the Kitson block.
About 4 O'Clock Tuesday MORN
ing the stable belonging to Mrs.
w. =. Arnold was discovered to
be on fire and was almost totally
burned.
Oi. BUCHANAN Wnlte. who has
been spending several weeks at
his home at Freemansburg to
'recnperate his health, returned
to larksburg Saturday, where
he has some business matters to
look after. We would be pleas.
ed to see the Professor establish
a short hand school. World.
A. .. S. Fish Commission car
passed through Weston Monday
with 5000 fish to be placed in the
Gauley river.
Within the last three weeks
seven post Offices in West Vir-
ginia have been robbed. U. S.
officers are looking up all these
! cases.
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Highest of all in Leavenng Latest S GoytRspor
Re-! B Bsxs:sE
ABSOLUTELY PURE
ABS0LU TElY PURE


Brooke 8 Bradford will move
in The new store room on the cor.
nor Of Main & Monticello Ave.
Rev. Marcellus Peck is now
conducting o series Of meetings
at the NJ. y. Church. (South.)
Officer Boggess has been on
the force several days this week
with mumps.
j. X, Ash has moved from
Webster Taylor county. and is
now q resident of wilsonburg,
thfs county.
All denominations are re-
fquested to attend the Thanks
giving services ut Golf Chapel
Nov. soth.
Twoof the Columbian Guards
lat the Worlds Fair were Clarks.
burg boys. We allude to Howard
Holmes and Charlie johnson.
The professional card OF Mai.
A. 9. Moore appears elsewhere,
His many friends will be glad 70
know that his law office is open
with ITS old time cordiality. He
ranks with the best lawyers Of
the State.
The First Regiment Band gave
one Of their grand concerts at
Weston last Friday night. They
were accompanied by Misses
Mollie Hursey, Lucy Steel and
Gay Duncan, Mrs. John w. Brown
officiating as chaperon.
Two insane women were locked
up in the county iaillast Wednes
day night and one Of them made
the night hideous with her
screams 50 that persons in that
vicinity found it diiIicultto sleep.
The poor unfortunates were taken
TO Weston on the following morn
ing.
The Ariel Ladies Sextette,
familiarly known as the Smith
Sisters and who gave such a de-
lightful entertainment here last
season, will give another concert
in Music Hall Jan. I'd. Too great
credit can not be given TO Man.
ager Nusbaum forfurnishing such
high class and pleasing entertain.
ments
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Teachers Institute at sardIs.

Teachers of Sardls District met
November 1s, 1898, at Sardis.
T. Francis Kemper, President;
Virginia Flowers was appointed
Secretary. The President called
for enrolment of teachers
LADIES ENROLLED.
Cora Randolph, Mrs. II. j.
Drummond.
GENTLEMEN ENROLLED.
A. E. Swiger, j. R. Swiger, W.
3. Morris, 81. j. Robinson, L. 3.
Bennett.
The following subjects were
discussed in a very interesting
manner.
j. Lessons by Mrs. 81. ]. Drum
mond.
2. Diaevitical marks-L. E.
Bennett.
8. Physiology and Hygiene
F. Francis Kemper.
4. Origin of Constitution of U.
S.-W. E. Morris.
5. Model Reading Lessons.
Cora Randolph.
6. School Organizations Cen
eral Discussion on the following
is the programme fornext session
December 16, 1898,
/. Compound No.-L N. Dean.
9. Synopsis and Coniugation
of verbs-Cora Randolph,
8. Colonial Forms of Govern.
ment-A. @. Rittenhouse.
T A. Presidential Elections.
E. Bennett.
5. Supplementary Reading,
Mrs. Ii. j. Drummonds.
6. Punishment-W. e. Morris.
The teachers of Sardis district
are requested to attend these In.
stitutes.
Adjourned to meet at Olive
December 16. at I:30p. m.
VIRGINIA FLOWERS. Sec'yl
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The tramp nuisance is getting
to be quite a serious one in our
city and one the town authorities
should stop. For the past four
weeks the town has been full of
them, annoying the residents with
their petty thieving.
At a callmeeting of the Min,
listers of Clarksburg, Rev. O.
M. Thompson was selected to
preach the Thanksgiving sermon
at Gof Chapel M. r. Church,
Thursday morning, Nov. 30th
1890 am. with Rev. Wade alter
nate.
That competetion is the life of
trade has long been a favorite
old adage. This will certainly
oe true of the furniture trade in
this city. Since announcing the
new firm that viii occupy the
Holmes building, we have been
reliably informed that a large,
new furniture establishment will
oe opened on Pike street soon.
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Remember that you can get all
the new fall and winter
stylesinhatsa at Mrs. Fred Lacy's
opposite Holmes shoe store
Full line Of notions and hair
goods. 25.sm. ~
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DR.. A. B. Hall has been con-
fined to his room for the past
week.
Chas. Wright and Wait Kick.
man are erecting a neat two story
house on Bastable street
Messrs. John Plymire and f.
A. Lang win take deer hunt in
the mountains next week.
Miss Carrie Fordyce has 40.
cepted q position in the money
order department OF the post
Office.
Mr. T. 4. Wright,who has been
collecting taxes in the county.
reports money very scare and
hard to get.
Cashier 6. S. Sands has rented
the spates property near Broad
dus Cllege, and win soon be at
home in Q very beautiful resi-.
dence.
Silas Hoff. Esq, is tearing
down the old stealey tan yard
on Water street which adds great.
" to the appearance of thu,
section oftown.
Rev. +. F. Garrett was greet.
ed by gooa audiences at the Bap.
fist church last Sunday, He is
spne of our very best young men
and has o bright future.
Col Jacob Kemple arrived in
Wheeling last week from the
Buckeye State, 7 where he had
been talking protection for Nc.
Kinley.
chicken thieves are now get.
ting in their nefarious work.
Some unknown parties broke in
the chicken yard of Joe vanort
on Main street and cleaned out
the whole lot.
Prof. A. Q. Davis, formerly Of
the West Virginia Business Col
lege, is now clerking in hotel
at Philippi. We are informed
that he is confident that he will
be acquitted when his trial comes
OH.
The Lever is the name Of a new
paper published at Pennsboro,
Richie county. II is a 6 col /,
8 page newsy paper, we'll gotten
up, but politically it is bad
medicine" Mr.. n. j. Roberts is
ITS ambitious editor.
Our popular towusman. Col.
T. M. Jackson, is home from q
trpt to Pittsburg where he was
comforting with the COMPRESSION.
al Committee ON River improve
ments, a report Of which appear
ed in the paper last week.
Prof. Rufus Holden was taken
Sunday with a severe chill, fol.
lowed by q high fever, which
laid him up till Wednesday be.
fore he could resume his school
work. InIthe mean time his de.
partment was suspended, as was
also that of his wife, who was
taking care of him. ~ Kingwood
Argus.
Hon. B. F. Martins many
friends in this and adjoining coun.
ties will be glad to learn that he
Is rapidly recovering from his
serious illness since going to
Wheeling We learn that he is
much improved and will shortly
be able to return home and at,
tend to his business. GRAFTON
Leader.
We understand thatthe Clarks,
burg Furniture Company have
purchased a very fine furniture
car and a handsome hearse. They
WILDE under the care of a Funeral
Director whose experience viii
be appreciated by our people,
Their line offurniture which Wi.
be opened next week will be Of
handsome design and latest pat
tern, and the selling Of furniture
Oh the iastaltment plants whatoui
people have long felt the need of
We predict for them success
fromsthe start. Look out fol
their advertisement next week.
We are glad to see our minis
tiers winning laurels as workers
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-11-24
LOCAL LUNCHEON.
Things you Hare Been Wanting 10
Know for Week.


Hon. MN. Thompson, who has
been on the sick list for q few
weeks, is now much improved.
Mr.. Frank Highland is rapidly
improving in health and will soon
be able to come home from
Pittsburg, Pa.
There viii be o teachers insti-
Btute for Clay district held at
shinnston. Saturday, December
End, 1898.
MissBlancheP arrillhas resumed
her work in the city schools, af-
ter being absent . week with q
serious case Of the muGps.
The new First Presbyterian
church is now under good head
way. They hope to have the lee
ture rooms ready for occupancy
by the holidays
Last Tuesday w. H. Payne. OF
Oral. was severely injured by an
ak glancing and striking his
wrist while he was making a cap
for mine prom.
The Convention of Christian
Endeavors which meets here
Dec. 9Th and 9th, will doubtless
be q grand gathering. Several
counties will be represented.
Mr.. James F. Thompson, one
of Martinsburg's most wealthy
and prominent citizens, was here
last Friday. AS a prince among
good fellows Jim stands well
up in the list.
We are glad to read Of the con-
valescence of our friend Hon. L.
M. Wade, of Sutton. Such men as
Mr.. Wade are needed in this State
and the TELEGRAM hopes his
years may be many and happy.
There is great deal of sick
ness in and around Fairmont.
Several cases of diphtheria and
typhoid fever now exist, and a
number of deaths nave been re-
ported.
Mr.. Hugh Jarvis, late Of VOLTS
Summit, is the new proprietor Of
the Ebert House. Mr.. ]. w.
Coffman the former proprietor,
has moved into the Hornor prop
erty on Pike street.
The TELEGRAM will publish a
church directory when the minis
i
tiers Of the city report their
names and the hours Of services
at the different churches. We
found that our church directory
was not correct and omitted it
some time ago.
Rev. p. ii. Murray is preach
ing at Valdosta, Ca, but finds
time every once in a while to re-
visit his native State. He form.
erly lived near Bridgeport, this
county, and was well known to
many Of our readers.
A thief entered the Catholic
rectory, the home of Father 3.
M Hickey, of Parkersburg,
about5 O'Clock p. M, November
81, and locked himself in the
bath room. At6o'clock Father
e q
Hickey left the rectory and the
thief after capturing all The valu-
able clothes and s45 in money
made good his escape.
The Herald building, at
Moundsville, was destroyed by
fire last week and the contents
were so badly damaged that
they are useless. Efforts will be
made to issue the paper on time
next week. 1t was owned by
John w. Burchinal, one of our
most prominent Republicans.
The new Methodist Episcopal
Church dedicated at Boothsville a
few Sundays ago by Rev. B. B.
Evans is a mostelegant structure
and a collection of over 81, 200,
on the day of the dedication was
a splendid showing for the peo-
pie of that community. The
Fairmont Free Press of last week
says. Rev. Evans, of Glarksburg,
preached the dedication sermon,
which was splendid. He is a good
revivallst, financially speaking. G
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Saturday
Miss. Mary Robinson was at
Lumberport this week.
Prof. A. J. Wilkinson. Of Graf
ton, was in the city Saturday.
Judge W. G. Bennett, Of Yves,
ton. was here this week.
Miss Madge Bennett, Of Wes-
ton. was in the city Tuesday.
1T. Borgess. and John Cur
ence are in Wheeling this week.
Miss Jennie Clancy has return.
ed from Wheeling.
Mrs. Annie Swartz was in SUIT.
ton this week visiting.
w. Brent Maxwell was in
West Union this week.
j. U. Dayton was at Parkers-
burg Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. g. S. Sands were
in Fairmont this week.
John Robinson is in Toronto,
Ontario, this week.
John L. Ruhl was in Spring
field the first of the week.
Rev. J. A. Reed (colored) was.
in Cumberland this week.
Leroy Rollins returned from
the mountains Tuesday with a
fine deer he killed while there.
Lloyd Reed was in Sutton this
week in the interest Of his insur-
ance.
Sheriff T. Il. Elliott. of Bar.
bourcounty, was on our streets
acouple Of days this week.
E. Derring Haymaker is in.
Wheeling this week.
Squire Bumgardner, the ..meat
king" Of Salem, was in town
this week.
Mrs. Mary Farmer, of Califor.
mia, has returned from q tripto
Washington, Pa.
Miss Icie Simon, of Romines
Mills. was shopping in town this.
week.
Capt. n. A. Fernald and wife
from New Y ork, are visiting Mrs.
]. w. Thorn for a few days.
Mrs. Harry Gordon, of Center
Point, was the guest Of Mr.. s.
w. Gordon last week.
Miss Ella Patton, accompa-
MED by her mother, has gone on
visit TO New York city.
Postmaster Cottrill, of Quiet
Dell, remembered us when in
town recently.
Mr.. Justice Robinson, of Ty-
Ter county. was visiting his
many friends in this county last
week.
Miss Laura Estepp LETT for
Oceola Mills, Pa, where she will.
visit friends.
b. f. Shuttleworth, Esq, was
at West Union Tuesday on bust
ness,
Miss Addie Fordyce left on
Wednesday morning for Pitts
burg, where she will visit her
sister, Mrs. L. g. Brown.
Mrs. E. @ Spates. of Washing
ton, Pa. who has been visiting the
family of Col. T. s. Spates at this
place, returned home Monday.
MISS Lucy Keeney, of West
Union, who has been visiting
several days at the Walker
House, left for home Monday.
E. A. Peck, Esq. attended a
meeting of the Grand Lodge /.
o. o. F. at Wheeling this week
and was appointed a member Of
several important committees.
Lloyd w. Sigley, of Harrison
county, was in Braxton the past
week and purchased a farm on.
the waters of Holly of j. w. Nc
Cartney Braaton Central.
Hon. Geo. Nj. Bowers, that
most enthusiastic Republican
leader who represented West
Virginia on the Worlds Fair
Board was a pleasant caller at
the TELEGRAM office last Thurs
day. Mr.. Bowers is mentioned
prominently in connection with
the next Congressional race in
William L. Wilson's district and
the indications are favorable for
retiring that free coal' states
man at an early day.
The tramp nuisance is getting
to be quite a, serious one in our
citv and ono tI,a tf,,,,,, :, a. I,o,.;t;ae
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-11-24
PURELY PERSONAL.

The Movements u People You rrsb-
ably Know.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-09

by thousands OF visitors to the Fair to-
night, when the whole electric force
within the grounds was turned 90,
making one of the grandest electrical
illuminatiOns ever seen 10 the country.
Preparations had been going on for two
or three days, and the elimination to-
night revealed scene as beautiful as
dream Of fairy land. Thousands OF
electric lights cleaned from almost
every crevice of the exterior of the ad-
ministration, the agricultural, the cleo
trical, the manufacturers and the lib
eral arts buildings. The electrical
fountains on all sides sparkled in
myraids of colored lights that took the
form or all that is beautiful in nature.
The illumination began at o'clock and
lasted until II p. m.
Beginning May Is and continuing
every day and evening thereafter until
October l6, the halls of the memorial
art palace on the lake front will be the
theatre in which all the topics pertain
ing TO modern civilization will undergo
discussion, and some Of the brightest
takers and deepest thinkers OF this
country and of the world will take part
ia them
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-09
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
Comment on the Presidents Message to
the Office Ssekers-POStmaSters APP
pointsd

Comment on the Presidents Message to
the Omce Ssekers-PoStmaSters APP
pointed.
Spseial IsLsgr0ps 20 ths hs1lSss--
\TAsHNGrON, May S.-The PresI-
dents announcement that he would be
unable to give any more audiences TO
candidates for Office caused something
/ Of a sensation when published here to-
day. Some of the politicians did not
like IL at all and expressed their opin-
ions quite emphatically, but most OF the
Senators and members thought IL very
sensible and desirable move and cor
diallv indorsed il. They understood that
personal interviews with the President
are simply waste Of time, as the PreSi-
dent can remember little il anything
that is said on these occasions, and
would be able TO make appointments
much more rapidly if the time he gives
to these interviews were devoted to GO
ing through the candidates papers and
endorsements, on which final action is
nearly always based.
There are quite a number OF west
Virginians In the city again. MIR. Fred
Munchmeyer, Of Parkersburg, who is a
candidate for Consul to Stuttgart, is
here and feels hopeful that he will get
the appointment. Captain + 2. Chand-
Ter, of Parkersburg, is also in town, and
believes he will secure the place he is
after, that OF supervising insPec-
tor of steam vessels for the
seventh district Other West Vir-
ginians in town are Judge Judge j. A.
~ - aIp
partment of Justice; and Stuart Worm
ley, Of Randolph County. Internal
Revenue Commissioner Miller did not
get here to-day, as expected.
Senator Faulkner, Chairman OF the
Committee on Territories, selected, in
addition 20 himself, Senators Hill, Platt,
Bate and Davis as the subcommittee 10
Investigate the condition OF the Terri
tories seeking admission 10 the Union.
The committee will start from Chicago
June 10, aud will be gone about five
weeks.
In the Department Of Agriculture to-
day Everett l.. Phillips, OF Missouri,
was appointed assistant statistician at d
salary of So, 900 per year. j. c. Feath-
erstone 20 be statistical agent for Vir-
gina. Jerry -. AWFUL VI VII AAhidt
was promoted from a $1,000 clerkship
20 81, 500.
The President to-day announced the
following appointments: II. w. Smith,
OF Utah, to be Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court of the Territory Of
Utah; Everett G.. Elllnwood, Of Arizona,
TO be attorney OF the United States for
the Territory OF Arizona.
The following postmaSters were ap-
pointed in West Virginia to-day: AT
Burnersvllle, Barbour county, L. M.
Keisling; at Calhoun, Barbour county,
c. T. Fisher; at Cottsgeville, Jackson
county, j. 5. Dunlap; at Elliott Fay
ette county, Vaughan McCutcheon; at
Elmo, Fayette county, $. H. Craft; at
Keller, jefferson county, c. B. Moler;
at Pineville, Wyoming county, R.
Mitchell; at ROmney, Hampshire coun-
ty, j. A. GebSon; at Smithvile, Ritchie
county; b. +. HsnderShott; at Win
ston, Nicholas county, J. w. Shelton;
at Wood, Fayette county, j. j. Wood.
Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-05-09
CARLYLE W. HARRIS,
MURDERED MAY S. 1893 AGED % YEARS,
MONTHS, 10 DAYS.
I'VE would not il We had known
Xhs jury

There was a very impressive scene at
the Amber House in the afternoon when
Mrs. Harris saw the reporters. II was
few minutes after o'clock.
This remarkable woman had endured
not only the grief OF mother losing
her first born, but had suffered the
agony OF having her son, whom she be-
lieved innocent, branded as murderer
and killed by the State, and yet she
stood there calm and passive, waiting
for the score OF newspaper men 10 enter.
Then facing them with dry eyes and a
firm voice, she said:
at has been said that Carlyle Harris
was guilty because he shed no tears
when Helen Potts died. shed no tears
now, and God knows l loved Carlyle
Harris.
"My boy was innocent. You men
who saw him die, know that he went 10
the chair an innocent man. With his
last words he declared his innocence,
and yet he has been killed.
"He has been judicially murdered.
His last statement was TO have been
given to me as soon as he was dead, and
I have not received it yet. don't
think | shall ever see It, at least not as
my boy wrote. II was my boys last
wish that 1t be given out to-day, but l
am powerless TO carry IL out.
Mrs. Harris then gave out statement
for publication, In part'aS follows;
Though an innocent hoy has been
judiciaily murdered, can praise him
for even this last ordeal. As soon as /
saw my boy felt that he had grown
spiritually. He made no professions OF
conversion, but very quietly told me he
prayed to God. had asked his forgive
ness, and Though not sure OF immor-
tality) trusted in God for the future.
There was no confession OF the
crime for which he was charged-how
could there be. He felt very deeply the
disgrace his execution brought upon us,
but told him | thanked God | was
CARLYLE Harris mother and could say
what few mothers can say; that la his
% years OF life he had not given me one
unkind word, or ever disobeyed an ex-
pressed command. We agree that Gods
way must 0e best.
"a last word of thanks for the hun
dreds who have felt for and believed In
Carl. know no friend who has not
proved himself Carl's friend. My last
word would be testimony to Gods
great goodness in proving my boys in
nocence beyond a reasonable doubt,
and sustaining US in this hour OF trial. T"
Warden Durstou was asked for Car
lyle narris's statement, which IL was
understood had been prepared for the
press. Dnrston had promised to turn
this statement over to Mrs. Harris, bnt
this afternoon said he thought IL best
to submit it TO the Superintendent OF
Prisons first, and he had mailed 1t 10
that official this evening.