The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1893-04-08
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The Cecil Watson Dramatic
Company gave an excellent per
formauce at MusicHall lastnieht.
y was one Of the best of the sea
son and they have consented u
remain tonight FRIDAY.
Mr. Lem Alexander, who has
SO efficiently served as pit boss
with the Morris Coal and Coke
Go, for some years, resigned.
last weekto become manager 81
Mr. George B. Chorpenlng,s ag.
ricultural interests.
All the ministers Of the city
are arranging to have their reg.
nlar congregations assemble al.
the Court House Monday night.
Go early ifyou want a good seat.
The music and the beautiful.
fioral decorations at the Episco.
pal church on Easter Sunday
We're special features Of the oc.
casion that have called forth
many favorable comments. Dr..
Forests sermon was a splen did
discourse.
The Court House will be crowd.
ed on Monday night. There is
no charge to hear Miss varnum
Who as a lecturer, is probably
surpassed by no lady who has
taken the platform in this decade.
When such names as e. F.
Goodwin, w. Frank Stout and
W. A Marsh were placed before
the executive committee last Sat.
urday, it madet the selection of a
candidate for County superin.
tendent a very difficult task
Among men with such splendid
records no one could really con.
clude that any particular onewas
especially deserving. Only one
could be named, and it mattered
not which one was chosen, for
we were sure of scholarly man
and q gentleman.
The West Virginia University
bows, composing the Banjo, Man
.dolin, Guitar and Glee Clubs,
were introduced to an audience
made up Of our most cultured
people last Monday night. They
delighted their auditors and re-
tlected the highest credit upon
the organization. 1t was a VERT
able feast Of melody and song.
rendered with rare skill and
FURNISHED with flashes from
master minds that we will hear
from in future years.
The new dwelling house be-
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longing to Mr.. S. r. Harrison,
of the Merchants National Bank,
was entirely destroyed by fire on
Sunday evening. The fire
originated in the second story
while Mr.. Harrison and his
family were at home and occu-
plying the lower rooms. The
household goods were mostly
rescued from the first floor. The
house was almost fully insured,
but there was no insurance on
the furniture. Mr.. Harrison will
build again during the summer.
Through an advertisement ina
daily paper a correspondence be-
gan between Mr.. John Chapman,
of Keyser, w. Va, and Mrs. Mag
gle Chem, of Newark, N. j.,
which resulted in a romantic
wedding at Keyser the other
night on the arrival of the train
No. / from the east. Between
four and five hundred people were
at the train to meet Mrs. Chem,
who was a widow of progresses
ing appearance.
The Republican county execu-
tive committee met at the court
house last Saturday and selected
Mr.. Arthur Clark as the Repub-
lican standard bearer for county.
superintendent. Mr.. Clark's
home is at Shinnston, where he
has officiated at different times
as principal of the public schools
with becoming dignity and
credit to the profession he adorns.
He is at present principal Of the
Shinnston schools, is a man of
progressive tendencies and has a