davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-08-03
EXCURSION TO ATLANTIC CITY,
CAPE MAY AND SEA ISLE
CITY.
The worlds FAIRIES, scnsiac re-
sorts.


On Thursday. Aug. 10th the Baltimore
y Ohio. Railroad will run the last Of
the series OF popular excursions from
Pittsbnrg, and all Intermediate stations
70 Washington junction, Md. 10 Allan
tic City, Cape May. and Sea Isle CITY.
giving the excursionist a choice Of ths
three greatest seashore resorts in tho
country, For the excursion on AUG.
10th, the same low rates and unexcelie,l
train service, which have made these
launts TO the sea so popular In past
SUMMER, will bein effect.
Tickets will be valid for return iour-
ney Tor twelve days from dnv Of sale.
and llbe goodon ali regular trains
on return journey they viii lie good To-
stop oil ~ Washington, thus Attending
sn opportunity TO see Congress In nee.
ZION. 70 visit the numerous public build.
inrgs, which are open to visitors FREQ ~
charge aud to take trip down the
Patomnc % Mt Vernon, The, tomb Of Tho
immortal Washington, sls well as 10 Wait
other places OF interest IN md near
Washington.
Train leaves Salem 3 :S3 d. M, faro $40
trans leave Clarksburg 3.ig q. m. and
Gig p, M. fare $40.
Sorresponingly low rates from othcl
For more detailed information appl,
TO nearest 3. 4 o. Agent Ii
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-08-03
GRAND JURY.
sunday school convention.


The following Is program Of Eagle
District Sunday School Convention to
be held at swiger Hill August 18th and
18th, 1894.
SATURDAY EVENING.
900 Devotional Prayer for the Com
vention.
2:15 Reports from schools and en-
rollment, &c.
$50 The origin and influence Of the
SIS. h L. Cunningham.
300 How to organize and classify the
SIS. LIN. Cofiield.
$3.50 Music in the School. Mrs. ]. d.
Hornor.
400 The s. 8. a religious factor. Tay-
Tor Richmond.
EVENING SESSION.
1880 Devotional. Music. Prayer for
Schools. 4
500 Sabbath d Dissertation and Rene
dies. Opened BYE. d. McCarty.
$3.50 Discussion by j. W. Hess.
SUNDAY MORNING.
1000 Devotional Prayer for work
"a ers. BY Pastor.
1890 "A Model s. s. Lesson John i:
s5 40. BY President.
HOO The relation Of s. s. to church,
J. w. Hess.
1880 How to getthe children into the
s.. Ellis Mason.
AFTERNOON.
Devotional Prayer for the
Spirit.
200 Object lesson to class Of child
rem. Mark s:s5-s7. ]. +. Allen.
2:30 The Teacher Her qualification.
SIP. Siiaz.
500 Her preparation. w. A. Marsh.
$3.50 Her character. a. o. Flowers.
400 Election of officers, Report Of
Committees, &c
HI. CUNNINGHAM, sec'y
JohnD. Anderson was nominal.
ed by the Third district Demo.
Gratis for re election to Congress
M H;ntn,, nm Ioet yVaslnae,lor
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-08-03
Her Saiferinrs over

Miss Addie Amiss, the pop,
ular daughter Of Mr.. ]. R. Amiss.
died on last Wednesday morn.
ing OF consumption. During a
sickness of many weeks she was
carefully nursed by loving hands
and everything possible was
done to alleviate her great suff.
ering. Addie was d fayorite
among a large circle Of young
people in this city. She was q
member of the Episcopal church
and for two years or more has
taken a prominent part in the
musical features for which this
church is noted. She was q
pretty girl and quite intelligent.
Her Borrowing parents have the
sympathy of many true friends
in this their greatest affiiction.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-08-03
The Clarksbnrr Fair

All entries this year Will be
made at the law cfiice OF Marcel
lus NJ. 7 Thompson. in Clarksburg,
West Virginia. Entry books will
be opened August % 1894, and
closed September Sd. 1894, at s
O'clock p. m. In all classes OF
trials Of speed the books will be
closed September LIST 1894, at S
p. m Remember no entries will
be received on the first day of
the Fair Make al entries early.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-08-03
Ciarksburr Markets.

The twenty eighth annual Fair
at Clarksburg, w. Va. Tuesday.
Wednesday and Thursday, Sep;
TENDER 4, 5, and 6, 1894. Let it
be q reunion Of the citizens of
Harrison and other counties of
he State. ss.tf.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-08-03
The PremIumIist

The Fair books are now print
ed. You can get them BY calling
at any bank in the city, or at
Secretary Thompson's office.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-08-03
List Of Jurors.

The following is a correct list
of Jurors for the September Term
1894. commencing ssplembel3l1.
1894
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-08-03
Leroy Philips has typhoid

LOT lne FOOT.
Miss Dora Childers. of the
East End, has typhoid fevor.
The Fourth district Republican
convention has beer called.
The Clarksburg Ne,rs has been
sold to Silas B. Davis.
Work has commenced on Miss
Anna Dunn's house on Quality
Hill.
o. Tate,s stable on Monticello
burned down on Wednesday even.
ling.
Third street is beginning to
put on a respectable appearance
once again:
Rev. B. w. Hutchinson was in
town on Monday, giving his
deposition in the Ross will case.
Born to Mr.. and Mrs. f. j..
WEIGH on last Saturday morning
"a boy.
A large crowd will attend the
Basket meeting and Baptizing at
Bridgeport, Saturday Aug. 5.
Mr.. r. M. Orr's children have
scarlet fever, but we are glad to
report them much better at this
time.
Prof. Robt. Phillpps is nursing
a thumb which he accidentally
cut on an ice shaver a few days
ago.
We regret that our friend Felix
w. Martin. of Lumberport, has
sickness in his family. His aged
mother IS very low.
A serious freight wreck occur
red just west of the depot on
Thursday morning. Trains were
delayed several hours.
Everyone that passes along
Third Streets attracted by the
elegant appearance of w. Il.
Merriman's new shoe store.
The Water Street A. M. e.
church are now holding a camp
meeting at the far grounds. 1t
will close Aug. 9TH.
Quite a number of Epworth
Leaguers from town went TO a
union picnic at Gypsy Grove on
Thursday.
Hornor Davis was very sick
for a short time while attending
the encampment Of the State
troops this week.
Rev. Blake, the popular Cana
dian minister, who conducted the
great Bridgeport revival last
winter, was in the city on Mon
day.
.-..gat. u $500 u II & "a !sa ~l
The Governor has re. appointed
DIR. "A. B. Van Osten a member
of the board Of Dental examiners,
a position which he has held for
about five years.
Geo. W. Moffett of West Mil
ford, was in the city yesterday,
His aged father, one of the coun.
tvs Oldest citizens died on July
18th.
Rev. ]. L, Huffman will preach
at Baptist church next Sunday,
Aug. 9Th, 1894. A cordial in.
vitation is extended to everybody
to hear him.
Don't forget that Sam Jones is
tobe at Pennsboro, August 2sd;
Grafton, August oath and Buck
nannon August 25th. Go out
and hear him.
The front of the West vlr-
GINA Bank is being torn out,
preparatory to placing a fine
glass front in its place. Third
street is improving from end to
end. q n. 'as'
That genial newspaper man,
Steve Poe, has at last secured
the Grafton postofflce plum.
Steve is a very good kind of a
Democrat and since the change
had to come, we say "amen."
The Jennings family have
been visiting their aunt Miss
Rosie Hewes for several days.
They are all full, of music and
have a full orchestra composed
of the members of the family.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-08-03

THE MOVEMENTS OF PEOPLE you
PROBABLY KNOW.

PROBABLY KNOW.
Col. F. A, Lang was at Oak.
land Thursday.
Rev. B. 3. Evans is at Mt Lake
4 Park.
Jake Koblegard, OF Weston,
IVES here Wednesday.
Dan Robinson is in Washing.
ton, D. @.
F. r. Jones was in Kingwood
this week.
G. NJ. Hart left for Atlantic
City Tuesday morning.
Miss Mamie DAVIS is at the
Red Sulpher, Springs, Va.
Miss GraceD. Lee is visiting
relatives in Virginia.
w. b. Maxwell, Esq, was in
Philadelphia this week.
Hon. Basel and Carly Vance
spent Sunday in Martinsburg.
D. Davidson, Esq, left for
Atlantic City Sunday evening
Hon. A. a. Lewis, of Weston,
was here Sunday.
Miss Rose Chorpening is Wis
iting friends in Morgantown.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. NJ. Orr spent
Sunday with friends in Salem.
Mr.. E. W. Williams was at
Hamilton, o., this week.
Mr.. @. s. Sands returned from
Atlantic City Saturday.
Newton Williams was IN Man.
nlngton Saturday.
Thos. G. Brady, Esq, was IN
Wheeling this week.
Mrs. F. P. Jones spent Satur.
day and Sunday in Wheeling,
Mrs. John Candy is visiting
friends at Cumberland.
Thomas L. Evans is in Ohio
this week on a business trip.
Prof. Corbly spent Sunday at
his fathers in Tyler county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Petit
grew. of Weston, spent Sunday
here.
Miss Minnie Lang, who has
been visiting In town for several
weeks..is in Buckhannon.
Mrs. John A. Preston. of
Lewisburg, has been visiting her
father, Hon. j. j. Davis.
viii Cole, of Oakland, Md,
spent several days last week in
town visiting his parents.
Miss Carrie Cole has been Wis
ting for several weeks at Mt.
Lake Park.
Miss Jettie Knots, Of Man
nington, is the pleasant guest
Of Mrs. M. Q. Clayton.
DEPUTY Curkendall spent Sun
pay in Barbour county where he
has a host of friends.
Mrs. G. A. Hooten. Of Balti-
more. Md. is visiting her sister,
Mrs o. A. AMMAN, on Main st.
Mrs. Ira Post is visiting her
daughter. Mrs. DR.. Ogden, in
Fairmont.
Miss Kate Clancy and Mrs.
VIM. Burk visited friends at
Long Run Tuesday.
Col. T. M. Jackson and wife,
Mr.. RT.Lowndes. and Miss May
Golf spent Sunday at Deer Park.
Edna DAWSON has returned
home from, the country, where
she has been visiting for a few
months.
Mr.. ]. F. Trainer spent a few
daps in Cincinnati last week but
is now here attending to business
matters.
Mrs. Kste Mitchell and sons
Warren and William, of Wash
ington, d. O., are visiting Mrs.
M. G. Holmes.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. A. Nusbaum,
accompanied by Mrs. Kline, of
Weston, left for Baltimore
Thursday morning.
Miss lille Riley, of Wheeling,
who has been visiting Miss May
Dolan, returned home Wednes-
day.
Miss Pearl Post has returned
from a two months visit to Balti-
more, New York, Elizabeth, N.
j., and other cities of the east.
Mr.. and Mrs. Seaton Alexan.
der, of Wheeling, who have
been visiting relatives here for
several days, returned home
Saturday.
Mrs M n Stewart Mrs r
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-08-03
UNIONTOWN FAIR.
The 18th Annual Exhibition or the
Fayette County Agricultural
Association.

The 10th Annual Exhibition Of
the Fayette Cssa1 Agricultural.
-Aszne's 'cn .snsif
beautifdt at Union,
town. Pennsylvania, Ion Auguvd
~, %, 20 and "a, 1894, Good
races, large exhibits, excellent
music, and good time are guar
anteed. Excursion rates on all
trains, on all railroads. Admis-
sion, adults SO cents; children 25
cents. Come one, come all. For
premium lists orfurther informa-
ton address the Secretary.
VIM. w. PARsHALL, :.
BIB Uniontown, Pa.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-08-03

- -
Miss May Watson, the young
est daughter of Hon. w. e. Wat.
son, Of Shutdown, Monongalal.
county, w. Va, died Sunday
evening July 10Th, 1894, at her
home, after a brief illness Of Nv.
phoid fever On Saturday Miss
Watson's condition was not con.
sidered serious but heart trouble
set in and her death was as sud
den as unexpected. She was a
niece of Thos. F. Watson, ESQ.
Of Smithtown, and a cousin of
x-Goyernor A. B. Fleming, Jas.
Otis " atson, and Judge W. S.
yniodd, Of Fairmont. and was
a member Of one of the most
numerous and influential families
in the State. The interment
took place Monday evening at
the family burying grounds near
her home. A large number of
relatives from 9 larksburg, Fair
mont and other points were pres
ent to pay theirlast tribute Of re
spect. May she rest in peace.
How funny it is to see Prof.
Davis, who is booked as the
future editor of the Ne,cs trying
to explain that neither Pendleton
nor Camden had anything to do
with the purchase of that sheet.
1t is a well known fact that the
Ne,os has been giving Mr.. Pendle.
ton some hard slaps and when
Mr.. Pendleton's private score.
tary hastens from Washington
and makes a purchase Of this
cratic organ, tits certainly fool.
ish for any one to suppose that
Pendleton took any hand in the
deal. We learn that Editor Wolfe
will shove the quill until Sept.
and then Prof. silas B. Davis,
formerly Of Salem, now John o.
Pendleton's private secretary at
Washington, will WELD the
stylus.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-08-03

First class work guaranteed by
Clarksburg Steam Laundry. so
Whit for the Cinvksburg Fair
September 4. 5 and 6.,Is91. Adj
mission % cents; Children rs
cents Excursions on che rail-
roads. 36-td.
Every one should witness the
Baby Show at the Clarksburg
Fair. IS
Go to Miss q g. Rogers for
Thomson's Glove fitting corsets.
ts.tf
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-08-03
College
FOR YOUNG MEN.
LMarrietta College

hfUUNH WU1IEN-
Academies Of Marietta College.
Fall term in all departments
begins September 18th. For cata-
logues and information, address
Pres. JoHN w. SIMPSON, Marietta,
Ohio
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-08-03

Transfers.
w. j. Deison to Laura j.. Mar.
tin, int in lot; Clark.
9. A, Lawson, exr.. to v. M,
West; Union.
John g. Dennison to sallie j.
Helmick, A.; Union.
James A. Griffin to Mary NJ.
Newton, cola. Sardis.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-08-03

DR.. George M. Holt. DENTIST.
will be in his Clarksburg office
August LIST, 1894, and remain 81
days. 34-tf
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1894-08-03

The following is a program Of Eagle
District Sunday School Convention to
be held at swiger HillAugust1s 18th and
18th, 1894.
The evening world., 1894-08-28
MUNYON'S BEST DEEDS.
Stories That Wcll-KnOwn Peo-
pie Like to Recall.


Mr. Adam VIM. isO West bS;h at. Says'
when | rrst wen, To Prof Munyon waS suffering
from neuralgia Of tho neck and chest and from an
obstinate stomach trouble. Gao weeks treatment
using Dyspepsia and Neuralgia cure. WAS sum
Client to cure me completely"
Mr.. Thomas Maet, $40 West SD NJ, Prof
Munyon cured the OF chronic rheumatism cigh-
teen months ago. and have not had touch
" that dlscase since Whenever am ailing use
Mum, ons Remedies. they cure all dileacs pro pit
" aud have saved me hundreds Of dollars In doc
tors bills | also want TO recommend Munyon' =
vitaliscr as n wonderful tonic Its effect In
building up tho system Ia marvellous"
A. r. Jacobs. Baynnne, n. D.: PROT Nun
yonR Nualizcr Is most remarkable tonic. II
has done wonders in building up my health"
WIN. Houston $50 Grand ave, New Haven.
Conn; "a have pken only ono bottle OF Nun
,ous vltsilzer but the results In tcning up
my whole system have been most remarkable. -
Munyon's Remedies contain positive cures for
the most obstinate and intricate diseases Sold by
all druggists.
II you are In doubt what remedy to take. call
on Prof. Munyon for a thorough medical eNami-
nation. Absolutely no charge for examinations
or advice. Open all day. Sundays, . to =. NJ.
4 East 18th st, between 9th ave. and Union
Sauara
The evening world., 1894-08-28
HER CHINESE ADORER.
Havoc Created by a Country Girl IN q
NeaO York Boarding. House.

She was little, prim and pious. She
was also distractingly pretty.
Three Of these qualities are an unusual
combination. Therefore worthy of note.
She came up to New York to study
bookkeeping and shorthand. Her name
was Alice Pearson, and she had mania
for converting people.
kept by a stout Irish-American woman
Mrs. Brown. She looked the essence OF
good nature, but she let the boarders
freeze all Winter by never having fire
In the furnace, and she fed them with
pork and beans until life became a bur
den. She had a daughter. Matte. tail.
rather well favored, though running TO
bone, who was much in love with a man
whom l may term the head boarder."
That Is, a person who. having a magnih-
cent constitution. had been able to stand
the ravages OF Mrs. Browns pork and
Deans the longest. He was a medical
student, and his name was Caldwell.
lie was very good looking, by the by.
There were sixteen boarders In Mrs
Browns establishment the first nigh
MISS Pearson came down to dinner. TIVE
weeks afterwards there were twenty-ons
ana within n month Mrs. Browns limit
thlrty'-hnd been reached. The newcom
ers' 1t was noticed. were all men; and
curiously enough. men who. In the rusi
OF New York business life, had time tC
Worry about their souls. The fact was
The evening world., 1894-08-28

wandered out into the bewitching. brill
liant night world.
She. was not sure Just why, but she
bound that she felt little uncomforta-
BILE in walking by herself up Broadway,
Fifth avenue or Madison Square in the
evening, but the good-natured crowds
in the less fashionable parts Of the town
What more blissful than to walk down
Sixth avenue. with its cheap restaurants
hlled with noisy. merry people?
After stroll part way down the ave-
nue., II was very pleasant TO cut through
into dark. deserted Thompson street,
and wander about a little while before
taking Bond street or one or the other
turnings leading into the upper part of
Good little Miss Pearson might not
have yentured down that street alone
had she known what was going on in
1t was long time before any one at
the boarding house dreamed that she
had gone anywhere except perhaps to
then 1t was Caldwell who found Il out.
He-go2d fellow that he was-simply
followed at a distance and kept guard.
Now it CHANGED a,,r that that certain pair .s Of
keener than Caldwell,s, round brown
ones; Their owner perilled his washe-pp
shops" reputation for promptness by
night for an hour after dinner to learn
what his divinity's moments were TO be.
II she went exploring SO did Fab Chung,
and Kept an eye on her. II grew more
complicated when Caldwell took to shad-
owing her. too. That gentleman never
noticed the chinaman.. but Fab Chung
did not grin 80 hard when he looked at
Mr.. Caldwell, particularly after he had
seen Miss Pearson fasten rose In his
but tonhole.
There are some things that change not.
neither in America nor in China, and the
heart OF the lover Is one. Fab Chung
might take the Fourth OF July, with Are
crackers and illumiuGtions. TO he a kind
of American "Feast OF the Lanterns
great religious festival, In fact. There
he mist ook. Decidedly.
But Fab Chung was right when he
guessed that the object OF his passion
regarded him no more In the light OF a
lover than she would some old woman
who chose TO wear "A pigtail and un-
, usual shoes.
The change In dress Swallowed upon
The evening world., 1894-08-28

stin hors,-hair chair Jus. where he
got the draughts between the hreless
CRATE and the door beautifully. and dis
coursed to him.
The girl was sincerely in earnest. and
1t was something OF a shock when he
turned towards her that Interchangeable
smile, and affably remarked:
me likee Mclean GAL"
Fab Chung slept In a tiny box of a
room at the back of his laundry. Pres
emily he took to bunking on his ironing
table. and let the box to a lodger. Fab
Chung seemed to desire larger income.
He began wasting his substance on
riotous" green-jade boxes and Chinese
hairpins, which he presented to his spir-
itual sponsor when he took her washing
home. The recipient thought he was
setting up as an Oriental dealer. and
gave him half dollar for one OF the
pins. When he laid the money on the
table. and would none OF 1t. she took It
that It was below his price, so returned
the pin and pocketed the coin herself.
Finally, it dawned on her that he was
making her a present. She promptly
declined the gift. but the next week II
turned up again. At last she became 50
tired OF seeing the much-refused article
bob up serenely" every Saturday that
she took 1t to get rid Of 1t, and Fab
Chung grinned harder. worked later and
ate less. The fever OF the New World
had seized him. He longed to amass
riches.
With all her primness. Miss Pearson
was OF a somewhat adventurous nature
The great town, to her country mind
was FUN OF wonders, and leading. as a
woman, even a young and very pretty
ent a life as II she were her owr
brother, she INDUCED her passion fol
exploring frequently. Her studies usu'
ally occupied the day, but on those
setting the boarding-hou by the ear,
by catechising one or another fortunate
young masculine sinner. she donned q
trig little gray bonnet and cloak anS
The evening world., 1894-08-28
D|sROBEO IN CENTRAL PARK.
G. ]. Floodgate, of London, Out
of His Mind.
Found by . Policeman with Only
His Trousers On.
middle-aBsd

An intellisent-looking, middle-aBsd
man. who described himself as {. J.
Floodgatc. OF London, England, ere
ated quite an excitement in Central
Park at $50 o'clock this morning by
disrobing himself in the presence of
a number of men who were on their
way to work. He did not look AS
though he had been drinking, but acted
as though he was out of his mind.
lie had undressed, and was dressing
himself, when the attention OF Park
Policeman Meares, stationed at tho
Fifty-ninth street and Fifth avenue en-
trance, was called to him. Meares
found the Englishman standing In tho
lower end of the bride road with only
his trousers on. ON seeing the oncer.
he wanted to remove them, but was
restrained. and after some persuasion,
was Induced to put on the rest OF his
clothing
his pedigree was taken. There he told
the Sergeant that he had been In this
city for some time. during which he had
stopped at various hotels, but was UNI
clared that. after he had made all prep
ara lions to start back to England, some
one stole his passage ticket and his
were he has no pes
| from number Of detectives. who have
! dogged his footsteps and charged him
with the commission OF "A horrible crime.
i've killed one of them" he contn-
ued. land / have driven some away by
attacking them with a washbowl. I've
got a razor for them now, and the next
one that bothers me I'll slash his throat
and then commit suicide"
When arraigned before Justice Meade
an hour later, he reiterated his story
of being bounded by tho detectives. He
was committed to the insane pavilion
at Bellevue Hospital for mental exam
| nation.