The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1895-07-26

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ence have returned from a trip
to Atlantic City.
Mr.. Hugh Stout has the thanks
of our Office force for a basket
OF fine apples. They were the
finest We have seen this year.
There will be a lawn festival
at the Smith School house on
Simpson Creek, Aug. 2, from
T:So to II p. m.
Specifications can be seen at
the Office OF ]. R, Adams for the
erection and completion OF a
Baptist church at Clarksburg.
The Clarksburg Furniture Co..
we learn will occupy one of the
large rooms in the Traders new
building.
The TELEGRAM Office IS the
place to get your fine job work
done at reasonable prices and in
the most artistic manner.
There will be a large number
OF good looking ushers to find
you a good seat on the night OF
the Both at Golf Chapel.
The Traders have added new
two story brick building in the
arof their commodious struc.
ture to be used as an Electric
light plant.
Lon Reamer, who is charged
with murder, an accounted which
was published in these columns,
is now out on $500 bond, this be.
ing the amount fixed by Judge
N. S. Riley.
W. 3. Ruckman, the genial
stock dealer of Elk was in to see
US recently. He still buys cattle
and urges the people to vote the
Republican ticket.
Rev. De Witt Talmage will be
at Gypsy Grove August 18th to
deliver two of his able sermons.
Don't fail to hear the world re-
nowned ecclesiastical minister.
Edward Burgess, son of Rev.
Burgess, the Baptist minister at
Philippi, died last Saturday. He
was engaged to a very charming
young lady and their wedding
day had been fixed. The circum-
stances are very sad indeed.
The result of the recent teach.
er's examination was as follows.
Whole number of applicants 1903;
there were granted is number
one grades. 46 twos, 26 threes,
and thirteen failures Forty
certificates were renewed. The
next examination is at Clarks.
burg, August 14th and 18th.
Mr.. a. L. Taylor has leased
the Grafton Leader. a sprightly
democratic paper owned by Col.
Steve Poe, and will assume
editorial charge next week. Mr..
Taylor is a son-in.law of Col.
Dudley Davis, the we'll known
Quiet Dell poet, whose silver
poem was much appreciated by
TELEGRAM readers.
Harrison Lodge No. 81, X. Of
P, Bridgeport, elected the fol.
lowing officers for the term be-
ginning July /, 1895 (: Lee G.
F'itzhugh, G. c., Michael D, Te.
ter, V. c., W. A. Carpenter, r..
G. L. Barnes, NJ. A., w. Il. Shee-
by, NJ. n, q. j. Brown, N. f..
j. n. Wilkinson, X. r. S., r. d.
Carrico, NJ. W. The lodge is in
prosperous condition and new
names are being added to the list
of membership
Mr.. Grayson Cunningham came
home to rest a day or two this
week. He still hustles for the
Hamilton Brown Shoe Co., of
St. Louis. The popularity Of
this great manufacturing estab,
lishmeut is on the up grade
and is still rising. Although
the times are dull and leather
has taken a big raise, the Hamil.
ton Brown Shoe Co., has had
larger sales this year than ever
before. They expect to reach 5
millions for 50.
Concerning the sad death, two
weeks ago, of John Doyle who is
we'll known here, the Spencer
Bulletin contains the following
ION last Wednesday morning
our people we're again startled