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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-07-24

Fok SALE Thoroughbred
Brown ghorn Z Setting
OF lSS eggs, 80 cents. Inl is lay
when 8 months old ; thsy viii
lay more eggs than any other
hen. Address, T. r. MooRE, r.
q. Box 3Sb. 29.tf.
Julius Karlins willvisit Clarks.
burg every Wednesday and any
repairing in the iewelry linewiil'
receive prompt attention ~
leaving It at Nusbaum's clothing
store. 1l.tf.
Every one can have a hat; they
are only 25c at Miss Elizabeth
Cotfman's, 85s4t,
Superior assortment in stand.
ard carpetings. the highest grades
of Brussels, Ingram and S.ply.
In the most select color and de-
sign effects at r. T. LowNDEs'.
Channels gloves, the most pop
ular glove for summer wear. for
Sl.o0 at Miss Elizabeth COZ.
mans. s5.4t
Ladies, Misses, and Children's
Knit Jersey leggins at Holmes
Shoe Co. tt
Lace curtains, three and one
half yards long beautiful de-
signs at $1.25.
r. T. LowNpEs.
Those who want to take out
shares of Building Association
stock should remember that they
can commence any time with the
Home Builders Building and
Loan Association. You don't
have to wait for the end Of a
series or year, but the books are
always open at D. K. Reed 4 Co.'S
store. eltf
Your choice OF fine French
chip and fancy straw hats for
SOC at Miss Elizabeth Coffman's.
Why pay 9 big price Tor sad,
dies and harness when you can
buy them so cheap at VIM. IS.
Summers tennery West Main
Street 1T.
LOsT-On the streets Of
Clarksburg, lady's hunting
case gold watch. Aliberal re-
ward will be paid for return Of
same to this Office. s5.st
Or. George NJ. Holt, dentist,
will be inhis Office Aug. lst. 1896,
and remain 81 days. 23.tf
Beautiful Leghorn hats re-.
duced from $3.50 to Sl.00 at Miss
Elizabeth Coffman's. 35.4t
We have but little to say re-
garding our prices. Those who
purchased our Gingbams can
ycuch for their superiority.
Prices ranging from SC, 70 10c.
per yard at r: z. I4owndes
Have you seen the 81 eat bar
gain in hats at Miss Elizabeth
sCoffman's? 35.4
]. w. Odell & Co. can please
you in furniture-also repairing.
Prices low. West End. 27.tf.
Cut flowers and all floral de.
signs furnished on short notice
at Nusbaum's Book Store. 2s.4t
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Marriages.

James Cottrill, age So. to Fan.
ME BOyles, age "a.
Charles Fisher, age %, to EN-.
ma keenan,, agel7.
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Clarklsburg Fair.

All entries this year will be
made at the law Office of M. NJ
Thompson in Clarksburg, w. Va.
Entry books will be opened Aug
ust oath, 1896, and closed August
S1st, 1896, at 8 o'clock p. N. In
all cases Of Trials of Speed the
books will be closed August go,
1896, ats pm. NJ. N. THOMPSON,
Sec'y. s4.tf
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NOTICE.

AiIspersons indebted to- Il. w. Stuck
will settle with the undersigned All
persons having claims against Il. W.
Stuck Will present the same to me arl-
thentic: SO. DENRAM,
S7.4t Trustee.
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The Sun Runs
services.

Our soda water fountain. He
makes people SO thirsty that we
couldn't sell stale soda water If
we wanted to.
There is nothing more re-
freshing on a hot day than cool,
delicious soda, pure aad whole.
some. 1t steals through hot
veins and brings the thermome.
ter down several degrees.
What good soda really is,you'll
never know until you've tried
ours. WELLS & HAYMAKER,
Main stree t. s
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r !.

The Eclipse Flour Bin
and Sitter. Just the thing
to have hanging on the
Wall in the Kitchen to
put flour,inwhenit comes
from the store. Has q
revolving sitter at the
bottom with winch you
can sift out any time the
quantity oftlouryou wish
touse. Z;
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- ! Ss - Tue people.
shonid vote in favor of the sub
scription. We ask everyone to
read and consider the matter be-
fore voting against the road.
The costumes Of the woman
cycilist remains the unsolved
problem Of society and trade.
Fortune, II not fame, awaits the
designer Of a garb that will II,
sure safety, while it preserves
the modesty and grace with
which tradition still happily en-
shrines the fairest of creation -
Ed.
On Tuesday Judge Hagans
sentenced John Foster. the col.
ored man who was convicted Of
Attempt to commit a rape on a
white girl, to three years in the
penitentiary The crime was
committed on the morning of
July 9Th. and since that time he
was indicted, tried, convicted, and
sentenced. Who can complain
of the laws delays. -Fairmont
lnder.
An Ohio man entertained a
crowd IN q novel way not long
ago. He invested 50, 500 in d lot.
of old freight cars and a couple
of locomotives, made up two
trains, secured the use of a run
of track. got up steam, then
started his trains. The engines
dashed at each other with all the
fury of the madmen of the Mid.
way Plaisance, the spectators
cheered wildly, and the wreck
that ensued was all that could be
desired ina sensational way.
Fayette county has been heard
from. This tune it's a bear story.
The bear got after Scaggs's hog
and Scaggs threw a rock at the
bear. Bruin then went for
Scaggs. Then scaggs started
on a run, the bear in hot pur-
suit. A friend (of scaggs's)
shot at Bruin and missed him.
Then they both ran (Scaggs and
his friend. Bruln is still at
large. There's going tobe a big
bear hunt in Fayette one of these
days.
Last year, 1895, Coal District
received from the B. 60. and
the NJ. E. r. R. the sum of five
hundred and ty.eight dollars
and ninety-three cents (s55s .93)
for school purposes alone. This
was more than fifteen per cent
lof the entlre amountslevied. The
man who pays taxes and the man
who only pays a poll tax, are
alike interested in encouraging
enterprises which insure the per.
manency and support of the free
school system.
Messrs, John B. Smith. fore
man of the TELEGRAM, and
Billy Cole, of the Stout & Cole
Printing Company, were visitors
here Sunday. 80. Fairmont PEG.
pie who failed to attend the con-
cert at Cheswood Park Saturday
afternoon misseda great treat.
The afternoon was largely occp-
pied with a game of base ball,
the contending teams being
Shinnston and Fairmont. The
game was very interesting one.
After the game the large crowd
present made good use of a large
number of swings. hammocks,
etc. placed there for the benefit
of those present. They did not
forget the fact that there was
a dancing platform present
either, and many of them "tlip-
ped the light fantastic to the
excellent music of the Shinnston
band and orchestra. This ex-
cellent musical organization can.
not be too highly spoken OF, and
Manager Bowles should consider
himself fortunate to secure their
services. -lnder.
zl1E1a
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trsonal Points.
rsllASEous MElANeE OF
NEwsY NOTES.
ii. D. Davidson is at Atlantic
.,a,or Reed is at the State
yention at Parkersburg.
rs Rose Chorpeningis visit.
friends in Morgantown.
". Williams was in Cleve-
i Ohio, this week.
n Fleming Howell was in
,ago. ILL.,, this week.
,y. d. O'Connor left Tuesday
hing for Cape May.
b. Eustace Lyon is in Park.
burg.
u. and Mrs. Frank WEIGH.
FED friends in Parkersburg
sveek.
n. j. Matt Prim, of Marietta.
d visited his home here las.
q.
Hiss Helen Dawson, of Wilson.
y, is visiting relatives in
ylesburg.
Hiss Orpha Prim visited Mrs.
b. Reynolds at West Milford
week.
Sartorls Long attended the
lite Convention tParkersburg
sweek.
Judge Edwin Maxwell was at
bit Union a few days last week
legal business.
br. selby, of Good Hope, is in
|sndance at the State conven-
va. P. Fowkes. the next
Enf of Upshur county, was in
betty Thursday.
i.L. Musgrave, of the Fair
Et Republican. was a pleasant
tor to this Office Thursday.
j. 4. sturm. of West Milford,
|ended the convention that
minated Atkinson at Parkers-
Eg.
Mrs. Mary Met innis, Of WASH
ton, D. O., is visiting her par
sMr. and Mrs. Michael Burk
least Pike street.
Plat staunch Repnb lican Scion
|Shinnston, VIM. ]. IS. Harmer
ended the G Congressional Con.
|afon here Tuesday.
Nj. Truman David was absent
business several days this
esk in the upper part of the
anty.
Nj. G. E. VIII. on attended the
lotographers' Association at
'lunbus. Ohio, last week, and
ports a most agreeable time.
NJ VI: and Mrs. T. w. Evans, of
lilllcothe, Ohio, were visiting
en- daughter, Mrs. G. E. Viii.
p this week.
Mrs. S. NJ. Moore, of Newark,
VINO has been visiting Mss
se Chorpening for several
: lett for Newport, r. l., on
'lday.
lliss Marian Owens, who has
ut the last two weeks on a
Y !, to friends in Washington
= Virginia, has returned home
lcn improved in health.
David G. Thompson, a delegate
! representative Young Re.
Olicau, of Harrison county,
SIN attendance atthe big State
INVENTION.
NJ P. j. Berry and family, of
, NO. are visiting at the home
. frank r g. Bland, the druggist.
Berry is one of Sutton's lead.
merchants. He will attend
, parkessburg State Conven-
. n staanch and sturdy friend,
!, Fred !, Wagner, has returned
~ ned Sulphur Springs, Mon.
county, where he spent three
~ us with his wife, who still
i ~ at that healthful resort,
~ IS inferior to none in q
'.e famed for the medicinal
'pertles of its mineral waters.
,adge John jacob Jackson
,sea through the city Tuesday,
" ? by three Parkers.
! isa |. Miss Rose Stansbury.
:, -. Maud Dent and Mrs. Small.
~ registered at the Traders,
were I, on their way to Web.
- Springs. The party was
Asa oy Col. Jasper y. Moore.
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s.
wells & Haymaker have NOV
INTO their new and nobby
[a''ers in the Horror building
Nam street. The new drug
|Y = is elegantly finished. much
.ae wood work being hand
veg and is one of the best
pointed in the State. The loca-
d IS a most desirable one. We
t' inet for this enterprising firm
4 4 ~ in their already large
: nourishing custom.
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d. <. REED & Co. HARnw.pr

y sSA4 UkAkA ASSW an. 81
clarksburg was we'll represent.
ed at the State Convention this
week at Parkersburg.
1t is gratifying to Squire M. S.
Riley's many friends to see him
out on the street again. 4
Several families had to vacate
their homes at Salem last Tues.
day on account of high water.
The two parties have about
completed their nominations and
it won't be long before the pos
litical pot will begin to boil.
James Evans was knocked over
by a B. 6 o. train Wednesday
night near Morgansville, and
badly injured.
~
Do you want your hair cut IN
Talleyrand style Z Go to the
Traders barber shop. Nonebut
skilled artists employed.
1t is stated that Mr.. Charles
Burdette Hart. of the Wheeling
latel1tgencer, aspires to a seat in
the U. S. Senate.
Ourfriend, W.scot., of Clarks.
burg, made an excellent presid-
ing officer of Saturdays Demo.
cratic ratification meeting IN that
town.-Re0ister.
Prof. Liebig is greatly encour-
aged in his canvass for students.
The indications are that every
room at Broaddus Institute will
be full.
Hon. 9. 2. Dorr, of Webster
county was nominated for Con
gress last Saturday by the Re-
publicans of the Third district.
he had practically noopposition.
In his speeches William Jen.
nings Bryan does not meet the
issues squarely. but devotes him.
self TO sentimental subjects.
Every body knows Bryan is a
nice young man, but all nice
yonng men cannot be elected
Preside nt Of the United States.
Our esteemed and energetic
friend, James Cottrill, Of Aaam.
ston, was quietly married at the
Baptist parsonage last Saturday
night, to Miss Fannie Boyles.
The TELEGRAM congratulatesthe
happy couple, and wishes them
a prosperous voyage over the
sea oflife.
Between fifty and sixty thous-
and cyclists are expected to at.
tend the national meeting of the
League of American Wheelmen
at Louisville on August 10, IA.
and 10, making it the biggest
thing of the kind in the history of
the organization and Of the bi.
cycle.
The promoters of the Short
Line railroad claim that after
they have constructed thirty (30)
miles of railroad through this
county, they will add so much to
the taxable wealth Of the county
that taxes will be diminished and
not increased.
1t seems that Roy Alexander,
in his zeal for the Cuban cause,
started early this week, but on
reaching Chillicothe, was inform
ed by some one that he was going
in the wrong direction, and we
learn that he returned by way Of
Parkersburg, and took in the
big convention.
We were unable last week to
give the name of the minis
ter who will dedicate the new
Baptist church. We have since
learned that the dedicatory SER
mon will be preached by the Rev.
E. @. Dargan, DID,, Of the South
ern Baptist Theological Semina-
ry, Louisville, Ky. The services
will be held on the first Sunday
in August.
A self.made rich man was ask.
ed the secret of his successful
accumulations; he replied that he
had always saved one half of his
earnings. Every man should
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The immigration clause in the
resolutions adopted by the Con-
gressional convention here Tues.
day deserves special commenda-
ton. This is an issue which
rivals the tariff and the money
questlcnin Importance. Itshould
receive more attention, andlegis.
latior should notbe delayed until
we reach a crisis. Foreign I'M
migration is on the increase, and
there is imminent danger of this
country being deliged with a vic
ious panper class ofcitizens. We
can not afford to let every i'm
migrant vote within six mosths
after he lands, as they do in
some states. American citizen.
ship must be more highly priced.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-29
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FITZGERALD'S ENTERPRISE.
EFFORTS to Secure Cotton Mill That
Will Employ HOO Operatives.

Fitzgerald, Ga, Nov. 2S-This has been
an unusually busy week with our little
town, as the twenty and forty-acre al
lotments are being made. Those receiv-
ing allotnents must be here in person, as
they can no longer draw through an
agent. Most Of the newcomers seem very
well pleased with the outlook
There have been about 1000 allotments
given out up to this time, including the
city lots, and while quite a number have
been decided and do not require improve
ments, there has been a great change in
the appearance of the colony lands in the
last year
This will be the last allotment, and il is
supposed that by the LIST of January all
Will be located and improvements begun.
During Mr.. Fitzgerald's last visit Mr.
Stead Of Chicago was here TO see about
locating a large cotton mill in Fitzgerald
The people that wish 70 put in the mill
are in Boston, and will locate the mill
somewhere in the south. They asked the
colony for a grant Of 100 acres Of land
and lumber for the buildings the value Of
which TO be issued to the colony company
In stock. The colony company accepted
their offer, and Mr. Fitzgerald is now In
the north to try and complete the ar
rangemonts. The factory will employ
about LOO hands, and will greatly benefit
the farmers. as well as the colony mem
bers. Every effort will be used TO secure
this great enterprise.
Mr.. Fitzgerald Is also working TO get
sugar refinery here. With these two great
enterprises. Fitzgerald could not fail to
be the biggest little place in the south.
There was an interesting school enter
tainment given by the school children on
Thanksgiving eve. The entertainment
was well attended, and greatly enjoyed by
those present. II consisted of songs, reel
tations. orations. Instrumental solos. etc
The proceeds are to be used TO purchase
school books.
Or. j. l.. Rouse of the University Of
Kansas City Is la the city. and Is greatly
pleased with the state, and especially with
Fitzgerald and vicinity. lie wishes to To-
cate here and will soon be a citizen.
The races are attracting large crowds
and the management is highly gratided
with the success OF the venture. The
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-29

I Charles Broyles has filed suit against
the city of Atlanta for $1,000 damages. He
alleges that he was arrested for drum
| kenness and locked in the station house,
and while there he was struck on the
shoulder by T. w. Ivy, call officer. He
says the blow broke his collar bone. He
asked for physician, he says but none
was sent to him until the following day,
and during that time he says he suffered
intense pain. He says that the blow was
wanton and malicious. He also says that
he was a clerk in Judge Bloodworth's Of
flee at the time, but has not been able to
work since.
Evidences of prosperity are numerous at
GAINESVILLE. The new brick passenger de-
pot will be finished in a few days. The cleo
tric light plant is rapidly approaching com
pletion. The company guarantees to turn
on the lights on Christmas night. Dirt was
broken Friday for tho $500 auditorium and
armory for Gordon institute. This building
Will be complete and ready for use on the
night Of the anniversary exercises of the
Lysian and Eunomian societies the last
Friday night in April. The two large bug
gy factories, the two underwear mills, the
hosiery mill the large cotton mill and the
planning mill are all running on full time
The handsome new Presbyterian church
in the heart of the business portion of the
city is nearing completion.
statesboro correspondence Morning
News: The Kell Rifles on Thanksgiving
day appeared in uniform and spent four
hours in target shooting for a gold medal
which was won by Private NJ S. Scar
boro. AT 4 o'clock, on dress parade, Col
Emery Cason delivered the medal in a
neat and happy speech. A banquet was
given at night gotten up by the ladies'
IF rot 6
over 500 was realized. Miss Maggie Har-
ris was voted a handsome cake as the most
popular young lady of the town, with Miss
Annie Grower Second.-A serious acct
dent happened during the day TO Gilbert
a son of Col. G. w. NJ. Williams Of
Statesboro. While getting over a fence
In attempting to shoot a hawk, his gun
was accidentally discharged the load TAX
ing effect in his foot, making a serious
wound.
Macon Evening News: Two or three
weeks ago J. M Hughes of Wilkinson
county was mysteriously killed. Every
indication pointed to suicide, but his
friends refused to believe this. He was
found by a searching party in the woods
near his house with a pistol in his hand
and bullet in his brain The pistol
showed that 1t had been DISCHARGED twice.
and some laborers testified at the coro-
ner's inquest that they heard two pistol
shots on the day Mr.. Hughes was missed
They were getting out cord wood and a
tree that they had cut down came very
near falling on his body. After a thor
ough investigation, sufficient proof was
obtained to cause the arrest of VIII Temp
lem and George Corther They were tried
at the last term of court and sentenced to
life Imprisonment. They were brought to
the Bibb county Jail last night for safe
keeping.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-29
TALLAHASsEE TOPICS.
Small Fire in Which Some silver
Was Lost.

Tallahassee, Fla, Nov ga one-story
frame. dwelling was burned here early Fri
day morning. The family occupying the
house saved about all their furniture, but
lost silver coin to the value of $25. The
building was the property of Ed NJ.
Booker, a resident of Texas. 1t was val
ued at $500 and was insured for small
amount. The cause of the fire is a mys-
terry.
Capt. Heighberger of Starke and Lieut.
j. T. Sanders of West Palm Beach have
rendered their services to Adjt. Gen. Pat
rick Houstoun in the event of a war be-
tween the United States and Spain. The
latter promises to raise a company
The sportsmen who were out Thanks
giving day made the following reports of
birds killed: d. E. Maxwell and F. w
Wilson, 80; E. A. Perkins and r. F. Tay-
Tor, so; ]. NJ. Forbes and J. L. Robinson,
in four hours, IS; A. and C. Hopkins, 49,;
William Sauls and J. G. Collins, IS; Rich
ard Long, %; G. NJ. Davis and T. G..
Rawls, Al; A. Mcmahon, E. B. Garun, o.
Barnard and F. P. Damon, 80 birds, 20
ducks and one goose.
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-29


The Advance is the name of a new naner
at Barlow, R. j. Morgan, editor and pub
Usher.
The stations on the Savannah, Florida
and Western railway, formerly known as
Lake Locke, has been changed TO Lough-
man.
]. A. Masons residence ana household
effects were burned at Bowling Green
Thursday about noon. The cause was a
defective hue. Total loss, about $1,000; in
surance, $l,50O
The Elmwood phosphate plant is under
going repairs, and mining will soon be re-
sumed under the management of the for
mer superintendent, Mr.. Leonard The
mine is four miles northwest of Blichton.
The manufacture of iron bedsteads has
commenced at Orlando. The force of en-
ployes of the South Florida Foundry and
Machine Company will be Increased to
meet the requirements of the new de-
parture.
II. H. Roberts, the man who shot and
killed c. A. Bane at New Smyrna last
week, has been taken to DeLand and put
in Jail, from which his attorney hopes to
have him bailed under a writ of habeas
corpus.
BY the arrest of Henry Washington. a
negro. at Tampa, Wednesday, the police
believe that they have captured one of an
organized gang of counterfelters. washing
ton, when arrested had in his possession
counterfeit silver dollars, quarters, and
dimes.
e w. Shanneberger of Pinecastle has
recently sold so 900 celery plants to one in
dividual. who will engage to that extent
in the production Of this delcacy, which
is found 60 grow better in Florida than in
Kalamazoo, and to be of finer flavor when
| grown.
The inquest in the case Of the. Hender-
son woman murdered near DeLand Mon
day is stin progressing. The evidence so
! far points to the negro Moose, who was
arrested on suspicion Of being the guilty
! party.
| Adolph Hovelle has recently arranged Cor
the planting Of twenty more acres in su-
matra tobacco. making total of forty
acres that he proposes to plant near Or
! lando. His seed beds have been prepared
for the seed, and planting will commence
in day or two.
| ]. r. Mathers has been at Tropic for the
! past ten days. He is shipping his fan
I crop of beans. The returns so far this
season fall behind those Of last fall. Mr..
| Mathers made one shipment TO New York
which sold az Is cents per crate. and one
went to Cincinnati, o., for Sl.75 per crate.
a rich deposit Of Fullers earth has Just
been discovered at Dunedin. The Ches-
borough Vaseline Company had a repre-
I sentative down there last week. and after
making thorough investigation. secured
an option on portion of the tract The
agent carried barrel Of the crude material
The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-11-29
Among The Giants

The complainant in the case of Goat VS.
section 1910, city code. though badly
worsted by the terrible expletive hurled
at him from on high, has yet enough vi
tally to rise and suggest" and his Ian
guage is plain, that the views of counsel
on the side Of Goat are peculiar"
When taking office, the mayor and al
dermen, each for himself, and all to the
people, say: 1 soemnly swear that Will
faithfully execute the duties of
according to the ordinances. To the police
obligation is added, Il will report all vio-
lations of ordinances"
now If the mayor, or acting mayor. can
dispense with one ordinance, because it's
violation don't worry him." and the no.
lceman can ignore another section. be-
cause 1t is mot enforced in other cities ("
may they not, with just as much license
abolish, nullify and wipe out the code i'm
toto, and let it be a-go-as-you-please ad-
ministration? And what becomes then of
the virtue of an oath or obligation? AS
suredly section 1910 is of no more force
and effect upon these gentlemen than any
other of our ordinances, and the nullih-
cation of one for the reasons assigned.
may as well mean the whole.
These suggestions and queries are hum
bly, made on Bonded knee, by one who has
held more than once an official position
under the people of this city, but who has
since so fallen from that paradise as TO
be only a common Fellow.