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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-07-03
Fruit TREES.
clarksbnrs and Elk View Nurseries.


The location of these nurseries, a
South, makes them unsurpassed for .
propngating stock that will meet tie
demands of the climate of Vest yir.
ginia, Ohio Pennsylvania, Kentucky
Virginia and Maryland. They now
have half million growing trees from
which to select; these embrace every
variety OF fruit, shade and ornamental
trees. Also small fruits, climbing vines.
eyergreens, roses, &c. &c. Mail orders
gwen prompt and careful attention.
y. gnriSaied facilities for quick shipments
t - az ,l P1i1ls from Clarksburg. Prices
Tor shipment by experienced packers.
statesmen Wanted; pleasant work
and good pay. Address, q. W. SOUTH.
EhN \ SONS. Box 20, Clarksbure.
West Virginia. 1Sstf y
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LIE ktEkAkth010ktk4
4 dent occurring, because Of the
fact that at . certain place ia the
l waterway q hole called q chuck
dhole, found everywhere In our
roads had worn so that there the
gutter had come to be Of the
depth of eighteen inches and OF
a width of two and q half feet
Is this q defect TO call for q re.
covery I This 'chuck hole was
in a way twenty-seven feet wide,
leaving ample room to avoid it,
and was plainly discernib,a. and
was we'll known to the plaintiff.
Upon our bad roads, the greater
care is required of those who use
them. 1nTurner VS.. City, supra,
the N. Y. court said, while q
traveller may rightfully assume
that streets are reasonably safe,
he must show his own freedom
from fault. and if he knows there
is any danger, he must not rush
reeklessly into it, even If the city
has been IN fault,
So on the plaintiffs evidence
we think the defect not such as
to render the town liable. and
also that the plaintiff could have
avoided it. He had long known
the road and this waterway. No
doubt he thought the ice would
bear his wagon up and he did not
use that caution which but for the
ice he would have used. 1.-THE
ice had not been there. the accl.
dent likely would not have hap.
pened, but nature formed the
ice. and the town is not respon.
sible for that. 1t called for greater
care from the plaintiff. The
plaintiff sat on a high seat, one
from which a light jolt might
throw him. This called for more
care in crossing the gutter.way.
The defendant gave evidence
tending to show that the plaintiff
went over this gutter at a rapid
gait, and thus caused the acci.
dent. This looks PROBABLE, be.
cause knowing the road well, it
would seem that If be had gone
over this gutter cautiously,
though the road was bad. there
would not have been jolt enough
to throw the plaintiff from his
seat; he would have eased the
wagon into the gutter. and have
been Careful to hold his seat (;
but five suppose that he thought
the ice would not break, as his
own statement seems to show he
did think, and he took no care to
restrain his horses, which all the
evidence shows we're spirited rs \
that cold morning, we can see
why he was thrown from the
spring seat from the sudden Jolt.
This hypothesis of the caseis
justified. not merely by the evi.
dence of the defense, but from
features inherent in the case Just
adverted to.
There are many bad Places
in our roads. Az them the trav-
eler must be cautious and watch.
full. These bad places alone
will not make the town liable ;
there must be fair care in the
traveller who sees orknows them.
Phillips VS.. County Court, 81 w. 4
Va, Az asserts this. There a
traveller drove over a visible land
slide covering all the width OF
the road but two feet, leaving;no
other passage way (there was in
our case), and was denied com
pensation because of his negli-
gence.
Judgment reversed, verdict set
aside and new trial granted.
-
~ II M, A..
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Supreme
Court
Renders a Decision of Great
Importance to Clarksburg
and Harrison County

S a matter Of pub.
lie lntere s T., we
give below t b 9
opinion of t h g
Supreme Co u r t
of this State in
the case Of Van
Pelt vs.. the town
of Clarksburg. in
which a judgm'nt
against the town
for 5000 was re-
yersed b Y I h e
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1t Is My Aim.

To constantly keep on hand a full
supply of KRAMER WAGONS, oiall
sizes and styles. but they are in such
lemandand sell them so rapidly. that
l find the task a difficult one. / have
Just got in mixed car load of
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1896-07-03
FINE STOCK.

syear old bull tRegistered,) also i
bull calf Yearling in May Eligible
Tor registration.) Write for pedigree
and full particulars, or call on
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-04-22
Pierced Through by a Drill.

They were discussing last night at min-
ers boarding house the stabbing of Tom
Lynch at the Butte Hotel, and number of
the cases of similar nature were brought up
in which the injured men recovered and
were as hearty as ever.
"The most remarkable case, though, that
l ever heard o." said Jerry Harrigan, "was
that of Pat Mullgan, with whom worked
for many year In June, 1881, Mulligan
was working at the Gray Rock, when the
shaft on that property was about 225 feet
deep. Mulligau was one Of the sinking
crew, and one day the bucket which was
used Tor taking out the waste and water was
being hoisted to the surface. The bucket
was almost filed with water, and the shaft
men, unknown to the topman, put six dull
drills in the bucket to be sent on top 10 be
sharpened. The topman dumped the water
in trough at the collar Of the shaft with
out closing the traploors on top, and one of
the drills rolled out, struck the trough and
fell down the shaft. 1t was an inch drill
about two feet long and weighed about six
pounds.
"Mulligan was in STOPPING position
when the drill struck him. 1t hit him back
of the shoulder blade, passed clean through
the body, narrowly missing his heart, ami
partly emerged from between the ribs
Mulligan's horror stricken companions in
in the shaft rushed to his assistance, and
were about to pull the drill ont from his
back when Mullgan calmly seized the low.
end of the drill from where it protruded,
and by a great effort pulled it through his
body and threw it down at his feet
at was wonderful exhibition OF strength
aud forttude but everybody who heard Of
the accident was confident that he could
not survive. He hoyered between life aud
death for about three weeks, and finally got
as well as ever. He worked for
ten years in the mines of Butte and Granite,
but finally met with a horrible death at the
Anaconda mine on Nov. 4, 1891, by falling
with eight others from the cage while being
hoisted from the mine"
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-04-22
Ne,Vsy Notes.


The House of Delegates of Ohio has passed
an anti-treating BILL The penalty for ask
ing person to take a drink will be from 81
to S20-half to go to the informer.
Mr.. Edward Roper has bought the Trus-
sell farm, containing 283 acres, iying about
a mile southwest OF Gerardstown, Berkeley
county, for which he paid Sl65OO0
Mr.. ]. T. Stewart on last Friday sold the
house he purchased about year ago of E.
R. Henson, at Bunker Hill, to Col. J. W..
Mcdonald, Of Darkesville, for the sum of
sl,1OO.
Thomas II. HodgsOn, Of Berkeley Springs,
has been appointed commissioner in chan
Gerry for Morgan county by Judge Faulkner
to fill the vacancy caused by the death of j..
Rufus Smith.
Rev. H. c. V. Campbell, pastor of the
Presbyterian Church at Berkeley Springs,
has received unanimous call to the pasto-
rate of the Presbyterian Church at Salem,
Va, and it is probable that he will accept.
In picking lady's pocket in Baltimore
the thief dropped diamond setting valued
at $500 dollars In turning her pocket in
side out the lady made the discovery. The
amount in the stolen pocket book was only
ten cents.
Mrs. Colbert, widow of the late John Col
bert, died at the home of her father, Mr..
William Miller, near Riley's ford, in this
county, Thursday night. The cause of her
death was consumption. She was about 30
years old and leaves two children. n.-Martins-
burg World
Mr. A. J. Ridgeway died at his home near
Berkeley county, last Thursday.
His malady was Brights disease complicat-
ed with general debility, and he was aged
about seventy years. He was farmer and
an extensive stock dealer. Starting a poor
boy he acquired considerable property
by thrift aud good management. lie was
member of the Southern Methodist Church
and lifelong Democrat, and was highly
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-04-22
Whu He Took Me Scat

A pathetic incident occurred in a Broad
way cable-ca one evening recently. Two
men boarded the car at Chambers street.
They were broad shoudered, athletic look
lag men, and one familiar with professional
athletes would have recognized in one ball
player we'll known in the National League.
and the other a well known prize fighter
The men were chatting and did not pay
much attention to the way they were jostled
as the car filed up rapidly. 1t was early
in the evening and the theater crowd was
moving
At 14th street the car stopped and two
young women got on. They were hand
somely dressed and had general look that
would cause ono 10 tal<o them for actresses.
They were NJ once recognized by the men
mentioned The two men spraDg to their
feet and greeted the young women warmly.
The car was flied, and many were standing.
Just as the pugilist got on his feet man
who was standing pushed friend gently
into the seat just vacated. The pugilist
turned angrily and laid a strong hand upon
the man who had just seated himself and
said in firm voice:
Excuse me, sir, meant that seat for this
lady"
It looked omnious to those who saw the
CLEAN in the eye of the pugilist. The man
addressed said hastily:
81 beg your pardon. Excuse me-" Even
as he spoke he was trying to rise, but as he
did he felt in front Of him in an uncertain
manner. The pugilist looked searchingly
into his face, and then caught him by the
shoulder, firmly, but gently, and pushed
him back in the seat, saying:
"That's all right, old man; you keep the
seat"
Then he turned to the young woman and
said quietly:
you'll have to stand, Blanche, the poor
chaps blind."-N y Tribune.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-04-22
The Wickedmess Of Sleeping.

That idea was almost dominant in religi-
Gus society sixty years ago, and sometimes
assumed forms which, if not ridiculous,
were at least quaint. 1t was, for instance,
held to be wrong for any but the aged to sit
in easy chairs, not, as is now vainly mag
ined, from any ignorant idea as to the in
jury done to the figure, but because "lollop-
ing" betrayed a blameworih tendency to
ease and selfindulgence. That was the
origin also of the extraordinary prejudice
against taking any extra sleep. The old
knew well that sleep, when sleep is not
needed, is to the young I'll most wearisome
of all obediences, but ney ytheless they be-
leyed that to wish to sleep more than a
strictly regulated time, which, according to
modern hygeists, was too short, was mark
of sluggish self-indulgence, and it was vis-
tied, therefore, with moral reprobation.
Early rising was extravagantly praised,
not because it heightened the day, for the
early riser went to bed early. but because
it was disagreeable; and some curious rules
of diet-ior example, abstinence from sugar
were defended in part upon the same
principle We have known girls to cut of
their curls avowedly because they were
proud of them, and men go about in shabby
clothes, because, as they averred and beliey-
ed it was well by diminishing comfort to
promote serious reflection -Spectqtor.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-04-22

When a young couple runs away get
married half the world says: How
Romantici" the other half says: How
sillvl" But you can't tell either way
until the honeymoon is over. When
this Young 1uple get settled down 20 the
regular ht drum Of life, they'll manage
ali right and find solid happiness in any
case, II they have good hearts and sound
health. All depends on that.
Irswonderful how much health has 70
do with married happiness. Sickness af-
fects the temper. You can't be happy
nor make others happy If you're ailing.
When you find yourself irritable, easily
worried, beginning TO rundown " IT'S
because your blood is getting poor. You
need richer blood and more OF it. Your
blood-making organs need 10 be vitalized
by DR.. Pierce's Golden Medical Discov-
cry. Il ir1parts new power 10 produce
an abundance Of the healthy, red corpus
cles, and gives you a fresh supply OF
pure. rich blood. IT'S a blood-creator
4 is for everyone whose blood is impure
or in a poor, " rundown condition. IL
prevents the germs Of disease from get
ting hold on your system. Even after
disease is settled on you, IT is driven out
by the biood-creating properties Of the
"Discoycry." II IS a perfect cure for
general and nervous debility, catarrh,
malaria, eczema, erysipelas, scrofula and
every form Of blood disease. II isn't
called a consumption-cure but even con
sumption, - which has its roots in the
blood-is driven ont by the Golden
Medical Discovery" II taken in time.
The Discovery" is the prescription
Of one Of the most eminent physicians
and medical writer's in this country
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-04-22
Hood Bending.

In an account Of the wood bending in
dustry a writer in The Woodworker remarks
that comparatively few persons outside the
carriage and boat building interests are
aware of its extent, and but few realize that
the carriages they ride in are very largely
made of such wood-the fellies of all their
wheels are bent and made in two parts
the framework OF coaches and heavy car
riages is nearly all made of bent stock, and
not only better made, but more chesply,
aud the frames Of pleasure boats are bent,
as also many of the frames of the finest sail
ing yachts. Furniture, too, of many kinds,
has bent frames, all the celebrated Thonet
chairs, for example, being made entirely Of
wood thus treated The object Of bending
is twofold-namely saving of time and stock
and stability and stength Of the work when
put together-this is independent of beauty
of form, and bent carriage shafts a-e almost
if not entirely, used now, instead Of the old
style, clumsy, sawed ones. Skill in manip-
ulating the material is very essential. Sim
ply the forms to beud on aud the steam box
in which to soften the wood do not alone
insure success in the operation-it is neces-
sary to know perfectly the stock TO bend, it
being so variable that 90 two pieces bend
alike.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-04-22

Backward, turn backward, oh time 10
your fight; feed NE on Cruel again just for
tonight. am 30 weary Of sole leather
stake. petrifed doughnuts and yulcanized
cake; oysters that slept in water bath,
butter as strong as Goliath Of Gath weary
Of paying for what | can't eat, chewing up
rubber and calling it meat Backward, turn
backward. for weary AN Give me
whack at grandmother's jam let me drink
milk that has never been skinned let me
eat butter whose hair las been trimmed
let me once more have an old.fashioned pie,
and then I'll be ready to curl up and die"
Author unknown.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-04-22
Thought the ''Ne,c Woman" Had HIM,

IROhDRt Me "NcO UOmuNT Huu num-
The Staunton postoaice has an entrance
on Frederick street and another around the
corner on Lewis street Friday night
young gentleman stopped to post letter on
his way with his sister and cousin to the Col
umbia Hall meetings. He wentin the Fred
erick street entrance and told his companions
to 90 around and meet him at The Lewis
street door. Iney determined not only TO
meet him as he came out but 20 give him
something OF a surprise, and so hid in the
Lewis street veslibuIe. In moment he
or they thought it was he-came out. "Ha !!
william have thee" exclaimed one young
tragedienue, as she colared him. The young
man broke loose, but had hardly reached the
door when the other young lady with
"H.a.a! W-r-r-r.etch," pounded him in the
breast. and then screamed, "Oh, my good
ness. l thought it was brother" The young
man disappeared in the darkness-he had
seen enough of the new woman" to do for
a while at least When the brother came
out of the postofiice ne found the two young
ladies in Mysteries over their attempted muir
der and robbery. All three tried to find the
victim, to apologize, but he was not to be
found-Sauat0n Vndicat0r.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-04-22

A correspondent is informed that the ex-
preston "lG to L" so much used in discuss
ing the silver question, refers to the fact
that an act Of Congress Of 1884 directed that
the silver dollar should weigh sixteen times
as much as the gold in gold dollar AT
that time one grain Of gold was worth six
teen grains Of silver. Such was the ratio"
of silver to gold at that time in the markets
of the world. Since 1884, owing to the
decreased cost Of mining silver and its
largely increased production, iis price has
fallen so that the ratio in 1894 was go to
l. In 1894 S2l grains Of silver were requir-
ed to buy one grain Of gold. In other words
the silver miners found mining profitable
when they were selling silver at half its
former price. In 1895 the average ratio was
BIG to l.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-04-22

OFFERS to the people OF Jefferson County,
~ Insurance in 8 safe Company at the actual
cost Of insurance, which is much cheaper than
the rates usually charged, and keeps the money
at home. Good risks from responsible parties
are invited.
Executive Committee meets every Friday.
DIREcroRs-Jos. Trapnell, Henry B. Daven-
port. j. Garland Hurst, John W. Rider, w. Ii.
T. Lewis r. Preston Chew, Wm. L. Wilson,
Eugene Baker, S. W. Washington, II. L. Snyder
William C. Frazier, John II. little, Jacob ,.
Melvin, E. G.. W. Herr isaac H. Strider.
ISAAC II. STRIDER.. ......... President.
II. B. DAVENPORT. ............ Treasurer
EXECUTIVE CoMMTTEE-J. G. Hurst, VIM.
II. T. Lewis, Eugene Baker, Isaac II. Strider,
Jos. Trapnell, 5. W. Washington.
Local s.-Middleway-J. G. Shirley
Harper's Ferry-Chas. f. Trail; Shepherds
town.. S. Fleming Charlestown-Washing-
ton & Alexander.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-04-22
Notice.

All parties having insurance in our Agency
and MAKING a change in their residence, and
also an property owners having vacant build
ings will please advise US promptly, 50 'ha'
-,-5,r,s- eIte~afions may be made in their poll
cies. WASHINGTON < ALEXANDER.
April so
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-04-22
To Owners of Stock.

All owners of Horses. Cows, Hogs, Goats
or other live stock within the Corporation Of
Charles Town are hereby notified to keep the
same from roaming at large within the cor
porate limits as the law in regard thereto will
be strictly enforced. .,-,,,,-,-
June 20. 1901 Mayor.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-04-22
Blood Poison.

Contagious Blood Poison has been ap-
propriately called the curse Of mankind.
1t is the one disease that physicians cam
not cure; their mercurial aud potash
remedies only bottle up the poison in
the system, to surely break forth in a
more virulent form, resulting in total
wreck of the system.
Mr.. Frank B. Martin, a prominent
jeweler at o26 Pennsylvania Ave, Wash
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-04-22
Wanted.

1'e-y smoker ,o send us seven 2-cent stamps
pay postage. packing &C. and We will
r. 1oE ot NON-NICOTINE MIDGET CT
JARS Only one box t0 one address.
Address. lands & CO.
',l- -l 1850 Shippensburg, Pa.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-04-22

ington, c., says:
/ was for a long
time under treat
ment OF two OF
the best physi-
clans OF this city,
for a severe case
of blood poison,
but my condition
grew worse all
the while, not
withstanding the
fact that they
charged me three
hundred dollars.
Ny mouth was
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-04-22

A few of the northern manufacturers vain
ly imagined the profits Of protective tariff
great enough to offset the loss they sustain
by paying for that part Of their raw mate
rial they are compelled to buy abroad with
scarce gold, instead Of with their own plen-
tiful products, and under that impression
they recently held a conference with some
of the silver U. S. Senators in Washington
to promote the union of the silyertes and
the protectionists But since then they have
learned that they would not only have to
pay gold for what they purchase abroad, as
they do now, but that should free silver pre-
vail here, they would have to pay two silver
dollars for every gold one they sent to for
eign counties. That knowledge has alarm
ed them, and they now cay that if there
must be either free trade or free silver, they
will choose the former every time.-Ateran
dria Gq5eife.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-04-22
s Pc CIFIGS S.

Jno. A. Washington K. w. Alexander.
Washington & Alexander,
Insurance Agency,
Ofce Gibson Building Cherries Town, W. Va.
Representing the following Companies:
The old and reliable
FTNA LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY,
of Hartford, Conn,
Giving the best results to policy holders, and
which has larger amount of policies in
Jefferson County than all other Life
Insurance Companies together.
LIVERPOOL & London & Globe of England
Manchester Fire Assurance Co.. OF Eng
land. Scottish Union and National, OF
Scotland. and the Royal Insurance
Co.. of Liverpool, the largest
foreign Companies doing
business in America.
ETNA, OF HARTFORD,
The largest and most popular Fire Insurance
Company IN America.
Peabody, of Wheeling, w. Va.
Jefferson, of Wheeling.
German Fire, of Wheeling.
Fire and Marine, of Wheeling.
Phoenix, of Hartford
Virginia Fire and Marine, of Richmond, Va.
Georgia Home, Of Columbus, Ga.
Fire Association, Of Philadelphia, Pa.
Continental, of New York.
Merchants Insurance Co., of Newark, n. ].
JEFFERSON COUNTY MUTUAL FIRE IN
SURANCE COMPANY.
All losses promptly adjusted and paid at our
Office.
Agents:
j. FLEMING, ShepherdstOwn, W. Va.
CHAS. J.. TRAIL, Harpers Ferry, W. Va.
A sworn statement Of the conditions of all
Foreign Insurance Companies represented in
this Agency will be found at the Clerks Office
in compliance with the State laws.
We solicit a continuance of your patronage
Respectfully,
WASHINGTON & ALEXANDER.
February l3, 1895.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-04-22
POETR Il.
SMOTHER YEAR (?

Oh, how the grass is springin
Listen to the birds singin'
Don't you hear the sap a runnin' Spring IS
here.
Each blooms to show white metal,
Every rose a silver petal
But, it amt goin' to
happen
this
year.
Not unlike real magician
The crafty politician
Is singin' lot of music (?) about which you
little care.
Our countrys debts he'd settle,
And for this he shouts white metal, -
But, it amt goin' to
happen
this
year.
In the Spring some young mems fancies
Lightly turn to thoughts Of state;
And for my own dear people" they must go
and legisate.
Well bet sixteen TO one,
And with it put a BIER,
That white metal" man amt goin' to
win
this
year.
j. A. C.
Virginia free press. (Charlestown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1832-1916, 1896-04-22
DID NOT sUFFER AFTERWARD.
THE MILD POWER CUREs.
HUM PH z REYS'

DR.. Humphreys Specifies are scientifically
and carefully prepared Remedies, used for years
In private practice and for over thirty years by
the people with entire success Every single
speelae Q sIeelal cure for the disease named.