The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1897-05-14

put on the street to work which
he refused to do. Mayor Owens
was determined, sohe limited his
grub to bread and water until
he was willing to comply with
his order. 1t is hardly necessary
to say that in less than forty
eight hours he was working on
the streets like a little man.
/ Jerry Simpson. the destroyer
Gus statesman from Kansas. who
is everlastlngly calling upon
Speaker Reed to appoint the
house committees. was chal-
lenged by the Speaker to present
a resolution to that effect last
Monday. Jerry began to craw-
fish and declined, but another
member presented the resolu-
ton. The House voted it down
by a vote of 50 to 124, thus sus-
tanning the Speakers policy.
Oneof the most pathetic scenes
since the food, took place at
Natchez recently. Thirty negroes
drifting on a raft were landed
there. having been floating for
four days with nothing to eat.
No sooner had they reached land
than they fell down and worship.
ped it. A colored Baptist preach
er being near offered his services
and began at once to baptlze the
whole crowd. They refused to
eat or leave the river bank until
baptism was completed. They
said the flood was a visitation of
divine wrath.
Thursday at the Tennessee
Centennial Exposition grounds.
Prof. Arthur Bernard, physical
instructor of the Young Mems
Christian Association of Nash
vile, began a journey in an air
ship constructed by himself. The
officials of the exposition and the
people attending witnessed the
ascent of the Brial voyager. The
ship moved off in perfect order
and passed out of sight in a few
minutes. Prof. Bernard promis-
ed to sail against the wind after
rising into the air. and he did so.
The air ship will be continued in
use at the exposition.
A number Of the old Raymond
family, of Marion county, West
Virginia, are leaving no stone
unturned to secure relics that be-
longed to the head of the family,
Maj. VIM. G. Raymond, whose
homestead was at Palatine, OPP
posite Fairmont. MAJOR Hay
mond was the father of the late
Augustus Raymond, of this place
and was one of the largest land
owners in this section. The fami-
lly has been widely scattered, al
though many of his descendants
occupy prominent positions in
Marion. Harrison and Mononga.
liza counties. Several of his de-
scendants are members of the
Daughters and Sons of the Revo-
luton and they are making a
collection of relics, such as clocks
1.-THE old day style,) chinaware'
etc,-Morgantown Post.
The county court Wednesday
let the contract to Watkins and
Sturms for the excavation and
construction of the sub. basement
for the new court house. The
bid was 7,4S5 for the work COM
plete according to the plans and
specifications. Since the open
ing of the first bids the court has
had the original plans revised.
and Watkins and Sturms revised
their bids accordingly, reducing
the cost over $4,000, for this
work. 1t is thought by some
that perhaps it was not best to
decrease the capacity of the base
walls. but if we understand it
correctly there are walls and
other things that can be so modi-
fed that the strength will not be
impaired. The bond required is
fifty per cent. of the contract
price.-Fairmont Free Press.
Fire broke ont at a charity.
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