davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-18

r. \. Lowndes, Jr.. and wife
have returned from . visit TO
Annapolis. Md.
Two houses were destroyed BY
fire at CORVALLIS last week. Both
were owned by Christopher
Douglass.
Don't fail to attend the concert
at the Baptist church Saturday
night.
The Doddridge county court
has decided to work the public
roads with county prisoners.
Misses Nora and Mamie Con
dry have entered the Business
College for the full shorthand
course.
A great many people think the
ground hog was so badly sun.
struck that he did not get to see
his shadow. Look at the weather.
Misses Elma Harris and Ethel
Monroe, were the guests of Mr..
Walker Monroe, Of Shinnston,
last week.
! Returning good for evil may
be pleasant in a way, bu. you'll
find thathe who does it isn't cut.
ring ice to-day.
Brighten up your old furniture
and make it look like new with
tho Furniture Polish D. K. Reed
& Co. sell. 2S
Scientists say that the skin of
a hog makes very serviceable
clothing. One would judge so
seeing the number of individuals
who wear it.
The reason people give pennies
to church collections is because
there is no smaller coin; it is the
governments fault, they would
give less If they could.
"A secret meeting of Baltimore
& Ohio trainmen, representing
about Is, O0Omen, or three fourths
Of the employees, was held at
Grafton recently, to form a fed
Grafton. Steps will be taken to
organize all employees at once.
Ben Anderson. who was &C.
cused of being the acoomplice Of
John Morgan in the murder of
the Green family, has been re-
leased for want of evidenc.
You want to go to the place
where you can get the best goods
for the least money, Try R. I.
Lowndes' Grocery Department
on all5staple and fancy groceries
and if it don't suit you try some
where else. 15-tf.
Mrs. Melissa Caruthers, wife
of Henry Caruthers, of near
Poca, Putnam county, met her
death in q curious way last Sun
day. She was milking a COW,
when the animal kicked her in
the breast, causing paralysis of
the heart. She died almost in.
stantly.
AT last Salem is to have a bank
and the charter has been issued.
The capital is $25, 900, and the
privilege of increasing the same
to 100000 The shares are held
by j. w. Carpenter, L. S. Hor-
nor. P. M. Robinson, O. Sprigg
Sands and 7. M. Jackson.
A certain young lady's parents
inquired why her friend stayed
so late the other evening, She
quickly replied that he was ad-
miring the beautiful Upholster.
ing they had had done at Nc.
Carty's, in the Huff Block, Main
street, opp. st. Charles. 15-1t
The Governors private secre-
tary, Howard Atkinson, is secur.
ing the signatures Of the gouern-
ors and their private secretaries
and the secretaries of State OF
every State in the Union, to be
used for the Identification OF
signatures on official commune
cations.
Charles Findley was arrested
by Marshal Law at Philippi last
Saturday On a charge of violat-
ing the pension laws. That night
the marshal started from Grafton
to Parkersburg with his prisoner
on train So, and when a few miles
| aoet IF hara EindIev asked mar.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-18
". i. MRRRiMAN,s SHOES.

residence on his lot in the east
end Of town.
Mr.. M. Q. Talbot, Of Philippi,
spent a few days here with
friends this week.
Lewisburg will be 1l6 years
old this year, having been in.
corporated IN 1852.
Over twenty residence are now
in course Of construction in this
city.
Prof. A. j. Wilkinson. of Graf
ton spent Sunday with friends In
the city.
Capt. Flanagan, of Parkersburs,
spent Sunday here with his
family.
II you want nice. fresh gro.
ceries go to the Hewes grocery
store on Main street. They have
just received Q new supply. l5-1t
Thieves broke into the Shat.
tuck & jackson wholesale house
Saturday night and stole several
dollars worth of goods.
The Knights of st. George
gave q very enjoyable dance at
Centennial Hall Wednesday
night. Elegant music was furn.
ished by the Grafton orchestra.
John NJ. Lamb, general agent
for the Lake Terra Alta Improve.
ment Company. was here last
Friday and Saturday in the in.
terest of his company.
Col. VIM. Hood and G. sprigg
Sands, of Clarksburg, who organ.
lied the bank here. were in town
the latter part of the week and
attended the stock. holders meet.
ing Saturday.-7yler Star.
The vote on the proposition to
issue $4,000 worth of bonds for
a railroad to Webster Springs
was almost unanimous. The
election occurred last Wednes.
day.
The anniversary sermon Of the
K. of P.'s will be preached by
Rev. g. W. Grimes at Golf
Chapel Sunday evening Feb. 90,
1898. All members are request.
ed to meet at Castle Hall not
later than $50.
All the popular shapes in the
new colors Of stiff and soft hats
for this spring and summer are
now on sale at w. 7. Merriman's
Shoe, Hat and Gents Furnish.
ing Store, and willmeet any com.
potion in price and quality. Is st
Mr.. William Hickman. an aged
and respected citizen of this city,
died at his home on CLAY street
last Saturday Of heart disease.
He was buried at Elk View Gem.
etery Monday morning, the funer-
al being conducted by the Jr. o.
U. A. M. and Carpenters and
Joiners. He was a member OF
both named lodges.
Last Friday as east bound
freight train No. 80 was coming
up the grade west of the new de-
port, a huge rock weighing many
tons suddenly loosened from the
side of the cut and crashed down
upon the track directly in front
of the approaching engine. For.
tunately the train was not run
ming at very rapid rate and the
rock lay mostly at one side OF
the track, SO that the train was
nearly stopped when it struck
the obstruction, and the wreck
amounted only to small side
wipe. One side of the pilot was
pretty badly smashed and the
casing was torn from the right
cylinder. The engine, however
was not disabled.
To remove the Stste capitol
from Charleston seems to be the
general topic among the State
press at present, and the general
verdict is that if the capitol is
moved that it ought to be locat-
ed at Clarksburg, the metropolis
of Central West Virginia. For
some time it has been felt that
Charleston is an inconvenient
location, and complaints have
cone from all parts OF the State,
and II is now likely that at the
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-18
Furnished Rooms.

Furnished rooms for rent Call
on MRS. EDWIN MAXWELL, Main
ST., Clarksburg. 1897.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-18

l-il ~ TX 10y u ~
D. K. REED y Co. HARnwARE
Dr.. T. E Gore was in Wheel
ling thisweelx.
4 NJ. N. Thompson was in Har;
risville this week on business.
Rock Band concert ct Baptist
church Saturday night. Admis.
sion 25 cents.
Miss Nellie Post left Saturday
for . few weeks visit to friends
in Baltimore.
]. W. Odell & Co. can please
you in furniture-also repairing.
prices low. West End. 27-tf
Mr.. 1. N. Williams Of the Mon
ticello Brick Co., has returned
from business trip to Kingwood'
Vance and Boyd Horner have
returned from a visit to friends
in Richie county.
Miss Sallie Orr is home from 9
pleasant visit to friends IN Wes-
ton.
Frank shuttleworth was at
Buckhannon two or three days
last week.
P. M. Robinson, Esq, of West
Union, visited friends here Sun
day.
Turkey red, blue, bleached and
unbleached table linen. Also
bleached and unbleached napkins
at R. I. Lowndes'. 15-tf.
Twenty one young ladies have
entered the contest for the Wo-
mans League prize of one hum
bred dollars in defamation at
the West Virginia University.
Mr.. John W. Davis, of this city
has been selected by the inter-
society committee at the State
University as one of the judges
for the intercollegiate contest,
which will be held at Waynes-
burg, Pa, on May 10th.
Eugene Gordon. a little son OF
of William Gordon of this city.
fell from a window up stairs to
the floor in the hallway of his
fathers residence last Friday,
breaking his collar bone and
arm. He was seriously hurt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lennie Conway.
Mr.. R. L. linn and Miss Lowe
Turner, of Weston, and Mr.. C.C.
linn, of this city, composed the
happy bridal party who took
dinner at the Traders Wednes-
day. They returned home on
the afternoon train.
Mrs. Elizabeth Young, an aged
and highly respected lady OF
Cherry Camp, died at the home
of her SON. Mr.. w. w. Young, on
Halls Run last Saturday even
ing. Mrs. Young was the widow
of the late Jesse Young and
leaves a family highly respected.
The baggage of the Vitascope
company which held forth at the
opera house here several days
last week. was attached to pay
expenses of a spree which the
advance agent INDUCED in while
he was in the city. The bill was
finally paid and the baggage re-
leased. The show went from
here to Grafton.
Miss Mary McAndrew, late OF
Washington, d. G., has opened
a strictly first class restaurant in
the building lately occupied by
Mr.. Weidenhamer. Miss Nc
Andrew is an adapt in the culin'
airy art and you can do no better
than give her a call. Meals al
all hours. Rates reasonable.
Third street, opp. p. o. 15.3t.
On Sunday afternoon Feb. %,
at 2 o'clock a Sunday School will
be organized at the West End
school house, under the auspices
of the Baptist church. A com
mittee to arrange for this work
was appointed last fall. but un.
til the completion of the school
house no suitable place could be
found, and the organization was
therefore postponed until now.
The committee met last Sunday
and perfected all arrangements.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-18

Prof. G. Y. ono"ai9ei "as
re Friday.
gillian Jennings, Esq, OF
alton, spent Sunday here.
Nav people are now suffering
cause of a lack of cents.
s;mie Nusbaum left Monday
: ', business trip to Pittsburgh
", and Mrs. M. g. Holmes are
one from Uniontown, Pa.
v NJ. O.burn was in Salem
Tsdnesday.
+ P. Ford was in Weston
aesday.
, +. Mcdonnell was in Pitts
ltgh this week.
Frank WEIGH is erecting q neat
Ne cottage on his lot in the
1t end of town.
inc. W. Davis has returned
ON a legal business trip to
eston.
Cam Osborn has returned from
business trip through Upshur
banty.
Mr. Frank L. shinn, of Adams
n, has entered the Commercial
pllege for a full business course
Mr.. C. W. Legget has returned
ON business trip to Parkers-
arg.
Miss Hattie chorpening spent
upday at her home in Bridge
ort.
Harvey W. Harmer has moved
to his elegant new Office on
ourt square.
Miss Flodle Bailey has re-
lrned to her home at Weston
nor a nleasant visit to friends
ere.
Mr.. E. W. Smith. a prominent
asiness man of Cookport, Pa,
IS the guest of DIR. j. B. Smith
Main street last week.
Joseph Graham, a highly re-
pected citizen of Falrmont, fell
ead on a street in that town
londay afternoon. He was 76
ears old.
The ladies of the Episcopal
hurch will give an oyster sup
er at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
ohn Basel tonight. Thursday
ur the benefit of the church.
The ladies of Golf Chapel will
i've a New England Dinner" in
lie Traders building Friday
reuing, Feb. IS, from 5 to 1C
o'clock, to which you are cordial
\ invited. An admission tee Of
Scents will be charged.
Persons holding notes of the
Ten Mile Coal & Coke Co., which
we're due Jan. 1st, 1898, will
please present same for payment
oE. R. Dayis at the Company's
Idce, Room No. 4, Hornor Block
Ihrksburg.
Acharter has been issued tc
The W. W. Wood Company, Con
factors, with main Office al
Sarksburg. 1t is the intention
tthe company to erect buildings
Nd do a general contracting bust
less.
Broaddus makes the following
announcement to all friends Of
EDUCATION You are cordially
aVlted to attend a Musical and
BOOK Reception at Broaddus In.
sutute, Clarksburg. West Vir-
sala, Tuesday evening, Feb. %,
isss' from s to II o'clock r. m.
Inc Savings Bank pays 4 pei
cent. per annum, compounded
|ssenl-annually on all deposits
'ty advantage is given to de
psltors consistent with sound
banking. If you have surplus
'unds, if you desire to save your
Earnings. y or your profits from
o'aer investments open an &C
sount at the Savings Bank. 14.tf
Mrs. Magdaline Lawson, wife
u Mr.. Abner Lawson, and moth
s =, Assessor Jesse Lawson, dice
o e'ofuary Sth at her home neal
otal' in her ~ year. She wa.
i saeVout Christian woman, hav
as been member of the church
.of many wears. She leaves {
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-18

Col. Ben. Wilson was at Park
ersburg Monday.
Read our legal ads. elsewhere
in this issue.
Rev. Father Collins has re-
turned from q visit to Parkers-
burg.
Mrs. E. NJ. Davis spent the
week in Washington. with
friends.
Miss Mary Ford, of Monongah,
who was visiting Miss Maggie
Wood, returned home Monday.
Miss Daisy Hess, of Wyatt.
was the guest of her brother,
Mr.. James N. Hess, this week.
Mrs. r. E. Post and daughter
Miss Willie, are visiting friends
in Baltimore, Md.
Mr.. G. R. Smith, of Hillsdale,
Pa, who has been visiting here
for several days, has returned
home.
Miss Nan Mcdowell, of Dan
vile, KY, who has been visiting
here for several weeks, returned
home Monday.
The infant daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. A. S. Gould has recov-
cred from a severe attack of ty-
phoid fever.
Mr.. D. NJ. Reha who has been
employed at Lambrecht's jewelry
store for the past two months,
left for his home in Chambers
burg, Pa, Friday,
For fancy groceries and con-
dictionaries go to the Hewes
grocery store on Main street. A
fresh supply of goods just re-
ceived. 15-1t.
Mrs. Lille B. Kimberly, wife
of L. B. Kimberly, died at her
home at Levels, w. Va, last
Monday Of heart disease. She
formerly resided in this county.
Col. Jim Highland, of West
Milford, was here Tuesday. He
had just returned from a pleas
ant visit to friends at Marietta,
Ohio.
Attend the New England
Dinner given by the ladies of
Golf Chapel in the Traders build
ing, Friday evening, from 5to 10
o'clock.
The incest hats that you will
see this spring are now on sale
at w. T. Merriman,s Shoe and
Hat Store. In all the popular
shapes and neatest colors. 1873
John Damn. of Randolph coun.
ty, was married last week, andthe
the old folks at home sent him q
telegram saying: "Please accept
congratulations of the whole
Damn family
The Rev. H. G. Richardson, OF
Hampen Sidney, Virginia, will
preach in the Central Presby,
terian church next Sunday morn.
ing and night, February goth,
1898. All are invited.
During a drunken row in Ira
ders' Alley last Monday, Charles
Roy cut Houston Booth in the
side with a pocket knife, infiict.
ing a severe wound. Roy was
arrested and taken before Squire
David, who held him in $500
bond to answer an indictment
before the grand jury.
A wise woman once said that
there were three follies of mer
that always amused her. The
first was to climb trees to shake
fruit down, when if they would
wait long enough the fruit would
| fall itself. The second was tc
90 to war to killeach other, wher
if they would wait long enough
they would all die natural deaths
The third is that they should rur
after the women, when if they did
not do so the women would run
after them.
The youthful tourist, George
]. Sullivan, who was mentioned
in the TELEGRAM last week. was
in town Monday. He W a $
on his way to New Orleans and
l
The Meeker herald., 1898-09-10
WORKS OF ART.
New Ruainess Hoass Asa HsAs -
Fessible for Every Oss - fesssss


Then.
Probably at no time in the Woride
history has SO much attention been
paid to the Interior decoration OF
homes as at present. No home, NO
matter how humble, il without it,
handiwork that helps to beautify the
apartments and make the surrounds
ings more cheerful. The taste OF the
American people has kept pace vita
the age. and almost every day brings
forth something new in the way q
picture. draping. piece Of furniture
or some form Of mural decoration.
One Of the latest of these has been
given to the world by the celebrated
artist, Muville. in a series OF four
handsome porcelain game plaques.
Not for years has anything as hand
some in this line been seen. The sub
Jects represented by these plaques are
American Wild Ducks, American
Pheasant. American Quail and English
Snipe. They are handsome paintings
and are especially designed for hang
ing on dining-room walls. though
their richness and beauty entities them
to . place in the parlor of any home.
These original plaques have been pur-
chased at cost of $4,000 by ]. c.
Hubinger Bros. Co., manufacturers OF
the celebrated Elastic Starch, and in
order to enable their numerous Gus
toners to become possessors OF these
handsome works of art they have had
them reproduced by a special process
in all the rich colors and beauty IT
the original. They are finished On
heavy cardboard, pressed and en-
bossed in the shape of a plaque and
trimmed with heavy band of gold.
They measure forty inches in circIm-
ference and contain no reading matter
or advertisement whatever.
Until October 1 Messrs. ]. C. Hubin-
ger Bros. Co. propose to distribute
these plaques free to their customers.
Every purchaser of three ten-cent
packages of Elastic Starch. flat-iron
brand. manufactured by ]. C. Hubln-
ger Bros. Co., is entitled to receive
one Of these handsome plaques free
from their grocer. Old and new GUS
toners alike are entitled to the bene-
fits OF this offer. These plaques will
not be sent through the mail. the only
way to obtain them being from your
grocer. Every grocery store in the
country has Elastic Starch for sale. 1t
| is the Oldest and best laundry starch
on the market, and is the most perfect
| cold process starch ever invented. 1t
is the only starch made by men who
thoroughly understand the laundry
business, and the only starch that will
not injure the finest fabric. 1t has been
the standard for quarter of CEN
tury. and as an evidence of how good
| it is twenty-five million packages were
sold last year. Ask your dealer to
! show you the plaques and tell you
/ about Elastic Starch. Accept no sub
stitute. Bear In mind that this offer
holds good short time only. and
should be taken advantage Of without
delay.
The Meeker herald., 1898-09-10
FIGHTING THE DERvlSHES.
British Forces Advancing on Omdurman
In the SoullAn.

London, Sept. 1.-The war office was
relieved this evening by the receipt of
dispatch from Cairo explaining the
sudden interruption of news from the
Soudan, which gave rise to some uneasi-
ness yesterday as to the movements of
the Anglo-Egyptian column now ad-
vancing toward Omdurman under Gen.
eral Sir Herbert Kitchener.
1t appears that telegraphic commupi-
cation was Interrupted because the
wire beyond Nazey island, about mid
way between Metemmeh and the sixth
cataract of the Nile, had been dam
aged by severe storm.
Shortly after the arrival of this intelll-
gence came the following dispatch to
the Associated Press from Macy Is
land, dated August Both. and forward
ed by messenger from the camp at the
front to Macy:
There have been glimpses of the
enemy during the last few days, and
the tirst skirmish took place today,
when an advance guard of cavalry To-
Gated large body of Dervishes at a
supposed outpost near Kerreri, about
elgh. miles north of Omdurman. The
enemy showed n disposition to fight,
beating. with their drums and display
ing battle bunting. The Montmorency
troop emptied few Dervish saddles
and three gunboats steamed up the riv-
er in front of the town and shelIed the
Dervlshes' portion.
The enemy's loss could not be as
certained, as the Dervshes were in
hollow, but fleeing troops could be dis
tinctly seen.
The army is moving slowly. Ycster-
day 1t advanced four miles in close
formation"
Great Britain was beginning to be
alarmed lest the fate Of Hicks Pasha
had befallen the Anglo-Egyptian army
under General Sir Herbert Kitchener.
The last news received prior to the
above dispatch was telegraphed from
the front on Monday night. The army
was then twenty-three miles from ON
durham the Dervish camp. near
Khartoum. where the Khalifa was re-
ported to be waiting with 100000 war
riors, well-eQuipped with field guns.
General Kitchener's forces consisted
of 10000 British troops md 1900
Egyptian blacks, the most perfectly
force the government has ever put in
the field. having plenty of horse artil
lcry and Maxim guns.
The Meeker herald., 1898-09-10
ENGLAND AND GERMANY.
TAag Are Reported to Have Aads an Al
lAAnc0.

London, Sept. "A report was cur
rent here to-day that a treaty Of alli-
ance between Great Britain and Ger
many on the lines of the speech of Mr..
Chamberlain, the secretary OF state for
the colonies, was actually completed
yesterday.
This probably is an amplifcation of
the gossip relative to the daily visits
OF Count Van HatzfeldWeidenb
the German ambassador, to the British
foreign office during the past fortnight.
which have been attributed to II de-
sire on the part of Germany and Great
Britain to formulate common policy
In regard to Russia and China.
Another explanation of the German
Ambassadors visits to the foreign Of
fice here is that they relate to the
mixed tribunals Of Egypt, the inter
national agreement on the subject end
ing In February. Through French and
Russian influence the court has always
hampered the British plans for the use
Of the Egyptian savings and the ad-
vancement of Egypt Now 1t is said
an agreement has been almost reached
by which Germany will support the
British views relative to the future
composition and powers Of the mixed
tribunals.
1t Is said that quid pro quo for
Germany's support In Egypt, Great
Britain will recognize Germany's
claims TO utilize Syria as an outlet for
her surplus population.
The Pail Mall Gazette this afternoon
says 1t has received from n source in
which 1t has every confidence. informa-
tion that the Anglo-German agreement
was signed this week by Mr.. Balfour
and the German ambassador in behalf
of the respective powers.
Continuing the Pail Mall Gazette
says that while the agreement Is re-
stricted, it embraces an offensive and
defensive alliance in certain eventual
tiles.
The Meeker herald., 1898-09-10
MINE OFFICIALS SEIZED.
Pana Coal Minors Threaten to Lynch
Them.

Pana, ILL.,, Sept. 1.-Six hundred
striking miners this afternoon seized
David ]. Overholt and Lewis Overholt,
president and superintendent, respect
lively, of the Springside mines. The
two officials were taken out of their
buggy by the mob and carried in the
direction of the mines.
Rev DIR. Afillard, minister of Pana
made plea to the miners to release
the Overholts and was knocked on the
head with a revolver for his pains.
The two officials were dragged from
their buggies In front Of the Baltimore
L. Southwestern depot. The seizure
was made for the purpose of demand
ing the surrender of negro miners who
had been working in union mems
places.
The miners were overtaken by the
state officials Of the Miners Union
and halted. d. ]. and Lewis Overholt
gave the committee an order to send
for committee of negro miners. Sher-
iff Coburn refused, and replied de-
manding the release of the Overholts.
John Mitchell, national vice president
OF the union, sent back note saying
the OverhOlts were not in his keeping.
The Messrs. Overholts were released
at o'clock this evening. The strikers
are said to have voted several times to
hang the Overholts, but were prevent
ed by their leaders from committing
violence.
All the saloons were closed tonight
by order Of Mayor Panwell.
A conference was held tonight be-
tween Secretary Ryan, Vice President
Mitchell Of the Miners Union, and Da-
vid Ross and T. d. Kelliger of the
State Labor Bureau, and later they
conferred with Louis Overholt, who
agreed to meet the committee to-mor-
row morutng and submit the concerns
books, looking toward settlement.
Other operators will meet with the
state odlc4Als. All is quiet tonight.
Most OF the miners from other towns
have retnTn1d home.
Mr. MHlafd, the minister. who inter-
fered on bpAalf Of the Oyerholts, b
badly in5NIod, but win recover. = y
The Meeker herald., 1898-09-10
A. "A = o, .. ", promot,o,.

Cincinnati, Sept. s. 1850. c. RI
ley. at present Superintendent Of Car
Western Railway. with headquarters
at Cincinnati, will be promoted to the
newly created position of Superintend-
ent Of Transportation on August 10Th.
and the position he formerly held will
be abolished Mr.. Riley came to the
Baltimore & Ohio South Western Rail-
way from the C. c. c. & st. L. Rail
way about year ago. and has earned
his promotion by meritorious services.