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Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1898-07-19

Mr.. J. w. w. Blessing, Formerly OF
this place, died in Washington City on
Saturday morning last, aged about As
years, leaving wife, one married daugh-
ter and FIVE sons. The remains were
brought here yesterday morning and in
tered in Edge-Hill Cemetery, many ap-
preciative friends being present. Fun
eral services conducted by Rev. Drs.
Hopkins and Smithson.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1898-07-19

solicit work that all others have failed
on, and make a speciality of fine watch
repairing. GEO. S. LEWIS.
The Ieweler.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1898-07-19
Resolutions of Congress.

Never mind them your main
duty is to look after the comforts
of your family. Do not permit
your wife to worry about baking
cakes for the entertainment of
your friends, when for less cost
you can visit our store and leave
your order, which will be sent to
your house. Everything pertain
ing to the cake and candy line
eau be had on short notice. It will
be our aim to keep up the high
standard of quality aud freshness
that our house has enjoyed in the
past, and add from time to time
new fauctes, aud keep in tone
with city doings. Freezing Ice
Cream and cold, sparkling Soda
Water.
GUSTAV D. BROWN.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1898-07-19
Public Sales.

Friday. July 22.-valuable Lots. by
Forrest w. Brown, Trustee.
Friday, August ~. House and Lot in
Middleway, by S. w. Washington, Trustee.
Friday. August I2.-Avon Mills and
other Valuable Real Estate, near Kable-
town. by George Baylor, Forrest w.
Brown and Joseph Trapnell, Special
Commissioners.
Saturday. August 13.-v Valuable Build
ing Lots, by T. d. Jervey.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1898-07-19

WHEAT ADvANc1Nc.-savef fuel by buy.
inglunp coal of Miley Bros, $3.50 a ton.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1898-07-19
A CHILD ENJOYS

The pleasant flavor, gentle action, and
soothing effect of Syrup of Figs, when in
need of laxative, and if the father or
mother be costive or bilious, the most
gratifying results follow its use, so that it
is the best family remedy known, and
every family should have bottle. Man
ufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co.
Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1898-07-19
Local Miscellany.

Feathers at Landis's.
Go to Dalgarn's for gelatine.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-04-22
IHE NEW COUNCIL
Meet and Elect Officers. Unanimously
In Favor ufLlcenses.

The new city council held their
first meeting Monday night, but
outside of electing new officers
but little business was transacted
The council voted unanimously
for licenses, and fixed the fee
at $3.50. which, including state
licenses will amount to $3.50.
Several applications for licenses
were received but no action will
be taken until next Friday, it be-
ing a regular meeting night.
There were quite a number of
applicants for police and the con-
test was a lively one, and re-
suited in the selection of John
Howe, Thad Borgess.. Lee
Grapes and Lark Green. COLI
The salaries of the police will
be the same as last year, which
Was p4V pei AoAo1'
The salary of chief of police
was reduced from $500 to $500,
and the city collected will be
allowed $500 per annumn for his
services.
John w. Davis was elected city
attorney and DR.. M. j. Bartlett
city physician.
Thomas Peck was selected as
engineer at the pumping station
with a salary OF $45 per month.
One dollar and fifty cents per
day will be allowed to laborers
on the streets.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-04-22
TWO MEN KILLED
In a Nitro GIycsrIns Explosion near Man
nlngton.

Last Thursday at noon a ter
rifle explosion occurred two miles
southwest of Warrington, result
ing in the death of two men and
the fatal injuring of another. 1t
was at the noon hour and the last
of two wagons of nitro-glycerine
was being unloaded, when by
some means it was exploded.
Otis Skies and Dan Rice, the
teamsters, who were unloading
it, were instantly killed, being
blown into unrecognizable atoms.
The four horses, which they
drove, were hitched near and
after it was over it was lmpossl-
BILE to separate the remains of the
teamsters and their horses.
Ed Vincent, the engineer in the
pumping station some distance
away, was fatally injured by the
explosion, which caused the sides
of the building in which he work
ed to tumble in. Other buildings
in the near vicinity were badly
quaked and small damage is re-
ported in several instances. All
the town was badly shaken and
windows were broken in numer.
ous cases. The report was heard
for miles around.
This is the first explosion of
nitro-glycerine in this section
since the beginning of the oil ex.
element, although large lots Of
it have been handled. Great care
has always been taken with it
and the accident yesterday is
probably the result of the care
lessness of one of the teamsters.
Rice was about so years old,
and has no family so far as known.
Skyes was about 81 years of age,
ane leaves a wife. He lived near
New Martinsville. Vincent is
about 65 years old, and has a wife
and two children.
Don't forget the lot sale at
Salem next Tuesday April 2s.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-04-22
Selby Alexander spent Sunday
with friends ct F'airmont.

Selby Alexander spent Sunday
with friends ct Fairmont.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hoffman som
mers are spending . few days at
Cincinnati this week.
Cleanliness may be next to
godliness. but it takes lots of
advertising to sell soap. never
theless.
We have learned Of q farmer
10 this county who is SO patriotic
that he went out and shot all
his neighbours black Spanish.
chickens, Just to get even with.
Sagasta and Weyler.
Moses o. Bell, an aged and re.
spected citizen of this county,
died at the home Of his son-in.
law, Mr.. Lee Grapes, on Month.
cello avenue Tuesday. Mr.. Bell
had been sick for several months
with stomach trouble, and death
was not unexpected. He was
buried at the Odd Fellows Gene.
terry at 3 o'clock Wednesday
afternoon. the funeral taking
place from the First P Presbyterian
church on Main street.
Tailor made suits guaranteed
to fit at the Racket Store. 24-1t.
At a church in this state where
there is a popular call, two can
didates by the names of Adam
and Low offered to preach. Mr..
Low preached in the morning
and took for his text, "Adam.
Where Art Thou?" He made a
most excellent discourse, and
the congregation was much
edited. In the evening Mr.. Adam
preached, and took for his text,
'.Lo, Here / Amw The i'm
promptu and his sermon gained
him the church.
Special sale on silk string ties.
Saturday April %, '9s, at the
Racket Store. 1t
1t is not at all probable that a
new depot Building will be built
in this city until there is an or
gained effort on the part of the
citizens with the end in view of
inducing the company to replace
the ramshackle barn of the pres.
emit to a structure commensurate
with the need of it. There never
would have been a new depot at
Clarksburg if the people of the
town had not taken the matter in
hand and urged the matter of a
new building, The company is
certaipto deal fairly with tho
people and by means of a public
meeting get the matter to the at
tention of the proper persons.
The people must do their part
Eppositor.
The Racket Store has such
pretty summer dress goods. Have
you seen them "a 1t.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-04-22
W ' 8 PITTsBURGA 4, 4
EI-ssiatsf ]. \. Camden n,L,, , s,,,..
nslt 10 Regard tsIis Fl,,,eI, I'''''
Troubles.

e Senator Johnson N. Cam
den was interviewed satp,d. a'
respecting the financial troas, .
Of the West Virginia and Pits ss'
bnrgh Railroad: Heprouon0.ss Ne,
ed correct the report that 1s u.
road had passed the payments ~ y
its April interest coupons e.
tinuing, he said The road a.
not earn its interest, and, ov; ~
to the embarrassment .. ~
Baltimore and Ohio road, MI ~
West Virginia and Pittsbnr =
road had no outside resources n
make good its deficiency in earn.
ing. But When the exception :,
the lack OF earnings to paw it, H. :
terest, the road is otherwise !,
good financial condition sn !
owes no floating debts. NIL
West Virginia and PITTSBURGH
road is part of the Baltimore AL
Ohio system. the bonds BEING
guaranteed by the Baltimore a,.S|
Ohio under lease to operate tbel
road by the Baltimore and Ohm
altboughits operations have been|
managed up TO this time BY nv.
self as president, with DR.. Kunst
vice president. The Baltimore
and Ohio, in leasing the road,
guaranteed that if the earnings
under the lease did not equal IT'D
fixed charges, that any deficit
was to be advanced by the Balti.|
more and Ohio. and deducted
from the future net earnings, the
general affairs of the COMPANY
being left under the control oil
the stockholders. The unfortuu.|
ate embarrassment of the Bait
more and Ohio now prevents that
road from making advances con
templated by the guarantee, and,
therefore, compels this road to
pass its interests and place itself
in the general position of the
Baltimore and Ohio properties,
and to participate in the general
condition, that may follow the
reorganization of the Baltimore
and Ohio properties. / think the
result will not operate to the dis.
advantage of the West Virginia
and Pittsburgh, as it will permit
the improvements to be made
from the earnings. Of the road
Which otherwise could not be-
made. My faith in the ultimate
outcome of the West Virginia
and Pittsburgh is in no wise di.
minished."
When asked if the road would
go into the hands of a receiver
he replied that that would fol-
low as a matter of course, but
said the road was not indebted
outside the interest on bonds, 50
there was no hurry aboutit. Hs
said the Monongahela River
Road would not be affected, asst
had no connection with the West
Virginia and Pittsburgh and
was in good shape and prosper
Gus condition.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-04-22
SPLENDID GATHERING
Sunday School Workers. Stats Convention
In ANIMAL Session.

On Tuesday evening the Six
tecnth Annual session Of the W.
Va. State s. s. Convention met
at the Baptist church in this city.
The attendance is quite good
there being about one hundred
and twenty-five delegates from
all parts of the State. The Of
ficers.for the present session are:
Rev. L. E. Peters, President.
j. M. Barbe, Huntsville, Vice.
President.
R. H. Boyd. Parkersburg,
Treasurer.
Rev. T.. A. McNemar, Mount
Morris, Pa, Secretary.
The officers for the coming
year will be elected today. The
attendance from the city has been
quite large at all the sessions and
taken all in all it is one Of the
most successful sessions in the
history of the organization. One
of the features of the convention
has been the learned and enter
tanning lectures and speeches of
o. D. Meigs, editor of the
A,Oakeney and one among the
most noted Sunday school work
ers on the continent. Mrs w.
F. Crafts, also an organizer of
national reputation is here and
her talks and illustrations have
been the delight Of all. The dele
gates are being entertained by
the church people of the city.
The session will likely end Thurs
day night. State Treasurer, M.
A. Kendall, Assistant State Supt.
Shawkey, DR.. Barbour, of Char
lesion, Prof. I. e. Hodges, of
Morgantown, and Rev. 7. @.
Johnson, D. D., Of Charleston.
are among the prominent visitors
in a tendance,
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-04-22

Judge Jackson spent Sunday
with his family at Petersburg.
Mr.. q. T.. Wells spent Sunday
with friends at Fairmont
Attorney Lewis @. Lawson was
at Parkersburg on legal business
the first of the week.
The loafer seldom labors under
a mistake these days-or any
thing else, for that matter.
MD. Post, ESQ.,. of Wheeling,
is spending a few days with
friends in Harrison county.
A special term of United States
grand jury was held Wednesday
for the purpose of indicting par
ties connected with the Syca-
more Dale postoffice robbery.
A young lawyer of this town
is said to have spent two days
and nights over a case. and failed
to understand it. 1t was a case
of beer.
Rev. Thos. Warrington Cooke
late of the Church of Ascension,
Washington, d. O., will conduct,
services at the Protestant Episco-
pal Church next Sunday, April
oath, morning and evening. All
are invited to attend.
In times of peace prepare for
war. In times of prosperity pre-
pare yourself for the inevitable
rainy day which is sure to come
sooner or later. There is no bet
ter preparation than depositing
your earnings in the Savings
Bank. Interest paid on all de-
posts, left.
In the trial of Dice Williams
in the United States court last
Saturday, for violating the reve-
nue. laws, it appeared that while
under sentence he was permitted
to leave the Braxton county Jail.
and while out purchased of Chas.
Kinley for George W. Wilson a
quart of whiskey. The Court
directeda verdict of guilty. The
The prisoner had been in jail
forty.eight days and was given
sixty days additional imprison-
nent, and notified the next time
he would likely be imprisoned
six months or perhaps sent to
the peultentiary. The marshal
was ordered to pay no Jail fees
to the Braxton county jailor until
a full Investigation is had as to
letting United States prisoners
out while under sentence. Chas
Kinley was discharged. A. B
Williams, who confessed to
similar offense, and who had al
ready served eighty days, was
sentenced to thirty days add
tional imprisonment.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-04-22
Marriage Licenses.

Henry W. Wagner to Rosa
Golden.
E. F. Brown to Nellie Edna
Williams.
Joseph W. stires to Matte v.
Robinson.
Jonathan Smell to Marguerite
E. Stonestreet.
Richard L. Moore to surrelda
F. Shrader.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-04-22

The Maine is now the main
question.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Armstrong
visited Parkersburg friends this
week.
Mrs. W. D. Bowie. of Balti-
more, is visiting her sister, Mrs.
Fleming Howell.
Miss Flodie Bailey, of Weston,
who has been visiting her sister
Mrs. j. w. Williams, returned
home Monday.
The time for commencement Is
coming around and the sweet girl
and boy graduates are preparing
to unload vast stores of wisdom
on a wondering world.
W. T. Merriman's new stock
of hats and caps in all the newest
colors and most popular shapes
is certainly up-to-date and his
prices are the lowest. 22.3t.
An exchange says there IS a
village in West Virginia where
the people are SO religious that
they will not make cider on
Saturday for fear it will work
on Sunday.
The trial of the parties who
robbed the Sycamore Dale post.
Office is now in progress. A full
account of the capture of these
desperadoes and of the trial will
appear in our next issue.
The visit of Prof. Wad, of
Baltimore. to our city was indeed
one of the events of which all
lovers of music should feel proud.
1t was unanimously voted by all
who heard him that he stands
alone in his class-a master
whose name will live in history.
We were accorded this rare priv
ilage because of his friendship
for our popular townsman, Mr..
w. s. Price.
Great preparations are in
progress at Parkersburg for the
entertainment of the Great Coun-
Gil Improved Order of Red Men,
which meets there May 8 and 4.
1t is the 2sth annual session of
the order.
Newspaper business seems to
be bad in Wheeling. A promin-
ent,newspaper man has quit the
business and rented a saloon over
which he will preside. Some
people take it as an Indication
that Wheeling people would
rather drink than read. That
their inclinations are more bac-
chanalian than intellectual.
Little May. the three-year.old
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Pat
Emington, who. as mentioned in
in last weeks TELEGRAM, was
seriously if not fatally scalded
by falling into kettle of boiling
water, died Friday morning from
the effects of injuries received
and was buried Saturday at Holy
Gross Cemetery. Mr.. and Mrs.
Emington have the sympathy of
the entire community In their sad
bereavement.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-04-22
Notice to The Farmers Of Harrison County.

/ have just unloaded a car load
of fine two seated spring wagons,
of best make, which will be ex-
changed for good horses, at once.
You will find me at J.W .Deison's
stables, Clarksburg, until satur-
day evening, April %. This is a
good chance to get a me wagon.
Bring your horses with you,
Saturday April 13d. last day.
FRED PAUL GRosscuP,
Mang'r Kanawha W. Va. Mfg Co.
Fancy pillows, beauties in all
colors, regular down, at SO cents
each atthe Racket Store. 24.1t.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-04-22

You ought to look at W. y
Merriman's shoes this spring fo1
men, women and children. Fricd
them before you buy elsewhere
Third street, opposite the posi-
office. 92'st
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-04-22

burg Monday.
John W. Davis was in Braxton
county last week on legal busi-
ness.
Ladies dressing jackess at Sl.15
and Sl.35 each at the Racket
Store. A-1t.
Mr.. S. I. Hooten, the popular
o. S. postohice inspector. is here
on court business.
Mrs. John Stealey left for Ia
dianapolis Wednesday, where she
was called by the serious illness
of her mother.
Mr.. G. I. Hyer. of Sutton. was
here Monday. He had just re
turned from a business trip to
eastern cities.
john Basel, Lewis Lswson
and Chas. W. Lynch, Esqs., of
Clarksburg, were here Saturday
to see Judge Hagans on business.
-Morgantown Post.
We are requested to announce
that Rev. Gamer will preach the
annual sermon of the Jr. O. U.
A. M. at Sardis Baptist church
next Sunday afternoon at 8
o'clock. All are cordially invited.
The Dramatic Club of the Uni
versity will entertain the people
of O larksburg at the Opera House
Saturday night, April 90. We
have heard this organization
highly spoken of and it being
from our own University, alarge
audience will greet them.
The Board of Directors of the
hospital at Weston have awarded
the contract for the supply of
-four and meal for the ensuing
year to Shattuck & Jackson. of
this city, for 81. 40 per barrel and
Al cents per bushel Cor meal. j.
P. Vandervort, of Weston, re-
ceived the contract for furnish
ing beef at 81. 10 per hundred.
1t is reported that a large num-
Der of subpoenas have been
issued to people living in the
smallpox districts of Mercer
county to attend United States
court here. The court officers
have been notified that if these
people obey the summons they
will directly violate orders Of the
state board of health. 1t is now
thought that the cases in which
they are involved will be con-
tinued.
Arthur Parsons, who has been
at Clarksburg for some time,
was in this county over Sunday.
he is now in the employ of the
Koblegard Company, the new
wholesale dry goods establish
ment at Clarksburg. He has
been assisting them in buying
and arranging their goods.
About the the list of June he will
go on the road for them. The
Koblegard Company is composed
of excellent men, and will make
a lively competitor for the trade.
Democrat.
Ex County Treasurer William
Jacobs, and wife, of Waynesburg,
Pennsylvania, have been visiting
their son D. W. Jacobs, our dry
goods merchant, and after a
weeks stay returned home, stop
pisg a day or two at Fairmont.
Mr.. Jacobs is the owner of the
finest business block in his town,
and while he does not care to re-
move from his native county,
was very favorably impressed
with the town and the people and
thinks there is no reason why
Clarksburg should not be the
foremost city of the State.
We have a nice line of child.
ren's dresses at Csc, s8, CSC, up
to $3.50 each at the Racket Store
Third street. "a 1t.
Marriage Licenses.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-04-22

] SAASSt 49, OA@A oS
remain 81 days. H.td.
Harvey w. Harmer left this
morning for Doddridge county
on legal business.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Eye, Of
Cincinnati, are spending few
days here with friends.
Misses Ida and Augusta Peck
left Wednesday morning for a
few days visit at Philadelphia.
For Sale Cheap-Second hand
Cleveland ladies' bicycle. En-
quire at Lowndes' hardware
store, Main street.
Its said that Spain is now IN
a critical condition and small
hopes are entertained for her re.
covery.
1t is not generally known that
Clarksburg has over seventeen
miles of streets, and that nearly
fourteen miles of pipe were used
for the water works inside the
city limits.
The West Virginia University
now has the largest enrolment
since the beginning of that in
stitution. At the opening Of the
spring session SOL names were
enrolled, with more to be added.
The society of an exchange an
nounces wedding in the follow
ing terse and original fashion:
Mrs. Ann Walton, who left here
about four months ago IN search
of a man, has found him near
Parkersburg, and has married
again.
In the Supreme court at Char
lesion: Hugh Martin and others
VS.. The Monongahela River Rail
road Company. from Harrison
county; writ of error and super
sedeas dismissed for failure to
print record, and new writ of
error and supersedeas allowed;
bond, $500.
The law requires every person
taking out liquor licenses to exc
cute a bond with good security,
conditioned that the law will not
be violated. The supreme courts
decision holds the securities
responsible with the saloon keep
erfor every violating of the bond.
The West Virginia and Pitts
burg railroad company has de-
cided to arch the tunnel at Hoff's
cut and the contract has been let
to Hamilton Bros, of Wheeling.
Work will be commenced just as
soon as the material can be got
ten on the ground.
Amoung those from this city
who attended the CRANE Bennett
wedding at Weston Wednesday,
we're DIR. and Mrs. Howell, Mrs.
j. w. Brown and daughters Lii
liam and Jettie, Mrs. John Basel
and daughters Neil, Carrie and
Martha. Mrs. c. w. List and
Miss Meigs Jackson.
Mr. Enroll Dunbar. who played
the part of "Mephisto' in Nor
rison's Faust at the opera house
Monday night, was the guest of
Mr.. Mord Lewis Sunday and
Monday. MIR. Dunbar was raised
by, the Lewis family at the old
homestead in Virginia, his par
ents having died while he was
quite young. and had not until
last Sunday seen Mr.. Lewis for
25 years. He is now about 40
years of age. and as an actor has
gained national reputation.
John Stealey who resides at
the west end of town, while at
tempting to flag the West Vir-
ginia g. Pittsburg south bound
passenger train near the Month
cello Brick Company's plant last
Monday evening was struck by
the engine and seriously'injured.
He received a terrible cash on
the head and was otherwise badly
bruised up. A telephone mess
age was sent to DR.. Bartlett who
fastened to the injured man and
rendered medical aid, after which
he was taken to his home. He
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The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1898-02-02
ADJUSTMENTS.

, II some one had discovered that soul
stirring music could DO blown out Of a
tin horn, the world would marvel, and
with reason. Yet, that would not be
much more remarkable than lines, now
known as the greatest OF bandmasters,i
on the trombone. When he took up the
trombone II was known solely, as an In
strument OF percussion. and he aston
ished the world by demonstrating that
II was also n colo Instrument. capable
OF finely expressing all kinds OF passion.
lines has! done as much for band music
rs he did for trombone music. He. has
established q new era for 1t. He has
created q band that stands on a level
with the!symphony orchestra, and still
able TO turn into the swing and dash
Of martial music with striking descrp-
tive effects. The band Is to give two
performances In this city. mItinee and
night, tomorrow, at the Opera House.