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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-11
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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-11
A YOUTHFUL "TOURIsT. !"
George ]. Sullivan Has Travelled all Over
The U. S. on Car Trucks.

A sixteen year old, auburn
haired lad, a boot.black and ma
tive of Brooklyn, arrived in Graf
ton last Sunday evening from
Wheeling on his return trip from
San Francisco. His experience
during the past few months as
related to Chas. Proudfoot, agent
of the B. & D. at this place, saw
ors somewhat of the imaginary
iourneyings Of Jules Verne, but
the young man has taken the
precaution to establish his wand
erings and allay any doubt along
this line. /,
He left New York on June %,
on the Christian Endeavor ex-
cursion train en- route to San
Francisco. making the trip across
the continent on rods and trucks
of Pullmans in nine days. He
made the perilous journey by
placing a board from one rod to
another beneath the cars and to
use his own language the only
fear he had was for the conduc-
tors of the various divisions. He
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-11
UNIQUE MAN
In the Baptist Ghurch- One Of the Oldest
ministers In the Stats Dead.

Rev. Enoch Rector, aged 81
years, the Oldest Baptist minister
in the State. died Tuesday at his
home at Mineral Wells, Wood
county. He preached mp till two
years ago. He was nm extremely
strict christian. He was married
twice, and was the father Of
eleven children. He mover con.
tracted about his salary with any
church he served, but depended
upon his paSishioners.
During the tifty.tour years Of
his active service rs q minister
Rev. Rector preached nearly
10000 sermons; baptized 1900
persons; married $50 couples. and
attended $50 funerals. During
his career as o preacher the en-
tire amount received by him for
preaching. marriage fees and as
presents was only $1,000. His
donations were many and gener.
Gus, including donations to
church colleges and to the church
building fund, amounting to s5,-
675.
To Rector College, which he
founded, and which was named
for him, he gave $4,000. He was
very popular throughout the
State. and was known to have
over sixty namesakes.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-11
Prominent West yIrgInlan.

Hon. John A. Robinson one of
the best known Of West Virginia's
prominent men died at his home
at Patterson's Greek, near Cum.
berland on Sunday. He was
special agent of the Baltimore &
Ohio R. R. and for q number OF
years was President of the Board
of Regents of the University. He
was well educated and . man
who believed IN progress. His
opinions were valued by all who
knew him. He was a Democrat
but as a member of the Legisla-
ture and of different State boards
he never allowed his politics to
interfere with duty and was al
ways courteous and obliging to
those who held political opinions
opposed to what he entertained.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-11
A HISTORIC SPOT.
srave Of "stonsr,ll" Jaskson's
Mother a! Anstsad.

instead is a mining town of
vt 1000 inhabitants, on the
James River and Kanawha
ptpike, 10 miles east of the
feat Kanawha Falls, in Fayette
D D. West Virginia. On q
Ill overlooking the town IS the
rave of the mother of Thomas
Onathan "Stonevall" Jackson.
Inc grave is marked by a plain
pEble slab, inscribed as fol.
Here lies Julia Beckwith
eale' born February %, 1898, IN
Oude county, Va, married
Gst j athan jackson; second.
| Plake B. Woodson; died, Sept. /,
Sol, TO the mother of Stone
tali Jackson" this tribute by
ne e, Of his old brigade
The grave remained unmarked
II - unknown except to a few
!. no helped inter the body until
ter the son had won distinction
me civil war. Its location is
counted for by The fact that at
formation Of Fayette county.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-11
NEITHER WHISKY NOR WINE,
But Water From the Old Lincoln Homestead
WIIIhs Used isL Christening tie Kentucky.


When next month the battle
ship Kentucky glides from the
ways at Newport News, her prov
will not be bathed in champagne,
nor in good old whisky. No spir-
itous, vinous or malt liquors will
play any part in the ceremonies
that will consecrate the great en-
CINE Of war to the service Of her
country. The fair sponsor, Miss
Christine Brady. will uncork a
beautifully embellished silver
vessel full water, pure, spark
ling wafer that gushes joyously
from hillside near . sacred spot
of Kentucky soil.
AT least that is the plan now
being considered by those who
have the plans for christening the
battleship in hand. When Miss
Richardson understood that she
was to stand sponsor at the christ
ening. the word went forth that
a bottle of Kentucky's liquid vel
vet would take the place Of the
traditional champagne ct the cere-
monies and the impression has
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-11
QURRANTINE
Ordered bu the State Board Of Health
AGAINST Virginia on account Of
Smallpox.

DR.. Q. B. Blubaugh, of Park
ersburg, president of the State
Board of Health, has quarantined
this State against Virginia. This
step has been necessitated by the
alarming prevalence of smallpox
along the border line of the two
States. The dreaded disease has
assumed the proportions of an
epidemic in Virginia, and the
measure taken is one of self pro-
lection against possible contagion
and the spread of the dreaded
disease within our borders. The
quarantine will be rigidly eniorc.
ed.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-11
IMPORTANT SCHOOL CASE
Decided ii Preston County By Judge
Holt.


In the circuit court of Preston
county. Judge John 81. Holt has
settled case that was of peculiar
interest to all sections of the State
from the fact that similar cases
arise every every year and before
this, none so far as we are able
to learn, has been passed upon by
a circuit court.
The Board of Education, of
Grant district, Preston county, at
the regular meeting in July, de-
cided to discontinue a school in q
certain sub district, and ordered
the pupils in that sub-district to
attend school in a neighboring
sub-district. The law provides
that in the case of the change of
sub-districts, any one agrieved
may petition the county superin-
tendent for a correction. In this
case County Superintendent
Whetsell, having been appealed
to, wrote State Superintendent
Trotter for instructions. Mr..
Trotter sent an opinion of the
Attorney General to the effect
that if the county superintendent
decided against the Board they
could be compelled by mandamus
to provide the school. Mr.. Whet-
sell SO decided, an application
was made for q mandamus, it was
granted, and the petitioners now
have q school. There was also q
case similar to this in Mineral
county few months ago, but it
wes not necessary TO take it to
court.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-11
WHOLE NO. 1887

gone abroad that the Governors
daughter would use the States
most famous product, but this Is
MOTTO be.
Miss Bradley's admirable corl-a
duct during the unfortunate cone
troyersy over who was entitled 70
the honor Of standing sponsor at
the launching of the kentucky
convinced the public that she
would rise to the occasion ii, a
manner alike creditAble to her
self and her State, and this new
idea is said to come from her.
The plan at present is this:
On the farm in Larue county
where Abraham Lincol was born,
there is an unfailing spring Of
cold, crystle water where, in his
boyhood, the Great Emancipatof
was want to slack his thirst, using
gourd or osk-leaf Upper.
The idea is to have a committee
formally visit the spring, Ill j
silver vessel with the sparkling
water and seal it with appropri-
ate ceremonies. Then the vessel
win be given to Miss Brady, who
will guard it as a sacred thing
until the time for breaking the
seal on board the Kentucky.
1t is an original idea surely,
and the Governor is much taken
with the plan, as are the other
gentlemen associated with him In
the preparations for the launch.
ing ceremonies. The recent
christening of the Japanese war
ship, when Miss Long, the spon:
sor, liberated a snow.white dove.
attracted much attention. but IL
is safe to say that the using Of
water at the launching Of the
Kentucky win draw the eyes OF
the country on the fair Young
girl who will be the central 6gnre
IN the = n,
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-11
MIXING MONEY.
Two Young Men Of Taylor County Arrested
for CountertsItlng.

Edward WEIGH and Thomas
Wyckof, two residents of Sinp-
son, on the Petersburg branch
of the 3. & o. about seven miles
west of this city, were arrested
on Sunday last charged with the
counterfeiting of silver dollars.
The capture was made by a gov
eminent detective from Indiana
and deputy marshal 9. w. Law,
of Harrison county. Their mode
of operation, had, it would seem,
been reduced to a system, the
spurious coin of the realm being
manufactured in Simpson and
forwarded to confederates in the
Hoosier State for circulation.
WEIGH one of the men arrested,
is a miner by occupation. Wyck-
of, his partner, has also been d
resident of the above named town
when not in the tolls of the law.
Some two years ago he was ar
rested by Missouri authorities for
an infraction of the law, the ma.
ture of which is not exactly
known. he appeared upon the
scene at Simpson about six
months ago. After their arrest
Wyckoff made his escape, and up
to this writing has succeeded in
eluding the officers. Grafton
Sentinel.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-11

The proposition to make a new
town of Sunnyside and Beechudst,
two suburbs of Morgantown, car.
RED by a large majority. The
new town will be called Seneca,
and has a population of six humid
red. 1t will be the fourth incor-
porated town in the county.
Suunyside a few days ago refus-
ed to come into Morgantown on
account of the high tax rate. The
rate in the new town will be
thirty cents on the hundred dol
lars.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-11

in 1881, the Governor of Virginia
appointed Blake B. Woodson
Clerk of the county court of the
new county, and he removed to
Anstead, the county seat then
being a Mountain Cove, two
miles east Of the present town of
Anstead.
Another old landmark in the
history of the country, which is
still plainly discernible at vari-
GUS points near Anstead, where
the primitive forest has not been
disturbed, is the old "Indian
Trail" leading from Virginia to
the Northwest Territory, and
which was traversed by Wash
ington and other characters dis
tinguished in American history.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-11

Vassar College is growing over
a wonderful "athletess." She's
a 10 year old coaster, weighing
100 pounds and standing s feet 8
inches in a trilby costume. She
can ride, swim, fence, row. wheel,
run, jump, swing clubs and
dumb-bells, play foot ball and
basket ball, and is an expert on
the trapeze. In the games at
vassar lately she broke the wo-
mans record for the board jump,
clearing 10 feet 8 inches; won the
100 yard hurdle race and the run
ming high jump. doing 8 feet 9
inches. And she's only a soph
at that. After she graduates
she ought to be able to take in
Washing.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-11
IT' VAS R6ODOOED.
Taln No. 8 Was Over Nine Ralfs ID Mak-
lng tie Run From GraftsnisPaiktnhuIg.

The curious combination Of un-
fortunate circumstances, or series
of accidents which sometimes
occur. has given rise to the old
saying, 1T never rains, but It
pours," and its truth was well
illustrated in the run between
Grafton and Parkersburg Of the
west bound mail train No. 3, due
here at 10 :12 o'clock. The train
left Grafton about 80 minutes
late with the big new engine No.
1916 and engineer Thayer fnrn-
ishing the motive power, and bid
fair to make up a portion Of the
time before reaching this city.
Twenty-Five miles out, at Clarks-
burg, the big engine broke down
and then the bulletin board at
this city announced the train 3
hour and 10 minutes late. AM.
other engine--the big freight lo$
comotive No. 139S--was sent out
from Grafton and started on with
the train. When at Petroleum,
% miles east of this city, the sec
ond engine slipped an eccentric
and the bulletin board then show
ed four hours late, which was
afterwards extended to five hours
and Is minutes late. Engine
1895 was then sent out to Petro-
leum and finally brought the train
into this city at about $50
o'clock. The run, which is nsu-
ally made in 3 hours and a half,
schedule time. on this occasion
occupied nearly mine hours. e
has been a long time since such
bad luck has occurred on the
branch, and No. 8 Friday was no
doubt a very expensive train.
Parkersburg Sentinel.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-11

"My friends, said the minis
ter, earnestly. ''letus beware of
Satan. We know that he scat
tiers tacks along the narrow way
in order that the just may pune
ture their tires" And as the
congregation pedaled homeward
many a member thought of the
pastors words.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-11

she-I will be a sister to you.
He-No, I've got one sister who
wears my neckties, borrows
money from me, loses my hair
brush, puts tides all over the
furniture in my room and ex-
poets me to take her to the thea
ter twice a week. 1 think I'd
rather go out in the world and
forget you.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-11
remained in the Golden City ten
days, and then STARTED on his re-

remained in the Golden City ten
days, and then started on his re-
tnrn trip eastward, touching at
Carson City, where he says he
earned enough money at his
.,perfesh" to take in the Corbett
Fitzsimmons mill. He claims to
have visited many of the princi.
pal cities and towns of the west
and southwest. He had in his
possession the same bootblack
exit he had when he left Brook
lyn and which he says has enab-
led him to pick up many a dime,
having sent from two to three
dollars each week to his mother
in Brooklyn. He carried with
him a book bearing the impress
sion of official postofice stamps
of cities and towns visited. The
return trip is being made in the
same manner as the Journey
westward. and while he has met
people good, bad and Indifferent,
and knows what it is to approach
q back door for the proverbial
..handout," he has enjoyed the
trip and will upon his return to
the metropolis doubtless be the
hero Of the Fulton street gang of
street gamins Grafton Sentinel.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-11
|REE MEN DEAD.
!, Result Of a Drunken Dehaush In
Gilnsr Count.

IN Burton, a horse buyer,
|. as years old, whose home
vormantown, Gilmer county,
Chenowith, a veterinary
,.or, and Doc Snyder are
5ssd as the result Of a drunk
ssvelry at Chenille, begin
with Tuesday otlast week.
R began drinking whisky, but
.upplv ran out, and the de-
Incy was made good by the
Of some questionable snbsti-
Il Wednesday Burton died, and
thursday Chenowith also pass
svay. Snyder continued drink
until Monday when he, too,
lcnmbed to the liquid demon.
norts differ as to what charac-
If LIQUOR was substituted for
whisky. 1t was at first stated
|. it was Hot Drops, but this
ming we have information
N a reliable source that an in
stigation made by Prosecuting
korney Bennett convinced him
\ extract of lemon did the
|rk.
Snyder is reported as saying
crowd returned from Burt
! funeral that he Snyder had
6uk Is bottles of the stuff. that
hadn't killed him. that he had
pnk it for IS years and would
btinue to do so.
It is needless to say that the
immunity is greatly agitated
i the matter.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-11

Governor Atkinson on Satur-
day appointed Edwin q. Flynn,
editor of the Roane County
Record, at Spencer, to fill the va,
cancy on the board of directors
of the second hospital for the in
sane at Spencer, caused by the
death of the late @. Smith, the
resident member OF the board.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-11

Some Of the new municipal ap.
pointees in New York spell
bridges "brigees,r borough.
.sbourough, clerk ''clearkp and
Bronx sBronks.' The salary
for this grade of talent under
the new charter Is $500 : year,
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-11

The movement among the coal
miners ofWest Virginia to sep
arate themselves from the United
Mine Workers Association and
form an independe organization
is gaming ground rapidly. More
than three thousand miners and
eighty operators have joined the
independent movement up TO-
date and these are bringing every
influence to bear upon the miners
and operators who are still Ia the
old organization TO have ti1el1
come into the new.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-11

A time honored phrase in the
South used to be "hog and hom-
my" but the political slogan in
Texas just now is "Hogg and
Harmony If the Democrats of
the State will furnish harmony,
the ex Governor viii promptly
furnish the Hogg.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-11

Rudolph county people are de.
hined to have q new court
Sc. The county court has
J slow in giving it to them
50 they had Judge Holt issue
andamus agains. the court to
besr at the May term and show
Sc why they should not build
new court house.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-11

A fine specimen of the West
Virginia mountaineer and pros
porous farmer, is William Wool
ter, of Lewis county. Although
he is over eigh y years of age he
is hale, hearty, and daily Yields
his mattox in grubbing tract of
woodland.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-11

J. W. Odell q Co. can please
You In furniture-al repairing.
prices low. West End. 97-tf
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-11

Our excellent friend, B. M.
Wolyerton, of Wolf Summit, re-
numbered the TELEGRAM pleas
antly this week while he was in
the city on business.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-11

\ Tennessee editor wants to
Pw how people can expect him
get out a lively paper when he
|pcated twelve miles from a
road, twenty-five miles from
liver, millions OF miles from
|ven, about two miles from
devil aud about 200 yards
o whisky shop"
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-02-11
rsmlnent Huntington Man Dead.

udge William Il. Hagen, one
The pioneer residents of Hunt
ton, died last Friday after a
gering illness with Bright's
ease. Judge Hagen was born
Wellsburg, this State. seventy
lrs ago, and came to this coun-
En 1910. He heldseveral posi-
hs of public trust among them
|ng the presiding judgeship of
county court.
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-12
GETTING EVEN WITH HER.

This happened In Philadelphia The
huge hat Of the sweet young lady In
the seat before him had bothered the
Philadelphia young man very much.
lie couldu', see the stage at an. and his
GOOD money was bringing him In no
return. he was % very patient young
man. and he hesItated long while be-
fore he finally decided that forbear-
ance had ceased 10 be a virtue Even
then he was very gentle lie simply
leaned over and politely said. viii
you please remove your hat. miss? I
can't see the stage" She only tossed
her head She had come there quite
as much TO show On that hat as 10 see
the play. She didn't say so. but that
was evident The young man sat back
in his seat and thought hard. Finally
he got mp and went out There was q
vacant seat In front ~ the young wo.
man. and when the curtain arose on
the next act the young man returned
and slid into that seat lie had Dor
rowed woman's hat somewhere u
oclipsed by several degrees Of latitude
that worn boy the youug woman behind
him. lie put that on his head aud
The Bryan daily eagle. (Bryan, Tex.) 1895-1898, 1898-04-12

can tell by looking al them whether
The gem Is "lucido" (clear and healthy
or whether It Is beginning to be an
invalid. Experts talk OF pearls "dy-
ms" they sometimes becoming dis
colored and turning black. A black
pearl may be a handsome stone, but Il
has not the cyanescent rainbow sug-
gestions TO be seen In milky or rosy
pearl Italian women. who know a
great deal about pearls. wear their
necklaces and "ropos" constantly.
This gives them the light and air 70
quired by the mysterious formations
and yet they are not exposed 10 tho
chances OF discoloratlon by being
touched with acid II is easier 10 keep
pearls In fair condition when they are
set 10 a lacepin or In necklaces. Il is
hard 10 care FOR them In a finger ring
one must be careful 10 remove them
not only In washing the hands hut
they should never be- worn when there
Is likelihood NJ being touched by food
or drink About a month ago the
owner Of a beautiful pink pearl worn
In a finger ring was alarmed 10 find
the stone was darkenlng and becom-
Ing covered with an opaque dark
crust She took Il 10 her ieweler. who
pronounced u case Of scale lie
told her tho delicate substance had
been In contact with some acid and
ga she insisted this had not happened
ne reminded her that q drop OF lemon
AIDE would be sufficient 10 do the mis-
chief She then remembered drinking
Lemonade while the ring was on bel
ungloved hand The only remedy foI
scale rs removal OF a whole layer o.
the pearl This Is an excessively deli
cate business. which should he done b,
an expert workman and never under
taken by apprentice hands. II Is
costly business AMI reduces the slz,
and value of the pearl that must un
dergo the operation.