The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1898-05-27

Tom Helmick, Of Fairmont
was calling on friends here the
first of the week.
The man who sits around wait
ing for dead mems shoes never
cuts much OF q figure in history.
James Boyles has returned
from an extended visit to friends
in Ritshie county.
Mrs. L. +. Cakes. has return.
ed from a visit to her parents at
Cleveland Ohio.
Miss Adelaide Seely, who has
been the guest Of Mrs. Klein for
the past two weeks, returned to
her home at Clarksburg Monday.
Times.
Dewey hats and Dewey hams
are offered for sale, but FORUM
ately it is too late in the season
for anybody to launch Dewey
play.
Come to Clarksburg Monday
to help to celebrate and you will
also hear the latest war news by
special Geographic messages. 1t
will be q day long to be remem.
bered.
Dewey Day at Cakes Art Studio
May Both. Every person having
one dozen cabinet pictures made
on that day will be presented
with a fine photograph of Ad-
miral Dewey. COLT.
Mrs. F. @. Pifer and wife OF
the editor, who was visiting at
Morgantown last week, stopped
off at Clarksburg on her return
home and will visit friends there
for q few ys.-Deita.
Twenty.year.old Matte Good.
en-, OF Parkersburg, was indicted
for murder yesterday, charged
with throwing her babe into q
cesspool, causing its death.
Rev. E.W. Williams will preach
the annual memorial sermon 10
the g. A. r. Post, of this city,
next Sunday morning at 1880. at
the Baptist church. A cordial
invitation is extended to all.
Isburn DANES, of Clarksburg,
who had been temporarily insane
and was placed in Beverly Jail,
committed suicide by hanging
with some chains which had been
left in his cell.
Allison Bartlett's company OF
rough riders will whoop with
uncommon vehemence when they
read the boast of Gen. Blanco
that one Spaniard is the fighting
equal of three Yankees.
Women of various States are
in a movement to stop purchas-
ing and wearing articles made or
sold in France, because OF the
alleged hostility Of France to the
United States.
The special closing out sale at
d. w. Jacobs of q lot of hosiery
| for ladies and misses In the old
stock that sold for 25 to so cents
pair, black and tan ribbed. fast
colors, going at 10 cents, is at
tracing attention, especially
with shrewd buyers. 29-1t.
Cakes Fine Art Studio just re-
ceived handsome line of very
carefully selected picture mould.
ing-all the very newest and
latest designs we had the OPP
portunity to call on the manu-
facturer and select from their
entire stock and are sure we have
something to please you, we in
vite you 10 call and bring your
pictures with you. 29.lt.
John Horner Davis. the engin-
eer is making the location for the
Shortline railroad, the project
which some of progressive spirits
Of Clarksburg have on hand to
connect that city aud New Mar
tinsville by rail, is in the city.
He says that the matter Of con :
tinuing the construction has been
ceased for the present owing to
the war, which has the effect OF
making the price of both provis-
ions for the commissary and for
labor tiuctuate. At preset both
are so high that the contractors
will not engage in the work and
are not likely to until the cessa-
ton of hostilities and the country
settles down to the good business
that is certain to follow the
break caused by the war furry.
He says that the road is one OF
the certain things. and the work
will begin again as soon as the
time of peace comes. - Erpositor.
The closing exercises of the
colored city school will be held
on the evening of the Goth at the
school building. They will be
interesting and the patrons and
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