The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-02-16
State News In Brief.
Many Items of Interest Happen
ing in Various Parts Of the State.

Morgantown expects TO have free
delivery April l.
A convention OF all the colored men
in the State will he called 10 meet in
Petersburg some time in April.
Ira Lucas, aged 10, suicided at his
home, near Rudy, Roane county. He
had ouarreled with his father over
family matters.
Hon. G C. Sturgiss has presented
proposition to the Morgantown city
council To light the city with arc
lights on Il basis of $50 per year each.
George Wyer,o of Burnt House, Richie
county, young school teacher, was
arrested for disregarding the quaran-
tine law, and held by a justice for
February term of circuit court.
Lee Scott, aged IL, while attempting
to get on some fteight cars in the
Chesapeake y Ohio yard at Hinton,
fell under the wheels and received IN
jurics from which he will die.
John Olson, bachelor, cmploye of
Outer Creek Lumber Company, at
Hambleton, one mile from Parsons,
accidentally fell into the log pond AT
the mill and was drowned before he
could be gotten out.
Work has been begun at Hunting
ton on the new c. n O. hospital. The
building will be completed by Septem-
Der next and will cost about thirty
Thousand dollars
Work has begun on the Coal & Iron
railroad which is to connect the West
Virginia Central with the Grcenbrier
Valley. The right Of way is now be-
ing cleared and the contracts will be
let ina few days for the construction
of the roadbed.
Measles is epidemic at kiugwood.
There have been OYER loo eases since
the disease gained a fOothold there.
and several Of them have nearly re-
suited fatally. The disease has bccn
especially hard on Young grown UP
people.
L, Il. Scott, d Huntingdon has
been appointed district deputy u the
Modern Woodmeno Of America ior dis
trict No. >. of West Virginia The
district comprises the counties Of
Marion, Preston, Monongalia, lIarrs-
son. Wetzcl, Tylerand !oddridge.
Mrs. AImira Farnsworth. the third
wife Of ". NJ Farnsworth, who lives
one mile from Troy, was found dead
in bed She had been sick but Il few
hours suffering with neuralgia Of the
heart. Mr.. FarnsworthS second wife
died very suddenly, and under much
the same circumstances.
+. W. Hartwcll. OF Huntington. has
just returned from Washington, where
he closed lease for seven thousand
acres Of hand, located IN Wayne com.
ty. Mr.. Hartwell states that there
will be immediate developments fur
oil and gas. This land was owned Is
ex-president Cleveland. cx-secretary
Fairchild and others.
The State board Of public works has
agreed to loan Cabeil county sixty
Thousand dollars TO b. used III tile
completion Of the court house. naw
under way. The commissioners wiz
call a special election early in Marclr
for thu purpose OF voting whether Of
not to Issue this amount Of bonds fol
five years at four per cent.
The trial of WIN Crawford for al.
tempting to assassinate Chas. Work,
man, night watchman ST James saw
mill, which occurred last September
was ended at Hinton Friday. Craw,
ford was found guilty At the time
the shooting was done Walter Craw.
ford was with VIII, but afterward
turned States evidence against vii
and was valuable witness for III,
prosecution.
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