The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1900-06-22
DESERTS CAFE
FOR SWEETHEART
.--
And the DeImonico Of Modern
clarksburg Becomes a Thing
Of History.
Creditors Flock
To The Scene
Creditors Fl0Gk
To The Scene
To get their Goods and chattels
but the strong Arm Of the law
Stays themuntil rights can
be Determined.

From time immcmorial 1t hasbeen
the custom OF Clar&burg to have an oc-
casional sensation, either In business
or In love, but not In a long time has
q double sensation. mixed with those
two particular Ingredients, happened
TO disturb the qulctude OF our exist
ence and the even tenor of our ways.
To startle the natives in this abrupt
and duplex fashions TO spring an in
noyation not to be thoroughly appreci-
ated by those affected, upon the spur OF
the moment; but to the contrary
breathless CONSERVATION must settle
itself and the full recovery OF ones
senses must take place, before real
concern possesses the minds OF men,
especially business men of contiding
nature. Then, it dawns upon them
that all is not gold that glitters, and
their trust in the Integrity OF man
kind has been betrayed once again.
The Palatial cafe on Main street
was opened some -four weeks ago with
considerable ostentatlon and word was
passed along the line that 1t was to be
conducted in pomposostyle. Regal in
all Its appointments, It would shortly
become the Delmonco of Clarksburg.
A spirit of great pride naturally pos
s,o,,nd 81, Ltn1lnwnnc ~ Enisurt,S
frequented the cafe 10 great numbers
and appeased the insatiate greediness
of their desires until the rarest dellca-
cies became insapory. Conducted upon
the American and European plans, the
size OF ones roll and the condition Of
one'sappetite governed the spreads.
The city on every hand felt itself In
debted to j. NJ. Nelson, of Pittsburg,
and F. H. Wheelock for such splen-
did eating establishment and was not
slow In showing its gratitude, as at
tested by the elegant and large ban
quets held there in honor OF conven-
tion visitors from other paris. To
banquet and be banqueted at the
Palatial was a privilege and pleasure
not to be denied. To dine and wine
at the PaIatial was an honor among
men.
Brilliant in its inception and appar.
emily prosperous in its growth, little
prepared were we for the crash that
came Monday night, and little sus-
pected We the collapse Of such co.
ACKNOWLEDGMENT. The wiles OF wo-
man, however, proved stronger than
the ambition to succeed in business,
and fortune of beauty rather than
pelf became the pearl Of great price
with MI. Nelson, and without cere.
mony he possessed himself of the
former, though it is suspected he was
blessed with more or leSSOf the latter.
He and his intended bride bade adieu
to Clarksburg Tuesday morning. wend-
ing their way westward on belated
fast express. Fate was againt them
in earlyevening and they had to linger
in the gentleman's waiting room at
the depot from II o'clOckp. m. to 1872
O'Clock u. m. for b. s. o. train No. |
due about midnight but delayed on
account Of a wreck. During their stay
in the waiting room the most affec-
tionate osculations INDUCED in were
not few. They breathed sigh of
relief as the train pulled In and board
ed II with light hearts, Nelson had
one ticket and purchased another TO
Parkersburg, paying for 1t With money
taken from considerable roll Of bills
which showed him to be financially
heeled. Their destiny our goose bone
does not ioretell.
Five months ago two buxom young
ladies, Misses Myrtle and Lille Fetty,
came here frem Lewis county. They
attracted considerable attention on
account Of their. striking resemblance
to one another, as well as their good
looks. They were twins and could
scarcely be distinguished one from the
other. They OBLIGATED as Mattresses AT
the Walker House until the Palatial
started. Then they went there. Mr..
Nelson had not met them before. 1t
was case Of love at first sight, which
eliminated In the unceremonious
elopement of Mr. Nelson and Mlss
Mystic. u
Intuitively, it flashed upon the
minds Of several business men, that
the Palatlal was a thing Of history and
so it proved. Creditors begun to dock
to the place TO recover. their goods.
Suits and attachments could not be
brought and executed TOO hurriedly.
Some undertook 70 haul away chattels
claimed by them but they we're stop
,,asl nv others and the remnants OF