The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1901-07-05
local Lore.

LOT MY PtaCtICdI ullueiS'
Mayor Kelley's Sunday courts are
generally The busiest he has.
Mrs. d. w. Jacobs is home from a
visit in Waynesboro, Pa.
Work is progressing on the bridge
across Jacobs Run at Salem.
Robert Criss, Jr., is home from Yves
ton greatly improvedin health.
City Council will meet in regular
session Friday night
Contractor Boxley is at work in ear.
nest On the Mulberry street paving.
c. NJ. and Miss Eta McKeehan we're
registered at a Wheeling hotelsunday.
Ray Cunningham isquite sick with
dysentary and is confined to his room.
j. Lee Harne, a former Clarksburger
is urging board OF trade for New
Martinsville.
A small child OF Ed Fittro, Of VII
sonburg, had an arm broken a few days
ago.
The Fourth street pavements are
being graded this week for the flag
stone.
Flagstone pavements have been laid
on Pike aud Third streets since our
last issue.
John Boyer, colored, was sworn in
Sunday morning by Mayor Kelley, as
special policeman.
Mr.. Long brother Of Mrs. Flanagan,
wife Of Postmaster Flanagan of Salem
died few days ago at Parsons.
Rev. and Mrs. T. L. Gardner, of Sa-
lem, are on an extended visit among
relatives and friends in New York,
X. d. Bailey, of Pennington, a
prominent young man, was here Mon.
day and made this office very pleas.
ant call.
Rev. David L. Ash, DID, preached
a very interesting memorial sermon
to the Odd Fellows last Sunday morn
ing, in GotT chapel.
j. b. Supler has bought the outfit
in W. S. SlerS blacksmith shop and
rented the building. He will hereafter
conduct the business, Mr.. Siers retir-
ing.
James Stout has purchased G, G.
Cans saloon property in Glen Elk for
$4,000 Mr.. Cans will likely go back
to Fairmont.
There is talk of drilling the city
water well deeper owing to the tact
that the present flow contains sui
phurlfc substance.
Lee Rufiln, janitor at the govern
ment building, has been quite sick the
past few days and compelled to leave
his post OF outy. He is considerably
better now.
Mrs. G. NJ. Holt has returned home
from visit to her sister, Mrs George
Morisetti, in Belpre, Ohio. Mrs. Holt
will spend the remainder of the sum
mer in PickenS.
A five months old child of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Nichols, Of NorthvieW
died Friday night and was buried Sat
urday afternoon in the l 90 + Gem
etery.
The Elks smoker Friday night
was largely attended by membrl, q!
the club and their friends. The mu-
steal program was tinc ard all enjoyed
a very lea-ant evening
Drunnen men mistook Brookes
photograph gallery for boarding
house and persisted in their efforts to
enter, but were finally elected. They
are to blame more for getting drunk
than for trying to enter the gallery.
James Ridenour'S horse frightened
Sunday on Mulberry street at toy
pistol shot by small boy and ran
away, throwing Mr. Ridenour out OF
his buggy. He received bad cut on
the head and the carriage was de-
molished.
John Burke's mule ran away with a
cart on Main street Saturday after
noon and there was scattering Of
people and vehicles. The cart upse
and then Col. +. r. Moore, the famous
speed superintendent caught the mule
No harm was done.
CLYDE Randall of Salem, has return
ed from Cornell, where he graduated
this summer as IN NJ. f. lie is also u
graduate Of the West Virginia Uni
versity. He Will 20 TO work in few
days in Pennsylvania, having accepted
a splendid position in that state.
This Office is in receipt Of letter
from the Department Of the Interior
informing us that thro lgh the cour-
tesv of u. S. Senator n. b. Scott, the
Telegram will be the recipient Of the
bound volumes of the Twelfth Census
on Population. For this favor the
Senator and Government has our most
sincere thanks.