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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-03-14
INDUSTRIAL CO. BOARD MEETS.
AN directors present, Plans discussed.
Factory Sites on.

There was a full attendance at the
weekly meeting Wednesday night OF
the board of directors OF the Clarks-
burg Industrial Company. TheiI de-
liberations were harmonious and en-
thnsiastic and every director favored
pushing the good work along. They
had before them the matter OF the
railroad siding and have taken the
subject up with the railroad company
with view to have the switch con-
structed at an early date. Surveyors
will likely begin work on the route in
the next day or SO. The directors
have propositions from three or four
c)ncerns for factories but no definite
conclusions have been made.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-03-14
Judiciary Business il Court.

An order committing the estate Ii.
Minnie B Long. deceased to the sherIf
was revoked and Henry A Long quail.
fed as administrator, giving bond b
$1,000. Arthur wBarnes, Robertw
Stark and Hugh NJ Martin were ap.
pointed appraisers,
FIN Robinson qualified as adminIt.
TRAITOR of E Taylor FortDey, deceased;
bond, $4,000 appraisers, Robert 4.
Boggess, g A Robey and A j Harbe,t.
Henry L James qualified US admins
traitor OF George W James, deceaset;
bond 81, 900; appraisers, Cyrus Thomp.
son, II w Martin and Jedidiah swi..
ger.
James Casey qualified as admins
traitor Of John Jarvis, deceased; bond
$4,000: appraisers, A ID Lawson, Thu.
man Payne and Hiram Post,
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-03-14
SHEETS
TRIES SUICIDE
------ -.r--
A. the Home oiAndrew Sutton by
Taking Dose Of Stryehnine.
Which She Purchased
Here Last SAT-
urday.
Life Saved By a Miracle /!
Physician Arrived Justin Time
Reason For the Rash Act Not
Definitely Known Mrs.
Seton Says it Was
Through Spite.


Miss Maggie Sheets, aged 81 or -
Yeas old, attempted suicide at the
home of Andrew Sutton on the divide
between Big buffalo and Isaac's
Creek Monday forenoon by taking a
dose of strychnine. The details OF the
affair are hard to ascertain, as every
effort is being made TO keep the Incl
dent quiet.
Miss Sheets came to the city Satur-
day and purchased the strychnine.
Upon her return home that night she
went to the home of Mr.. Sutton To
visit.
Monday forenoon she took the dose
with which she expected to end her
life, but the household discovered her
and physician was hurricdly sum-
moned. DIR. CASTOR arrived in few
hours and had great difficult 10 saving
her life.
Mrs. Sutton states that she does
not know just why the young lady
committed the rash act, but thinks 1t
was through spite and anger at some
OF the family.
The girl is some better and the pros
poets are she will recover. She is a
daughter OF William Sheets The
opinion prevails that the incident was
the result of love affair, although 1t
cannot be definitely ascertained
whether this was the case. The deed
was evidently premeditated.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-03-14
Some Late OIL Notes.

I'm the Salem district, Harrison
( county, the Federal OIL company's No.
4 ON The Edward Connolly farm has
declined to 20 barrelsa day.
South of The Wolf Summit field in
Harrison county, the South Penn OIL
company has drilled Its No. 5 on the
g TRlchards farm through the fifth
sand and viii hayea very light pro-
Queer
an the Salem district the Federal
company has completed Its test
zen On the y. v. Cater farm and has
4 30 barrel producer in the Gordon
sand.
In. Lowndes has completed his No.
4 q CHS farm on Patterson's Fork and
has ass barrel producer.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-03-14
WRECK AT REYNoLDsvILLE.
Trains Delayed Several Hours But
Only a Little Damage Done.

a small freight wreck occurred at
Reynoldsyille at 1905 O'Clock Wednes-
day morning. The train was west
bound and was engaged in taking coal
cars off the siding at the Fairmont
Coal Company's mine. One car
jumped the main track. The trucks
were knocked out from under IT..
Trains were delayed three hours
and Triggers gang was necessary to
clear the track. No one was hurt.
A brakeman stood on top Of the car
that was wrecked but jumped and es-
capped.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-03-14
ELks MINSTREL TUESDAY MIGHT.
Splendid Program has been Arranged
and show will be great.

The Elks minstrel will be given at
the Grand opera house next Tuesday
night.
The committee is composed of 4
Dawson: chairman; w. H. Lewis, sec
Rotary: Karl Kunst, treasurer; L, a.
Roger, j. L. Clifford, and Director L.
p. Skeen.
The program interlocutor stay
BONES. ...-... .-.... ...-- .4Aabos
Irving. ........... --....--.. LEWIS
Lewis. ..........-. 49,. .Corroutllers
Roger. ..........klnst
Rus-oRcHEsTRA.
PART1.
Opening chorus. Mr.. Volunteer
Opening Overture Orchestra
Ballad I'D like to hear that Song
again. Mr.. Dabney Lee Smith.
.I'm Going to live anyhow until /
die" Mr.. j. Karl Kunst.
"Ain't that shame :" Mr.. Lee Fl.
Roger.
MY Creole Belle" Mr.. Hamilton
Irving.
Ballad-.M Mistaken Mr.. PierreLorentz
.You needn't cone Home" Mr.. Writ
Lewis.
Closing chorus. -. Entire Company
FART ,.
Impersonation-M Mr.. Samuel A Bentley
Bag Punching. Mr.. Bruner
Lamp Sisters, Mickey and Smokey
Burlesque of Nicholas Sisters, Mr. NJ.
G. List and Mr.. Dabney Lee Smith.
yentriloquist Mr.. Writ Lewis and
Mr.F. P. Skeen.
Heart to heart talk with girls, "Mr.
S. r. Bentley.
Honolulu Pic mic introducing buck
and wing dancing, cake walk, musical
turn, songs and tableaux.
Goddess of Liberty BY entire Comply
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-03-14
YERKEY BEAT HIS WIFE
In a Horrible Manner and then Attempt.
ed suicide.

An attempt at suicide was madeby
AL. Yerkey residing on Flint Run,
Doddridge county, last Sunday after
noon, after he had brutally beaten hIs
wife in fit Of jealousy. He conclud.
ed she was dead and cut big cash
across his throat. The weapon used
upon his wife was an iron poker. Size
was alive at last accounts but ia q pic.
carlous condition. Yerkey's inIptiB
are NOT fatal and he has been ARRESTED
and placed in the West Union jaIl
They are the parents OF five childHn
and formerly lived near Good Hop,
this county. wherethey are wen knoSt.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-03-14
Big New Business Block.

Judge Cot on the LIST OF April viii
begin the erection OF handsome
three.story brick business block on
the southeast corner OF Clark and
North streets, Glen Elk. The build
ing viii be about seventy feet square
with three storerooms facing on North
Fourth street. The building will be
similar to the handsome Elkbridge
building lately erected by Judge Gotr
al the northeast end Of the big bridge.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-03-14
MILLER AFTER THE MoRMoNs.
Safe Superintendent Gives orders Not
to Lei Them Use School Houses.

State Superintendent of Schools
Thomas Miller has taken summary
action in regard to stopping prose.
.lyting by Mormon elders In this state.
He has notified all school trustees
that Mormons are not a religious de-
nomination within the meaning Of
the law, and that they cannot be al
lowed the use OF schools in the state
for the purpose of holding services.
In most of the country districts
where the Mormon elders are working
there Is no other place to hold SER
vices. Over 100 elders are proselytine
In this state, and last year they made
over 5000 converts.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-03-14
Farmers institute.

A Farmers Institute will be held
at Bridgeport, Harrison county, W.
Va. on March 20 and %, 1902.
Prof T. C. Atkeson, Of the expert.
ment station at Morgantown: Hon.
Alya Agee of Ohio, and two mem.
bers OF the State Board OF Agriculture
together with local speakers will be
present aud take part in the exercises.
Let every farmer 10 the community
attend this institute, take his family,
"the stranger within his gates.'s and
a well filed basket. So that dinner
may be served "a the grounds.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-03-14
aged Citizen Fatally ParaIyzed.

). r. Cunningham, venerable and
we'll known citizen of sardis district,
lies at deaths door at the home of his
son-in-law, John Robey, at Sardis, as
the result of second stroke OF paraly-
sis. He was seized with this Illness
about ten days ago and has been un-
Conscious nearly every minute since.
His death is expected at any moment
as the attending physician has no
hopes OF his recovery.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-03-14
Telephone Directors Meet.

The directors Of the Consolidated
Telephone Company met in their Of
fees in Grafton. Tuesday Afternoon
There were present Charles Manley
and E P. Hartley, of Fairmont; A
NJ. T. Cunningham and j. /. Alex
ander, of Clarksburg, and B. +.
Bailey and VIM. Morgan, of Grafton.
Plans were discussed for great many
to be inaugurated at
once. Another meeting will be held
next week when general plan will b
mapped out and work at once begun.
They guarantee the patrons OF this
'phone satisfactory service.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-03-14
God meetlngs .lNor,hvlew.

Rev Thomas W. Cook and Rev. DIR.
Fullerton are holding a successful Sc.
ries ui meetings at st. Thomas church
at Northview. Twenty-Five persons
have expressed desire to join the
church, The meetings are largely at.
tendeda and much interest Is manifest.
Rev, Cooke has the meetings in charge
and Dr, FULLERTON Is assisting him.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-03-14
CONCERT NExI MONDAY MIGHT
At the Grand Opera House for Benefit
Of Golf Chapel Choir.

Personnel: Maud Saph yiger, So
prano: Flora Estelle Brown, piano:
Alice Holiday sincebaugh, elocution;
Ford Hommell, violin.
PROGRAM.
G. NJ. Won Weber Rondo Brilliant
Miss Flora E. Brown
Kate Virgins ...........Aunt Hettie
Miss Alice H. Sincebaugh
DeBeriot. Concerto No. 8
Mr.. Ford Hommell
Jane Sloman Tory j. La Primavera
Mrs. Maud S. Vlger
Chaminade. ........ ...... Autumn
Miss Brown
Rudyard Kipling The Wedding
Miss Sincebaugh
G. Braga Marguerite's Three Bouquets
Mrs. Viger
Bazzini. .......... :. . Elegie
Mr.. Hommell
Lytton. Aux Italiens
Ithaca Conservatory of Music Concert
Company
The Kranich Bach piano will be
used, furnishedby the Thompson Mu-
sic Company.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-03-14
Arrested on 8. 40. Properly.

sampson Harbert and his brother,J.
w. Harbert, were arrested Wednes-
Gay night on the railroad property near
the depot. They were in an intoxi.
Gated condition. William Findlay
and onlcer Sims made the arrest.
They were taken to jail and next
morning they were taken before the
mayor, who fined them $3.50 and $500
respectively. They paid their fines
and were released.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-03-14
Change Of Mine superlntendcnts.

Superintendent R. T. Naylor, of the
Fairmont and Baltimore Coal and
Coke Company's plant ut Adamston
will be transferred to the home Office
in Baltimore Saturday. He will be
succeeded by former Superintendent
Sommerville of the Columbia mine.
Mr.. Naylor has won a host of friends
and made nota single enemy during
his stay here.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-03-14
Deputy Assessors Appointed.

The county courtMonday on motion
of County Assessor Joseph Al. Ham.
mond appointed jesse G Lawson iepu.
~ assessor To MIR, Hammond. Mi
Lawson appeared Ia conrt and took
the oath prescribed by law. TUESDAY,
upon motion of County Assessor WI.
Hughes, of the Upper district, Joseph
5. Bailey was appointed his deputy.
Mr.. Bailey Immediately qualified.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-03-14
COUNTY JuD6EskT WORK.
BusIasss Of yahsus sNts Pertaining 70
County Affairs.

County court C0nVeue0 MOuuht VIII
President S. S. Faris, Commissions
Quinn Minter. and Deputy Clerks J
N. Hess and Cecil b Highland in at
tendance.
The Sardis Telephone Company
upon application OF L. NJ. Allen ant
Others, was granted franchise x
erect poles and string wires for tele
phone system along the county roads
Thomas Hawker, DAHardesty ant
w 81 Fleming were appointed viewer
to make a road through lands OF + "
Martin In Eagle district.
Raymond Maxwell, b q Davis Jesse
G Lawson and f b Deison qualified a
notarles public.
n r Morrison, John Hammond anc
&C Fittro were appointed to view {
proposed road through lands OF Jacot
w Gerard from Gregory's Run t.
Crooked Run in Coal district.
james Casey qualified as administra
tor of Minnie B Darnold: bond, 500.
Exonoratlons in the payment o.
taxes were allowed to Ruhl-ISoblegarc
Company, s95.2l: NJ NJ Gonaway, 800
Matilda c Kidd, $50; and Charles
Jarvis, 1925.
G G Fittro and S w Gordon, view
ers, made their reportupon proposed
road through lands Of Mary Il Con
and others in coal district, and 1t was
ordered that Mary r Golf, NJ F Hang.
err, John O'Day and The NJ r Il Com
pany appear June II to show cause
why said road should not be establish
Ell.
Thomas Ha%ker. r j Martin and Il
NJ Tetrick were appointed viewers OF q
proposed road leading from Charlie:
McIntire's gate to the Enterprise
bridge.
Thomas Hawker, NJ B Bartlett anc
Ed Lucas were appointed to view anc
locate a site for a proposed bridge
across Robinson's Run, near the juno
tion Of the Warrington Pike and the
road leading to Lumberport.
The Southern OIL Company wa
granted franchise to lay pipes fol-
the conducting of natural gas oyel
and along the public highways.
FE Robinson resigned rs constable
in Sardis district and ]. E Robinson
was appointed to I'LL the unexpireo
term.
WI Mowrey qualitiedas notary pub
lie.
Rxonorations were allowed to J 1
Ferren, s2o.s2; and Roy G Helmick
sl2.s5.
Luther Raymond was eXonorated OF
the payment Of $1,000 on 100 acres OF
land in Tenmile district: Madisonia
Raymond, go ON lotnear Broaddus;
and Grace Lees heirs Of SIG. 90 on lots.
Paul Flanagan qualified as notary
public.
The road case of George W Swiger
was set for June IL.
The will of Elizabeth Medsker was
admitted TO probate, the court refus-
ing to break it in the contest made by
her brother, Calvin Medsker.
G J Fullerton qualified as notary
public.
Wade Burnside was exonorated Of
sl.oo tax: and G F Morris s2.76.
Saloon license was granted to Joseph
w LatStetter.
Harriet & Strother was removed as
guardian OF Lucretia G Linville and
Lando Linville was appointed as such
guardian, giving bond ofs5OO.
MI Ward was appointed road sur
veyor In Union district, vice James Fl
Moore, who has moved from the dis
trict.
The road case of B + Cofrman on
Nolan's run. Eagle district. was set
for June u.
The clerks tiduciary matters were
approved.
The usual bills were audited and
allowed.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-03-14
Fined For Riding on Cars.

Albert Ward. colored, rode ON B. n
.. freight cars Tuesday while they
were being shifted In the yards here.
William Findley, B. 4 o. police
officer, swore out warrant against
him In Squire Rileys court. He was
arrested, and fined IS. He paid the
fine and was released.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-03-14
Al Important land Deal.

Attorney Harvey +. Smith and Dr..
r.. A. Haynes purchased the g NJ
Wicks property Of five acres situated
near Nurthview Tuesday for 1850,
which is ut the rate Of 81 500 an acre,
They will have the property laid OF
into town lots, for the purpose Of plaC.
ing them on the market.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-03-14
IasisIs county is the Order from
Ire Post Office Department at
Washington with John W.
Robinson. colorea, as
Carrier.
Route BY Clarksburg Carrier
one Hundred and Thirty-si
Houses on Route and Popu.
Iation $40 to be Served
Details of the System.
kinds of boxes, Etc.

Rural, free delivery OF mails will start
b re April /, according to an official
Communication received at the post
once from the post Office department
4 at Washington City. John w, ROBIN
snh, colored, will be the carrier win
Robert w. Sedwick, substitute car
rler, These bonds have been executed
and placed on file. The carriers sala,
sry will, be $500 per year, including
horse hire.
The route to be followed, as laid
down by Special Agent p. 5. Kepler
sfnlis report Of January 8. will be as
4 follows
Beginning at the post office in
Clarksburg the carrier will go thence
northwest to Adamston 3-4 miles,
thence west TO Rector Bend . 81
miles, thence south west to Cork's
corners / IL miles, thence west to
Sommerville school house IL miles,
thence southwestto Robinson's cor
sner1 .miIe, thence northwest to Mar.
tins corner IL 2 miles, thence SO 18th
toMaxwell's corner, thence southeast
to- sycamore Dale post office ia
miles and thence northeast to Clarks-
burr8 miles, making an aggregate OF
22ls miles.
The number OF houses on the route
"a iS8 and the population to be served
57s,
Reuuisition has been made for three
United States iron collection boxes,
which will be placed at the Sommer'
vile school house, at Sycamore Dale
corners and at the Fair grounds.
The post Office at Sycamore Dale
viii likely be discontinued within a
fewmonths.
The route must be equipped with
boxes.
Tbe carrier will leave here at eight
O'Clock every morning except Sunday
and must return by 3 o'clock in the
afternoon. He will carry supply Of
postage stamps, postal cards. stamped
envelopes and money order blanks.
The boxes must be put up by the
patrons and shall be of such charac.
ter MS to be secure, not only from the
weather, but from mischieyous or
malicious depredatlons.
The list of boxes approved by the
department is as follows and no others
WILDE permitted:
The Postal Improvement Box, OF
Norrlstown, Pa, the Bates Hawley
Postal Signal Box, ofJoliet, ILL.,: Henry
Rural Free Delivery Box. manufac.
.turedby the American Metal Com
pany, Of indianapolis, Ind: Century
Post Company Box. Of Adrian, Mich.'
Bond Steel Post Company Box, Of
Adrian, Mich; Central Rural Mail
Box,of Detroit, Mich; Corbin Cabi-
net Lock Company Box, of New Brit
ain, Conn. G. G. Folsom Box, of South
Bend Ind: P. B. Englar Box, of Ia.
,neyiown, Md. John K Forney Box, OF
Burlington. Iowa. Kelley Foundry
Machine Company Box, of Goshen,
Ind.;W. w. Sweigest Box, of York
road, Md; Beaver Manufacturing
Company Box, of Beaver. p: and the
George A. Writ Box of Greensburg,
4
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-03-14
Or, Peter. Ha. Gone 10 Texas.

: Rev. DIR. L. E. Peters left wednes.
day night for Texas he issent there
by the American Baptist Publication
Society, OF Philadelphia, 10 conduct
Sunday School institutes in various
parts OF the state for a period of seven
weeks. He did similar work in that
state several years ago and enjoys the
reputation of being among the leading
Sunday school men OF the United
States. Mrs. PeterssecoEnpani him
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-03-14
Salem Firm Bankrupt.

The firm Of B. w. Kinney & Co, Of
Salem, merchants, have gone into
bankruptcy. Their entire stock Of
merchandise was burned In the recent
big lire at that place. They did not
have large amount of insurance but
had considerable indebtedness and
found bankruptcy necessary to
straighten out their business affairs.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-03-14
Child Died in Glen Elk.

Walter, three months old child Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Wilkins, died ~
5 o'clock Wednesday morning In Glen
Elk from kidney Trouble. The No
mains were shipped over the Short
Line Thursday morning to .Dola for
interment.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-03-14
Offer Made to Mr.. HugiII.

Edmund Bugill has been rendered
the position OF travelling salesman for
A. B. Farquhar Company, limited. the
Pennsylvania Agricultural Works, Of
York. Pa, at lucrative salary. In
the event he accepts, the offer, ne will
have charge OF West Virginia, with
the exception of q few counties, and
part OF Ohio.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-03-14

Hon. Andrew Edmiston and Col.
Thos. r. Reynolds returned last week
from their Western trip. They took
inapart OF Texas while:absent. Wes-
ton Independent,
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-03-14
ans initiation .ceren,onIes.

Tuesday evening aye persons were
initiated into the mysteries OF the
EIks lodge here. namely, Writ Lewis
John Denham, @. E Redick, Robert
Kobleeard and George Murray. An
enjoyable social session was held Id
the clnb,rooms after the Initiation
ceremonies.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-03-14

Col. NJ. j. Francis and sister, Miss
Della. of wilsonburg, have returned
home from Hot Springs, Ark, where
they spent month. They left. their
sister, Miss Mary there. Her health
has not improved much.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-03-14
Marriage lIcslss.

Robert Cecil Fox and Rosa Lee
Powell.
GofY r. Davis and Iva Campbell.
George w. Kyle and Alice May
Bonnell.
Charles W. Hickman and Hattie.
Radcliffe.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-01-23
HAVE SAT DOWN AGAIN.

The Democratic newspapers have
abandoned for the time being their
attempt to bring about a revision of
the Tariff at the present session of
Congress. They have, moreover, lost
| interest in the question of reciprocity.
This is because they have seen a
new light. When the late President
Mckinley made his last speech, at the
Pan-American Exposition, in Buffalo,
the FreeTraders thought they saw a
chance to drive an entering wedge.
They twisted what Mr.. Mckinley said
into declaration for Free-Trade. and
his statement that duties which were
no longer needed for purposes of Pro-
lection might be remitted was taken
by them as evidence that he was rea-
dy to abandon the entire Protection
theory. Following up what they said
about the late President, they tried
to make it appear that President
Roosevelt's st. Paul speech was dec
laration in favor of Free Trade. Then
they were encouraged to believe that
a successful assault on Protection
could be made this winter. They
think so no longer.
President Roosevelt's flat footed
declaration in favor of Protection in
his message, and his further state
ment that reciprocity can only be en-
couraged when it is regarded as the
hand maiden of Protection has open
ed the eyes of the Free Traders. They
now see that it is idle to hope for
Tariff legislation at this session of
Congress.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1902-01-23
COAL DEVELOPMENT.
Work Along This Line to BE Rapid
Pushed Near Bittinger
Congress

Work Along This Line to BE Rapid v
Pushed Near Bittinger.
Since the publication in these col
umns of the proposed coal develop
ment in the country adjacent to Bit
finger was made, additional facts re-
garding the matter have been learned
The company to make the develop
ment has been chartered under the
laws of the State of New Jersey an d
will be known as the Meadow Noun
tain Coal and Coke Company with
offices at Bittinger and Trenton, n.
j. The holdings of the company ag-
gregate 5000 acres of merchantabl e
coal and lies in the vicinity of Bit
finger. H. c. Yerga, mining engi-
neer, of Patton, Pa, and a force of
men are now engaged in making the
necessary openings at the mine and
in building tipples. The Jennings
Bros. have put in spur tracks leading
from their railroad up to the mines,
openings for which have been made
on both sides of the Casselman river.
The vein shows four feet of clear coal.
The results attending the sinking
of the drill hole in search of coal ON
the Casselman river were anticipated
inasmuch as if any coal did exist there
it was long since washed out, as the
hole was sunk only 10 feet from the
river and in sight of two distinct out
crops of coal on the mountain side.
Mr.. w. A. Morgart. of Cumberland,
whom it is understood has large in
terest in the coal, has been supervis-
ing the work on behalf of the com
pany.