The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-06-27
Some Short State Stories.
Interesting Items GatheredFrom
Our Exchanges.

During the base ball season, the
State University team won 81 and lost
Z games. The college season has clos
( ed.
Billy Bowman, the University base
ball pitcher, has joined the Baltimore
League club forth remainder OF the
season.
The summer term at the University
has opened. 1t will continue for six
weeks. The course is intended prlma-
rily for teachers.
The WEIGH Coal and Coke company
has been incorporated with capital
stock of CSC, 900. They own 800 acres
of valuable coal lands near WEIGH, Nc
Dowell county.
While T. A. Lambert was crossing
the railroad track near Jaeger, with
seventeen head Of cattle they we're
runinto by a N. s. w. passenger train
and eight of them we're killed.
The beard of directors of the Little
Kanawha Navigation Company have
decided to rebuild Lock No. which
recently collapsed Col. L. B. Delicker
and Samuel Newberger were appoint
ed committee to raise the funds and
let the work to contract.
Mr.. w. A. Page, of Chicago, is
looking up the advantages offered by
Morgantown for the location OF plant
for the manufacture of prismatic glass.
The company which is composed main
ly Of New York capitalists have IA
acres of land on Deckers creek. 1t is
capitalized at 81, 100000. Local capital
will also be invested.
Henry q. Hill, former superintend-
ent OF the New Castle Coal Company
at Gaymont, arrested at Parkersburg
on cherge Of embezzlement, was
given preliminary trial at Fayette-
vile and bound over to court under
81 200 bond. He could not furnish
bond and was sent to Jail.
J. NJ. Trowbridge, a resident of
Kingwood, was completely knocked
out by common ordinary cockroach.
While sleeping At his home the roach
which was about half an inch in
length, crawled into his ear. Local
physicians were unable to remove it,
and he was necesSitsted to secure the
services OF q specialist at PArkerSbury.
1t is stated upon good authority
that Gen. James A. Holly will resign
the supreme court clerkship in the
fall. and the place will be filed bya
Republican. There are numerous
candidates and it will lie an open
fight. The newest one in the field Is
J. L. Topping. the chief clerk of the
State TreaSuYer'B otiee.
A company composed OF Fayette
county capitalists will be organized
within few weeks tot the purpose Of
mining gold in this State. The precI-
Gus metal Is believed to exist in such
quantities az will pay for the mining.
This discovery was made near Red
Sulphur springs on the line between
Summers and Monroe COUNTIES.
The Secretary of State has issued
authority for the Citizens Dollar Say.
ings Bank 70 begin business at Fair.
mont. with an authorized capital Of
$50 900, Of which $4,000 has been sub
scribed and ss,Ooo paid in. The incor.
porators are MesSrs. William Brooks,
James +. Cooke, John F. Hart, Albert
L Lehman and James r. Linn, all
citizensof Eairmont.
Much discussion is going on now at
the State University concerning the
abolishlng of dancing in the Universe.
~ buildings. The young men compoS.
ing the Y. M. @. A. having petitioned
the faculty to abolish 1t, while anoth.
er element consisting OF the society
loving set are equally as determined
that they shall have the privileged Of
using The building for that purpose.