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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1902-12-23
NEW LEG
VIM be Given colored Man for
Christmas.

John Harvey, colored, in the employ
of Thomas G. Brady, arrived home
last night from Cincinnati, where Mr..
Brady had sent him to get an artiti-
cial leg. Harvey had one of his legs
cut off a few years ago in the Grafton
yards and has been using a wooden
peg since then. Mr.. Brady proposes
to make him a Christmas present of
the new artificial member alta cost. of
500. At Cincinnati he had casts
made so as to have the new leg as
much like his real leg as possible. 1t
will not be ready for use for about six
weeks. Harvey had his head badly
hurt at the time he lost his leg and
wears silver plate ON it. The pro-
posed present win be quite useful to
Harvey and will be highly appreciated
by him.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1902-12-23
MASONS
Elect Officers for the Ensuing
Year.
VIII be Installed at First Meeting
In January.


Hermon Lodge, No. 8, a. F. s. a.
M, held its annual election Of Officers
Monday night for the ensuing year in
Masonic hall. The attendance was
large and the interest great.
Officers elected were as follows:-
w. B. McGregor, worshipful Mas
ter.
J. Hornor Davis, Senior Warden.
George r. Ogden, Junior Warden.
CIV. Lynch, Treasurer.
James N. Hess. Secretary.
A. M. T. Cunningham and s. F.
Reed, Stewards.
Z. K. Stout, Tyler.
The newly elected officers. will be
installed Monday night, January II.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1902-12-23
NO CARS
viii be Furnished to the Small op-
orators.

mo, we haven't heard a word from
Petersburg about the decision of
Judge Jackson in the ''coal war" cases
said c. D. Robinson to Times re-
porter today; "but we have just learn
ed that the B. so. has recently issued
an order not to furnish cars to any one
to load coal in from wagons" he con-
tinued,
Inquiry was made at the ofice of the
local officials OF the company for con-
tirmation of Mr.. Roblnson's state
ments, but none of :he railroad men
would give out any information. The
report, however, is said on good au-
thorlty to be correct.
What the Intentions OF the company
are cannot be learned. For awhile the
railroad seemed willing TO give the
small coal shippers cars at the belt
line sidings, but this. new order cuts
them out Fairmont
Times.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1902-12-23
GAS OFF
on Account of Bursting of one Of
y the pipes.
Mt. State Gas Company has Bad
Accident.

at midnight or shortly afterward
the main gas line of the Mt. State
Gas Company broke on the Stealey
farm on the West Milford road mile
or more out of the city. The explo-
sion was terrible and heard here with
distinctness. 1t. appears that the
pipe had become worn and was too
weak at that particular point to resist
the immense pressure of the flow OF
gas. The blaze lared out over quite a
space of ground, making it exceeding
ly dangerous to approach the leakage.
The patrons OF the company from that
line were without fire on account OF
the accident for several hours. One
of the engines at the electric light
plant which is run by gas stopped op
Grating on account of the accident too
and there were mnny citizens and
business houses without electricity.
The cause of the accident was the
breaking of the reducing-pressure
valve. The greater part of the day
was taken up in repairing the pipe.
There was much inconvenience and
suffering.
The reducing valve and regulator
house were entirely destroyed at
loss of several hundred dollars. The
fire was not put out uutn i o'clock
this afternoon and was done by shut
ting of the field pipe. A temporary
connection is being putin and repre-
sentatives of the company say the sys.
tenn will resume operation this even
ing.
The fire caused great deal of dis
comfort. Many citizens had to either
do without dinner or eat cold yictuals
and they had to drop in at their neigh
bors to keep warm.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1902-12-23

JEALOUSY
Gets Fireman Into Trouble at
Fairmont. q

FaIrmont, Dec. o. Fireman L. S.
Jenkins, of yard engine No. lil4,
moved his head to a,place of safety the
other night just in time to keep 1t
from beiug knocked of by a heavy
stone which was thrown by young
woman of this city, The stone went
through the window and played all
aboutthe machinery inside, but did
not do any serious damage. The grrl
threw. the stoue, it is said, because she
was mad at the fireman, and she said
she was hot at him because she, is
Jealous Of him. Further than this
little is known of their diflicultIes.
1t Is said she VIII be arrested in the
near future.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1902-12-23
As Long and as Important as the
Constitution of the United States
---Want Paved Streets.
Conservative Enforcement of the Laws is Asked
for and Promised Views on Liquor
Question Modified.

The law and order people held a
meeting in Salem Seventh Day Baptist
church last night. 1t was m ,stly of a
political nature and had. to do with
the present municipal campaign in
that town.
The attendance was fair considering
theinclement weather and entertain
ments and society functions which
were held at the same time. s
Rev. w. NJ. Blair, pastor of the Bap-
tlst church, was the principal speaker.
HIS address consumed a half hour.
About a dozen other citizens made
fiye-minute speeches.
a long and elaborate list of resolu.
lions were adopted, which we're about
as long and important as the Gonsti-
tuition of the United States, as one
who was there expressed it. These
resolutions pertained mostly to paved
streets and conservative enforce
ment of the laws.
They adjourned to meet at the polls,
they said, to elect their mayoralty
candidate, S. Broadwater.
A member OF the law ana ord >r
party explains that what they mean
by conservative enforcement Of the
laws is that they want what might be
termed a reasonable enforcement and
nothing rabid about it, such as the
old blue laws. In other words, while
they want the laws enforced yet they
viii not insist that they be carried put
to theletter.
The law and order party there open
ly admits that Mr.. Broadwater may
be for license but stu they viii do all
in their power to elect him. 1t ap-
pears that their views on the liquor
question in Salem have become some
what modified within the plst month
and that not such rigorous fight is
tobs made by them IN the future
against the sale oflntoxicants in that
town.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1902-12-23
BRILLIANT
Speaker VIII FIJI First presbyter-
Ian Pulpit.

Rev. John M. Mecklin, of Washing
ton, Pa, will I'LL the pulpit of the
First Presbyterian church next Sun
day morning and evening. DR.. Neck
lin has a chair in Washington and
Lee University. he is said to be an
unusually brilliant man and the peo-
pie of this city will have by his COM
Ing an opportunity to receive rare
intellectual and spiritual treat. He
win doubtless have big congratula-
tlons.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1902-12-23
Wedding Attendants

At the marriage of Mr.. Virgil L.
Highland and Miss Gertrude Morgan
at the Baptist church the evening Of
December 81, Messrs. M. G. sperry,
Harvey F. Smith and Frank R. Moore
win be the ushers, Mr.. Cecil B. High
land, brother of the groom, best man,
and Miss Beulah Morgan, sister of the
bride, the maid of honor. Rev. ]. L.
Mecutcheon, of Morgantown, win be
the otficiatlng minister.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1902-12-23
MODEST SUM
VIII be appropriated for State
University.


The following appeared in several of
the state papers Sunday having been
sent from Washington:
Under the agricultural appropria7
tion bill the University of West yir-
ginia is to receive $4,000 for expert
mental purposes. Twenty-Five thou
sand is to be appropriated for the use
of the various universities throughout
the country.
The results obtained by the expert
ments win be reported to the depart
ment and will be inserted in the an
nual report of the secretary of agrlcul-
ture.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1902-12-23
ITALIANS
Have a Scrap at the Columbia
Mines.
Warrant Out For Arrest of Board.
Ing House Keeper.

Some italian miners had scrap at
ths Columbia mines yesterday. 1t is
alleged that Stephen wortasiki, a
boarding house keeper, assaulted
James Lab by knocking him down and
kicking him after he was down. The
assaulted swore out warrant this
morning in Squire Samuel w. Gordon's
court for the arrest of his assailant.
1t was placed in the hands of consta-
BILE D. L. Mitchell to execute. 1t is
the intention of the officer to make
Nhec est this evening, The can if9d
80 nifty the assailant OF Lab.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1902-12-23
FOR RENT
Mrs. Latstetter Obtains a Distress
Warrant.

At the instance of Mrs. Elizabeth
Latstetter, who owns the building in
which are the offices of the West yir.
ginia Refining Company whose plant
is in courseof construction, at North
view, distress warrant has been is
sued by Squire Gordon against the
goods and chattels of B. f. Davis and
w. w. Webster, representative of the
company, for rent amounting to one
and fifteen dollars. 1t is the inten-
tion to sell the goods If the rent is not
paid.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1902-12-23
CHRISTMAS SERVICES
To be Held at eoff Methodist Epls-
copaI Church.

The annual Christmas entertain.
ment given by. and for the Sunday
school OF Goff NJ. E. church, win take
place Wednesday evening, at 1880
o'clock. A very attractive program
has been ARRANGED and an enjoy
able evening is anticipated by the
school and its friends.
A special prayer and praise meeting
win be held Christmas morning from
= to O'Clock. All are Invited to at
tend.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1902-12-23
Express Heavy

Express matter was SO heavy today
on the Baltimore s. Ohio railroad that
it was necessary TO run two sections OF
No. ; passengS train from the East.
The first section passed here on sched-
ule time but did not stop. It was
composed of a single passenger coach
and several freight cars. The second
section passed an hour late and was
heavily loaded.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1902-12-23
CHICAGO
Buys Our Coal on an Extensive
Scale.

G. o. Blackburn. representative of
the Weaver Coal Company of Chicago
who has been stationed here four or
five months buying coal for his COM
pany and seeing that it is shipped
promptly, left for, his home in Chicago
today to spend Christmas. 1t is a
matter of interest to the public to
know that he sends his company from
25 to 75 car loads of coal from this sec
tion daily. His orders are with the
various companies in this region.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1902-12-23
Schools Suspend

The Adamston graded schools had
to suspend today or freeze. They con-
cluded to suspend. The trouble was
that they had no heat. The building
IS heated by gas from the Mt. State
Gas oompany's system and the break
in the pipe on the stealey farm de-
prived them of fuel.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1902-12-23
Fiduciary Matters

Clarence L. Ogden has qualified as
administrator Of william R. Ogden.
deceased; bond. $500.
G. S. Gribble has qualified as
guardian of Jennie Romine. Blanche
Rcmine and Ransel Romine, infants
OF James Romine, deceased; bonds.
500 each.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1902-12-23
Out on Clutches

Douglas Williams, son Of j. W. VIII
liams, the wholesale hardware mer-
chant, is able to be out on crutches.
He broke two bones in his left ankle
at the opera house last Wednesday
night. The accident happened while
hewas turning somersault,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1902-12-23
New School VIII open

The new school building in Alta
vista is practically fintsaed. 1t VIII
be.occupied by tpe East End school
after the holidays. The holiday vac:l-
tion lasts until the fiftl of January.
and on that date theeew school win
be opened. Eza
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1902-12-23
Funeral of Mrs. Reed

The funeral Of Mrs. Cecil c. Reed
Nill take place Wednesday afternoon.
1t two O'clock The burial win be In
the Holy Gross cemetery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-31
MONTGOMERY RECEIVED 164,OO3 BALES
OF COTTON APPROXIMATING 100000
AND YEAR WAS MOST SATISFACTORY ONE

Cation rscs,vsd and handled IN Mont
sonhefS ourihs 'ie '"ei'e Aioh'"s eiiui'ie
today was valued at approximately w.
O00,OO
Monteomerv counts its business wear
e.. c.... =. co.. o. a.
- o'. W
all the towns and cities OF the South.
in which cotton is the controlling fac
tor. indeed the cotton wear ALWAYS
begins Septemher and all the cotton
of this wears raising that ia marketed
during the month of August ia counted
as mart and parcel of the cron of 1901 1902
The cotton season this calendar wear
opened fully two weeks earlier than last
wear on account of the early oneninr of
the crop This was due 10 drv weather
The first new hale received in Monteom-
erv this wear came in on JuIv 20 n
was crown in Autauga, countv NV 7 A
wilkinson The first new bale received
in Montgomery last wear reached here on
August II
The receints of COTTON in Montgomery
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-31
List of Structures.

The following is d list of new buildings
and repairs since September LIST, 1901, as
compiled from the books of the City En-
gineer:
Residences. stores. etc. costing 5000
and over:
Montgomery Library Association, to
erect two-story stone building on Perry
Street. corner Adams Street. $415OO.
Sisters of Charity, TO erect a three-story
brick building at the corner of Adams
and Jackson Streets, $4,000.
Kirkpatrick & Griel, to remodel Mont
gomery Theatre on Perry Street. corner
Monroe Street, $4,000.
J. M. Dennis. to erect a three-story
brick building on Bibb Street, corner Lee
Street. $4,000.
City of Montgomery, to rebuild the
Heron Street School Building, on Her
ron Street $l393S
Steiner & Lobman to erect a three-story
brick building on Tallapoosa Street, near
Commerce Street, $4,000.
II. Ruth, to erect a two-story brick
and stone building on Clayton Street,
corner Holcombe Street. $1,000
II. NJ. Hobbie. to erect a brick ware
house on Commerce Street, S, 900.
l.. Klein, to erect a two-story frame
house on Church Street, between Catoma
and Wilkinson Streets, $3.50
The Montgomery Advertiser Co, to re-
model the three-story brick building on
Dexter Avenue, corner Lawrence Street,
$500.
Total. s175O9S.
Permits for repairs to, and erection of
stores, residences, etc, to cost between
81 600 and $1,000
The Woman's Home (Scott Bros.) to
erect Il One-story frame house on the
corner of Union and Scott Streets, 5000
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-31
Rejuvenating Old System.

The Montgomery Street Railway Com
pany owns about twenty miles of street
car tracks The company was formed in
1893 by the consolidation of the street
railway property of the Montgomery Ter
minal Company and the Cloverdale I'M
proVement Company, The lines of these
companies had been constructed in 1S>'
and 1859. when the first electric cars In
tine South were put in operation in Mont.
gomery.
The Montgomery Street Railway Com
pany secured In November 1901, the prop
eFty Of the Montgomery Suburban Street
Railway Company, which was owned by
4he Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company.
The tracks OF the Suburban Line extend
from West End through the business
portion OF the city. to Riverside Park. 1t
connects the two parts of the city which
are devoted to mills and factories. In a
general way the line runs parallel TO the
bank OF the Alabama River.
The lines which constitute the property
of the Montgomery Street Railway Com
many consists OF the Belt, the Bloemfon-
faine. the Oak Park, the Cloverdale. tn q
south Jackson, Stone Street and the So
burban.
In the past year the company extended
its line from Highland Park to Bloemfon-
faine. a distance of nearly two miles
The rolling stock of the company con
sists OF thIrty-thres cars. These cars. 1t
Is understood viii be replaced as soon as
practicable with ths best and most mod
ern rolling stock.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-31
TWO NEW SYSTEMS
OF STREET RAILWAY
Improved Car Service Distinct
Achievement of the Year--Many
Miles of Track.

The business year just closed has been
the most notable in all Montgomery's his
tory In street railway construction.
The city's industrial advancement along
other lines has been outstripped by the
progress made in street railway improve
ments. More street railway history was
written between September 1. 1901, and
September l, 1902, than in all time since
the first car rail was laid in Montgomery.
The Importance of the achievements in
supplying the people of Montgomery with
rapid transit facilities has completely
overshadowed other industrial results at
tanned. In this one year the work was
begun and pushed forward that will raise
Montgomery from the position it occu-
pied as the poorest street car town In
the South to high place among the best
supplied cities in the South. The year
marked the dawn of a new era to the
people OF Montgomery, who had waited
patiently and hopefully for better things.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-31
WATCHWORD
IS FORWARD
Reports from All Lines Of
Trade and Commerce In
dictate Satisfactory
Progress Of Mont
gomery.

Forward is the watchword of Montgoh-
erians Each recurring year indicates
progress and each recurring year the re-
cord shows Advancement in all lines OF
trade and commerce
REPORTS from the various business
houses, factories. public institutions ana
professional men. of Montgomery snow
that during the past year the Capital Clty
Of Alabama has not only kept pace with
the most progressive of Southern cities,
hut has challenged the pacemaker for po-
sition.
The volume of business of Montgomery
was larger during the last year than the
previous one, and it was conducted AT
higher prices. The grocery trade consid-
erably exceeded that of 1901. The boot ana
shoe trade showed a small decrease ana
the dry goods and notions TRACE remained
practically the same.
The failure of the corn crop in 1901 was
most unfortunate for this section OF the
country as 1t caused farmers to purchase
corn at the outset of the year. Despite
the heavy drought of this year the pros
poets for a fine corn crop are excellent
Collections have been fairly good ana the
business of Montgomery is gradually as
Stunning a cash basis.
Last year the April frost necessitated
replanting of cotton in May, which made
the crop late and expensive. This year
the prospect for a good cotton crop was
gloomy on account of the protracted
drought in the early summer. Rain came
in good time. however. and the outlook
is most favorable for a fairly good crop
of cotton.
indications are that good corn crop
will be produced and merchants are count
ing on a big spring trade.
Several new manufacturing industries
have been located in Montgomery and
the plants of practically all of the old
ones have been greatly improved so that
they are now able to manufacture more
products.
Realizing that a liberal and exclusive
patronage of factories already located in
the city would be a potent factor in
bringing others here, the Montgomery
Commercial and Industrial Association
took up the question of securing more
uniform support of the home institutions
by the citizens of Montgomery. care
full canvass was made of the member
ship Of the Association and a pledge was
signed by a number OF the members to
support home manufactures as long as
the quality of their products was as good
and the prices equal TO the 'oreign makes.
Two hundred and seventy-five prominent
business men signed the agreement and
their slogan is "Patronize Home Indus
try" !
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-31
REAL ESTATE
HOLDS ITS OWN
Sales in Montgomery lncreas-
ed Over Previous Year
SO Per Cent---No
Renting Houses
Unoccupied.

Each year finds values of Montgomery
real estate holding Its own. There Is no
imitation of values in Montgomery dirt
1t is substantial and 1t is good for in
vestment
Tie claim has been made that rents
in Montgomery are high. but this is an
swered by the fact that Jew houses in
and around the corporate limits OF the
city are unoccupied.
In his annual report 10 the Commercial
and Industrial Association, Chairman
George A Thomas of the Real Estate
Committee said:
THE sales of city and country property
in this county for the past year amount
to 81, 745, 500 showing the splendid increase
over the previous year Of S66,320, or over
3s per cent. All classes of city and coun-
try property are on a good firm basis.
and bring good prices when offered for
SAFE.
"A very conclusive argument for the
growth of our city and the stability of
its real estate is that not only those own
ing central and business property, but
those owning the residence and outlying
sections of our city as well, are now able
to secure loans on same at lower rates
of interest than ever before known. This
fact has been instrumental to very con-
siderable extent in bringing about the
great improvement so HolltedDle on all
sides. in the new and nice residences be
ing erected on property. long unimproved.
THE time has passed when houses not
rented by the LIST of October must remain
vacant and nocc1pied. for desirable ten
ants are seeking homes at all seasons of
the year, which. in conjunction with the
large number of residences constructed,
shows most conclusively that the popu-
lation of our city is steadily and rapidly
increasing.
ut has been wondered by many not
conVersant with the true condition of our
business section. why it is that this class
of property seldom changes hands, or
cannot be purchased except at prices
which seem all out Of proportion as com
pared with the income received; but those
who have investigated the matter have
found that the indirect income. or the
enhancement Of valuation on this class
of property for the past several years has
been as much. in some cases even more,
than the t.irect income derived from same.
with such conditions prevailing. can
there be any question as to the splendid
future in store for Montgomery?
Montgomery real estate was never
on a firmer or more substantial basis,
and people who wish to make investments
and those who are sending their money
away to boom other cities. or 'tucking it
The Montgomery advertiser., 1902-08-31
Pickett SPRINGS Line.

The construction corns of the new
company has been actively at work dur
ing the entire summer. The Pickett's
Springs Line has been built from the
corner of Monroe and McDonough Street
to Pickett's Springs. a distance of four
and half miles. This line crosses the
tracks of the Central of Georgia Railroad.
the Western Railroad and the Seaboard
Air Line. The tracks of the Central of
Georgia and the Seaboard Air Line are
crossed by overhead trestles The West
ern Is passed over by a grade crossing.
The work done on the new line is of the
most substantial and enduring nature.
Heavy embankments have been built and
the grades have been kept down for easy
and rapid running. The overhead tres
ties which cross the railroad tracks are
perhaps the most substantial constructed
by any street railway company in the
South.
At the tracks of the Western Railroad
a buffer" switch is being placed. When
this switch has been put in no street car
can cross the tracks without the car con-
ductor first having gotten off the car
and thrown the switch When the car
has passed over the switch closes auto
matically and 1t can only be opened by
the conductor of the next car.
The rails that were put down on the
Pickett Springs line and which will be
put down throughout the city are the
very hest that can be secured They
are seventy-seven and a half pound '"T''
rails. The girder rail used by the new
company weighs eighty pounds.
The final completion of the Pickett
Springs Line awaits only the arrival of
some curves and switches which have
been ordered and are expected every day.
The traction company has also COM
a. art f 70 live In he