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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-01-31
NEGRO LOVER KILLS WAlTE WOMAN
Thomas Tucker Used a Razor With
Fatal Effect on Mary BeaIl.

A frightful crime occurred in Park
ersburg Sunday night in which Mary
Beall, white, aged thirty years, was
killed by Thomas Tucker. a negro,
aged twenty. The girls head was al
most severed from her body. A razor
it is presumed, was used. After COM
mission OF the crime Tucker ran down
sixth street a block. to his home,
where he told his mother that he had
killed the Beall girl and was going to
kill himself. He locked himself in a
room and shot twice. He missed both
times: then he took II razor or knife
and slashed his throat. He has been
Indicted by the Wood county grand
jury for murder. His victim formerly
lived near the line between Lewis and
Harrison counties. Tucker was her
lover.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-01-31
no BIoeKAOE OF STREET CAR LINE.
Rsssrt Sent Out Last wsst About 3. .
0: vas False.

The statement which seems to have
had its origin from source 10 Wheel
ing and was published one day last
week giving out the theory that the
FaSrmont and Clarksburg electric
railroad company had struck snag
which they could not go around nor
over in their efforts to connect the
two towns by a trolly line Is without
foundation. SO one OF the foremost men
Of the company stated in an answer to
questions. The writer Of the article
went on to say that of recent date the
B. & o. railroad company had employ
ed some men who had bought up the
territory between Fairmont and
Clarksburg through which the pro-
posed trolly line would pass, and, this
being the case. the railroad company
would not grant the trolly line per-
mission to pass over their grounds. 1t
was also stated that BY doing SO that
the railroad company hoped to be able
to force Mr.. Henry Schmulbach, who
is one of the principal stockholders in
the electric line, to sell his interests to
some parties who are identified with
the railroad company, thereby giving
the B. s. o. company controlling in
terest in the trolly line. The company
officials at Fairmout have been strug.
Cling away all winter to get the short
section of the road completed across
Cole run hollow. The rebuilding of
the stone bridge and the grading and
filling is now complete, ready for the
ties and railing. which will be put
down at once. Within the space of
two weeks the company expects to
have their cars running out the Lo-
Gust avenue pike, which is the straight
line for the up river towns.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-01-31
The Gladiator" Monday Night.

I'VE all lear every day such express
sions as "Give us new plays" THE
old ones are played out, Something
new, something new" etc. When in
fact the old plays are. doing the bust
ness this season all over the country,
and it is simply the old story, 1t is
better to cling to those we know than
to fly TO others we know not OF, land
in the case of MI. Robert Downing in
his sublime representation Of Nero in
that grand play, The Gladiator
which he has given over three thou
sand times. His business is simply
phenomenal and it looks as If the old
play has taken new life. AS it is
with him SO it is with others who have
the old stand bye's on the road.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-01-31
OLD DEsPARO NINE cLosss,DoWa
Because it is Not Able to Keep.
Pace with Modern Metheds.

Owing to the inability OF THE rail-
road company to keep the mines in
this, region supplied with cars, and
he fact that cost OF promotion at
Despard mine is greater than selring
price, the Clarksburg Fuel Company
has decided to close the mine down
indefinitely.
Despard mine has beeDin.operation
fora number of years and is.practic-
ally worked out: and for so. small an.
amount OF coal as remains in the
mine, it will not pay to.renewtl1e old
and worn.out equipment. In addI-
ticn to this the distance the ceal has
to be hauled from the mine to the
tipple is so great. that the Company
has fonnd it would,not pay tothaM it
such a long distance. with,mnle power,
and have therefore decided to close
this mipc down, and expect to make
arrangements to work out the balance
OF this coal through some Of their
other openings.
This will throwa number Of miners
out OF emp oyn4snt. but they will no
doubt be able to secure work at the
other mines Of the Company In the
immediate vicinity.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-01-31
Mans wife will Expose Him

A Fairmont special to last Sundays
Wheeling Register says:
"By one of the local newspapers u
letter has been received from Clarks-
burg from woman who claims to be
the legal wife of a man whoup until
recently lived in this city with a wo-
man of an alleged disreputable charac
ter. This is the sensation that has
been promised for Fairmont forseveral
days past. The writer says her story
is true in every particular and that
the whole story will be made known
in few days, when she will make
application for divorce from the
man whose wife this woman has pre-
tended to be. Her letter in part CEN
tains:: lit will no doubt occasion
much surprise among the frlendsrand
neighbors OF woman residing at
--, street, ward
and who claims to bear the name OF
Mis-, to learn that she has no
right to bear that name, and that
instead of being the legal wife she Is
none other than a noted character
from Mansfield, Ohio. i wishthis in
serted for the benefit of merchants
and Others in Fairmont whohaye been
deceived. am his legal wife, and
MS we are living in West Virginia and
not Utah, it is rather embarrassing
state Of affairs
s. Yours respectfully,
Mrs. -----------,
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-01-31
.llR. sENsENEY ACHIEVES SUCCESS
Cousin Of Cashier Sands is a Noisd
painter whose work is attracting
Attention.

The Washington Star of recent date
contained the following compliments.
ry notice OF cousin of Cashier G. S.
Sands OF the Traders National Bank.
of this city:
MI. George E. Senseney is another
Washington boy who has achieved
unusual success. Not many years ago
he was a student at the Corcoran
School, after which he became a pupil
sof Mr.. Helmick, and later went
abroad. His two strong etchines
made notable feature CT the Water
Color Clubs last annual. Mr.. Sem
'seney is essentially a painter, but he
has given much time and arrived at
more advanced results inhis etchines,
which is exceptional in many ways. In
the studio which he has lately taken
lin the Octagon House he has a most
interesting portfolio of these, both in
'moootine and colors. All are indi.
,vidual, strong and sensitive quaint
compositions, interpreted with re-
'markable skill; but those, in color rep
resent a new field or phase Of art, and
!one which will in all probability In
crease rapidly in popularity. In the
process of production the plate is first
etched, though not as it would be for
. black and white print; then nti1e
10 lored ink is laid on somewhat after
the manner of a monotype, SO that a
single impression completes the pic
ture; and for each impression the same
process OF coloring must be repeated.
1t is essential, therefore, that allthe
work be done by the artist, and it
likewise follows that no two prints
can be identical. Though it is q meas
iure mechanical. it also allows the ARTIST
considerable scope, and at the same
time requires excellent judgmentand
a keen color sense. Mr.. Senseney,s
portrait study of sDreamer OF the
Ghetto. and his Moonlight street
scene in Normandy, were both done
by this method, and he has. in his
studio besides series Of prints. Of i.
landscape taken from one plate, but
in widely differing tones and colers,
admirably demonstrating tiler versa
Utility of the process.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-01-31
Woman Taken 10 the Asylum.

A lady attendant came here wedpes-
day from the insane hospital at Wes-
ton and took Mrs. Elizabeth Grevcs
back with her from the jail that even.
ing. Mrs. Greyes was adjudeed in
sane a week or more ago by Squire NJ
S. Riley ard DR.. c. r. Peck, Of Bridge
port. She is about 80 years Of age and
the wife Of James Greyes, of Bridge.
mort. She has three children. She
las been deranged some time. A year
AGO she wandered away from home
and was taken into custody here, but
was later released.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-01-31

agiag and / am fearful as TO the OUT
come. i was to have made purchases
for extensive improvements at my
school, but a recent letter advised me
not to buy at this time. You see the
Beers are so numerous and they are SO
well acquainted with the country that
the English have had the worst of the
warfare"
Miss Pride then took the initiative
and said, 81 see that there is a pro-
Boer feeling in Wheeling, and that
Webster Davis is to deliver an address
there. The peopleof this country do
not know the true condition of affairs
in the Transvaal else they would think
differently. Why, the Beers have done
everything to drive the English from
that section. They have even taxed
the English gold operators as much as
rs per cent. to cause them to either
leave the country or to drive them to
financial RUM"
The Intelligencer correspondent then
said: "Don't you think that Webster
Davis has been paid handsomely by
the Beers to advocate their cause in
this country ?n To this pointed ques.
tion, Miss Pride gave knowing look
and said, II would not be surprised,
/, for they have plenty Of money to do
So"
Miss Pride will leave New York
about the middle Of next month for
her foreign home. She will first go to
England and then sail direct for South
Africa,
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-01-31
Small Wells Drilled In.

In the, Salem district the South
Penn OIL Company has drilled It's No.
, on the S. II. Garner farm and has a
very light producer.
In the Wolf Summit district, Judge
Nathan Golf has completed No. 80 on
his own farm and has small pumper,
not good for more than 5 barrels aday.
OIL is quoted at sl.l5 barrel.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-01-31


The coal deals Of the week are as
follows:
Louisa Flint and Others sold tc
Louis 3. Lynn, of Uniontown, 1856
acres in 1enmile district for s., sls.1s
Louis E. Lynn and JamesC. Work
sold to Joseph E. Barnes 4O6.62 acres
Of coal in. Sardis, district, Harrison
county, and Mcclellan, district, bod
bridge county, for sd,0ls.37.
Richard v. Thompson sold Joseph
E. Barnes 6l.9s. ceres on Tenmile
creek for s6is.so.
George L. Hibbs- and james r.
Barnes sold to Joseph E. Barnes a
two.thirds interest in S0.61 acres on
Rock Camp that formerly belonged to
Curtis w. andiJOhn w. Davis. The
is not mentioned in the
deed.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-01-31
Found Guilty Of the Squirting.

According to a jury;verdict rendered
in circuit court Monday afternoon the
man who squirted water and filth from
the gutter on Jason NJ. Kester last
fall while he was IN the lookup was
James Laboridier. The testimony was
rather conflicting. Kester identified
him as the one who did it. He denied
1t. Policeman John Pitts did not
think Laboridier was the man. The
jury Thought the circumstances point
ed 10 I,aboridier as the guilty one.
A motion was made Err a new trial.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-01-31
WESTON STREET CASE REVERSED.
Supreme court Of the United States de.
cides in favor Of the Town.

The United. States Supreme Court
reversed Monday the decision Of the
United States Court for the district
Of West Virginia restraining the town
of Weston from removing distractions
erected by James A. Tierney in Water
street, adjoining his lot fronting
thereon. Tierney claimed title to and
fenced in a portion of what Is properly
the street, but the court holds his
title ends at the line of the street.
There are numerous other property
holders who hoped to acquire portions
of the street, but under this decision
the claims will not be recognized.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-01-31
Rev. simmons Claims abide.

Quite u surprise was rendered Lead
ing society and church people III Graf
ton Mst Friday morning whent the an
.nouncement was made thatthe Rev.
j. D. Simmons, pastor of the Buck
harmon Baptist church, and Miss Mary
A. Straub had been united in. marriage
the evening before. The Wedding
took place at the residence Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles II. Straub, in Washing.
TOT, street, the ceremony being per
formed by the Rev. }. D. Ctomley.
pastor OF the Grafton Baptist church.
The happy couple departed for Buck
harmon, where they viii make their
home.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-01-31
sCI.ARKSBURG. w. 1909 WEI
WHOLE NO. 2Ol4

partment who absent themselves
from duty shall not receive pay for
any such time lost, providing. how.
ever, such absence from duty is hot
caused by being injured while in the
line Of duty, and then only for twenty
days without the person injureds, Is
able for duty before the twenty days
expire. In no case shall a fireman be
paid for time not served.
18th. The uniforms worn by, fire
men shall be the regulation freman's
uniform with fire hats.
18th. In case Of fire the tiremen not
on duty and minute men shall report
at the alarm Of fire at once.
18th. The chief shall at the hour
of a. m. and IL noon and 6ap. M.
every day have The alarm sounded and
cause the horses and men to take their
places as II going to call.
We, the committee appointed to
draft rules and regulations and. select
a chief and three men for the lire de-
partment, will recommend to, your
honorable body that the above rules
and regulations be adopted, and thai
George Isenhart be chieftof Fire
Department, and that John Hurdman
be elected No. /, and that w L.
Deison be elected No. 2, and that
Martin Feeney be elected No.. saas
provided for in the rules.
PlJ. KEENAN,
w. H. LEWIS,
F. B. HAYMAKER,
F. R. MOORE,
JNo. KEARNs.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-01-31
Storage Charges TO be Iuaugurated.

On and after February LIST, 1902, the
B. s. o. at this point will put storage
into effect. All goods remaining on
hand in the warehouse, after being
ready for delivery will be charged for
at the rate of &c per day, per 100 lbs.
for the first 10 days, and higher rate
thereafter. This will enable the
company to give better service and
keep their warehouse clear. In order
to handle the immense volume Of
business done here, the freight must
be taken away daily.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-01-31
Advertising Bureau Chartered.

The Secretary of State Monday is
sued charter TO the West Virginia
Advertising Bureau. The principal
Offices are in Clarksburg. The capital
stock authorized is $4,000, of which
$500 has been subscribed and $50 paid
up. The ncorporators are Fl. f.
Kyle, of Fairmont; and John B. Smith,
w. G. Morrison, Frank Peck and Carl
Drummond, ali of this city.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-01-31
Bell. Linemen go. TO Fairmont.

The score OF linemen under the
charge of w. p. Smith, who have been
employed, on the Bell Company's
lines here several months in making
improvements, left for Fairmont
Tuesday afternoon to do work on the
lines there. Other inn
.proxements will be made here later,
after the litigation thee Company has on
hand is settled. Mr.. Charles +. Glass
was the book-keeper and he and his
wife resided here, but left with the
force OF men. Mr.. Glass and wife
made many friends here.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-01-31
Prof. Barbe Lectures Tonight.

The teachers of Coal, Clark, and the
Clarksburg Independent school dis
tricts will hold an institute in the
Academy building here this Friday.
The first session will be at $3.50 a. M,
the second at 2:3O in the afternoon
and the third at s o'clock at night.
At the night session Prof. Mailman
T. Barbe OF the West Virginia Uni.
yersity will:deliyer lecture.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-01-31
Talk of Another Opera House.

Rnmor is current that the building
en- Pike street occupied by Stathers s.
Warner, liyesymen, is to be converted
Into a theater, or rather that it is to
be torn down and an iiptodate opera
house e5e0ted on the site. In running
down she lnmor the Telegram was In
formed that it was unfounded at this
time but that w. w. Jameson and
the other owners OF the property ex-
pect to erect a theater there in about
two years. The location Is excellent
and the site is large.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-01-31
Coal Plant at ReynoIdsvilIe.

r. d. Potter is at the head of a
movement to develop the Hoggset coal
field of several hundred acres at
Reynoldsville. In the event the
movement is successful, good plant
will be put in and spur of railroad
constructed from the the i. * o. rail-
road, up Plants run on the north side
of the 3. so. The field is good
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-01-31
Baptist Church.

Five persons were baptized by the
pastor at the close of the sermon last
Sunday night. The audience filled
the auditorium and the Sunday school
room and the two small galleries. The
pastor is preaching series Of Sunday
night sermons on night Scenes in the
Bible" The subject next Sunday
night will be "a Night in Prison"
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-01-31
Institute at bridgeport.

The Teachers of Simpson. District
win hare an Institute at Bridgeport,
Saturday afternoon and evening Feb.
9Th. 1t is the last meeting in the
school year and the presence Of every
teacher Is desired, "a. ]. EtEpLEy,
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-01-31
LIST OF UNCLAIMED LETTERS
In the cIarksbura, W. Va, Post Office
Advertised January q, 1902.

Glen R. Bell, Mrs. LDpla Clark, Miss
Noxia j Cowgirl, SAINT Collins, William
Follan, FL Cooling, B v Haney,
Charles, Miller, Jalnes O'Brian, MISS
Minnie Riser, ] Kari .Rosseau, Miss
Anna c'Rowan, Marshall @ Sandles,
ORA w Shaw, Ms Lucille Wilson,
Mrs Lille wilisSms, Robt T Walters.
sc. DBNRAM, Postmaster.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-01-31
Accused Of BurgIarizing a church

Robert Gordon, coIored, was arrested
Wednesday afternoon on warrant
sworn out before Squire NJ IS. Riley,
charging him with breaking into the
colored Baptist church ard stealing
the church records therfrom. He
was given preliminary Jrial Thurs
day night. He was acquitted.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-01-31
Coal Deals of the Week.

+" .clarksburg, w. Va
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-12-20
AVOIDS NEW BOOKS.
Herber Spencer Has Not Read One
of This Years Product.

Herbert Spencer Has Not Read One
of This Years Product.
The London academy has put its an
nual question. What two books in the
past year have you read with the most
interest and pleasure" and Herbert
Spencer. says the Chicago Inter Ocean,
answers I have not read any new
books this rear
Some of the other answers are as fol-
lows.
Professor Skeat of Cambridge uni
SersiSy- Il hare not read any new
books this year. / have quite enough to
do 10 read the old ones"
Thomas Hardy names Margaret T..
Woods Princess of Hanover as one
Edmund Gosse selects james wings
of the Dove" and Frederic Harrison
picks out stephen Phillips ulysses"
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-12-20
MEAT FIT DIET FOR ARMIES

English Expert Says Our Feeding
Makes Americans Best Soldiers.
Nathaniel e. Yorke-Dayies, London's
famous consulting physician in dietet-
les, has forwarded to Secretaries Root
and Long and Generals Miles and Cor
bin a statement containing his conclu-
sions as to the proper feeding for light
ing men. Speaking to the Chicago
Daily News London correspondent the
other day, Dr.. Yorke-Davies said:
WARS have been lost and won by
commissary departments. The fate Of
peoples in civil conflict depends on the
character of the food they eat. Sol
diers and sailors in this country eng
land at present get too much bread
and too little meat. The military sue
cesses of the ancient Greeks were due
to their fare, which consisted Of plain
meats and almost nothing else. Much
of England's trouble in South Africa
was the result Of diet. The transports
landed the soldiers on the battlefield
overfat from the consumption of starch.
"Rich food makes men effeminate
and cowardly. Animal food makes
them courageous and hardy. Americas
army is the best in the world because
its feeding is more nearly right than
that of any other nation. Russia comes
next. England is third. Germany is
fourth and France a bad fifth. The SOL
dier, especially the growing soldier,
should have II pound of meat each
day in peace and an extra quarter of a
pound during war; ~. F
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-12-20
ada Adventure with 4 Cat.

Mrs. Alexander powney Of the pii-
lage OF Galesburg, nea Niles, Mich.
was preparing to attend I'M entertain.
ment the other evening and was nearly
ready. only waiting the return of her
husband. who was to accompany her,
when she opened a closet door. and the
family cat sprang from II shelf and
alighted upon her head. Its claws be.
came entangled IN Mrs. nowney's hair,
and upon his return Mr, Downey found
his wife unconscious IN the floor. while
the cat was struggling furiously to re
lease Itself. 1t was found necessary to
ehlereform the animal so as to release
Mrs, nowney, who was not seriously
injured.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-12-20
Nnyel h Lure.

In France a newell method OF catching
Ash Is heifg tested by anglers. A tiny
mirsor Is attached to the line near the
hatted hook, The assumption Is that a
fish, when Il so itself In q glass. will
conclude that some other fish Is trying
70 carry on the bait and win make
haste 10 secure the tempting morsel 1t.
sell, the result being that It viii speed
lily be caught on ths relentless hook,
From experiments which have been
made there seems to he some feanda.
ton fer this assumption, AT any rate,
sesne anglers say that they catch more
ash when they use the little mirref
than they ever caught before.
Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1902-12-20
The Eagsweod Broadase-whieh is

The Eagerweod BguaGaSe--whSeh Is
sg wsgpsE1saa and Wzaae--nan So-
johnson so- United States ssEazoc-
Garcrs 4 aaary see5aoa oeSause 1t
XII saasA Sas Republican party in the
s-s razna IN this sEaSe- There are
some rho acw favor a primary elecS2on
aaw Wasa woala ncs do 50 il they
thought IT meant the decentralization
81 the Republican party. It Is doubt
aa Nc the Minnesota law will meet
with FAVOR IN this state anyhow, We
went co DO guided ny the experience
es other states, and the simplest form,
oe pereastang our caucus law, so rs e
aaese AL reasonable objections and de-
nsanas sf primary election enthusiasts
will be the best,