The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1902-08-29
Several Short State Stories,
News from all ovetthe State Clip
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TENDER 10th and 18th.
To-day the Salvation army located
at Huntingtonopens their camp meet
ing 10 Union park in that city.
1t Is now stated that contrary to all
previous reports, the new Wabash
trunk line VIII touch Buckhaunon.
L. E. Grove, the assistant B. so.
agent Tunnelton, will probably be the
agent for the WestVlrginia Northern.
Central City has landed a brick
manufacturing plant that will be a
valuable increase to the industry to
the town.
The first Shlpmentof the one thous.
and steel carsordered for the West
Virginia Central and Plttsburg rail-
way has been received.
Elk Lodge No. 44,Enights Of Pythas
OF Elk Garden, heldabig picnic Satur'
day, the proceeds going to the fund of
the castle they are building at Elk
Garden.
Hon. John H. Holt and Hon, Geo.
f. Livingston, Of Mississippi, will adj
dress the people Of Summers and adj
iacent counties at Hinton on the 9Sth
inst
William Register, the negro who
committed the murderous assault
upon Homer Miller at Sweet Springs,
has been admitted to bail and has left
for Charleston.
The Beaumont Glass company has
about completed the removal Of their
plant, as well as their stock, from
Martins Ferry to their new factory at
the west end of Grafton.
AtKeyser George Arnold, President
OF the county court, was bitten on one
finger by a copperhead while building
a fence at his home. He is suffering a
good deal as a result,
The buildings Of the Bushy Ridge
camp ground, eight miles from Lewis
burg have been destroyed by fire. The
origin of the blaze iSunknown, but IN
cendIarism is suspected.
The excessive drinking of whiskey
has caused large amount Of disorder
in the Goose Creek neighborhood and
as result there have been several
bloody fights and some arrests.
The car supply in the Fairmont re.
gion is very short, amounting to only
$50 or 800 per day-about half tho
i number needed. During July 1925
cars we're forwarded from that ylcInt
ty.
The annual statement of the Farm
erS' Home Fire Insurance Company, O
LewIsburg, shows a total of risks ex
ceeding s76O,OOO. The old Board @
Directors has been reelected.
At NIartinsburg, the peculiar cast
which resulted in the death Of Mrs
JacobH. Stuckey is attracting atten'
tion. Ill for fifteen months, her Skin
gradually turned dark, and after death
became black.
Eight thousand people attended the
closing Of the Inwood fair near Mar
tinsburg, Friday. The prize for the
most beautiful lady on the ground was
awarded to Miss Elizabeth Cry, OF
MiddIeway.
Mrs. Robert +. Myers, of Allegheny.
Pa, is at Huntington searching for
her husband and has found that he
has been welded toa Miss Morris Of
that place but cannot be found.
The starting Of the new steel
plantat,Huntington has been delayed
considerable on. account of the lack Of
rollers The management has hopes
of supplying the places at an early
date.
lifelong standing turnpike case in
the Tyler county courts was settled
Thursday by the plaintiff getting a
verdict Of $4,000 against the county
court. 1t was matchmaking the road
east Of SisterSyille.
David Pulley left this morning on
C. & o. train for the Philippines.
Three weeks ago he enlisted in the
United States army at Cincinnati and
was attached as recruit to one OF the
regiments now in the Philippines
Huntington Herald.
The receipts of the Huntington
post Office are becoming something
very considerable and the increase
therein has been indeed highly graft.
flying, The last year, ending with
July LIST the receipts were $2s 056 50.
-Four years ago the total receipts were
but $4,000 in round numbers, hence
the increase within the past quadren-
mum has been almoStone hundred per
cent. The past month, July, showed
an increase over July 1901, of $500, so
that the progress in this department
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