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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-28
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0Fi - NJ GENE CURTIS cIfECHisE
GARDEN, BEING ms FIRST
GRAND STAND PlAY.
EiTt on Fame BY + Faet That celld
sggira Farther INTO 13galo Creek
Than Ana other KID e ana
save RaTr

g
OF Gene Curtis, the pride Of the local
baseball fans, who Is now finishing the
season with the Pirates, the Pitts9urg
Dispatch tells the following interesting
tale.
Eugene Curtis, who has made such g
good reputation rs substitute outhelder
on the Pittsburg team, first gained fame
BY reason of the fact that he could swim
farther into Buffalo creek and save the
ball than any other 'lSid" playing on
nine. Curtis Is a native Of Bethany,
w. Va, and since his boyhod has been
associated with college men. In other
years Bethany had the best college team
in The west. Men who are now high ID
business life were members of the team.
but the sslzids" had to play outside q
the campus and across the creek ina field
which belonged to farmer, long since
gone to his reward. Near the field Buff
faio creek, about which amateur poets
have been raving for the last half cen
tury flowed.
The first time Curtis ever made good
as an outfelder was about fifteen years
ago. The Afiddletown team had chal-
.lensed the Bethany kids to play a
game. The challenge was accepted and
at about 10 a. M the AIiddletownites ar
rived on foot. The game was set for
2 p. M, but owing to the fact that
the club had arrived SO early it was DC
cided to play two games, and the first
was Immediately started The Middle
town crowd were at the bat, and the
first fellow lrp-Ed Lane, who has since
gained fame by reason of his daredevil
work with Rooseveles men in Cuba
cracked the ball into the creek. Cur
tis started for the ball and vaulted tho
rail fence at the edge ofthe field. Tia
bah lit squarely in the middle of the
.reek. To lose it meant that there would
Ne no game that afternoon. The ball
was the only one the kids" had.
Curtis ran to the edge of the creek. Fe
wore a new uniform which his mother
had lust made for him. There was
hasty glance at the uniform and then he
decided to get the ball whether the uni.
form was ruined or not. He ran into the
stream as far as possible and then swan
to the ball. Back he came and the game
was in progress in five minutes. That
nlnv fixed Curtis in left field, and if ever
the Allegheny gets into Exposition Park
again Pittsburgers can look for rep
etitiOn of the performance.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-28
TEACHERs
of the City Sunday Schools Meet aud
Effect a Permanent Organization
Of Themselves.

A meeting of the Sunday school teach
ers of all tile churches of the city, ex-
cept the Catholic, was held in the par
lors of the Young Mems Christian as
sociation, at 3 o'clock Monday after
noon. A permanent organization was
effected. Homer ID. Boughner was tina
temporary presiding officer and 7. 7
Riddle acted as secretary. A committee
was appointed to draft constitution for
the organization. The members of the
committee are Rev. H. G. Richardson,
j. /. Alexander and f. L. Burdette. There
were Is teachers in attendance. They
adjourned to meet at the Same place at
1880 O'Clock the afternoon of Monday.
October l2.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-28
C.OWARDs
Called to Account by One Who They
Have PersistsntIy and Maliciously
ViIifed for Their Own Selfish
Purposes,

i want to say to the people Of Har-
rison county, and especially to those who
have read the Harrison County Herald
and who have seen the malicious and
anonymous attaclSs made on me through
the columns Of that paper, that have
s1bHaitted to this form Of abuse as long
as have only because the authors Of
the articles are unknown to me.
BY inuendo and insinuation / was
again attaclScd in the last issue of that
pretended reform paper.
With the intention of holding the au-
thors of that attack personally respon-
sibIe to me, called at the office of that
paper at the first opportunity after its
hast issue, and Mr.. Kendall, who has
charge of the office, denies all response
biHty of the appearing of the article,
and says that he was opposed to its pub
lication.
Mr.. Kendall further says that he has
opposed all malicious attacks on individ,
uals, and he seems to be a decent kind
of man.
am informed that these attacks are
made on me by the authority and at the
instigation of two men who carefully
keep their identity concealed. In this
they show Judgment, although it neees-
sariIy displays their despicable coward
ice.
1 say, what all the people know, ev-
cry charge made against me during the
last campaign and sincesis maliciousiy
false, and has been made in this cowardly
manner by men who keep in the dark.
If these men can sum up ordinary
courage and let themselves be known to
me I win take it upon myself to adjust
the matter to my own satisfaction.
do not care to enter into a newspaper
controversy with men of good character.
and certainly will not do SO with the
men who I have described above, but
the editor of the Herald, refusing to dis,
close the names of the men, / take this
opportunity of saying to them what i
think of their cowardIy methods and ac-
tions.
If the editor of the Herald win disclose
the author of these attacks or the COW
ards viii publish them over their own
sigma lures, / will not bother the public
with and f,lther DISCUSSION, as have never
before made any statement in the pub
lie press and regret that am compelled
10 do this. But want the people to
know what kind OF towards they are.
v. Il. HIGHLAND.
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Reasons for Decline.

New YORK. Sept. 2s-Several people
have inquired why U. S. has declined to
lo. One reason, of course, is that 1t IS
AN water and never was worth the pres
ent price; another reason,sis that there
has been a concentrated effort made to
depress the prices of all stocks and steels
in particular. Rockefeller is hammer1ng
and certain big interests which are be-
inc hard pressed are compelled to let go
Of their holdings. AS to the earnings
and dividend, U. s preferred can pay
per cent for the next ten years at least;
or, indeed, as long as the company eS
lists. The common dividend after TINS
wear will depend on the wishes OF the
standard Oil interests.
Serious Liquidation.
New York, Sept. 2s.-Liquidation wa
very serious during the first hours trad
ing this morning although the market
did not get out of hand. Itwas receiving,
support in places, but mostly on scale
down
At least one account of some conse-
quenee was being liquidated, and posi-
bly, moro.
Floor traders gave little support BY
covering some of their short contract.
on breaks, but made no effort to bid 70.
stocks, apparently waiting for the stock
to be offered, and then buying on scale
down
The heaviest liquidation came from
houses having Philadelphia connections
II is understood that one interest there
had been compelled to let go of a heavy
Inc Of stock, including fractions D. {
Q. and probably l. & y.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-28
6RADEs
Given the Teachers at Last Examination
Far Better Than at Previous Two
Examinations

The state grading board is eithermore
lenient and liberal than at the begin
ming of the examination, or the aPpli-
.cnnts did better work, as shown by the
returns of the last teachers examination
here. Forty persons took the examine
tion several weeks ngo and the county
superintendent received the grades and
certificates Monday morning. Eight No.
ones were granted, 10 lrmber -twos and
three number threes. There were two
faiEurs. The percent Of number ones
is much higher thnn at the two previous
exanlina ti6IIs.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-28
INA RR
OF MSS KoBLEGAeD 10 Mr. Will
SON WILL OCCUR Wen
OCTOBER 4, HERE.
invita- tions Issued Monday to the lar.
riage Rseeptf Ceremony VIII Be
at Home Of Bride Elects Ra1ents-

ID
Invitations were mailed as foIloWa
Mondays
s.aIr. and Mrs. John Koblegard request
the pleasure of your company at the
marriage reception of their daughter,
Clara, to Mr. Robert Hamilton Wilson
on the evening Of "Wednesday, the four
teenth Of October, the year Of one thou
sand nine hundred and three, at o'clock
ClarlSsburg, w. Va
Accompany the invitation is card
announcing that Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson
viii be eat home" December l at 2l5
North Dallas avenue, Pittsburg, Pa.
The wedding ceremony win take place
at the residence of the brides parents
at $50 O'Clock in the evening and viii
be solemnized by the Rev. William IL
Hudson, pastor of the First Presbyterian
church, Of which the bride.elect is a.
member. 1t viii be witnessed only by
the family and immediate relatives.
The reception will be given immediate
ly after the wedding ceremony.
Mr.. Wilson will be remembered here
as associated with the O'Neil Coal COM
pany. During his stay in this city he
made many friends among Clarksburs
people. He is an excellent young bust
ness man and gentleman Of integrity
and business attainment.
Miss Koblegard is one of clarksburSs
most accomplished, graceful and attrnct-
i've society ladies, and numbers many nd
mirers among her many acqauintanees.
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ms H0aiE MAY T tyE
THE Pm 50


An Alarming report
lice SATURDAY night 70 sect IN
man had had both legs sn
and they began 70 inquire he m's<oy
and the chief to know yha g se5
chief was finally informed q he re7
port, and he spent m hour y ns.S
ing an investfgation 10 ieIa lc
report was false ana without fouil stion,
except that stranger had intof
Daniel O'Conncr and Others ms
brother dad been RIM over by b train in
the east end Of che city and had both
legs cut of.
This stranger appears, was bent
on mischief. BE called at the reetorate
OF the Catholic church earlier in the
evening and solicited alms. The minister
assisted him and he left. But later he re-
turned and told lthe story about his
brother having his legs cut OF. Still
later in the evening Father oConnor was
annoyed by the mysterious actions Of
some person, presumably this stranger,
who rang his door bell from time to times
but disappeared before the Father could
answer personally This was kept mp 70
such an extent that it was deemed best
to report it, and then it was that the
report got out that man had had his
legs cut off.
The chief, after making thorough in
vestigation, instructed the officer in TINT
section Of the city to arrest the fellow
on sight and lock him up. The descrip
ton given of him was that he was g big
red-headed fellow and carried cane.
The officer kept vigilance the remainder
of the night, but the Suspect did not
appear again on the scene.
The supposition IS that he was endeav-
ing to work hold-up game and hoped
to induce the minister to come out Of
the, house so that he could assault and
rob him. 1t is strongly believed that
the fellow had an accomplice or two.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-28
q CCID.ENI
LIS LUTHER WEST, a TEAM
vAGON LOAD OF STONE
upSETTIlyG.
IA: he n ..s winding His Way Down the
Mountain Side and One Of His Legs
Was Broken ana He Was Badly
Bruised Up Too.

Luther West, a. teanster, sustained a
serious accident about 4 o'clock Satur-
day evening and escaped with his life
in a remarkable manner.
Mr. West was engaged in hauling stone
from the Jackson quarry ON PinniclSin-
nick mountain to the CIarksburg Brewery
company's plant. AS be was winding his
way down the mountain side with a load
OF stone the rubber of his wagon broke,
Just as the team was turning curve. The
wagon pushed the horses and upset on
the curve. One of the large stone fell
on the driver and broke his left leg and
bruised him up considerably. BE was
taken 10 the Kessler hospital, where his
wounds were dressed and he Is receiving
attention which will result in his Teeovs,
cry. But the nature Of his injuries VIII
Law him MP several weeks, and it wfli
be some time before he viii be able TO
resume work. He is married and has a
family.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-28
WEAK
ARE AEEPIcAN STOCKS AND Ess
PEcIALLKs STEEL IN THE LON
DON MARKETS.


New York, Sept. 2s.-American stoekS
holders in London, and especially Steel
are weak. There is some hope Of Cana
dian interests taking up consolidated
Lake Superior. London Is bearish on
American stocks ON the maturing Of puts
stold to New York. There is less de-
mand for stocks IN the loan crowd B.
R. T. power house at Fifty y=second street
was destroyed by FIRE, and seriously ham
peers the handling of traffic. Banks gain
id from Subtreasury since Friday $59o,-
600. sixteen banks reported less than
Is per cent reserve IN Saturdays state
ment.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-28
ACTION
WIN Be Taken by Bricklayers and Ma.
sons Regarding Employment Of Nom
Union Men at Steelton-

A special meeting of the BricklayeFss
and stone Cutters union of this city
win be held in the siers hall on Pike
street Wednesday night at 8 o'clock. The
meeting will be held for the purpose ot
taking action upon the matter of hold
ing conference with the contractors at
Steelton, who, it is claimed, are employ
ing non-union laDorers. The bricklayers
nc cutters claim that the ms'
employed on the buildings at Steelton
work ten hours day for the same pay
the union scale allows for a nine-hour
day. The briclslayers and masons want
the contractors to recognize union labor
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-28
REMAINS
Of Frank Mock, Young Man Who Died
at Redwood Sunday, After Years of
Illness, Shipped Here and Pre-
pared for Burial.

The remains OF Frank SIock, aged so,
who died at Redwood Sunday, were ship
ped to the undertaking parlors of the
Palace Furniture compdny, in this city
Monday afternoon to be prepared for
burial.
Mr.. Mock had been nm invalid for the
past several years, suffering from az
sccss of the liver He was making ms
home with his sister at Richwood waen
he died. He was a single man.
The remains We're prepared for burial
and shipped to Mill Hall, Pennsylvania
his former home, on the evening train
The funeral win occur at that place.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-28
CI,ARKSBURGERS
Get a Charter to Build and Operate
Railroad in the Interior of This
State.

Among the charters granted within
the last day or so by the secretary OF
state Of West Virginia to concerns OF va
rious kinds in this and other states Is
one to the Avondale and Cleveland Rail
road company. The main Office Of the
company VIII be in this city. The object
,sof he company, as stated in the char.
Is 10 build and operate a railroad
sn AvondRle; Randolph county 70
.sseland, webster county, this steee'
The capital stock is $4,000 and the IN
scorporators are J. J. Mead, a. Par1bns,
"a. a. Rouse, o. 2. Swartz and a. r.
Hugfll, all Of Clarksburg. :
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-28
STRONG
Football Team win Be Made Up of Best
Players in Clarlrsburg to Play With
Grafton ON Next Monday
Afternoon

A strong football team, composed Of
the best players in .this city, win be
formed this evening for the purpose Of
playing a game with the Grafton foot
BAH teasn Monday, October 4. The game
viii be played there on the fair grounds
gridiron in bhe afternoon of that day
A meeting of the clarksburg Tigers Ath
letic club and the Chrksburg Athletic
club viii be held tonight for the pnrpos'
of selecting the best players from each
team. The meeting will be held in the
Tigers club room in the Jacobs building
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-28
OPERATIONS
win shortly Be Resumed at the Jack
SON Iron and Tin Plate Mills, Likely
By November Coming.

There is every prospect that there viii
he an early resumption of the work a.
the Jackson Iron and Tin Plate mills
II ia semi,ofIicially reported that the
mills will start up by the lst OF Novenl'
Der coming, but the report cannot Dc
verified by those directly in charge a.
they decline to say anything on the SUD,
iect for publication. 1t is UNDERSTOOD
that the operations win be active and
that daily product will be put out
which will necessitate the employment o.
quite large force Of men. The mills
are being gotten in shape for the res"mp-
tion.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-28
COMES
From Cortland, New York, to Begin
work ON Colonial Chair Company
Factory at Once.

Anthony Bowen is in receipt Of teie-
gram from Lewis s. Hayes, Of the Colon
ial chair factory, of Cortland, N. T., stat
ing that he will arrive here Tuesday TO
begin work on the factory his company
VIZ erect and operate in the clarksburs
Industrial company addition. It e the
intention to push the construction worlS
Of the factory to a speedy comPletion
and begin active operations at an early
date. The factory will give employmcnt
TO at least fifty men.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-28
METHoDIsTs
Leave the City for wheeling to Attend
the Annual Conference of the De
nomination.

The Methodist ministers viii spend the
week in Wheeling attending the annual
general state conference of their denomi-
ma ton. Rev. l.. NJ Barnard, pastor Of
the Alta Vista church, left this after
noon for that city. Drs. d. J.. Ash and
S. X. Arbuthnot will leave tomorrow
morning for bhe conference. j. ]. Alex
onder. the lay delegate, win so from Pa
den City to the conference. 1t will begin
Wednesday morning.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-28
DISAPPEARING
Is the Smallpox in Various Sections Of
the Country, Says Dr.. Kornmann,
Who Is in Charge.

DR.. l.. F. Kornmann, who has charge
of the smallpox in the county reports
the disease pretty well cleaned up. He
has released two Of the slortin boys tat
the old Despard mine and says the West
End patients are all doing nicely. The
Rockford merchant, named Boyles, who
was discovered rs a patient last weeks
is also getting well. There Is but one
more patient in ths Martin home, and.
he viii soon be wen.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-28
DEATH
Of Mrs. F. F. Hamilton, Occurred at Her
Home at Pinniclzinnick Mines Satur-
day Night from Typhoid Fever.

Mrs. Lcona Hamilton. wife Of F. F.
Hamilton, died Saturday evening at her
home at PinincIzinnick mines, after an
illness with typhoid fever. She had beer
i'll for two or three weeks, with the dis
ease, but her case proved too.severe.
She was 81 years o fage. Besides a
husband. she is survived by three young
children, one girl and two boys.
The remains will be shipped to her for
mer home at Mansfield, Ohio MondaS
evening for burial.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-28
Expects
Lantern Factory Representatives to Ar.
rive to Select Site for Good
Sized Factory.

Anthony Bowen, secretary of the board
of trade and general manager of the
Clarksburg Industrial company expects
men to arrive from OTechanicsbug, Ohio,
this evening or tonight, for the purpose
Of a conference with him on the Propo-
sition to locate lantern factory here.
the cost of which IS to be from $40 to
s5O.OOO. If site is chosen, it viii likely
by on the Clarksburg Industrial COM
pany's addition to the city
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-28
RURAL
Free Delivery of Mails win Begin on a
New Route From wilsonburg
Thursday.

A rural free delivery mail route will be-
gin to operate from Wilsonburg Thurs
day of the present week. The carrier
will be Peter w. Ash, of Wilsonburg.
The service viii be by Katylick, Sardis,
Dola, Lambert's run, Isaac's creek, Grey
ory,s run and down Johnson's fork to
Wilsonburg. The carrier will leave Will
sonburg daily except Sunday ut 10
o'clock a. m. The people residing along
the route are very much elated over the
arrangement.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-28

New York, Sept. 2s.The syndicate
operating in the Steel interests VIII dom-
mate the market today. a runor that
strike of soft coal miners Is likely wlll
be used to further iepress the soft coal
ers Accent conservatively reports from
Texas of yellow fever. Because Of the
break in B. r. 7. there are bear tips
galore on it. On quick dips railroad
shares should be bought for turn, but
sales should be made on all rallies.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-28
INTENDED
win Be the Sacred Concert and Lecture
at the Church of Immaculate Con-
ception Tonight.

Thes acred concert and lecture to be
given in the Church of immaculate Con
ception tonight ut 8 o'clock promises t"
be well attended. AS has been announc
ed. ,thc lecture will be delivered by Rev.
T.. NJ. Hickey, of Parkersburg, and the
concert will be under the direction Of
Prof. Johns and Mrs. j. w. Dodge, with
fine locar talent assisting, The advance
sale Of tickets has been good.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-28
BIG
Meeting Of Adoniram Chapel Of the Ma
sonic Lodge win Be Held Tonight.
There win Be Big DOings and
Large Attendance Is
Expected.

A big meeting of Adoniram chapter
No. 6, A. F. and A. NJ, win bo held in
Masonic hall tonight. Several members
will be inducted into the mysterious
realms Of third degree masonry. Tho
meeting will be rousing one and large
attendance is anticipated. The members
of the chapter are particularly anxious
that all visiting Mnsons attend this
meeting.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-28
SINGERS
Are Invited to Attend Rehearsal of Y.
M. c. A. Choral Society and Take
Part in Study Of Hande's
aMessiah.''

The rehearsal Of the Young Mems
Christian Association Choral society has
been changed this week from Monday
evening to Tuesday evening. All sNgcrs
are cordially invited to attend the fc-
hearsal and take part in the interesting
study Of the greatest of all oratorio'i
Handel'a 4dessiah,"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-28
RETAILERS
Leave Tomorrow to Attend Second An
nual Convention of Retail Liquor
Dealers Association.

A large number of the retail liquor
dealers of this city will leave tomorrow
mornig on the 1913 train for Grafton
to attend the second annual convention
of the Retail Liquor Dealers association
of West Virginia, which convenes there
tomorrow afternoon. p +. Mcdonnell,
of this city, is the president of the or
gnnizatlon and he viii preside at the
mecting.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-28
BANK N NEW QUARTERS.

The West Virginia bank is installed
in It's new banking rooms in the waldo
hotel, having vacated its rooms on South
Third street. The bank officials are de-
lighted with their handsone new quar-
tiers and are greeting their patrons with
more than the usual high degree Of eor-
tlialitye
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-28
HAs rYpHoIp FEvER.

Mrs. George W. Shuttleworth has
been complaining for week and typhoid
fever had finally developed. She IS at
her home on Clay street. Her condition
is rather bad, but not serious as yet, and
her many friends hope she may have only
a light attack and soon be out.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-28
nrArH a. IInWARD nARTH.

Herbert Barth, seven-year,old son OF
Mr.. and Mrs g. A. Barth, Of Adamston,
died at his home Monday morning at 3
o'clock, after a short Illness No ar
rangements have been made for the f'1n-
eral.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-28
cRRMAToRY IN oPERATIoN.

The crcnatory at Point Comfort is in
active operation again. So far there has
been no complaint since additional gas
burners have been installed.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-28

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