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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-12-23
UNIVERSITY
CAPTAIN HERE
En- Route from Morgantown to Charles.
ton.-Has Proud Record as Player
@ and is Popular.

James D. Gronpinger, the West vir
ginia University baseball captain, pass
ed through the city this morning en-
route to Charleston, nd Ports
mouth, Ohio, He has passed his fall ex-
aminatSbns at The university and will
spend his vacation at his home in Ports
mouth. y
Mr., Gronninger is well known to the
baseball enthusiasts of this city, as hs
was the famous Murphy" Of Charles
ton, who pitched against the crack
CIarksburg team summer before last
He was the only Charleston pitcher who
could keep the boys guessing, winning
the only games won for oharleston
against clarksburg.
Last year lie was law student at the.
West Virginia University and played On
the University baseball team, ne pitch
ed and won three of the hardest games
for the University OF the season, that ~
Dennison, who holds the diampi6nshiii
OF college baseball of Ohio, Allegheny, of
Weston, Pa, and Homestead the cham
pions OF semi.professiOnals in Die cen.
trail part Of che United States This.
same Homestead team is the one Chat
beat Pittsbnrg National. ronningcr not
only officiates well in the box, but is one
OF the finest short-stops ard third base.
men of college fame. This @ps demon,
struted when Hutchinson, M pFinsi4a
who coached West Virginia INST
secured him topiSy short on the .penTtnnt
team OF Iowa and Dakota league last
summer. Hutchinson played third base
on that team.
Gronninger is one of the most popular
men at tine University. lie was elected
captain of the Varsity baseball team 70,
the coming season, and vt looks now as if
great baseball team win be there in
the spring, as there are already foui
good pitchers in school at present. Ht
is a member of two national fraterni.
ties, Delta Tan Delta, one Of the best
and largest college frlternities of tho
country, and Delta Chi very popular
law fraternity. Mr.. Grorpingcr stands
very high in his classes as law stu
dent and will eomlpete his Ew course
this year. He will locate some place ir
West Virginia.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-12-23
STATE POSTAL NEWS.

Washington, D. @, Dec 49, Patents
issued: William B. Fletcher, Cameron
hfth wheel; Joseph Z. Kirk, Sistersyille,
pumping apparatus; Calvin Miller and
VI. j, jacobs, Wheeling, wrench; Zach
aria Wiseman, Redstar, non-refillable
bottles.
Postmasters appointed; Chap, Boone
county, Wfnam Mooney, vice M. w
Mooney, resigned; Chapel, Braxton eoun-
ty, T. s. Gerwin, vice George G. Gcrwin
dead; Liberty, Putnam county, 0, X.
AShury, vice p. 4. Fisher. resigned; Up,
land, Mason county, Galvi e. Ball, vice
w. A. Jordan, resigned,
Mellon National Bank, OF Pittsburg.
approved as service agent for Randolph
National, Of Elkins.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-12-23
.SLOBEDlVIAN
GOES TO
WHEELING
TO Assume the Management of the Dis
trict Office Of slease & Co, at
Splendid Salary.

H. Slobedman, who has been manager
iof;the local Office Of Edward r. C. Slease
Co., stockbrokers, will leave Thursday
evening for Wheeling to assume the
management of the district Office of the
firm at that point. He will enter upon
his duties Monday. The appointment
comes in the nature of a well-mcrited
promotion. Mr.. slobedman has been
very successful as iaanager here the
past several months, and has built up a
spts serous business. During mis- stay
he made many warm personal
friends and became greatly attached to
tlarEsbrEg, 50 much 40 that 'iie regards
this city his home, and it Is with regret
that he goes elsewhere, but the promo.
tion was such an attraction from tho
standpoint OF salary that he deemed it
best to go
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-12-23
FOOT BALL
CHPISTMA
Is the Intention and Meeting viii b
Held Tonight to Pick the Teams
Benefit to Go to Tigers.

II is the intention to have a football
came on the Fair grounds here Christ.
asls afternoon fIlie gamc win Iil,cly d,
eilled at > O'clock. The gate receipt
nill be for the benefit Of the Tiger
Athletic club. The following players uu
requested TO report at Dtwson's barber
Shop tonight at s o'clock, The purpose
being 70 pick two teams from them /.
pay the proposed game;
Jackson, +. Mcdonald, R. MrDnall
bingham, Windsor, Kane, Blake, Liner
Ash, Byrd, Williams, Boushner Thomp
son, |. Hess, +. Hess. Alexander. Gun.
niagham, Rapp, 7. Gill, G, Gin. Atcbi
son, Orr, Holden, Wines, Laubenstrr
and Louis Carr Also all other player.
wishing to take part in the game.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-12-23
CARSKADON WILL ASSIGN
FOR BENEFIT OF CREDITORS

houses and the undertaking Of other ven,
t,res, which we're beyond his ability to
promote, or which, at least, he could not
successfully consummate.
Tuesday his store was closed by a con.
stable under execution. A number Of
attachments are in process of issuing in
the courts of magistrates here, and the
natter Of going into bankruptcy Is tc
straighten the business out.
Mr.. Carskadon intended to take ac,
tiqn in the matter Wednesday, but, ow.
ing to the absence of his attorney from
the city, nothing was done. 1t is ez-
pected he will carry into execution his
plan in the NEXT day or SO.
This gentleman has been a hustler
and there are many who viii regret his
misfortune, but hope he may soon be
able to recover himself financially and
again conduct a prosperous business.
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OBlNSOlN /
HOLDS UP
QUITE WELL
Flows Stili at the Rate Of Thirty Bar
rsis an Hour.-oil News From
All State Fields.

i
Oil CITY, Pa, Dec. %. credit bal
auces Sl.0o; certificates, no bid. Ship
,nents 77,OS5 barrels; average sO,esi
Runs sOGS4 barrels; average es9G6 bar
rels.
Lima Shipments 65i950 bareclsi az.
eagc Gs,2sS Runs 1881 barrels, aver.
age $3.50
New York, Dec. 20. Standard oil $o1C
bid.
In Bhe Pine rove extension i'm Netzel
county, the South Penn Oil company has
drilled its second test well on the b. p.
Posnlwait farm into the ordon sand pay
and the well is flowing at the rate of 100
barrels a day.
On the west side Of the Folsom dib.
trict, near Wallace, the same oompany's
No. on the w rsley Robinson farm y
holding up at 30 oarrels an hour, and
the same company's well on The Mary A,
Benedict farm at 2lO barrels a day.
In the same district, the South Penn
las drilled its second test on the B. F,
Heldretf farm and No. on the 0. Il.
Hail farm u feet into the Gordon and
sacii well has filed up 600 feet with fluid.
In ghe Pine Grove extension, the South
Penn has,drilledits No. 4 on the A. Fl
jackson farm into the Gordon apd the
hole ltos filled up $500 feet with oil,
The same company's No. s on the $. y
Long farm Is 10 feet in The Ssnly abd
1 S sf5y Ming j iis6ie sils
In The Fallen Timber run district, the
South Penn company has drilled Ms No 8
on the John Stevens farm through The
Big lniup sand and has a duster.
In the Big Flint district, Doddridge
county, the South Penn has drilled IT.
No. ! on the f. Horner farm Through
the Big Iniun sand and has a. show for a
54barrcl pumper. South OF Mqlningtqn
in Marion county, the same. company
has completed its test on the Blackburn
farm Hall farm and will not have bet
ter than 2fbarrel pumper,
III. tlle Bonds Creek district, in Ritehi,
county, the South Penn Oil company la
Nmpletcd It's test well on the Y. p
Bntcher farm and has a Show for very
light, punper in the Keener sand.
In the Wick district, Tyler county
stiles Bros No. "A on the Chas. Ankr9n
IRON, il holding up at 800 barrels 4 dty
On the west side Of the northe exteSn
sion % the Marshall county develop
melt, ihe South Penn Oil company liai
.lfiIlcd its lest well on {lie Dobbs 4
sandiibpd farm through the Gordon an
,lie well produced ll0.barrels the first 2
hours. IL
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Stocks Idle in London.

New York, Dee 2s-American stocks
il London arc ike, but firm at 11s to 99s
1ove parity Rock Island abanduns
osaposed issue q f7s25dOO6,OOO blanket
rtgage. SIN serious Reported con.
idated Gas eafnifgs About lfper cent
stock Forty roads for December
am average gross Increase Of $50 pei
ant. L. S, Steel earnings for secohd
.n,rter r,unored rather .snlder $1,000,
10. Banks gained from sub-treastlry
mce Friday $SQ550o0. No spccia
tlingency in call money anticipated owe.
I'd OF year. Coll trtsdp Journal report
j. coal business jim fairly good. basis n
price. Reported tliat 7. G. !, vii
1Jw $ por cent on common earned 1908
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PRICES
WILL
HARDEN
ALTHOUGH INTEREST IN THE MAR.
KET AT THE MOMENT IS Ex-
TREMELy LIMITED.
Russia Japan Crisis Continues to Re
strain Speculation, But Chances arc
II VIII Have But Little Serious
Bearing on Market.

l'riyate wire u Slease 4 Go.
New York, Dec. %. Although inter.
est in the market at the moment Is ek.
trenely limited, prices ought To grah-
ually harden .between now and the e1d
Of bhc year. The relapse in money rates
will invariably occur soon after Jannafy
disbursements seems likely To put in The
season earlier tEaaf psnaI, which il d
market Incentive. II does not seem req.
s0nable ia believe, ~ sccac skeptical OBJ.
servers DO, tAat aleeline III eall money
to 3spoints and a concurrent rate OF ~
per cent for time loans gilINitil To exert
encouraging inauenees upon SECURITIES
l'or many stocks. and bonds on which div.
ilend and interest are reasonably secure
and d number .ofsstoelSs which are prom
ising. candidates for the dividend list are
quoted relatively low, and iwth easy
money assured there win be no scarcity
Of b,lyorsSfor dheHi. Tho banks have
gained s8,eOo,oOO since Friday in their
operations with the sitbtreasury. Dis.
bursemeuts of.over q hundred million
lo,laa,s are impending Gold imports op,
proxinate so5,OOooOO. Unless all rpece.
ieEts fail, all,this points to appearances
ior cheap money The Russian-Japln
risis continues to RESTRAIN speculation,
0ut the chances .,lre that in its bearing
" the market il Is merely a passing
Incident, War seares from the far east
ire no novelty. IS
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-12-23
LAWYERS
PREPARING
TO MEET
Annual Meeting Of the West Virginia
Bar Association WIN Be Held
Nazt Week. I

The 10th ani.tlaI meeting OF West Vir-
ginia Bar As ociition will be Iield at
Parkersburg on Wednesday mad Thurs.
day, December 80 and 81, in tile Audito,
rum Of the new h,tel, The Chancellor,
PRO-. Brooke, Of the University will
make q report from the committee on
legal education, AID the report from the
executive council will be presented by
Prof. Wiley.
The annual address of the president
will be delivered BY Hon. G. Wood Dai.
ley.
An interesting repot from the spec.
itl committee on the "forens Land Sys,
tenn viii be made Ny Hon. Geo. r..
Price, Of Charleston.
A paper on 'The Judge and How 10
Nominate Him" will bs read by G. NJ.
Anderson, OF Charleston. One Of the
most interesting items will be the con
siderDtion of the subject Of TAX Reform
for West Virginia with special refer
encc TO the bills proposed by the recent
tax commission.
Another question to be discussed vii,
be whether the association shall hold its
next meeting at St. Louis during the
Exposition, and the International Con
gress of Lawyers. If This should be done
it will give a splendid outing, enabling
Them to combine sightseeing and the
exchange of courtesies with their Breth-
ren of other states and of foreign eoun.
tries.
The annual address will be delivered
Il Wednesday evening, December 80, at
tthi Auditorium by the Hon. Eugene G,
AlSssie, an eloquent and allie member Of
.yae Richmond bar, subject, Land Trans.
lters, Ancient and Modern
sIshe annual banquet win be rendered
iby The Wood County Bar association in.
the Banquet hall of the Chancellor, ad-
mission will be by ticket only, The com
mittee having the banquet in charge con.
iists OF Messrs. W. y. Miller. W. W.
Van Wrinkle, S. D. Turner, w. NJ. Etraps
yidiFrank P, Meats, and to name them
rs 70 give a guarantee of the brilliant
success Of that event.
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TO FATHER
O'CONNOR
Will Likely Be Rev. John "A. Reynolds
Appointment Win Be Made
First of Year.

A successor to iRt Rev, Daniel o'con.
nor, deceased, as priest Of the Church of
the immaculate Conception in this city,
has not been selected and will likely
not be until the first Of the year, when
Bishop Donahue will make the appoint.
meat. Assistant Rector Rev. John A.
Reynolds will have charge Of the church
until the appointment is made. In all
probability DE will receive bhe appoint
ment, as he is well fitted to have it and
THE selection would be NV cry happy one
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-12-23
BRISTOL OIL AND NATURAL GA
GAS COMPANY BEGINS WORK
ON IMPORTANT INDUSTRY,
VIII Be Largest Concern of the Kind
West Virginia. Damage Suit for
WFl infringement Of aPtent Is
Quite Likely

Work was begun Wednesday morning
at Bristol on what Is planned for one
of the largest carbon black factories in
the state The Bristol Oil and Naturul
Gas company will erect large plant for
the manufacture OF carbon black on a
site recently leased from J. b. Inais, near
The tunnel. j. G. Meredith, secretary and
treasurer Of the company, has charge q
the erection of the buildings and Plac,
ing Of machinery, and he assures the
Telegram that the work will be kept 60
ing until the plant is ready to turn out
'bhlck
The Bristol company is the owners
Of the NJ. E, Davis gas well, which win
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-12-23

Lynn J. carskadon, who formerly own
ed and conducted the Glen Elk Produce
company's establishment in Glen Elk
this city, and who has been running a
small grocery store the past few months
on West Pike street, is preparing to
Sither make an assignment or enter
bankruptcy. He states that he has not
definitely decided which he will do, but
it viii be one or the other.
The list OF liabilities of Mr.. carsEadOn
viii reach from $4,000 to $1,000. His
assets are not definitely known, but are
mostly oil lands and coal territory, the
value Of which is hard TO estimate.
everal causes are assigned by him
d fis failure in business. Among them
were Speculation, too much building of
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-12-23
REV. SNOUGRASS
PASSES AWAY
At His Home in 1owa.-Deceased Was
Formerly on the West Milford Cir,
cult in This County,

Rev. John Wesley snodFass, native
II Monongalia county, and formerly pas.
tor OF the Alorgantown church, died nt
Boone, Iowa, on The afternoon Of Sat
iriay, December IL, 1908, aged % years
few OF The older people of the county
viii remember him. An Iowa paper. sent
here by Walter Kerns, gives an inter
sting account Of Ills life and death. Fol
owing are a few extracts, from The
sketch:
'tRev. Snodgrass was born in Nonon.
gala county, W. Va. August Is, ISL
and converted March %, 1928. Rev
Shadrack oheeney, pastor OF The Nor
gantown circuit, received him into the
church,
''He was married by Rev. VIM. Morgan
to Margaret Dudley in 1894. His wife
was sister of Rev. j. NJ. Dudley. He
was granted license to preach in 1884
md his first charge was in Randolph
county. He went to Iowa in 1863.
AT his first quarterly conference on the
Kanawha circuit he received on salary
$l25. AT that time twenty five cents
meant quopterage. At camp meeting
Of this circuit, the Sabbath collection
amounted to So A gentleman, not a
member of the church, borrowed dollar
OF the young preacher. 1t was in small
change, and about all he had. Tbis gen
tleman wrapped it in a piece OF paper
md gave It in The collection.
Father snodgrass filed the follow
ing apopintment in that early day, re,
naming at each place two years, the
limit then: Kanawha, Harrisvillc. West
Milford, knottsyille, Kingwood, Morgan.
town circuit. Marion circuit mis- early
home), Frenehton and uckhannon.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-12-23
VIOLATORE.S; | ! S.
CAPTURED
Deputy Marshall Jackson Rounds Vi
Several and Takes Them to Parkers.
burg to Answer indictment.

United States Deputy Marshal Dan X
jackson has been busy the past day y
50 rounding up alleged yiobtsprs Of k,a
and has corralled four meds Willian
Lawson was arrested at Fail9nont an5
brought before United ,stass Gommi,.
sioner Thomas S. spates mere. who eS.
amined him and held him fer the fed
erll grand jury on the, chiEA Of Aay
ing violated the inferno rtysnue law,
The officer also brought Edward Alitchel
here from the Grafton Jail, aS4a ne wa
eSaniael and iheld On. a SIN qiqgge
still Others were a fellow named Ne
Gee and another fellow After the com.
missioner did mis- part III tile matter. the
officer hustled them all off to Parkers
burg, where the federal grand Jury vii
convene The second Tuesday Of January
and they Will then and there answer the
charges against them.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-12-23
yPS PSHUR CLASS COMPANY
is REGARDED BANKRUPT
COL. BARR BREAKs HIS ARM.

Col. 5. G. Burr, etlttor Of the Grants.
yille News, met with painful accident
at home recently. His right arm was
broken. He started from i.is office about
10 o'clock SATURDAY, night, and fell on
the sidewalk, yhen near his home, 1Nhe
accident was due to The slippcdy walks
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-12-23
MEAT MA RKET
PURCHASED. o
By Messrs. Norman and Baton from
Millard Bartlett for Over $4,000.
Immediate Possession Given.

NJ. y. Bartlett has sold his Third
Street market To Adolpfus Baton and
William A. Norman. The deal was con
summated Tuesday evening. The pur-
clasers. took immediate charge of the-
business, and will continue to run il at
The old stand. The consideration wal
priyqte, but 1T is said that over $1,000
w,s paid for it. Nfr. Norman is eNpe-
rienced in the business, having been with
Mr., aBrtlett several years. Mr.. Bart
lett will continue his Pike street mar
l,et
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-12-23

CLOUDS
HANGA0W
CLASH EXPECTED An ANY TIME
BETWEEN COLUMBIAN AND
UNITED STATES TROOPS.
BASE OF THE'ExPEcTED MILITARY
OPERATIONS WILL BE ON THE
PANAMA BORDER
Another Detachment Of Columbian
Troops Are Found Pushing Forward
Toward Panama.
Prlyale Mire % sIelse : Q0lf.

Priyate Wire to slelse 4 Got
Washington, D, G., Dee, q No one
need be surprised to hear aigt day news
df a clash between CoIombiaa AMI Unit
ed States troops on Che IPlpama bor-
der overnment officials licge are con
WINGED that Colombia win stfi6c, but they
will soon yield 70 SUPERIOR prce sati,-
fed with having made an eiprt News
received by the navy department t9day
says another detohment Of Colombian
troops were found pushing forward 10
their military base near The border.
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CERTAIN or THE CREDITORS FILE
PETITION ASKING THAT 10 BE
DONE BY THE COURT.
Patition WIN BE Heard by Judge Jack,
CON IN Parketsburg on Jan
uary S Next.

Some Of the creditors Of the Upshul
Glass company think the ananciai af-
fairs Of the company are not in very
good shape, and they desire the COM
pauyt to be thrown into bankruptcy. At
toFney q. g. Pifer, representing them, has
fled a petition in bankruptcy court ask.
ing that that be done, and the case viii
come up for hearing before Judge John
.. Jaellson in Parkersburg january 5
The assets Of the company are between
$4,000 and $4,000, and the liabilitiel
exceed them.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-12-23
DELBRlDGE
APPOINTED
MANAGER
of the Local Office of slease 8 Co., Brok.
ers, and Assumes Charge of the
Office Here.

Fred E. Deibridge, who recently re.
signed as manager OF the lceal Western
Union telegraph office, has been appoint
ed manager Of the local Office Of Edward
I. G. slease 4 Co., New York, Pittsburg
and Boston stock brokers. lie i. now in
the Office learning his duties, and viii
assume active charge Of the management
Saturday coming. Mr.. Detbridge is wei
quaaitleK for the position, and the finn
is5t9 be congratulated upon its fortune IN
securing his services.
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npeninp Firm.

New Yor:r, Dec. 23.-'lIle opening was
i'm with some disposition to mark u
,aealties, aud indicttions that traders
Sere not expecting much more than holi-
w market. Commission house orders
i.,ht, Rock Island recovered early on
and9nmeat OF proposed blanket mort.
ages. Strength in Consolidated Gas was
accompanied by rumoEs Of melon eptting
iaich were not believed by people likely
10 know.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-12-23
NATIONAL BANK EXAMINER
EXAMINES LOCAL BANKS,

Charles Robinson, national bank ex-
atniner, was in the city Wednesday on
official business. He examined the Mer-
chants and Empire National barj,s and
found them in their usual fine condition.
The frst named is one OF the staid in.
stitutions Of the city and the latter is
atartfng off very nicely.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-12-23
SEVERE
ACCIDENT
STAINED
By Camden Brady by Slipping and Fall.
ing on Icy Pavement as he Was
Going to Work.

Camden Brady met with very SCI
we're accident this morning as he was
lelying home to come down town TO
work. He slipped on the icy pavement
fell and sustained painful injuries. His
right eye was all blacked up and a deep
cash was sustained in his forehead. III
was necessary to receive medical atten-
ton, and he wears his head all ban'
iaged.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-12-23
BARBER SHOP FLOODED,

The water pipe in Httros barber slloF
near James Boyle's store on West Bal
timore street, burst last night and III,
shop was flooded. Considerable dam.
age was done to the property within
Tie assistant commissioner of water
works was pressed into service to repair
the break today,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-12-23
Dividend Declared.

New York, Dec. 2s.@New York Con,
I'd declared regular quarterly diyiden5
1 lA per cert PAYABLE lannary 10 tc
tockhOlders on record December 81.
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MARRIAGE LICENSES.

Marriage licenses have been issued y
,ti.qllllow5;.
William u, Clark and Ieie p. Henry
John SY.9 Martin and aaura 3. Hell
dreth. ,-ss. ..e.3.....
Edward b. Hay aid sasetti Y. Chap
man.
Richard III, Lee and Lucy i. Douglass
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salem in 'UPR0NR over
VARIOUS HAPPENINGS
J. GRANTED MINISTER'S IIcRNsE.

( GRANTED MINISTER'S LICENSE.
Rev. Stephen A. Coflnen, Of the Meth
pdist Episcopal denomination, NIas grant
Cd q minister's license Wednesday by Tie
county court, the usual bond u sl,5oO
being given by hiui, and lie s now au.
thorized to cslGbrate thcsrite Of matri.
mony in this state.