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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-03-06
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FLOYD
MURDERERS
THREATEN TO KILL SHERIFF or
MARION COUNTY IF HE CON
TIHuEs EFFORTS 10 CAP
TuRE THEM.
DETECTIVE RECEIVED THREATEN
ING LETTERS AND WAS
FRIGHTENED AWAY FROM
THAT SECTION.
Letters Are Anonymous, But Furnish an
important ciue.-woman Wrote
One of Then.-Mailed at Man
nington.

Fairmont. w. Va. Feb. 27.-Thc muir
derers of Robert p. Floyd and his wife
have taken steps to bluff the people and
the law. Letters like the following have
been received by the sheriff:
TO Sheriff N. A. Jolliif:
IL You do not stop your attempts to
capture the persons who you think kill
cd the Floyds we will make you wish
you had. We are in position TO kill you
and we will do it. Your detective is
gone, and it is good for him.
There was no name signed to the let
tiers and they were written in a crnlnp-
cd hand with n lead pencil.
1t has just leaked ont that the cause
of tho sudden departure of a private
detective who was working on the Floyd
ease was some letters he Ind received.
The first one simply told him to leave
the country within ten days and left
the impression TINT if he didn't go he
would be hurt The detective did not
go. and he received another one, which
came out plainly and told him ii he was
in the community in three days he would
be shot from ambush.
The sleuth took this letter seriously
and has not been seen since. 1t is said
that tile detective was followed by an
individual all the time he was at work
on the case, but this is not believed.
IT has been suggested that there are
nunberless ways to run down anony-
nous letter writer's, and 1t is thought
that Uncle Sam can be induced to spend
some of his money investigating the case.
The law against threatening letters is
very stringent and the government will
not stand for the mails to be so used.
The sheriff refused to give out any
! information regarding the letters receiv-
ed by himself or the detective further
than that they had been received. The
sheriff was not frightened by them in
the least and they have had no effect
on his movements in the Floyd case.
1t is reported that one of the letters
is believed to be in the handwriting OF
woman. The writing is evidently dis
| g,lised, but it is said that those who
have carefully examined it believe that
woman wrote it. Who is shef
In one of the letters it was stated that
the detective could be blown up as easily
as were the Floyds, and that no one
would be able to escape with their life
If they got too near the right person in
their search for the murderer.
'The one who killed the Floyds will
not be taken" the letter states. and con-
tinues: "All the officers that NEEDLE
with this case will be killed. so you had
better quit now"
The letters were mailed. it is said,
from the Huntington postoffice
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-03-06

dAO Beam SrkA& A&sA- = &se4s = ~
SOME TINE. CHILDREN
WERE AT HIs BEDSIDE.

James Dunn. an aged resident Of
clarksburg, died at his home on East
Main street ut o'clock Friday morning.
after an extended Illness. He was in tile
cighticth year OF his age. and his death
was due chiefly to tho infir1nities Incl
dent to old age. His children had been.
SUMMONED 70 his bedside the earlier
part Of the week. His condition was
alarming then, and his death sriday
morning was not altogether unexpected.
He was native of England. He
came 10 this country during the ea.:y
sixties, and located in North Ca,olitia.
where afterwards he was interested in
gold mining concerns there. He after
wards moved to Clarksburg, AMI has
since resided here.
The deceased wns nm upright, honor
able and representative citizen He was
firm believer in Christianity md was
for years commitment of the AIetho-
dist church.
He leaves four children, namely, Miss
Anna Dunn, of this city; James Dunn.
of Sutton. W. Va: Richard Dunn, of
Wheeling; and John Dunn. Of New York
state. He was married to Miss Pike,
sister OF the late Richard Pike. She
died about a year ago.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-03-06
MILLIONAIRE
MANUFACTURE E
VISITS cLARKsBURG FOR PURPOSE
OF LOCATING INDUSTRIAL
CONCERNS.
Mr.. Canadian, of Canton, Steel Magnate,
interested in Proposed Large Boiler
Works Here.

A multi-millionaire is In the city On
a prospective trip. The gentleman is
J. f. Canadian, of Canton, Ohio. He
is largely interested in mammoth steel
and other manufactures and is one of
the wealthiest men in the country. He
comes here interested IN the big boiler
works, the Urei Boiler company, Of Kan
sas City, No., viii establish and oper-
ate on the Clarksburg Industrial come
pany's property, where the boiler con,-
pany has FIVE acres of ground for site.
In addition to this, Mr.. Carnahan is
looking around for the purpose of asccr-
tanning the Availability of establish
ing other important industries here,
among which will be valuable addition
to the industrial activities of thi. Sec
ton.
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DOCTORS AT
LOGGERHEADs
MoRcANTowN PHYSICIANS DIFF
FER IN OPINION OVER SMALL
PoX CASES THERE.
State Health Board WIN Have to settIe
the wrangle Among Them.

Aiorgantown, W. Va, Feb. Pho
new cases of smallpox have appeared
here in the past thirty-six hours. DR.
Warren, health officer, says that he feels
very much encouraged over the pros
poets Of early stamping 1t out. The
public schools are closed. There was
some friction between the health Of
ficers and the school board. but the lat.
ter yielded to the demands OF the for
mcr and sent the children home after
they had reported for duty. DR.. T. l..
i-anham of Grafton was communicated
with He stated that DIR. F. n. Myers
Of Martinsburg was the member Of tic
state board OF health who should Ike
called hero and telegram was sent
20 him to come here. He is. expected at
once. There Is much diSided opinion
among the medical fraternity Of the
town as to the nature of the disease
which has broken out and u large NUM-
bcr of the practicing physicians aiiege
that the maiady is chiclscnpox. The
coming Of the state health officer viii
settle this contention.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-03-06

WAS CRIME
wEsToNITE IS CHARGED WITH
MAKING JOHN WILT COMMIT.
.Jimmyr Gillespie Arrested and Sen
fenced to JAN BY Mayor On His
Own Confession

Weston. W. Va, Feb. 27.-weston i.
excited over the commission of one OF
the blacklist and most revolving crimes
IN its history.
Jimmy" Gillespie, bartender for
Frank Duffy, was arrested upon the
complaint of Johnny Wilt, an 1s-year-
old boy, charging Gillespie with forcin.
him ut the poin. of a gun to commit
an uncomfortable crime.
Mayor waricr fined Gillespie, upor
his own confession, $50 and sentenced
him to thirty days in jail. and Prose-
cutting Attorney Foster has taken him
in charge and has signified his inten-
lion of giving him the limit.
He has been taken from the city lock-
up and placed in the county jail To
await the action Of the grand jury.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-03-06

This is not q gentle word-but when
you think how liable you are not 70
purchase the only remedy universally
known and a remedy that has had the
largest sale OF any medicine in the
world since 1868 for the cure and treat
ment OF consumption and throat and
lung troubles without losing its great
popularity all these years, you will be
thankful we called your attention TO
Boschee's German Syrup. There are
so many ordiaary cough remedies made
by druggists aud Others that are cheap
and good for light colds perhaps, but
FOR severe coughs, bronchitis, Group
and especially for consumption, where
there Is difiicnlt expectorstion and
coughing during the nights and morn
ings. there Is nothing like German
Syrup. The Is cent size has Just been
introduced this year. Regular size rs
cents. At1ll druggists. For sale by
Geo. @. Stone. Third street. ely.
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PALslER-NEAL.


Wednesday evening about O'clock,
Mr.. William n. Palmer. Of Alonongah.
and Miss Elzia Neal. Of Chiefton, we've
united In marriage here at the resi-
denee Of the ofiiciating minister. Rev.
G. D. Smith. Of the NJ E. church.
Mr. Palmer is an employee Of the b.
4 o. Railroad company. his bride Is
a daughter Of Mr.. John Neal. Of Chief.
ton. The newly welded couple left On
the $50 train for Mononeah, where
they wiii reside. Eairmont Times.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-03-06
Morae.ntown. Y. Va.
codMissIoNER's SALE OF LAND.
Henry r. smith, sc.
In ChalInc.e,.ry.

Henry r. Smith, sc.
vs. In chancery.
25seeson II. Brown, Sc.
Pursuant to decree pronounced in
the above styled cause by the circuit
court of Harrison county, West Virginia,
on the 9TH day Of February, 1908, shall,
sis special commissioner, on Saturday,
the esth day Of March, 1908, Mt one
O'clock, p. M, at the front door of the
court house of said county, at public
auction, sell that ccrtnin lot or parcel
OF land in the bill and proceedings of
said cause mentioned, situated on the
south side of Main street, in the city of
claIksburg, West Virginia, adjoining the
property of Nathan Golf and the prop
.erty of A. G. Smiths heirs, and having
frontage of about twent-four feet on
Main street and a depth of about l3l
feet. The purchaser at said sale shall
also have the right to use the west wall
OF the building adjoining said lot on the
east, and owned by Henry r. Smith and
Gertrude Duncan, as party wall, and shall
have the right TT ..;si,ding there
20. Said lot is located in the center of
the business district of the city.
Terms One-third cash, the residue
upon credit of one and two years, with
interest from day Of sale, for which de-
fe1red payments promissory notes with
good personal security win be required
and lien will be retained upon said lot
as further security.
Given under my hand this 18th day
Of February, 1908.
h. S. DOUGLASS,
Special Commissioner.
], Homer w. Williams, clerk of the
circuit court of Harrison county, West
Virginia, do certify that R. s. Doug
lass, special commissioner in the above
styled cause, has executed bond before
me as required by the decree therein.
Given under my hand this 25th day
OF February, 1908
Il. w. WILLIAMS,
- <l7-4t Clerk
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COMMISSIONER,S NOTICE.

Elt M -. Cufkeuuaiis trustee, In C0an-
Gerry, VS. Benjamin b. Linville and
KobleRard 3 Co, The Koblegard Co,
Hicks s. Ho9e, Greer s Laing, VIII
fiams s. Davisson Co.. OFT Bros, Dix
on, BARTLETT & Co, Diggs, Currin s.
Co, Graham, Bumgardner s. Co., Reid,
Rpbn y BREEDING, Giles w. Quarles 8
Co, Peerless Art Co., Speyer Bros, II.
II. Swiger, Perfection Fixture Co..
Foley s. Williams. w. w. Alexander
s Co. The Altha- veacfi Mfg. Co,
The Shfeiver Mahis CO., The Wood
ford Mfg. Co, Wheeling hat Co.,
American Novelty Co. A. "a. Zieheme
s Co.. II. Childs, Theodore w. Martin,
Traders National hank. James n.
David, Amanda e. Martin, Francis
Bros. Lloyd Thrasher.
# Pursuant to decree entered in the
Circuit Court OF Harrison County.
West Virginia, in the above styled
cause on the It'll day OF February,
1908. sc the january term thereof, the
same was referred 70 the undersigned
commissioner,
LIST. To audit, state aud settle the
accounts OF the plaintiR, rs trustee;
End To ascertain and report the
liabilities OF the late firm OF Linvillc
" Martin, TO whom due and amount
Of each, and whether there are any
priorities among such liabilities, and
tfsp, which;
srd what has been paid by plain
til on such liabilities, when and TO
ssn. The balance remaining unpaid
thereon,
9th. What amount OF money now
remains Ia the hands of the plaintiff
Tor distribution;
9Th. To whom, on what debts and
tnWhat amounts such balance should
be applied, after payment OF cnsts Uf
this uit. expenses and commissions;
Suck other matters rs he may
q proper or that may be required
81 uf the parties thereto.
above named parties and all
OH Interested will take notice that
lid Undersigned Commissioner viii
pfo Bed % execute the order above re-
TER y 70 lt his ofiice OF Court street.
IN re City OF ClarksburR, Harrison
Con ty, West Virginia, on the nth
day 81 March, 1903.
CIV under ny hand this 18th day
Z. Q. Car
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Orders and Orders On rns nsas.,. Il Has
But Never Foryets Expense 1Isney;
As This Poem Shows

m 1cttcr to his firm asking for oS-
rense money, has received tho follow.
ing very descriptive reply:
Yours Of tho 10th inst. 1t hand viii,
request for $50 for expenses, which We
win forward you today. We herewith
hand you little poetic ctfusien written
By the blacksmith pccts who asks that
you be reasonable in your criticism or
meter, rythm, etc.
Hill Blank of Clarlssburr sat himaclf
down
In a lonely mood to think.
True, he was salesman and had the
CAB.
Bat his heart was beginning 70 sink.
He had been trying to do a great decd
To make Mr. Hubley glad.
He had tried and tried and could not
succeed.
And now he became quite sad.
He had roamcd about from place to
10 place
To fill his order book;
But the festive order cludcd his grasp.
And didn't want to be '.took."
dis expense account was piiing up
And still no orders came,
Ind though he talked and fumed and
raved,
Results we're just tl,e same.
But now he sat in silence deep.
Wrapped mp in deepest thought.
lie knew he hadn't soli the goods
Tint Hubley thought he ought.
But suddenly the sky was cleared,
Ard music filled the air,
And to its tune the orders came
From here and evcss where.
He didn't have to speak word,
Or talk about our jars.
Or spend his money hiring rigs,
Or ride upon N. cars.
He only had to stss,eh his hand
And take the orders in.
They flew and blew from every pcint
And gave him peace witnin.
Orders on the ceiling,
OAucIb ult tuG IiOOEs
Orders on the mantel-r;ccc,
And orders on the door;
Orders on the window,
Orders on the rane,
Orders on the house top.
And on the weather vane.
Orders on the coverlet,
Orders ON the bed,
Orders in his pocketbook,
Orders in his head,
Orders in the saucers,
Orders in the cups,
Orders on the bull dog
/ Orders ON the pups.
Orders ON the bureau.
Orders ON the stand.
Orders on the table,
Orders In his hand,
Orders in the cuspidorc,
Orders in the sink,
Orders in the bookcase,
Orders In the ink.
Orders in the attic,
Orders on the stairs,
Orders in the cellar,
Orders everywhere,
Orders on the dickey bird.
Orders on the cat,
Orders in his uniershirt.
Orders in his hat.
Orders in the hallway,
Orders in the room,
Orders on the dust pan
Orders ON the broom,
Osders IN the orchard.
Orders ON the lawn,
Orders In the wood-shct;.
Orders In the barn.
pronounced -Isawn-1
lie had to have assistance
To hold the orders tight.
He tclcgraphed 10 Hnh:es
To run the shops at night;
But when he woke next morning,
Bewildered in his senses.
lie didn't have an order. but
He still had his expenses
His dream had been happy one;
His heart now fun of pain,
To know that it was but dream.
That Meier would come again;
And rs he fried TO scribblc down
The thougts within his head
He couldn't write single word;
His ''pcncil' had no "lead.r
Yours respectfully,
OIL WELL SUPPLY COMPANY.
Twenty.frst Street Works.
OYSTER SUPPER WAS A SUCCESS.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-07

to the Casino afterward will close the
business for the day.
Thursday-The usual business session
will be held at 10 o'clock, and at in
the afternoon a trip will be made to
Fybee, stops being made at Fort
Screven, the Light House, Tybee Ho-
tel and South End Pavilion. After this
tour of the island the afternoon will be
spent in enjoying the surf and in
dancing. After a fish supper at Hotel
Tybee the return to Savannah will be
made on the regular trains The fol-
lowing morning will be devoted to a
brief business session after which the
convention will be adjourned.
The officers of the American Associa-
ton of Local Freight Agents Associa-
lions are:
President-W. H. Bumpas, Nashville.
Vice observation-disclosures Caldwell. Jr..
Detroit
Secretary-G. w. Dennison, Toledo.
'Treasurer-C. H. Newton, Toledo.
II mad been planned to take the dele
gates for q trip down the harbor on
one of the coastwlse steamers. one of
either the Ocean Steamship Gonna MES
or the Merchants and Miners Trans
portation Companys, but the uncer-
talnty OF securing a steamer caused
thls part of the plan to be abandoned
instead the visitors will be taken to
Ihunderbolt for an evening at the
Casino,
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-07

then the election of officers, new bust
ness and then the association will ad-
1ourn.
The officers of the association are:
President-J. H. Garner.
Vice President-E. T. Lamb.
Secretary-W. c.. Crutchfield.
Treasurer-C. H. Lavender.
The American Association.
The programme for the meetings Of
the American Association will be:
Tuesday-An informal reception to
members and their families at De Soto
Hotel at IL o'clock. This will be follow
cd by business session at Guards Ar
mory, at - o'clock. when an address
on behalf of the city will be made by
Mayor Herman Myers; another on be-
half of the commercial interests of
Savannah, by Capt. D. G. Purse, and
one on benalf of the transportation
lines. by Maj. j. F. Hanson, Mr.. w
G. Charlton will speak on THE La
dies"
The responses will be made in the
following order: By Mr.. ]. V. Braden,
Wheeling. w. Va: Mr.. w. P. Martin,
Montreal, Can: Mr.. J. H. Garner, At
lanta, and Mr.. ]. NJ. Arnold. Cincin-
natl. At 3 o'clock a business session
will be held at the De Soto and this
will be followed by another session at
$3.50 that night.
Wednesday-The agents will hold a
business session beginning at 10
o'clock while at the same hour the
ladies of the party will be taken on a
trolley around the city and to the su-
burban resorts. An inspection of the
terminals in the afternoon and a trip
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-07
PAY FOR ALDERMEN
MAYOR MYERS WILL HAVE BILL
INTRODUCED.
TWELVE GOLD PIEC
To BE READY AT EACH SESSION OF
COUNCIL.

Mayor Has Long Since Been in Favor
of Compromising Members of COun-
ciI-WilI Confer with City AttOr-
ney Garrard and Have Caption of
Proposed Bill PubIished-It Is In
tended to Have the Measure In
trOduced mt the Coming Session of
the LegiSlature-Mr. Myers Says
That Aldermen Should BE Treated
Like Bank Directors.
At the coming session of the Legis-
lature a bill will probably be introduced
providing compensation for the alder
men of Savannah.
The matter will be taken up at once
by Mayor Myers and City Attorney
Garrard will be asked to draw the bill
so that it can be put in at the com
ing session of the General Assembly.
Just how much each alderman will
be paid is a matter that has not yet
been decided upon.
Mayor Myers has always been in
favor of paying members of the al
dermanic board. His idea is to have
gold piece, probably $40, placed at
each desk at the regular meetings OF
Council. Those aldermen who are pres
ent will get the money, and those who
are absent will not be paid.
Members of Council give a great
deal of their time and thought to pub
lie business without compensation
save that which comes from a knowl-
edge of duty faithfully performed, "
said Mayor Myers. with each year
the amount of work falling upon Coun-
Gil increases. Only those who have I'M
dertaken the responsibilities of the po-
sition can appreciate the multitude
nous matters coming up for consider
alton, and the time and attention that
must be given to them if the interests
of the municipality, which means the
interests of every man, woman and
child in Savannah, are to be best
served.
"At times a spirit of criticism asserts
itself on the part of some ill-advised
or spleenishly inclined persons, but
believe that the community as a whole
is not unappreciative of the efforts of
dts unpaid servants to serve it to the
best of their ability. have for long
while been in favor of some compen-
sation for members of the aldermanic
board and have often expressed my
self on the subject. These men give
their brains and time to the taxpayers,
and it seems to me that the city can
very well afford to present them at
each regular meeting of Council, twice
a month, some slight token of its APP
probation. 1 will speak to the city at
torney and have the caption Of the bill
published as REQUIRED by law"
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-07
DO You Want to Insure Your In
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To have a guaranteed protection; to
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you know, is essential, at present to
support your family and educate your
children. You will also need it your
self in old age when your ability to
earn no longer exists. Death would rob
your family of that income; old age
would deprive you of it. The Massa-
chusetts Mutual Life, in case of your
death, will insure the continuance of
that income to your family, and if you
live to old age, it insures a comfort
able support for your declining years.
While this is called life insurance it
is unquestionably income insurance.
Let us show you some of the advan-
tageS of the Massachusetts Mutual-a
ness-a company that is reliable and
deals with it's policyholders with
equity and justice, and that pays hand
some dividends to policyholders, begin
ming with the anniversary date of the
policy. If you are in the market you
will be blind to your own interests If
you don't investigate the plans of the
Massachusetts Mutual and see the divi-
dend results to citizens whom you
know, right here in Savannah. Let us
hear from you, mention your date of
birth. Harry & Apple, managers for
Georgia. Postoffice Box 1913, Savan-
nah, Ga.-Sd.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-07
TO BELL BUOY
FOR CHURCH FUND.

An excursion to the bell buoy on the
steamboat Clayton will be run on Wed
nesday evening by the Christian
Church, for the benefit of it's building
repair fund.
The boat will leave foot of WhitakSs
street at s. o'clock. Refreshments win
be served on board. The popularity
of the river trips has brought liberal
patronage this season, and those in
charge of Wednesdays trip hope it
may not be an exception. The COM
mittees selling tickets have disposed
of a number that promises a good
crowd. The invariable good order on
trips under the auspices of the churches
makes them attractive to pleasure
seekers.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-07
Immense Railroad Front.

From Thunderbolt shell road along
the trolley line up to Mechanics ave-
nue.. lies a magnificent piece OF land
with a shell road on the west, shell
road on the south, a paved road on the
east and paved road and trolley
line on the west, divided into convent.
ent size lots, This ~ one OF the mag
nincent holdings OF the Merchants M
Mechanics Land Company. which VII
BE- sold ~ iots, OF subdivisions. al auc-
don "Wednesday june 10. ii 4 n.
by g. n. D0fsett. Auotioneer. q Con
gresa. WeEt--sd-
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-06-07
The Merchants and Mechanics Land
Company

The Merchants and Mechanics Land
Company
Owns the finest lands in Chatham
county, lying along Waters road, Dale
avenue, Bonaventure and Thunderbolt
roads and electric railway. They are
to be sold at auction by Mr.. Dorset
next Wednesday, and presents the best
opportunity in years to get land cheap.
In paying for the land, every share
Of stock is worth hundred dollar bill;
and 1 can sell you stock way below
par, and thus save you a great deal of
money; if you intend to buy. Suppose
you want to buy thousand dollar
piece of land and get stock from me
at $50 a share. you save just $500. If
you get it from me at $40 a share, you
save $500. On a $4,000 piece you save
$1,000. If you want a piece of land
give me an order to buy it for you, and
1 can probably deliver it at from 20 to
80 per cent. less than you can buy 1t
for.
l. know every foot of the land and
can tell you just what is best; whether
you want it for a home, a farm, or for
speculation. John l.. Archer, 10 Sor-
rel building .-ad.