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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-09
SEVERAL FAMILIES RESIDING ON
WATER AND BEN STREETS AT
FLIcTED WITH a PECULIAR
DISEASE.
cry HEALTH OFFICER MAKES EX-
ABaINATIoNS AND SAYS IT IS
NEITHER SMALLPOX NOR
CHIcKENPoX.
Several Cases Of Smallpox in Martin
Family at Tunnel Doing Nicely-A-
most Smothered Ont. at lumber
port and Danger Is Past.


An eruption prevails on Ben and Wa
ter streets which IS piizzling the ply
sicians. Those who have examined the
cases say it is neither smallpox nol
chiclSenpox. but just what-it really i
they have not as yet been able to deter
mine
Or. Nelson Peck, city health officer, was
called to the home of Philip Moore. on
Ben street, Tuesday to examine two
cases. The patients are Mrs. Moore ami
her little daughter. The attending ply.
stefan Concluded the cases were suspicious
and. as matter of precaution, the health
officer was very properly called in
DR.. Peek found Mrs. Moore in bed
She had an eruption on her face, arm7
and breast, but the spots were sma'i
The little girl was playing as usual, and
II sre did not seem to be anything the
matter with her, but, upon. examination
tie physician found her covered with
an eruption. On the legs the blotches
were big and looked like sores. After =
very careful examination, DIR. Peck coi
Guided that it was not smallpox. but did
net attempt to say what it was.
Upon an investigation of the case ho
found that seven or eight families in
tnlt section of the city had been sim
i!arIy afflicted. and he directed that ths
INMATES Of the house be required to I"
main indoors. awaiting further develop
ments, and that they receive no visitors
but he did not deem it necessary to es-
tablish a quarantine. unless the family
shows a disposition to disobey his or
ders
In that section he was called in to sec
John Deison. little son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Gail Deison. The boy is peculiarly If.
fiicted. At night, after he goes 10 bed
and gets warm, his body breaks out IN
a solid mass. the breaking out being in
the nature of that caused by heat. but
in the day time the wclts all disappear.
Whether or not this case in on the or
der OF the Others remains yet to be de-
termined.
At the tunnel east of the city there
are four down with smallpox in Patrick
Martins family. One son has about re-
covered. but four other children are stu
down with the disease. although they are
getting along nicely and will soon be out
DIR. L. +. Kornmann has charge of these
eases and a strict quarantine is observed
At Lumberport, where there were
many cases, the disease has about been
smothered out and there is but little. il
any, danger there any more.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-09

TOO DRY
AND CORN, BUcKWHEAT, nuLLET
AND NEARLY ALL CROPS HAVE
BEEN INJURED.
Agricultural Reports of the West vir-
ginian Section of the Climate and
Crop Service of the Weather
Bureau.

The weather generally still continues
too dry for corn and for fall pIowing, and
bucISwheat, nniIIet and nearly all crops
have been considerably injured by lack of
moisture. Early corn will not make much
more than half crop, and viii be late,
so that it Is in some danger of injury
by an early frost; late corn IS very poor,
and some is firing badly, and some is be-
ing cut for fodder. Threshing is near
ing completion with a fair yield of whet,
and a rather poor yield of oats. Pas
lures are drying up, and water is getting
scarce for stock in some counties. Millet
IS about ready to cut, and early buck
wheat VIII make a fair yield, but late
buckwheat will be rather poor. 1t has
been too dry for turnips, and some did
not even come up. Cow peas and cab
bages are not doing very well. But very
little fall blowing has been done, as the
ground is generally too dry. q large
crop OF apples of fine quality viii be
gathered in the panhandle section, es-
peeially in Berkeley county, but else
where, with the exception of grapes, the
fruit crop is light.
aIarion-Hoult: Corn viii not make a
hlf crop; wheat turning out well: oats
fairly good; pastures short; not much
blowing done: ground very dry; stock
looks well.
Taylor-lIcConkcy: Corn a very light
crop: carly buclwheat fair crop, but
too dry for late; apples and peaches a
failure; early potatoes generally good.
but late poor; water getting scarce.
Barbour -Phiippi: Good effects Of
rain already disappearing and drought
becoming serious; corn. buekwhcat and
pastures suffering; threshing about com
pleted; water for stock failing.
Doddridge -A1org,nsville: Wheat about
threshed with moderate yield; corn will
be about half crop; potatoes good, also
pastures.
Gilmer-Troy: Warm and dry. but
very little plowing done; pastures short,
and water scarce.
wetzel-Littleton: Threshing being
pushed; wheat an average yield; oats
falling short; drought drying up corn
and pastures; water getting scarce; some
little plowing done.
Lewis-ArnoId: Corn will be light
crop on high ground; beans fairly good
crop; gardens look moderately well; rain
badly needed
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-09
SUNDAY
SCHOOL WORK
OUTLINED
omeers and Teachers of the Methodist
Sunday Schools Comprising the Sum
day School Board, Hold Meet
ing in Goff Church.

4 meeting Of the Methodist church
sunday school board was held in Goh NJ
Z. church Tuesday evening. The boar''
is composed OF the officers aud teachers
of GoR church Sunday school the West
End sunday school and the Broad Oaks
and Alta Vista Sunday school. Nearly
an Of the members of the board wera
present.
Reports from the various officers and
committees were submitted, read and act
ed upon accordingly. The Sunday school
work for the ensuing school year was
outlined and course adopted. The an.
aual meeting of the board will be held
II october, at which time the officers foi
the year will be elected and the regular
yearly business transacted.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-09
CREMATORY
in OPERATION
NEXT MONDAY
Fires win be KindIed Thursday for Trial
Test and Crematory Will be PutInto
Public Use Next Week.

C. d. Little, representative of the Dix
ON Garbage Crcmatory company, of To-
ledo, Ohio, returned to Clarksburg We'd
nesday morning to attend to the trial
test of the city's new garbage erematory
at Point Comfort. The gas pipe lines
have been laid to the furnace and they
will be lighted Thursday morning for the
trial test. The sanitation committee OF
the city council will watch the test and
see that everything is satisfactory. In
the event the crematory is satisfactory
in every respect and operates according
to the guarantee of the Dixon company,
which no doubt it will. the furnace fires
viii be lighted next Monday morning
for public use.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-09
IMMIGRANT
MISSIONARY
MAKES ADDRESS
Miss Melby Tells How They Receive and
Reaen Immigrants at Ellis Island,
New York.

Miss Mary Mclby. Il Scandinavian mis-
sionary n.ong the Swedish immigrants at
New York. delivered n very cdifying ad-
dress in tho First Baptist church ut
o'clock Tuesday night to a fair-sizcd an-
diencc. She explained the way they meet
the immigrants at Ellis Island. when
they land in this country, and related
many experiences which We're revelations
to the auditors. She told many touch
ing anecdotes. She also explained the
immigration laws OF this country and
the customs and regulation of the fed
ernl government in the matter. The OBJ
iect OF her visit here is TO interest the
people in that sort of missionary work
put she refraincd from taking up col
lection. The address was greatly en-
Ioyed by all present, and it is matter o!
much regret that the audience was not
larger.
Miss NIelby is on a tour OF the state
visiting associations. and has gone to the
.Judson Baptist association. which con.
yened Wednesday morning in the Beth
lehem church on Davisson run, a few
miles out of the city. She viii make an
address there
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-09
ATFIRST DAYS SESSION BY GRAND
Jury AGAINST ACCUSED MEN
CHARGING THEM BOTH
WITH FELONY.
COURT GIVES ATTENTION MOSTLY
no cHANCERY CAUSES, HEAR
ING MOTIONS AND DIRECT
ORDERS.
MANY witnesses Go Before the Grand
jury to Testify as to Various Crimes
Committed IN County the Past
Twelve Months

The circuit court is engaged in pre-
senting and hearing chaneery matters to-
day, and viii be thus occupied tomorrow,
after which the criminal and law docSets
will be taken up
The grand jury is hard at work with
many witnesses before it, giving evidence
of various crimes committed in the eoun-
ty within the last twelve months.
Among those who have been before the
grand jury are Elijah Kyle, Thomas Ger
rard. G. L. Hurst, Ira Hurst, r. L. Swi-
ger, j. l.. Cunningham, Charley Reamer,
James L. Mason, Col. Criss, II. L. Davis,
w. II. Schmick G. w Swiger and p. G.
Skinner.
The grand jury returned two indict-
ments Tuesday evening, both feIonies.
one was against Peasants Marshall, col
ored, for wounding Happy Hooligan'
with a knife, and the other against Viii
liam Joseph Rifle for shooting Brent
Vincent at Gypsy year ago.
chancery Orders.
In the cause of Ruben S. Kemper vs..
Ira n. Hudllins ct al, decree confirm
ing sale of property was entered
Charles Fittro, David L. Hall and HI
ram Post were appointed commissioners
to assign dover in the cause Of Wiley
b. Lowther vs.. Abraham Lowther ct al.
A decree confirming sale of property
was entered in the cause of the South
ern Pine Lumber company against Del.
bridge & Merritt.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-09

WAS WEDNESDAY MORNINGS sES-
SION OF POLICE COURT, PRESD-
ED OVER BY MAYOR Grille.
Regular Routine was Followed and Dut-
les Performed in Strict Aceordance
with the City Han Code

Two men went to jail Wednesday
morning for i've days each. They got
drunk and were run in by the police
Mayor Grille sentenced them when he
found out that they didn't have any
money to pay their fines. One drunk
paid fine of SO and costs and another
ditto paid S. and costs.
Wednesday mornings session OF police
court was regular in every respect All
Of the prisoners were old FOUNDERS and
their faces were as familiar in the
throne room as those of the blue coats.
city Clerk Mr.. w. II. Cole was on hand,
fi9uring out how the city is going to
keep ON running with only limited in
come. Janitor Higginbotham was sweep
ing the floor with the regulation city hall
irnita tion broom, and he had a baseball
score card of the last game the ClarlSs-
burg colorcd ball team played in one
hand and a Ruhl-K -Koblegard plantation
stogie between his ivories- The mayor,
as is his usual custom, wrote the docket
mage otu in a hurried manner and kept
continually looking at the city hall clock
on the north wall and asking thee ity
clerk what time the 1890 train left for
Fairniont.
The session was indeed regular and in
strict accordance with the unwritten code
of ethics in vogue at municipal head
quarters.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-09
SCHOOL
TEACHERS
SALARIES
OF Number one and Two Grades as Fixed
by the Boards of Education Of the
Different Magisterial Districts.

For a matter of comparison and for the
benefit OF those engaged or Interested in
school work, the following table OF the
salaries of school teachers of the number
/ and ? grades, paid in the different mag
isterial districts of the county, is given.
These salaries are fixed by the boards
of education of the respective districts.
The table is furnished the Telegram by
County Superintendent of Schools /.
weyman Ogden.
1t viii be seen that the boards Of edu-
cation in Elk and Simpson districts al
low the same salary for both the number
one and number two grades.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-09
ASNWERS
THE FINAL
SUMMONS
Mr. ManIey Lanham, an Esteemed Resi-
dent of CIarlssburg is Dead at His
Home on Clay Street, After
Long Illness.

After an illness with dropsy, with
which he had been afflicted for a long
time, Nlanlcy LanInm. an aged and re
spected resident Of this city, died Mt his
home on Clay street I'uesdny night.
The deceased is survived by three chill
dren. two boys and one girl, the latter
being Mrs. Albert Watson, of Broad
Oaks.
Mr.. Lanham was a good, kind. Chris
tian gentleman, and n large number OF
friends in this community win mourn his
demise with sorrow.
No arrangements for the funeral have
been made as yet.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-09
WILL SEND
SINGER
To State Convention Of W. G. T. U. to
Contest for Cold and Silver Medals,
win Clarl1sburg Union.

The election of delegates to the State
w. G. n. u. convention was postponed
at the meeting of the local union held in
Gof NJ. r. church Tuesday afternoon.
There viii be another meeting Of the lo-
cal on octoberO, and at this meeting the
delegates will be elected.
A singer from the local union win be
sent to the state convention as n contest
ant for the gold and silver medals which
are to be given to the best singer at the
convention.
Other routine matters and business
pertaining to tho coming convention were
disposed Of before adjournment, The
meeting was we'll attended and much IN
terest was displayed by the members
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-09
MORGAN
HAS RESIGNED
Comes Home After a Proud Career Of
Eight Years in the United States
Navy.

Charles L. Morgan, son Of DIR. and
Mrs. d. p. Morgan. has resigned from
the United States navy. At the date q
his resignation and for some time pre-.
vious. he was an ensign on the battle
ship Texas, and the past year he spent
the time in the West Indies and alont
the Atlantic coast Ensign Morgan has
been in the service eight years-foui
years in the naval academy at AnnApo,
lis, Md, and the other four inactive ser.
vice. He participated in the Spanish
American war and was in the famous
battle at Santiago. He served with as
tinction and his associates regret has ae'
Of resigning. A brilliant career was un-
ouestionabiy before him He has arrived
home. coming direct from New York
where he left his ship. He has not ye'
decided what he will engage in. Hi
many friends are glad to see linn looking
80 wen and extend him henrty welcome
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-09

WILL BE
DELIVERED
BY Drs. Peters and Hudson at the Sun
day School Convention at Adams
ton Tomorrow Night.

The first session of the union district
Sunday school convention to be held al
Adamston in the NJ. f. church will open
Mt O'Clock tomorrow afternoon. a
good program has been arranged. At the
night session DIR. J.. 4. Peters will de-
liver an address on "A Pot of Green
Feathers" and DR.. William NJ. Hudson
win also speak on 'rhe Teaching that
Counts" DR. Hudson's lecture win be
illustrated by streopticon views.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-09
LAST QUARTERLY CONFERENCE
OF THE CHURCH YEAR

The four quarterly conference and
monthly official board meeting of the
Gof NJ. Il. church viii be held in the
church study tomorrow evening at 8
o'clock. This is the last and most inn
portant meeting Of the church officials
Of the conference year. Every person
who is expected to make written re-
port is requested to be prepared with tho
same and to be present.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-09
RESIGNS POSITION TO
FINISH SCHOOLING.

Edgar Hood, who has been working in
the capacity of bool<keeper for the West
virginia Transfer and Storage company,
has resigned his position in order to fin
ish his schooling Miss Leila Hickman
has taken his pace. Mr.. Hood is bright
and energetic young man and his SER
vices with the Transfer company have
been very satisfactory and appreciated
accordingly. Miss HicEman's services
will be a valuable addition to the com
pany's Office.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-09
LAYING BRICK ON
EAST MAIN STREET.

The curbing of the street paving on
East Main street has been set in position
and the gang of men under the super
vision of Street Superintendent Doyle
commenced the laying of the brick We'd
nesday. The work will be rushed to an
carly completion. The street will soon
be paved and opened to traffic, the hard
est of the work being finished. The street
superintendent has thirty-ive men al
work on this job.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-09
UNIFORM
TEACHERS
EXAMINATION
VIII Be Held in the Public School Build
ing Thursday and Friday of This
Week.

County Superintendent of Schools. L.
wayman Ogden, is making preparations
for the uniform teachers examination
which viii be held in the public school
building Thursday and Friday. The ex-
aminntions will be conducted by County
Examiners Clyde Watson, Otto Ladwig
and Superintendent Ogden. 1t is eN'
pected that large number of teachers
viii take the examination.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-09
MANY TICKETS SOLD
FOR STATE FAIR.

Ticket Agent Cecil Towlcs has sold
many tickets to the state fair At Wheel
ing. To date lie has disposed Of at least
q hundred, and expects to sell many
more before the week is over, But few
tickets have been sold by him for the
Richie county fair, which is being held
1T Pennsboro.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-09
Market Rallies.

New York. Sept. 9.-The market show
ed some tendency to rally about noon. al.
though the volume OF trading was too
light to give the movement much signifi-
cance.
Harris Gates gave out some of the sell.
ing orders in Atchison and Were under
stood to be trading merely for turn on
short side.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-09
GENERAL PRAYER AND
PRAISE MEETING TONIGHT

The subject of the sermon of the gen
eral praise and prayer meeting to be held
at GoG NJ. i. church tonight. taken from
the fifth chapter OF St, Matthews, j
BLESSINGS for Service" All members Of
the congregation who can possibly do Sc
are earnestly invited to attend this ser
vice.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-09
TO BEIRUT TO TAR TEMPORARY
CHARGE IN THE BULGARIAN
TROUBLES, THE PORTE AN
NoUNcES.
BRADsrREET ANNOUNCES BIG IN
CREASE IN YEARLY PR0DUc-
TON OF WHEAT, CORN AND
OATS IN THIS AND 9TH
Err COUNTIES.
New York Market Rallies, Although the
Volume of Trading is Light.-Excel-
lent Opportunities Present Them
selves for Trading.

Private wire to Edw T. c. slease & Co
constantinople, Sept 9.-The Porte
announces that Vail of Damascus, Nizim
Pasha, has been sent to Beirut with two
battalions of troops to take temporary
eharge.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-09
NOTICE, wooDMEN.

A meeting of the CInrlssburg lodge of
,voodmcn Of the World win be held in
The Knights OF Pythias hnll this evening
at 7.3o o'clock and every member Is re-
duested to be present.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-09
increase ia Grain Production

New York, Sept O.-Bradstreet says
the worlds visible increase is $4,000
bushels of wheat. Corn cast of the Rock
les. increase 81 600 bushels; and oats
Increase 35l,OOO bushels.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-09

Mr.. and Mrs Homer II. Mckinley, OF
salem, are home from trip to Webster
Springs.
Pa, visiting friends.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-09

George w. F. Randolph returned Tues
day evening from Webster Springs where
he sojourned week or two.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-09
Active Quotations.

Corrected daily by Edw.. 7. c. sIens'
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-21

Birmingham, Feb. 20.-(Special)-A meeting of the Birmingham Pastors Union and citizens in general, who are opposed to pool selling on horse races has been called by Dr. A. c. Davidson, President of the Pastors Union, for to- morrow morning at 10 o'clock in the First Methodist Church, to hear the report or the committee which was appointed at the previous meeting to go to Montgomery 10 fight the proposed measure which would legalize pool selling. The committee ap- pointed at the ministers and ciuzens meeting Wednesday. to go to Montgomery and fight the bill, is composed Of Rev Frank Willis Barnett, chairman; T. Il. Johnston and z. T. Rudulph, police com missioners; pr. A. P. Montague, Presi- dent of Howard College, and Rev. $. F. West, business manager of The Alabama Christian Advocate.
 MT. Barnett states that he met mem bers of the Jefferson County delegation in the House of Repres sntatives at Mont gomery and was assured by them that they would do all in their power to de- feat the bill He reports that Senator Morrow of Jefferson County, was in fa- vor of the bill and would be found work ing for it. At the meeting to be held here tomorrow morning a copy of the bill pro posed will be read. The meeting will no doubt take steps to continue the fight and funds will be provided to keep up the campaign.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-21
rhe Administration Lash.

While no talking is being done just now. it is understood that the Alabama representatives of the national adminis- tration are doing everything in their pow CT to secure a sufficient number of mem- bers of the State Republican Executive Committee to call meeting. It was said two weeks ag0 by ore of the leading rep resentatives of the administration that sixteen names had been gotten and that as soon as two others were secured, which would constitute a majority, the meeting would be called. It was claimed then that these two would be secured within three or four days. In the mean time it is said on excellent authority, one of the sixteen changed his mind and with drew his signatur and niw only fifteen members stand for a meeting. It is claimed by those who oppose a meeting that the administration lash' is being yielded with terrific force in the effort to whip the three requisite committeeman into line, but it is claimed that those who have opposed a call are standing firm and that the referees of Federal pa- tronage In this State are beaten in their efforts to capture the State organization.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1903-02-21
PhilanthrOpiSt Sick in Fernandina, Fla. TELEGRAPHS MR. MURPHY May Visit Montgomery at
 Later Date.
 ~-e He Was Looking Forward With Great Pleasure to Trip to Ala bama and May Come in
 Summer.

Andrew Carnegies visit to Montgomery will have to be postponed.
 Late last night Mir. Edgar Gardner Murphy of this city received a personal telegram from MT. Carnegie as follows.
 "Fernandina. Fla, February %. Deeply regret am compelled to cancel my engagements owing to indisposition. Am confined to house. Am advised 1t will be a necessary duty to take great care for some time.
 'Carnesie."
 Mir. Carnegie is quite advanced in years but while the illness contracted in Lon don was, perhaps. more serious than has been supposed, he had apparently re- covered his strength. He saw Mir. Mur- phy last Wednesday In New York and he spoke with the deepest interest of his Southern journey.
 He also had engagements at Tuskegee was to have been his first stop. He talk ed to Mir. Murphy with the keenest in- terest about his visit here and he had consented not only to make the address at tho placing of the cornerstone of the public library but also to attend q gen. eral reception in the "vening. He said that he wanted not or to visit the city but to meet the peop.J of Montgomery and Alabama personally.
 His illness will cause genuine regret throughout the city.
 Mir Murphy returned home from New York at this time especially to act as the Chairman of the Committee of Ar- arrangements in connection with Mir. Car negie's visit.
 When seen last night Mir. Murphy said that he hoped MT. Carnegie would soon be we'll enough to take the journey he had planned, and that even if he could not come now he might come a little lat CT in the spring when the weather will be warmer and the whole city more attrac- tive.