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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-01-13
BOOMING
Is the Town of Lumberport-Future
Is Bright.


Lumberport, January 13-Lumber-
port IS situated at the junction OF B.
s. o. and Short Line Railroad, on the
waters of the West Fork River and
Tenmile Greek, in Harrison county,
only 10 minutes walk to Pooz Coal
Plant and Fairmont No. 4 mine. The
town of Lumberport was incorporated
a little over a year ago and is now a
thriving and booming little town.
The Lumberport Building and De-
veloping Company has been chartered
and they expect to build. a large brick
plant In the spring, also large three
story brick bank building including a
town hall and two lodge halls. All
the bank stock has been taken up and
application has been made for a chart
.er. A two story four room brick school
building is now. being erected there
are three general stores, one hardware
store, one furniture store, one large
roller mill, one broom factory, one
barber shop, two jswelry stores, one
millinery store, one drug store, two
local physicians, two blacksmith shops,
Datural gas, two churches, NJ. E. and
Baptist denominations. There are 10
daily passenger trains on the two rail-
roads.
Lumberport is good business cen.
ter and to any one wanting to invest in
town property it will pay them to In
vest now in Lumberport, as property
there will Increase more than double
in the next year. The HUMMER.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-01-13
CHILLY
Vas the Reception Given TO tine
Circuit Court.
Gas Off and Court House Was
Freezing.
Grand Jury Called and Major Lang
Made Foreman.

Judge John w. Mason and the re-
mainder of the circuit court received
a very chilly reception Tuesday morn
ing. They found the atmosphere too
cold to do business and adjourned the
court without organizing until 2
o'clock in the afternoon, at which
time the grand jury was called TO the
box and formed. he then adjourned
them until 8 o'clock next morning to
deliver the charge. The cause of the
inconvenience was that the gas in the
home company's pipe on Court street
went of at o'clock and refused to
operate. BY diligent effort the defect
was found in joint, where the pipe
extends from Main street and at 2
o'clock or shortly afterward the repair
was made. In some manner dirt had
gotten through the joint and stopped
up the pipe.
The following are the members OF
the grand jury:
L. L. Lang, foreman; Camden Som
mers, George H. Berry, A. W. Davis,
John w. Fox, E. K. Stout, Lindsey
Jett, A. NJ. Ritter, John Ruckman.
W. 2. Weekly, A. j. Watson, r. B.
swiger, George R; Fortney, L. S. Har-
bert, ]. NJ. Cochran and A. j.
Michael.
They are representative citizens OF
the county and splendid selection
for grand jury. is our honest opinion.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-01-13
FIRE
Dwelling House at Wilson
burg.
Hoover and wife Escape In Night
Clothing.

A one story frame building at VIII
sonburg owned by Francis Brothers
and occupied by Irwin @. Hoover,
burned Tuesday afternoon at O'Clock.
Hoover lost all his household goods
and wearing apparel. He escaped in
his night clothes as did also his wife.
Itappears that Mrs. Ann Gain, a do
nestle, had put chicken on the cook
stove and that during her absence the
stove became very hot, and set the
fowl afire. The blaze spread and was
under headway before it was discoy-
cred. Nothing could be done to save
the building or the contents. The
house was valued at $3.50, with s25o in
surance. 1t was located near the
school house but not close enough to
any other house to spread.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-01-13
ACHIEVEMENT
BY Miss Harrison In Art Attracts
Attention.
Washington Papers Make Yer,
Complimentary Compliments.

The Washington, D. G. Evening
Star Of Saturday says:
"About thirty years ago,a great inn,
petus was given local art by the trus-
tees of the corcoran Gallery granting
students permission to copy in the
gallery three days a week. at that
time there were really no other facili-
ties for studying in this city. There
were no established schools; no casts
and no models to be had; indeed, 1t
was even ditlicGlt to obtain artists,
materials quickly. This privilege was.
therefore great boon, and in those
earlier days some excellent, faithful
copies were made OF the various paint
ings; but with the formation OF the
school the majority of the copyists
who possessed talent and had worked
with the purpose of gaining knowledge
and skill were absorbed, and since
then most OF the copies have been but
feeble limitations, though sufficiently
correct to be allowed to pass by the
examining committee. Within the
last week, however, a notably fine
copy has been completed. 1t is OF Du-
pres Pond by the Great Oak" and is
the work of Miss Harrison of West
Virginia, a student in the school.
The original is one OF the strongest
and most important pictures in the
gallery, and to reproduce it was an
ambitious undertaking, but Miss Har-
rison has more than succeeded. She has
caught the spirit Of the painting, as
well as the painters vigorous tech
nique, and has made copy not un-
worthy Of the master himself. The
practice OF copying is a rule discour-
aged by the director of the gallery and
the instructors of the school, but in
this instance all unite in commenda-
tion."
The Washington Post Of the same
date says:
Miss f. NJ. Harrison, one of the
most skillful copyists, has recently
completed very remarkable copy or
Dupre's famous landscape at the Cor
coran Gallery. The broad heavy load
ed canvas is a very difficult thing to
render, because it must he done with
courage and dash. The usual copyist
stroke, precise, clean and careful, would
never reproduce this forceful picture,
and to see copyist and a woman
launch out in this bold way and sue
coed naturally makes Miss Harrison,s
achievement notable"
Miss Harrison is a daughter of
Judge Thomas W. Harrison of clarks-
burg.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-01-13
GUILTY
Was shorty. Harris OF Trying 10
Steal AumIIIer.s oysters.

'tshorty" Harris. the one armed
colored fellow who brought himself
into sudden notoriety Saturday night
by trying to steal bucket OF oysters
from Aumiiler's restaurant fora Sun
day dinner, was tried in police court
last night by Mayor Grille. The evi-
dence was against him and fine of.
s5 was imposed. he paid it and was
released from custody to go and do
likewise or better, according to his
own yolition.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-01-13
STRAYED
Did Horse Behlad Building for
Shelter.

A horse and wagon belonging to
Swift s. Company were found In the
rear of the Lewndes block on Third
street at 9 o'clock by the night watch.
man of the building. The horse had
been there for an hour or SO and was
thoroughly chilled aud yet he ap-
peared perfectly content to have the
building a shelter for him against the
wind. The driver was soon found
and the team turned over to him. He
claimed that while he was in the Cen
tral meat market the horse walked on
and he was unable 20 locate him.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-01-13
VICTIMIZED
Quite a Number of People in Town
Of Quiet Dell.

Quiet Den, Jan. 1s.-A man pur-
porting to represent clothing house
of Cincinnati was here in December
taking orders for suits of clothes. Sew
eral of our people ordered suits and
paid in advance from five to fourteen
dollars each and are wondering why
their suits do not come and why the
agent pulled the wool over their eyes
at such a great expense. The latter
is easy to understand. The agent had
ieeced a lot of fellows before he came
here.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-01-13
CAR OFF
Delays Traffic on the Short Line
Division of B. q o.

The sh TT Line Passenger train was
an hour and a half late last night and
did not arrive until 10 o'clock. 1t was
detained beyond the big tunnel by a
small freight wreck, in which car
was derailed. The accident resulted
In no special damage and no one was
hurt. For the past several days trains
have been running quite regularly. on
that division and there is no dinicnlty
except during wet weather.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-01-13
Senator Clark May will be President
of the Senate and Moats Speak
er of the House.
Judge Maxwell viii Likely be chairman of ,,,d;c;,.
ry committee-in the House. Very Important
Position.

Charleston, w. Va, Jan. 13.-The
Legislative hosts have gathered here
already in large numbers and by this
evening, the,big end of the member.
ship OF both branches of the Leglsla-
ture will be ON the ground. 1t is un.s
derstood the caucus to nominate the
presiding tficers will be held by the,
Republicans and in the hall Of the
House OF d .legates and Senate cham
Der respectively tonight.
AS nearly as can be told now, the
Presidency of the Senate win be car
ried of by Clark May, ofLincoln coun-
ty, although Senator Harmer of Har-
rison county, is making strong fight.
John T. Harris, of Parkersburg, is the
same as elected clerk now.
Frank r. Meats, of Wood county,
has the best show for the speakership
of the House of Delegates, although
Caldwell, nf Ohio county, and shaw
key, of X .pawha, are by no means out
of the race. Harry Shaw, of Marion
county, viii likely land the clerkship
of the House.
Judge Maxwell, of Harrison county,
who is not here yet, will probably be
made chairman of the House judiciary
Committee. F. M. Reynolds, of Min
eral county, will no doubt I'LL his
old positian of chairman of the Fl.
nance Committee. Judge Maxwell
viii arrive this evening and Judge
Reynolds Is already here.
The candidates for the Presidency Of
the Senate and the speakership of the
House OF Delegates are all on the
scene and each is putting up an ag-
gressive fight. Senators Harmer and
May, who are contendiug for the
honor of presiding over the Senate,
are conducting dignifed campaign,
and no i'll feeling win result, no mat
ter who wins. Both sides disclaim any
intention of interJecting the United
States senatorship into the contest,
and in their disclaimer they are un-
doubtedly sincere, though there are
many who say Harmer is the Scott
candidate and May the Caldwell can
didate. But this is true only so far
as their individual preferences go.
Messrs. Caldwell, Meats, Cunning
ham, Babb, shawkey, Gregory and the
two or three other active and respec-
tive candidates for the speakership Of
the House are all here and it is good
natured free-for-all scramble. 1t is
believed the fight is between cald-
well, Meats, shawkey and Cunning
ham, though a dark horse candidate
may jump In and surprise the supposed
leaders.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-01-13
CAPITAL STOCK
OF New Fair Association Will be
Increased SIS. 900.

The directors of the West Virginia
Fair Association held meeting Mon.
day night. They decided to increase
the capital stock to the amount of
sl6oOc. Upon the report of the con-
struction committee it was also decid-
ed to have fifty horse and cattle stalls
erected. These stalls win be of the
most moaern construntion They
will be 12 feet square and 10 feet high.
The Eroof will project over them a
distance of 8 feet SO as to shelter the
walk way.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-01-13
BOUND OVER
We're the Prosecutor and the
Prosecuted.

In Squire James N. Dayid,s court
Monday afternoon the troubles of
John Nelson and william Bell, both
coiored, were investigated upon a war.
rant sworn out against Nelson by Bell,
charging assault. The magistrate put
them both under bond of $50 each to
keep the peace for a specified time.
Bell was not looking for that, else he
would not have attempted to prose-
cute Nelson.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-01-13
ADJUSTED
Are the Losses of Mrs. E. J. Cole
man from the Fire.

j. Carl Vance finished yesterday at-
ternoon the adjustment of Mrs. Ed j.
coleman's loss on the building, occn-
pied by the Imperial saloon. which
burned few weeks ago. BE allowed
her insurance to the amount of O., ,2sl.-
80, of which s2,2l1.ss was on the place
occupied by Neilis s. Duffy and ESQ on
B. a. Browns onice. The policies
called for $500. 1t was in the Com
mercial Union Assurance Company,
Limited, of London, aud the Georgia
Home Insurance Company.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-01-13
Luncheon.

Do not forget to take your purse
and go to the YESTERDAY and Today
Luncheon" to be given in the dining
room Of the Baptist church on Thurs
day evening, January Is from 100 to
$50 o'clock by the Junior Christian
Endeavor Society. Help these enter
pris,uR boys and girls.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-01-13
REV. MCDANIEL
Goes to Webster to Assist In Re.
vlvaI Meetings.

Rev. R. B, Mcdaniel will go to Web
ster, Taylor county, on Thursday, to
conduct a series of evangelist meetings
there in the Baptist church, assisting
the pastor, Rev. Geo. w. Kinsey. He
viii return on Saturday, occupy his
pulpit here at both services on Sunday
and go back to Webster on Monday
morning.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-01-13
BOARD
OF Baptist General Association
viii Meet Here.

The Executive Beard of the Baptist
General Association of West Virginia,
also the Board of Directors of the
wesa Virginia Baptist Education So
ciety will hold their meetings in the
First Baptist church of this city to
morrow morning.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-01-13
Other Coal Properties Will go Into
the Big Merger. Such as Century
and George S Creek Cos.
Pennsylvania Railroad Company Will Issue $780,
100000 of New Stock to Acquire
Soft Coal Properties.

Baltimore, Jan. l3.-It is reported
that the Century Coal Company and
the Georges. Greek Coal aud Iron
Company are to be included in the
practical merger between the Consoli-
dation Coal Company, the Fairmont
Coal Company and the Somerset Coal
Company. It is said negotiations are
going on for the purchase by the al
lied corporations of the controlling in
terest in large coal properties in West
Virginia. So far as can be learned
nothing has been done yet to connect
the Century and Georges Creek Com
panies with the merged concerns.
President O. W. Watson was in New
York Sunday; and Mr.. G. X. Lord,
chairman of the board Of directors of
the Consolidation Company, said he
had heard nothing of move to COM
bine the Georges Greek Company with
his company. Heavy stockholders in
the Consolidation also have large in
terests in the Century and Georges
Greek Companies.
Mr.. Watson has advanced the
wages of the miners employed by the
Eairmont Coal Company in the Fair
mont region 10 per cent, the rise TAX
ing effect January /. 1t benefits
about 1000 men. The anthracite
miners made an effort to organize
these men during the recent strike
but failed, and Mr.. watson's action is
in the nature of a material acknowl.
edgement of their refusal to join the
union.
The merg rof the three companies
gives the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
assurance of continued control of the
soft-coal transportation business, as lit
practically dominates the Consolida-
tion Coal Company. Coal and coke
constitute about so per cent. of the
tonnage handled by the road.
Il is also expected that President
Watson will considerably increase the
combined output of the allied COM
panies and that hereafter there will
be less danger of suffering from a soft
coal famine.
The Wall Street Journal says:
1.-THE control OF the Somerset Coal
Company, the Fairmont Coal Com
pany, the Clarksburg Fuel Company
and the Consolidation Coal Company,
of Maryland, has now been secured by
Pennsylvania interests.
HThe Baltimore and Ohio already
controls the Consolidation Coal Com
pany of Maryland. 1t is stated that
the other three coal companies men
toned may be turned into the Consoli.
dstion Coal Company, of Maryland.
In order to acquire these properties,
the Pennsylvania, 1t is said, win issue
$50, 900, 900 of its own new stock for
the purpose. The ownership of these
properties win be lodged in the treas.
ury Of the Baltimore and Ohio Com
8 n.y.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-01-13
DrsulIerton breaches.

The congregation of the NJ. E.
church, South, had the pleasure
Sunday to listen to sermons morning
and evening by Rev. ]. a. Fullerton,
who filed the pulpit in the absence OF
the pastor. Rev. A. o. Williams who
is in Huntington, assisting in series
Of revival meetings.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-01-13
MASONS
VIM So to Temple Dedication in a
Body.

At its meeting last night Hermon
Lodge, No. 6. a. E. s. A. NJ, decided
TO attend the dedication exercises Of
the Masonic Temple at shinnston
next Thursday. The members viii go
down in a body. This action was in
response to a cordial Invitation from
t. Johns Lodge, No. "a at snlnnston.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-01-13

The funeral of John Clausson who
died at his home near Adamston Mon
day morning at 20 years of age, was
held Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock
and interment occurred in the ceme-
tery at the Hepzibah Baptist church.
The deceased leaves grown family.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-01-13
RESOLUTIONS
Adopted by knights of pythlas for
N. N. Thompson.


No. 80 knights of Pythias held Jan'y
|, 1908, at Castle Hall fer the purpose
of taking appropriate action regarding
the death of Hon. Marcellus NJ.
Thompson who departed this life De-
cember 81, 1902, who has been faith
full member of this Lodge since its
organization August Ie, 1888, until the
time of his death and further to e1-
press our sympathy with the many
friends OF the family on account of the
death Of Mrs. Carrie Thompson, the
wife Of our brother, whose death :oc.
CURED December %, 1902, It was
ordered that a committee be appoint
ed TO draft proper resolutions and sub
nit the same to this Lodge for appro-
val. The committee submitted the
following resolutions:
We are again confronted with the
great mystery of death, our ranks are
invaded and death claims one that is
dear to us and has called from among
us and from our association Marcellus
NJ. Thompson, whose sudden and un-
timely death following SO quickly upon
the unexpected death of his wife, gives
cause for grief most sorrowful and
gloomy.
The members Of this Lodge have
met to pay tribute of respect to the
memory of our deceased brother and
to give expression to the loss they
have sustained, adopt the following
resolutions
Resolved, That it is with the deep
est regret and unfeigned sorrow that
we have heard of the sudden death of
our brother Marcellus N. Thompson
which took place on the night of De-
cember 81, 1902.
That in the death of our brother
this Lodge has lost one of its eldest
and best members and one who believ-
ed most thoroughly in the principles
of this brotherhood.
AS a member Of this order he was
faithful, consistent, capable and up
right, always willing and ready to do
his part for the advancement OF this
brotherhood and the formation of It's
interests, and his strong manly char.
acter and intelligence has done much
toward the advancement of this
Lodge.
AS citizen he was patriotic and up
right, as a husband and father he was
devoted and true, as an advocate per-
suasive and forceful, as brother he
was faithful.
Resolved, That we deeply sympa.
thize with his family who survive and
extend ohlm our coincidence In their
great grief.
Resolved, That these resolutions be
published in the several newspapers OF
this city and be spread upon the min
utes and records of this Lodge.
Respectfully submitted.
GEO. G. LYNCH,
]. E. Law. Committee.
MoRD LEWIS,
f.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-01-13
morning.

The Masonic officers as announced
in yesterdays issue of the Telegram
were installed last night in the pres.
ence of full attendance of the mem
ship of the lodge. There was no as
sistance from any other lodge but the
work was done by the local lodge.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-25
Conversion of Justice Chase,

Chief Justice Chase was in the habit OF
attending the Metropolitan Church of
Four and One-half street, Washington,
vet he always left the church when the
sacrament of the Lords Supper was ad-
ministered.
After one such occasion. DR.. Newman,
the pastor, went to him and said: "Why
do you not avail yourself of the means of
grace in the Lords Supper?"'
The Chief Justice answered: II 90 not
consider myself worthy to partake of the
communion"
The Doctor said: eve invite all who
love the Lord, and who do truly and heart
lily repent of their sins, to join with US
in this service"
Eyes, that is lust it. What do you
mean by 'repent?"
Then the Doctor gave him a full and
clear explanation of repentance.
On the next communion day instead Of
leaving the church, the Chief Justice re.
mained in his seat. After all had com:
fnuned, Dr.. Newman said eff any soul
feels it's unftness for this service, to him
this invitation is specially riven. If such
a one fails to acknowledge the Saviour and
his own unworthiness before his fellow
men, we are assured that the Saviour will
not acknowledge him before His Father and
His holy angels"
The Chief Justice rose and staggered
rather than walked to the front, and fell
on his knees at the altar railing. After
giving to the kneeling man the bread and
wine, the Doctor, seeing the strong face
Of the penitent drawn with grief. with the
Justice still kneeling, pronounced the ben
eIirtion.
Within a few days the Chief Justice
went to New York to transact some busi-
ress. The morning after his arrival he
did not come down to breakfast. The
clerk waited till II o'clock; on receiving
no answer to his frequent knocks the
door was forced. and there was found the
dead body of the Chief Justice. He had
entered on his closer walk with God.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-25
EaDUiDsss in Work.

Some people dream of happiness as
something they will come to by and by,
al the end OF course Of toll and struggle.
But the true way to find happiness is as
we go on in or work. Every day has its
own cup of sweetness. In every duty is
ii pot of hidden mama. In every sorrow
is b;essin~ Of comfort In every burden
is rolled Up a gift of God. In all life
Christ is with US, if We are true to Him?
II we nave learned this secret, even the
things that seem unpleasant and disagree.
able yield joy in the doing. A traveller in
South Africa saw some boys playing mar.
bies. using pebbles. One of these rolled
to the travellers feet, and, picking it up,
it seemed to him only a rough stone,
without beauty or worth. But as he turned
it over a glcam of light flashed from o3e
spot Of it. 1t was diamond. Duties
seem dull and dreary to us, Una attractive,
nard. but they infold secrets of happiness
which VIC find when we accept them with
love and do them cheerfully.-Rev. j. 4.
Miller
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1903-11-25
They Trnstel God.

There was knock at the door of Aunt
Fanny's pleasant kitchen one morning,
and on the steps stood little girl with
a basket on her arm.
Don't you want to buy something"
she asked as she came in. Here are some
nice home-knit stockings"
Surely you did not knit these stock
ings yourself, little girl?" said Aunt
Fanny.
mo, ma'am; but grandma did. She is
lame, and so che sits still and lnits the
things, and l run about to sell them;
that's the way we get along. She says
we are partners and SO wrote out a
sign and put it over the fireplace: Grand
ma & Maggie"
Aunt Fanny laughed and bought the
stockings, and as she counted out the
money to pay for them Maggie said: This
will buy the bread aud butter for supper.
"What if you had not sold anything"
asked Aunt Fanny.
But Maggie shook her head.
"You see, we prayed, Give US this day
our daily bread and God has promised
to hear when folks pray; so I guess there
wasn't any If about it. When He says
things, they're sure and certain"