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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-11

l1. John xix VII take place. On Wednesday. oe-
3oe- = The ceremony viii be pSrIIoIr1ea AZ ne
nd WI Is S5-o,ted 81 reception between the
-olrs Of 30 and Il p.
On October . Mss Maud Fuller. daughter OF Nr.
I'D E-s. Fuller. VIII marry Walter Moore Dear
2 Je-sey City. The ceremony VIII be performed
.- t1e James Methodist Episcopal Church. Reed
ave s-1 A-ouroe-st-. at $50 clock Her attend
rs VI be Miss Della Cutting, q Buffalo Mss
Iva p Putuey, o. Manhattan; Miss anna 3
5-1i-h O. -s-l Mass: Miss Minnie Scott and
rss LII. stacy. Of Brooklyn. Mr Dear has
- 1885, - =, l. Arthur T5-rreu Dear. Of Jer-
~ Co. n ETe--ese az -E5h5iadelphia: L @
Eert 81 E-set ORANGE X. j.. Harry Babcock. An
rev 1lls. r.. ii Manhattan. and Jesse Fuller. y,
soepuon al IRE home II The brides parents, No.
Thursday evening. October - j. the date set
O. the wedding = Mss kathryn Coggeshal.
sughter q Nr. and AIrs. John =. CoggeshalL q
80 sls Ca-lto1-ave.. and James :. Hubbard The
l1deEmaids vii be Miss Martha c. Bennett and
-diss Bona Hubbard. sister OF the bridegroom The
H. VI q H. a. t1lku-lhr0oTners ana llle
roomer The Rev Warren q Hubbard uncle =
ne groom VII of1clate
Recent houecome-s from at-oas include Herbert
S-1alsoa and his son. RAYMOND Gunnison. on
e mana ny and Mrs Rufus D Chase and
FER ,s e. slTsr Hrs Burger Boo-u Of enry-st
-rs. q. Sherv7o1 Coffin srG fsn1fiv nd NJ s-6
-rs Theron : Strong Nartha Hoard Flrertice)
he Potsd4IH- al i--'1'
Others who have returned 70 ton, s,,.,- -.
week are AIRS. Camden C. Dixie n, C.-T,,.t,.
5eghts from Saratoga. Mrs. Robert -
md daughters. o1 C1uton-ave tror, rs.-s.-,-
IT. .Er. and Mrs. Henry Urban Psl-r.s- = -,
.ou-ave. from the white Mountains. NJ - A.
l-i-a5eau J. Towns and family q Ffgb+t-.--a
ron Saratoga; Mrs. John Shepard stanto, =,
south Portlan6-ave-. from the Cstskfls. A.
Henry r Jucson and Miss Helen JudsoB - W.
oW-st.. from Greenwich. Conn: Mrs Donald ,
Lee and Miss Louise Lee. q Wflovy-st erc,,
Greenwich Conn: M and Mrs. Edward T-ael,e-
Howard y Tllow-st.. from Connecticut. NJ ana
-rs- =. Fletcher Halstead and Miss Hzlstead %
-euls5 E-Er. from washington Conn Mr md
ms George II Southwark and Miss Southws ri
z kemseI-st. from MestpCTt Point. Mass. Mr.
ana Ars. willard n. Plat q Cambridge Place
lnfr Shelter Island Heights; Mr. and Mrs Theo-
--ie saral Llfklls % Cambridge Place. from
----.ters Lake. y. y. Er. and Mrs. Edward r
.--lr-oge an6 Miss Melira El5ridge Of Dean-st
- haynesbor0. Va AR. and Mrs. Charles r
80 - Aark's-are-. from Bav Shore. Long
ss-s-l. General and Ms y. Y. MeseroIe and Miss
rfLt Mesero-e, OF Westinghouse from Far
. C.taN ay. Ms John p. Woodward. n Henry-st
~ - sieenNieh. Conn. Mr. and Mrs. Charles
- 80. so 10 AIss Helen =. Murphy, Of Henry
- ~ ~ est Hampton Beach. Long Island. Mr
-, o.rs Frank = Jones and the Misses Jones o,
-@~s-sFe. Rom ssyviue. Long Island: Mr.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-11

eded that an outdoor drill VIII Be held ON sasrd.y
The fife and drum corps Of the LIST Naval Ba.-
talon is TO be Increased and FL. Instructor not
and fes s i 5S some ssSa1 l FOR dru:an,sr
on the New-Hampshtre. AID will give several oor
Colonel Morris OF the sth Regiment has s-.,e.
stringent orders concerning rifle practice IN te,
arrnory Every enlisted man IN each company rauxs
shoot at least i've shots at each range every dr.f
night Even the members ot the Hospital Cons
are directed 20 practise with the rife once a month
although they are nOn-cOnbatants. Commissioned
nights. and non-cOnnulissioned star. of-cers q,
Friday nights. In each company non-cournir-
inspector of arrnory rife practices Colonel Morris
also also announces 20. . matches for the team CHALLENGES
eral companies; the omnibus match an fndtvts,sl
match. '
Squadron a will hold meeting q, th. s--,r-.
next Monday when a number OF new r.ns~s
will BE- elected ASSISTANT Surgeon BeIIarny vi
instruct the Hospital Corps on Friday nishtA
The tug-of-war team OF the 12-h R.ru,,. 80
accepted the challenge OF the team o. III, a..
Regiment for the championship. Mr Clark e.,
gymnasium Instructor. has arranged for Instructors
Of boxing. wrestling and gymnastics this seasor
company has Won the Banks trophy FOR maxim,
The reginent VIII hold open games AZ the amor
on Aohlety evening. December 4. There IL
subtraction In the regiment because Captain v.
p Downs OF Company I has arranged his ou1.
ness affairs 50 that he remain IN ths regnsar-
He had intended 10 resign
Seven hundred and eight officers and rner - ~
present strength OF the 18th Regiment. net Eafr
o. twenty-eight IN the last six months conpans
+, with seventy-fve members on It's roll - Us
largest company in the regiment. and has mads .
net gain OF twenty-five.
There are vacancies FOR captains IN Companies
= +ba BED
70 be filed. The candidate in Company 7 VIII. =:
Is exnecfed be Lieutenant Patrick ]. NcGuire. &C
(vor7F,auv ID who has been In command OF 70 TO-
sor7a ffme Lieutenant Walter c. Woods. OF Com
49, L ms been transferred % Company G. srf
Ti.T1+ararr N D. Ryan. OF Company r. has besi
transferred 70 Company !
= s,tana,t William J. Wilson. OF Company z.
t4tb Raetaent who has been IN IN health for SOM
-. hss resigned tie Joined the Ifth Volunteer,
-. Nfs[ : fses and elected second Lieutenant.
-. .,e1,Dsrv 4. in October 800
An orchestra and basketball team are saazs
formed the "a signal Corps
A riding e.ass Tor members OF ths 7th R>gfnes
win be formed. and d-ill this season az D-z-isa6A
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-11
W ]. BRYAN FILES BENNETT WILL
The Nebraskan and His Wife Given Money
for Needy Students

NeW-IIaven. Conn. Oct 10.-William J. Bryan AZ
reared IN the probate court to-day. and as executor
filed for probate the will OF Philo s Bennett me
will disp0ses of estate worth appIoA!,a'r
,53 90 The will provides that $1,000 De ulSti xS-i
among tVentv-fiye colleges or universities by " NJ
fam ] Bryan and $1,000 be given MI pr An ~
needy students. A similar amount VIII $500 IN
uted by Mrs. Bry an among deserving s'H00
colleges for
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-11
CAPTAIN DAYTON DEAD.

Csn,atn Charles Dayton. seventy-iouF yea 80
= -, $50 in bed yesterday on board the
schooner T Towner. at the foot OF Twenty Se ".
enth-st, Brooklyn. with bottle OF Iauoi-n- -iH
BIS side He had been suffering from insoiiI4
Gently and had been in the habit OF usliis - -
clan decided that death due 10 an
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NATIONAL GUARD NEUS.

For tie annual inspection and muster OF Ma
tioDal Guard organizations. the troops viii parade
in undEess uniform without ammunition Colonel
Cha2r. will inspect and muster the infantry. and
brigade commanders may detail their inspectors 20
accompany him. The artillery organizations viii
be insrected and mustered by Colonel y. b.
Thnrs.cn the following dates: Third Battery
December /: Cd Battery. December 3: 1st Battery
first National Guard command 10 come under the
Separate Company. Of oswego which viii De in
spected tomorrow night
Captain Louis Wendell Of the Ist Battery Will
start interesting innovation on Friday evening
In the new armory after the regular drill There
will be special entertainment for the women
guests Of an exhibition drill and feats OF horse
give gwen some 'sife''H' An ''s'-''T ''''' also
Colonel Bartlett of the I'D Regiment mas
appointed a new assistant surgeon in the per-
son OF Or. Theron ". Kilmer. He Will have the
rank Of captain. and succeeds DIT. Smith. pro
NOTED surgeon with rank OF major. Company II
WedI Eoa an nst %hel l0 Is excited that rva
John \. Miller. OF Company B. Will be elected The
evening OF November q
Governor Chamberlain OF Connecticut. accom-
panied b. as staff. will review the 18th Regi-
rnent at IT'S arrnory on Friday evening Octo-
regiment will then appear for the first time IN the
new dress uniform Of the army. A drilI prepare
tory 70 the review viii lie held on October p.
Company y announces Il dance and entertainment
for the evening Of November %
Veterans OF Company D, l2th Regiment, formed
a association last Wednesday night
with the following officers. President. Sergeant
Major J. s. Adair: vics-president. Thomas II
Williamson: secretary. Sergeant J. 5. Martin and
treasurer. Sergeant J. i. Downing. Lieutenant
Cornelius Vanderbilt present at the meeting
and entertained the members afterward at a neaF-
BY hotel
Companies and y OF tie 47tk Regiment VIII
visit Orange y. J. Saturday afternoon ava
be entertained by the NeW-Jersey National Guards
General Barnes commanding the ed Regiment
has arranged for a series OF military lectures 70.
be given At the arTnory- The first will he to-mor-
row night by Captain John W. l. PhiUps eth
United States Infantry, Infantry Instruction
as Applied IN the Field" Company & has elected
Sergeant George " Shafer second lieutenant vlcs
butcher resigned Company II will hold a stag
az tins aIrrsory next Tuesday night Ii has been de-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-11

and Mrs Allen T. ormsbee, Of Joralemon-st, from
Summit. y. J. Mrs Guy Du Val. OF Pferrepont-st-,
from Delaware Water Gap, Penn; Mrs. g. Cpham
Ely. Of Montague-st-, from Newcastle, y. H. and
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Bowers and Miss Janet g
Bowers OF Montgomery Place, from West HaInp-
ton Beach Long Island Mr.. ana Mrs. Henry san
ger snow and family have also returned from East
Hampton Long Island
NJ and Mrs. Thomas Brooks Adams, accom-
panied by Miss Sands expect 10 sail for Europe
on the Pluecher on Thursday next MISS S 4i
Is sister OF Mrs. Edward II; Lltcnne!u- -Ie'
viii probably spend the winter in DRESDEN
Next Saturday evening, october IL the Mari.le
and Field Club viii give eotillon In Tower nan
The Thursday evening dinner dances proven 50
successful that the entertainment commune oe
olse,S - give another on a much more aooIate
scale Thfs dance will practically marx the cioS9
q tire season.
NJ and Mrs Edwin ". keiser- o. NO. 500 ar
-orl-s- announce the engagement Of Their oaugh-
-. NC F5,tr Keiger. 10 Francis Otto Afen- IT..
also Of this borough
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-11
w SOLICITING.

DoIy-There wasn't single young Man a. 'i''
place l went 10.
Madse-That Was just awful! CON
you squeezed through the summer.
Doliy-I dfdn't.-fsmart Set
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plot. It was a brief, simple ceremony. The Rev
Philip Sturges, brother of Mrs Bissell. oficiated
reading brief prayer for the burial OF the dead.
Mr.. Bisseu's brother Arthur D. BisseIi, and a few
intimate friends were present
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-11
ASHES OF w. S. sIssELI BURIED.

Buffalo, Oct i0-The ashes or the ia1e -.
ni,ssll we're taken from the crematorT to FOREST
Iawn C,.meterr today and buried in no family
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-11

%. c. Graphophone,con
with reproducer, horn and
case, together with II x P.
Columbia Moulded Records
at special price, sS.9a
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Broohign advertisements.
6rooklyn Advertisements.

This half page is an invitation 70 = o~s,+ ;
spread OF Special Bargains here on Mondsu
me Gevef advertising is the eloquence Of the 5
splendid values and low prices. 'e
SUPPOSE YOU SEE THEM
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-11

Boys Sweater sl.z5; Mems $50 CD.
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Tisutenant William ]. Wilson. OF Company 2
t4tb Regfnaent who has been in III health for
-. Ms resigned He joined the ISM Volunteer
~ Sf.v- Isss and was elected second Heetsnan !.
=, t,onsDsuv l.. iu October. 800
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Squadron A will hold g meeting a. ~. .--,~
next Monday when number OF new rp.ruSr
will BE- elected. Assistant Surgeon R.lIar,v -
instruct the Hospital Corps on Friday nights
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-11

az John xix VII take place On Wednesday, Oc-
loe- = The ceremony Viii be pertoTrIee AZ LIe
one ~ the brides parents, No. 81 JeIersoI--al
nd VII be followed b. reception between tAs
-ol-s Cf 20 and u D.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1903-10-11

An orchestra and a basketball team are ssaaz
formed In the "a signal Corps
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visit Orange y. J.. next Saturday afternoon ara
be entertained by the NeW-Jersey National Guards
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A riding e.ass Tor members OF ths tn a>g4n1s
viii Be formed and drfIl this season az D-zrisa6A
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Seven hundred and eight officers and r,en - 0s
present strength OF the 18th Regiment. net gAfi
o. twenty-eight IN the last six months. Cornpan'
+, with seventy-fve members on Us ron. Is sns
largest company in the regiment. and has rads a
net gain Of twenty-five
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-07-10
NJUNGT ION
APPLIED FOR
BY THE SALEM TRACTION COM
PANY BEFORE JUDGE MASON
IN STREET CAR LINE
CONTROVERSY.
NO ACTION TAKEN BY THE JUDGE
ON THE APPLICATION UP TO
MIDDLE OF AFTERNOON.
All Now at Peace Along the Line.-Sa-
lem company's Employees Go over
to the Other Company.


The street car fight has experienced a
cessation and all is quiet. The Fair
mont & ClarSsburg Traction company.
however, continues to lay its track. The
greater portion OF it is Inid to Wilson
burg. One rail is laid all the way from
Adamston TO Wilsanburg and the other
side is about half done with all the rails
strung for the remainder. Yesterday af-
ternoon the employees of the rival, the Sa-
lem Terminal Traction company, left
that. company and went to work for
the other company, and as the result
the Salem company has suspended opera
tions.
J. +. Law, attorney for the Salem com
pany and its vice president. spent the
day in Fairmont in efforts to obtain an
injunction from Judge Mason, but the
judge, being btrsily engaged in holding
circuit court there. did not have time
until after the adjournment Of court in
the evening to hear his application.
Advices from Fnirmont ii 3 o'clock this
afternoon say that The application for an
injunction has been made by the salem
company, but that up to that hour no
action had been taken by Judge Mason
in the matter.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-07-10
OLD WAGONS
MUST 90
Street Superintendent Proposes to Have
Second Street Clear, Il Vehicles
Have to Be Dumped into

The street superintendent Is on the
war. path in reference to the occupancy
os Second street with wagons, buggies
and other vehicles, which have nanip-
ulated the greater portion of that street
between Main and Pike for several years
He proposes to have the street cleared
and police officer gave notice this morn
ing that unless they were removed the
street superintendent would hiteI, his
carts to them and haul them to Elk
creek and dump them in. The street
superintendent always means what he
says and there will be something doing
if they are not moved by the owners.
Tha latter will likely get busy" as
the members of the Bachelors club say,
when they so counting.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-07-10
ARTIST RAMSBURG
MAKES SKETCHES
Of the Track and buildings of west viz
ginia Fair Association, Showing
Extraordinary Ability

Camden Ramsburg, of Frederick City,
AId:, is in the city, the guest of his cous-
in, Camden Sommers. He returned this
morning from Lewis county, where he
looked after his extensive timber inter
ests in that section. Mr.. Ramsburg IS an
artist of ability, having finished four
years. course in Baltimore in special work
in popular illustrations for newspapers
and magazines. He visited the new fair
grounds of the West Virginia Fair asso-
ciation today and made sketch Of the
track and buildings, which is perfect in
detail and shows the nigh class work the
young artist is capable of. He drew on
his Imagination to some extent by fill
ing in the plans of the grand stand to be
erected on the south side of the track.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-07-10
MR'CARDER
WILL MARRY
Announcement Made of His Approaching
Marriage to Miss Cans, of
Greensburg, Pa.

Mr.. Walter A. Carder, the popular
clerk at the Hotel Watson, at Fairmont
and AIiss Bessie Cans, formerly of that
city. but now of Greensburg, Pa, will
be married July lG ut the brides home
at Grcensburg. The wedding will be u
home affair and win be brilliant event.
AIr. Carder. in company with Mr.. Ed
Slack, will leave Saturday for Green's
burg to remain until after the wedding.
y!r. Carder has been associated with the
Hotel Watson for some. time past and is
a thorough business-l like young man. He
has proved his efficiency in the hotel
l:,ttirwss during his stay in that city und
il extremely oppular With all who know
him. His many friends join in extending
congratulations in advance.
Mr.. Cardcr is brother of Mrs. w. G.
Osborne, of this city.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-07-10
j. N, LYONS
WILL FILED
In the County Clerks ONCE for Probate.
Widow and Children Provided For.

The will of the late James N. Lyon
has been filed for probate. His daugh-
ter, Bessie Lyon, is named as executrix.
The widow, Nancy J. Lyon, is bequeathed
all the household goods and kitchen fur
nfture and one third of the personal prop
erty in her own right and onc-third of
the real estate her natural life time
The residue of the personal estate is
bequeathcd equally among his children,
Bessie Lyon, Ellis Lyon, Samuel, Lyon,
Mabel Lyon Stealey, Hugh Lyon, Guy
LYON and Goidie Lyon. No provision
is made for the disposal or division Of
the residue of THE real estate. except a
clause which reads "Should 1 survive my
wife. Nancy j. Lyon, then 1 will that
may estate, real and personal, be equally
divided among the aforesaid children"
The viii is in his own handwriting and
dated january 81, 1000. The eSecutrix
is not required to give bond. There were
no witnesses.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-07-10
POMEROY
MANUEA ACTURER
HERE
Head of Pomeroy Furniture Company
Here Again confeTring With Of
hcials of Industrial Company.

g. L. Probst, head of the firm of the
Probst Furniture company, Of Pomeroy-
Ohio, arrived in the city Thursday even
ing, and is a guest at the Traders hotel
He is here to further negotiations with
General Manager Bowen, of the Clarles-
burg Industrial company regarding the
site for the furniture factory, which viii
be moved from Pomeroy to this city in.
the event satisfactory arrangements can
be made. Friday morning Mr.. Probst
was driven out to the Industrial compa-
ny's land with Mr.. Bowen to look over
certain sites. In the afternoon ne was
in consultation with Mr.. Bowen at the
lattcr's Office The prospects for the re-
noval of this factory to ClarIsburg look
very favorable at present.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-07-10
ROUTED
By
VS. OR IS
cLARKsBURG Z. M. c. A. BASEBALL
TEAM WENT UP AGAINST THE
REAL THING.
cameronites Gave Them Good Drubbing
at Score ofsTwenty to Nothing.
Home Team Went An

The cIarksburg = NJ. O. A. baseball
team went up against a professional
team at the ball park Thursday. after
noon, when they played a game with
the Cameron team. They fell an u
pieces and were unable to score run
during the game, while the Cameron boy
walked around the bases and lined up
twenty to the local teams goose egg
The score WAS as follows
Cameron .O 24 O22 go
Clarksbmg 20 0 o o o Q o. 90
The ClarlSsb,irg team put up the worst
game OF BAH they have ever put up yes
terday afternoon. They were awfllly
..rrrnmy.'' The team seemed TO have
strong lineup, hut none of the players
could get tlleir numbers figured out.
Harris ost, of football fame, um
pired the first half Of the game. His
decisions were accurate, and he made
the boys stand by them The last half
was umpired by Tom Frances. He made
a good umpire.
There were about 100 in attendance ct
the game.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-07-10
MYSTERY
BEING
UNRAVELED
colored woman, Mixed Up in Shepherds
town Scandal, is Held for the
q Grand Jury.

Afartinsburg, w. Va July 1o-Thc
trial of Maria Ransom, the colored sso-
4uan of Shepherdstown, who was mixed
up in the recent scandal in that place,
was held yesterday Elm Charles Town
before Justice Baylor. She is the wo-
man who is said to have given Prof. E.
F. Goodwin the information upon which
he based his demand for the resignation
of Miss A. Salomc Wingate, the teacher
of music in Shepherd college. She after
ward went before magistrate and made
affidavit that she knew nothing of the
case or the charge against Miss Wingate.
She was aryaigned before Justice Bay
lor on charge of criminal malpractice.
After hearing the evidence the squire
held her for the action Of the grand jury
at the September term of court Bail
was fixed at $500. 1t was furnished and
the prisoner released.
The arrest of the Ransom woman, as
well as thatsof the eoFored man, Watson.
was the result of efforts being made to
clear pthe mystery surrounding the
Shepherd college case, and it is believed
that ,shen the authorities get through
there will be the biggest kind of sen
sation m Shepherdstown.
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FIRST TRUNKS
HAULED TO
WALDO
Baggageman Samuel Wilson Has the
Distinction Of Being the First Trans
fer Man to Haul Trunks to
the Big Hotel.

Sam Wilson. president and owner OF
the Sam Wilson Transportation com.
pany, of ClarIssburg, which company has
the exclusive franchise of hauling the
trunks and other heavy baggage to and
from the Traders hotel, and which will
be made the official accredited repre-
sentative of the Traders hotel when
Colonel SeeIy gets his ordinance relat-
ing to special hotel licenses through the
city council, has the distinction of haul
ing the first express load of trunks to
the new Waldo hotel. He pulled over
heavy load of them to the hotel last
evening for the New York Hotel Supply
The trunks were not guests
trunks, but nevertheless Mr.. Wilson has
the honor of having hauled the first ones
to this new magnificent hotel, and he is
highly elated over the event.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-07-10
GOLORED MAN
HIGHLY H0NORED
Appointed Private Secretary TO Prof.
Hunt of Cornell University-H
Won His Way.

Columbus, o., Dispatch.
The many friends of G. C. Poindexter,
grandson of the well known Rev. James
Poindcxter, and son of Joseph Poindex-
ter, are proud of the rapid advances the
young man is making. He leaves the
city Monday night for Ithica, n. Y, to
become private secretary to Prof. Thomas
F. Hunt lately resigned as professor of
agriculture ut the state university, and
now professor of ugronomy ut Cornell.
Mr.. PoindeXter is only % years old.
He was born in Pennsboro, w. Va. and
after preparatory training in the West
Virginia colored Institute and business
college at Logansport, Ind, entered the
%. S. U. as "a student of agriculture in
Hls00. He graduated this year.
He was popular Mt the university and
is an active member of several societies.
During the years 'oI-'o2 he was a mem
Der OF the lantern board, being the first
cclorcd student attaining that honor In
1901 he represented his college at the
meeting of agricultural students at the
Chicago international live stock show,
responding to the address of welcome.
He has contributed to a number of
agricultural periodicals. He has worked
his way through all the schools he has
attended, being stenographcr TO Pro-
fessor Kellerman while at the o. s. U.
This summer he will assist Professor
Blunt in the preparation of book enti-
tied "The Field Crops of the United
States"
Mr.. Poindexter is brother Of Mrs.
Edward Rome, colored, of this city.