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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-07-20
FIGHT ON STREET CAR
D1soRDERLY PASSENGERS EJECT
ED BY THE CONDUCTOR AFTER
A LIVELY SCRAP.
Conductor Struck with Stone Thrown by
Elected Passenger.-Some Blood
Drawn in ARRAY.

Carson Wine and Charles Wyatt be-
came disorderly on one of the summer
street cars on the way to the park about
10 O'Clock Saturday night. Conductor
Hartman told them at the switch in the
East End that they would have to get
of if they did not behave themselves.
They promised to be good and the car
proceeded with them on it, but as the car
arrived at a point in front of the glass
factory building in the Clarksburg In
dustriaI company's addition to the city,
they again became disorderly, using vile
language and cursing. A number of la
dies were on the car, and the conductor,
for their protection, stopped the car and
ordered the fellows of. The refused,
and he put Wyatt on first and then gave
his attention to Wine, John Hicken-
botham having been deputized to assist
him. Quite a scuffle cnsued at the rear
end of the car, but Wine was finally
elected In the scufne the conductors
cap fell off on the opposite side of the
ear and he stepped off to get it. Motor
man Flowers, believing the fellows had
been elected and the conductor was on
the car. started ahead, but Hickenbothnm
soon stopped him. In the meantime the
elected passengers and the conductor had
a tusslc, brought on by Wine hitting
the conductor on the left arm with
stone as he picked mp his cap. Wine
received smnn cut on the side of the
head. either inflicted by the conductor or
received by striking his head on the edge
Of a seat during the scuffle.on the car,
The injury was not serious, however,
The conduct of the conductor in the
matter was in conformity to the rules of
the company and was commendable. as
rnwdvism, disordcrly conduct and the use
Of bad language on the street cars should
not be permitted under any circum.
stances.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-07-20
HYPNOTlST
WILL PERFORM
At the opera House Band Concert, That
is Charles f. Pike will Give
Exhibitions.

The opern House band, after consid,
erabIe persuasion, has succeeded in get
ting Mr.. Charles Pike to consent to an
exhibition OF hypnotism at their concert
T1hursdnv. July 23. The Telegram pub
lished an account some weeks ago re-
garding Mr.. Pixies achievements in this
science, but as he objected to the con
sequent notoriety, it was from desire
to help the band along that he consented
to give public performance. we ven
If you witness this part of the perform
nnce.
AFR. Ben Gregory, of the Blaney shows,
New York city. will give his Chinese I'M
personation of noted cciestinls, inter
sperscd with comedy Juggling. Profs,
Grove & Shinn win render violin and
cornet solos respectively, and besides this
the band viii play.
Thc program will furnish nn evenings
anlusemcnt to all who attend.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-07-20
DISPOSITIONS
IN BIG
RAILROAD CASE
ATTORNEYS TAKING
DISPOSITIONS IN BIG RAILROAD
DAMAGE SUIT CASE.
Case is That of the Western Maryland
Railroad Company Against Balti-
more & Ohio Railroad Over Al
legged Breaking Of Contracts.

Attorneys John G. Wilson and w. Ir-
vino Cross, of Baltimore, and Benjamin
A. Richmond, Of Cumberland, Md, are in
the city today taking depositions in the
damage suit case of the Western Mary
land Railroad against the Baltimore 4
Ohio Railroad company.
They arrived here from Fairmont,
where they have been taking depositions
in the same case the past several days.
The. case is damage suit brought
against the Baltimore 8 Ohio railroad by
the Western Maryland railroad over the
alleged breaking of certain freight con
tracts between the two companies. The
Western Maryland company alleges that
the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad eomp4n'y
broke certain contracts regarding the
shipment of coal from this and the Fair
mont coal regions. The plaintiff sues
for heavy damages.
The attorneys are busy taking depo-
sitions Of local Baltimore 4 Ohio officials
ana others. They win be thus engaged
for several days. ms there are several PER-
sons whose dsposftiops they are desironF
Of taking.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-07-20

n At the noon hour there was considera-
Bile excitement in front of the Oak Elall
building on West Main street and the
corner at the st. Charles hotel. The
cause of the excitement was disturb-
Rnce of the peace, in which j. w. Dodge,
e. j. VanGeison and N. v. Hurst were
angaged.
Afr. VanGeison has been engaged for
4 week or more in laying a cement pave
nlent in front of the building. J, w.
Dodge occupies one of the business rooms
EdF the building and Hurst was hauling
barrels of oil and paint for him. He
drove up with a load of these barrels
and started to unload them. They pro-
posed to take them into the store over
the cement pavement, which was not
dry Boards had been laid down on the
cement to roll the mon. yanGeison told
them they could not roll the barrels over
the pavement. Dodge replied that he
;iaid rent for the building and that he
would take the barrels in over the pave
ment. He ordered VanGeison 70 get out
Of the way. at this juncture Dodge
struck at VanGeison with a sort of whip
with piece of lead or something of the
SORT attached to one end. The latter
grabbed the whip and pulled Dodge out
into the street About this time Hurst
grabbed VanGeisonsby the Shoulders and
tripped him over a stone pile. While he
was down and with Hurst still holding
him Dodge kicked him on the front of
the neck and on the chin, making slight
wounds Dodge then retreatedl by going
into his store.
VanGeison resumed his work after
dressing his wounds and little later
Hurst went over to the hotel corner and
began to tell those who han been at.
trncted to the scene all about the affair
from his standpoint. VanGeison hap
pened to look up and he spied Hurst. No
sooner had he laid eyes ON him than he.
walked over and with the remark to
Hurst, .syou are the man who held me
while he Kicked me, went after him with
lis fists doubled up. As he struck at
him Hurst cried, Don't you hit mel"
and ran into the saloon and through into
the hallway, with VanGeison following
him closely. BY that time the hotel au-
thorities were upon the scene and Van
Geison was ordered to leave the hotel.
He did SO. In the chase it appears that
Hurst either fell down or was knocked
down by vanGeison in the hallway. As
he toppled over he gave scream and
those on the outside thought his nssail-
ant was doing him great bodily harm,
but such proved not the case.
Hurst emerged from the hotel, and af-
ter remarISing that he had helped to sep
arate Dodge and vanGeison, got on his
drayage wagon and drove off, but before
lac left he threatened to mal9 it hot for
vanGeison and said he intended to get
out warrant for him at once,
Shortly afterward VanGeison went to
the mayors Office and swore out war.
rant against Hurst, charging him with
assault.
1t IS stated that vanGeison told the
other fellows that If they rolled the
barrels into the store they would do il
over his dead body.
While Dodge may have had the right
to roll the barrels into his store, yet If
1t caused injury to the pavement, Van
Gcison had right to prevent it.
NanGeison confessed before Squire Cor
don OF assault upon Hurst and paid a fine
of s5.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-07-20
TEACHERS in
PREDICAlVlE f

County Superintendent L. Wayman
Ogden is here from Morgantown nrrang-
ing for the teachers' examination which
viii take place here Thursday and FRI
day Of the present week. He is in doubt
MS to whether the certificates of those
who passed the last examination viii ar,
rive from Charleston or not before the
examination. In the event they do not
come before the examination begins,
some Of those who took the former eS-
animation win be in predicament, as
thew win not know whether or not TO
take the second examination,
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-07-20
.DROWN NED
WHILE in
BATHING
FRED GROVES, OF SALEM, Is
DROWNED IN WATERS OF
FISHING CREEK.
Body Recovered and Will Be Shipped to
Salem for Burial.-Young Man Was
But Twenty Years of Age and
Leaves a Wife.

Fred Groves, aged 20. son of George
Groves of Salem, was drowned in Fish
ing Creek near Pine Grove. Wetzel coun-
ty, Sunday morning, while in bathing.
Mr.. Groves had been employed in the
oil fields in Vyetzel county for some time
past. Sunday morning he went in bath
ing in the creek with several eompon-
ions, and was drowned.
The body was recovered shortly after
wards. 1t will be shipped TO Salem Mon
day night and burial will take place
there.
The deceased was married and is sur
vived by his wife.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-07-20
w. C. T. U.
PROGRAM
FOR THE SEVENTH ANNUAL coUN-
TY CONVENTION, WHICH WILL
BE HELD IN SHINNSToN.
Prepared and Ready to Be Issued by the
President. Mrs. M. B. Davis, of
Lost creek.-very Elaborate
and Interesting.

The program for the seventh annual
convention of the Harrison County Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union,
which will be held in the Shinnston
Baptist church Tuesday, July 2s, has
been prepared by the president, Mrs. NJ
d. Davis. of Lost Creek, and is as fol-
lows:
DevQtion,rl--AIr Fannie Swiger, Lum-
berport.
Address of welcome on Behalf of
Charches-Rev. BayIes, shinnston.
Address of Welcome for Local Union
Mrs NJ. A. Swiger, Shinnston.
Response Miss Hazel sandusky,
Bridgeport.
Business
az Reading Minutes of last Meeting.
(2) Report of Corresponding Secretary.
(3) Report of Superintendents of De-
partments.
"a Report of Treasurer.
t5) appointment of Committees.
Paper, Scientific Temperance Instruc-
tion in Public Schools"-Miss Maleta
Davis.
.our Periodicals. Miss Ella II. Poe,
| Buckhannon.
Ah'elnOo" 0eSStVn e.'.,, c,.-,.,
| Devotion"is-Nirs' . D. smith, Si"t'>s,
burg. -
"A model Onlon-Miss E'la roc:
Recitation-Nlss Matte A"'e' 'e'ii"'is-
ton.
Address, The L. T. a''--Alrs' Len"
Aos1' 0iliAsDu[s '. r-.,5,
Recitation, tll Patty Ryan l'eii''''us
Her Rishts"-Miss Poe. -,
Recitation ~ Jeremiah ana li's :"
Miss Poe.
b's'HeSsm nIt SIS - con,nittoo.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-07-20
THE OLDEST
DEED YET
IN POSSESSION OF ROY ALExAN-
DER, OF THIS CITY, IS DATED
AUGUST 10, 1865.
Grant Made by Lord Fairfax, Baron Of
Cameron, Proprietor of the North
ern Neck of Virginia, of Hamp-
abira County Tanda
shire county Lands.

shire County Lands.
A few days ago in these columns we
told of an old deed written over ITO years
ago which was in possession ofsNIr. b. F..
Stout, of Jarvisville. While this deed
is probably the Oldest one now in Harri-
son county which called for the transfer
of Harrison county lands, yet Roy Alex
ander, of this city, has in his possession
by Mr.. Stout 2s years.
The deed which Mr.. Alexander has is
dated as folIows 'This sixteenth day of
August, in the fifth year of His Majesty,
King George the Thirds reign, A. d.,
one thousand seven hundred and sixty
five" which makes it 1888 years of age.
The deed is made by "The Right Hon
durable Thomas Lord Fairfax, Baron of
Cameron, in that part of England called
Scotland, Proprietor of the Northern
Neck of Virginia" and grants to James
Ryan, OF Hampshire county, a 3OO-acre
tract of waste and ungranted lands on
Patterson Creek, in that county. A
rental of one shilling tD for every tif-
teen acres is to be paid to the grantor
yearly and every year on the Feast Day
OF Saint Michael, the Archangel."
The deed is made on strong parch-
ment, and the writing made with n quill
pen. resembles letter press printing, SO
accurately are the script letters traced.
The parchment is remarkably well pre-
serevd. The old handmade British seal
adorns the upper left hand corner Of
the paper, and the signature Of the
grantor is still clear and legible at the
lower right hand corner of the deed. It
is signed simply, "Fairfax-"
This is probably the oldest deed in ex-
iatence in this part of the state.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-07-20

THREE
INSTITUTES
Rev. L. E. Peters, the Baptist Missionary,
Attends Several Sunday School Raj
lies in the State This Week.

Rev. l.. T.. Peters leaves Tuesday to
attend three Sunday school conventions
IN different parts of the state during
the coming week. He goes first to
Wayne county to assist at the Twelve
Pole Sunday school institute; then to
Mason county to attend the Teys' Valley
Sunday school institute, and from there
to Huntington and Central City to at
tend the Guyandotte Sunday school in
stitute. He will be gone until August !.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-07-20
SLIPPED ON
BANANA PEEL
In Front of Italian Fruit Store and Re
ceived Severe Injuries, Probably
Dislocating Shoulder Blade.

John Kirby, of Quiet Dell, slipped on a
that the Holy Father had passed to his
fruit store on Pike street next door to
the Swager hotel, Sunday evening and
fell violently to the ground. He sustain
severe injuries to his shoulder, and it IS
thought that it is dislocated. His son
happened to drive along in their farm
wagon and assisted his father to the seat
taking him to his home.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-07-20
Aged Pontifff Passed Away Monday
Morning at 1924 Q Clock by Our
Time and 1904 O'Clock in After
noon by the Time in Rome.
Unconscfous Many Hours Before Death Came
Opinion Prevailed That He Was Dead Many
Hours Before He Passed to His Reward.

Rome, July 2o.-4:lO p. m.-I0:3o a.
m. Clartsburg time.-The Pope died at
4:o4 o'clock this afternoon tlo:24 a. m.
ClarISsburg timel and official notice was
issued shortly aFterward from the yati-
can. Dissolution took place in the pres
enee Of relatives of the dying pontifT,
several church dignataries and the at
tending physicians.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-07-20
CALL ISSUED
For a Meeting of the Executive Com
lnittee of Union Veterans

The executive committee of the Har-
rison County Union Veterans associa-
tiOn has been called to meet in the court
house here Mt O'Clock Saturday after
noon, July q. The object of the meeting.
is to arrange for big fall meeting of
the association at this place. The com
mittee consists of one member from ev
cry mngisterinl district in the comfy.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-07-20
SENDS LApoRgRs 40 WORK.

Contractor T. w. Martin, who has the
construction work on the Deep Water
& Northwestern railroad a short distance
from Charleston, sent quite a gang of Ia
borers to that point this morning to
work on the contract he has.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-07-20
WILL APPLY
FOR CHARTER.
Meeting of cIarIEsburgers Who Will Is
tablish Branch Aerie of Eagles to
Be Held in Reed,s Hall Wednes-
az Night.

ully INAI,EEVs
, A meeting Of those who have signed
the application list for a dispensation to
institute n branch lodge Of the lnterna'
tional Grand -Aerie OF Eagles in this city
viii be held in the D. K. Reed hall We'd
nesday evening Of this week. The meet
ins is for the purpose Of making out
tbe necessary papers to apply for the
lispensation.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-07-20
youNG GIRL VERY SICK.

Miss Rose Boggess, aged IA years and
Oldest daughter Of Ben w. Boggess, IS
sitfeaiiy Hat her home on Mulberry
3S,eet She has dropsy and her condi-
~, ~ acli that she is not expected to
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-07-20

s.
Prominent BIS len In &c ~
Wrangle. With the
Result That One Gets Kicked on
the Face and Neck. Wounds Not
Serious.

Participants are j. w. Dodge. Contractors E. 3. Van
Geison and Councilman Hurst First Fight Fol-
lowed Closely by j second Much Excitement
Caused-W Warrant Sworn Out for Assault.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-07-20

Rome, July 2O.-3:3O a. m.-I'he opin-
ion prevailed this morning in diplomatic
circles that Pope Leo has been dead since
0 o'clock last night, official notification
being concealed by the Vatican acting
in concert with the Italian government
in order that they may gain time in
which to make the necessary arrange
ments for the burial of pontifr and tho
assembling of the conclanve.
Rome, July 2o.-Dr. Rossini was seen
at midnight last by a correspondent of
the Publishers Press and stated that
when he saw the Pope at 10 o'clock,
Rome time, His Holiness was unconscious
and was almost in extemis.
Rome, July 2O-Yesterday was a most
trying one to the cntoruagc at the Vat
lean. Several times it seemed that the
moment of dissolution was at hand and
the watchers waited about in the vicinity
of the sick chamber, expecting to hear
that the Oily Father had passed to his
reward
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-04-03
Decrease in MIX Yield.

Dairymen are often puzzled in try
ing to locate the cause of sudden
falling off in milk yield of their
herds from one day to another. Fre-
quently the yield will drop five or
more pounds per cow. An Indian
apolis milkman is reported as hav-
ing experienced sudden shortage
of 40 gallons on one day, which came
about under peculiar circumstances.
He was delivering % gallons, and
one morning met a man in the road
who requested a sample of his milk;
the next morning he had business at
the city hall; and the day following
he delivered only 62 gallons of milk
Dairy authorities have ascribed the
falling off in milk yield to various
causes, but we think none of then
have ever accused a milk inspector OF
drying up the cows.-Jersey Bulletin
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-04-03
FOUR MINUTES A LONG TIME.
A Missouri Lawyer Wins Damage Suit
by Silence.

Bert Nortoni, of Macon, Mo-, won
lawsuit in the Federal Court at Han
nibal few days ago in way unusual
among lawyers-by silence. Mrs.
Martha B. Phipps, of Macon, sued the
Atchison, Topeka and Sante Fe Rail
way Company for $4,000. She claim
ed that spark from one OF its engines
caused the burning of her deceased
husbands business property at Ethel.
The testimony showed that the Sante
Fe train stopped at Ethel four minutes
The night of the fire, but also that the
fire was well under way before the
train pulled out, and the roads attor-
neys argued that it was ridiculous to
maint tain that fire could be started by
a spark and get well under way in such
a short time Mr.. N0rtOni devoted
practically his entire argument to this
point.
s'He sald,n says the Macon Republi
can, .if young fellow was sitting on
a sofa, playing bands with GIRL
time travelled like an express train, but
if you dumped lot of engine sparks
on the pine roof of dry building In
Summer time, four minutes were am
pie to settle the fate of the structure
| in spite of all efforts to save 1t. There
were some incredulous smiles at this.
The attorney took out his watch and
handed it to Juryman l.. s. Harlan, a
banker of Clifton Hill, Randolph c0un'
| ty, and requested him to signal when
four minutes had passed. The jury
men leaned over and looked down at
the watch. Then they got tired and
settled back in their seats. Mr.. HaT-
| Ian lowered his hand and rested it on
his knee. The attorney shifted bis
feet a few times and sat down in q
chair.
| "Judge Adams looked at the clock
and then out of the window. A Dep
uty Marshal put his head in at the
ldoor to see what the matter was and
waited the result of the curious scene
Nearly every man in the room thai
had watch was studying its face.
1.-The speaker was sacrificing four min
utes of his allotted time, but be felt
that it was we'll invested. At last
Juror Harlan announced the four min
utes had expired and handed the watef
back to Mr.. NOrtoni. Only four m1n-
utes, and yet to every man in the room
lit had seemed, under the suppressed
tension, to have been twice as long
The court remark ed after the case hat
been decided that it appeared full.
fifteen minutes. The wearisome sus
pense was an effective object lesson u
the jury, and was startling exposl
tion of what might transplre in ina
time. The jury found that the defend
ants engine had ample time IN fou
minutes to fire the restaurant build
| ing, and they brought in verdict TO
the plaintiff for $14, 1913. .2S-the exae
sum her proof sho WED her loss to be
The case had been pending IN To
courts ten years. kansas City (Mo
Journal.
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-04-03
Young Plants

Every farmer knows that
some plants grow better than
others. Soil may be the same
and seed may seem the same
but some plants are weak and
others strong.
And that's the way with
children. They are like young
plants. Same food, same home,
same care but some grow big
and strong while others stay
small and weak.
SCOTS Emulsion offers an
easy way out of the difficulty
| Child weakness often means
starvation, not because OF lack
Of food, but because the fooe
does not feed.
SCOTS Emulsion really feed
and gives the child grown!
strength. :,
Whatever the cause OF weak
: ness and failure to grow
SCOTS Emulsion seems to I'M
it and set the matter right.
eoo,, 4, povue Chemists, 4oe Pearl ST., New Yol
soc. and 81 90 all druggists. ~
Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1903-04-03
Robbed the Grave.

A Startling incident, is narrated Dy
John Oliver of Philadelphia, as fol-
lows Il was in an awful condition.
NV skin was almost yellow, eyes sun
ken, tongue coated, pain continually
in back and sides, no appetite, grow
ing weaker day by day. Three physl-
claus had given me up. Then l was
advised to use Electric Bitter; to my
great joy, the first bottle made a de-
clded improvement. continued their
use for three weeks, and am now 8
we'll man. l know they ROBBED tne
grave of another victim" No or
should fail to try them. Only 5ocents
guaranteed, at B. F. Hughes's drue
store.