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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-10
.(lF TIGERS
HUN ING
MI GHE.Ll
EX-CONSTABLE or CLARKSBuRG
WHO SHOT JOHN MILLER AT
DEADFAIL MONDAY NIGHT.
NAN WAS SHOT m ATTACK UPON
ALLEGED DISoRDERLY HOUSE
BY ORGANIZED MOB.
Deadfam People Ran Inmates Out and
Totally Destroyed the House.-In-
jured Man is in Hospital and
win Recover.

The county officers of Wetzell county
are still hunting for ex-constable ID.
L. Mitchell, of Clarksburg, who shot and
seriously wounded John Miller, a prom
inent resident of Deadfall, WetzelI coun-
.ty, in an attack by an organized mob
upon an alleged disorderly house at that
place last Monday.
The attack was made Monday night
about midnight The Mitchell place has
place has been an ofTense to the resi-
dents for some time. and it was deter,
mined one day by the Deadfnll people
that the town should be rid of it. a
vigilance committee was accordingly or
ganized for the purpose. Miller, it Is
said. was one of the ringleaders.
When the mob approached the house
ndmittance was denied, but the door was
promptly kicked in and Miller started in
first. a woman struck him across the
face with the handle of heavy whip
but moment later two shots rang
out and Miller fell to the floor. Dorsey
Mitchell. it is said, had pushed the wo.
man aside and fired the shots.
One bullet struck Miller in the shoul-
der, and the other in the lower part OF
the back. He was carried out and Mitch
ell managed to escape. The inmates OF
the house were warned to clear out Of
DeadfaII under penalty of receiving coats
Of tar and feathers. :.
The mob then proceeded through tho
house, breaking open trunks and destroy
ing the contents and smashing up the
furniture. Later the house, which wa
a small frame affair, was pulled from
the foundations and totally wrecked.
Miller. the wounded man, was taken
to the Schmeid hospital at New Mar
tinsvilIe. to receive treatment. Word al
noon today from the hospital states that
he is improving nicely and is on the road
to recovery. Deadfall is a small oil
town of about 500 inhabitants, between
New NIartinsvillc and Smithield.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-10

REGULAR FALL TERM OF cLASsI-
CAL AND SCIENTIFe INSTITUTE
BEGINS THuRSbAY
ENROLMENT FIRST DAY IS as
LARGE AS THAT OF LAST YEAR
AND WILL BE LARGER.
New Teachers Arrive ana Begin Their
Duties-Students Enrolled and As
signed to Glasses, Begin Their
Winters Schooling.

The REGULAR fan term OF Broaddus
Classical and Scientific Institute opened
Thursday morning. The enrolment was
about the same as that of last year, but
the prospects for a larger naturalization
than any preceding year are evidenced,
"a this Is but the first day of. the be-
ginning. of the fail term, and it il usually
the case for many of the students to
arrive ON the second and third days.
The students were assigned to then
classes and their studies outlined, after
the enrolment. A short session Of the
different classes was held and then this
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-10

CAUSES
ACC CIDENT
Many Runaways Caused as It Speeds
Along the Public Highway.-Great
Sensation Follows.

George b. Chorpcning and Truman
Cunningham started to the Ritchie
county fair ut Pennsboro Wednes-
day morning in an automobile. Be
fore they arrived at their destination
there were twenty-four runaways. Six
wagons were all broken up and three
persons were slightly injured. The aP,
pearance of the auto whirling along the
public highway at lightning speed Great
ed profound sensation and the ma
tives rubbcred in true American style
and their eyes looked like full moons
Upon their arrival at the fair grounds
they soon found themselves the main
attraction, and the way they starred
was a caution. Not one in ten of the
people in attendance at the fair had ever
seen an automobile and all else ut the
exhibition was eclipsed by it. The fact
Is that they almost spoilt the success
of the fnir. although they increased the
gate receipts wonderfully, the news
quickly spreading that the great inven
tion of the age had come to town. and
the people focked to the scene in droves
The notoricty was not to their liking al
together. as they are modest. unassum-
ing gentlemen, but they soon became ae'
customed to it and have been having lots
of fun ever since, showing the natives
how TO "spin."
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-10
CONCERNS CHARTERED.

Charters have been issued BY the sec
~etary of state to the following corpo'
rations:
Wilden Lumber company. of Elkins
W. Va. to carry on a lumber business
Capital. 100000. Incorporators: Mert
rite Wilson. Marshall y. Wilson, War.
nor II. Harvey. Mark s. Wilson, Wilson
". VA; Charles Deal, Germnnia. w. Va
Clover Supply company. of Clover. w
Va, to carry on general mercantile
,usfncss. Capital $1,000. IncorPorators
Charles w Walthers, II. b. Ferrc, +. G
Wilkinson, Allegheny, Pa; John oIas
charles W. Wmthers. Pittsburg, Pa.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-10
BUSINESS MEN
ARE SCARED
The Truantschool officer and New Law
Brings Them constenation.-They
Lose Their Boys.

Maybe the truant school officer is not
cutting a figurez He has the business
men all but scared to death, especially
those who employ boys. Great conster-
nation prevails among them. lie has told
them that the boys will have to go to
school, and as consequence they will
have to employ other than child labor
The jig is up so far as the boys are con
cerncd, and they will be seen marching
of to school to get I'D education 50 that
they can be business men themselves
some day The truant officer, however
is not to blame. The law says what he
shall do, and every one expects him to
do his full duty.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-10
DEATH OF
MRS. DAVIS
Mrs. Nancy Davis Suecumbs to Con
sumption at Her Home in the Rey-
noIds Addition, After Linger-
ing Illness.

-1f Mfg. Nancy Davis, wife of Ell. Davis.
died ut her home in the Reynolds addi-
tion Thursday morning at o'clock,
after lingering Illness with consumP-
tion.
The deceased was 40 years Of age and
IS survived by her husband. She i the
daughter of Mr.. Abe Simms. Numerous
friends win mourn her untimely demise
The funeral will be held from the res
iience in the Reynolds addition Satur-
day morning ut II o'clock. The re,
mains win be shipped to Simpson and
burial win be in the family graveyard
there.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-10
BIG ENGINES
FOR SHORT LINE
Have Been Arranged by the Baltimore
& Ohio Railroad Company in Move
ment of Improving System.

The Wheeling division Of the b. s
o. Is to bc stocked with % engines
Of the twenty-five hundred class. The
liftecn hundred class, that have been ns-
sisting between Cameron and Glover's
Gap, viii he put on the West VirEinia
short Line. between New Mnrtinsvillc
and Clnrksburg. Some Of them viii
also be put on the Parlersburg brapch.
The twenty-eight hundred class will be
used as helpers at Cameron.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-10
Joint SUNDAY SCHOOL
CONVENTION A TADAMSToN'

The joint convention OF all the Sun
day schools of Clark and Coal districts
began at ? O'Clock this afternoon in the
NJ. T.. church at Adamston. There is a
fair attendance and a good program is
being observed. At the evening ses-
sion Rev. L. L. Peters and Rev. w. NJ.
Hudson will make addresses upon inter
csting topics. Delegates will be appoint
ed to the county convention and district
officers win be elected.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-10
BUNKER WANTS HIS MARE.

Bunker Pullcm has not given up the
idea OF keeping control OF his gray mare.
Ills wife claims an interest in the ami
nal. and some days ago Bunker COM
planned that she wanted to give the
mare to her son 1t appears that Mrs.
Pullcm gave the mare to the son any
way. and now Bunker has brought an
action in dctinue against the son. JUS
tice David will hear the ease.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-10
RI9. nENNgrr PASSES 9aaoUeH.

Rev. Arthur n Bennett, Baptist
minister, located in Georgia and having
a Congregation of GOO souls, as well as
receiving a salary of $f,5O0 a year and
free rent for parsonage, was here We'd
nesday evening en- route from Upshut
county, where he visited relativs, to hit
Southern home. He was accompanied by
his wife and child. Rev. Bennett was
formerly student at Brouddus college
in this city.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-10
MADE PRINCIPAL OF
NEW YORK ACADEMY SCHOOL

A. L. Davis. of Carroll, New York, 4
former Harrison countian, writes the
Telegram that he has Just been elected
principal of the Leonardsville Union
school and Academy, OF Leonardsville'
New York He leaves Carroll to take
up his residence and commence upon
his new duties September Il. The many
friends of Mr.. Davis's in this county
will be pelascd to hear of his advance
ment.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-10
SECOND ENrBRrA1NMENr GOOD

The second bumhaphonc entertainment
given last night in the Trinity church
colored. on Ben street, was II decided
success. There was large and appre-
ciutivc audience and Prof. Gibson rem
dercd an entire change of program from
that of the previous night. lie used the
same musical instruments but had diff
fcrent selections. Prof. Gibson's enter
tainmcnts are vry popular here. as well
as elsewhere.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-10
DESCRIPTION OF his
TRAVELS THRoUGH THE ROCK
les AND OTHER WESTERN
REGIONS
Sins and Iniquities Abound and Thrive
There as IN the East, But Holiness
and Good are Also Found.-Let-
ter Written by Sojourner.
Perl. Idaho. september lo.


Perl, Idaho, September 10.
To the clarksburg Telegram
The mountain streams are beautiful,
the shaggy rocks attractive and the
breeze oil the snow-coyered peaks are
refreshing, 50 that one cannot help
thinking of his native state, as sweet
memories come and go, of scenery and
friends in the far east, but as I sit at
my odd writing desk ! realize fully that
there IS a chance IN this big world for
every mothers son, if he goes to win
and has the staying qualities to wear
poverty out, although tough it be. Well
Everything IN the mining world here IN
the Rockies is on quiet boom. Gold
galore, which I will mention later. rs
I expect 10 give to the Telegram that
which 1 see Just it is, without one
coat of polish, as It's not my way driv-
ing through the world. leave the green
hills of West Virginia in July, 1908, and
visit the principal cities of the world on
my way here, the scenery of which
Yill mention briefly ! see all the gran
dner that the art of man can produce,
and see, too, all the misery that any
nation can put up. see and hear on
tie street corners men ana women SIN
ing and preaching, as We read the Phari-
see did. We see side and front doors
open with the harlot in knee skirts
yinking, blinking, becSoning and ready
to say dear, sweet words to catch the
.wayfaring boy, or many of years with
the same deadly effect as the fly paper
catches the fly, but by~a slower process.
We do not wonder when we read that
ehe sin of the parent rests upon their
children. pass along to the Stock Ex-
change number Of your readers do
not know what a stock exchange is. II
is a room occupied by men who gamble
IN bonds, on the side walls are black
boards. at the head of each column is
the name of the different stocks, such as
bonds on gas, electricity, oil, railroads
coal, water and 20 on. They have their
4.t. ~,
avn private "tlts'' anu ~ ~ sO's-
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-10

q xcI1a1Qe OffiCe.
General MANAGER Says one Girl Persuaded Others
Is Out: tie Girls Say She Did Not Exchange
IS Running With New Operators Brought From
FairFnont Salem and Weston.

- t af.E.
s,g -.
pozlsl9ils g tns cen srsel oliles. o. sne So
soltaaesd ... ss 4elePpene com iPany iaesuay
n morning give their reason Tor aeiIg ~
tnat they eoulo hos ess AIons WIN si'e
new chief operator MSS brit.on-
Inc young lauies say that MSS i'iis,
ton was very unreasone5ie IN her de-
minds, and that she would exercise tiii-
due authority m oraeIlhg the operators
about their duties. Ihey say she wouia
NOT even permit tnei,' 70 iet'e
sw1tehpoard 20 get q orlhk o. w,.ei
without dirst asksins her permission. mss
Britton would Try to lhdiVlduailze hef
position ana establish strie' lui's !.
the operators to obey, the young indies
say and the rules were very "nFe''son,
able The young ladies' thlnk tne new
ehief operator oVerstePPeu her "u'horiI!
According 70 tn strikers version Inc
strike o. the any operators w"9
about by one oil the young lnuies Out
ting her work when Mss brillon ~
tempted to disconnect her switehooaIu
The other operators thought mss bri'-
tons action IN dlsconnee'inS the switcn'
board was very unreasonable ana theS
quit their positions m sympathy VIZ"
the other young lady.
The force OF operators At the tiiHe "l
the strike consisted OF slN d'E opera
tors; one relief operator who was ae'-
ing as day operator, three rcheI opera
tors and two night operators me HaA
operators We're Miss Grace '7'h'lh7S.A
Miss Swick' Miss l-ouise Marker'' MS
Blanche Haysnaker' Miss Clara Marker'
Miss Chapman and Miss johnson. Ipr
night operators We're Misses Sri7s 'n'
Vincent, and the three felcf operator
Miss Ida Rector, Miss Margaret Haush-
ney- anu MISS BESSIE tite'
All of the day operators eNeept'n@
Miss Chapman, together with MIS-
Hanghney, relief operator, walked oh'
lice. and for +" day or so the
Glarksburg system was nearly tied up
Efforts were made to have the Young IA
dies come back to work, but they refused
to do so as long as Miss Brittoh remain
ed with the company
The young lady who first quit her
position denies emphatically that sh'
induced the other operators to strike
She said she could not stand the trcnS-
mcnt in theo flee and would quit. where
upon the other girls who had been IN the
Office for some time walked out with her.
The general manager claims that she
persuaded some of the others not to re,
turn to work, and there You arc
There seems to have been trouble in
the exchange office ever since Miss Brit.
ton was employed by the company q
month ago. Miss Bessie Shuttl"worth
resigned her position "a chief operator
and the compank thought that there wa
no operator in the Clnrksburg office that
could successfully fill the position of
chief operator. and secured the services
of Miss Brittou. of Rockville. Indiana
for that place.
The young ladies say it has always
been tho custom of the company to pro-
mote the operator who has been the
longest in the company's service to the
position of chief operator when there
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-10
BEFORE THE GRAND JURY as TO
oFFENSES AGAINST THE PEACE
AND DIGNITY OF THE STATE.
cRIMINAL AND LAW DOCKET SET
FOR FRIDAY, WHEN PETIT
JURORS ARE ExPEcTER TO
BE ON HAND.
Pleasant Marshall, cOIored, wm be
Placed ON Trial for Felony.-o'Neil
Case Continued Until the Next
Term of Court.

Tie circuit court is running along Mt
the usual gait. The time thus far bas
been devoted mostly to chanccry causes.
although few law orders have been en-
tered.
The criminal docket viii be taken up
tomorrow, when the petit jurors are ex-
pected to be ON hand
One of the first cases that will be
tried Will be that of Pleasant Marshall.
colored, indicted for fclonious assault on
Happy Hooiighan.1 Prosecuting At
torney j. Il. Law win conduct the pros
ecution and the prisoner will be defend
ed by Attorney W. L. Morris.
The grand jury is hard at work. hear
ing the evidence of many witnesses, and
will not complete its labors today. Thir-
ty-four witnesses were sent before that
body today The door of the grand jury
room presented an unusual spectacle. a
crowd hung around it from morn till
night to obtain admittance, but only
one could 90 in at time. and a great
deal of patience was necessary on the
part of those who had to await their
turn.
A. L. Griggs was appointed committee
Of Rachel Brlzell. adjudged a lunatic.
giving bond Of $1,000.
In the chancery cause of the Clarks-
burg Wine and Liquor company against
Silas Fittro. U. o. Fittro and Others
the cause was dismissed as to Nancy
and Alice Eittro; leave was given plain.
tiffs to file an amended bill, and the
cause was remanded to rules.
The cause Of r. NJ. Sullivan, Com, vs.
Catherine Nliley ct al. was dismissed.
and dropped from the docket.
An order dismissing the cause OF
Charles w Lynch against Rein Davis
ct al. was entered
Similar orders were entered in the
causes of w c. AicKeehan y. c. w.
Ieggett; Solomon Swiger Vs. B. T. San
dy, aud +. L. Martin vs. G. p. Hood ct al.
The law case Of Frank Smith against
the B. s o. Railroad company was dis
missed.
4 similar order was entered in the
case OF Fred Cole against the B & o.
Railroad company. the parties having
come to an agreement.
In the case Of Ernest Lipscomb against
the Colonial Relief Fund association
tft' dt;lIH OF Tic tllitihbAi Nst9 9ut7rse@s'NtNA
Clarence n NIeElfresh, member Of the
Marion county bar, was admitted te
practice in this court
The ease of William o'NeiL indicted
sor felony. was continued until the next
term Of court. an important witness for
the defendant not being able to be pres
ent.
Indictments Returned.
Carey X Weekly, misdemennor, two
cases.
Perry strother, misdemeonor. two
cases
d. NJ Morris, misdemeanor, two cases
Albert Webb, misdemennor, two cases
William Talllington, mi=demeanor, two
cases.
charles olivern, misdemeanor. two
eases.
Orvillc Dodd, misdemeanor, two cases
Jesse II. Harbert and Guy Harbert
misdemeanor. two cases.
Adalaid Curtis, felony.
Judge Mason gave the grand jury spec
iar instructions Thursday morning OF
the slot machine question, it being re
ported that some are running in the
city.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-10
HARMER TREATED BADLY.

The report was current today that
Harvey w. Harmer had resigned as (i-
rector of the Farmers bank and severed
his connection with it as stockholder.
Mr.. Harmer stated that the report was
not true, and that he is still director
and stockholder. He remarked, 'Srhey
treated me very badly, and that is all
/ have to say about it."
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-10
INFANT BABY DIES,

An infant child OF NIr. and Mrs. John
Watson. who live on the Weston road
near this city, died Thursday morning
at O'Clock. The funeral occurred from
the home Thursday afternoon and burial
was made in the Isenhnrt cemetery
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-10
DISCHARGED FROM HOSPITAL.

w. Fl. Booth, of Folsom, barber,
has been discharged from Kessler hosPi.
tai, where he was a typhoid fever pa
tient. he comes out cured.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-10
MISS POWELL ACCEPTS POSITION

Miss Pearl Powell has accepted po-
sition as relief operator Mt the Consoli-
dated Telephone corspany's central Of
fec
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1903-09-10

Mrs. David J.. Ash has returned home
from Buckhannon, where she placed hel
Miss Tensie, IN the seminary
Arizona republican., 1903-04-13
The Modern Census.

Since 1190 the area of the United States has increased from S27,S44 to 3,622,933 square miles; the number of counties has increased from S07 to 2,S67, and the total population has increased from 3,929,214 to 76,303,S SS7. or nineteen fold. There are four states each pos sessing, in 1900. a population greater than that of the entire nation in 1790. at which time two of the four were an untrodden wilderness. The number of cities with a population of 5000 or over has increased from 6 to 546, and the number with a population of 25,OOO or over from ? to 161. There are now 3S cities having a population exceeding 100000. and of these have over 1,OOo,- 900 each. In 1900 the record of capital, wages and value of products of manu- factures rises to figures almost beyond comprehension. The capital invested was $9,S46, ,62S,564; the salaries and wages paid amounted to s2, 735, ,43O S4S; and the value of products was s13,O3s,- 2I9,566. In agriculture the figures are almost equally impressive The total value of farms in 1900 was S16,674 69o,- 241, and that. of agricultural products in 1899, S4,739, 11S. 752. To gather and collate such stupendous figures, not only with accuracy, but so swiftly that the record of population in 1900 ap- peared as quickly as did the little re- port of the first census, was task f the first magnitude. It was indeed an evolution.
 Such is the modern census. It Is a decennial snapshot of the nation for the benefit of all time. Patrick Henry de- clared that there was but one lamp by which his feet were guided-Experience. But SO important has the study of facts become that statistics presenting the facts analysed and classified is the lamp which guides the statesman and the student of today.-Director Mer- riam in April Century,
Arizona republican., 1903-04-13

ing backward move, still covering the three, got out of the iron door at back leading to the alley, slammed the iron door, which closed with a spring lock, and the three cracksmen were neatly hobbled.
 ''They hadn't any tools, and so they couldn't get out of that basement. They united the watchman and ordered him to turn them loose, but they had col Jared the watchmans keys upstairs be- fore dragging him to the cellar, and upstairs the keys still were. So the three cracksmen and the watchman were found together in the cellar when daylight came around.
 "The cracksmen's story that they themselves had been stuck up by a couple of cops was secuted, and when the watchman chimed in and stated that the story was true he was immedi- ately under suspicion of having himself been in cahoots with the nitro men. The watchman had a hard time in squaring himself, and came near doing his bit over the road. He stuck to the cop story so consistently, however, that the policeman on the bank beat and the policeman on the adjoining beat had to make all kinds of eXplanat tionS as to their whereabouts on the night of the robbery. To square themselves both had to admit that they had been taking maps and produce witnesses to that eff feet, and both lost their badges. The three cracksmen got long sentences.
 Now, those two cadets in the rig-out of members of the Baltimore police force were Chicago bank burglars. They had come east to wait for the graft to pick up bit in their home town, and in some mysterious way they learned about the details of this Baltimore job. It looked like ready money and no work, and so they just had their meas ures taken for policemen's uniforms. The story didn't get around for three or four years afterward. Then one of the Chicago putty blowers got glibly drunk one night and spun the yarn. If there ever was anything in this honor among thieves dream it would naturally be supposed that these two would have been ostracized by the rest of the profession. Nothing of the sort happened. All hands among the thieves patted them on the back.-Washingt i Post.