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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-02-26

J. c. jacobson, the architect will
move his office effects on Saturday to
the Fontaine block. His patrons will
bear this change in mind and they
VIII find him in The front half Of the
second story. He has as fine a suite Of
rooms as may BE- found in the city.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-02-26

While in Milwaukee the past week
the Grand Rapids delegation Of ladies
met with Mr.. and Mrs. t. ]. Cameron,
Miss Laura Whitrock, Mrs. Win
Kellogg, j. Il. Chapman and T. L.
Tibbits. With this representation OF
Grand Rapids people they felt quite
at home.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-02-26

Messrs. W. l.. Boyce and Ed. Spafford
have formed IA co-partnership under
the firm name of Boycc and Spafford
who will open a marble shop in the
John e. DAILY building near Market
Square on March LIST.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-02-26

Fl. f. Lipchow, of Milwaukee, and a
cousin of Martin Jackson in the town
of Seneca, has rented the building
just south ofO. Denis saloon in which
he will open portrait studio He
comes highly spoken of as an artist.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1903-02-26

Wheelan & Rourke, the new law
insurance and real estate firm have
rented a suite of rooms over Joe
Cohen's store where the gentlemen
can now be found ready to transact
any business entrusted to them.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-10-03
A Love Letter.

Would not interest you IL you're
looking for q guaranteed Salve for
Sores, Burns or Piles. Otto Dodd,
of Ponder, Mo-, writes: II suffer
ed with an ugly sore for q year,
but box of Arnica Salve cured
me. It's the best Salve on earth,
Csc at 7. j. Liable drugstore.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-10-03
NOTICE.

The representation of Lady Aud
ley's secret by New Iberia anna
teurs here last Sunday was very
successful, and gave entire salts
fsctson. The attendance however
was not as large as it should have
been.
The weekly messenger. [volume] (St. Martinsville [i.e. St. Martinville] La.) 1886-1948, 1903-10-03

There has been considerable
talk about the electric light plant
not runing all night, It is The in
tention of the board managing the
plant to give an ell night service.
and to give first class service at
that. If it should happen that the
expenses exceed the revenues, then
the board will have to see about
adjusting the expenses and resour-
ces. tits absolutely Unnecessary
to make any supposition ahead of
time, and figare ON might be; we
have the plant now, and We are
sure that every one of ours citizen
will be willing to make any rea-
sonable concession to make the
plant a success and above all, self
sustaining. Our prices for light
and water are lower than they are
anywhere else, and they were made
popufax with the people at the
start. We are confident that the
plant will be able to support itself
at the beginning, or very nearly
30. We are very near the thou
saud light mark, and there is con-
siderable orders for moro; and the
demand for water is also very ga
tisfactory.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-06-19
BIG
TELEPHONE
DEAL
Bell Company and Pittsburg and ALE
gheny Company Merge Their

In Pittsburg Tuesday the papers were
signed by which the Belle Telephone CONF
pany, which has branch in this city,
and the Pittsburg and Allegheny Tele-
phone company were consolidated. On
GERS of both companies refuse to make
public the terms Of the deal and deny
that that the nature of sale or a merger
had been reached. The Pittsburg press
claims that the deal has been consum-
mated. It is well known fact that
the Bell company has been seeking fos
some time to get control Of the other
-company's property. The latter company
had capitalization of $1,000 600, and
the deal Is regarded as significant 81
telephone people.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-06-19
SISTER OF SMALL. POx
PATIENT GOES CRAZY Y
MISS BRIDGET SHIELDS SISTER MRS CHARLES HERN
pox, BECOMES INSANE ouARAN11NE-REcENr
FORTUNES
CAUSED MENTAL DERANeEMENT

Miss Bridgest Shields, sister of Mrs
Charles Hern, who is suffering from the
smallpox, and is confined in the Pike
asuse under quarantine on East Pike
street, is crazy. So stated DR.. L. r
Kornrnann. who is the attending physi-
clan in the smallpox case, Thursday
morning.
For the past several days both Dr..
Peck. the city health officer. and Dr.
Kcrnmann have noticed strange actions
on the part of Miss Shields. She had
been talking incoherently and acting in
an irrational manner. Wednesday even
ing her condition grew worse and the dor
tors were summoned to examine her. DIR.
kornmann saw her that evening and at
ter taking note of her mental condition,
pronounced her insane.
Thursday morning he reported the case
to the mayor.
Miss Shields has been confined in the
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-06-19
CAUGHT I'M ACT
OF BREAK iNG IN
HOUSE OF PHILIP MOORE STREET AT BY MRS
MooRE. WHOSE APPEAR HAVE TAKEN Er-
FEcT-wou1D-BE BURGLARS NOT YET Posi-
lively KNOWN

The home of Philip Moore on Ben
street was visited at o'clock yesterday
morning by an unknown party, who was
evidently burglar or had designing IN
tentions toward Mrs. Moore, who was
alone in the house. Mr.. Moore Is a night
Waterman at the Ruhl-Koblegard COM
pany's wholesale house in Glen Elk, and
he was attending to his duties that night.
In all probability this fact was known TO
the fellow and he might have meant to
do Mrs. Moore harm. Anyway, he had
mischief In view.
The fellow tried to enter the house by
way of the kitchen window. He tore the
glass out and the screen down, before
Mrs Moore. became aware OF his pres
ence. She jumped out Of bed, grabbed
= revolver, - calibre, and ran toward
the window and fired at the fellow. She
shot three times at him and tried the
fourth, but the gun failed 70 discharge.
The fellow ran from the house and dis.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-06-19
PRETTY
WEDDING

The marriage of Miss Villa Hoff and
Mr.. Lloyd Chalfant took place at $3.50
o'clock Wednesday evening at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. James Hoff, of West Mil,
ford, parents of the bride. Tho Misses
Lucy Hoff, sister of the bride, and Anna
Chalfant, sister of the bridegroom, were
bridesmaids, and Messrs. A. B. Bartlett
and o. w. Ladwig were the groom's Mt.
tendants. Rev. DIR. William NJ. Hud-
son, pastor of the First Presbyterian
church, of this city, ofiiciated in the pres;
ence of about fifty guests.
The bride wore beautiful white or.
Candle and her maids were dressed
lastly in blue.
After the ceremony refreshments were
served.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-06-19
LVATION
army COMES
Captain Pond, wife and Lieutenant
westwood Arrive from pittsburg
and Locate Here.-They
Mean Business.

The Salvation Army has come among
us to stay. Representatives arrived
from Pittsburg Tuesday night and they
Immediately secured q residence. They
are Captain Will j. Pond and wife and
Lieutenant Gertie westwood. The house
they have secured is at COG Monticello
avenue. They are engaged in purchas-
ing household goods and will begin house,
keeping at once. They viii endeavor to
secure a vacant lot in the central por-.
ticn of the city and erect q large new
tent ON IT. The usual 'meetingsw win then
be observed, and the citizens Of Clarks-
burg viii have ample opportunity to hear
the gospel as propounded by that organ
nation in all the large cities.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-06-19
PINE GROVE
FIGHTS FOR
COUNT Y SEAT
CITIZENS CLAIM COUNTY SEAT OF
wETzEL COUNTY WILL BE
MOVED AFTER NEXT
ELECTION.
They Are Going to Erect Building for
County Officers to Use When Time
comes-Clarissburgers Get
Contracts.

The citizens of Pine Grove, Wetzel
county, are putting up royal battle
for the removal Of the county seat from
New Martinsville to that city. Tuesday,
Architect i. C. 8. Holmboe, of this city,
was called to Pine Grove to confer with
leading citizens of that place and the
directors of the Pine Grove bunk. and
to receive instructions relative to the
drawing up of plans and specifications
for large brick and stone building to be
used as the court house of wetzel coun-
ty. The building will be used as bank
building also. M
It is proposed to use this building as
the official court house when the county
offices are moved from New Martinsville,
until the court house building at New
Martinsville, recently erected, is adver-
tised for sale and sold. Then, hand
some new county seat building will be
erected at Pine Grove.
The fight for thc location of the court
house of wetzr, county has been long
and bitter or. It is claimed by leading
citizens of the county that after the
next elec1spn. NJ WHIcn time II II De-
lieved tho new members of the county
court elected will favor the Pine Grove
location, the county seat win be moved
to that place. Anyway, the leading and
influential citizens of Pine Grove, among
them being Mr.. B. L. Morgan. as well
as many other substantial county tax
payers, are going to prepare ofIiee rooms
for the county officials to use after the
next election.
Slr. Holmboe was given the contract
for preparing the plans for the new build
ing. 1t is to be built of stone and brick
and will cost something near $4,000.
clell Smith, the ClarSsburg contractor,
was assured the contract for the con-
struction ofthe building.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-06-19
r. R. COMPANY
HOLDS MEETING
STOCKHOLDERS OF NEW FAIRlIoNT
AND cLARKSBURG TRACTION
COMPANY MEET.
Purpose Of Meeting Is to Organize the
Newly Chartered Company and to
Elect oficers and Board of
Directors.

The stockholders of the Fairmont &
Clarksburg Traction company are hold
ing meeting this afternoon in Fairmont
for the purpose of organizing the new
company, which was recently granted a
charter. the Fairmont & Clarksburg
Traction company. The purpose of the
meeting is to organize the new company,
select new board of directors, elect new
officers and to transact any other bust
ness that may come up for disposition.
The meeting is being held in Governor
Fleming's Office, and nearly all of the
stock holdings are represented.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-06-19

LADY !:.l'!... \
succuMBs TO coNsu1rPrIoN AT
HER HOME AT WYATT AT
NJ TER LINGERING ILLNESS.
Mrs.. Jennie Anderson, wife Of Prominent
Wyatt Merchant, and Farmer. An-
q. swers the Heavenly Can

Consumption caused the death Of one
e1unty's esteemed and respected women.
Mrs Jennie Anderson, wife of Marcene j.
Anderson, prominent merchant and
farmer Of Wyatt, at her home at that
place Wednesday morning. She had been
i'll for long while. Her death was mot
altogether unexpected. hut the announce
men. vii cause pain and sorrow I'd many
people in the county who know her.
b The deceased is survived by husband
and three children. The children are
Charles G., Cora Belle, and George An
derson. She was in the seth year of her
age. Mrs. Anderson was q highly ess
teemcd lady. Her Christian-lilse acts
and kindnesses endcared her to many
hearts.
The funeral was held from the late
home Thursday afternoon at o'clock.
The interment was in the Hardesty GEM
etery.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-06-19
YOUNG
CO HEN
n HERO
Braveiy Rescues Two Children from I'm.
Pending Injury and Possibly Fatal
Wounds.

Wilkie Cohen, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Jo-
seph Cohen, did the part Of hero Tues
day evening. Between o and o'clock
he was standing in front of the Globe
clothing store. He noticed two small
children in the middle of the street. and
wagon coming along at rapid speed.
The driver did not seem to see the chill
dren, and the latter failed to notice the
wagon, or were so confused that they
could not get out of the way. willxic
appreciated their danger and, with all
the bravery of men who have made dar-
ing rescues. he sprang forward, grabbed
the children and pulled them out Of the
way just in time to save them from being
run down. Those who saw the act adj
mire the manner in which 1t was done,
and he received congratulations for his
presence of mind and bravery.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-06-19
HARDWARE FIRM coNsuLTs AN
ATTORNEY WITH OBJECT IN
VIEW TO RECOVER DAM
AGES FROM CITY.
BASED ON THE QUARANTINE PLAC-
ED ON THEIR BUSINESS HOUSE
AND THEMSELVES BY THE
CITY AUrHoR1TIs.
Deanite Amount Not Yet Decided On, and
Action to Institute the Suits 10 Not
Fully Concluded as Yet.-At-
torney is Considering the
Matter.

The City of CIarksburg sees another
damage suit in the distance, either inn
mediate or good ways off. 1t has a
few on hand now, but the one in embryo
promises to be of extraordinary proper
lions and more than of the usual inter
est. Should the suit be instituted, the
VARIOUS physicians who have mixed up in
the o. T. Martin & Co. quarantine, may
have ample opportunity to display their
knowledge of smallpox and the court
may be made wiser by resort to books
of authority on the disease, about which
30 many medicos differ.
Less than week ago, after o. T. Mar
tin had been at large for many days, it
was suddenly decided that he had small
pox and his place of business, after the
usual routine had been observed. was
:quarantined. His brother, who showed
no Indications of taking the affection,
was also locked up with him in the same
room. All this happened on Friday even
ing, and the following Monday evening,
just three days, the quarantine was lifted
and both men We're given their liberty.
tits claimed that the action of the city
authorities in tying up the place Of busi-
ness in that manner and the presence OF
the yellow flag there injured the business
and damages may be asked for that.
Damages may also be claimed for de-
priving j. L. Martin of his liberty.
Representatives of the firm consulted
their attorney today in reference to the
bringing of damage suit. AS has been
stated. But no definite action has beer
taken as yet. The attorney has the mat
ter under consideration and his clients
win meet him again and conclude what
they viii do in the matter. They have
not yet decided upon the amount of dam
ages they will demand, but it will be
several thousand dollars in all proba-
bility.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-06-19
ESCAPES
BROKEN NECK
Luther Moore Fails fifteen Feet From
Traders Hotel Roof ana = Baby

Luther Moore, the wen known lhili
sposter; met with . serious accident and
narrowly escaped a broken neck. He and
William Goldsboro were employed on
the roof Of the Traders hotel, where q
new 'smokestaels has been erected. Colds
bcrc was holding The latter. bat stop
ped away . moment or two. The ladder
ttembied aud finally eSlldpsed, and Moore
ts.mbled down with Il . distance Of
twelve or fifteen feet. oFrtnnately, he
had NO bones broken, hut he was badly
bruised and shaken up.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-06-19

house since her sister was taken dows,
with the Infectious disease. She and
two nurses, Miss Ida Briedlove, Of Graf
tim, and colored woman Of this city.
have been taking care Of the patient.
The doctors say her actions are that
of crazy person. She talks incoher.
entity, and seems to be laboring under
the Authorization that her sisters food,
medicine and clothing are not all right.
and takes them away from her.
She will not eat any food, and the past
several nights she has not slept any at
all. e
1t is not improbable that the recent
misfortunes of the family in contracting
the smallpox, the death OF Mr.. Hern,
and the illness of her sister have weigh.
ed heavily on her mind and caused her
mental arrangement. It Is said that she.
has suffered from the same trouble at
times before ~
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-06-19
BRICK
CONTRACT
AWARDED
BY withrow & Co. on Richmond Hotel
to Allen & Casey for Thirty-Five
Thousand Dollars.

A. F. withrow & Co, the general con-
tractors of the Waldo hotel here, have
fhe contract for the construction of the
new hotel at Richmond, Va, at a total
cost of s175,O0o These gentlemen have
just sublct the brick work to Allen &
Casey, of this city, for $4,000, and the
latter vii begin work ut once. They
are now engaged in hiring worl<men,
whom they win take there and put at
work ON the building.
The hotel win be one of the handsor..
est in the south. 1t ia being built by
Mrs. A. ID. Atkinson. who .psed to r,rnsthe
Lexington hotel in that city. An idea
Of the magnitude of the building can
BE gained from the fact that. the brick
contract calls for se,5oo,ooo brick.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-06-19
appeared in the darkness.

appeared in the darkness.
When daylight came blood was dis.
covered at the window and . tran led
from the house to the residence of an.
other party In that neighborhood. From
this It l. evident that one Of the ball
lets at least took effect. and It Is thought
that 1t struck the fellows right arm
Mrs. Moore was very mnch nnnerved
by incident, but held fort until her hns;
band returned home from his work, and
then an Investigation began. afr. Moore
il confident he has located the party
but Is waiting for Developments which
viii warrant an arrest. That It was
some one in the neIghborhood seems Ger:
tain from the fact that a. fellow o. two
are carrying their arms IN \ sling and
account for their injuries oniy IN .
vague way. An arrest & expected IN
\ day or 80. and party under sr,s-
pieion wiz have the opportunity to prove
an alibi or explain his presence At
Afcore's home at that hour Of night.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-06-19
a TOWN
Il the ultimate Purpose Of Col. Francis,
Who Is Engaged ON improvements
!. at Reynoldsville.

Col. N. J. Francis, of wilsonburg. Is
making some wonderful improvements
at Reynoldsville. Some time ago he
purchased about IS acres of land of n
coal company ut that point and the past
few weeks he has been giving his .'un-
divided attention to the land. Among
other things he has already done is to
construct q large water gap at the mouth
OF Plants run. The wall Is made Of
stone. The construction is modern and
attracts attention, It is now his pur-
pose to make street along Plants run.
It WIN be known rs Water street. The
ultimate purpose Is to found and organ
ize town Of considerable proportions.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-06-19

Serious Charges Against Music Teacher Alissosk
Cost GoogWin His Life. but Yentilation Of the
Affair Showed Him to be in the RinhtW ilIs
Not be Associated With Normal
Next Year.

I 4ne scandal at the ShepnotnekoWu NOR
NAL school, Of which p. u. Co6dwins Sf
bridgeport this county, i principal,
seems TO be a thing Of the past, and tSe.
school will continue. a. u nothing ~
us,,ai had happened.
Tho principal has been exnnaratad by
the board OF regents, a fa,f and completes
trial having been held.
As was stated ON = prior occasion, The
trouble began about two months ago:
There were persistent rumors and ssis.
picicns that the music teacher, Miss Win
gate, Of Washington, was . party to q
shady and scandalons transaction. Mem
hers of the facnlty refused to attend
chapel exercises when she furnishsd tho
music.
Professor Goodwin received an ancpy-
nous letter Informing him Of things S
which were supposed to have happened
He decided at first not to say anything
about It, but after attending chapel be
felt It his duty TO apprise the music
teacher of the receipt Of the letter and
he called her into the room. II Is claim
cd that she had also received . letter.
telling. her Of the fact that Goodwin had
received the letter, and she remarked ~
him that he had letter.
This incident raised the ssnaoke.F and
Goodwin notified the local authofitiel
and an investigation was stArted 1.e
Echarge was that the lady - the case had
| submitted to an abpf lion and HAL the
child was hurled I'D tie baci: yard of one
OF thu prominent citizens Of the place
Goodwin alleged that II. wife told him
and that eolored woman residing near
the spot where the child WAS a4isi to have
been buried told her. The sof6ted wo.
man, when confronted with Tho matter,
denied that she had ever shifi any thing
10 Mrs. Goodwin about II and ps6fe kscd
to have no knowledge Of It whatever.
Judge blackstone, representing the NM
sic teacher, and Harry Snider went to
the school building and made speeches
in defense Of her character, Snidef. an
editor. saying that she was a. pune q
the ncou-day sun, and some Of the st,i:
dents crying out, -there must b an
eclipse. Snider left the building with.
ont giving Goodwin an opportunity IS
reply.
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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-06-19
AccEPrs POSITION d pIr1sBuRe

Mr.. h B. Ellison left wednesday for
fittsburg 70 accept position IN the ex-
eentive otiiees Of The American Tin Plata
company. BE has been engaged q book
keeper at the tin plate plant ofices un-
III the mills were shut down for the sum-
mer. Mr.. Ellison has many friends IN
this city. who win Be sorry 70 lose him
from their midst.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-06-19
ANNUAL
INSPECTION.
OLA. c. Moore Camp, sons Of Veterans,
Takes Place In Grand Amy Haii.

The annual inspection of the A. q.
Moore camp, Sons of Veterans, took place
Tuesday evening, in Grand Army hall, IN
the Hoff block. The Inspecting officers
were j. W. Mcclnne, Of Grafton, and
". L. Lilly, first lieutenant Of the Ty-
CARTS Valley camp. Twenty.six members
of the camp were present and the event
was auspicious.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-06-19
DEATH AT xArYLrcY

Gordon Strother. SON Of Thomas
strother. died at his fathers home at
Katylicis june IS from consumption.
The funeral occurred the next day and
the interment was in the Plan cemetery
near his late home. BE was 10 years
OF age.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-06-19
ANOTHER MAN TAXES DEGREES.

A new baby Elk was admitted into the
Ciarksburg fold at the regular weekly
meeting Of the local lodge Of B. p. o. E.
held In the lodge rooms In the Despard
building. The baby was Mr.. John King.
the genial travelling salesman, Of Weston.
The session was an interesting one, many
Of the members being present.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1903-06-19
JOHN cEMMA SELLS FRu1r sroRE

John Comma has sold his fruit and con-
fcctionaEy store on Pike street to Thos.
Cumindxis. Tho consideration is pri-
rate. The new owner has taken charge
of the store and win conduct the bust
meas in the same place as heretofore.