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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-05-23
MR.. BENTLEY
RESIGNS
Position With Armstrong. cislip, Day
& Company, to Go With New York
Life Insurance Company.


Samuel r. Bentley has rendered his
resignation to Armstrong. Crislip. Day
& Company, to become effective June l..
Mr.. Bentley has been associated with
the firm ever since ii purchased the
..koblegard Company interests sew
eral months ago and prior to that he
was with the RuhllKoblegard Company
several years as travelling salesman. As
such he was very successful and was re-
garded very valuable salesman by hi.
employers, being naturally adapted to
the business and possessing extraordi-
.uary ability. He travelled over wide
territory and was in close business ae
quaintance and friendship with all witt
whom he did business. He made friends
where'ever be went and never lost any,
qualities essential in the sort of bust
ness he is in or any other for that matter
The firm is sorry to lose him, appre.
eiating as it does his faithfulness and
aftentiyeness to business as well as his
proficiency,
Mr. Bentley gives up the position to
engage in another line. He goes with
the New York Life Insurance Co., ac-
eepting the local agency, and will open
Offices in the Leggett building June l..
From the success he has had, the COM
pany may count itself fortunate in Sc
curing his services and none who knows
him has any doubt that he will be EN-
incntly successful in the business. and
prove himself very valuable agent
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-05-23
VISITED THE HORSE SHOW.

Frank r. Moore returned Sunday
morning from Baltimore, where ne at,
tended the Baltimore horse show. ane
was the guest OF his brother, Clarence
Moore. of Washington City, who is quite
horse fancier and has horses in sev.
eral Glasses. Mr. Moore. says his
brother's splendid Kohinoor won the
championship in the heavy weight hunt
er class Saturday. He has been srn
gnlarly successful with this horse
winning the first prize at the big show
in Madison SQUARE garden last fab. Mr.
Moore visited tine burnt district in Bal
timore and found but few buildings
erected. He says it will be long tiui'
before the old Monumental City recover
from The effects of the great conaagra
ton.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-05-23
PARK PLAYS
Win Begin Thursday Night-Elmoor
Stock Company Has Every Thing in
Readiness For Opening Of Season.


Everything is advancing rapidly for
the opening by the Elmoor Stock Com
pany at the Union Land park Thursday
night. May 20. The scenic artists are
busy day and night painting an entire
new set of scenery for the opening pro
duction. and the opening bids fair to be
one of the grandest successes ever at
tempted in Clarksburg.
The members of the company are al
here and are busy with their rehearsals
The bill selected for the first three
nights Of tn engagement is "The Bonds
man. dramatized in a fve-aet meio
drama of unusual merit
Special attention viii be given this
season TO the car service and a quick
return service is guaranteed. Also the
order viii be the best. so that ladie
and children can enjoy the evening with
out any fear Of disorderly outburst by
drunken ThfIians.
Throughout the season the latest New
York successes will be presented, See
The standing advertisement in another
column for prices, etc.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-05-23
COURT
Resumes Its Sitting With Judge Mason
on Bcnch-Gill Fined and Upham Sent
to Jail For Thirty Days.

Circuit court resumed its sitting o.
Monday morning.
The jury case Of D. E. Thocman "
W. =. Rau. in assamp.it, was begun
Dismissal orders have been entered il
THE cases Of D. W. Jacobs against F
7. c. slease & Company The West vir
giuia Heating & Plumbing Company
against d. W. Jacobs and Henderson !
Parker against E. L. Sullivan and othes
The triai Of Albert Sningleton on
misdemeanor was continued until til
next term of court and he gave bon
+ $1,000 a similar order was entered
in tie case Of the State against Williar
8. Wiley, indicted for felony.
John Gills was fined s25 for assault
On Policeman james Simms with knife
Anthony B. Ppham got fine Of 500
ind jail sentence of thirty days for
nisiemeanor.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-05-23
AGED HUSBAND
Is Bereaved By Wife and Sister on Same
Day-Mrs. ]. C. Walton, Aged and
Respected Resident Passes Away at
Home of Her Daughter.

Mrs. James c. Walton, died al
the home Of her daughter, Mr..
J. +, bowman, No. l24 East Pike
street, Sunday afternoon al 2sO O'Clock
after prolonged illness. For the past
two or three years Mrs. Walton had
been il. About three months ago she
suffered stroke of paralysis which left
her in very weak condition. Last
Monday she suffered second stroke and
she gradually sank from that time un.
til her death on Sunday afternoon.
The deceased is survived by her hus-
band, one daughter, and two sons. The
daughter is Mrs. J. Z. Bowman, and the
sons. Charles D. Walton. conductor on
the Short Line railroad, living at New
Martinsvllle, and y. a. Walton. a print
er, now working in the west. she was
sixty.eight years of age. She was born
on the ames river in Virginia, and NOV
cd to West Virginia in 1864, and has
since lived in this section, Mrs. Walton
was Kind and noble woman and liked
by all who knew her. She was a faith
ful member and worker or the Methodist
Eniscopai church.
Short funeral services over the re-
mains win be held at the late home
Tuesday morning by Rev. S. X. Arbuth.
not. The remains will be taken to the
former home of the deceased Mt Carlo
and funeral services will be neld in the
Methodist Episcopal church there by
Rev. Arbuthnot. Burial win occur in
the !. o. o. F. cemetery there.
Mr.. Doman's family received word on
Monday morning of the death of Mrs.
Nations sister. Mrs. Jennie Slaughter.
which occurred at her home in Carriers.
vile, Virginia, on Sunday The event
i particularly sad one In that hus-
band is bcreaved by his wife and sister
on the same day, Mr.. Walton is very
feeble and is prostrated with grief over
his wife's death. The member, Of his
family have not informed him of the
second death in the family. fearing of
Ai' weak condition.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-05-23
SACRED SONG
BY the ]. C. Daley ouartette at First
Presbyterian Church Highly Pleasing
to Immenss Congregation.

An evening of sacred song it was at
lie First Presbyterian church Sunday
night. The }. @. Daley quartette, Of
New York. entertained and inspired a
aree and representative congregation.
The edifec being completely filled.
Prof. Daley demon strated superior
music ability and thorough training and
as director Of the qnartette is without
n equal. while tho remaining members
4 the quartettc displayed both natural
md acquired ability that indicated that
Trey are such musicians as their wide
popularity recommends them to be.
The program wa. both interesting and
.ntcrtaining, and also appropriate and
inspiring. 1t was executed in pleas
ing manncr-aud was highly appreciated.
So popular and successful was their
appearance that it has been fortunately
,rranged to have them give another. con,
,crt Wednesday OF the present week, at
which theye will be. We predict, an
equally large audience.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-05-23
MR.. LANG
MARRIED
Wedding Of Nj. Albert Lang. Former.
ly of This City, and Miss Hazel Bart
lett ocurs in Parkersburg.

The many friends OF Mr.. F. Albert
Lang, a former prominent resident OF
this city, are surprised but pleased tc
learn of his marriage. The Parkers.
burg Sunday News has the following ac-
count of the event;
"The home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Lang, of
Fifth street, was the scene last evening
Of very pretty wedding, when Miss
Hazel Bartlett and Mr.. F. Albert Lang
we're quietly united in the holy bonds
of wedloek by Rev. S. scollay Moore
pastor of Trinity Episcopal church. The
marriage of these two young people will
be great surprise to their friends, as
the near approach of the event had been
Kept very quiet, and only the immed.
late family were present at the cere.
mony.
"The bride is the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. G. C. Bartlett, of Seventh street
and is a pretty and attractive young
woman, who has host Of friends ir
Parkersburg, VINO will wish her the
happiest kind Of future. Mr.. Lang
is associated with his father in bu.i.
ness, and possesses all the sterling
qualitie. that are necessary for a good
business man. Mr.. and Mrs. Lang viii
make their home with the bridcgroom's
parents, where he and his bride will be
at home to their friends.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-05-23

OF SHOT
As Was Done in Murder Would Not
Have Happened, If Gillespie's Gun
Had Been Used, Says Expert.
By Associated Press.

-
Rising Sun, Ind, May s3-In the Gil.
Iespic murder trial DIR. Heyl an expera
testified that the window glass one foot
from the muzzle of the gun have no in,
huence on the scattering of the shot
and that gun such as James Gillespie
owned would not scatter shot 50 widely
as did the assassin's weapon. He
thought the ordinary muzzle loading gun
would scatter shot approximately as did
the nssassin's weapon.
Myron Barbour was the first one Of
The defendants placed on the witnes.
stand. He said he was reading a news.
paper in the parlor wnen the fatal shot
was fired II sounded like an explosion
in the rear of the colored church and he
ran around the church but saw no one
lie then detailed what he saw and did
Is has been told by other witnesses
He denied that ne said to Earl Seward:
Gle ought not to have shot ner for poor
DID grandmas sake. His cross-exam
ination was not ended when the noon re-
cess was taken.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-05-23
MRS. ARNOLD
is DEAD
At Her Homs Near Lost Greek Station
Was Highly Respected and Greatly
Loved Woman.

Mrs. Simon Arnold died at her home
on Roofing creek, near Lost Greek, at
4.so o'clock Sunday evening from a
general breakdown. She had been iii
a long time with aeart and stomach
trouble. The funeral was held Monday
afternoon at three o'clock and was con.
Quoted by Rev. Benjamin Stout, OF
Bridgeport. Interment was in the
Pleasant Hill cemetery in her neigh
borhood. She is survived by the aged
husband, one daughter, Mrs. AIenza Eib,
and a son jackson Arnold. Her age
was about 20 years. She was higaly
respected woman and loved by all who
knew her.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-05-23
COAL MINING ACTIVITY
MAY BE RESUMED SOON

1t is announced tnat the strike among
The pilots on the great lakes will likely
be settled by Wednesday Of the present
week and following that win be gen
eral resumption Of coal shipments from
this region u that point The Clarks-
burg Fnei ~Spany and the Fairmont
Coal Company have not been shipping
.eaql to The lakes lately on account d
strike, but they hava enough sold to
NAecp them more than busy all summer
nAthey can but get boats on the lake.
totfransport it.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-05-23
HABEAS CORPUS
Proceedings, Involving Msaning of Term
efawker and Peddler," Argued in
Court Here BY Morgansown Lawyers

4 habeas corpus proceeding was argu-
Cd in circuit court Monday morning, in
volving the liberty Of John ]. Sweeny.
of Morgantown, on the question as tG
what the legal meaning Of the term.
"hawker and peddler" is, as as test case
Sweeny was arrested and bound over tc
the grand jury by justice of the peace
for exhibiting and selling wares on tile
streets OF Morgantown, in violation of
the laws on the subject, it is claimed
by the state Terrence ID. Stewart, of
that city. represented the state in the
argument, and Me.srs Bryan Gordon
and NJ. Pope 'Theodorofr, Of the same
city. the applicant.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-05-23
OPENING DANCE AT PARK
WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL

Prof. conkle's dance at the Union
Land park Saturday night was well At
tended. There were many visitors dur
ing the evening and about fifty couples
participated in the dancing. which last
ei until midnight and proved very en-
ioyable. The music was furnished by
Prof. Shaw and local orchestra. As
iiNctor Prof. Conkle showed exception.
y ability and proficiency Good order
was maintained and the ocnc,ion was
very pleasant to al present
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-05-23
BISHOP DAY RESIGNS
AND CONFERENCE ACCEPTS
BY Associated Pres,

BY Associated Press.
Los Angeles, Cal. May ss-iBishop j
r. Day, of Syracuse. n. Y, elected on.
Saturday resigned today. The confer.
ense accepted his resignation and voted
TO indefinitely postpone the election OF
his successor
Bishop elect Day made the statement.
that ne had resigned after two days
careful consideration. during which he
had not taken counsel Of his friends,
aor had'he been coerced by the trustees.
# the university. but his action was the.
result Of conscientious conviction of
iuty.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-05-23
TWO ARRESTED FOR ASSAULT.

Fred Anderson and Dick criss wers
are ted on Monticello avenue Saturday
night BY a policeman and placed in the
city lock up for fighting. Joe Taylo
swore out warrant against them or
Monday morning in Magistrate Gordou''
court charging them with assault and
battery. Constable Merritt served III,
papers on the two in the city lock a.
and the city authorities turned them
over to the constable. They were taker
before Magistrate Gordon who required
them TO give bond for their appearance
for trial on Thursday afternoon, and
released them from custody.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-05-23

CAMPAIGN
win Be Made For -Four Days By the
Local Corps of the Salvation Army
and Entertainment is Included.

The local corps Of the Salvation army
win hold a four days special campaign
beginning Saturday, May 2s. The cam
paign win be held in the Salvation army
tent in the rear Of 222 Pike street, op.
positc the post office. Major White and
Ensign Hinkle, of Pittsburg, win be
present 10 assist Captain Pond in the
meetings. Tuesday there viii be a
stereoptieon entertainment entitled "The
Newsboy's Debt" and sixty other pic,
tures. An admission Of 10 cents win be
charged for the entertainment, with all
the other meetings free.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-05-23
ANNUAL FESTIVAL FOR
THE SISTERS BENEFIT

The annual festival for the benefit Of
the Sisters Of st. Joseph win be held
1t Centennial hall Tuesday, May 81 and
Wednesday. June ], at night. instead
Of tonight and tomorrow night. as for
mtrly announced. Mrs. William Burke
Mrs. ". 7. Byrd, Mrs. lanes Donabue
md Misses Margaret WeIch and Lizzif
Huch win have charge Of the dining
room. Supper win he spread from tc
II o'clock and ali the delieacics Of the
season vii be served for 25 cents.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-05-23
MISSIONARY TEA BY
KINGS DAUGHTER'

The Kings Daughters of Goff Memor-
ial Methodist Episcopal churcn viii give
a missionary ten at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. L. p. Souders, $50 East Main
street. Wednesday afternoon from s.oc
to 500 O'Clock All members of the
circle are expected to be present and all
women Of the congregation, especially
those who have recently joined the
church, are invited to attend. a silver
offering will be received.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-05-23
BOLT in SIGHT
At the Democratic sta.e Convention in
ohio-Neither Parker Nor Hearst
VIII Get the Instructions.
By Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Columbus, O., May 23-Conferences
are in order concerning the Democratic
state convention. The only certainty
As to the state ticket is that Webb p.
Huntington, OF Columbus. has no OPP
position for secretary OF state. Ma
candidate has been mentioned for any
other Office. The possible contest. be-
tween the friends Of Coy. James xii
bourne and Judge Harmon will result
in no preference for any presidential
candidate. 1t i certain no Instructions
viii be given for Hearst or Parker.
There are large number Of contests
to be settled. which give rise to talk os
a bolt.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-05-23
RUNAWAY
soUpLE
ARRESTED
TWO YOUNG PEOPLE FROM FOL
som ELoPE BUT ARE TAKEN IN
TO CUSTODY BY THE POLICE IN
THIS CITY.
Police Release Them After Girl Tells
Story and They Leave For cumber-
land 10 Get Marrasd Shortly Before
Father Arrives.

Life was full of uncertainties, excit-
ing incidents and unpleasant expert.
enees for runaway young couple in
clarksburg short time Monday morn
ing. They were running off to get mar
ried but after arriving in Clarksburg
were taken into custody by the police
In this particular instance love con
quered and laughed at the law a well
as II did at Iocksmiths, and a pursuing
father was outwitted after all.
The telephone bell at police headquar-
tiers rang furiously for short time
early Monday morning before the day
policemen had taken their beats. IT
was answered by Policeman Rogers who
heard the nigh pitched voice of an iratc
father at the other end Of the line. He
asked the policeman to stop his daugh-
Ter who had left his home at Folsop
with her lover with the very evident in
tention Of getting married a short
description OF the two young people fol
lowed and officers went over to the
Baltimore & Ohio passenger depot to find
the Young couple.
When the yonng man and his intend
ed bride arrived at the depot with the
intention of leaving on train for the
east they were taken into custody by
the police. Their happy dreams we're
rudeIy shaken and things began to iooa
very dark for them as they we're being
marched off to police headquarters.
Arriving at the city building the
young couple were taken before Chief
Howe. a little court Of inquiry was
held and the young girl told the whole
story. She was seventeen years of age
and he was nineteen. They had slipped
away from parental restriction and were
going TO get married. The girl told her
story very plainly and at the conclusion
the police thought that the circum-
stances were such that the very best
taing the young couple could do at this
stage Of the game would be to get mar
ried. The young people were released
frem custody and they hurried on TO
the passenger station where they caught
the morning east bound train for Cum
berland at which place they are no donbt
now enjoying the bliss OF married life
They got away at the depot about an
hour before the Short Line train which
bore the pursuing father, arrived.
The young mans name was Hess
and the hride-elect was a Miss Call
man. Both are well known young peo-
pie Of Folsom.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-05-23
MERCHANTS FREE EXHIBITION.

The leading merchants OF Clarl.burg
have arranged with W. L. shaw, Of
Philadelphia, to give a moving picture
exhibition on Main above Third street
Wednesday night, free to all. This viii
be a treat for the people OF clarllsbprg
s Mr.. Shaw win display $1,000 worth
'fmoying pictures at SIS. m2S-0t
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-05-23

ARE DEAD
AND FIVE FATALLY INJURED AS
RESULT or THF EXPLOSION Az
FINDLAY, OHIO.
Caused It.
Official Statement Made by the Super
intendent Of the Lake Shore Novelty
housekeeping Of Torpedos Likely



Findlay, Ohio, May % Snperintend,
ent Grote, Of tho Lake Shore Novelty
Works, say seven are dead from yes,
terday's explosion and five more are
fatally hurt The dead are f.stella
Decker, Frank Grant, Joseph sherwood
Mary Snyder, Jay Sherwood, Dean Shaw
md Edith Dillon. The fatally injured
irc Efie Peterman, Maggie Logan, Roy
Pcterman, Thomas Beck and Claude
Shaw.
Owing to a rush of orders the 200 en-.
ployes badT been requested to work on
Sunday aud about 80 responded Two
terrific explosions soon after they went
to work, caused, it is believed by the
dropping OF a large box Of torpedoes in
and drying rooms.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-05-23


In 1897 the Republicans made clean
sweep Of West Virginia and in Tie .cv.
eral departments OF the state govern
ment. much needed, but long delayed re
formations were at once inangaratcd
The newly elected Republican state sup.
erintendent was .up against'' what
seemed to be the most tangled and an
tiduatcd administrative methods ever
applied 10 educational work id any
state. The rooms in the capitol that
had been designated as the Department
OF Free Schools" reminded one Of neg
lected junk shop. Thousands Of dollar.
were being misapplicd annually IN
printing useless and meaningless banks
To This department the Republican
were fortunate in sending Prof. Russell
Trotter, n man who had made life
study of the problems confronting the
country school teacher and who fully ap
preciated the Importance Of educational
work in our rich and growing state. II
was q case Of putting The right man in
the right place. The department of
education in the West Virginia capitol
was rapidly transformed. The dingy
walls took on classical appearance and
educated men found pleasure and in
spiratioh in visiting the West Virginia
Department of Free Schools. The need
of new laws was presented TO the legis-
lature and the educational work of the
state, from the most isolated back
woods schools to the higher institutions.
showed the encrgizing touch OF a tact.
ful hand.
DR.. Trotter brought to The Office {
preparation that was peculiarly ,uited
10 the work to be done. He commenced
teaching when he was but little past
sixteen years old and from that time oil
he was hard worker either as teacher
or student. He received the A. b. de
gree at the West Virginia University i,
1891, and afterward took post grad.
uate course at Harvard. where he wa.
graduated 4. b., 1895. and 4. NJ. 1896
In 1877 he was elected state superin
tendent and flied the Office with marked
ability for four years. He was defeat
ed for denomination in 1900. gracefully
acquiescing in the idea then put forwart
that none OF the state officials be giver
second term.
Since leaving the Office or state sup
erintendent, DR.. Trotter mas been nc
lively engaged in school work. having
completed the prescribed courses ol
study for the degrees Ph. D and LII. B
which were conferred upon him by the
West Virginia University in 1902. HI
Is in close touch with the educational
movements in West Virginia and has
been a regent Of the University since
1901. DR.. Trotter was principar OF the
clarlsburg hlgh School several year
having been called to this position from
the Conference Seminary where he wa.
instructor in Latin and Greek. Mr
Trotter lives at Buckhannon, and vii
be the only candidate presented to tho
Republican State convention BY the
stalwart Republicans Of old Upshu
county.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-05-23
OIL WELL DRnLER
TAKES BANKRUPTCY

Attorney<E F. Goodwin filed peti.
ton for George N. Loar for voluntary
bankruptcy in Referee W. Frank Stont's
court here Monday morning Loar is
an oil wen driller Of Salem. lis as
sets are between $500 and 5000 and In
bilities according to the seaedulc fur
nishsd, sl.ope. The matter wa set for
hearing on jane s, by the referee.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-05-23
OPENS BOARDING STABLE.

Frank Sheldon has opened a boarding
table al lO7 West Pike street, and la.
verytiiing connected Herewith strictly
irst-claSs. Patronage is salieited and
arefnl attention viii Be given and the
cry best service inaugurated.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-05-23
RECRUITS RECEIVED.

Floyd Bennett. Of Junior. and William
Halterpan, Of Lewis county, hav
cen accepted at the recruiting station
for enlistment in the United States
irmy. The former viii be sent 10 inc
avalry at St. Loui. and the latter to
ae infantry at Columbus, Ohio.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1904-05-23
SEVEN PERSONS BAprIsED.

The Bethlehem Baptist church, on
Dayisson's run. observed baptismal SER
vices Sunday afternoon at three O'Clock
At the mouth Of Coburn's creek. Seven
Persans were baptized BY Rev. J. w6Tfer
Duncan in the presence Of large con.
gregation.