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The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-08-02

David Ham received word while
at the examination at Needmore
Munday that his ten-year old son
lad been bitten by a copperhead
make. With DR.. Palmer he at
once started for home.
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-08-02

ing of this period and bringing
such extreme change to cooler as
to give frosty nights IN northern
and central parts Of the country
The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1905-08-02
ABOUT PEOPLE YOU KNOW.
Snapshots at Their Movements, as They
Come and Go.
NAMES OF Visitors AND VISITED
Home for Vacation, Away for an Outing, q
Trip for Business or Pleasure. You'll
Find II Right Here.

kldSe, spent Monday In town.
William Hull and wife, of tkls
place, are enjoying an outing at
Atlantic City.
Squire James A. McDonough,
of New Grenada, spent a night in
town last week.
Mary Bumgardner is spend
ing this week with her grand
mother, Mrs. Daniels, at Pleasant
Ridge.
Miss Nellie Runyan, of Ship.
pensburg, is the guest OF her un-
Gle and aunt, j. B. Runyan and
wife, of this place.
Miss Annie Scissor, of this
place, spent last week visiting in
the home of her brother, William,
at Mercersburg.
Miss Rhoda Lake of Philadel-
phla, is spending this week with
her sister, Mrs. A. G. Shoemaker
and other friends in town.
Prof. B. G. Miller, former
resident OF this place, but now of
Norristown, Pa, spent iastThurs-
day night and Friday here.
Master Paul Miller and Earl
Lamaster, of Markes, Franklin
county, spent Saturday and Sun
day with the latter's grandfather
Daniel E. Fore, Esq.
Jacob Peck and wife, and John
Bishop, wife and daughter
Blanche, and son Harvey, spent
last Sunday with ex- Com mission
er John Fisher.
Nellie Runyan, of Shippens
burg, and her cousin Josephine
Runyan, of this place, are visit
ing their grandparents at Need
more.
Ed r. Schollenberger, super
intendent of the McConnellsburg
Water Company, and Solomon f.
Bare-both of hamburg, Pa,
were here over Sunday.
Mrs. G. B. Stevens, of this
place, Is spending a couple of
weeks at the Newton Hamilton
campmeetlng, the guest of Editor
and Mrs. Harry A. Thompson.
Misses Clara and Mary Ben
nett who had been visiting Miss
M. E. Evans and other friends in
Thompson, returned to their
home in Harrisburg last Satur.
day.
Geo. G. Fore and wife, of Phila.
delphia, are visiting friends IN
this county. Their cousin, Andy
j. Fore, of Burnt Cabins, brought
them to town last Saturday in ms
automobile.
Miss Eda Gillian, of Pittsburg,
visited Mrs. $. p. Wishart from
Saturday to Monday, enroute to
the home of her grandmother,
Mrs. Maggie Lyon, at West Dub
I'm.
Miss Bessie Trout, of McCou-
nellsburg, and her cousin Mrs.
Nell shoemaker and son Nixon,
of Chambersburg, spent Satur-
day afternoon at the home of DAN
iel e. Fore.
Harry Irwin, master machin-
list, employed in the Pope Auto
mobile Works at Hagerstown, is
here spending his summer vaca-
ton in the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Irwin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel Mock ac-
companled by their niece Orpha
Mock, took advantage of the ex-
cursion to Atlantlc City. On
their return they will visit their
daughters, Mrs. N. j. Sinnott, in
Philadelphia, and Mrs. S. S. Kapp
in Allentown.
The many friends of ex.Com-
missioner Albert Plessinger, Of
Whips Cove, viii learn with re-
gret that his entire family is down
with typhoid fever, and one little
daughter very dangerously i'll.
Mrs. Plessinger has been in poor
health for good while. Mr., Pies
singer has paid out more money
tor doctors bills since he began
Housekeeping, probably, chan any
L - - =. ~.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-10-23
JUDGE MASON
on THE BENCH

The Hon. Judge John W. Mason.
OF FaiF1nent was on. the circuit
bench herea short 81 lie MondaY
morning. He Eltnded down .opin=
ions in two cases that had been sub
mitted to him.
In the damage suit Of NJ. j. Fran
els against John W. Brown for
$4,000 for malicious persecution,
Judge Mason over-ruled the demurr-
er made by. the defendant.
In the cause of @. w. Lynch,
administrator. against Wilson J.
Chorpening, and others, Judge
Mason decided an important point
The father of Chorpening died leav-
ing will, in which he directed that
his estate be divided equally among
his children, or their children, if his
children died, and that certain sums
that had already been given by him
to some of his children be TegaTded
as Announcements. For instance, one
son had received So, 100 and another
only $4,000, making a difference
between them of 5000. But the di-
vision was not to be final until after
the death of his wife and she lived
about 90 years after his death. The
point was whether the $500 was. to
Draw interest from the time of his
death or hers. Judge Mason decid
81 that the interest dated from the
death of the widow.
Judge Lynch resumed the bench
after Judge Mason had delivered
his opinions. All the Jurors except
tohse engaged in a trial were dis
charged for the term.
The jury in the case of Ellsworth
Cork against the Adams Express
Company gave him a verdict for
S75. He sued for 800.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-10-23
ri ESHER NEG[ECTS
HIS BOY

E - ~ - j n 81
InresIi0nse to a.letter rec
4umane Officer b b Stout he. went
Go faies home of Elijah F'lesher, one
mile fror4 West AIiltord, Sunday to
look after a case of neglect there.
The complaint was that Flesher
had thIrteen-year-old son that was
partially I5aralyzed from the hips
down ana that his mother was dead
and there were none to care for him,
not even to cook him something to
eat. It was asserted that his father
neglected him and that physicians
claimed they could do nothing for
him at home and that he ought to be
taken to hospital
Tt is stated that, when Flesher
heard the humane officers attention
had lieen brought to the matter, he
took the boy to DIR. Bond. at Rock
ford. who informed him he would
have TO leave him there, if treatment
were to he effective. He declined to
do this and took him back home.
Sunday morning he received teli.-
phone message that the humane o.
ficer was coming, and he gathered
the 5DOy up dnu -tOuh HAtIA " @Sa1Atf1-
town. where he left him with DIR.
Winfield.
Mr.. Stout went to Flesher's homo
Sunday hut found the father and
son gone, and, of course did moth
ing with the case. However, he was
informed by neighbors that the boy
had been abused by the father and
that it was the belief that the boy's
affection is the result of his having
been kicked by the father.
Friends of Fleshsr claim the
neighbors have It in Tor him. Bnt
recently he served an hour in Jail
here on having confessed to the
theft of one of his neighbours chick
ems. the circumstances being that
his chickens and his neighbor's got
together, and he might have driven
one of the latter's home with his
own. Flesher Is director of one
of the Weston banks and is well-to-
do.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-10-23
Natural Gas Exp'odes

Mrs. Belle Cromwell was painful
lv but not seriously burned thi'
morning at her residence, 315 Me.
chanic street, by an explosion o.
natural gas. The gas was either es'
Gaping or had been turned on with
ont her knowledge, for when a light
ed paper was thrown in the stove the
explosion took place. The report OF
the explosion was heard for quite a
distance, and was of sufficient force
to blow the door off of the bake
oven. The door struck Mrs. Crom-
well in the head and the flames sing
ed her face and eyebrows, but fortu-
nately not iniuring her eyes. The
most serious burns are upon the
hands. but prompt medical attention
has relieved the pain. Now that the
cold weather is approaching and the
natural gas will be in constant use
it would be we'll to use great cautlor
TO see that the gas is not alreadA,
turned on before lighting and avoic
---:zus accidents and injuries.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-10-23
HENRY WATERSON
CHAMPIONS TEDDY

Louisville, KY. Oct. e3-In his
characteristic style, Henry Waiter
son, in d long editorial published in
the Courier-J ournal, talks of the
visit of the President to the South
and becomes his champion. He re-
views the causes which led him
(Watterson) and the people of the
South to entertain cordial dislike
for the strenuous President, these
objections arising particularly from
the attitude of the President in the
Booker Washington incident, the
EFCrum affair," and the "riding
rough shod over whoever and what
ever got in his way
"But,7 Mr.. Watterson says, FFthe
different Theodore Roosevelt aPl
peared upon the scene, the big stick
was laid away, the habiliments Of
the rough rider were exchanged for
more conventional apparel, etc."
Mr. Watterson characterizes the
speech of the President at Lee over
the statue of Stonewall Jackson, as
something equal to anything ever
said by Abraham Lincoln In con-
clusion Mr.. Watetrson says:
.|The South has wandered forty
wears through a wilderness of sec
tionalism for this vision of the prom
ised land of perfect nationality. il
has longed for some messiah of pat
riotism and brotherhood to rise in
the North and to reach out to it the
hand of equality, having heart in
it. To Theodore Roosevelt this hap.
sdThough we differ tomorrow.
never again shall there be from US
acerbity of thought OF speech. To-
day at least shall be given to the love
of God. to the fellowship of man:
hood and to then nifty and glory OF
our great country. Let mean and
paltrv bigots, let glum-faced party
ism for moment stand aside. Room
room also. while the President passes
through Ethe states lately in rebel
lion for the grandeus of the nation
md the majesty of the people.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-10-23
lest GOES WRONG
HE Il. OTHERS.
The suspension the last day'or Sc

The suspension the Last daysor Sc
Daniel Coyne, telegraph operator
Salem, for thirty days, causes
me interesting public gossip Of E
snsational incident that happened
here not many weeks ago, and, as
isual it is all about preacher, this
ime a priests
Not many months ago a Catholic
priest, Rev. Father Thomas Collins
was stationed there, and recently he
left huriredly, just as preacher OF
two before of other denimonations
did. And they all left under shady
circumstances.
Father Collins, it seems, left with
in two hours after being notified and
with citizen after him with gun
This citizen is prominent Saler
physician whose wife had been made
advances to by the priest, or. at
least, that is the claim. and the hus-
band certainly meant business as he
gave the man of the garb just two
hours to get out fthe city and not
come back.
The priest accepted him at his
word, and. it is said. the telegraph
operator tagged No. I. which does
not stop there regularly, and the
priest lost no time boarding the
train and getting away.
The incident has caused consider
able gossip. following so closely the
conduct of Rev. A. A
Kelley there and his flight in the
night time. though the priest may
have been innocent of any wrong.
doing. But the ire of a husband
was enough to persuade him to leave
without taking time to protest his
innocence. .
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-10-23
LOCAL P0ST0FFICE
LEADS FAIRM0NI

The government has just issued .
statistical report of the receipts OF
post offices in West Virginia for
the past fiscal year. Clarksbprg
shows decided gains. Last year the
receipts of the office here amounted
to $31.44 and this year they arc
S32. 522. The receipts of the Fair
mont Office this year are only $780,.
673. showing Clarksburg ahead OF
the town down the river to the ex-
tent of two thousand dollars. The
receipts at Salem last year were
81 1881 and this year $4,915.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-10-23
BIG NAVAL REVIEW
IS HELD AT TOXIC
IN Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Toxic, Japan, Oct. 23-The
naval review was an interesting
sight with 3OS war ships fresh from
war with victories unprecedented in
magnitude. Among them were
three captured Russian battleships
two iron-clads. three auxiliary cruis'
crs and several torpedo boat destroy.
.ers. Togo was with the Emperor
Later the Emperor received in audi,
ance the officers of British and
American warships. the latter being
the Winconsin and the Cincinnati
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-10-23
FISH FOR THE
WEST FORK RIVER

Col Henry Raymond has applied
to the National Fish Commission, at
Washington, d. c., for a sufficient
quantity of fish of q suitable sort
to stock the West Fork river aboue
the new dam. Col Raymond is
personal friend of. the superintend-
ent and has received assurance that
on thenext trip of the fish car, which
will be here in two or three weeks,
he will be given a suitable supply
The committee use their judgment
as to the best kind Of fish suitable
for the water and also as to the
number. There will lie several
thousand of the fnny tribe placed
in the river, and by next spring IT,"
Isaac Wnlton's VIII have plenty of
sport awaiting them.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-10-23
BRIDE CHARGES
ARE QUASHED

Charleston, w. Va, Oct. 23-
Four indictments against former
County Commissioner A. G. Shaver
charged with bribery by former
sheriff, now Mayor John a. Jarrett
for influence in granting and with
holding liquor license, We're quashed
on demurrer in the criminal court
today on the ground thatthe statute
docs not provide. for the Indictment
of ministerial officers unless those
offering brides arc also indicted.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-10-23
LEDGE. of ROCK I'M CUT
KNOCKS FIREMAN LIFELES
jean RatIiff. 4irdnran. on the


Jean RatIiff, fireman on the Yves
Virginia & PittsbRrg division of tl1l
b. & o. railroad, was taken to tin
Kcssler hospital Monday Afternoon
suffering from a fractured skull
His unconscious form was broughi
to this city upon the same trair
which he started from Redwood this
morning, young AID full of life, but
now perhaps fatally injured, atstht
post of5duty, another reminder thai
those who live by the sword will die
by the sword.
Ratlitf is a single man, aged about
thirty years He was the fireman
of passenger train No 6, running
from Redwood. to Iorgantown
The accident occurerd at 10 O'Clock
This morning on the W. Va. & p, be
tween the stations Jack and Err
bacon.
Shortly after leaving Jack; the
engineer, Ross King, fancied he
heard a slight noise, like Al sigh OF
groan coming from the side of the
locomotive cab occupied by Ratliff.
Only a minute at the most could
have elapsed until he looked across
the cab and saw the figure of Pat
lift sitting bolt upright in his seat.
with blood streaming from his face
The train was stopped and the IN
conscious form taken to the bag
gage car. With the assistance of tho
train crew acting as fremen, the
train proceeded to Erbacon, where
another fireman was obtained.
The train arrived in this city at
? O'Clock this afternoon and Ratliff.
unconscious from the time of the
accident, was hurried in an ambu-
lance to the Kessler hospital for
medical treatment.
The only possible explanation foI
the occurrence. is that a ledge of
rock had become loosened by the re-
cent rains and had pushed its way
forward. In looking from the cab
window Ratliff, unaware that the
rock formation was nearer the
cab that usual was struck
upon the head. The theory
advanced. that he was struck
by a misslc hurled by some one on
the tracks is improbable, as the steep
cliff rising from the track on the
side occupied by Ratcliff would not
afford sufficient foothold for a per-
son to pcrpetrate a deed Of this ma
ture.
Ratlif's skull is fractured and he
is still unconscious. Whether or not
he will survive is impossible to as
certain at present.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-10-23
DISTINGUISHED DIVINES
ARE ENTERTAINED

Bishop J. W. Hamilton, was in
the city Monday evening as thc
guest of DR.. S. K. Arbuthnot The
Bishop stopped on his way from
Weston, where he dedicated the new
NJ. E. church Sunday, to Washing
ton, ID. c., where he attends the
meeting of the Bishops. Rev. Riker
president of Mt. Union College, of
Alliance, o., accompanied the
Bishop on his journey.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-10-23
REFEREE JOHNSON
HOLDS COURT

Referee George w. johnson, Of
Parkersburg, held bankruptcy cour-
Monday in the law Office of Johr
Basel. The object of the .cour'
was to hear evidence in the matte
of certain debts which had beer
proven and charged to the Randolph
Coal s. Humber Company, bankrupt
was claimed that it had been dis
covered that these debts should no,
have been chargeable to the bank
rupt, and the bankrupt CONTESTED
Them, thus causing the referee to
hold this session of court.
Attending the court were Col. >
ID. Copeland and G. w. Williams
Of Alexander: F. A. Schuyler, Of
Merherrin, Va, and w. S. O'Briei,
and F. G. Pifer, of Buckhannon, al
interested parties.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-10-23

When all the kittens were assem-
bled, they were led by catacaustic
route to the catacombs, in order that
their catacoustic eaterwauls and cat
calls should not penetrate the outer
air. The big black cat mounted the
catafalque, addressed the trembling
kittens. using no catachresis of die
ton. His words were received with
cataclysm Of applause.
The cats were chased around the
calndrome until they became cata-
leptic. but no catastrophe occurred.
ms their natures were catagmatic
After being revived with catawba
wine and catnip cake, all pronounced
this to have been the time of Their
nine lives. The initiation was Of
an impromptu nature, but was very
ENJOYABLE OCCASION. After the eere,
monies, luncheon was served and
speeches we're made by Kittens
Chapman. Sharp and others.
The officers of the Front Line o.
Hoo Hoos are:
f. s. Boggess, Shark of Universe
W. A. Bailey, Senior Hoo Hoo.
G. F. Porr, Junior Hoo Hoo.
J. II. Chapman, Boium.
T.. O. Smith. Scrivenater.
r. F. Garfield. Jabberwock.
Aft. A. Rudy. Cashcatian.
i. j. Davis. Arcanoper.
James NJ. Paris, Gurdor.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-10-23
PANIC OCCURS
IN CHURCH
BY Associated Press.

BY Associated Press.
Washington G. H., Ohio, Oct. IS
BY the explosion of gas machine
in the NJ. E. church at Good Hope
Ohio, last evening, Janitor Charles
r. Bell was fatally injured and 80
persons were hurt in the panic, The
explosion occurred as the services
were opening and in stampede foI
the door about thirty persons were
tramped upon and hurt, some per-
sons seriously. The building was
badly damaged.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-10-23
Concert at The waldo

Wells orchestra gaze delightful
concert at the Waldo last night. and
quite large number of listeners APP
plauded their efforts. 'eThe Tele-
gram" march, arranged by Col. Wat.
terson Walters, dedicated to the
Clarksburg Telegram, was quite nm
ear tickling composition, and WIS
redemanded. Prof. Walters is Mt
work upon a new composition which
he calls can Autumn Idyl," or
"Reminiscences of Buda Pesth." It
viii be given its first rendition soon.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-10-23
CRAZY MURDERER
IS AT LARGE

BY Associated Press.
FIopkinsville, KY, Oct. 23-Geo;
B. Warner escaped from the hospital
for the insane last night. He was
to be sentenced to death for killing
Pulaski Leeds, a master mechanic,
of the Louisville & Nashville rail-
road, but was declared insane by the
commission. He was an electrical
eneiueer and had worked in Fort
Wayne and other Indiana cities.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-10-23
Sutton Defeats High schc 81

The High School football team
went down in defeat at Sutton Sat
urday afternoon The final score
was so in favor of the Sutton Attn
letic Clubs eleven. Two 15-minute
halves we're played. sutton made
the one touchdown Of the game in
the second half.
The High School has no eIcu ses
to offer for the defeat, but say #
was very rough house game r :
that Sutton had the advantage Of.
them in weigizs.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-10-23
Wheeling Visitors

Ex-Mavor Sweeny, of Wheeling
Thomas Fox and other gentlemen
from that city, returned home Sun.
dav. after having spent a couple OF
DAYS here looking after the Acme
lamp black and carbon factory, at
Bristol, in which they are interest
ed. They met many friends hero
and enjoyed their stay greatly.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-10-23
DAVIS SHOOTS HIMSELF
MAY LOSE LIMB

RAYMOND Davis, of Quiet Dell
may lose his right lower limb as tn
result of mishap received while
hunting in the mountains back
Bnckhannon 3ast Wednesday. He
accidentally shot himself through
the right foat1with5a shotgun. The
entiresload Of shot entered the foo
and inflicted very ugly and PAIN
full injury.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-10-23
COL. BRADY LEAVES
EFOR ALABAMA

Col. Thomas G. Brady, the well
known promoter, left Monday even
ing for Alabama, where he viii in
spect several manufactures in Biz
mingham and vicinity. Mr.. Brady
says that he will bring back with
him anything that can be moved.
and part of Alabama itself, if
possible.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-10-23
!. ! VICES. {
rem lied
EIhlANC!ER

81
e. o. Twiggs, accused of the for
gerry of the names of B. NJ Heavier
and O. D. Piersol, to a S., 900 note
as manager and treasurer of the
Buena Oil & Gas Company, with
holdings in Cabell county, was be-
fore Justice S. w. Gordon at two
o'clock Monday afternoon and it was
decided to take him by way Of Phrl5-
ersburg to the county Jail there
Twiggs voluntarily surrendered
the note to Heavier, .Piersol and Fl
NJ. Mcclure, who as members of the
company had signed it, and then he
asked the privilege to go to Parkers-
burg with constable to raise funds
from Marietta friends and holdings
with which to discharge his obliga-
rtions. His case was continued one
week.
At the hour he was taken before
Justice Gordon it developed that he
was in serious financial trouble at
Milton, Cabell county, warrant
having been sworn out in the county
against him of Il serious nature.
The warrant from Cabell county
was issued by Justice A. T. Gregory
upon complaint of c. L. Harshbar-
ger. cashier o fthe Milton bank, at
Milton, charging him with defraud-
ing the bank out of $4,000 by false
pretense. He is charged with rep
resenting to the Milton bank juno
% that his oil COMPANY had $1,000
in the Union National bank here
and gave a check on the Union Ma
tionaI for that amount. The Mil
ton bank then placed $4,000 to the
credit of the Buena Oil & Gas Com
panv. On the 2Sth of August
Twiggs as treasurer of the oil com
Danv drew on this account by CIV
ing the Mellon National Bank. OF
Pittaburg a check for $4,000, which
the Milton bank paid. and then the
latter was advised by the Union Ma.
tional here that the company did not
have funds with it to the amount OF
So, 500.
Mr. Harshbarger came here ac-
companied by Constable Fl. f.. Be
van. to execute the warrant and APP
peared at the hearing.
Twiggs formerly lived at Mariett@
Ohio. and the Register of that city
elaine he has been leading dual
life. Tt says of him:
sESince the arerst of Twiggs it has
been learned that he has been lead
ing a pretty fast life since leaving
Marietta. Hc has done business Of
al alleged shady nature, both at Hunt
inoton and Milton. w. Va, and a
we'll known business man ot thai
part of the country, who was IN
Marietta Thursday evening, isEpre-.
pared to go after him on claim OF
I So, 900, which he alleges he lost by
crooked work of Twiggs. One of
the banks at Milton, w. Va, is said
to have an overdraft of some 50 500
against Twiggs, and the officials OF
that institution are now on the anX-
ious seat.
s'During the past two years
Twiggs and his family have resided
in this city, and although he has been
away the greater part of the time.
he has made frequent trips home
never staying longer than one or two
days.
EsIt is alleged by those who arc
conversant with the case that he has
been leading a double life in more
WAYS than one, and his arrest at
| Clarksburg may also stir up SEN
sation i'll Marietta