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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-12-01
KHR0MEIS OPENING

The big holiday opening at .. r
ErnI1me,s. the jeweler, will com q,
m N saturday, and continue UNI NJ
W ,15e.lI Everything in the
iewelrx line, as4wel as cut glgg
statuary, umbrellas, etc, are on s gis,
nIay Any one desiring a suItl lll.
.b b gift can be suited as the
stoclZ- is very large and com 9i sS.
-Durinq the opening days ~
TToI1I5I1e will give TO each caller q
) a souvenir athandsome silver Papel,
cptter or picture frame Tree o
CHARGE.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-12-01
Telephone Men Meet

Lloyd Beeghley, president of the
Beeghley Telephone Company, was
here from Weston Friday and met
j. Walter Barnes, general suPerln-
tendent of the Consolidated Tele-
phone company. in conference.
relative to the telephone business
They will attend the meeting of the
independent companies that viii be
held at Wheeling mex week.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-12-01
ATOR EXPLODES
SETTING HOUSE Attire
AND FOUR PERISH

Charles Douglass and wife and
one son were burned to death IN e
gas explosion on the Mac Erwin
arnn, two miles below Weston on
'r iiTirsday night near midnight, an,
.other son was fatally injured and
stiff another frightfully and pos
sibiv fatally burned.
Douglass had charge oil
ra,alator Of the plant of the West
Virr7uia Central Gas Company ;
and resided in good frame
boslse Tho regulator was IN the
rear of the house, and when 1t eX-
ui6ded the house was wrecked oadiN
land set afire.
ranelass appears to have got ouI
4 lsd huriredlv after being aroused
Is ~ explosion and was making
rs wav to the regulator, when ne
4elI and perished. His wlfe,s BODY
i,5rned TO a crisp and was found by
the IRON bedstead and the body OF :"
~ was found in the ruins An
other son escaped but was tataliy
,iyrned. and the other got away from
fhe scene and badly burned about
me face and all over his body wan
sered ai1nlessly around until half an
hour later he staggered into the En-
yin home more dead than alive. Nc
search had been made for him, as II
was supposed that he had Perished IN
the flames.
MI Erwin heard 1.-THE explosion
and rushed hurriedly to the scene
but could do nothing to save the m
mates of the house. The alarm was
given and many went o-the scene
only to see the bodies of man
woman and child lying in the en-
.hers burned into a crisp and 1t was
not until morning they could De
The sons WHO escaped alive were
taken to the home of Mr. Erwin
where they were given treatment:
There is possibility that one OF
Hem may recover
eraI wells are piped in through
fh6 point and the explosion must
hage been terrific 1t IS sand tnat T., !.
ras heard for miles and that all tf'S
oWnspeople of Weston were arouse'
hy the noise.
one of the injured sons died az
carly hour Friday morning, max
in fhe list of the dead four The
tSer son may get well.
appears that a new well was pe'
turned in and that the gas
s7al1t from light in the yara.
Ne pressure was very heavy and IN
SesTaent there was terrific eX-
losion and the fire spread to the
,tse and stable, a horse in the lat-
ar persisted.
SAllaIf dozen physicians went huf 5
riedly from Weston to the scene I Hu'
endered aid to the suffering. 'I:l
ems turned ont generally and olo
that they could.
Douglass had charge of the re@"-
lator. At least three wells are
.i1rned in at that point, as it IS a re-
ducing station.
The accident has shut Buck nan.
non and several other towns oil troip
eas and there is much suffering IN
those places. Weston was not on
TINT, line and escaped.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-12-01
THANKSGVIRG SUPPER
AT STEALEY ADDITION

The ladies Of the Duff street o.
rs church in the Stealey addition, ,
gave ! supper on Thanksgiving
5i.5bt al tae.cKurch. Turkey, oys-
ice cream, cake and all thS
elicacies Of the season were served
ltlite 4 large crowd was present ana
neaf sum was realized for the
hnrch.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-12-01
NINTH RECITAL
BY MABGAT0 CLUB

At the Waldo, Saturday after
noon, Dec. 2, at 3 O'Clock, will be
held the ninth recital of the Mar
cato club. 1t is important that the
members be present at roll call. An
interesting miscellaneous program
will precede the regular business.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-12-01
Council Meeting

he first meeting of the city coun-
for December is scheduled Tor
onifilt in the council chamber i ne
6n will be called to order at
5ek sharp.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-12-01
Court to Meet

The couy ~ court will meet next
BtonaaY as I reviewing board of the
sessmeiIt of lands. 80 Tar th ne,
m few complaints reported Ihe
c56T viii be in session several days.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-12-01
GOPLIN-BRt NNOH
MARRIAGE OCCURS

Mr.. John Bland Brannon, of Wes-
ton, and Miss Margaret Elizabeth
GOBLIN, of this city, were married IN
Washington, D. c., Wednesday.
Only few intimate friends were
appraised of their intention, and the
first known here beyond that circle
was an announcement as follows:
Mrs. Nathan J. Coplin
announces the marriage of her
daughter
Margaret Elizabeth
Mr.. John Bland Brannon
on Wednesday, the twenty-ninth day
of November,
one Thousand nine hundrad and tlve
at Washington, D. Q.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brannon will be al
home after December 90 at Clarks-
burg, W. Va. -
NIr. Brannon is>a son of the late
Judge John Brannon, of Weston
who was one of West Virginia s
most eminent lawyers and infiueni
tiaI citizens, and who served severa,
terms in The state legislature and
was Judge Of the Sixth circuit from
1879 to 1881. Like his father, MT
Brannon is an attorney of ability
with a promising career. He Is
very elegant gentleman and has n
host of friends both at home and
over the state.
Mrs. Brannon is a daughter OF
Col. Nathan ]. Coplin, now deceas-
ed, who was an extensive land owner
and stock raiser and n citizen OF al
Auence and social position. She is
n beautiful. accomplished and Popu-
lar young lady with host of friends
and admirers.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-12-01
DANCE AM WALDO

A very enjoyable dance was giy''i'
It the Waldo Thursday night by the
Young mems dancing club. The
members turned out in full force to
Gen time to the merry melodies that
were SUPPLIED by Wells orchestra.
these dances Will be given at the
Waldo once a week during the WIN
ter The orchestra viii be enlarg-
ed shortly by the addition of flute
and double bass.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-12-01
Y. R. GREEN DIESal
AT WESTON.

V. r. Green, former resident OF
his city, died at his home at Wcsto
It 12 o'clock Thursday night of
COMPLICATION of diseases. The wife
urvives. He was a brother OF
7harles, FLOYD and James Green, Of
his city; Mrs. Hugh Romine, Of
;qIern; Mrs. Andrew Lyon, of this
itv. and Mrs. Grant McCarty, of
,urnberport. His age was 50 years
THE remains will arrive here at
,'cIock Saturday morning and be,
-4aKen to Elkview cemetery for bur-
ial.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1905-12-01

The rehearsal of fTThe Paryenus.
will occur tonight at the opera housf
AZ g 0o'clock sharp. All menu
bers of the company viii please re.
nort earlv. This production VII
bs the only performance to be seer
~ tine Grand next week, as no other
attractions have been booked
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-03-15
Due West Female College, Abbevilie County

This college has long been the
property of individuals, paying au-
nually fair dividend on the capital
invested.
Recently it has passed into the
possession of the Associate Reformed
Presbyterian Church, which will en-
large it's facilities and opportunities.
1t has been decided TO erect a
building with all domestic conven-
fences as homo for young ladies
who desire to reduce the cost of col
lege education by doing their own
cooking and housekeeping. They will
educate their hands as well as their
heads and be prepared for any line
Of life work that the future may
bring them.
The new departure is most com.
mendable and other female colleges,
State and denominational, will have
to meet the competition.-Barnwell
People.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-03-15
"0ur Mountain Parsonage" :"

l feel that it is due the friends, who
have so kindly helped the Walhalla Cir
cult with its parsonage, that they should
know how much has been secured to
liquidate the debt. In January l sent
A. p. Crisp, treasurer of the circuit, one
hundred and thirty dollars. In letter
acknowledging the receipt of the money
he said the principal and interest
amounted to $432. After paying the
Sl30 on the note, 1902 was still left due.
The Woman's Home Missionary Society
has promised 5000 for the last payment.
So S102 only is needed to pay for the
property in full. still desire to secure
the remainder of the 5000 set out to
raise. One of our elect ladies recently
sent me So and just as this is going to
press Que of our most liberal laymen and
wife gave me $5 II, ore, so now have only
$50 more to procure. The treasurer, Mr..
Crisp, is confident he can raise the bal
ance.-Mrs. w. A. Rogers in Southern
Christian Advocate.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-03-15
Slew Women With Hammer.

Chester, Pa, March 10.-Mrs. Isaac
Abrams, aged so years, was beaten
to death, and Mrs. Sadie Chatham,
aged 80 years, her daughter, was
fatally injured by the younger woman's
husband, John e. Chatham, 35 years old,
prominent druggist of this place. After
murderously assaulting the women,
Chatham attempted to kill his one-year-
old child. and then shot himself in the
head with revolver, dying later at a
hospital. The baby's head was grazed
by bullet and one of it's ears was badly
lacerated, but the little one is not Sc
riously hurt. Tho weapon used by Chat
ham upon his wife and mother-inlaw
was hammer. Beside Mrs. Chatham
was large carving knife and under the
body of Mrs. Abrams was pair of scis-
sors, and the police are of the opinion
that the women used these as weapons
with which to defend themselves from
the murderous attack of the frenZied
man.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-03-15
Refused TO Pay the Price.

People of Pittsburg are rejoicing over
the action of Miss Elizabeth Howe in re-
jecting an Italian count she was about
to marry. Miss Howe, who is one of the
wealthiest young women in Pcnnsylva-
MIA, was disposed to follow the example
set by so many Pittsburg girls and marry
a foreign nobleman of high rank. Count
Charles de Cini, a nephew of Pope Leo
XIII, suited her and her money suited
him. He, however, insisted on $4,000
cash down and an annuity of $4,000 for
life, and Miss Howe declined to pay the
price. Instead she married prominen t
attorney of Pittsburg, who had been her
lover in childhood.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-03-15
A Quadruple Murderer.

Danville, Ark, March 10.-James
Ince, confessing that he is a quad.
ruple murderer, was brought back to
Jail here last Tuesday, after a visit
to the scene of the crime, near White
ley, fifteen miles southwest of here.
where, confronted with the dead
bodies of his wife and three children,
the latter ranging in age from 4
months to a years, he broke down
and confessed his guilt, saying that
it seemed impossible to make living
for his family, hence his act.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-03-15

Murray's Horehound, Mullen and Tar
will cure your cough. Large bottle for
26c.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-03-15
Court Sustains Beguest for Furman.

Columbia, March "a decision
just handed down in the Supreme
Court here sustains and finally and
fully validates the will of the Rev.
w. j. Snider, Baptist minister of
Orangeburg, who left an estate of
$4,000, $4,000 of which he left to
church institutions. The will gives
$4,000 each to Furman University,
at Greenville; the Baptist Seminary,
at Louisville, and the Foreign Mis-
sion Board, at Richmond. The re-
mainder of the estate goes to rela-
tives living in Georgia. All efforts
to break the will have failed and the
Supreme Court now orders it to
stand.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-03-15

During the month of February, which
is the second month of prohibition in
Charlotte, N. c., the physicians of the
city wrote 1904 prescriptions for whis-
key. These prescriptions were filled at
seven drug stores. One drug store filed
535, which is the highest number of the
seven, the lowest being IL. During the
month of January the number of pre-
scriptions for whiskey filed by the drug
stores of Charlotte was 84S, or about
half as many as hesecond month of the
prohibition era. These facts were COM
piled by the city recorder and made pub
lie last Friday afternoon.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-03-15
CONTAGIOUS DISEASES 10 BE RESISTED.
Act Passed BY Legislature Recently VIII Give
Local Communities Additional Protection.

Following is the text of an ACT to
prevent the spread of contagious dis.
eases, a very important measure:
Section 1. That each incorporated
village, town and city of this State
shall have and main ain board of
health, under the objection and con-
troll of the State board of health.
Section 2. That all cal boards of
health shall forthwith quarantine
such contagious diseases as smallpox,
dyphtheria and scarlet fe, r, as soon
as the knowledge of the occurrence
of such disease comes or q brought
to their attention they 81 I'll cause
to be placed notices at the entrance
of the premises where the disease
may be located, stating the disease
and that the building infe, ted is
quarantined. The quarantine shall
remain in force until the atten ding
physician shall certify that the Ian
ger of the contagion is passed OF re-
moved that no person shall entel Or
depart from the premises 80 quaran.
tined during its quarantine, excepJ
attending physician, without special
permit from the board of health.
Section 3. That when infectious
diseases such as enumerated in Sec
ton occur outside of incorporated
towns, the attending physician shall
quarantine the premises whereon the
same occur, give notices and assume
the duties of the board of health in
the premises and he shall report the
same to the nearest board of health
and that in the case of such quaran-
tine of country house by the at
tending physician, no one except
himself shall enter or depart the
premises without the permit of the
attending physician.
Section 4. That any person vio-
lating the provisions of this Act
shall, upon conviction, be deemed
guilty of misdemeanor and shall
be fined not exceeding 800 or i'm
prisoned not EXCEEDING thirty days;
and tnat each member of the council
of any town neglecting or refusing to
establish and maintain local board
of health shall be deemed to violate
this Act, and upon conviction shall
be subject to the foregoing penalties.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-03-15
A Twice Told Tale.

We wish to repeat what we have said
once before in these columns, that Ell
liotrs Emulsified Oil Liniment is the
best Linimeut ever produced for use in
the family and on animals. Best for
rheumatism, lameness, stiffness and sore
ness of joints or muscles. Best for
bruises. commissions, sprains and swell
ings. You get full half pint for 25c.
and get your money back If it does not
do all it is recommended to do. Wal
halla Drug Company.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-03-15
DIR. WOOLLEY'S
OPIUM and WHISKFY
ANTIDOTE
Will Cure Permanently at Your Own Home

i. NJ. Brown, of DeQuccn, Ark, saws: "Oyer
seven years ago was cured of the opium habit
hy your medicine, and have continued in the
very best of health since"
w. VI. Tunstall, of IOvingstop, Va saws: "J
am glad TO say that firmly believe that [ am
eht.rcy ana permanently cured of the drink
hanit, as have never even so much as wanted
drink in any form since took your eradicator
now rs months ago. 1t was the best money
Mrs. Virginia Townsend of Shreveport, La.
writes; mo more opium. have taken no other
remedy than yours. and make no mistake when
say that my health is better now than il ever
was IN my life, and owe it to YOU and your
remedy. IL has been twelve years since / was
cured by your treatment"
Dr. Wooilcy has thousands of such testimo-
mas with permission to use them. A treat
ineht with so many recommendations from ply
siclans and cnred patients must he good.
Dr. WOolley's Antidote has imitators (as
aii good articles haye)-perhaps you have tried
some OF them--Dut there is nothing like Wool
Iey'S. 1t has stood the test of thirty years. No
man or woman who uses opium or whiskey i'm
any FORM, or who has friends so afflicted, should
hesitate to write to
DIR. B. M. WOOLLEY,
lC6 North Pryor st. p. o. Box No. 3O7,
Atlanta, Georgia,
Tor his book on these diseases which he will send
FREE AND CONFIDENTIAL.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-03-15

out, and the Importance of such an
invention to the agricultural interest
being generally recognized, the news
spread rapidly throughout Georgia
and the rest of the South. Crowds
came from every direction to see the
machine, but it was not considered
safe to crafty their curiosity until
patent had been secured. Whitney
and Miller, with whom he had
formed partnership, were confident
they were about to make fortune,
when one night some miscreants
broke into the building where the
machine was kept and stole it; and
before Whitney could get his patent
number of cotton gins modelled on
his were in successful operation.
Before the invention of the cotton
gin the cleaning of one pound of
cotton was good days work for
one man. As soon as it came into
use one man could clean 1000 pounds
in a day; and it was not long before
it became possible for one man, with
two-horse power, to clean 5000
pounds in a day.
Whitney & Miller at once took
legal steps to protect themselves from
unscrupulous competitors. Years of
litigation followed which availed
them almost nothing. The decisions
they got in their favor cost almost as
much as they were worth, and down
right perjury caused some decisions
to go against them. The Legisla-
ture of South Carolina honorably
granted Whitney $4,000. North
Carolina gave him royalty on every
saw used in cotton gins in the State.
This is about all he ever got out of
his invention.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-03-15

Whitney tried to keep his work
secret, but rumors of it finally got
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-03-15
STATE OF OHIO, CITY OF TOLEDO,
LUCAS COUNTY.


Frank j. Cheney makes oath that he is
the senior partner of the firm of +. j.
Cheney & Co., doing business in the City
of Toledo, County and State aforesaid,
and that said firm will pay the sum of
One Hundred Dollars for each and
every case of Catarrh that cannot be
cured by the use of Halls Catarrh Cure.
FRANK j. CHENEY.
Sworn to before me and subscribed in
my presence, this 9th day of December,
A. ID. 1886.
t~~ A. w. GLEASON,
'~~~' Notary Public.
Halls Catarrh Cure is taken internally
and acts directly on the blood and mu-
cous surfaces of the system. Send for
testimonials, free.
F. j. CHENEY & Co., Toledo, o.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Halls Family Pills are the best.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-03-15

Take Murray's HOrebound, Mullen
aud Tar and stop coughing. 25c. tor
large bottle. Your druggist or Murray
Drug Co., Columbia. S. c.
Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1905-03-15

Seeing finally that the cotton gin
would never make his fortune, Whit
ney determined to engage in the
manufacture of firearms. Oliver VOL
cott, Secretary of the Treasury, got
him the contract to make 10000
muskets for the United States Gov
ernment. Whitney bought site for
his works called East Rock, near
New Haven, Conn, where Whitney
vile now stands. A waterfall fur
nished the necessary power. A severe
winter and the inexpertness of work
men at first delayed his operations,
but in the course of years he estab-
lished factory so perfect in every
respect that on it all the national
armories since built have been mod
elled; and before he died he had
amassed considerable fortune.
cartwright, Watt and Whitney,"
said Robert Fulton, "were the three
men who did the most for mankind
of any of their contemporaries" and
Macaulay declared: "What Peter
the Great did to make Russia domi-
nant, Eli Whitney's cotton gin has
more than equalled it in its relation to
the power and progress of the United
States" SOD.
The Washington times., 1905-03-06
MILlTIaMEn BEHAVED VERY WELL.

A few of the State guardsmen are still
In town-young men who for the most
part defied their commanding officers by
refusing to leave with their comrades
III arms. but before night ii Is quite
probable that these leftoyers will have
been eorralicd and packed off toward
home It should be recorded to the
credit of the nilitiamen that they be-
haped as whole most admirably while
liz Washington.
Four years ago riots. fist fights. and
iooting were reported from every quar-
ter of the city. The PennsylvstTlians
were the chief offenders on that occasion
and the Keystone State was called upon
TO pay several thousand dollars in dam
ages for property her boys destroyed.
For a few hours yesterday morning
two or three compa MES of Pennsyiv ar1ia
guardsmen made things lively down on
Pennsylvania avenue, probably thinking
The Washington times., 1905-03-06
AMBASSADORS GET
ANOTHER SHOCK
Resent RELOCATION to Rear
Of Supreme Court.
CORPS is MUCH INcENsED
Count Cassini Assured of Posisisn
Claimed ~ Them, But Eventually
Escorted by Page.
CORPS is MUCH lNcEnsED

inauguration day did not pass without
its heartburnings as well as It's outward
r. tCicihes The long-standing conten-
tigT between the United States Supreme
Court and the Diplomatic Corps has
broken out all anew and in every chan
CELERY of Washington's foreign colony
there is the greatest perturbation Of
mind and even. in one or two instances.
a bit of apprehension OF what may re-
suit in consequence of crossed wires
at the Capitol ceremonies on Saturday.
Set Back in Line
According u the prior assurances
given the dean of the corps. Count
Cassini, the Russian Anlba assador. ne
and his colleagues of that rank were
given the first six seats in the first row
on the right of the presiding officer of
the Senate. Chief Justice Fuller and The
Associate Justices were given the first
nine seats opposite. on the left This
accorded with the Diplomatic Corps
contention, that ambassadors. represent
ing the person of their respective SOW
ercigns. rank next TO the President
himself IN all occasions where they are
present officially The only other off
cial who ever ranks the dean of the
corps is the Secretary of State, but he
on Saturday. was with the Cabinet.
So far, 50 good, for the foreign reTre-
sentatives and their peace Of mind. But
when The Vice President had been inau-
guratod and the procession TO the easi
front was 10 begin. the trouble OF fou'
years ago came back again to plague
the foreign contingent. The Chief JUS
ti..e led the way with the President
next came the joint committee on .cere
monies. the Associate Justices. and then
| much chagrined, The six ambassadors
To the average American mind. tht
| seriousness of such u situation does no
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