The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-04-28
Submission ITEMS

OIilituuIuu HLlflu
Justice Cyrus Thompson is the
posscssor Of an archaeological speci-
men that has excited a great deal
lof interest among all that have seen
ut. II is what appears to be the
tooth of some giant animal. 1t
measures Z inches in length and has
the unmistakable outlines of a mo
liar, while the roots are clearly pre-
served but broken off. In its pet
Irifed condition the thing weighs
Efour and three-duarter pounds. The
Iobiect certainly bears a striking like
lness to the outline Of giant tooth.
but tere is great diversity of opin-
Jon as to what it really is.
j SQUIRE Thompson brought his find
TO the News office but the fossil
leditor happened TO be away ON his
vacation and not man on the force
could recall a single trisvllable from
Ia text book on zoology with which to
hide his establishment at being ush-
cred into the presence of all that re-
mains of what was probably one of
| thc little fellows that used 10 cavort
mn and down Pike strete in those
far off DAYS of the carly tertiary age.
Col. Hugh Martin was called into
consultation. but being a lawyer was
cautions about venturing an opin-
ion without retainer. Others
were made acquainted with the in
tercsting discovery and the News Of
flee was the mecca for a stream of
sight-seers all day Tuesday and
; Wednesday. Men that had stood
high in the community and against
whose names no breath Of suspicion
had ever been uttered lapsed into
such awful expressions at "Mastadon
Ohioticus of the Miocene age" and
Mastodon Aneustidens of the Pleis.
tocene epoch"-and they seemed IL
take pleasure in teir display Of pro.
family. Others were so mmindfuI
Of the sensibilities of the true scien.
tific mind as to bluntly declare thai
it was a petrifed root. while one re-
bellious subject thought it was
: suggestive valentine from Fate OF
the fact that the town council wa.
short on wisdom teeth when the,
. prescribed the hour at which grocer,
stores and livery stables SHOULD
close on week days as well as Sun
day.
The tooth. if UGH il. is. was founi
by Mr.. Henry Mcdaniel on his farm
near town. 1t will be turned owe,
to Prof. S. o. Bond, Of the Shinns
ton public schools, and by him pre-
sented TO the cabinet Of antiquitie
of the Salem College.
Mrs. Guy Clayton arrived iron
Warrington last week and joinet
her husband here, who is the phar
macist at the Shinnston Pharmacy
: Mrs. Clayton was accompanied i
!. Shinnston by her mother, Mrs
Phil. Deitz, who returned to Man
: nington Monday. Mr.. and Mrs
= Clayton have taken up housekeep
: ing in the Jarrett residence.
, Prof. and Mrs. S. o. Bond lef
. for Sardis Wednesday where the,
. will reside during the summer
. Prof. Bond is a number one teache
> and his work as principal of on,
. schools has been such that he is hell
: in highest RECORD by the pupils o
: the school as well as the citizens il
: general.
: The third quarterly meeting fol
: the Shinnston charge. NJ. f. church
. will be held at Salt Well church OF
Sunday, April 80, and the quarter
) " conference on Monday, April 80
!. Isome time in the forenoon. Preach
!. ing morning and night. DR.. Vim
; Anderson, Presiding Elder, will bt
: present part of the time. All arc
!. cordially invited. S. E. Jones, pas.
: Itor.
; There will be an anniversary ser
; vice at the Shinn's Run Baptist
church Sunday morning, May G.
Rev. W. NJ. Davis wishes to review