The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-29
WIDE awake
Arc the Many Business and Other
Residents of the Town of
bridgeport Now.


BRTDGEPoRT. W. va. Oct. 2s.-
DR.. C. R. Peck has sold his ONCE
located on Main street to DR.. May
narG Davis. of Rosemont. DR.. Da-
Wis has also purchased the James
Dunkin property, situated a short
distance from town, and expects to
locate here in the near future. DR..
Peek. who has lived here for the
past seventeen years has built up a
lucrative practice and gained the
reputation of being a successful
practitioner Owing to the fact
that exposure incident to a large
country practice. the Doctors health
has become impaired and he has
thought it advisable to give up
his work here, and locate in some
larger place. He contemplates
moving to CIarksburg. We regret
to lose the doctor as citizen, neigh
Dor and physician. but trust his
successor, DR.. Davis. win prove no
less congenfa1
Mrs. Emma Utterback, who has
been visiting her parents, Mr.. ana
Mrs. Henry Radabaugh the past
week. returned to her home at
Simpson Sunday.
Mr.. VIII Moore and his mother
are visiting his sister, Mrs. Stella
Lowe, aB&Shinnston. This is Wills
first trip ont of town since he re-
coyersc9~fron a recent attack OF ty-
phoid fever.
Hon. John o. Johnson. his wife
and daughter, Miss AbagaiI. are
spending a week at jamestown and
will Also visit Mr.. Johnson's SOD,
Richard. who Is engaged IN the
lumber business IN Augusta county,
Virginia.
Mr.. Job Con, prominent cattle
raiser and farmer from Gilmer
county, accompanied by his wife,
Is visiting his soninlaw, Prof. Geo.
n. Holden
Joshua Thompson. who, as pre-
viously reported, had rented the
Mary e. sandusky property, has
just closed deal for the old Martin
homestead, consisting of 169 acres
situated on Booths Creek; the pur-
chase price being $1,000. Mr..
Thompson will move his family to
the latter place, instead of locating
here.
Gilbert Weathersholt is painting
. the residence of Mr.. John Moore,
lately erected on the corner of Phil
adelphia Avenue.
Alvin Brohard and c. A. Lawson
have rented the building formerly
occupied by the Moore Manufacture
ing Company, and will engage in the
manufacture of concrete blocks. Mr..
| Brohard has rented the DR.. Peck
property and will move to our town
soon.
Mrs. Jennie Gum. of Simpson, is
visiting her daughter. Mrs. sa-
bra Sutton, this week.
Mrs. Anna Gaines and little
daughter. Teresa, have returned 20
their home at Salem, after spending
the week with Mrs. Gaines parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. N. Wilkinson.
The widow Mamie E. Sandusky
has picked 500 bushels of apples m
| her large orchard on Godfrey Hill
The apples were of fine quality and
sold readily at a dollar bushel.
The Telegram's Popularity Con-
test" is certainly rightly named. for
it is the leading topic around town.
Our popular postmaster, a. D. Fitz-
hugh. is a favorite competitor in
the contest, as shown by the fact
that although his name was en-
tered late. he now holds second
place. Mr. Fitzhugh has been alb.
sent for the past week attending
a convention of postmasters at
Washington. D. c. When he re-
turns he will give Welch and that
popular parsonage, on Mulberry
street something to think about.
The Daily Telegram has alwavz
been the leading Daily in the coun.
" and we trust this novel plan 81
increasing is circulation, will
make it the best and largest daily
in the state.