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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-17
INJURIES FATAL
To Mr.. EckeIberry, of Hastings, His
Death in Local Hospital TAX
ing Place Last Night.

G. w. Eckelberry, of Hastings.
died in hospital here last night
His age was about 80 years and he
leaves a family. Relatives will ar
rive here tonight, after which the
funeral arrangements will be made
Eckelberry was an oil field en-
ploye. A train struck him on the
Short Line division OF the B. & o.
railroad near smithfeld Wednesday
morning Of last week. He had his
right leg broken, his spine badly in
jured, was severely bruised about
the right arm and shoulder and re-
ceived several cuts on his face and
head. Temporary relief was afford
ed him at smithfeld and he was
placed on theh morning Short Line
train and sent to the hospital here.
where death relieved him as stated.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-17
!" THERE IS LEFT
ONE VACANT CHAIR !"
Star Boarder Leaves Important Place
at Dining Table and Causes
Considerable Worry.

Stanley L. swiger, bookkeeper at
the West Virginia bank, leaves for
his vacation this afternoon. Mr..
swiger will visit Atlantic City. New
York and possibly Coney island, and
anticipates a royal time.
Miss Maggie Pugh, in whose keep
ing Mr.. swiger places himself while
in Clarksburg, has been worried the
last few weeks regarding a suit
able person to take his place. The
advertising department suggests the
following:
"Wanted-A well groomed young
man about 80, competent to take the
commanding place at the dining
table. Must be affab1e. courteous.
and able to hold a suitable CONVEX
sation with young lady at his left,
while serving apple sauce. To the
right party extraordinary chance is
given to make a hit"
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-17
CAPTAIN DOVENER
MAY RUN AGAIN
'Rumor is in Circulation That Fl,
Will Try for Congress Again
the Next Time.

WHEELING, Aug. 17-Au inter
esting rumor was in circulation yes
terday in political circles to the ef-
feet that Former Congressman B. B.
Dovener is considering entering the
race for the Republican congression-
al nomination next year. When
Capt. Dovener was seen last night he
declined to confirm or oeny the story
but admitted that he had been ap-
preached by some of his political and
personal friends with his candidacy
in view. Further than this he had
nothing to say on the subject. II
Capt. Dovener becomes a candidate
again an interesting race would be
in evidence in this county, without
taking into consideration what might
develop in the other counties, as
Congressman William P. Hubbard.
now entering his first term, viii be
in the fieId for denomination.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-17
LODGE FINED
BY JUDGE MASON
For Selling Whiskey To It's Mem
bcrs in Club Room at
NIorgantown.

At the special term of circuit
court at Morgantown Friday, Judge
John W. Mason found the Morgan
town Lodge of Elks guilty of violat-
ing the state license laws in dispens-
ing Intoxicating liquors to members.
and imposed a fine of $50 and costs
on the corporation in one case. At
torney Edgar B. Stewart for the de-
fendant obtained a suspension of
judgment and stay of execution for
60 days while preparations are made
to take the case before the supreme
court on a writ of error, If possible.
1t is not certain that there will be
an appeal, but many members of the
organization are not satisfied that
the court is right in the matter and
would like to have decision from
the higher tribunal.
At the May term of the circuit
court thirteen indictments were re-
turned by the grand Jury against the
Morgantown lodge charging then
with selling intoxicants to members
In violation of the law.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-17
MARION COUNTY
SUNDAY SCHOOL
The Program for the Annual Meet
ing of the County Associa-
tion is About Ready.

MANNINGToN, Aug. 17-Dr. w.
R. Andrews. of this place, secretary
of the Marion County Sunday School
Association. has the program for the
annual convention of the association
to be held at Amos on September 12
and 1$ about ready for publication.
A meeting of the executive commit
tee of the association was held here
this week and plans were ABOUT COM
pleted for the annual meeting. DR..
A. ]. Hiatt, state president. and w.
C. shafer, state secretary, are on the
program for addresses, and leading
ministers of the county will also take
part. Miss Martha Graham of
Wheeling, state superintendent of
the elementary work, will speak both
days of the convention. The town
of Amos is arranging to entertain a
large number of delegates.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-17
Mr. TETER DIES
At His Home on Brushy Fork After
Being An Invalid for
Several Years.

The death of George B. Teter
took place at / o'clock Saturday
morning at his home on Brushy Fork.
He had been an invalid several
years. His age was so years. Sur
viving are two sons and a daughter,
namely, George B. Teter, John X
Teter and Miss Sarah Teter. He
was a brother of James Teter, of
this city; David and John K,-Teter
and Mrs. Isaac Tyson, of Lewis
county. His wife died several years
ago.
Mr.. Teter was a prominent farm
er, a member of the Methodist
Protestant church all his life and
an honorable and useful citizen.
The funeral will be held tomor-
row and the interment will be in the
family burial ground.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-17
PIONEER CITIZEN DIES At
HIS HOME AT ROCKFORD
Madison Randolph, Aged Seventy
Five Years, Expires From
Typhoid Fever.
RELATED TO MANY PEOPLE.
Funeral VIII BE Largely Attended at
Seventh Day Baptist Church
Mt Lost Creek.

Madison Randolph, of Rockford, a
pioneer citizen, died at his home Sat
urday morning from typhoid fever.
He was related to all the people of
that name in this county and was
quite prominent in the county.
Mr.. Randolph was as years of age.
His wife died number of years ago.
Surviving of the immediate family
are three sons and two daughters.
The funeral win be held at the
Seventh Day Baptist church at Lost
Creek Sunday at IL o'clock and Will
be largely attended by relatives.
neighbors and members of the
Seventh Day denomination.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-17
COUNTING VOTES OF
THE PIANO CONTEST
Many Thousand Ballots Have Been
Cast for the Handsome Prize.
Result Expected Soon.

Three young lady clerks are busily
engaged in counting the votes of the
piano advertising contest which has
beep conducted by a number of city
merchants and 1t is expected that
the totals will be reached Soon, pos
sibly tonight. Many thousand votes
have been cast and the large number
indicates that spirited interest had
been taken in the contest by the
friends of the contestants. The
Adamston lodge of odd Fellows, the
Clarksburg lodge of Elks and
Lafayette hall will likely be the
three leaders in the race. A fine
piano is to be given to the contestant
receiving the largest number of
votes. The counting of the ballots
is being supervised by committee
consisting of George Lynch. Lloyd
Souders and E. W. James.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-17
SEVERAL DECISIONS
War Department Issues Number Of
Rulings Bearing on Various
Features of the Service.

WASHINGTON, D. G.. Aug. ~
Several decisions of interest by the
War department bearing on various
features of the service have been
made. A deserter apprehended by a
civil officer authorized by United
States statue to apprehend deserters
from the army, it is held in the Gus
tody OF the United States, and, un-
der the decisions of the supreme
court, the state courts have no juris-
diction to interfere with the custody
of the deserter.
1t has been decided that the con-
cealment by an applicant for enlist
ment of the fact of a previous ap-
plication to enlist. which fact, If dis
closed, would have caused him re-
lection, will, in the event of his en-
listment, constitute an act of fraud
ulent enlistment
deserter who is in the Philip
pine Islands in immediate contact
with the military authorities still
passing under his military name, is
not considered TO be absent from
the United States in the sense con-
templated by the statutes OF limita-
ton, and that starute does not. It
has been decided. therefore operate
to prevent the granting OF desert
er's release in such case.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-17
BIG ITALIAN PICNIC.

MoRGANTowN, Aug. IA
large picnic for Labor Day. septem-
ber 2. is being planned by the Union
Brotherhood Society, composed of
Italians living in Morgantown and
vicinity. The affair will be held at
Point Breeze park. Italian Consul
c. L. Caldara, of Fairmont. will be
one OF the speakers and the italian
band of Monongah will play for the
occasion.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-17
LYNGHED IN KENTUCKY
is Negro Who Confesses to Assault
and Murder of White
Woman.
Tny Assooiated presg.1

MEMPHIS, Tenn, Aug. 17-Wlll
Clifford, negro, arrested atTipton-
vile, Tenn, confessed to assaulting
Mrs. Mary Cowan white. and throw
ing her body into the river. He also
killed another woman year ago. A
mob threatened to lynch Clifford,
and Constable Burrus started with
him for another place. At Maple.
KY, the posse caught up with them.
overpowered the constable, and
strung the negro up.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-17
DEAD BODY
Is Found Along Railroad Track Near
Watson, Where Man is
Killed.

William Heutt, colored, was kill
ed early Friday. night on the Balti-
more & Ohio railroad track near
Watson, Marion county. His dead
body with his brains oozing out was
found by brakeman. There was
terrible wound in the back of his
head. This was the only visible in
jury. 1t is thought a fast train go
ing at high rate of speed struck
him. He leaves wife and four
children at CASTOR, where he was a
miner.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-17
DIES IN HOSPITAL
smithheld Woman Expires Hero
From Complication of Diseases
After An Operation.

Mrs. Anna James, aged % years.
died in local hospital Friday after
noon from a complication of diseases,
for which an operation was perform
ed few days ago. She was the
wife of Charles James, of smithfield.
and had been married but a year or
so. She was daughter of Henry
Lewis, of smithfeld. The body ac-
companied by relatives was taken 20
TyronvilIe, Pa, for burial.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-17
.HOPELESSLY CRIPPLED ARE
THE TELEGRAPH COMPANIES
Say the Officers of the Teiegraphers'
Union, and Peace Making
Has No Progress.
GAME OF WAIT BEING PLAYED
BY Both Sides to the Controversy
But Companies Are Said To Be
Doing More Business.
TBy AesocIated Pregg,1

CHICAGO, H., Aug. 1.-THE
telegrapher's strike today had all ap-
pearances of waiting game on both
sides. The companies claim to be
In better shape than on any proceed
ing day and they certainly are handl-
ing more business at their main
offices in this city. The officers of
the union asserted that the telegraph
companies are hopeIessly crippled.
Peacemakers are making no progress
in any direction.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-17
SUSTAINs INJURIES
Bart Long Falls From smokestack
On To Hot Boiler and is Badly
Burned and Bruised.

Bart Long, of shinnston, sustain
ed serious injuries Friday afternoon,
when he fell from a smokestack at
the Ehlen mines a distance OF fifteen
feet. In falling he dropped on a
hot boiler and one of his hips was
badly burned His face and body
were also badly bruised. He was
unconscious several hours. His con
dition is still dangerous.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-17
ANNUAL CONFERENCE
OF Methodist Protestant Church VIII
BE Held Newt Week.

The annual conference of the
Methodist Protestant church will be
held at Buckhannon next week.
Some of the executive and other
boards will meet the first OF the week
Just prior to the opening of the con-
ference. Rev. Benjamin Store and
other ministers of the denimonation
will attend from this county. The
yearly assignments of ministers will
be made at the close of the confer
ence.s
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-17
TWO MINERS HURT.

Two foreigners employed in the
mines of the Fairmont Coal COM
pany were taken to Fairmont last
night from points along the Fairmont
& Clarksburg Traction Company line.
One was taken on the o'clock car
and the other at o'clock. One of
the men is suffering from a broken
limb and the other from a badly
lacerated knee. They are at the
Miners hospital.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-17
INJURY RECEIVED
BY John Martin, Of shinnston, When
the Horse He Rode Fell Over
An Embankment.

John Martin. of shinnston, while
7iding along the public highway just
below Shinnston Friday evening, sus-
tanned a broken leg. He was with
Benjamin Lipscomb, whose horse
frightened and jumped against Mar
tins horse, pushing him over an
embankment. The horse fell on
Martins left leg and fractured 1t be-
low the knee.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-17
CRITICALLY ILL
Is the Mother of Sheriff Flanagan at
Her Home at Salem.

Sheriff and Mrs. John A. Flana-
gan were called to Salem Saturday
morning by the critical illness of
Mr.. Flanagan's mother, and went
there Immediately. Mrs Flanagan
has been quite i'll for some time with
diseases incident to old age and her
condition now is such that grave
fears are entertained for her recov-
cry.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-17
CHILD DIES AT BYRON.

Benjamin Lyle Dodd, little son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Dodd, of By
ron, died Friday afternoon of cholera
infantum at the age OF two years and
six months. The funeral took place
Saturday afternoon at o'clock with
services at the parents home and
burial in the Raymond cemetery.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-17
RETURN TO FAIRNIoNT.

Mrs. c. C. Morftt and little son
are at Fairmont from Wilsonburg
and they will be joined shortly by
Mr. Morfitt. They Will take up
their residence theer and will occupy
rooms in the Masonic Temple Mr..
Morfitt will engages in business
there with Mr.. A. spates Brady.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-17
ARREST A COW.

Lieutenant OF Police Nicholas
Whyte and Policeman Farmer ar
rested a white-faced Jersey COW that
was wandering about in the street
this morning and impounded her at
williams't3 livery barn.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-17
MARY FERRELL HAS TYPHOID.

Mrs Lucy Ferrell. who recently
went to Detroit. Mich. to visit her
sister a month, has been called to
Pittsburg. where her daughter. Mary
Ferrell, has typhoid fever at the
home OF the later's uncle. Many
friends here hope for her speedy re-
covery.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-17
VILLAGE Destroyed
BY Big Blaze at Loss of One
Hundred Thousand
Dollars.
ra1 Annoc1ated presn.1

HANCOCK, Mich, Aug. 1.-THE
village of Hubbell, near here, was
nearly wiped out by fire. Twenty
two dwellings. four stores, hotel
and the postoffice were burned. The
loss is 100000.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-17
BUTLER LEADS

The score of the first base ball
game of the double header between
Butler and clarksburg was as fol-
lows at press time:
Butler ......... % o o
Clarksburg ....... o o 0 L
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-17
MINERS KILLED
by the overturning of An Elevator
Shaft, Falling Four Humid
Sed. Feet.
ERy kssoeiatea Preaa.l

PITTSBURG, Pa, Aug. 17-By
the overturning of an elevator cage
at a tipple of the soran Shaft Coal
Company, near Johnstown, Pa, to-
day. five miners were killed and six
injured. The miners fell four hund-
red feet.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-17
PIUKERTON DIES
Head of the Great Detective Agency
Expires on Steamer
at Sea.
ny AauoeIated Prsaa.1

NEW YORK, Aug. I7-Robert
Pinkerton, head of the Pinkerton
Detective Agency, died on the steam
er Bremen on August 12 at sea. He
was enroute to Germany for his
health.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-17
OPERA SINGER
FALLS TO DEATH
Through the Hatchway Of Steam.
er He Worked On as
Deck Hand.
Tay Asaoeiated Prena.1

SANDUsKY, o., Aug. 17-Joha
Wordon, of London, Eng, grand OPP
era baritone, "roughing it" as a
deck hand on the steamer John
Harper in port here, fell through the
hatchway into the hold and was in
stantly killed.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-17
SHORT IN ACCOUNTS
Is Bank Cashier and is Now Under
Arrest in the City Of
New York.
ny Assoessted 1.rnnn.1

NEW YORK, Aug. 17--Robert R.
Gill. cashier of the stapleton Nation
al Bank, of Stapleton, s. T.. was ar
rested here today, charged with be-
ing $4,000 short in his accounts.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-17
PURE FOOD BILL
ADOPTED BY ENGLISH.

IBy Associated Prssa.l
LONDON, Eng. Aug. IA pure
food bill was adopted in the House
of Commons today.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-17

CONTINUED on page So
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-17
THE WEATHER

Partly cloudy tonight and sunda
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-08-17
CIRCULATION

The Greatest and Best in
ClarIzsburg.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-09
ANNUAL MEETING
HELD TUESDAY
Marion Cemetry Association
Elects Officers
]. F, Van Horn Resigns Position as
Superintendent-No sue
cessor Is Chosen.

The annual meeting Of the Mar
ion Cemetery Association was held
Tuesday morning a. the Maroon
National Bank and the following
officers were elected: Y. =. Wal
lace, president; 5. h. DeWolfe,
vice president; {. n. Phillips,
secretary and treasurer. A. ii.
King was elected trustee for
three years TO succeed himself.
Henry A. True was elected mem
Der of the association to succeed
his father, Harry True, and c..
N. Phillips was elected member
to succeed Isaac Young whose
resignation was accepted at the
meet.ng.
The resignation of r. J. Van
HonD as superintendent Of the
cemetery, was received and accept
ed. The resignation is effective
July /. No successor has been
chosen by the association.
The receipts of the association
for the past year were. $9607 snd
the expenditures were $7064. 60.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-09
WILL BUILD
AN ADDITION
To the Davids Street School
Building.
PLANSJHARE ACCEPTED
Architects Estimate of the
Cost is $4,000
Enumerators will be Appointed to
Take the Annual Census Of the
School Children Of the City.

It was definitely decided to con-
struct four-room addition to the
Davids street school building at the
regular melting of the city school
board, last evening. A representa-
tive from the architect firm of Rich
ard Mccartney and Bulford, of Co
lumbus, was present and submitted
plans for the proposed addition.
The architects estimate of the cost
was $12,5O0, including heating and
ventilating apparatus and sanitary
closets.
In examining the financial condi-
tion the board disclosed that there
Is not sufficient money in the treas
ury, lacking about $4,000 to pay for
the improvement. However after
considerable discussion 1t was decid-
ed to shoulder a small debt in ord
Ter to supply the immediate demand
for the rooms. The architects plans
were accepted, and the clerk auth
|orized to advertise for bids.
Member Waddell announced that
he had looked up the tax duplicate
for last year, and also received O
rough estimate of its amount this
year. Last years duplicate was
$C,724, 900 with school levy Of 1-2
mills. This year the duplicate will
exceed $7,OOO,O00 with the school
levy raised to 8 mills and possibly
10 1-2. According to these figures
the board will have more than $685..
900 with which to work next year
which sum will not be any too large
to meet the increasing expenditures
o: the schools
Clerk II. T.. Hill was authorized
at this meeting to appoint enumer
ators to take the annual census o.
the city. The census will be takeI
In May.
Bills amounting to $11,45S.79 wer,
allowed. This included $5,893. as
the third estimate on the Oal
street building, also the teacher!
pay roll for March amounting t.
$4,474.55 and $51S janitor's pay roll
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-09

There is always a battle between
rheuamtism and Eleotropodes. Ask
your druggist which wins.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-09
SPECIAL ENGINEER
MAKING INSPECTION
At the Marion Sewage and
Disposal Plant.
Every Half Hour q Sample Of the
Efluent Is Secured at
Outlet of the Plant.

A. Elliott Kimberly, special as
sistant engineer OF the state board
cf health, arrived in the city
Monday morning ard began making
preparations for a forty-eight hour
inspection of the local sewage
disposal plant, which began at
midnight Monday. He Is being
assisted in the inspection by three
Marion men who take turns i'll
watching the sewage. effluent and
taking samples at stated periods.
The nature of the inspection re-
quires that man be stationed at
the outlet of the sewage plant at
adj times during the forty-eight
hours. A sample Of the effluent
is taken every half hour and the
fluid is placed in a bottle, which
is labeled so as to show at what
time and under what conditions it
was collected.
These samples are to be ship
ped to the state board of health
which will have its chemists make
a careful analysis of the liquid to
ascertain what degree of purifica-
ton is reached.
Mr.. Kimberly will make a tom
of the state and will make simi.
lar inspections Of all of the sew,
age plants. He says he feels reas-
onably certain that reports will
show that the effluent Of the Mar,
ion plant comes nearer than any
to being pure.
The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1907-04-09
CARL MITCHELL
ATTACKED BY DOG
While Enroute Home From
School, Monday
Flesh on Right Forearm is Torn
From Bone Twelve Stitches
Taken to Close Wound

Carl Mitchell, aged twelve, the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Nit
chell of Commercial street, sus-
tained very painful injuries Mon
day afternoon about 4 O'Clock by
being attacked and bitten by a
ferocious st. Bernard dog belong
ing. to James Prendergast of East
Church street.
The boy in company with a
number OF playmates was return
ing home FROM school. The lad
alleges that some of the boys were
throwing stones at the dog to hear
him growl when the animal attack.
ed him knocking hic down and
terribly biting his right arm.
The injured lad was hurried
home and DR.. II. j. Lower has
tily summoned. The physician s
examination disclosed that the ami.
mails teeth had penetrated . the
flesh of the right fore arm to the
bone badly mangling it and in
several places laying the bone
bare. Twelve stitches from the
! physician needle was necessary
| to close the wounds.
Today the boy was resting fairly
easy and unless hydrophobia OF
some unforeseen complication sets ir
he will recover without the loss Of
the ann.