The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1907-10-31
WIDE awake
Are the Many business and Other
Residents OF the Town of
bridgeport Now.

-
BRIDGEPORT, W. va oct. 2s.-
DR.. C. R. Peck has sold his Office
located on Main street to DR.. May
narG Davis, OF Rosemont. DR.. Da-
Wis has also purchased the James
Dunkin property, situated a shor,
distance from town, and expects to
locate here in the near future. DR..
Peck, who has lived here for the
past seventeen years has built up 4
lucrative practice and gained the
reputation OF being successful
lpracticioner. Owing to the fac;
iaat exposure incident to large
country practice, the Doctors health
has become impaired and he has
tEtWght Il advisable to give UP
bis work here, and locate in some
larger place. He contemplates
moving to Clarksburg. We regret
TO lose the doctor as citizen, neigh
boz and physician, but trust his
successor, DR.. Davis, will prove no
less congenial.
Mrs. Emma utterback, who has
been visiting her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Radabaugh the pas,
week. returned to her home a,
simpson Sunday ~
Mr.. VIII Moore and his mother
are visiting his sister. Mrs. Stella
Lowe, at Shinnston. This is WINS
FIRST trip out of town since he re-.
covered from a recent attack of ~
paoid fever.
Hon. John c. Johnson, his wiz,
and daughter, Miss Abigail, are
Ispending week at jamestown and
will also visit Mr.. Johnson's son,
Richard. who is engaged in the
lumber business In Augusta county
yirisin!r.
Mr. job soff, prominent cattle
r9!ser and farmer from Gilmer
county, accompanied by his wife
e visiting his soninlaw. Prof. Geo
y Holden.
Joshua Thompson, who, as pre-
viomly reported, had rented the
Mary e. snndusky property, has
Iss closed-a deal for the old Martin
Homestead, consisting OF 169 acres
Situated on Booths Greek; the ppr.
chase mice being s11.OoO Mr
Thompson will move his family te
the latter place. instead Of lotatina
here.
Gilbert weatherslsolt IS painting
Tho residence Of Mr.. John Moore
lately erected on the corner of Phg.
Eadelphia Avenue.
Alvin Orchard and c. s. Lawsoa
haye tented she building formerly
occupied by me Moore Manufacture
Ing Company, and win engage in the
nanufacture of concrete blocks. MIR
Brohard has rented the DR.. Peel
property and will move to our town
soon.
Mrs. Jennie Gum, OF Simpson. Is
visiting herv.daughter. Mrs. sa-
bra Sutton. this week.
Mrf. Anna Gaines and little
daughter, Teresa, have returned 70
their home at Salem. after spending
the week with Mrs. Gaines, parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. n. Wilkinson.
The widow Mamie E. Sandusky
has picked 500 bushels of apples in
her large orchard on Godfrey Hill
The apples were OF fine quality and
sold readily at 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, isA a favorite competitor in
the contest. as shown by the fact
that although his name was en-
ktered late. he now holds second
place. Mr.. Fitzhugh has been alb
sent for the past week attending
q convention OF postmasters at
Washington, D. c. When he x.
turns he win give welch and that
popular parsonage on Mulberry
street something 10 think about.
The Daily Telegram has always
been the leading Daily in the coua-
ty and we trust this novel plan Of
Increasing is circulation, will
make 1T the best and largest daily