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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-01
RICHARDS CONSTRUCTED.
CONTRACTORS AND BUILDERS.

The Richards Construction Com
pany is a corporation doing business
under charter OF the State of West
Virginia, and, was organized in the
early part of thaNgsar 1904 with L.
X. Richards as presidenaaapd gen
eral manager, ]. L. Richards, sgise-
president and treasurer, and T. VIZ
Ward. secretary.
The offices of the company are To-
Gated on the sixth floor of the En-
pire building in one of the best suite
of rooms in this up-to-date Office
building. and they have a complete
and modern Office equipment which
places their Office second to none in
the State in their line of business.
The managers of the Richards
Construction Co. have been associat-
ed with the building industries for
many years, and with large expert
ence back of them, are practical In
.eths5NarfoUs lines Whfca they. haRdl,,
The company maintains lumber
yard and shop on the Industrial sid
ing, in connection with which is an
odd job department.
Their line of business covers any
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-01
r. D. WILSON s. SONS
HIDES. WOOL; TALLOW GINSENG, AND

This extensive industry is located
in the East End near the Horror
Gaylord wholesale house, and rs
without any doubt the largest bust
ness of this kind carried on in the
State.
R. d. Wilson & Sons Co. came
here from Cumberland, Md, and
opened up the present establishment
and each year has seen wonderful
increase in 'busfnesss ntilAtoday their
territory extends not2on1y Through
out the state ut into Ohio, Penn
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-01

Company is known are the "Glen
Elk" and Waldo" Under these
trademarks thousands of pairs of
shoes are shipped daily throughout
West Virginia, Maryland, Virginia.
and portions Of Pennsylvania. The
Glen Elk" and Waldo" brands of
shoes have achieved great popular
ity among retail dealers. who have
come to recognize them as repre-
senting very high quality of foot
wear, and that has given the fullest
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-01

It is 4Ox1O0 feet in dimensions. The
basement has a cement floor and con-
tains the stock of rubber goods,
which includes everything of the bet
ter grades usually carried in that
line by jobbtng houses. On the
first floor are the offices, sales de-
partment, and packing room, ar
ranged so as to afford the greatest
amount OF convenience and the best
shipping facilities. A magnificent
oak show case about 40 feet in
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-01

length, designed and made to order
by Mr.. Leatherbury. permits the
prospective buyer to inspect the var
ious samples displayed therein with
facility and dispatch. The second
floor is devoted entirely to men'4
shoes, of which an extraordinary
large and varied stock is always kept.
On the third floor are found women's
and children's shoes. The fourth
floor is used for general stock pur-
poses, and for the putting up OF
salesmen's samples. A large freight
elevator runs from the basement to
the top OF the building. "'v~
The distinctive brands by which
the goods of the Leatherbury Shoe
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1907-10-01
The Leatherbury ShOeC co.
A Very Successful Wholesale Enterprise.

Throughout this edition of the
Telegram reference has been made
frequently to the fact that as a
wholesale distributing center Clarks-
burg is pressing to the front in
manner that leaves no room for
doubt as to the position the city will
eventually take as a commercial
place of great Importance in West
Virginia. In support OF this asser-
;io7 many facts and figures can be
q"c'"d, but the most convincing Of
=! is a presentation of individual
wholesale industries, their organiza-
ton, growth, character and business.
Among these the Leatherbury Shoe
Company, whose magnificent store IS
an object lesson to every observant
passenger who travels over the B. &
o. railroad through Clarksburg, and
the following facts regarding the
company cannot but prove of inter
est to every one who has watched
the phenomenal growth of our city
and its institutions. The mere, fact
that Clarksburg was selected as a
home of this business is not, how
ever, alone accountable for its sue
cess. This is in greater part due 10
the men back of the enterprise. who
brought into it, besides the necessary
capital. a large stock of business ex-
perience backed by push, aggressive
Hess and up-to-date methods The
Leatherbury Shoe Company was or
@anized and incorporated in 1901.
Officers Of the company are: John
A. Clark, of Fairmont, president;
Hugh Jarvis, vice-president: P. H.
Koblegard, treasurer. and G. P.
Leatherbury, secretary and general
manager.
The company's fine four-story and
basement brick building is located
opposite the b. e o. passenger sta
ton and adjoining the Koblegard
Dry Goods Co. building. Only the
best manufactures OF the east are
called upon to furnish stock for this
immense wholesale shoe house. Mr.
Leatherbury has had twenty five
years of practical experience in the
Wholesale shoe business, and the
Leatherbury Shoe Company is recog-
nized as a powerful rival by it's com
petltors. The company has pros
pered from the start, and it is no
exaggeration to say that there is not
in the State OF West Virginia today
wholesale shoe house which has. in
an equal length of time, achieved an
equal degree of success from mer-
camille standpoint. There is not
one that is as well housed or has as
complete facilities. This after only
six years of existance. What the
next six years will show can only be
eonjectured
The building owned by, the Leath-
erbury Shoe Company is the largest
devoted to the wholesale shoe trade
in West Virginia and brief descrip-
tion of 1T is pertinent to this sketch.
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CLARKSBUR

Some months past a number
physicians, surgeons and citizens
Clarksburg and Fairmont conceive,
the idea Of establishing In CIarks
burg a hospital; for the treatment 8
disease and injury, and a tralnlnI
school for nurses. The subjeet ~
thought over and discussed for som
time. Finally an Organization ia
formed and Incorporated under 81
name OF the Clarksburg sanita
DR.. Luther Raymond was eiet
president, DR.. John n Cool
sulting physician and surx
chief, and DR.. vinton a selhs
rotary and resident physcian
The Lee Raymond Drope
West Pike street Mas -
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satisfaction TO the public. They
are used on mems and children's
shoes OF the various styles.
Seven travelling statesmen are en-
ployed by the company. all com
handing a good trade. is an indi-
cation of the position it holds IN
the wholesale shoe business.
Mr.. Leatherbury does all the bay
ing for the house, making frequent
visits to Boston and other New Eng
land cities for that purpose.
The Leatherburs Shoe Company is
a great acquisition to Clarksburg,
and is. one OF che most formidable
rivals of the largest concerns nov
engaged in the busirah
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sylvanta and Maryland. The COM talloV
pany has number OF man on the sever'
road Iocatsd IN different sections OF space
the State who do the outside buying f7zitke
Car loads of hides and thousands OF o
pounds OF wool are handled each pl
year and furs are bought IN season. in,
Botanical roots of9ll marketable val bus.
ne are also bought and the -hIgheat modi.
+rnSFRet price Is -Rlways -Spaid. in the a
rconnect4pn' With their ''busfuess ss--
have special process for rendertn
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-13
CRUSHED TO DEATH
THOMAS w. COLLINS LOSES LIFE
 BENEATH TRAIN.
He was Riding on The Running Board of Coal Tender And Fell
 Over On The Tracks.

Mobile, Sept, 12~-(SpeciaD- D-Thomas W. Collins, 29 years old, and residing at 104 Cleveland street, and employed by the Mobile and ohio Railroad as a switchman, was crushed to death under the wheels of a locomotive of the com pany at 1880 o'clock this afternoon.
 The wheels passed over the head and upper part of the body crushing him beyond recognition.
 The accident occurred on Commerce street between State and Congress streets. MT. Collins was riding on the running board of the coal tender the engine running backwards to the yards of the company, after completing switching operations in, Commerce street.
 According to several persons who witnessed the accident. Mir. Collins placed one of his hands behind him as if to reach for something when he fell forward to the track. Before he could rise. the tender was upon him. The body was dragged along the track for ten feet before the wheels passed over him. The body was terribly mangled.
 Engineer W. H. Marshall, in charge of the engine. said he was at loss to account for the accident.
 Mir. Collins was one of the best known switchmen in the employ of the Mobile and Ohio railroad. He is sur vived by his mother. his wife and four children, as Well as other relatives here. His untimely death came as a shock to his large circle of acquain- tances and the railway officials. who held him in high regard.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-13
VANDERBILT ISLUNY
RETIRED MERCHANT INCAPABLE OF MANAGING HIS AFFAIRS.
Daughter of Unfortunate Man Appealed to Jury tO save Father From His PrOdigiOus Liberalify-Gave
 All His Property Away.

New York, Sept Edward w. Van derbilt, the aged retired merchant of Brooklyn, who married May S. Pepper, the spiritualist medium. Is incapable of managing his affairs because of lun- acy. according to verdict returned by a sheriff's jury in Brooklyn today.
 The proceedings to have Mir. Wander bilt declared incompetent were brought by his daughter. Mrs. Vinerva Wander bilt, after MT. Vanderbilt had married Mrs. Pepper several months ago and had given to her a large portion of the real estate which he owned in Brooklyn, including the house in which they lived. A brother and sister of Mir. Vanderbilt subsequently, joined her in the appeal to the courts. The hearing was held before jury and commis- sion, consisting of a physician, 8 law yer and banker.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-13
A BIG LAND DEAL
LARGE TRACK OF TIMBER LAND
 CHANGES HANDS.
James Muldon sells Nearly Eishtenn Thousand Acres to AlabamianS. Land VIII Be Used For Tur-
 pentlne Purposes.

Pensacola Fla. Sept. 12-(speciaD- One of the few remaining large tracts of land in this section, changed hands today when James M. Muldon. of this city sold to L. L. Bryars, B. Miles and w. T. Brooks. of Escambia county, Ala. 17.40O acres of timber land in Baldwin county. Ala. the purchase price not being stated, but understood to be a very handsome figure.
 The new owners will use the land for turpentine purposes, being exten- sively engaged in this business in Ala bama. The land Is cut over timber land and Is situated between the Per dido and Stix rivers in Baldwin coun- ty, and Is considered very valuable for turpentine purposes.
 The tract was purchased last January by MT Muldon, who intended making of it a game preserve, but later changed his plans and sold 1t to the Alabama men.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-13
GOOD BREAKFASTS
start the Day Right.

Breakfast is perhaps the most i'm portant meal of the day. Europeans usually eat very light breakfast.
 Many Americans have stomach trou- ble because they eat too much or food of not the right sort for the morning meal An ideal breakfast is a baked apple or some other fruit, a dish of Grape-Nuts food with little cream, soft boiled egg, slice of hard crisp toast and cup of Postum Food Coffee.
 Leave off all meat, hot biscuits, etc Grape Nuts and Postum both furnish the phosphate of potash together with other food elements that go to make up brain and nerve centres as well as muscle and tissue, and both can he digested by the stomach of an infant.
 It is the part of wisdom nowadays to use food especially selected for nour- ishment and that can be easily di- gested. Ten days trial of this break fast and you will feel as though you had cleaned house.
 The exhilaration of bounding health is worth a hundred times the small outlay Of time and care in arranging such a breakfast.
 New Jersey woman says she formerly breakfasted on chops, hot biscuits and coffee. After such 8 meal l would have severe pains and they would last sometimes far into the night" She finally determined on a change in her diet, and had for breakfast only Grape Nuts food with cream, and Postum Food Coffee. She says: Tn a very few days the in testinal trouble ali disappeared. l have regained my old-time weight. lost the irritability and nervousness, and life takes on a new aspect
 When l feel a little exhausted in the day I simply drop everything and stir a spoonful of GrapeNuts in a lit tie cream or hot milk, and in ten min utes I have regained my vigor and freshness"
 Grape-Nuts food is best when served just as it comes from the package without any cooking whatever. The food has already been cooked ten or twelve hours in the process of man ufacturing it. When made up into buildings, pies and other deserts 1t does not hurt 1t to be cooked again, but when served simply as a break fast food 1t should never be cooked. bn the contrary, Postum absolutely must be boiled 15 to 20 minutes be- fore the food value and favour can be brought out. There's Reason"
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-13
Social and Personal

Chief of Police E. T. Walters who accompanied Mrs. Walters to Philadel- phia several days ago, has returned home.
 Misses Daisy and Althea Davis of Birmingham are In the city spending sometime with Mrs. Kate Thompson on West Alabama Street
 Miss Edith Stanfill who has been wis lting Miss Eula Grey Russell has re- turned to her home on SOuthside.
 Mrs. l.. E. Schwartz and two chil- dren of Mobile, reached Selma today and will spend sometime with her par ents, MT. and Mrs. Aaron Maas on Lauderdale Street.
 Major and Mrs. V. B. Atkins left last night for Tate Spring where they will spend several weeks
 c. H. Ctaig, Jr left this afternoon for Charlottesville. N. c.
 Mir. J. B. Hllis Is spending a few days in Birmingham.
 Miss Hattie Lou Anderson of New berne is visiting Miss Katie Voltz.
 Mrs. B. NJ. Huey and her two daugh- ters, Misses Sallie and Vera. of Ma rlon, are in the city today.
 MT. Robert Nicholson of Chicago Is here on short visit to relatives.
 Mrs. Edward Marx has returned to her home in New Orleans after visiting her parents MT and Mrs. A Kayser. on Fremont Street.
 Mrs. Hamp Callen and little daugh- ter, Virginia, have returned home after spending the summer at Cullman, Ala.
 Mrs. F. IT Bates of Bates Farm is in the city for a day or so with friends.
 Miss Grace Nelson has returned home after a pleasant trip to New York and Philadelphia
 Miss Issie Phillips Will leave in a day or SO for Livingston. Ala, where she will teach school during the com ing winter.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-13
BASEBALL ADDENDA
AMERICAN LEAGUE

St. Louis. Sept. i2--chicago took to- days game from St. Louis In pitch cslessa ei aGS1s aiG aiG SSS SSS GSS-s 1SS-s 5 ] Batferies-Dineen and Spencer and Stevens; Walsh and Hart. Time, 2:0S. Umpire, Evans
 New York, Sept 12.-washington scored a shutout on the local team to- day. The visitors taIlied a run in the second inning on two singles and a misplay by Ball and another in the Washington :. ...olo 900 ool-s New York .. ....000 900 000-0 f Batteries-Johnson and Kahoe; New ton and Thomas; Time. 1851. Umplres. Sheridan and Stafford
 Detroit. Sept 1s.-Detroit won the first game of doubie-header here to- day in ten innings, Donovan pitching cause of darkness with the score a tie and Berger losing well-earned vic tory on a passed ball that let in run. The attenSance was. with a single ex; the field has known. One spectator ex- plred on the field A section of the oenterfieId fence collapsed and fifty rail birds were thrown to the ground, but none were injured.
 R.H.E. Detroit ....l00 O10 900 1-3 10 l Cleveland .. 100 600 01O 0--2 2 5 Bafteries-Donoyan and Schmidt; Lfebhardt Clarke and Bemis. Time, 200. Empires, Connolly and Hurst Second game: R H F: Cleveland .. .. ... .011 900 O0-2 1 Ratterles-Berger and Bemis; Killian and Schmidt Time, 1850. Empires, Hurst and Connolly.
 Philadelphia. Sept l2.-Boston was easy for Philadelphia today Dygert holding the visitors to four hits and striking out eleven men.
 R.H.E. Boston .o10 900 pool 8 Pbils delphia .. POS 010 10'-7 Batteries-Pruitt, Steele and Shaw; Dyeert and Sehreck Time, 1:5O. Um- pire. OLoughlln,
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-13
Missing Man WiU Inherit
 a Fortune # He Is Found.

MoNle. Sept 12--(speciaD-charles R. Ballard. a lawyer, has crossed an ocean and half this country trying to locate Q man whom he can make rich If he can find him and he has traced him as far as Mobile .-sf
 MT. Ballard came from London to New York, to New Orleans and from New Orleans to Mobile. He left Mobile this afternoon with the appreciative 'news that his inheritance hunt would end near New Orleans.
 Mir. Ballard is practitioner in the London courts. He said that he had been sent from London to Mobile put had stopped at other places hoping to get additional Information which he
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-13
 NEW WOMEN'S COLLEGE PLANS Contract Awarded to Famous Architect. PRACTICALLY AGREED ION By Building Committee of Methodist
 Institution. Celebratea Landscape Architect Will viHtt Montgomery This FnIl--First Bniiding win Cest About
 s15o.oeo.
PRACTICALLY AGREED ION

Tentative plans have been made by the building committee of the Woman's College for the erection of the main building of the great Methodist insti- tution which, in the course of the next year, Id expected to be completed. The committed, which meets in this city nesTiy every week. has awarded to Will liam M Poindexter, one of the country's most famous architects, the contract for the architectural design. and to Frederick Lew Oimstead. of Boston. the contract for landscape adornment.
 While the plan of the main building has not been definitely decided upon. the committee. through the instruction of Mr. Poindexter and observations by members, has practically come to & con- ciusion as to the kind of building they desire erected. MT. Poindexter. who was is the city Monday and Tuesday. submitted satisfactory plans and they appear in conformity with the wishes Of the committee.
 When the advance committee of the Methodist Commission travelled in var ious states the ast summer for the purpose of examining college buildings, agr. Poindexter. was visited at his of- flee in Washington, with the end in view of having the architect interest himself in the new Montgomery ven- A0tNs AAAs &0AAoGAhSAs 6S VI hA~ years of connection with colleges throughout the United States, offered help to the committee, and came to the city this week for the purpose of looking over the site selected.
 Judge ". IT. Thomas. of the building committee. said last evening that the committee hoped to be able to report full plans in the course of the next few weeks. It is given out on good authority that the first building to be erected will cost about s1so,ooo, and that work on 1t will be begun as soon as the sbe.000 promised by Montgom- cry has been collected.
 Mir. Olmstead. who bears the reputR. tion Of being the foremost landscape architect in the United States ana one of the foremost in the world. will wis. it Montgomery this fall At that time he will make plans for the beRutifyinE of tho grounds, and will sec to 1t that the site in made as beautiful as any college site fin the country.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-13
Nj
 

Arrival and departure of trains Union Pas senger station. Montgomery. Ala. Effect i've Sept. sth, 1907. s0th Meridian time.
 DEPART. For Union Springs. Troy, Andalusia, Eufaula, Ozark, Americus. Alba ny, Columbus. Macon. Savannah and Augusta ... -. .... '.... 4:45pm For Union Springs, Troy. Andalusia. k Eufaula, Fort Gaines, Dawson, Americus. Albany. Corbus. Macon s:1oam
 ARRIVE. From Savannah. Augusta Macon, Columbus Albany Americus Ozark. Eufaula. Andalusia. Troy, and Union Springs ....... III :1oam From Macon. Columbus. Albany. Americus, Dawson. Fort Gaines. Eufaula, Andalusia. Troy. Union Springs .... ... .... .... .... 7;5spm
 ALL TRAINS DAILY. For further information write or apply tt R. c. Brookes c. A, 102 Montgomery St. g. T. surratt, D. T. A. Montgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-13
BIDS ARE RECEIVED
BUT FAIR DIRECTORS AWARD NO
 CONTRACTS.
Another Meeting will He Held Mon- day and the Contract for Big
 Fence VIII Be
 Awarded.

Mobile, Ala, Sept. 12.-A meeting of the directors. of the Gulf Coast Tropi- cal Fair Association was held at noon today, in the rooms of the commer- cial Club for the purpose of acting on bids for putting up the big fence around the fair grounds at Neshota.
 Three bids were received but owing to the fact that several other parties were figuring on the deal. and had not completed their estimates. it was de- eided to postpone the award of the contract until next Monday at noon when the directors will meet again.
 The fence now being bid on Is to be over two miles in length. A resolu- tion was passed at & meeting of the directors some time ago. directing that the advisability of creosotIng the ma- teriAI to be used on the fence be looked into
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-13

needed. He says the heir he Is try ing to locate left England many years ago and is now about so years old. Since he left England one of his rela- this missing heir is entitled to half of it. If ne cannot be found by Mir. Ballard. who represents the other heir. this missing mans share will be turned over to others. Mir. Ballard had in- formation that this man could be found in Mobile when he left London.
 The English lawyer will not an- nounce any name for the reason that he expects t ohave private conversa- ton with his man before the press has apprised him of the news.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-13
NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Chicago. Sept. l2.-Chlcago won a featureIess game from Cincinnati here. Weimer pitched a better game than overall, but Chicago punched hits. Chioaro ho ... .SOS 600 0i'-3 s ,
 Batterles-Overall and Kling; Wei mer and Mccarthy. Time. 1 40. Um- pires. Klem and Emslie.
 Boston. Sept. 12.-Boston won both games of a douhle-header today In the first game Brown was batted out of the box in the third innings
 First gaSne: "A. R H : Philadelphia ..101 900 OOO-
 Batteries-Lindaman and Needham' Brown and Corridor and Dooin' Time TAO. Umpire, O'Day.
 R6sto1 Second game; 200 900 900 O1-s Philadelphia 100 o10 900 Oo-2 1
 Batteries-Young and BrowN; Sparks. Corridor and Jacklitsch. Tlme' l:oo. Umpire O'Day.
 Brooklyn, Sept. l2.-For seven in nings todays game was battle De- tween Taylor and Scanlon. In the eighth scanion weakened New York .. 900 oOo o5o-55 s l Brooklyn . .. 900 900 OOO-O
 Batteries-Taylor and Bowermah scanion, Bergen and Ritter. Time 1856 Umpires, Johpstone and Carpen- ter
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-13
THIRTY THOUSAND TELEGRAPH
 OPERATORS Wanted

railroad companies not to work q tele~raaS aS operator more than nine hours Q day sbI,i! Thirty thousand more telegraph opara ,o than can be secured will be needed at os.N. Salaries have been increased. eS'
 DrAughona Practical Business Co,I... Dexter Ave, Opp, the P. O., has estahitIte' ed a Telegraphy Department. Railway glinl- have been cut Into this College. giving s,1s dents mainline practice. A practical tnIt graph operator of many years experience ,- employed as teacher. The clrst 95 students who enroll with Draughon for TeIeErs ebv presenting this notice. will be allowed ts nay S25 of tuition AFTER course is compf.t Cd and POSITION is SECURED
 For booklet on TelegraphY and Railroadln.. Rivtns reasons why you should learn teleg- Taphy, cali on or address DRAUGHoNs COLLEGE. Dexter Ave, Opp, the P. O., Montgomery.
The Montgomery advertiser., 1907-09-13

on receipt of the news of his sons eon- dition.
 There Is no ground for very serious alarm but Mir. McRae's friends are quite spprehensiva on account of his condition.
 Dr. s. S. Pugh, went to Fair Hope late this afternoon on a specially char tered boat to attend MT. McRae.