The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-10-22
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sHINNsToN. Oct. 17-shinnston
mas a good C?) proposition to Of
iler some wide-awak man. or com /.
pany Of men. in the installation Of an
electric light plant here. Al sna.
cal meeting OF council last nIph+
was ordered that all electric light
mes over the streets and alleys
should be OF Insulated wire. This
may be something new. to c,aris-
burg and other cities, but shinnston
can give the city fathers of many q
larger and older town some pointer.
IN the Way of municipal economy that
might be worth their while to in
vestigate.
THIS action was taken upon .ha an.
piication of Mr.. j. S. Yates. an ey.
pefienced electrician of Fairmont. to
reopen the Nickelodeon in the An
derson building and to furnish lights
70 those of our citizens who desire to
move them In their homes and places
OF business. It being. proposed to ne
the electric wire already connected
WI nthe place. the power coming
from the traction line, and of course
all electricians know 1t would be n
paying business to install a thoroualy
insulated system of wires in to1n
of this size.
DR.. Emory Stricken, whose illness
mas been previously mentioned. is
slightly improving, but is still in a
very serious condition. @
Charley: Stealey, formerly of shinn.
ston. but now of Oklahoma. IL visiting
friends in town. This is Mr.. stea-
ley,s first visit here for twenty years.
c. +. Hutchinson. OF Fairmont.
was u business visitor here Wednes-
day,
nrs. j. a. Elder and d. II. Elem.
ing, attended the annual meeting of
the State Dental Association at Fair.
mont this week.
W. L. Lowe, Of Clarksburg. is n
business visitor here this week.
Misses Josephine Harmer and Ed
ma Smell spent Friday with friends
ut Boothsville.
Mrs. j. Hood Hornor and Mrs. Flo
Hornpr, of Lumberport, were in town
yesterday.
Misses EIecta Hannah and Byrd.
Whiteman are the guests of Miss
Hannah's parents at Sardis.
Or. ]. S. Maloy has returned from
visit with his moher ut Mcdowell.
Va.
d.. n. L. Osborn, who has had
charge of DIR. Maloy's practice here
during the latter's absence, has re-
turned to his home at clurksburg.
Willie Price, of Clarksburg. who
has been the guest of his aunt, Mrs.
E. M. sapp. has returned home.
Among those from here who are
attending the Baptist General Associ-
alton at Parkersburg are: Mrs. Les
lie .Hawker, Miss Nora Coon. Rev. j.
G. Cox and John Love. sr.
Miss Stella Hawker is the guest of
friends at Cairo this week.
r. y. Peddicord and C. F. Randall
are attending the Grand Lodge meet
Ing of the knights of Pythias at Hin
ton this week.
Dr. Smith, of Morgantown, is
spending a few days with DIR. d. II.
Fleming.
sHlNNsToN. Oct. 1o-Miss Ruth
Mortified, of Fairmont, was the guest
of Miss Mayme Hardesty Sunday.
Ernest Conway. of Fairmont, is
spending few days with Homer
Hawker in East Shinnston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ray Martin, of Hay
wood, were the guest of relatives
here yesterday.
Ulysses Knapp and John Ford. of
Fairmont. spent Sunday in Shinn-
ston.
Miss Ethel Cox is spending few
days with friends at Salem.
l.. II. Randall. of Fairmont, was a
Sunday visitor. here.
]. II. Yates, an electrician, opened
a nickelodeon in the Anderson build
ing Saturday evening.
Edwin Linville. who died Saturday
of typhoid fever. was buried yester-
day morning ut 10 o'clock. He was
90 years Of age and the son of the
late Jesse Linville.
The local high school team played
their first game of football Saturday
against the Warrington High School
football team. and lost by score of
Ia 10 0.