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The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-04-10

John Sharp Williams, in a very
strong speech against the Repub-
lican tactics compared Floor
Leader Payne to Falstaff.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-06-04
REED IN wheeling [
He Expresses Confidence
in His Chance for
Nomination.

WHEELING. June 1.-Hon. Stuart
F. Reed, of Clarksburg, who aspires
TO the Republican nomination for sec
retar yof state was distinguished
visitor to the city Saturday Mr..
Reed was formerly postmaster at
clarksburg and editor of the Clarks-
burg Telegram. He has served in the
State senate with distinction and is
one of the ablest public men. in the
interior of West Virginia 10 a. re-
porter Mr.. Reed expressed satisfaction
with his prospects. He said:
II am sure of the support of very
large majority of the delegates from
the first and second congressional dis
tricts and will have large number OF
votes from other districts. Unless
some unforeseen complication arises
feel reasonably certain of the nomin-
alton"
Mr.. Reed has large number of
friends in Ohio county, and generally
Is very popular with the Republicans
of this section.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-06-04
stone HURLED
KILLS MARTIN.
When Young Men Are Drink
ing Beer Near En-
terprise.

SHINNSTON. June lon Satur-
day evening about 700 o'clock Harry
G.. Ice was struck and instantly kill
ed by stone thrown by Virgil Mar
tin, the sixteen year old son OF Jerry
Martin.
Mr.. Ice. who had lived with his
mother on Odell's Knob, was on his
way home from Clarksburg, ano
when passing the Martin hame on
Nutter's Run was asked by the Mar
tin boy and others to. join, them In
drinking key Of beer; this he re-
fused to do and continued OIL his way
toward home, but was followed by
young Martin and companion who
still insisted that he must Join them
in their drinking. Being sober him
self, and still refusing to join in the
drunken carousal fthe young boys,
they resorted to threats and finally a
stone was thrown, striking Ice just
back of the ear, killing him instantly
An inquest held Sunday morning
before Justice George W. Harrison,
who placed Martin ana young son
of George w. Tichnor under arrest,
and sent them to jail at Clarksburg to
await action of the grand jury. Late
yesterday evening word was received
here that Martin had confessed on the
way to Jail that he had thrown the
stone and said that Tichnor was in
nocent.
Harry Ice was about 90 years of
age and bore the name of being an
industrious and upright young man
He was the son of William Ice, de-
ceased, and was the only support of
his mother and two sisters. who have
the sympathy of all who have heard
of the deplorable affair.
The body of the unfortunate young
man was Inferred in the cemetery at
odell's Knob yesterday evening by
Undertaken Harmer.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-06-04

AND M'GRAW
ARE SCARED
That is the Reason They Hur-
riedly Came to a Com
promise Agreement.
PARTY IN BAD HUMoR.
And AT the Drop of a Hat is
Ready to Eliminate
Them All.

WHEELING, May 29-The Demo-
cratic State Delegate Convention IN
the Virginia theater yesterday chose
four delegates at large to the Denver
convention. four alternates and three
candidates for Judge of the court of
appeals.
Up and until the very hour of the
convention 1t looked as If the Nc
Graw and Chiffon factions were in for
a fight to a finish but compromise
was affected when both sides agree
on the following to comprise the big
four:
George ]. Neal, of Huntington.
Charles w. Osenton. Fayette coun-
ty.
clyde B. Johnson, st. Marys.
Lawrence Reymann. of Wheeling
The first three named are Chiffon
men.
John j. Cornwell and A. j. Will
kinson, who were nominated for del
egates withdrew, but r. e. Hornor.
of Parkersburg remained in the race
until the finish. In the contest for
|judgeship there were some lively con-.
tests and the winners were William G..
Matthews. for the long term, by ac-
clamatlon: Walter Pendleton, of
Roane, and Melville Peck, of Bar
bour county.
The alternates were Jack Wilkin-
son. of Taylor; D. q. Wilkinson, of
Wayne: j. Carl Vance, of Harrison.
and F. H. McGregor, of Wood.
Strong resolutions were passed in
dorSing BRYAN and the delegates were
given iron-clad Instructions for him.
Col. Thomas Hodges, of Morgan
town, was made permanent chair
man, and Mr.. Byrne, permanent Sec
rotary.
The compromise agreement was
the result OF fear on the part of Nc
Graw and the Chiltons that fight
would eliminated them both from
the party.
Some Of the delegates state that at
the drop of a hat such would have
taken place, as movement to do so.
had been thoroughly developed.
OF the fourteen delegates in Nthe
state chosen to go to the Denver con-
vention nine are said to be for Nc
McGraw and five for Chiffon, as to a
battle or contest between the two men
for the position of national commit
teeman, but 1t also declared that
really none of the delegates want
either o fthe two men for committee
man and that q new man may be
selected
The convention did not get through
Its work until 8 o'clock at night
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-06-04
Fine COMBINATION
THIS, FOR A LUNCH
Boys Are Charged With Steal
ing Limhurger Cheese and
Bunch of Bananas.

Warrants have been issued in Mag
istrate Gordon's court against Al
Gary, Cecil Barnett and Frank Hull.
boys ranging in age from 10. to 10
years, charging them with breaking
into the Bailey Produce Company's
warehouse on Hewes street Sunday
and stealing limburger CHEESE and
bunch of bananas. The warran $
have been held up by the complain
ants to give the boys parents oppor-
tunity of sending them to the reform
school. 1t is alleged that the boys
pried a board off door in breaking
into the place.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-06-04
PIERCE IS SUBJECT
TO AN EXTRACTION
Says the United States su-
preme Court in Its
Decision.

WASHINGTON, D. c.. June L.
The Supreme Court of the United
States today affirmed the decision of
the United States circuit court for
the Western district of Missouri in
the extradition case of R. Clay Pierce,
of the Waters Pierce Oil Company, OF
st. Louis, holding him to be subject
to extradition to Texas where he is
under indictment OF perjury in swear
ing his company had not entered in
to conspiracy in restraint of trade,
when the company made application
to do business in Texas.
1t is contended the Waters Pierce
Company is part of the Standard
Oil Company.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-06-04

While not officially announced by
Adjtant General Burlew 1t is believed
the West Virginia National Guard
will be mobolized at Parkersburg be-
fore the troops are taken from the
state to Indiana to train with the
militia of other states and the. Uni
ted States troops.
Owing to the Central location Of
Parkersburg 1t is advantageously
situated for the mobilization of the
state troops and for, this reason that
city is preferred over Elkins. which
also desires the troops before they
depart for Hoosierland.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-06-04

Brown Love. colored, was sentenc-
ed by Judge Charles W. Lynch In cir
cult court Thursday evening, after
the jury had found him guilty of
burglary. to serve three years in the
state penitentiary at Moundsville.
Love was convicted of breaking in
to the City Meat Market one night
last January, taking therefrom cash
register valued at $500. carrying it
into Traders alley and demolishing it.
after which he took $21 from the
wreck.
The burglary was not discovered
until the next morning and the rem
nants Of the register were found near
the NJ. D. Stuart livery barn. Blood
hounds failed in the case, but by q
partial confession the same day Love
was arrested.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-06-04
flo eSaIe (5rocerS
Are to COfIIe Her 6
To Hold Their Sixth Annual
Convention in May
Next Year:
cLARKsBURG MEN HoNoRED
Frank Gaylord and Robert
Morris Are On the Board
of Directors.

/ q
Closing the fifth annual meeting OF
the West Virginia Wholesale Grocers
association held at Parkersburg. the
association decided last evening to
meet here in convention next year.
Officers were chosen ny follows:
President-W. G. Me- o.aughey, Of
Parkersburg.
Vice President-Allen Brock, Of
Wheeling
Treasurer--John Steel. of Hunt
ington.
Directors.-Allan Brock. John Wa
terri ouse, Wheeling; Hugh Hagan
Huntingdon: William Hubbard. OF
Chrleston; Robert Morris and Frank
C. Gaylord, of clarksburg.
Those in attendance and the firms
they represent are as follows:
Allen Brock, Joseph Spldell Gro
Gerry Company. Wheeling:
]. P. Maxwell, Neill Grocery Com
pany, Wheeling.
John waterhouse, waterhouse
Brothers. Wheeling
Edward Wagner, Wheeling.
Henry Bear, Bear Grocery Com
pany, Wheeling.
C. M. Martin, c. C. Martin & Co.,
Parkersburg. ,e
W. G. McConaughey. Star Grocery
Company, Parkersburg
Hugh Hagan, Hagan, Ratcliffe &
Company, Huntington.
John Stevenson, sehon, Stephenson
& Company, Huntington.
r. G. Hubbard. Lewis, Hubbard &
Company. Charleston.
j. w. Hubbard, Hubbard & Bed
dell Company, Charleston.
Frank Gaylord, Hornor-Gaylord
Company, Clarksburg.
Robert Morris. Morris Grocery
Company, clarksburg.
o. L. Alexander, Flattop Grocery
Company, Bluefeld.
John Stamm. New Martinsville
Grocery Company, New Martinsville
B. H. Maulsby, West Union Grocery
Company. West Union.
T. g. Stricken, Pennsborot Grocery
Company, Pennsboro.
H. B. shinn, velley Grocery Com.
pany, Belington.
]. A. Pugh, Pugh & Beaver. Terra
Alta, and same firm at Grafton.
T. G. Dye, Piedmont Grocery Com.
pany. Piedmont.
w. M. Gullahd. Gulland- CLARK
Company, Elltins.
". A. Beavers, Pugh & Beavers
Elkins.
H. snodgrass, shattuck & Jackson
Parkersburg.
L. G. Race. smlth-Race Company
Fairmont, and at Morgantown.
w. p. Hayman, Point Pleasant
Grocery Company, Point Pleasant.
A. a. Pickering. Rowlesburg Gro.
Gerry Compan, Rowlesburg.
George A. Hastings. secretary pre-
tenn. Wheeling.
Ira Bartlett and j. E. Fairfax, Ra.
venswood Grocery Company, Ravens
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-06-04

Matthew Brent, colored, charged
Jointly with Brown Love. who was
convicted and sentenced for burglary
ut the City Meat Market last January.
was placed on trial In circuit court
Friday morning.
In the trial of the case Brown
Love, confederate in the crime, was
placed on the stand in behalf of the
state. He made confession. stat
ing that he and Brent committed the
burglary.
Before the case was to go TO the
Jury Brent himself confessed and
Judge Lynch sentenced him to serve
three years in the penitentiary.
William Jacobs was found guilty
of carrying a revolver
NJ, ID. Sheridan was placed on trial,
charged with running q gaming
house
There will be no court tomorrow
owing to its being Decoration Day
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-06-04
a Square Deal

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family medicines-for all the ingredl-
ents entering into them are printed ON
the bottle-wrappers and their formulas
are attested under oath as being complete
and correct. You know Just what you are
paying for and that the ingredients are
gathered from Natures laboratory, being
selected from the most valuable native
medicinal roots found growing in our
American forests had while potent to cure
are perfectly harmless even to the most
delicate womeS Children Not dron
~ alcohol sI!teE into thelr. co6nnosIifon.
much -Retter agent IS Issd both Tor Ell.
il9cl1ng an. RresslYl1g- E6e madiclnai
plA1clples used them yiz.--pure irills.
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being most valuable antiseptic and anti.
ferment, nutritive and soothing demni.
cent.
Glycerlne plays an important part In
Pr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery in
the cure OF indigestion, dyspepsia and
heartburn, foul breath, coated tongue
poor appetite, gnawing feeling in stom.
ach, 6ilionsness and kindred derange.
ments Of the stomach, liver and bowels
BESIDES curing all the above distressing
ailments, the Golden Medical Discovery
70 Specluc lor all diseases OF the mucoua
membranes, as catarrh, whether Of the
nasal passages or Of the stomach, bowels
OF pelvic organs. Even in its ulceratiye
stages u VIII yield to this sovereign REM.
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Cetarrh Of the Nasal passages, it Is we'll
while taking, the Golden Medical Dis,
covery Tor the necessary CONSTITUTIONAL
t treatment 70 cleanse the passages freely
Two or three times o day with Dn Saveia
Catarrh Remedy. This thorough course
OF treatment generally cures the worst
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Medical Discovery Is most isnt satal
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the bronchial mucous rnembrGnes INC SIi,ss
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stegas-no medicine Will do that--but for al
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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-06-04

NEW YORK. May 29-An investi-
cation begun today in the circum-
stances SURROUNDING the mysterious
death Of Charles NJ. Holmes. a
wealthy Boston leather merchant,
last night. Holmes died in the lob
by Of the Hoffman House. where he
was guest, Immediately after his
return there in cab from visit
to house in West Forty-Seventh
street. Mrs. Clara Moore, in whose
apartment Holmes was stricken, was
arrested. Holmes was 65 years old.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-06-04
CLOTHING STOLEN
From Pressing Shop and a
Search is Being Made for
Suspect of the Theft.

Two suits of clothes and a dress
coat and vest were stolen from the
Clarksburg Pressing company's es-
Enlistment on Third street Saturday
night or Sunday morning and a
search is now being made for the
thief. A colored man wearing a
suit of the missing clothing was seen
boarding trolley car for Fairmont
and man went to that city Monday
for the purpose of apprehending him
If possible. Enhance into the press
ing establishment was effected by TAX
ing pane of glass from a window
and raising the window.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-06-04


In circuit court Friday morning
Judge Lynch sustained the demurrer
of the lFairmont & Clarksburg Trac-
tion Company in the damage suit OF
Samuel Fittro against the company
as the result of which Fittro is to
get no damage. unless the case comes
up in some other form or is appealed
and Judge Lynch is reversed.
AT former term of the court a
jury fixed the amount of damage at
$4,000 for the loss of leg by being
run down by street car at Wilson
burg. but 1t was left to the court to
decide whether the law and the evil
dence warranted Fittro's receiving
the amount. Passing on this Friday
morning, Judge Lynch decided they
did not.
Fittro's counsel was given leave to
file bill of exceptions to the decis-
ion.
Judge Lynch also set aside YER
dict of $40 given John Gawthrop
against the Fairmont Coal Company,
for an alleged trespass in the mining
OF coal, the law and the evidence be-
ing against such verdict.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-06-04
Young Man PIunges to His
Death at Swimming
Point in Creek.
SEIZED With CRAMPS
Companions Recover Body and
Then the Family is Mott
fled Of His Death.

Distressingly sad was the death of
Oscar Mulheran, aged 1S years, and
son of Mrs. Margaret .Mulheran.
Thursday night at 8 o'clock by
drowning in Elk creek, where he and
others had gone bathing, and the be-
reft family has the deepest sympathy
Of all the many friends O fthe young
man.
Young Mulheran after the days
work as employe at the Williams
barn. hauling pipe for the Clarksburg
Light & Heat Company, ate supper
and in company with Hood Thorn,
Earl Thompson. Harry Thorn, David
Pinnell, Howard Crummit and Guy
Wright, went out to the Industrial
addition, where, at a point just above
Hornor's run and between the A.
Radford pottery and the West Fork
glass plant, they all went in swim
ming about the hour OF o'clock.
There is a platform even with the
water and from this 1t is the custom
of bsthers to fall or plunge into the
water. All the young men were in
the water before Mulheran and they
say he just simply dropped down in
to the water faceward. The swim
mers saw him go under the water
but thought no more about 1t for two
of three minutes and then they miss
ed him. 1t was snrmised he had gone
out on the bank and they called GU.
no answer came. They then search
ed along the banks in vain.
Diving was then resorted to and
after several efforts Harry Thorn
found him about 20 feet from the
bank lying on his face. The young
men Immediately took the body out
of the water, where it had been ten
or twelve minutes, and notified the
young mans people.
Those in the party do not believe
he ever came up after he plunged in.
to the water. The supposition is he
was seized with cramps and was
drowned at once. There were no
marks on his. body to show that he
had been injured In the diving.
The water at that point is about
six feet deep and he is believed to
have struck bottom, when he plung-
ed in, but the force of the fall did his
body no injury, SO far as could be
detected.
DIR. Mcclure went to the scene as
did also DR.. Nutter but their efforts
to revive the young man were futile.
though they worked diligently some
time.
Coroner w. P. Camp went out and
had the body removedto the Clifford.
Osborn undertaking establishment,
where 1t was prepared for burial and,
later taken to his mothers home on
North Second street.
The coroner decided there was no
necessity for an inquest and the body
was turned over to the family.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-06-04

KANSAS CITY. Mo-, May 2s-Deh-
yer was today selected as the city for
next years assembly of the Presby-
terlan church in the United States of
America.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1908-06-04
IEE,s RnnY Mnrrn

vlcKsBURG, Miss, May 2s-
With an escort Of Confederate Vet
Grams the body Of Stephen D. Lee was
taken to Columbus. Miss, today.
Marble Hill press., 1908-11-12
TOO MUCH FOR YANKEE.
English Munahausen Had Shade the
Better Of Fellow Romancer.

The Cape Cod man and the Lon
doner were travelling on the same
train together from Liverpool to the
capital.
Yes" said the Yankee, Eve do
have considerable fog out our way
I've seen 1t so thick that the land
ladies of our summer boardin' houses
could ladle it out and use it instead
O. whipped egg for the heavy part Of
the fioatin' island
I'VE ave 'em, too, in London" said
his travelling companion, but our
climate is too dirty to permit of our
eatin' it. We burn so much soft coal,
you see, the fog gets packed full of
SCOT. The only thing we really can do
with it is to cut it up into blocks and
use 1t instead of peat when We want
a quick fire"
And the Yankee took out the little
American flag he wore in his button
hole and put it away in his wallet
Judge
Marble Hill press., 1908-11-12
France Surprised.

When President Roosevelt began
putting ginger in the campaign, the
French press devoted much attention
to the American election. 1t severely
tested the readers imaginative pow
ers by trying to picture a French
president making a similar 'virulent
intervention" in the election of his
successor.
The Petit Parisien thus explains
the difference between the two re-
publics:
Whereas a French president is
considered above all parties to which
he serves as an arbitrator, it is a
party leader who inhabits the White
House." The Temps says President
didate, as if honorable scruples had
not made him refuse a third term.
France, however. should be no
more surprised at Roosevelt's lack of
dignity and appreciation of his high
office than America. His 'interven-
ton was astonishing to the people
of this country, too, although not so
much so as to France, for the reason
that we have been led up to the sorry
spectacle in easy stages. Roosevelt's S
actions have all along indicated a de-
sire to make his office political
rather than national one. He is a
narrow partisan, who should never
have been elevated to the position Of
trust he now holds.
Marble Hill press., 1908-11-12
A Misduotation.

From an obviously inspired Wash
ington dispatch to the Tribune:
On October IA the president an
swered, stating that he had heard that
Mr.. Hartman did not think it wise
to come, and continued:
IF you think there is nothing spe'
cial I should be informed about, or no
matter in which I cou'd give aid, OF
course, give up the visit for the time
being, and then a few weeks hence,
before l write my message, I shall
get you to come down to discuss Ger.
tain government matters not connect
ed with th> campaign"
Tut tut, Keep the record straight
This is what the president wrote:
eff you think there is any danger O
your visit to me causing trouble, or l.
you think there is nothing special
etc.
What could have been Anybody's
purpose in cutting off the first part
of that sentence, and conveying q
false impression by beginning the sec
ond 'if'' with capital "I?" Wisdom
cannot be supplanted by cunning
while memories continue to be green
-Harper's Weekly.
Marble Hill press., 1908-11-12
SHOWS NEED OF SUPERVISION.
Record of Failed National Banks
Makes Potent Argument.

OF 8,489 national banks organized
in 43 years, 447 have failed, and 42S
of these that failed owed their trouble
to defalcations, frauds Or other viola
tions Of law, including excessive loans
to directors.
Lack Of proper government supervi-
sion was largely to blame, five per
cent Of our national banks suffering
through dishonest banking. That
means one national bank in every 20.
The government has allowed this to
go on year after year, although the
department of the comptroller of the
currency in 1907 spent but $413,759.41,
while the tax on circulation paid the
government $2,S06, 6,070.54
Charles w. Morse is on trial in
New York for violation of banking
laws. Evidence shows that his Bank
Of North America padded accounts,
made blind" loans, recorded fake de-
posits and had handed out almost two
millions of dollars to concerns owned
by Morse and his friends.
Letters in evidence show that the
comptroller of the currency had known
of this for a long time before the crash
came.
Did he close the bank? He merely
warned Morse to be more prudent"
In 43 years of national banks the
United States government has gained
from them $90,250, ,91524. while depos-
| itors have lost, by the failure of one
| out of every 20 banks, 47,911, ,5S3.
The Morse case shows why.
Marble Hill press., 1908-11-12

Mrs. Lenora Bodenhamer, r. f. D. 1,
Box 90, Kernersville, N. c., writes:
II suffered with stomach trouble and
indigestion for some time, and nothing
that l ate agreed with me. l was very
nervous and experienced continual
feeling of HneaSineSS and fear. / took
medicine from the doctor, but it did me
no good.
II found in one of your Peruna books
description of my symptoms. l then
wrote to DIR. Hartman for advice. He
said I had catarrh of the stomach. |
took Peruna and Manalin and followed
his directions and can now say that l
feel as well as / ever did.
Il hope that all who are afflicted with
the same symptoms will take Peruna,
as it has certainly cured me"
The above is only one of hundreds
who have written similar letters to DIR.
Hartman. just one such case as this
entities Peruna to the candid consider
alton of every one similarly afflicted. If
this be true of the testimony of one per-
son what ought to be the testimony of
hundreds, yes thousands, of honest, sim
cere people. We have in our files a
great many other testimonials.