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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-05-25
Salem

SALEM, May 19.-F. R. Clark, of
Oak street, has been improving his
property by tearing down his barn
on the corner of Oak street and
building a cottage.
Mrs. Mary E. Lawson was at Graf
ton Tuesday transacting business.
Milton Davis. who has been con-
fined to his room for the last few
days, is able to be out again.
Mrs. Charles Jackson is reported
on the sick list.
The road supervisor is busy now
cleaning the pavemnets.
Several new gas lights have been
added which is a great improvement
to the city.
Gandma Ash is still very poorly.
AL Ward was a county seat visitor
this week.
Charley Melee. of Oak street, is on
an extended visit to his fathers
home.
Wilbur Gaines, John Long. Jack
Campbell are at the county seat
attending court.
The Fraternal Order of Eagles held
their ball Wednesday, May II at
their hall in the Watson building
A large crowd was in attendance
and an elegant lunch was served
consisting OF sandwiches, pickles
cheese, ice tea and lemonade. Elk.
cellent music was furnished by the
Salem band.
Mrs. Rheuben Reynolds, Of Park.
ersburg, is a guest Of her husbands
sister, Mrs. Thomas Nowery.
SALEM. May 24.-Rube William
son. an employee Of the South Penn
/ oil Company for n number of years
here, has left for his old home In
Pennsylvania TO reside with his faith
er on his farm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thiery and two chill
dren, who visited relatives here, have
returned to their home at Charles
ton.
Master william Mckay is visiting
relatives and friends at Bradford,
Mrs. w. f. stutler and Mrs. l. II
Melee spent Saturday at Purintor
cox's on Buckeye.
"a coed rain visited this section o
the country this week and made tn
gardens and grass look fresh an'
green.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-05-25
Mt. Clare

M. CLAIRE, May 2o.-Puplls in
the seventh and eighth grades Of the
pusI.c schools were gwen an outing
saturday at Mineral Springs. The
party was chaperoned by the teachers
Misses Ada smith and Maud Robin.
son. The pupils left the school build.
ing about IL o'clock ana returned late
In the evening. Confinement indoors
during the hot weather OF the las,
few days has been very trying on
both teachers and pupils and all
we're glad to spend few hours in the
open. Lunch was taken and the time
was spent in nature study, playing
games and boating on the river and
other recreations that were enjoyed
BY all. Pupils of other grades will be
given similar outing next week.
Smith Hood, representing the
clarksburg and Weston Traction
Company, was here Thursday looking
after the right Of way for the line.
Some time was spent in comforting
with officials of the Hutchinson Coal
Company in regard to the removal OF
the latters store in order that the
track may be built on the present sur
yey. It is reported that the line will
he completed TO Interstate, where it
will terminate until a right OF way to
Weston can be obtained
Floris DAVIDSON. principal of tho
public schools, has accepted an inyi-
tation TO speak in the First Methodist
Episcopal church at Clarksburg Sun
day evening, May q, under direction
of the Sunday school. He will speak
on the temperance question and his
address will be in the form OF mes
sage TO the church. MIR. DAVIDSON is a
fluent speaker and will no doubt in
terest his hearers.
Several persons here are planning
to attend the Home Coming" and
services COMMUNICATING the fftleth
anniversary Of the battle of Phillppi,
which are to be held at that place
beginning May %. Among them will
he Walter NJ. Morrison, who was an
eye witness to the historic engage
ment.
Mrs. Philip Barrett, Of Clarksburg,
is guest OF Misses Katherine and
Ella Pickett
Melville Hutchinson. president of
the Hutchinson Coal Company, was a
business visitor here from F'airmont
Thursday.
W. P. Weekly and Charles Mills
transacted business in Clarksburg
Friday.
Miss Lolita Mills was among Fri
days shoppers in Clarksburg.
Clarence c. Crawford has returned
from Fairmont where he spent sever
al days with relatives.
Dorsey w. Cork has returned from
Wheeling. where he attended the
state conclave of knights Templars.
Mrs. Abraham Carper and daugh-
ter. Mrs. G. n. Smith. were shopping
in Clarksburg Thursday.
Miss Helen Smith. of Salem, is here
visiting her sister, Miss Ada.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-05-25

MT. CLARE. May 22-Mrs. A. II.
Booth has been taken to Buffalo, n,
Y, where she will become patient
in the Worlds Medical Dispensary.
For some time Mrs. Booth has been
suffering from stomach trouble Of a
serious nature and her condition is
such as to cause alarm. She was
taken from here to Clarksburg in all
automobile at O'Clock in the morn
ing and placed in a state room on
the Pittsburg flyer" She was &C
companied by her husband. Her
brother, C. L. DAWSON, followed or
a later train Mrs. Booth has many
friends here and in other parts Of
the county who hope for the com
pIcte restoration OF her health.
Among those who went to Rich
wood on the excursion Sunday were
Earl Mitchell Fred Wagner, George
Kyle, j. w. Cain, Henry Bassel, Jr.
and Harrison Temple.
Misses Ada and Helen Smith ant
Maudc Robinson spent Sunday will
friends in Clarksburg
Porter NJ. Rogers has returned
from a business trip to Kenton, o
Miss Marguerite Hardway. of Los
Creek, was a guest of friends her,
recently.
Leon Camp, OF Clarksburg, wa
calling on friends here Sunday.
Perry T Wolfe was at Craimoo
Sunday guest of friends.
Miss Chesna Jones, of West Union
is guest OF Mrs. Clark G. Goffman
Miss Mary Kemper, of Lost Greek
IS visiting friends here.
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David NJ: Weir, of weirton. is a
business visitor in the city.
Miss Marie DAWSON went to Graf
ton Monday on a short visit.
The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-05-25
CONTRACT FOR SHOPS.

The Morgantown & Klngwood
Railroad Company has awarded
the contract for the erection of the
new shops 10 w. S. Trimble & Sons
Company, of Pittsburg. The shops
are to be erected within seventy
working days and the remainder OF
the work is to be completed in an
additional thirty days.
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John A. Fleming, of shInnston,
was a business visitor here Monday.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-11

There is hardly a family in the en-.
tire Coal Creek valley that has not
felt the touch of death. The prob
lem of caring for the widows and or
phans will be grave one, requiring
immediate solution. Certainly Brice-
vile will be unable to care for her
living with most of her wage earners
numbered among the dead. Last
night food was scarce, but plentiful
supplies are promised for today from
Knoxville, So far there has been lit.
tie physical suffering among families
of those who lost their lives. 1t har
been impossible to get any authentic
figures on the exact number of men
in the mine when the explosion occur.
red. Mine officers have given out no
statement and it has been impossible
to get any check on the men who
went to work Saturday morning. That
ii Is more than 100 seems certain and
that all are dead seems almost as Ger
tain 1t is exected that much of the
black damp will be driven from the
passages last night Today with the
crew of one rescue car on the ground
another hurrying to Brceville, and
representatives of the Red Cross on
hand ii is expected rescue work so
badly retarded will go forward rapid
".
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-11
Y. M. C. A. NOTES
Lectures by Or. Roberts are We'll
Attended

A good number y. men attended the
meeting at the Y. NJ. c. A. yesterday
to listen to DR.. Peter Roberts discus
sion of the problem of assimilating
the immigrants in our country. An
informal discussion followed his adj
dress.
The auditorium or the Methodist
church was filled last evening and the
stereopticon views illustrated Dr.
Roberts address on Strangers With.
in our Gates" The views showed
the immigrants coming in large mum.
bers and some places where they live
and also a few things in the line of
welfare work which the Y NJ. c A.
is doing for them.
The night school for the study OF
English will be resumed this week on
Wednesday and Friday evenings with
Williams college students as teach
ers. Any man or boy not speaking
English is welcome to join the class
es which will cost not more than
enough to pay the carfare of the
teachers. First class Wednesday
December 10 at 7:45 o'clock
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-11
NEW COMPANY X
To Be Organized by AdIutant Gener
al Tomorrow Evening

Pursuant to general orders issued
by Adjutant General Lee s. Tillotson
new company of the Vermont Nat.
lonal Guard will be organized at the
last quarters occupied by the old com
pany on Main street. The adjutant
general and Lieut. j. b. Barnes Of
the regular army will be in the viii
lage and will preside at the muster
ing in of the new organization and
the election of officers to follow.
The company which had been in
existence in Bennington was disband-
ed last July by the adjutant general
because of inefiiciency and decreas-
ing membership. 1t was believed at
the time that it would be impossible,
under existing conditions, to form a
new company in Bennington but a
number of public spirited citizens
took an interest in the matter and
with their assistance the necessary
number of young men have been Sc
cured to sign the enlistment papers.
The company will be mustered In
tomorrow evening just as though
'hNAN ioN bttH kudTu
organization in Bennington. Once
the company is in the service of the
state 1t is expected that it will re-
ceiye material assistance from the
regimental officers in moulding the
company into shape so that it can
make a creditable showing at the
next annual muster. In the member.
ship of the company there will be a
material number of young men who
have had more or less military train
ing and from present indication there
Is no reason why the Bennington mil.
itiamen will not be able to make a
good accounting at the inspection in
March.
The great drawback is, of course,
the inadequate quarters available but
the new company will be mustered in
to the service in the hope that the
state, through its legislature next
fall, will remedy this defect.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-11
WORKO REMOVING
BODIES WILL
Be SLOW
One Hundred Bodies in Mine
at BriCeyilIe
EVERY FAMILY BEREAvED
In the Little Tennessee Village Every
Home Mourns One or More
Victims

Knoxville, Tenn, Dec. l1.-Some-
where in the depths OF the Cross
Mountain Goa, mine, near Briceville,
probably 100 men lie dead, while
their sorrow stricken families keep
vigil at the mouth of their tomb hop
ing against hope that their loved ones
may be alive when rescuers reach
them. Eight torn and mangled bod
les had been brought forth at night
fall when search was abandoned for
the day Outside of the immediate
families of the entombed men no
one in the little mountain village be-
leves that any living thing in the
mine has survived the terrific ex-
plosion of coal dust that wrecked the
workings Saturday morning
For more than 80 hours every sur
viving miner in the region had toiled
with no thought of food, sleep or pay
to remove the debris and force fresh
air into the innermost recesses of the
mine. Last night they practically
had penetrated to the main entry
head, nearly three miles in. Today
they expect to be ready to work the
cross entries in which the great mass
of bodies undoubtedly were cast by
the force of the blast. Black damp
developed yesterday and stopped pro
gress for time, but soon the silent
force pushed dauntlessly on. some
OF them till they were carried out
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-11
eALusHA GOES BACK TO PRISON
Burglar Pardoned by Gov Prouty
Must Complete Long Sentence

Charles L. Galusha, aged 2S years,
who has been a resident Of Benning-
ton for a larger portion Of his life,
was taken to Windsor Saturday TO
serve out a sentence which on the
minimum term will not expire until
September l, 1920 and on the maxi
mum on February Z, 1921. Galusha
who was a paroled prisoner, was not
given a hearing on the charge for
which he was arrested late In Nov
ember but was taken back to Wind
sor on his original sentence OF IL
years for two offenses OF burglary
committed at the Burt Bros clothing
store in the spring of 1907. His com
mitment Saturday came through o
warrant issued to Superintendent w
s. Lowell of the state prison by Gov
John A. Mead which was forwarded
to Sheriff Godfrey.
Galusha was brought to the county
jail here November "a by Deputy
Sheriff J. d. Purdy of Manchester
who had arrested the young man at
Bangor, Me, on the charge of being
implicated in the theft of nearly hall
a ton of copper wire belonging to the
New England Telephone company
which has been renewing its long dis
lance line between Manchester and
Rutland this fall. The wire was ia
ken from the large coils distributed by
the linemen at intervals over the tele
phone route, cut into short lengths
and then boxed and shipped to a
concern in Keene, n. H., engaged In
the business of making small tin
pals.
The stolen wire was traced tC
Keene as was also brother-in-law Of
Galusha, Adolph MERCER. The
Keene authorities were preparing t
place MERCER under arrest when the
young man became suspicious anC
went back to Manchester. Here hi
was arrested, taken to this village
and lodged in Jail. Last Friday he
pleaded guilty to the charge prefer
red against him and was sentenced tC
not less than one and one-half years
or more than two years In the pris
on.
At the time Mercier was traced t
Keene, Galusha had disappeared bu
he was trailed through Massachusetts
into Maine by Deputy Purdy and fin
ally run down at Bangor where h'
was working in a livery stable uRtiel
the name OF Harry Gaines
The two wire thieves were taker
to Windsor Saturday by Deputy Pur
dy and Bradford Godfrey, son o.
Sheriff Godfrey. With them went an
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-11
$4,000 DAMAGE
SUIT IN COUNTY
COURT TODAY
Harry M. White VS.. W. R. White
Of North Bennington
FOR Loss OF A FOOT
Accident Occurred In March, 1909,
While Moving Large Block of
Granite

County court convened at 2 o'clock
this afternoon, following, the Sunday
recess, for the trial of the negligence
case of Henry M. White VS.. Walter
r. White. Both the parties are resi-
dents of North Bennington and the
plaintiff sues to recover $4,000 dam.
ages for the loss of foot while in
the employ of the defendant.
The accident in which the plaintiff
sustained his injury occurred at
North Bennington on March 3, 1909.
while a block of granite claimed to
weigh 13 tons was being moved from
the railway station to the North Ben
nington cemetery.
In his writ, the plaintiff claims that
the block OF granite was being NOV
ed on a stoneboat, that the vehicle
slowed, struck a stone imbedded In
the earth and the load was thrown
upon his foot so crushing the member
that amputation was necessary.
The plaintiff claims that the meth
cd of transportation of the block of
granite was in the first place improp-
er, that 1t was not securely dashed
and that there was an absence of pro-
per supervision of the work.
Holden & Healy of Bennington APP
pear for the plaintiff and T. w. Molo-
ney of Rutland for the defendant.
The case is set for trial by jury.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-11
ESTATE OF HENRY C. KNAPP
Decision by Judge Waterman Marks
an End Of Litigation

Judge e. l.. Waterman, who is pre-
siding at the present term of county
court, on Saturday made a decision
in the case of Katharine Knapp Bed
ford VS.. the estate of Henry G.
Knapp, an appeal from the ruling of
the commissioners, which practically
settles all litigation over the estate
of the late Henry c. Knapp, who was
killed in an automobile accident near
the Vermont Soldiers Home May 30,
1910. The decision was for the plain.
tiff in the sum of $4,000 with costs
and interest and the case is certified
back to the probate court.
There were two other appeals from
the findings of the commissioners on
the estate. One was brought by Ed.
ward Knapp, a brother who was re-
presented by Holden & Healy, and
another by Edward Mckinney of Wis.
ALA, Cal, who was represented by
Charles A. Maurer, and to whom il
was claimed Edward Knapp had as.
signed his interest in the estate. The
claims of Edward Knapp and McKin
ney have been settled out of court
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-11
NJ MAN|GAL READY
TO TELL ALL TO !
GRAND JURY
Federal Investigation to Be Held
at Indianapolis
INDICTMENTS IN JANUARY
San Francisco Labor Leaders Will Be
Questioned During the
Present Week

Los Angeles. Cal, Dec. 11.-Ortie
MECHANICAL will be taken to lndianap-
oils within few days to tell the fed
eral grand jury there what he knows
of the alleged dynamiting conspiracy.
Just when McManigal will leave here
has not been determined, but he Will
be in Indianapolis soon, the federal
grand jury being scheduled to begin
it's probe there on Friday. oscar
Lawlor, the governments special pro
secutor, may go to Indianapolis to
assist in the case. The investigation
may be concluded here this week. The
investigation in California is aimed
at less than five persons, while the
indianapolis inquiry is expected 10
bring into the limelight at least a
dozen Indianapolis, therefore, Will
be the center of the governments In
vestigation.
These facts were learned yesterday
after a canvass OF those who have
had much to do with the Mcnamara
case in Los Angeles and who will con
tinue to work on It, Partial confir
nation came from McManigal himself
at the county jail yesterday when he
said: III tell any grand jury any
where everything | know. l have
nothing to conceal and l shall con
slider it my duty to give the authori
ties all the information in my posses
sion" McManigal after trips around
the country in custody of Detective
McLaren giving testimony probably
will be released No serious objec
ton to his release is expected from
anybody. He will be closely guard
ed. however. at all times and his trip
across the country will be in secret.
Twenty-Five witnesses are expected
to appear before the grand jury this
week. Interest will center in the ap-
pearance of some of San Francisco's
labor leaders who have been subpoe-
naed but by the end of the week all
important points in the Mcnamara
case will have been settled. lndlct-
ments are not expected before Janu-
airy s, when the term of the present
grand jury expires. AS far az the
government is concerned IL can make
either Los Angeles or indianapolis
the center of its activities. but II is
believed that Los Angeles business
men have asked that the honors De
passed TO Indianapolis Business men
assert the Mcnamara case affected
the towns prosperity.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-11
PARCELS POST IN OTHER LANDS
Senate Committee Has information
About II from Fl Foreign Countries

Washington, Dec. Incomplete in
formation of the operation of the
parcels post in twenty-one foreign
lands has been compiled for the use
of the Senate Committee on Post
Offices and Post Roads, to be used in
considering proposed legislation to
establish parcels post in the United
States.
The statistics show that where the
parcels post operates packages form
the smallest part of the mails. Sen
ator Bourne, chairman of the commit
tee, says that under the parcels post
rates proposed fourth class mail mat
ter would be doubled or trebled with
out embarrassment to the Post Office
Department
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-11

other ticket of leave man who had
broken his parole, James Condor Of
Rutland Condor had been convicted
of burglary in Rutland and had been
sentenced to the state prison out of
which he was pardoned some time
ago by Gov. Mead. He had broken
his parole in several details and the
Rutland authorities had been looking
for him. Recently It was learned
that he was living in Albany and last
Friday night Sheriff Godfrey went to
the New York state capital with a
warrant and brought Condor to the
county Jail here. Through instruc-
lions received from the attorney gen.
eral the third prisoner was placed in
Deputy Purdy's charge to save com
mitment expenses.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-11
SUIT AGAINST RICHIE ESTATE
Hyman Meyer Appeals From Ruling
OF Commissioner TO County Court

Hymsn Meyer Appeals From Ruling
OF Commissioners TO County Court
Lyman Meyer, the ladies' tailor.
whose place of business is on the sec
ond floor OF the Noveck block, has
entered an appeal to county court
from the ruling of the probate court
in accepting the report Of the com
missioners on the estate OF the late
A. X Richie.
The plaintiffs claim OF s1272.56
was one OF two disallowed by the
commissioners.
In this writ the plaintiff claims that
in August, 1909, he entered into an
agreement with the late A. X. Richie
whereby he was to superintend a lad
les tailoring department at the Rit-
chic store and that in the following
January he was discharged without
cause and the contract was broken by
the defendant.
The writ is returnable at the June
term of county court to be held at
Manchester and Charles A. Maurer
appears for the plaintiff
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-11
MISS LAURA c. CRAWFORD
Lifelong Resident Passed Away or
Sunday

Miss Laura G. Crawford, aged 81
years died Sunday at her home on
County street of bronchial trouble
She had been i'll for several months
but only since last Monday had hel
condition been considered critical.
Miss Crawford was a native OF
Bennington and had always lived
here. She was a woman of an es
Unable character and was generally
liked. She was a member of the
Methodist church.
Surviving is one brother, Henry
Crawford of this village.
The funeral will be held at the
house at 2 o'clock Tuesday afternoon
Rev. p l.. Dow of the Methodist
church will ofiiciate. The interment
will be in the village cemetery.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-11
START OF SIX DAY RACE
Fifteen Riders Represent as Many
Teams-An Early Spill

New York, Dec. 11.-Fifteen riders
representing as many teams started
at 1901 o'clock this morning the 18th
annual six-day bicycle race in Mad
ison Square Garden. There was a
yell from the big crowd which filled
the balconies of the amphitheatre as
the riders broke away on their first
circuit of the ten lap to the mile sau
Ger track on which the incessant
round of the contestants will be kept
up until few moments before ten O.
clock next Saturday night.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-11
Pile. Cured In 8 to "a Days

Piles Cured In to "a Days
Your druggist will refund money II
case of Itching, Blind, Bleeding OF
Protruding Piles in 6 to IA days eoc.
pAZO OINTMENT fails to cure any
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-11
AUTO TIRE BURST, TWO DEAD
Car Overturned In Road-Two Wo
men Passengers Unhurt.

Car Overturned In Road-Two Wo-
men Passengers Unhurt.
South Deerheld, Mass, Dso TO-
Two men were killed tonight when a
front tire of an automobile burst,
causing the machine to upset In the
road south OF this town. The dead
are Giles Reed, 30 years old. the
chauffeur, and Dustin Reed, 40 years
old, his brother, Of East Dummerston
VI.
Mrs. A. II. Oatman and her sister.
Miss Sayre OF Marcellus, N. Y, were
in the rear seat OF the car, which be.
longs to Mrs. Oatman, but they es.
capped with slight injuries.
Giles Reed, the chauffeur. had been
IN the employ of Mrs Oatman for
eight years. She and her sister had
been spending the Thanksgiving holl.
days with Reeds parents, Mr.. aud
Mrs. James Reed, in Dummerston
aud had started for their own home
today.
The Bennington evening banner. (Bennington, Vt.) 19??-1961, 1911-12-11
PoWNAL CENTER

David Towslee has butchered two
pigs of o. |. G. blood weighing COL
pounds each.
Byron and John Kenney Of River
side have captured 46 mushrats and
3S skunks this season.