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The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-20
Wallace


WALLACE, April lS.-Dr. II. B.
Bridgman has gone to Clarksburg
and opened an office in Glen Elk,
but he will come here and do dem
tai work each week. His Office here
will be over F. S. Estlack's store.
George W. shrader, of the Orr ad-
dition, member of the store firm
of shrader and Lambert, announces
the arrival of a new boy at his
home. Mother and babe are both
doing nicely.
Master Andrew o. Brian, son OF
Mrs. r. oBrian. of the oBrian
hotel, met with an accident Wednes-
day evening. He was playing along
the boardwalk near Salem Moses &
Bros. store where the walk was
near the creek and about twelve
feet high, when from some unknown
cause he fell over the railing into
the water. He was rescued by per-
sons who we're near and he did not
sustain any serious injury more
tlan some bruises from the fall. II
was lucky for the lad that there was
some one near as he might have
drowned had not he have been
rescued soon.
Miss Monta Walters, of Price
town, was here few days a guest
of Miss Hattie Mick, chief operator
for the Consolidated Telephone
Company.
| Mrs. C. W.. Mick, Mrs. Ella coe
and Mrs. Anna swiger spent day
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.AaansyilIe Wedneldny.

! Adamsyilie Wednesday.
I Mr.. Bartlett. Of Armour ana Cone
pany, of Grafton, was recent bust
ness visitor here.
Ray Kidd, Of Fairmont, was here
"wednesday
+. f. Ashcraft was here from wyatt
recently.
Miss Byrd Whiteman is a guest Of
friends at oneil this week.
| ]. j. Klein, of the Pennsylvania
Door and Sash Company. OF Pitts
burg was here this week looking
after business matters.
Walter Lowe was here from
clarksburg Wednesday.
Charles Long, of East shinpston,
is i'll at this writing.
George l4inerman was at Rfnga-
mon Thursday
The Rev. Jesse R. Jones was re-
cent Fairmont visitor,
Mrs, j. y. Knox and Miss Pearl
Lowe have returned from visit to
Haywood.
Mrs. NJ. 0. Moore is d cues. OF
New Martinsvilie friends this week.
mir. Daugherty, travelling saies- 4
man for the Koblegard Company,
was a visitor here this week.
Mrs. Charles Hursey will entertain
the members of the Ladies' Aid So
clety at her home on Station street
this afternoon. 81
IH c. Bailey was a recent visitor
here from Morgantown.
Mr. Goudy, OF Fairmopt. was a vis-
itor here Wednesday evening.
Hugh NJ. Martin is moving into
his new house on Bridge street.
Charles Nuzum, Of shinn,s run,
was here Thursday.
benjamin Anderson, of MbdlieR,
was here Thursday.
SUBMISSION, April 19-Mr. and
Mrs. Hood Hornor. Mrs. Flo Hornor
and daughter, Miss Mary, were res
cent guests Of Misses Pearl and
Villa Lowe
Miss Helen Randall silent satur-
day and sunday with her sister in
clarksburg.
Mr., and Mrs. D. ]. Carter. OF
clarksburg, were calling on friends
here Sunday evening.
Miss Bonnie Montgomery spent
Sunday In clarksburg.
e. J. Borgess. and E. Gibson, OF
Lumberport, were recent business
visitors here.
Earl Phillips spent Saturday and
Sunday with his parents at. Grafton.
Dr.. cofFindaffer was ! a recent
clarksburg visitor.
Cecil G., Fortney, Of clarksburS,
was a recent visitor here.
Confined on page 81
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TONS 2. John Tenants R. T
SCOTS /, 50 far all have gotter
along very nicely.
| An1as those visiting clarksburl
lreceRtly were Mr.. and Mrs. F. S
Estlack, cletus C. Bennett and w
E. Bennett Of Alliance.
D. F. Fox has returned to his work
at Walnut Grove in Roane county
after spending several days with his
parents here.
Mrs. w. j. Mcpherson has opened
millinery store in the Mrs. f. a.
Wyatt building. She expects to he
able to show nice line Of spring
hats soon.
WALLACE. April 1S-iDr. E. d.
Tucker. who recently quit his prac-
tice here and was succeeded by DR..
Alien Whistler OF smithaeld. was
here e few days last week looking
after business interests. The doe
tor is located in Baltimore at pres
ent.
Ray Parrish, of ParkersDurg, who
came here to visit his sister. Mrs.
Bessie cummins, of Big Elk. and
was seized with an attack Of la
grippe, has recovered sufficiently to
he able to return 10 his home.
John W. Looman, who recently
moved from Big Elk 10 the New Fair
Grounds addition at clarksburg, was
here Saturday looking after business
interests.
L. D. Martin, manager of the Wal
lace COOPERATIVE Store Company.
spent Sunday with friends in Pitts
burg.
Charles W. Mick was called TO
Saturday on account of
the illness of his brother-in-law, Mr..
Ensmaker.
Miss Blanche Fowler. of clarks-
burg, spent Sunday with her grand
mother, Mrs. Celia Thomas.
J. l.. Thomas made a business
trip to Warrington recently.
Miss Sylvia Pigott went TO Folsom
recently and was guest of Miss
chesslc Parrish.
W, L. Dawson, of Indian run, was
in town Saturday.
]. Blaine Moore, bookkeeper for
the American Laundry Company, of
Fairmont, spent Sunday here guest
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Rich
ard Moore.
Davis +. Wright, of Rinehart. was
here Monday looking after business
matters.
Dr. II. B. Brldgman, OF clarks-
burg, was here Modnay doing dental
work,
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VANTAGE, April 19-J. y. Cole
train, or Haywood. deputy for the
Junior Order of American Mechan-
les. has secured charter list with
which to organize a council here.
lie will organize the council Mon
day night, April "a. The meeting
will be held in the Wallace hall.
Any visiting Juniors are cordially
invited TO attend the meeting.
Wallace Lodge, No. 1893, I. o. o.
F.. will have its anniversary ser
vices Sunday evening, April %, at
. o'clock, in the Wallace Methodist
Episcopal church. The Rev. L. \
McNemar will deliver sermon on
odd Fellowship. All members OF
the lodge are expected to attend this
meeting, and members of sister so.
cieties are cordially invited to be
present.
MIR. and Mrs. A. R. shriver re-
Gently visited the formers parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. S S. shriver, on the
head OF little Tenmtle creek.
Perry Adams has moved from
Barnes treet to Folsom in order to
he near his work.
A. r. shriver recently purchased
fine driving horse Of Charles Con-
rad.
| Measles are still raging in this
town. There have been 100 cases
already and from present indiea-
lions there will be at least twenty
five more cases. New ones since
the last report are as follows. Levi
Halls 2, Stewart cobb's O.. H. NJ.
CARROTS ?. T. o. Kemper's /, r.
H.. swlger's /, o. +. Halls ., F. E.
.Miller's 2, T. f. Ashley's .. w. l.
Hoey's .. R. s. NEick's 4. ]. A.
iMcCoy's /, Benjamin orr's .. Alice
Dudley's /, Il. a. Sybert's /, NJ. F.
Bakers 3. G. B. Lenehan's 2, G. n
IFair's 9. H. R. Kings /, Franz
billions 3, Wheeler Whetzels 2, j.
b. Met2's /, Mrs. Rosalee Talking.
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ShinnStOn

sHlNNsToN, April 14-R. R.
Hardesty was clarksburg visitor
recently.
Clyde Whiteman was here from
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with lagrippe, has resumed his
studies at the West Virginia Busi-
ness College.
Misses Mabel and Minnie Wolte
visited friends in clarksburs Efl-
day
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VII tuS west flISIuld ana flIlSDuFB
division has been given up. which
means that the telegraph will prob
ably remain the permanent method
of communication all over the entire
system.
On the Parkersbtrg branch, where
experiments have been made with
the phone method for the last three
months, the results have been SO un-
satisfactory that 1t has been
abolished. Although the most mod
ern equipment was employed, it
failed to come up to expectations,
the principal objections being the
loss Of time and the increased
chances for mistakes. The method
has never been popular with dis
patchers or operators and they are
glad to return TO the key.
The Empire Gas Company has
awarded to Samuel Bowman, of
Clarksburg, the contract for drilling
two wells on the farm of jefferson D.
Basel, and he will begin work at
once.
W. NJ. Mayors, os Carlo, was here
Tuesday enroute to West Milford,
where he will superlntend the drill
ing of a well for the Mineral Gas
Company.
7. J. Lynch, representative of the
clarksburg Confectionery Company,
was here Tuesday on business.
James W. Samples, one OF the old
est school teachers in Harrison
county, was here Tuesday from Bris-
toll.
j. T. Jones. former superintendent
of the Wheeling Gas Company, came
here Tuesday to inspect the Abraham
Lowther gas well, in which he Is
interested
William Patton, of Erie, visited
friends here Tuesday.
Miss Mealia Maulsbey, of Meadow
brook, is visiting her sister, Mrs, Ida
Ferren.
]. W. Young, an insurance agent
of Clarksburg, was looking after the
interests of his company here Tues
day.
Mrs. Nan DAWSON has returned
from Clarksburg, where she had
been visiting her brother, A. C.
Fordyce.
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WALLACE, April 15-Zephie Fox
who was called here on account OF
the illness of his father, George b.
Fox, has returned to his home at
Camden. Mr.. Fox is gradually III:
proving in health. 1t is hoped that
he will recover soon
Fl. c. Jones. of Lost Run, was
here recently looking after business
matters.
U. c. Lyon, little Elk farmer,
vas in town recently shopping.
F. NJ. Roges, of Brown, represent
ing the Gold Nursery, of Mason city,
w. Va, made delivery OF nice lot
CT fruit trees here Friday. Mr..
Rogers is the company's salesman
IN this community, and has sold a
great number of trees in this neigh
borhood.
James Pitts, farmer of Rinehart,
was in town Friday looking after
business matters.
Leslie Bogsess has returned after
spending few days with relatives
and friends at Dola.
Justice NJ. f. Shaver, of Brown,
was here recently looking after in
terests pertaining to his official Of
fee.
The Rev. l., A. McNemar has re-
turned after spending few days at
Downs, and visiting other points in
Marion county.
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Methodist Episcopal church Sun
day evening with large audience
present Following a short sermon
~ the pastor. the Rev. B. H. shad-
duck, there were recitations and
several musical selections were
sltilfnlly rendered. The services
wereEconcluded with a violin solo by
Miss Agnes shadduek, which proved
Etoabe the feature OF the evening.
Jefferson D. Basel made a bust
ness trip to clarksburg Monday
morning.
w. G. II. Crawford. superintend-
ent of the Hutchinson mine, was in
Fairmont Monday looking after
business matters.
G. \. Smith. who had been here
for several days. has returned to
Elkins. where he is engaged in the
lumber business.
J. II. Hardbager, field manager
lor lHe cairo Drilling Company,
spent sunday and. Monday with his
family at Cairo.
oda NewconIb, OF Buckhannon. is
acting as telegraph operator here
during the absence of 3. l.. Roush.
Justice A. II. Booth. transacted
business in clarksburg Monday.
Attorney James W. Robinson, of
clarksburg, was here Monday even
ing enroute to Weston.
Miss Mary Keener and Mrs. Ed
mund Keener. of Lost Creek, are
visiting relatives here.
Several cases of humps are preva-
lent here.
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]. W. Williams has returned from
New York.
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at smithheid this week guests Of
Mrs. Della Ensmaker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl c. cozad have
returned from clarksburg after
spending a few days with relatives.
Mrs. F. s. Estlsck has moved her
millinery store from the square
Deal store building into the build
ing formerly occupied by DR.. H. B.
Bridgman. The new location is an
ideal place for millinery store.
T. NJ Headly. of Big Elk, was in
town Wednesday evening looking
after business interests.
WALLACE, April lin looking
over the statistic reports of towns
and cities in West Virginia. one fails
to find any report as to the popula-
ton OF Wallace. why? Simply be-
cause the town Is not Incorporated.
There is population of $40, 16G
occupied houses. over 200 school
children. seven good stores, one
drug store, three doctors, two black
smiths and a $4,000 church. and
the town not Incorporated. Why?
Should It not be like other towns?
There are number Of towns in
this state that are incorporated that
have population of less than 200.
Why can the people here not have
some protection, and have the
streets and side walks kept in a
condition safeIto travel over? Why
can there not be some help from
the county court on the roads
through our town? The roads
through this town are worse than
any other place in sardis district.
There should also be better
schools in Sardis district. The dis
trict is in great need OF district
high school This spring there was
a number OF young people that were
compelled TO go to other districts
for schooling such as they should
be able to receive in their own dis
trict. sardis district is we'll able to
build district high school. Now,
good people, get your heads to-
gether and start the ball rolling for
a district high school. other dis.
triets in this and adjoining counties
have these advantages. You are
entitled to them also.
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MT. CLAIRE. April Consider
able dissatisfaction exists among
coal operators here over recent
ruling OF the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company in regard to the
loading of cars. not consigned to
lake points. Under the new ruling,
cars loaded below their capacity
will be charged for at the full ca
pacity rate. and the coal taken from
overloaded cars will be applied on
the cost OF reducing the excessive
tonnage.
The mine people say 1T will be i'm
possible to comply with instructions
for the reason that. there Is differ,
ence in weight Of the different
grades of coal. The question is be.
Ing considered and some kind o.
protest win be lodged with, the rail.
road officials.
Easter services were held IN the
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-06-13
Advance of Democracy.

Democracy is making more rapid
strides in England than in any other
country in the world. In fact, the
real government of England to-day,
is nearer and more responsive to tie
win of the people tan the govern
ment in this boasted "land Of the
brave and the home of the free" is.
Step by step the demands of the peo-
pie. for a greater share in the govern
ment is granted by the powers that
be. The king is nothing more than
a mere figurehead and the so-called
nobility is preserve'4 as relict of
the days that are not.
! The plan of the British govern
ment ito pay members Of Parliament a
salary of $4,000 a year reminds us
that time has well nigh brought
about the realization of the old Char
tist demands. In its day, some six
ty-flve years ago, Cnartism was re-
garded as extremely revolutionary
and its leaders were branded as dan
gerous demagogues. Yet of the five
points of the charter-vote by ballot,
annual parNaments, improperly quail
iacation for members of parliament,
payment for members of parliament,
and equal electoral 6istricts-vote by
ballot and improperly qualification
have long since been granted.
Every distribution of seats has
been in the direction of equal elector-
al districts, payment of members is
practically assured, and the govern
ment proposes to. reduce the term
from seven years to three. In this
near realization of al the old points
one can see how political advance
ment keeps pace with the growing
powers of the people. Not only in
England, but in every country, there
is "a shifting of political power and re-
sponsibilities from the few to the
many, and all this means truer form
of representative government.
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It is significant that when great
)1ombina ations of capital are faced
with an investigation as to their bus
mess methods almost invariably they
exclaim that any such action Will
mean a lowering of wages. That is
a club designed to prevent inquiry.
AS a rule dividends could be lowered
and still mean large profits, but such
reduction no trust magnate will vol
UNFAIRLY agree to do. If any reduc-
ton is imperative it is so much cas-
ier to take it out Of the wages. But
generally the threat is a threat and
nothing more, even if the enquiry Is
made.
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Let Us Tidy Up a Bit.

Now is the time to help realize the
dream Of the "City Beautiful" 1t Is
something in which every citizen can
do his part by keeping his premises
clean Tidiness and good taste are
catching and the good example one
man sets is likely to he followed by
his neighbor. But even If it is not he
has the reward which comes from
knowing that his own effort has con-
tributed to making his town better
place to live in. In civic and other
improvements there is sometimes a
tendency to wait upon official action
or the work Of some to be appointed
committee. But perhaps best results
usually flow from intelligent private
action. More than one city in our
land has been transformed in eXter-
nal appearance because of the good
taste, industry and enthusiasm of
some one man whose example at last
became contagious.
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Where Mosquitoes Breed.

If any one should take stroll
around our little city everywhere
might be noticed the Insignificant tin
can laying APPARENTLY harmlessly on the
ground about the front and back
yards ready to catch che refreshing
rain as it descends from above. Once
caught that rain water becomes the
choicest of all breeding places for
mosquitoes. One ca tin can full of
rain water will raise mosquitoes
enough to make 3 dozen families
miserable all summer. See to it that
all these old tin cans are carted a@ay.
AS the Charlotte Observer says the
indiscriminate scattering Of worth
less tin cans in back yards and on va
cant lot is due primarily to thought
lessness but it is none the less inju-
rious on that account. Recent scien-
tific Investigations have pretty we'll
established the best way to fight mos
quitos is by eliminating their breed
ing places and this cannot be done as
long as housewives allow cans to be
dumped in haphaZard fashion. This
spells in the Wong run much annoy
ance. and no little sickness both OF
which are absolutely preventable.
The citizen who is really interested
in public matters should see to it
that his own premises are not Uttered
in this dangerous fashion. A good
example in this respect will in all
afkelyhood prove contagious. The
collecting of the cans and the seeing
to it'that no more are thrown around
will require some little labor, but
probably not so much in the aggre-
gate as single case Of fever which
might come as result Of the NOS
quitos thus enabled to breed. And
this view of the case Is confined
solely to the sanitary aspect of the
tin can situation.
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The Careers Of Two Men,

The lives Of men like George Wash.
ington and Pazari Diaz give US a con-
trast that can be studied with interest
and profit by the students of human
events. When Washington took
leave Of his army it was into honor
able retirement from which he was
again called to serve his country, first
es President of the Constitutional Con-
vention and then ss President of the
United States. nlaz recently bade
farewell to his army to lgo into exile
after serving as President of Mexico
many years.
In courage, ability and service to
his country, there was something in
common between Washington and
Diaz. But Washington WAS much
the greater man, nobly unselfish, and
Unaffected by the rower Of Office. Di-
az might have remained honored
and loved in his native land if he had
shown the same unselfshnesc, but,
unfortunately, office and the power it
brings evolved lust for arbitrary
rule which led to his downfall.
Washington could move with
events and in ali things his coun-
try was first. Diaz in his latter years
was unprogressive and he put him
self before his country. One man
died full of honors and his name is
imperishaIble, while the other man,
in spite of the acknowledged good he
has done Mexico, closes his years in
defeat and exile. He is even afraid
to remain in his native country, but
seeks an asylum in foreign lands.
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for a quick sale there Is in the ccun'
ty. This farm is close up, property
on one of the best country roads in
the State, five miles south CT Orange
burg on the Charleston road. About
one million feet of good pine lumber
and one good saw mill and cotton gin
in good repair, 8O3 acres, 100 acres
In cultivation. Will make G bale OF
cotton to every acre If properly cul'
tivated, near a good school which
runs nine months in the year, one
mile of good Methodist church,
preaching every Sunday. Don't de.
lay II you want it. Will sell You
part or all Of this property. Special
price If sold quick.
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Don {
" ait /

for next fall and higher prices. Or
angeburg dirt is ON the move. Buy
now and reap the profit yourself.
How many people can You count on
your fingers that have lost their mon
ey in buying Real Estate.
Think of how Orangeburg County
is increasing in population every
year. And do you think they will
eve- leave this grand old county of
Orangeburg, thinking they can buy
better farms that will produce bet
ter cotton, corn, wheat or oats than
this grand old county?
How much Real Estate have you
heard of being made in this county?
Now I have one of the best farms
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tives. Stand habitualiy on the street
corners and complain how dead the
town is. Refuse to take the local pa
pers, growl that the busines men are
slow, and send away to mail order
houses for everything wanted-from
a cook stove or buggy to packet
of needles. Such methods will kill
a town as dead as door nail pro-
vided t:ssre are enough kickers en-
gagged in the disreputable business
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To be convulsed with sobs and
grief when reading the pathetic story
of some imaginary hero or heroine in
novel, and yet in actual life to do
nothing to- relieve the needs Of the
poor or dry the tear of the mourner,
is nothing but vapid sentimentalism
The times and democrat. [volume] (Orangeburg, S.C.) 1881-current, 1911-06-13

Senatorial courtesy" has received
some hard jolts recently. Perhaps
that is jufIt as well, for If the cour-
tesy he's been abused in order to de-
feat progressive legislation or to him
der probing where it was much need
ed the soorler it is ended the better.
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That many thousands Of babies die
every year because Of impure milk Is
notorious. For this slaughter Of the
innocents" careles parents, dishonest
milk dealers and the supineness Of
pure food inspectors are chiefly re-
sponsible: Human nature is some
times e strange thing. People will
weap copiously over the bible story
of the massacre OF the infants in
Bethlehem who contribute by their
negligence or Indifference to kill
many times more children than were
found In the. old Judean village.
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DR.. ]. II. E. Milhouse,
Notice of Special Tax Election.


A petition having been filed as re-
quired by law, an election is hereby
ordered to be held in the schoolhouse
at Neeces, district No. 6S, Orange
burg county, S. c., on Tuesday, June
27, 1911, for the purpose of voting
on the question Of an additional spe-
cial tax of three mills to be used for
school purposes in said district.
Said election to- be conducted ac-
cording to section 1908 of the
school law.
D. W. Tyler,
w. R. Williams,
L. B. Bolin,
Trustee.
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That is u foolish man who, because
it is not in him to do great things,
refuses to do the little things that
are within his power. In truth, man
kind is more. blest by the every day
common things Of the average man
than by tho dazzling genius or great
acts OF few Individuals.