The Clarksburg telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1874-1926, 1911-04-13
MT. Clare

MI SASkAieA-' april lV.--An auction
sale of the stock OF merchandise O.
John cawley. who recently becam,
insane, is being conducted by A. II
Booth. The sale commenced sntur.
day and VIII be continued until tn,
'''stock is disposed Of. c. S. Holden
of Buckhannon, is the auctoneer.
Mr.. Booth recently received a let,
ter from cawley's neice, who resides
at Scranton, Pa. 1t was the flrst
information any one had received
from his people since he became un-
balanced. The letter stated that his
mother was planning to visit him at
the Weston asylum and would make
some arrangements for the settle
ment of his business affairs here.
There promises to be an abundant
supply of eggs for Easter in this
section. Local merchants are swamp
ed with the hen fruit and prices
Ihave slumped from thirty cents per
dozen to half that price.
Nina, the six-year old daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lowther was at
tackled by bull dog Saturday morn
ing. Fortunately the child escaped
with slight Injuries, but for the time
ly assistance of G. F. Rogers, owner
of the dog, she would have been sew
erely bitten.
Mr.. and Mrs. Amos Hannah, of
Wallace, are visiting Mrs. Hannah's
father. G. L Norman.
Mrs. R. NJ. Fisher, of Enterprise.
was the guest of friends here re-
Gently.
Misses Mable and Minnie Wolfe
were shopping in clarksburg satur-
day.
G. n. Smith, who Is engaged in the
lumber business at Elkins, is visit
Ing his family here.
Mrs. Nan DAWSON and Mrs. Sarah
Mitchell were visiting relatives IN
clarksburg Saturday.
Miss Anna Cooke, of Clarksburg,
was recent guest of Miss Laura
Weekly.
Emory simonds, of this place, ana
Miss Erma Queen, of Route /,
passed the teachers examination at
Clarksburg last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. C. Grendel and
daughter, Miss Cobla. of Kenton, O.,
are visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Porter NJ.
Rogers.
Miss Gertrude Hardway, one OF
the teachers in the public schools,
spent Saturday and Sunday with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. j. II. Hard
way, at Lost Creek.
The Rev. William A. sharps, Of
Buckhannon, preached sermon IN
the Methodist Episcopal church here
Sunday to large congregation. He
was pastor of this charge about
twenty years ago and he was given
a hearty welcome by his friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. o. Mcvicker have
moved from Interstate to Mrs. A. H.
Booths property, recently occupied
by Carl Powell.
MT. CLARE, April 11.-owins to
the condition " the roads between
Lost Greek and West Milford, the
merchants OF the latter place are hav-
Ing their foods shipped to this place.
DR., W. T. Owens is preparing TO
erect residence on the lot recently
purchased of ]. j. Lowthcr.
Mrs. +. L. Roush was shopping in
ClarkSlSurg, Monday.
W. p. Weekly visited his brother
c. X, Weekly, at Lost Creek, Monday.
Marion wcHe spent Sunday with
relatives at Buekhannon.
Miss Mary Keener, of Lost Creek,
is guest OF friends here.
j, ]. Lowther was trausactlng bus
mess in Clarksburg Monday.
Mrs l., J. DAWSON was a Monday
shopper in clarksburg.
W, P. stewart, OF Weston, was a
business visitor here Monday.
Mt. CLARE, April l2.-Local
farmers are much interested in a
field of alfalfa owned by jefferson
d. Basel. 1t is the result of his
first experiment and he has sue
ceeded in procuring splendid set
with only one sowing and in m-in-
occulated soil. If it proves COM
plete success, and there is little
doubt that it will, many other farm