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The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-12-10
BRIDGER0RT

BRIDGEPORT, Dec. 1O.-Mr. and
Mrs NJ D. Teter. who recently moved
into their handsome new residence
on Main street, were greatly surprised
Saturday evening when a number OF
cheir friends came in TO spend the
evening and to extend to them wei
come as residents of Bridgeport.
Complying with a request OF the
guests Mrs. Teter gave two readings
The Way a Story is Told ''.and The
Rose of Sharon Grew" which were
highly appreciated. Later cake.
coffee, fruit and bon bons were served
by the ladies. Everyone left feeling
that Mr.. and Mrs. Teter were most
congeniaI host and hostess.
Those who enjoyed the evening
were Miss Lena Williams. Miss Ada
Teter. Miss Hazel Teter. Miss Alice
Winter. Miss Halle Heckert, Miss
Inez Harrison, Miss Rosa Bartlett,
Mr.. and Mrs. c. II. Taylor, Mr. and
Mrs. B. G. Teter. Mrs. ]. H. Sarborune'
George McCahon, Donley Taylor
Robert Willis, BARLEY Taylor and
Joseph Johnson. Jr
DR.. Broomfeld, pastor of the
Methodist Protestant temple at Fair
mont will lecture Tuesday evening
in the Baptist church on the Passion
Play which he has witnessed. Ad-
mission is free and the public is cor
daily invited
Mrs. Mary Golden has returned
from Weston where she spent several
weeks with her daughter. Mrs. Will
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-12-10
WESTON

WESTON, Dec. 1O-eounty court
met Monday in special session. All
the county omcers elected for the
ensuing years will qualif ~lQEing
the week, giving approved security.
The officers for the next for years
will be, sherin, A. j. chittum; as
SCISSOR, Oscar Lunchford; prose
cutting attorney, H F. Rymer;
county surveyor, Peter F1esher;
and new member OF county court,
G. w. Blair.
DR.. e. w. T. Hall, of Freemans-
burg, was called here Sunday on
professional business.
Martin Coy, of Star CITY, was in
the city looking after business in
terests Monday
G. w. Rohrbough. OF Roanoke,
was business visitor in the city
Monday.
r. b. Brinkley, OF Arnold, was in
the city Monday purchasing mail
boxes for the new free delivery
route, which was recently establish
ed from Roanoke through that sec
ton. The carrier viii make his
first trip January 1. Charles Girls
lip, of this city, has 1esn employed
as carrier.
Mrs. Richard Moran, ,proprietress
OF the White Front restaurant, has
been confined to her room for sever
al davs with an attack OF 1agrippe.
John BoyIes. OF Alexander, who
spent a few days here with friends,
returned home Monday.
George Butcher has returned
from a few days business trip to
Clarksburg.
Alex. Freater, an employe OF the
Crescent window glass factory, was
called to his home at ConneIlsviFie,
Pa, Monday on account OF sick
ness.
Bradley Dawson, one OF the eff
fcient employees of the f. J. Kane
Hardware Company, was a Sunday
guest of friends at Jane Lew
Jersey Beamer, railroad con
ductor. has returned from a ten
days hunting trip to the mountains
in Randolph county.
C. NJ. Weaver. field agent for the
Weston Insurance Agency, of Wal
kersviIIe, is a business visitor il the
city.
Isaac Petuske, of the Petuske de-
partment store, is spending a few
days in New York
Mrs. Joe Creighton, who visited
her parents in Marietta, O., returned
home Sunday evening.
Misses Mollle and Gertrude
BeeghIey. OF Jane Lew, we're pleas
ant guests of Mrs. ], NJ, LEVER IN
the NIaIloy apartments Monday !
]. NJ. LEVER viii leave Tuesday
evening for Saginaw, Mich, where
he viii spend the remainder OF the
winter. A new oil field is being de-
in that section and Mr. LIE
yer win be Interested in the drill
ing.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-12-10
ORDER OF PUBLICATION.

state of West Virginia
At Rules held IN the Office Of the
Clerk OF the Circuit Court of Harri-
SON County. on Monday. the 2nd day
Of December. 1912. the following or
der was entered:
George w. Swger and Eliza F. Swiger
VS. IN CHANcERT 40. 1.
Joseph Hartman. Jr.
Object of Suit.
The object OF the above styled
sua IS to remove the cloud upon the
title Of these plaintiffs TO certain land
described in a conditional conveyance
made by plaintiffs to defendant, dated
May ~, 1899. and of record in the
ONCE of the Clerk OF the County Court
of Harrison County West Virginia in
Deed Book NO los. page 116. title If
plaintiffs to which said land is derived
by conveyances recorded in the Office
aforesaid n Deed Books Nos. IS. page
ST., So. pages S26-327 and I2o. page
4o7; and to have said conditional con-
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veyance cancelled and declared null
and void.
And it appearing from an affidavit
fled in said action that Joseph Hart
man. Jr.. is a, non resident of this
state. it is ordered that he do appear
within one month from the date Of the
first publication Of this order and do
what is necessary to protect his inter
ests herein.
Given under my hand this the End
day OF December. 1912.
I. WADE COLEMAN. Clerk.
r. L sTRoTHER, Counsel for Plain
tiff
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liam Westfall.

liam Westfall.
Mrs. Hubert Ro1nine and little son.
George Clemmett, Of Mt. Clare, hare
returned home after visiting her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Graves.
She was accompanied home by her
mother.
Mrs. J. H. sarborune has returned
from Weston, where she visited her
daughter, Mrs. Richard vassar.
Mrs. Capito1a Robinson, OF Meadow
brook, was a week end guest OF her
sister, Mrs. Albert saurborne.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-12-10

The Notwithstanding joke. almost
outlawed nowadays, once hour:shed
amazingly with our 5oke-szniths. It is
pr stty well understood, now. that the
Joke such as It IS, is or the wage
Garner Of the family IN which the buy
er of household supplies Is NOT
BA ATN-HUSTER-and thus not
reade- CT the Telegram ads.
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a Lecture

vty Drud9e-'Y Mr. Wisennan, the doctor has been
hexe and says your must have good, long
rest, and can't do any work for some time She's
just worn out with doing too much. If you take
so that when she gets well, she viii have a chance
to stay well and not get all tired out again. There's
nothing like Fels-Naptha Soap to ease a wonaan's
work.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-12-10

FeIs-Naptha Soap does your washing
Better than il was ever done before, in less
time, with less trouble. A little thought
and common sense put into your work will
bring its own reward. If you were told
Of something that would change hard
work into easy work, you would be very
,znwise not to try it and see for yourself
whether it was really so. That's all you
have to do with FeIs-Naptha Soap-tEy It.
It VIII do the rest.
yvork easy: give you some time TO yourself
and save your health; wash al kinds of
dainty fabrics as well as all the heavier
washing and scrub5ing. It will do it's
work best In cool or lukewarm water, thus
making a hot fire unnecessary.
There are thousands Of women who
know that FeIs-NaptFla Soap will do all
these things and who use it in preference
to any ether soap. Follow the directions
on the Red and Green Wrapper.
The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-12-10
GIVING

Come as early as you can.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-07
NUNS PERISH IN FIRE
SISTERS SACRIFICE LIVES IN Eff
FORT TO SAVE CHILDREN.
Mother Superior Attempts to Garry
Out a Child, but Two Fall Back
Into Blazing Structure.

San Antonio. Tex, Nov. LIN an at
tempt to save 81 children in their
charge, six sisters of charity sacrificed
their lives Wednesday In fire that
destroyed st. Johns orphanage. One
body fell to its death with Mary OF the
Cross, mother superior Of the institu-
ton, who left her place Of safety In a
vain effort to save the child. Another
orphan is missing, and 1t Is feared IT
did not escape.
The children owe their lives to the
courage and self-sacriace of the nuns.
The death Of the mother superior,
Mary of the Cross. was the sequel 10
a demonstration of remarkable cour-
age. She returned to the burning dor
mitory when she heard the cry OF q
child who had been overlooked In the
excitement. A few moments later she
appeared at window In the front OF
the building with the babe In her arms.
Fire Chief Wright attempted to
save her, but he failed. A ladder was
placed against the unsteady wall and
the chief scaled 1t, but before ne
reached her the mother. superior with
the child fell back into the flames.
The dead nuns belonged to the Sis
tiers OF Charity of the Incarnate Word.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-07
Big HOTEL IS BURNED
PROPERTY AT PENCE SPRING Is
COMPLETELY DESTROYED.
Men Sustain Injuries While
Fighting the Flames.

Hinton, w. Va.-The large hotel at
Pence Springs, w. Va, about Is miles
east OF Hinton, known as the Pence
Spring hotel, owned and operated by
A.. P. Pence, of Summers county, a
member OF the house Of delegates, was
completely consumed by fire.. The
origin of the fire can not be deter
mined, but it is thought to have been
caused either by the rats igniting
matches or an overheated steam pipe
on the third floor. All the contents
were burned to ashes except part of
the furniture from the first and second
floors, which was taken out, but was
very badly damaged. w. D. Rhodes,
merchant, narrowly escaped with his
life when window fell from the third
floor striking him, but he miraculously
escaped within minor injuries. Mike
Garvey was overcome with heat The
doctors say he will in all probability
recover. All outside buildings were
also destroyed by the raging flames,
and the total estimated damage will
reach about $4,000. The hose con-
nection was pronounced all right, but
the flow of water was very slow, which
prevented the firemen from making
any progress.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-07
FORMER MCCORMICK OFFICIAL GIVES
u. S. FACTS IN HARVESTER CASE

Chicago, Nov. Rodney B. Swift,
former head of the legal patent and
experimental departments Of the
Mccormick Harvester company, prov
ed the star witness for the govern
ment in the preliminary hearing Of its
suit to dissolve the international
Harvester company. when the Chica-
go hearing was resumed Wednesday
before Special Examiner Robert s.
Taylor. The former confidential man
Of the McCormicks, the organizers OF
the alleged harvester trust" told the
inside" story Of the events leading
up to the formation Of the Interna-
tional Harvester company in Septem-
Der, 1902.
Mr.. Swift testified that the McCor-
mick. Harvester company, despite
keen competition, earned net profits
OF sic, 000, 900 on its capitalization Of
$2,500,000 during the fiscal years Of
1900, 1901 and 1902. He said the divi.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-07
LIEUT.. BECKER IS SENTENCED
Reiterates Statement That He 10 In
nocent OF Rosenthai Murder--Is
Now at Sing Sing.

New York, Nov. CHARLES A. Beck
er, the former police lieutenant con-
yicted of procuring the murder OF the
gambler, Herman Rosenthal, was sen
fenced here Wednesday to die In the
electric chair at Sing Sing during the
week OF December 9. Sentence was
pronounced by Justice Gof.
Sing Sing, Nov. 1.-The sheriff
reached Sing Sing with Charles A.
Becker, former police lieutenant. con-
demned to death for the murder OF
Herman Rosenthal. Wednesday night.
Turned over to the police authorities.
Becker's measurements and pedigree
were taken and he(was placed in the
death house" Il come here an In
nocent man." he said in bidding good.
by to the sheriff. Il don't know any
more about that murder than you do"
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-07
SHERMAN LAID TO REST
BODY or VICE PRESIDENT CON-
SIGNED TO THE TOMB.
President TAFT, Cabinet Members, su
prene Justices and oother Mo-
tables Present,

Utica, N. with services impress
sive in their simplicity, the body Of
Vice President James Schoolcraft
Sherman was laid to rest in a crypt
within beautiful mansoleum in For
est Hill cemetery.
Under canvas covering that served
as as HELD against chill November
wind were gathered the Sherman fam
lily, President Taft. members Of his
cabinet, Justices of the United States
supreme court senators and members
Of the house of representatives and a
few intimate friends and business ASSOC
ciates of the vice president, while with
out throng who had assembled to-
pay final tribute stood reverently un-
til the strains of ASLEEP in Jesus by
q mems chorus, which marked the,
conclusion Of the services, had died
away.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-07
CINCINNATI MARKETS

Wheat--No. Q red $1.06D1.08, No. s.
red 98c@$1.05, No. 4 red 80@96c.
Corn-No. 2 white 66@67c, No. 8
white 65@651sc, No. "A white 63@65c,
No. 2 yellow 65@66c, No. yellow
647s @65c, No. yellow 61@83c, No. 3
mixed 65@66c, No. 3 mixed 64@65c,
No. mixed 60@63c, yellow ear GAO
65c, mixed ear 64@66c, white ear ga
W66c, new white ear SIC.
Oats-No. Q white 361a @37c, stand
ard white 36@36Ac, No. 8 Ban @35c,
No. 8 mixed 34@345ac, No. 4 mixed 80
@33Ac.
Hay No. timothy $3.50, standard
timothy $16.25016.75, No. timothy
$15@15.50, No. 8 timothy $13.50@14.50,
No. clover mixed S16@165O, No. q
clover mixed $14.5G@15, No. l clover
$l6@16.50, No. 2 clover $13@15.
Poultry Hens, heavy (41a lbs and
over) lie, light 10c, ROSTERS Sc, spring
ers (27a lbs and over) 1U1ac, spring
ers (under 21a lbs) lie, springers (I1h
lb and under) &c.,, ducks "a lbs and
over lac, white (under Ibs) 12c, col
ored (under lbsl 9@I1c; turkeys
e lbs and over) 15c, turkeys, young
(under 8 lbs) 10@12c, turkey toms 15c,
culls Sc.
Eggs Prime firsts S11ac, firsts 30c,
ordinary firsts 24c, seconds zoe.
Cattle Shippers $6.25@z50; butch
er steers extra $6.85@7.25, good to
choice $5.85@6, common to fair $4.25
@5.76: heifers. extra SCOOPS, good
to choice $5@5.90, common to fair
$3.50@4.75; cows, extra $5.25@5.50,
good to choice $4.60@5.15, common ID
fair $3@4.50; canners $2.25@3.50.
Bulls Bologna $4.35@5, extra $40
@5.25; fat bulls $5@5.50.
Calves Extra $9.25@9.6O, fair to
good $7Q9. common and large 500
8.75. II n
Hogs Heavy hogs $7.S0@7.S5. good
to choice packers and butchers $7.75
@7.85, mixed packers $7.60@7.70, stays
$406.65, extra $6.75; common to
choice heavy fat sows $5@7, light
shippers $6.6007.40; pigs, 10 lbs and
less, $4@6.50.
SheepE Extra $3.65@3.75, good. to
choice $3.25@3.6O, common to fair
$1.25@3.25. t@3
Lambs Extra s6.75, GOOD khoice
$6.25@6.65, common to faif .6I5-
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-07
SHOOTS AUTO BANDIT
BASEBALL OFFICIAL SHOOTS
HoLD-UP MAN in CHICAGO.
Rud Cooke, Assistant Secretary Of the
Cubs, Is Too Quick for Highway
men and Kills One Of Them.

Western Newspaper Union News Service
Chicago. Rutherford B. Cooke, as
sistant secretary Of the Chicago Ma
tional league baseball club, shot and
killed one of two automobile bandits
who attempted to hold him up at
Washington and North Oakley boule-
Yards.
The bullet from his revolver, which
he drew and fired while looking into
the barrel of his assailant's weapon,
ended the night ride OF thieves, who
already had robbed one victim.
Edward Meyers, rs years Of age, 221
East Adams street, was the man kill.
ed By ..the Cubs official. His com
panion escaped, while Cooke, standing
in the street, emptied his revolver at
the fieing automobile.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-07

WEIGH, w. ya-Tom White, COZ
ored, an inmate of the poor house Of
Mcdowell county, was run OYER and
instantly killed In tunnel near
WEIGH. He is supposed to have been
caught and killed by westbound
freight train while traversing the tun-
mel. The fatal accident occurred in
the second tunnel west OF WEIGH, and
the mutilated remains were first dis
covered by the section force. White
had been on the poor farm, in charge
of the overseer OF the poor, for sew
eral years. The body was turned ovss
70 the county authorities.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-07

James Schoolcraft Sherman, TWEEN.
ty-seventh vice president OF the United
States, who was elected In 1908 on the
ticket with President Taft, was born
In Utica, N. X. October "a, 1855. He
was the son of Gen. Richard Updike
Sherman and Mary Frances Sherman.
General Sherman was active in mill
tary affairs and later an editor. all
the time holding several important
state positions. Mr.. Sherman's mother
came OF an old Vermont family. Mr..
Sherman attended the public schools
OF Utica and entered Hamilton col
lege, where he graduated In 1873. He
excel1ed as an orator during his col
lege days and often was called upon
to make public speeches. He took up
the practice of law and was admitted
to the bar OF New York in 1890 He
entered the law firm OF Cookinham &
Gibson, which in a few months be-
came Cookinham & Sherman. 1t was
as an orator that he drifted into poll.
tics and the first political Office he
held was that OF mayor of Utica, to
which he was elected in 1884, when he
was 20 years old. Mr.. Sherman was
the youngest mayor in the history Of
the city. At the expiration OF his
term as mayor in 1887, Mr.. Sherman
was elected to Congress, and, with the
exception Of one term, from 1890 to
1892, he served in the House contin.
uously from 1887 to the time when he
assumed the office of vice president
Mr.. Sherman was known to, his in
Inmates and probably to half Of the
nation as Sunny jim" a sobriquet he
earned by never falling genial dis
position. During his term in Con
gross, Mr.. Sherman served on many
important committees. He was DEL
egate to the national convention OF
1892, and chairman of the New York
Republican state convention OF 1895,
and again in 1900. He had an excel
lent training in parliamentary prac-
tice and often was called upon to fill
the speakers chair, temporarily. He
was an important factor in all legisla-
tive matters and during his last term
In the House was chairman OF the
Committe on Indian Affairs and q
member OF the Committee on Rules
and of the Committee on Interstate
and Foreign Commerce He was one
Of the Big Five in the House and was
considered one OF the most influential
members Of Congress. He was closely
identified with Speaker Cannon and
was his staunch supporter throughout
When Mr.. Sherman was doomed for
the vice presidency in 1908, 1t was
not the first time he had been men
toned for that Office. When he was
permanent chairman of the New York
state convention. he was for many
days q close rive, OF Theodore Roose-
welt and at one time was regarded by.
the late Senator Mark Hanna as
possible presidential candidate.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-07
CHICAGO PACKERS INDICTED
Federal Grand Jury OF Boston Hold
Men az Officers Of Consolidated
Rendering Company.

Boston, Nov 2.-The federal grand
jury Thursday returned indictments
against Edward F. Swift OF Chicago,
president of the Consolidated Render
ing company; Edward A. Tilden, vice.
president, also Of Chicago; George
H. Swift OF this city: Horatio w.
Heath. general manager. and the com
pany itself, for combining to monopo-
lie the trade and commerce in the
rendering business.
The indictments were returned In
the United States district court before
Judge Morton. 1t Is charged that the
company. which in 1904 controlled 40
per cent. of the business, now con-
trolls about IS per cent. OF Il. through
unfair. oppressive. tortuous and UNI
lawful conduct.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-07

dends paid for the three years amount
ed to 463 per cent.
Under the interrogation Of Edwin
P. Grosvenor. special assistant attor-
ney general, who had charge of the
prosecution Of the alleged trust" the
witness revealed the details of the
conferences In New York and Chicago
which resulted in the combining of six
harvesting machine companies. which
controlled from IS to 80 per cent Of
the binder and reaper business Of the
world, he said.
Attorneys representing the de-
PENDANTS In the dissolution suit made
a stubborn fight to prevent the exam
nation Of Mr.. Swift at this time.
Their efforts were futile, however, and
at the end of bitter series of Tits
between William ID. McHugh, chief
counsel for the corporation, and Mr..
Grosvenor. the examination OF the
witness by the latter was allowed to
proceed
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-07
3. & N. TO RUN TRAINS.
New Track is Nearly Completed and
B. & o. Line viii Be Used
Part of the Way.

Fairmont, w. Va.-The announce
ment made by the officials OF the
Buckhannon and Northern Railway
company that passenger service be-
tween Fairmont, Pittsburgh and the
East will be started on November Is,
has awakened much interest among
the residents along the route. The
tracks are practically completed to
Riverville from the Pennsylvania state
line, and connection will be made from
Fairmont over the Pawpaw branch Of
the Baltimore and OHIO Railroad COM
pany. The B. & o. depot will also be
used from this point. The Pawpaw Is
small strip Of road running from
Fairmont to the mining region at
Riyersville and ON to. Grant Town.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-07
ASKS FOR BIG DAMAGES.

Parkersburg, w. VA suit for
damages in the sum Of $4,000 has
been instituted in the United States
court by Eldus Waggoner, Of Reedy,
Roane county, against the B. G 0. rail-
road. The plaintiff is locomotive en-
gineer, who was thrown from his cab
in collision at Sistersville, March 16.
1912, sustaining broken leg and other
injuries. The plaintiff alleges that he
was confined in Parkersburg hospital
for period of six weeks and has been
unable to do any work since.
The Progressive West Virginian. [volume] (Williamson, W. Va.) 1911-1913, 1912-11-07
HAS FIGHT WITH SNAKE.

Parkersburg, w. Va.--Joseph Smith,
an employee Of the Amosville Dairy
company, had fight with deadly
copperhead snake, four feet In length,
in milkhouse in which he was a
prisoner. While standing over a jar.
filling can Of milk, Smith felt some
thing crawling about his feet. Jump
ing aside he saw the reptile coiled
ready to spring. He started toward
the door, but the snake blocked his
way and the door blew shut, locking
on the outside. A woman heard his
cries, and when she opened the door
and saw the snake. she secured hoe,
threw 1t to Smith. and he killed the
snake.