The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1912-01-05
lie NeWsof Weston


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! WESTON Jan. 5.-The county
court has been in session here this
week With President ]. W. Duncan
presiding. Issuing drafts and other
similar business has been the prin-
cipal work Of the ocnrt during this
term. John J, Talbot was commits
stoned to serve as notary public.
Real estate transfers have been
slow during the week. and no mar
rage license has been issued.
The Bell Telephone Company and
the Western Union Telegraph Com
pany have formed a union in this
city and are bothinow occupying the
Hayden building over the postofice.
The Methodist Episcopal church
was the scene Of one of the largest
social gatherings OF the kind ever
witnessed in THIS city; A contest of
the two Bible classes of the church
was closed With the serving OF tur-
key supper by the class of the Rev.
D. G. Helmick to the class of Editor
r. Ad Hall The contest was due
to the largest number in each class
at the close OF the year.
The Racket store which has been
conducted successfully in this city
for a number of years by F. o. Wat
kins. has closed out most of.its stock
of goods and twill engage in an
other stock of merchandise in the
spring.
The large department room of the
Malloyy .Rrothers building has been
leased .by local men and it will be
used for a general merchandise store.
Z Editor F, s. shuster, of the Demo-
I:crat, is at Fayetteville on business,
p. G. Daylsson has returned to his
home in Washington after attending
a stockholders meeting OF the Nation
al Exchange Bank here.
Mrs. John Kinble, of Grafton, ac-
companied her daughter, Mrs. n. G.
Hail. home recently. Mrs. Hall had
been with her parents in Grafton
since the funeral 81 their little
daughter there several weeks ago.
The Citizens Bank have gotten out
a neat and very useful almanac for
its customers this year instead of the
usual calendar. The almanac is one
of the most useful ones out this year.
-Four colored men, Will Lee, and
Jake Grlggsby and George Perkins,
and one white man, John Hacker, for
merIy of Pennsylvania. were arrested
her last night charged, with boot-ieg-
ging, They were taken to Philippi
today on thes noon train by United
States Marshal f. D. Hupp for hear
ing. Other arrests, are expected to
be made. as these are not the only
persons violating the. law by Illegally
selling liquors in the city.
B. E. Wells and Lon Bonnell will
open the Weston shoe store for BUSH
ness as soon as the court coflrms the
receivers sale. The stock has been
sold to it by Harry C. Bailey, who
purchased 1t at the receivers sale.
A small child of Mr., and Mrs, w.
]. skinner died in East Weston this
morning.
Miss MareIluh White, teacher Of
music in this city, is the recipient OF
the news from California that her
uncle sylvanus White, who died there
recently had leftrher an estate of $lO,-
080 Miss Dotia White. teacher at
Broaddus Institute, at Philippi sister
OF Miss Marellah, and brother,
John White of Camden, received like
amount. Mr.. White went from this
county to California about forty years
ago, where he lived as bachelor. un-
til his death. His wealth consists of
several thousand dollars more than
he left to his two nieces and one
nephew Other relatives here re-
ceiyed a nice sum.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. S. Hoskins and
son, Homer, and daughter. Dortha.
left this evening for Florida, where
they will spend the remainder of the
winter.
W. V. Chichester is very ill at his
home on Center avenue and his re-
covery can hardly be expected on ac-