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friend of the late President McKin-
ley, and when Mckinley was governor
of Ohio he served as Secretary OF
State. For years he worked as a
newspaper editor and was the author
of number of books.
Enterprise>-Fire here early We'd
nesday morning resulted in $4,000
loss, with only $2,50e insurance, car
ried as follows: F. NJ Hawkins, build
ing, $4,000, no insurance; James Law
liss, building. $1,000, no insurance; /.
R. and W. S. Tetrick, feed and mer-
chandise stores, $4,000, insurance
$4,000; H. r.. Neal, meat market,
$1,000, insurance. $500; L. A. Robey,
barber shop, $500, no insurance; Free
viii Methodist congregation, $3.50, no
insurance; Melvin Fortney, $500, no
insurance; Rev. Mr. Fish, $3.50, no in
surance. The fire was of unknown
origin.
Charleston.-For the purpose of
electing two delegates to the Republic
can National Convention, the Third
Congressional district committee is
sued call for convention to be held
at Charleston, May Is. Resolutions
We're adopted requesting the State
committee to hold q Presidential
preference primary. No action was
taken relative to the nomination of
candidate for Congress.
Clarksburg. The Democratic munic-
ipal convention held here nominated
the following ticket; Mayor, G. w.
Gleggett; Chief of Police, P. R. John
son; Treasurer, D. o. Booth; Superin-
tendent of Streets, Homer E. Martin;
Water Commissioner, Vincent Cooke;
Councilmen, P. ]. Madden, A. S..
Robey, DR.. John p Mcguire, Lloyd
Garrett and Roscoe Brown The cleo
ton will be held April Q.
Belington-The election here result.
ed in the choice of B. b. Rohrbaugh
for Mayor, defeating L. L. Bennett,
incumbept. and e. J. Staifer for Re-
corder, who was opposed by w. G.
Ware. Councilmen were chosen as
follows First Ward, ]. e. Keyser;
Second Ward, J. A. Viquesney; Third
Ward. H. H, Hankey; Fourth Ward,
Floyd Peters.
Charlestown A beautiful home
wedding took place at Oakland Farm.
the home of D. K. Snyder, near here,
when his niece. Miss Margaret Pine
ton Flood, and William Mason Baker,
of Middleway, w Va, were married.
The ceremony was. performed by Rev.
D. H. Eutsler, pastor OF the jefferson
Circuit Methodist Episcopal Church
South.
Charleston That Taft supporters
at Washington are responsible for the
delay in preferring charges of bribery
against Senators Clarence W Wilson
and William Chiffon in the United
States Senate was the intimation
thrown out here. Governor Glasscock
delivered in person the record in the
case to Senator Root, who was to
make the charge. but 1t is now said
the Governor has received informa-
ton that the matter is to be held up
until after the Chicago convention, as
the Governor Is leading In the Roose-
welt movement Governor Glasscock
refused to discuss the matter. s.
Huntington. March Q is an unlucky
day for Paul Disher One year ago
while an employee OF local furniture
factory he had his left thumb cut on
in machine. Saturday Disher had
his right thumb severed by the same
machine.
I DR., George F. Kunz, the gem ex-
pert, has been informed that the en-
peror of Japan had conferred on him
the decoration Of the order Of the
Rising Sun. officers class, for work in !
nineralcg. Jade and assistance to the
sapaaese mining industry