The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-06-07
anne from Harrl.onvine. va. ten year,

came from Harrisonvilie. Va. ten year
ago.
John J. shore il manager Of the Clarks.
burg Lumber and Planning Mil Company
This is enc OF the oldest business con.
Germs of the city. having been In exist.
enee for q half century. II employs
| twenty-five men, and makes everything
needed in the woodwork construction Of
buildings.
| A. L. Roberts came from Michigan
seven years ago apd engaged in tbs
hardware trade, and>carries a complets
stock in his line. and by fair treatment
of all enjoys a large business.
A. J. Simmons started in the plumbing
trade eight years ago, with SIS ano
credit. He now has one Of the fine busi'
ness propositions of the town Every
time he goes away on a trip he says
he is always pleased to get back &c
Clarksburg.
John p. Candy, founder of the Candy
Provision Company, is native. as was
| his father, who was a, Union man ourlne
the war. His present house was founded
! In 1881, but as the business Is well es-
tablished he spends a good deal OF time
| in travel. and enjoys the fruits OF hard-
working years.
Mrs. A. Y. Brent is manager of the
William Brent Brokerage Company. The
founder of the business died eight years
ago. when the widow took control, and
as far as known is the only woman mer-
chandise broker in the State. She han
dies groceries, hay, and grain.
The Horner-Gaylord Company arr
wholesale grocers. with trade extend
ing into several States
w. r. Koerner is manager OF the En-
pire Sign Company, and samples or his
BUILDINGS OF
the city.
G. H. Gordon is of Ohio birth. but since
1852 has been Justice of the Peace, with
an office at ITO North Third Street.
Mrs. p. McGarry is landlady Of the
Tuna Hotel, at Industrial, a short ride
from Clarksburg on the street cars. The
house contains thirty-five rooms, the
meals are good, rates reasonable, ano
visitors who have a few days TO spend In
town should run out to the Tuna Hotel
for a part of their stay.
w. H. Cole was elected Mayor this
spring. after having served the city for
twelve years as clerk. He is native
of CIarksburg, but his father was long
a department official at Washington
Jackson Van Buren, Carriers popularity
is evidenced in being elected Justice of
the Peace by 15S majority as a Democrat
in a city nominally Republican by from
400 to 5oo
r. B. Wilson and A. F. Dennison are
in the real estate business. Their books
show sales exceeding S350.0o0 in Clarks-
burg alone. They have been very sue
cessful in handling subdivisions. Parties
who desire information about the Clarks-
burg region should write them.
G. W. Riley is one of Clarksburg' s
practical harnessmakers. He knows his
trade from bit to crupper.
Pardee e. Curtin are general lumber
dealers and exporters of hardwoods. The
business has been established for over
forty years.
Daniel Howard came from Chicago in
1906 to put some demoralized coal inter
ests on their feet, and he is now con-
nected in one way or another with no
less than seven companies. Mr.. Howard
takes an active part in the Order Kokoal,
a society devoted to uplift work for
those engaged in the coal trade. He now
holds the high Office of imperial goZook
in the national society.
J. E. Law is a native of Clarksburg, a
graduate of the West Virginia Univer-
sity, and for fourteen years has been in
the practice of law.
c. S. Elliott is president and W. E.
Smith secretary of the Clarksburg Glass
Factory; employ 80 men: have thirty
six-blower tank. and turn out carloads
Of window glass every day.
The Willson-Earle Company are manu-
facturers' agents. and for twenty years
have been handling food products, hay,
grain, and coal. Mr.. Wilson is a Pitts
burg man and Mr.. Earle came from
The Hart brothers, ]. F at Clarks-
burg, and J. P. at Fairmont and Graf
ton, are large dealers in fruits, produce,
and confectionery. Their father has been
in the same trade at Cumberland, Md,
for fifty years, and is still active in
business.
r. E. Gill is a jeweler and carries a
fine stock in his line: has been in bust
ness seven years, and takes an. active
interest in the up-building of his native
town.
T. G. Nicewarner came from Tren-
ton, n. J.. thirty-three years ago and is
now serving his adopted city as justice
of the peace.
Jack Marks. a moving picture man.
ager. has just completed a $4,000 house
at the corner of Fourth and Pike Streets.
There is money in a scent show II II is
located. Mr.. Marks operates
shows in six different towns.
NJ G. Farmakis has been ten years in
the fruit and confectionery trade on Pike
Street and carries one of the largest
stocks in the city.
c. F. Zaruba operates a foreign ex-
change bank and a general merchandise
store
John Craig came from Clarion County,
Pa, four years ago, and is An oil well