The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-27
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| NOT | HELPED
But Very Little by Freight Rate
lncrea Say B. & d. Off
Gals at Grafton.

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GRAFTON. Dec. 2e 1t has devel-
oped that the railroads in this part
OF the state Will not be as greatly
Denefited by the increase In freight
rates as was at first anticipated.
Local railway officials claim that the
coal and coke shipments, on which no
increase OF freight Is permitted, CON
Hstitute some eighty per cent of the
total amount of BUSINESS handled on
the roads In this section of West Virs
GINA. Coal forms fifty-threc per cent
OF all the shipments handled on the
entire Baltimore and Ohio railroad
system:
Aformal reception Saturday ma rked
the opening Of the new Grafton post
Office building, which has been com
pleted at a total outlay Of $3.50, 00D.-
The building itself cost $780, 900 while
the site for the building represents
an additional outlay Of $4,000. Many
persons visited the building. The post
ottice has been in process of construc-
ton for more than eighteen months.
The most sensational case that has
developed in this section of the state
in years is that OF the death by either
murder Of suicide Of Alonzo Piles, a
wealthy farmer of near Howesville,
Preston county, who died Friday from
bullet wounds received in, as yet, an
unknown manner SO far as the au-
thorities are concerned.
His wife and brother, J.. w. Piles,
have been arrested and are being held
in the Kingwood Jail, awaiting a hear-
ing on the charge of numbering him.
The testimony Of the accused persons
is to the effect that Piles shot himself
while under the influence OF alcohol.
His wife and brother had remon-
strated with him, according to their
story, and endeayored to take him
home, but he refused to go. He
drew pistol then and attempted to
shoot himself, but his brother made
an effort to wrest the weapon away
from him. In the struggle. which fol-
lowed, the defendants claim X that
Piles struck his brother over the head
with the butt Of the pistol, knocking
him down, then turned the weapon on
himself and fired a bullet through his
breast. He expired in the road by the
side OF his wife a few minutes later.
Unusual interest is taken in the case
owing to the prominence of the per-
sons who are involved.
James Male Is held here ON charges
preferred by William Parsons, alleg-
ing robbery, entering building, and
attempting 10 shoot with intent 20 kill.
Parsons alleges that Male entered his
house and stole a sum OF money three
weeks ago. This week. Parsons claims
a man entered his home, pistol in
band, and was attacked by Parsons,
who was oyerpowered by the assail-
ant, who escaped. Before leaving,
however, Parsons claims that he tore
a mask from the face OF the intruder
and both Parsons and his wife say
they recognized the midnight prowler
as Male. He was arrested on the
streets of Grafton the next day and is
being held for trial.
A prominent white churchman of
Huntington is furnishing funds that
will be used. by the Rev. w. /. With
row, a noted negro evangelist of Nor
folk, Va. who is conducting a series
of revival meetings here this month
among the colored people, to conduct
a series of ter-denominational evan
gelistic services among the negroes
OF America 1t is claimed that this
is the first time that an effort has been
made to bring the colored race into
the ranks OF the Christians In any
sort OF campaign conducted on lines
other than those of the particular de-
nominations,
H. w. Blaming graduate of Beth
any College, and pastor of the Chris
tian church Of this city, has been APP