The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-10-30
MOUNT CLARE

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MI CLARE oct. 50. Permit me
once more to reply in few WORDS Y
my honored and esteemed cor -
temporary Of the morning daily y, ~
Thursdays Issue Of that paper VII VII
throw away the pronOun any
use the personal term. ..I'', az he has
seen fit to charge me with being
s.fneddler.v and q ..disturber OF the
peace" without any ground for COM
plant believe the public should
know who the real "disturberS are
Something like two years ago
agreed with the Telegram manager
to furnish what items OF news couIo
pick up without interfering Win NY n
Domestic duties: and as happen e
be woman am deprived OF muS u
OF the @store box gossip that 10
nicked mn by my esteemed contem-
porary who is evidently nerved up 70
the task OF trying to create disturb D
anca among peaceful citizens through
the influence of persons in female at
tire. In his last letter he allows ms
shaggy coat OF hair to all frtzzle UP
with rage because did notsreveal my
identity In my last correspondence 20
the Telegram. What Is all this 1urore
about? He has tried to make noun
tain out Of much less than mole
hill. Let me again explain. Nearly
two months ago in one of my letters,
/ did complain that the board OF edu-
cation Of Grant district fpot as IN
diyiduals. but as an official body ana
not charging that they had employed
a set OF incompetent or unworthy
teachers) but that they had been I'M
Just in discriminating against the
only applicant Of our home talent
among the whole list of applicants
and one member of the board admit
ted to a person who reported 10 me-
that this teacher should have had one
room Of the school. and that he did
all he could to secure 1t for ner, out
the other two members opposed MN.
/ made no complaint against any
teacher. nor used any names, yet one
lone teacher of the half dozen employ
ed was silly enough to be made pc
alfeye that she had been nbeled upon
this conspiracy, consisting OF about
three persons in petticoats and my
esteemed CO contemporary, was
formed to try to besmirch my cnar-
acter by publicly proclaiming me
:echronic" meddler" and e als sNl ..,sa
of the peace, Again, to show VINO
the neddlers were will explain now
I happened, to report the names OF
the three very . old and venerable
gentlemen from Lost Creek My hus-
hand was told while In that town, 9
son of one of these aged people. ali
living so close together, whdch SO
fmnressed him that he wrote It down
and had given 1t to me before any
mention was made in the Exponenl,
and which I used as an ADDITION 70
the names of the venerable Ms. G .lias
gentlemen. This very act OF KIND.
ness on INV. part has caused an ex-
pIogion Of wrath that indicates ny
esteemed contemporary has had an
attack cf 4brainstorm" Come down
OF your "store box" perch, and. adn1t
YOU have been unduly influenced from
evil sources. L will not publicly take
any further notice OF such halfucina-
lions, but If any more such ep1tnels
appear in print concerning me, 1 VIII
proceed to settle II. in personal way,
and il he still believes some DARK
horsen is Going him an injury, that
can also be settled personally when
he is named Now for few items
Of news which hope will not cause
any "brainstorms."
Charles w. Tichner and Miss Eliza
Heaton were quietly married
Adamston "Wednesday. evening. Re-
turning the same evening they Went
into their comfortable quarters In the
spacious home Of G. p. Day1sson,
wI1ich they will occupy during the
absence of the DAWSON family In the
soI1tb. The boys Squad did not fail
in giving them their compliments with
the usual serenade on Thursday even
ing. -.
Tichenor will occupy the property re-
Gently purchased Of F. d. Crisltp.
We are sorry to have to chronicle
the serious illness of the aged and
venerable Granville Knight, who Is
suffering from dropsy.
: Miss Bartlett one Of the teachers OF
the Mt. Clare grade school. was YAK
en- to a local hospital at Clarkseurs
suffering from typhoid fever
Mr.. and Mrs Leon Camp are VISIT
ing Mrs. Camps parents. Mr.. and MIS-.
w. P. Weekly.
work at the various mines has
been very slack for some time past
and the pay envelopes ut the Worknen
will be proportionate1y light
Mumps have been very prevalent
about Mt. Clare for some time past.
Several members of the, families OF e.
Vincent and Thomas Williams are
now confined with them.
MI. and Mrs. James A. Mills v1s-
tied the latter's brother, George A.
Custer In south Clarksburg Wednes-
&. S. Holden of Buckhannon viii
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