The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1914-03-19
WESTON



daughter Of Frank Butcher. OF Cleye-
land. is dead as the result of a de-
pBorable accident which took place
Sunday. The facts as related by per-
sons coming from that end OF this
county, are that on Sunday morning
the sons of Mr.. Butcher heard Wild
turkeys in the woods not far from
the house. Both the young men seized
guns and started, toward them. In
leaving the yard. Emmett. the older
of the sons, placed cartridge In his
gun, and in breaking It down Il was
In some way discharged. killing the
sister instantly. The family are dis
tracted over the sad affair and the
entire community IS shocked. With
In a few months there have been
three such accidents In that locality.
and, strange to say. each took place,
on Sunday.
away near Weston early this morning,
) in the person of William Roger. He
had been i'll for several years. and was
| operated on once or twice at a Gin
lcinnati hospital for cancer of the face.
lHe was a-native of Upshur county,
but came here soon after being dis
| charged from the army after having
served in the famous Upshur battery.
Mr. Roger leaves a widow and six
sons and two daughters. The sons are
all either engaged in business for
themselves or holding good positions,
1.-THE youngest being Earle Roger. as
sistant postmaster at Weston. The
remains are to he laid to rest at
Fairview cemetery, Hackers creek.
Thursday morning, funeral being held
at the Methodist Protestant church
NEAR the family home on Smiths run,
at 10 O'Clock in the morning,
The remains of Isaac M CASTOR
were taken this morning to Milford
road and from there to Duck creek
for interment. number of friends
of the family accompanied them
there.
The county court held a special
term here yesterday and passed an
lorder directing the making OF a
change In the turnpike toward SUIT
ton, which will enable the traveller on
the highway to avoid two dangerous
lrailroad crossings
i There is quite an Interest. here In
! the sale and use of copper insofes for
Ishoes a. local newspaper having some
days ago published q story to the ef-
feet that these fnsoles cure rheuma-
tism. One hardware firm has sold
fifty pairs of them at twenty-five
cents a pair, and some of those wear
ing them claim to have been greatly
benefited.
Persons living south and west of
town saw drove of forty-three wild
geese pass over a day or two ago. The
| wise ones say this means immediate
springtime.
r. L. Darnau, one of the leading
farmers and hortJculturists of the
county came to town yesterday and
reported that all his pears and peach
1-e6 are edsalreaNs till4slsyear,1a are
/ many p1un1s, but chat apples are still
safe.
] A banquet WAS given to large
number of members of the order of
Moose Saturday night at the Camden.
/ the organization who solicited the,
members for a large local organiza-
tion.
Porter Arnold left yesterday for
! Lexington KY, to buy a carload of
saddle horses.
A frightened horse jerlsed sled
onto the leg of Nelson DeBaTr at the
Edmiston farm on Maxwell's run, and
Mr.. DeBarr sustained a broken leg.
Ray Gordon, son of D. G. Gordon,
! of Jane Lew, who was operated on re-
Gently at St. Mary's hospital for ap-
! pendicitis, has developed a bad case
of erysipelas.
Dominick Fuccy has returned to
Camp after having spent a few days
with his family here.
A little son of Fred Detamore has
pneumonia.
Miss Dorsey Simmons, of Freemans-
burg. is visiting relatives at Column
bus, o.
Mrs. Love Peterson. and little
daughter, Flo Elizabeth. visited rel
atives at F'renchton last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. G. G. Heavier have
returned from a visit with relatives
/ at Buckhannon.
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