The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1914-12-20
AND
Ohio FLAGMEN
FEAR BIG LION.
That Escaped from Circus Near
Keyser and They Are Armed
with ShotgunS.

GRAFTON. Dec. 1S-Persistent
stories from various sources are cir
cuiatlng among the railroad circlesc
OF this section in regard to the Afri-
can lion, which is reported to have
escaped from menagerie in travel
ing circus near Keyser. and to have
been busy since that time killing
the stock and frightening the folks
around keyser. While the reports
cannot be confirmed, it is fact that
at least score of prominent railroad
ment claim to have seen the beast
and that nearly every caboose on the
Cumberland division contains a
shotgun as part of its equipment
Every time fiagman goes back he
takes along the shotgun SO that he
can give the animal warm recep-
tion in case it shows up.
The Taylor county teachers gather
I ed here this week at the court house
where teachers institute was CON
Quoted Friday and Saturday by
County Superintendent Dellet New
lon. DIR. j. H. Deahl, of Morgantown:
Prof. $. G. Crosse and Prof. NJ. ]. Abb
hey, were the principal instructors,
| A very interesting and helpful insti-
tute was held.
The Cincinnati police have located
William Colebank, the fifteen year
old son Of Colonel" Colebank, OF
near this city, who disappeared from
his home nearly two weeks ago. The
boy was traced some. distance and
the police in western cities were then
notified to look out for the boy. On
receipt of information that the police
believe that they have the boy miss
ing, Mr.. Colebank left for Cincin-
natl and is expected to return with
he boy. The lad is supposed to have
started to visit his uncle in South
Dakota. He was student in the
Grafton high school.
A deal involving the control Of
the Buckhannon Bank. the oldest
financial institution in the college
town. was consummated this week,
when Charles e. Hiner, A. H. Ten
ney and j. E. Herndon sold their
stock to a syndicate of business men,
including ]. S. Withers, Cohen c..
Arnold. DR.. E. e. Edgell, Ernest
Phillips. b. j. Fallon and M. Edmis-
ton. Forest 2. Farnsworth was
chosen cashier and U. 1. Jenkins as
sistant cashier. John S. Withers
was elected president Of the institu-
ton.
Some splendid colored pictures,
the reels reported to be among the
seven films in natural colors in the
United States, were shown this
week at the Elks' Club.
There has been big list of cases
entered under the December court
rules for trial at the January term
of the circuit court. and the session
promises to be an important one. al
though no particular cases of import !
ance are expected to come before
Judge Fortney at this session. Court I
will likely convene about December
rs, but no official date has been set
yet Judge Fortney's decision on the /
Injunction suit of the Taylor county
court against the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company relative to the
use of Means crossing, which has
been pending in court for several
terms. will be handed down during
this coming term of court.
Mrs. William Gillespie. Of Boyd
street, was badly burned this week
about the hands and side when her
clothing caught fire in front of gas
stove in her home. She probably
saved her own life by rushing out \
into the yards and extinguishing the
flames by rolling in big snow drift.
w F. Banks. formerly yard mas
ter for the Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road Company at Grafton, and later
in charge OF the railroad yards at
Parkersburg. received injuries this
week when struck by passenger
train at Parkersburg. which caused
his death Thursday. He was I'M
married but had mother and sis
ter in Baltimore. to which place the
body was taken for interment. He
was prominent Mason and Elk.
Mrs. James Bryan. aged 72. OF
Barbour county. died Friday morning
after a brief illness and the funeral