The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-02-07
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Two cars belonging to the Monot-
gahela Valley Traction Company were
tgrn up this week in collision which
occurred on the Fairview line rum
ming qutacf this city. A, passenger car,
T ran into a freight car near the pai9ota
switch but fortunately none sof sfhe
) passtR gers were hurt.
GLIDE clifton niggienian. aged
nineteen years. son OF Mr.. and
Mrs.stW. B. Rlgglemaf. Is cf this
city died Monday morning az :ths
Cook hospital after an ( fllness of
three weeks Of typhoid fever. The
young man was employed by the Fed
eral Coal and Coke Company. The
body was taken to Thomas. w. va.
for internlent @
A abovensnt n q al as foot ~ Lincoln
district for better roads, And enthu-
mastic community meetings are
being held. This Ia likely to result
IN bond issue election for the
building Of good roads. 4.
Charles H. ManIey, who was .ap-
Pointed several weeks as postmaster
at FAirnont succeeded A. Howard
fFleming as postmaster last Monday.
Mr.. Fleming held the Office for about
sixteen years and was always
DEMONSTRATING official and did great
deal TO place the Office at its present
sfiicient state.
Word has reached this city that
Robert O.. w hitehead, "a former
Fairmontet. had been made assist
ant pastor to the Rev. ] ohm Newton
Lacy pastor OF the South Baptist
church at Hartford. Conn. ~,
The Murphy-Deyeny Block, a four
story brick building located on Mad
ison street In this city. was badly
damaged ~ fife Monday night 81 this
weels. The stocks OF the United
Shoe Stores Company and the Leader
clothing store were entirely ruined
by the blaze and the water. The fire
Originated in, the basement under the
shoe store. After three hours Of
hard work it was extingufshed by the
fire department. The damage was
several thousand dollars.
Benjamin G. Williams. proprietor
of Skinney's Tavern, popular hos
te1ry OF this city, was tried in the
intermediate court this week on the
charge. of selling liquors in violation
: of the Yost law. The jury. after
being out two days. was unable to
agree so 1t was dismissed by the
judge. One OF the jurors, Harvey
Adams. a prominent man Of this city,
was stricken with cart trouble on
the last day Of the jury's delibera.
tionss and had to be taken to the
Cook hospital. His condition Is still
considered serious. :
Miss Carrie Shore, one OF the best
known Women OF this city, is serious
" i'll at her home on Barney street,
and II is not thought that she can
survive. For many years Aunt Car
fie" has been 5teachAx in the Sun
day school Of the Methodist Protest
ant Temple, and many Of the protni-
been her pupils.
Comisee Hall, a prominent citizen
OF Joetown. this county, committed
suicide by hanging himself on Tues
day OF this week. Mr.. Hall went out
to the barn after breakfast and his
body was found some hours later by
HIS wife. Financial troubles are
known to have been the cause Of his
action,
The Fairmont. charter bill which
provides non-partisan form OF gov
ernment for the city, has been rec
commended favorabIy by the House,
committee to which 1t was referred
and will likely be passed within the
next few days.
The Buckhannon and Northern
Railroad Company. held its annual
stockholders meeting in this city
Wednesday of this week. The new
officers eeIcted are j.. M. schoon-
maker, president; ]. j. Turner, vice
president; j. I. Blair. secretary
treasurer; Samuel D. Brady, CHIEF
engineer; o. F.. Kennedy. auditor,
and w. s. Meredith. chief counsel.
The Building and Loan Associa-
tion heldtits annual business meeting
this week at which time tIw officers
and directors were elected for the
year.
= TIN iElks' circus was held this
week beginning Wednesday night
and closing Saturday night. All the
proceeds of the affair will be turned
over to charity. Large crowds at
tended each and every performance
and 4 great deal Of money was clear
ed The performances vase all lgot-
Z ten UP by home talent.
j. NJ. Hartley and r. T. Cunning
ham, both business men OF, this city,
were honored this week at, tho assem-
blage Of the National Chambv Of
Commerce at Washington. d, e. Mr.,
Hartley was appointed member OF
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