The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-03-14
fund RAISING
FOR HOSPITAL
At GRAZ TON

UssEsu LIN
OF a General Kind is TO Be
1 Campaigned for Two Weeks
at Early Date.
1 GRAFTON. March el:s::The preli1ni-
nary campaign for the purpose OF rais-
Ing funds to found and maintain a
VI Grafton general hospital was launch
ed this week after a mass meeting
IN the rooms Of Of the Young Mems
Christian association. Committees
(, We're appointed to work out the final
4 details for canvassing Grafton and
/ the towns in adjacent counties a
publicity campaign OF some two weeks
I will proceed the starting OF can
yassers into the field to raise the
money. 1t is planned to raise about
II $50, $50 at this time
The board Of education OF Grafton
independent school district asked for
bids this week upon $4,000 in Ave
per cent school bonds The bonds
i We're authorized last July but q, tech
meal question was raised which de-
4 layed the sale Of the bonds The cir
cult court of appeals considered the
case and handed down favorable
4 decision, which removed all doubt OF
the validity Of the bonds. Outstanding
school bonds to the amount OF $500
Y were redeemed and cancelled this
week.
The election Of town officers at
1 Nowiburs, Preston county, will be
.theld on March II, when a mayor, re-
/ corder and five councilmen will be
elected. A mass meeting was held at
i Philippi, Barbour county, Tuesday
/! night for the purpose OF nominating
ron-partisan tickets for its election
which will be held at the same date.
I A mayor, clerk, chief OF police and
| five councilmen will be elected
Announcement was made this week
4 OF the appointment of former Graf
i ton man, II. G. CLANCY. as deputy
4 clerk Of the United States district
court for the Northern district. sue
u ceeding the late L. " G. Morris at
i Philtppi Mr. CLANCY has been as
sistant clerk for some time.
/. Considerable Improvement has been
noticed In the conditions existing IN
Il the smaller mining districts in this
/ section. The Austin Coal and Coke
Company. at Austin, is resuming work
4 after several months idleness and
will have 100 coke ovens at work.
/ The mines Of the Virginia-Maryland
Coal Comapny at Newburg started
/ Monday, the miners having declined
!, to work at reduced wages few weeks
i ago. The Rosemont Coal Company at
i Rosemont is now working little
] better than half time, although it has
i been shut down for several weeks
until last Monday.
The Grafton Baraca Bible class
claims to be the largest in West vir-
ginia. having an attendance on Sunday
OF $50 men.
Over twelve years ago Mrs. viii
liam Hughes cut her hand on piece
Guilty in removing the glass from the
wound, but the wound healed without
difficulty. This week a piece OF glass
/ half an inch long was removed from
her arm at the elbow. having evidently
been in the flesh Of the arm since
1903.
i A trolley car Of the Grafton Trac-
ton Company derailed on st. Mary
street Sunday and struck telephone
pole with sufficient force to break
the pole at its base. None OF the pas
|sengers on the car were seriously
injured.
The West Main street Methodist
\ Episcopal church received damages
4 OF $3.50 in the sundry appropriations
made by the recent session Of Con-
gress. in payment for losses caused
the church during the Civil war by
i soldiers quartered here. The bill has
i been fought for twenty years
i Grafton Lodge No. 500, Benevolent
4 Protective Order of Elks has elected
il officers as follows: John Rose, .exalt-
Il knight, s. III. Browning. esteemed
loyal knight; T. P. Kinney, esteemed
.llecturins knight; Simon Friedman.
!.secretary; Charles Brinkman. treas
1. urer; and William Clark. tier.
/ The body OF Julia A. Grow, aged SO
years, was laid to rest Sunday after
noon. The deceased left a brother,
II a. n Farmhouse. Of Grafton; Mrs.
u Matilda Beverlin, OF Toledo, o.. a sis
4 ter. and SIX children
The residence Of John Slane. OF
Milford street. was ransacked Monday
4 night by unknown parties. but nothing
LOT value was taken. Mr. and Mrs
j Slane were absent from the city, re-
4 turning home the evening after the
house breaking occurred.
(
Owing to the shortage OF grain
4 shipments In Baltimore and other