The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-10-17
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$3.50. ~
And as Result Syrian Merchant
is Given a Heavy Jail
Sentence.
ELKINs. Oct. 16A raid headed
by Magistrate M. NJ. Smith was
made on the home Of prominent
Syrian merchant Thursday evening
with result that $50 quarts OF
whiskey has been confscated.. He
was tried before Magistrate Smith
Friday morning and was sentenced
to pay 81 % fine and serve 100 days
N jail and 1.-The roads. He at once
took an appeal to q higher court and
is now being held under $4,000
bond. The Syrian claims that he is
soon to be married and that the ann
munttion was for jubilee. He is
alleged to have had the liquor ship
ped in with cases OF dry goods.
Miss Marie w. Hardwood. aged
%, daughter Of w. g.. Hardwood,
was the victim Wednesday night Of
9 murderous attack by William G.
Cook, aged 20, travelling freight
agent of the Coal and Coke railway,
and for many years an intimate
friend Of the members Of the Har.
wood family. who cut her throat
and almost severed her windpipe.
Insane Jealousy is attributed as tho
cause Of the deed. Mr.. Cook sue
ceeded In making good his escape.
County and city officials and posses
with bloodhounds secured the city
and vicinity. Thursday evening
about 1880 o'clock Cook appeared at
the home Of Col. /. X. Dye, general
manager Of the Coal and Coke rail-
way, and gave himself up. A small
penknife with an open blade was
found in his coat pocket. His left
wrist had been badly cut In his
statement he claims he did not re-
member thing that happened up
until 1880 Thursday afternoon. He
is being held in the county jail. The
young lady is in the Davis Memorial
hospital in a critical condition.
Thirty-two stitches were required to
close her wounds. Both Of tho
young people were quite prominent
and popular socially. Mr.. Cook has
been located here for some time, but
his home is in Frostburg.
Last Friday evening the Randolph
County Good Roads Association held
a meeting to complete plans for att
tending the Convention OF the
Southern Appalachian Good Roads
Association. f.. e. Clark. William
Gulland, T. G. Post and Congress-
man Howard Sutherland were se-
lected to represent Randolph county
in this better roads meeting.
George Carr. a wealthy stockman
man and farmer was assassinated
from ambush last Friday evening,
while driving his COWS short dis
lance from his home three miles be-
low the mouth Of Seneca, on North
Fork, Pendleton county. Mr.. Carr,
who lived with his aged father and
mother. was about SO years Of age
and unmarried.
The occupants of two automobiles
narrowly escaped injury Sunday
evening when car from the Doug
lass garage and the car Of j. G..
Spiker came together on the turn
in the Beverly SIe on the grade
near the home OF Dice Harper. Miss
Weimer was thrown from the car
and otherwise no one was seriously
hurt. The automobiles were con-
siderably damaged.
Mrs. Arthur Lee gave farewell
dinner party at Graceland last Fri
day evening, entertaining most hos
pitably number Of her friends who
regret to see this beautiful home
closed for the winter. Mr.. and Mrs.
Lee left Monday for. their winter
home in Washington. ID. G,
The rest room provided by the
Civic League Of Elkins will be for
mally opened October 81, the first
day OF the Farmers Fail Festival.
Quite q nice comfortable room OPP
postte the passenger station has been
secured and Mrs. Ida Keplinger will
be the matron in charge.
The wedding Of Miss Edwina Ell
kins Bruner and Mr.. G. "A. Aerchs
schel Wetherhtll, which was an
nounced to take place in this city
October 8, but called or on account
of illness, was solemnized in Phila-
delphia instead. The wedding was
one Of the most brilliant Of the sea-
son. rs
The earliest snowfall in the his
tor of Elkins was recorded at the
United States weather bureau here
Saturday, October 8. The previous
early snowfall record was October
10. 1906.
Mrs. Levi stalnaker, aged 81
year. died October s, at the home Of
her son, Isaac Stalnaker. near Gil
man, following long and painful
illness OF cancer on the face.
Mrs. W. w. Golden, at the request
OF the Tucker County Fair Associa-
ton, acted as Judge to award the
prizes in the department Of embroid-
cry and similar fancy work.
Elkins Council. No. sos. Knights