The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-12-04

WEST VIRG |
HUNTINGDON: In the window
lof every home In Huntington will
burn a light Christmas eve. If the sug-
lgestion OF the Huntlng ton Art League
is carried out. The movement has
been started with a view to adding a
sentimental touch to the Christmas
spirit, mute Merry Christmast" TO
all who chance within the beam Of
the light.
FAIRMoNT: Alfred sedwick
iPrichard, q lifelong resident Of Ma
| rion county and one Of itsimost prom
linent citizens, is dead at his home
here after a lingering illness. aged
E67.
FAYETTEVILLE: The lunacy. COM
mission has finally declared the Rev.
Charles Bailey, Holy Role preacher,
I lunatic and ordered him taken to a
state insane asylum.
NfARTINsBURG w. u. Jones and
Sons, jewellers, have purchased the
three-story business block on South
Queen street owned by B. F.. Willard
and will move their business into 1t
after remodeling the structure.
u IL T.
KEYsER: Under the leadership
OF Captain v. f. Alkire and p. r.
Hood a movement has been started
to organize a Mineral county fair as
ISOLATION, purchase grounds, con-
struct fair grounds here and sestab-
lish a county fair. Stock Is being
weidely subscribed and the movement
Is to be a success.
WHEELING: The three ton cage
at the Glendale mine OF the Hitch
man Coal and Coke Company's min
ing plant snapped Its cable and
dropped to the bottom Of tn emine.
more than 100 feet, but miners work
Ing nearby escaped injury. The ac-
cident Is being Investigated.
PARKERSBURG: Arrangements
have been made for an elaborate GER
emonial on the occasion Of laying the
corner stone Of the new high school
building. It will take place Friday
afternoon, December 10, in charge
Of the West Virginia Grand Lodge Of
Masons with Wilbur 7. Herman, OF
Fairmont, grand master, as master Of
ceremonies.
WHEELING: The merchants and
Evans Company. Of Philadelphia,
which owns and operates q tin mill
at Warwood, will erect another plant
there for the manufacture Of over
head automatic sprinkler fire ex-
ttnguishers. The plant will be erect
| ed on the plot of ground owned by
| the company Just north OF its present
smelling plant and when completed
will employ 800 men.
MORGANTOWN: Morgantown
people want but one telephone sys-
TEN. More than ], 900 subscriber to
1.-THE two companies visited this week
by agents have signed a petition ask
ling the corporations to combine and
form one operating company.
WHEELING, 1t is reported that
the Wabash railroad b arranging to
build q spur from the main tracks
of the Wabash Pittsburg terminal at
Cross Greek tunnel into Follansbee
and that the work will start at once
The spur will be three miles long and
bridges over the Pennsylvania tracks
and over the Steubenville and Wells
burg traction line will be constructed.
| IT will give Follansbse an important
freight outlet.
CHARLESTON; the Kanawha
Coal Shippers Association, in session
here, adopted resolutions expressing
appreciation OF the services Of Cover
nor ii. D. Hatfield, United States Sem
| ,ator w. q. Chiffon and the public
i!service commission for the part they
took In opposing advances In coal
shipping rates proposed by the trunk
| railroads operating in the state.
PADEN CRY: Flagging passen.
ger train No. 706 on the Ohio river
lsdivision OF the Baltimore and Ohio
| Railroad Company with o red horse
blanket, w. a. Fankhouser, q farmer,
residing near this city. prevented the
dsrailmentt Of the train and q prob
able serious wreck from q broken
rail at Mendoza, two miles north Of
Padens City.
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