The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-08-08
INCREASED FINES
ASKED BY
MEN
Convicted Of Shooting Craps
and Mayor Grants the
Request.

| or SIX OF the local sports were caught
IN game of crap one night this
week and invited IN to settle before
9ids Honor, Mayor McClung. the tol-
hearing some evidence In reference
to the game. imposed hne Of ave
and costa" A part Of them paid, ana
some Of them asked that the fne be
raised to 9l0 80 they might ap-
peal the case to the circuit court.
The mayor very promptly made the
ldne 90 Oand costs.
Mike Taylor. former resident Of
THIS city. but who is now Q pros
porous farmer in Greenbrter county.
was calling on friends and looking
after business matters here this
week.
Mrs. Maggie Cutlip, OF Parkars-
burg. accompanied by her son, Her
bert. is visiting her sister here. Her
son Claude. young man who re-.
Gently completed q course In busi-s
ness college at Parkersburs, has ac-5
|cepted . position with the Coal and
Coke railway ct Gassaway.
"A postof1ce inspector has been
here for few days making his reg
ular Inspection Of matters In the
postomce, which. II Is understood. he
found In first class shape. The In
spector is also endeavoring to find
new quarters for the postodace. OF
make satisfactory arrangements for
the present quarters.
Sheriff Umbarger was over at I'll
kins one day this week after one
Oscar Oxier. who escaped from the
Jam at SUNNI ersvtlle, some months
ago. Young Oxier is charged with
dispensing coke and as that is
now quite serious offense. be de-
cided to. and did give leg bail. and
for long time his whereabouts was
unknown. However. he was finally
located at E1ktns and now languishas
IN DURANGO vile.
Pat Shafer. q lumber contractor
up In the woods, has purchased the
Tom Men property on lower Main
street here.
IT. n. steele, secretary Of the Dodge
IClothespin Company here. is In Phtla-
|de1phia this week looking after bust
mess matters.
E. G.. Rider, referee in Bankruptcy:
e. T. Green and Mr.. Armstrong, all
LOT Sutton, were here day or two this |
week attending to some legal business.
I'LL Z 4 I 4 n
Senator Jim McClung who has been
at his farm IN Greenbrier county 70.
the last two weeks harvesting, spent |
a few hours here yesterday.
At meeting OF the town council
Thursday might a committee was ap-I
pointed to negotiate sale Of the !
town building. Work Is progressing
nicely on the new building and unless
the unforeseen happens, 1t will be ready
tor occupancy ere cold weather comes.
Mr.. and mrs. Fleming Muller were
at Summersville this week.
Mrs. Maynard, wife Of Chris May
nard. of West Redwood. died at her
home Monday morning from compli.
cation Of diseases incident to old age.
After appropriate funeral services at |
the home Tuesday by the Rev. Miss
Hill the body was brought here and
laid to rest in the Redwood cemetery |
The deceased woman leaves husband |
and several children to mourn her de-
|parture. I
W'hooee! Whoo-e. Whoo-e.
lClang! C1ang! Clang! were the thrill I
ing but unwelcome notes that were
waited over the early morning atmos-
|phere and startled the Inhabitants OF
Ifb4CaWOOOS 11Oul Iu0lTa COuCuO8 OF re-
pose like an electric shock, early Sum
day morning. People ran at once toll
the streets, many partially In dis
lhabiLe. everybody realizing that a \
fire had broken out In some part OF the |
town-but where? Quickly. however.
It was learned that the alarm had been
turned in from the tannery and
foot, and others on horseback, motor
cars and automobiles, all eager to lend
a helping hand to stay the ravages OF
the city.s most dreaded enemy.
It was ascertained that the fire had
broken out In the hair drying depart
ment OF the tannery and had made
such aaeadway Ven discovered that
futile until the contents OF the build
ing were DESTROYED. BY swift and
action Of the tannery ami |
Redwood fire departments. the flames
were confined to the building hrat at
tackled by the flames and this to-
lgather with the fact that the walls
were brick rendered 1t possible to stay
close proximity.
4 The origin OF the IRE Is unknown.
II the ntghtwatchmanss clock recording
the fact Of his visiting this room every
hour during the night and nothing sun-
Ius,lal was observed until the IRE
alarm wa9 turned In at day break.
THE presumption as that the flames
we're caused by spontaneous combus-
ton Of matter contained In. the bales |
lof dried hair.
The loss IL considerable but It 10 un-
deretood the building and contents |
were fully covered by Insurance.
Subject e government inspection,
$4,000 New Zealand farmers keep
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