The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-09-18
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I WASHINGTON. Sept, 17.-Jamea
= Hamrie, Of Uler, w. Va. is OF
fhs opinion that a man Is: safer in
/ tie mountains Of his native staSe
thanrpn the we'll lighted streets 81
Warrington ;Et cost him $685. to
form this opinion, and he says 1t
isn't worth Il. go.
The ttmetlfas as early as 9i0iclock
| ut night. the place WAS a shadow
, spot on Delaware avenue. There
! were two other characters in the
little lnelodrama, and revolver
which, as he gazed into the barrel
u 1t. looked assbig as one of those
German siege guns that the West
Virginia had read 80 often about.
One of the menftalkad like q German;
So Aamrie said, and the other were
!. soda-water suit of the Palm
leach variety.
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! West Virginia corn growers
iIiould heed the warning issued tor
day by Bncles Sans weather bureau
20 the farmers Of the country. There
~ aa'nipping frost due, according
TO the bulletin, which reads thus:
Owing to the generally backward
state Of this years corn crop IN many
Of the northern but important grow
ing sections of the belt, there is
danger of injury to the crop by kill
! ing frost, the occurrence Of which
may be expected at any time. It is
therefore important that every. eff.
fort possible be made to- secure good
seed for next years crop. Where
any last years corn is left It should
he gone over and the best ears saved
for seed. Moreover, as corn natures
uneyenly, 1t is possible to secure
seed from the early ears before the
rest of the crop is mature"
! John Randolph Crown, one Of the
best little correspondents here
abouts, has scoped the entire tribe
OF capital scribes.i His beat became
known today when announcement
was made that on the twenty-sey-
enth he would take unto himself a
wife in the person Of Miss Martha
Elizabeth, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
William Stapleton Lipscomb. John
Randolph Crown is known to many
West Virginians. One of his regular
assignments is keeping tab on West
Virginia affairs for the Baltimore
Sun; He j. one Of the best of that
papers able stan Of Washington cor
respondents.
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Robert s. Barrett, whose Offices
are located In this city and whose
place of residence is-Alexandria, has
accepted an invitation from the Blue
held lodge of Elks to deliver the
memorial address the first week In
next December. Mr.. Barrett is
past exalted ruler of the Alexandria
lodge. He Is; son,otf Mrs. Kate
Waller Barrett, woman of notable
achievements, and the first woman
who ever delivered an address at
an Elks memorial. This happened
last December when, her son who
was to have made the address to
the Alexandria lodge was suddenly
stricken with illness. The mother
took his place and delivered an ad.
SAASssof S4c1 las -h0SA1s ASau anu QIhlSSu
Throughout Elkdom.
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The Rev. N. W. Philips. field secre-
tary Of the Anti-Saloon League in
West Virginia, with Mrs. Philips,
is in the city. For twenty years he
was a minister for the. Disciples of
Christ, but gave up his membership
in that denomination and became q
Seventhsday Adventist. He and his
wife. were baptised into that church
September A., at a camp meeting OF
the West Virginia conference being
held at Weston. Mr.. Philips has
been delivering addresses at an Adj
ventist evangelical tent service which
is being held in this city at the
present time.
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The National Association of Post
masters. including first and second
class only, will hold its convention
this year In Washington, the dates
being October 22-23. West Virginia
has seven Of the first-class and TWEEN
ty-six Of the second class who be-
long to this organization.
The two. days session OF the post
masters will be devoted largely to a
consideration and discussion Of Ques-