The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1915-10-21

Silver. of this city, declares that
Samuel v. Woods, of Philippi, for
mer president of the state senate,
will probably be the Democratic
nominee for governor.
BARBoURSvILLE: Barboursyille's
old tannery, said to have been built
| in 1914, is idle after running almost
constantly for century Valentine
Lerst. who operated 1t since 1858, is
too old and feeble to run it any more.
FA1RMoNT: The first steel girder
on the new bridge that the Western
Maryland railroad is building over the
West Fork river near Worthington,
has been placed. The bridge will carry
the Western Maryland spur to the
Consolidation Coal Company's new
mines In the Hefel's run district.
WHEELING: SO. Hamilton, Of the
Brooke County Fish and Game Pro-
Elective Association. has received 250.-
a01 catfish from the government fish
hatchery for distribution in the
ftfeams of Brooke county.
MARTlNsBuRG: Caught in belt
and whirled around revolving pulley
at the Dunn wooden mills, Harry L.
Kearns had his right arm nearly torn
off and was otherwise seriously in
jured. He is now at the City hospital.
MoUNDsvILLE: The Hitchman
Coal and Coke Company is being sued
in the circuit court for damages for
the death of Dominick veno, a trap
per, WHO was kicked by mule, al
legged to have had reputation as q
bad kicker.
MoRGANTowN: Charles Dickens, a
cat belonging to Mrs John c. Heilig,
of Pearl street, has walked home from
Kingwood, whittier 1t was shipped
last April to etxerminate rats in the
station there.
HUNTINGTON: William Walter
Gwinn, one of the foremost business
men of the city, is dead after alinger-
ing illness, aged IS.
CHARLESTON: According to a re-
port submitted to council by B. P.
Brightwell, city treasurer. the city
has s256,500 to Its credit in various
local banks.
HUNTINGTON: On the occasion Of
the dedication of the new city audi
forum a life size portrait of Peter
Cline Burlington, Huntington's first
mayor. will be unveiled and formally
presented to the city by Mrs. Frank
B. Enslow, his daughter.
HUNTINGTON: s. T. Ensign,
resident Of this city, has ben adjudg-
bankrupt in United States district
$2,524 and his assets at only $5S.
ELK1Ns: A. w. linn. former
assessor of Randolph county, was
found guilty of Incorporating
1921 capitation taxes collected for
1912. The trial lasted three days.
Bail was refused and the prisoner
was remanded to Jail following a
motion to set aside the verdict. Zinn
had been bonded by a Baltimore
company. which made good the
shortage. State Auditor ]. S. Darst
was state witness.
HUNTINGTON: After a months
work by secret service men, a
posse OF federai deputy marshals
swooped down through lonely hol-
low in the widest portion of Lewis
county, eastern Kentucky, and raid
ed an illicit still. The proprietor
made his escape. The authorities
later arrested Tuck Conn. formerly
of Elliott county, on warrant
charging him with moonshinging
and bootlegging.
BUCKHANNoN: The biggest
funeral that Buckhannon has wit
messed In. many years was that held
here over DR.. s. G. Rusmisell: one
OF Buckhannon and Upshur coun-
TVS most prominent citizens. DR..
Rusmisell practiced his profession
here for many years and, in addt-
ton, was prominent as banker. be-
ing president of the Peoples Bank
Of West Virginia, located here. and
having large interests elsewhere.
HuNTINGToN: As a result OF
the war in Europe the Perry Norvell
Shoe Company of this city, has been
compelled to auadruple its output Of
special shoes for workers in powder
factories. These shoes are made un-
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