The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-07-18
NASOIVs WILL
LAY SCHOOL
CORNERSTONE

Bio Reunion OF MASONIC DQuieS
Also Planned by Grafton
Lodge
GRAFTON. July. H.AThe Masonic
bodies OF the city hRve been reQuesteo
by the board of education of this dis
! frict to- Law the corner stone of the
new high school building, which has
4 been in process OF construction for
/ two months. The date of the corner
stone laying has not been announced:
/ Masonic reunion, in the nature OF
4 q huge picnic at Grafton park, Is be-
/ ing planned by the local Masonic or
ders and all the lodges In the state
VIII be invited to join with the Graf
ton lodges for the day.
Harry w. Chadduck, cashier Of the
lGrafton Banking & Trust Company
and president Of the West Virginia
Bankers Association. took the leading
part in the meeting of the bankers OF
the state on Thursday and Friday at
White Sulphur Springs. The associa-
ton met Thursday morning and
closed with a banquet Friday night.
Mr.. Chadduck delivered an address
to the association after the opening
exercises on Thursday morning.
/
Much to the regret OF the many
friends OF Col. John T. McGraw, Dem
ocratic national committeeman and
vice chairman OF the West Virginia
commission at the Panama-Pacific ex-
position, business matters will pre-
vent his being present. Col. McGraw
was chairman of the arrangements
for West Virginia day on next We'd
nesday and his address was to have
been one of the most important on
1.-THE days program. Many West Vtr-
ginfans will be present from this part
OF the state for the state day exer-
cises.
The leading Republicans of Taylor
county started a boom last week for
the Hon. Ira p. Robinson, president OF
the supreme court OF appeals, for
governor the next term. Judge Rob
inson is native of this county and
still considers this him home, though
he has been compelled to spend much
time at Charleston for several years.
He has, SO far, refused to say whether
he will permit his name to be placed
on the ticket or not.
The sale of the Columbia Tile Com
pany plant, valued at $4,000 which
was to have been made by the receiv-
er in bankruptcy this week. has again
| been postponed. only s1a.500 being
ibid Some big manufacturing con
Germs are now negotiating for the
property and are expected to take
! hold OF the plant ana operate 1t.
An effort is being made to have a
new trial granted in the. case of Cora
and Minnie Py1es, who were recently
| found guilty of second degree muir
der in court at Kingwood, Preston
county, on the charge OF having shot
| Minnie Pyles's brother, Alonzo, to
yet passed upon the motion of the
counsel for the defense.
The final notice has been issued that
the quarantine on both human beings
4 and live stock, in the region affected
by the strange new skin disease In
4 Barbour. county, near Belington, has
| been lifted. The outbreak caused
much alarm for several weeks and the
state authorities only stamped it out
after hard fight.
Creditors of Charles r. Durbin, who
was declared bankrupt recently. have
4 been notified to attend a meeting July
"a before Referee in Bankruptcy O.
4 3. Wyckoff. The schedule of Mr.. Dur
bin shows over $500, 600 liabilities and
4 5000. 900 assets. He was formerly
head of the Grafton Bank and the re-
cent failure of this institution was
largely the cause OF Mr.. Durbin's I'M
ancfal difficulties.
The White family held its first re-
4 union July 40 at the old White bone
stead near Oakland, Md, and Hoy G..
White. Of Grafton. was elected presi-
dent and A. T. White. of Mountain
Lake Park secretary. About fifty
were present. at the reunion
While the agent at the Baltimore
and Ohio station at Philippi was 9TH
4 erwise engaged sonn day this week. a
member OF a wandering band Of
Igypsies robbed the safe in the office
Of a sum OF money The gypsy was
later caught and returned the money.
upon demand OF the captors
John Mcwilliams, aged So years.
veteran of the Civil war and pion-
eer of this county. died Tuesday at
4 webster. The body was buried with
military honors in the national cenne-
terry here Thursday afternoon.
& Miss Mollie Ellen Cole, aged %
years, died Sunday at her home a few
miles from this city. Funeral was
held at Pleasant Creek. this county.