The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1915-05-09
WANTS
BOND ELECTION
FOR A HOSPITAL
Petitions Are Being Signed and
Question Win Likely Go
to a Vote.

to a Vote.
GRAFTON, May 5s.-A COMMITTEES
represeuring the Grafton tCepfrak
HOSPITAL Association has been busy
this week circulating a petition which
asks that special election be heIdtto
vote on a $15.0G0 bond issue torc cons
struc4 and maintain a general city
hospital here. Several hundred names
have already been secured and as na9
twenty per cent OF the voters OF the
city need 10 sign such petition to
get a bond election called, It seems
very probable that the matterwiH be
put TO a vote.
The work Of auditing the books Of
the city was completed this week by
r. M Parrish, who viii make his re-
port at an early date. The accounts
are said to have been in good shape.
The grand jury.s report was re-
ceived recently and carried six fndict-
ments for felony charges and seven
indictments for misdemeanors. The
trial of the criminal docket has. been
taken up by the circuit court and VIII
be completed next week. Ray Tuck
er has been found guilty of breaking
into building but-has not been SEN
fenced. Oliver Minor is on trial for
alleged attempt to shoot Philander
Bartlett.
Two hundred Bromley converts
from the recent revival services here.
took a special train to C1arks61rg
Thursday night to attend the big re-
vfvaI services which have been in.
progress there for. several weeks
Tbs was Cleanup week" in. Graf
ton and the city has been making a.
big spring cleaning. taking the town,
by wards so that the work might be
all the more efficient. Reports from
all parts of town indicate that much
good has been accomplished and the
health conditions have been vastly
improved Unsightly bilIboards have
also been almost entirely eliminated
about the city
The Methodist Protestant church
was re-cpened Sunday with appro-
pirate services. DR.. T. r. Tagg. OF
Baltimore. editor of the official church
paper of this denomination, delivered
the principal sermon
with services lasting for the entire
week, the st. Paul's Methodist Epis-
copal church was re-opened this week
and the fine neY pipe organ the gift
OF Andrew Carnegie was dedicated:
Bishop Earl Cranston will deliver the,
closing ADDRESS at the services Sun
day
The western Maryland railroad Is
preparing to put its new tariff on pas
senger rates into effect June l. in &C
cordance with its notices filed. with
the Interstate commerce commission.
have been already supplied with the
tariff sheets on the basis of three
cents mile, which Will be the rate.
charged on the Western MARYLAND az
ter the beginning Of June.
The only national cemetery in West
Virginia is located at Grafton and This
city is making big preparations to OBJ
serve Memorial day this year. As
Decoration day comes on Sunday this
year. Monday. May 81, will be observed
instead. :
The Maryland Coal Company has
announced that its mines at Wendell
force Of 500 men with an output OF
a.Ga0 tons but that increased orders
will probably make ii necessary to
increase the force to at least 1000.
The lake coal trade is said TO have
been the principal reason for the in
crease. IN business. The Wendell
mnes are the largest in this COUNTY
The annual reception at Broaddus
college, Philippi. was given by Presi-
dent Huiley and was one of the most
brilliant social events OF the season.
Invitations had been extended to
many persons OF prominence OUTSIDE
Of the school circles.
Grafton was the FIRST town to pub.
l;ciy observe Mothers Day" in the.
city churches and it was in this city
that Mss Anna NJ Jarvis inaugur-
ated tine movement Of honornE the
mothers, which is rapidly spreading
round the world. Miss Jarvis. Who IS
a native OF Grafton, though residing
at philadelphia, sends flowers to the
local churches TO- bedtstributed eacn
year All Of the local churches VIII
observe next: Sunday as Mothers
Day: s.
The news OF the death OF John
Walters at the heme of his son. ".
NJ. walters. Brookiyn,sN. Y. was re-
ceiped here Tuesday and the body ar
rived IN Grafton the next day and
Was buried here. Mr.. Walters Was 80
Years OF age and was resident OF
west virginia until less than two.
years ago. He was very widely known.
Miss Settie L. Maxwell. aged SS, a
graduate OF the West Virginia Uni
versity and musician of much ability.
died at the home Of her sister. Mrs
w. Brown. while here recuperatinG
from an illness. which seized her IN
Pittsburs last fall.
Mrs. c. NJ Williams. aged %. died