The Sunday telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1914-1927, 1916-03-12
GRAFTON JUDGE
MUST FACE
CHARGES
Brought by Three Foreigners,
Who Say They Are Held in
Jail Illegally.

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the court for writ OF habeas corpus.
claiming they were being held in jail
Illegally. Peter Smith. Peter Sklmpus
and Joe BruLz. all foreigners, PREFER
ed strong charges against Justice Of
the Peace J. T.. NeWCOmG and hear
Ing Is 10 be held promptly In the case.
NewcOme vas charged with official
/ misconduct and specific charges of
! drunkenness. running public speak
easy, etc. were filed against him.
Definite action In the case in bank
! ruptcy OF the Consolidated Mnnufac-
| turing Company is expected soon.
| For several days natives OF
large pottery concerns have been In
consultation with the owners of the
property and 1t Is expected that n
plan will be worked out to take over
the plant and operate II at once. The
company recently entered bankruptcy
with assets three times It's liabilities.
At Wheeling Monday, the final doc
uments were signed between W. a.
Beavers. trustee for the bOndh0lders
or the Columbus Tile Company. and
the Hazel-Atlas Glass Company for
the purchase Of the tile plant here.
The Hazel-Atlas people had already
started work to remodel the plant.
The $4,000 special road bond
election for Lyons district. Preston
county. Immediately east OF Grafton,
hns been postponed indefinitely. This
election was called for February 30.
No reasons nre assigned for the post
pOnement.
Official notice was issued by the
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Com
pany OF an increase of one and one
half cents per hour=in=the wages Of
all machlntts after February 10.
A connection between the Coal and
Coke and Baltimore and Ohio Rail-
road Company at Sage and Hampton
respectively. to eliminate several
steep grades and cut of considerable
distance is now almost a certainty.
The f0ur-mile connection would
shorten shipping distances nearly
twenty miles and would greatly re-
duce grades.
After having been out but a few
days. the 500 miners OF the Austen
and Hlorra Coal and Coke Companies
in Preston county. have returned to
work at an increase of three cents
per ton. They had demanded an In
crease OF five cents per ton.
President Northcott of the West
Virginia Public Service Commission,
has announced that hearing OH the
application of the Pittsburg and West
/ Virginia Gas Company for an increase
In gas rates for Industrial purposes
has been set for March "a and that
the new schedule of rates has been
suspended until the hearing may be
held. The proposed rate Is approx
mately ten cents per thousand cubic
feet. while the old rate was less than
Z cents.
One hundred and ten merchants
and other business men attended the
banquet at the Willard under the
Merchant Association auspices and af-
ter live session, a movement was
started TO form n permanent organl-
zation to boost the community and
induce new enterprises to come to
/ Grafton. The principal speaker was
| Judge Ira E, Rohlnson-
The Philadelphia Gas Company,
owning valuable holdings in Taylor
county, has located seven additional
wells within fifteen miles OF Grafton
and is starting TO drill ut once. This
company is making a thorough test
of the entire county.
Labelled salad oil" prohibition
officials seized 70 gallons OF whiskey
at Bridgeport and destroyed it. The
whiskey came by freight, but no one
showed up to claim IT, Over ninety
pints OF booze was seized by the local
prohibition officers when a party OF
three men were caught here. 1t was
all thrown into the sewer.
Cliff Shaw. arrested on charge of
! violating the prohibition law with a
sack containing thirty pints of in.
toxicants. 1t Is said, over his should
er. was found TO also be equipped
with an automatic revolver On con.
viction, he was sent to jail for six
months.
Miss GLADYS Davis. OF Grafton. died
suddenly Saturday at Marion, o., and
1t is reported that she had committed
suicide. hut this rumor could not hc
confirmed. She had been away from
Grafton only since November.
The Rev. ]. H. Tucker. prominent
local colored minister. died at his
home here this week at the age OF
las years. He leaves n widow anL
five children.
Steve Racallo. an italian. and Mrs
: Sidney Cant. negro woman. were ar
rested at Thomas this week by fed
: eral officers on the charge of violat
, inE the prohibition laws. and have
been brought here for a preliminary
, hearing before the United States com
mission.
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