The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-04-14
NewsNotes
OF Bristol
Community Happenings of In.
tereSt Are Reported by TEL
egram Correspondent.

BRISTOL. April 14-Boyd War
ner. of Clarksburg. was a recent
business visitor to Little Baltimore
in-Indian run buying horses He
bought two from Julius C. Matthey,
and one from Wellington Morris.
Several otehrs were offered for sale
to him. but he refused to buy them
because they were too light in weight
he wanted draft horses.
! To Teach Singing School.
Word wa sreceived here the last
Of the week that Prof. L. d. Wentz,
Of BuclShannon, will arrive here
about April 90, TO teach a second
term of singing school, consisting of
twenty-four lessons, at the Methodist
! Episcopal church on Indian run.
! Prof Wentz taught one term of
twelve lessons in February, and was
quite successful.
SINGING School Progresses.
i, The singing school at the Meth
odist Epllropal church on Grass run
, is progressing nicely under the skill
full leadership and instruction OF
Lawrence Garrison. The class is
large one and it is doing good work
and showing excellent talent.
Schools Close.
All Of the rural schools through
out Tenmile district closed the 1915
16 term Friday, April Ia. All the
teachers report excellent results from
( their pupils. Notwithstanding the
fact that there has ben great deal
of illness among the pupils of the
various schools during the winter,
good work has been accomplished all
around.
Shut Down for Casing.
Marsh Brothers Drilling Company
has shut down work until casing for
the second test on the Jarvis farm
on Halls run arrives.
Ill Of rheumatism.
Mrs. Florence Dennison, Of lower
Indian run. is confined to her home
at this time suffering from an attack
OF rheumatism. She is said to be
almost helpless and suffering intense
pain.
Attends Sale.
julius C. Matthey and wellington
Morris went to Flint run the first OF
this week to attend the sale of per-
sonal property and other effects Of
the late Grandson Davis. Every
thing was sold at exceedingly high
prices.
Aged Resident Better.
William S. James, an aged resi-
dent of Grass run, who has been i'll
for more than year of a compll-
cation of diseases due to advanced
age, is reported TO be no better
and If anything, little worse than
he has been.
Returns Rome.
]. Corbett Ritter, salesman for the
j. r. Watkins Medical SCompany. Of
Winona. Mimi, ha sreturned from a
successful canvass OF Doddridge
county. Mr.. Ritter is the Republl-
can registrar Of precinct No. 6, OF
this district, and is looking after that
business Just now.
Strained Back.
John R. Dennison Is suffering in
tense pain from having strained his
back and hip while working several
days ago. 1t is with difficulty that
: he goes about directing his business.
He Is slightly better at this time.
Riddle Moves.
James r. Riddle, who is employed
by a local oil company, moved his
q household goods from the Thomas
y Williams property on Dog run to the
a Louchery farm east of Bristol, the
q first Of the week.
II Ill of Lagrippe.
a Howard Jones. an Indian run far.
mer. is i'll of lagrippe. His illness is
not thought to be Of serious ma.
4 ture.
Il Cold and Lagrippe.
Mrs. Edna Hickman, OF Still House
4 run, is i'll of lagrippe.
y Buys Colt.
81 Jackson Grove purchased a fine
h two-year-old colt from Thurman
Hickman the first of the week. One
hundred and ten beans" was tho
price paid. 4a
r III of Tuberculosis.
q Mrs. Harvey Jones, of Dog run, II
= in very critical condition at this
Il time OF tuberculosis in an advanced
. stage. Her death may hcfur at an;