The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-03-24
NewsN0tes
OF Bristol
Community Happenings of In.
terest Are Reported by TEL
egram Correspondent.

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liam Johnson, successful farmer
and business man of this place. has
entered the race for county commits
EfOner. The news Of his candidacy Is
very enthusiastically received by the
voters OF this district.
/ Mr.. Johnson Is a native of Harrf-
son county. and has been lifelong
Republican-one of the vIvacious.
sparkling. red-hot kind that the
Grand Old Party can we'll be proud
of. He Is man Of unsurpassed in
tegrity, and wonderful business
acumen; Is we'll versed in the affairs
OF the county, is fully cognizant Of
the ethics Of road construction and
1t amaintenance, and is good
its maintenance, and Is good
ish. An all-around business man. he
has no peer in the county. In short,
we believe the court Of Harrison
county would feel very much hon
ored to have such a man as Mr.. John
son for q member.
Storms and High Water.
This town was again submerged
by high water Wednesday morning.
On Cherry Camp run the creek
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the small streams and creeks in this
district were rampant aud away out
of banks. The rural mail carrier on
route No. 1 was forced TO detour in
order to cocer his route. The rain
Wednesday morning at 2 o'clock was
accompanied by the sharpest lightning
and the heaviest thunder ever known
this early. Occasional thunder storms
continued of and on until Thursday
morning when decided fall Of the
mercury took place.
Buttel BY Ram.
Doubtless IL anybody were to ask
Hiram d. Lynch to tell them which
is the butt-end OF ram. he could tell
them in short order. Mr.. Lynch has
been llmping around for several days
now as n result OF being the objective
noint Of the onslaught Of ferocious
male sheep. He at once declared war
on the wool bearing quadruped. and
began hurting stones at It almost as
soon as they come in sight of each
other.
Good Sunday School.
AN unusual amount of interestfand
enthusiasm is manifest at the Grass
run Methodist Episcopal Sunday
school. There arc more than fifty
regular members besides large num-
Der who attend from other places.
Superintendent Lawrence Garrison
certainly knows how to conduct a
Sunday school successfully. New menu
bers are being received every Sunday,
and the good work goes merrily on.
Milling.
John r. Dennison's employees are Mt
this time engaged at cutting and saw
ing large tract OF timber recently
purchased by him on Robinson's Fork
in Doddrldgc county.
Attend Examination.
Quite number Of young folk from
all over the district took the elcmen-
tary examination here the last of last
week.
Repairs Well.
The rOustabout forces OF the South
crn Oil Company were engaged the
first fthis week at repairing and re-
migrating we'll No. on the Writ
Hickman lease OH Indian run.
III Of La Grippe.
Homer Tate. of Cherry Camp run.
is inlisposed at this time from n very
severe cold and slight attack OF Ia
grippe.
birthday Surprise Party.
A birthday surprise party was given
Miss cecile Harbert in honor of her
thirteenth birthday. Friday evening.
March II. by her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Harhert, OF Big Rock Camp
creek. The usual games conmensur-
ate with the joyous occasion were
PLAYED after which a dainty luncheon
consisting Of variety Of delicious.
ness was sasEred. Miss HarherT was
the recipient ct mary nice presents
Those attending from this vicinity
were Messrs. Worthlngton Bennlson
Dorsey Lynch. Ward Ritter. Ezra Den.
nison. Ralph Ash and Corbett Ritter