The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-08-24
CLARE
MURNUR|NGS
Events Of the Community Are
Set Down by a Telegram
Correspondent

MI. CLARE. Aug. "a Mr. Dear
heart. OF Wheeling, attorney for the
Anti-Saloon League Of West Viz
gnia, addressed "A small aSsemblage
Of people in the Methodist Episcopal
church Sunday evening His address
vas both instructive and entertain
Ing and was listened to with much
interest by those who were present
Prof. Tiliman, of Lewis county,
was here Monday looking after
rooms for Light housekeeping this
fall and winter The professor and
wife have been employed by the
board Of education of Grant district
to teach two rooms OF the public
school here for the next term.
Mansfield CrOwl, Of Coal Run. o..
returned homo Monday after spend
gin Il week visiting friends and rela-
,iyes here.
Mrs. w. NJ. Morris has been much
indisposed for several days but Is
now somewhat improved.
The Tompklns wild West carnival
that had spend the last week exhib-
ting at West Clarksburg arrived
here early Tuesday morning and
gave creditable entertainment be
fore Il large assemblage In tho even
Ing. 1t pulled stakes for Jane Lew
early "Wednesday morning.
Truly, Mt Clare has become an
attractive center for show people,
who seem to thrive here,
Carl Workman, Jefferson Basel,
Misses Esther and Ethel Basel and
others, who had been In DraXton
county for several days, returned
home Saturday evening.
A. H. Booth took several Of the
town people in his automobile to the
GIenvillc fair Wednesday,
Mrs. Henry Basel is recovering
from a very severe case OF QuInsy.
G. l.. Norman IL able to be out
again after laying off two weeks for
repairs with a crippled leg.
H. NJ, Smith left for Unlontown.
Pa, Wednesday, where he has &C
cepted place as meat cutter in one
of the markets there.
Attorney Carl Workman left We'd
ncsday morning for Charleston
where he will resume duty at the
state capitol after spending ten
days vacation at home.
A team of young horses belonging
to Tony PetItto the merchant, ro-
turning from a trip to Clarksburg
loaded with dozen cases Of soft
drinks Wednesday evening became
frightened at pony being driven by
Creed Cork, which 1t met a few feet
north OF the Booth bowling alleys,
The horses made sudden dash
through the fence and over twenty
foot embankment, only stopping at
the foot of the embankment with
both horses flat on the ground and
held under the wagon which was up
side down and the cargo OF bottles
badly broken and scattered over the
ground. Strange to say the horses
were not seriously injured. The
driver saved himself by jumping aa
the wagon going over the bank and
was not hurt only bruise Of the
back by being struck by one of the
cases as they rolled down the bank
together. One OF the horses was
the same one that recently ran away
while hitched 10 a wagon and dashed
across the railroad trestle without In
Jury to horse or wagon.
An excited crowd gathered about
the theater building Wednesday
eeynIng OF witness some feats Of the
strong man billed for the show that
evening to witness some feats of the
ton in the street by laying down
and allowing an automobile with
seven passengers to pass over his
body In the show he was billed
to carry 1,4O0 pounds on his head
and hold up a 250-pound weight
with each of his arms. He was a
giant in size, with powerful muscles
and looked like he might be dan
gerOus antagonist Tor Jesse Wizard.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. j. W. Live
say, August 90, baby boy, No. 1.