The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-09-01

loon flights, motor races. street fair
and fireworks are among the attrac-
lions. During It's decade. the town has
grown TO community Of 5000.
CHARLESTON: Sam Wickman.
stranger in st. Adams. moved on to
some other town at the request Of the
police OF that suburb. Refused lOdg-
Ing at several houses. Wickman bor-
rowed ladder and tried to find him
self bed on second floors.
SUTTON: Fishing in the waters Of
Braxton. Webster and Nicholas coun-
tiBe has been Of the best for the last
two weeks. The pike and bass are
reported as biting" voraciously. fol-
lowing tho advent Of cooler weather
and big strings Of catfish. pike and
bass have been taken by bclated camp
yacationIsts and others.
CHARLESTON: william Rhodes,
Is, OF ST. Adams, weighs 273 pounds
and is gaining daily. He is 5 feet 4
inchc sin height.
HUNTINGTON: Employees Of the
Norfolk and Western railroad whose
homes are in Kenova and Portsmouth
and whose runs extend to William
son, are having Nat boats built at Will
hanson, II was reported here. and
on these they will float down the Big
Sandy, and il necessary, the Ohio river
10 their homes in case the railroad
strike order becomes effective Mon
day.
CHARLESTON: officials from the
main office. in Columbus. o.. Of the
Kanawha and Michigan Railroad Com
pany have been in Charleston going
over the formalities incident to taking
possession Of the properties OF the
Kanawha and West Virginia railroad,
Il deal for the purchase Of which is
closed some time ago. The railroad
will be operated as n part Of the alb
sorbing company beginning at IL
o'clock tonight The extension Of the
purchased line and extensive improve
ments are proposed.
WHEELING: The internal revenue
collections through the Wheeling Office
during August amounted to $107,422.79,
the largest monthly collection since
the prohibition amendment went into
effect July !. 1914. according to the
report OF the deputy collector made
public here The sales Of cigar stamps
during August were the largest in the
history Of the Wheeling office. amount
ing to S4,S30, while a total OF 13,610,000
stogies were manufactured, exceeding
by 31,300 the largest amount previous
lv manufactured IN the Wheeling dis
trict In one month.
CHARLESTON: Mayor ]. w MILL
gan, OF Marlinton, has complained TO
the public service commission that
pany has failed to comply with the
terms of the commissions order made
one year ago requiring certain extern
sions Of the water mains in the town
Of Marlnton The commission has
taken the complaint under considera-
ton,
HURRICANE: Hurricane is to be-
come one of the biggest tobacco marts
In West Virginia. according to the
plans Of growers and commission men.
A branch OF the Cincinnati tobacco
warehouse is to be established here.
CHARLESTON: Commissioners
Morgan and Northcott, OF the public
service commission have refused the
application of the Charleston Inter-
urban Railway Company TO discon-
tinue the Edgewood line of that COM
pany, declared by opponents OF the
company's petition to be one OF the
most important branches of the inter-
urban main lines.
CHARLESTON: The following
charters have been granted by the sec
rotary OF state: The American Pretzel
Company OF Philadelphia, to operate
a bakery, authorized capital S2.250,000:
the North Fork Oil and Gas Company,
of Tcterton, chief works. Pendleton
county. authorized capital $4,000; the
Kaymont Oil Company, OF Parkers-
burg, chief works. Peasants county,
authorized capital $4,000. incorporators
A, ]. simmons, NJ. NJ. Simmons and w.
C.. Taylor. of ClarKsburg; and w. VI.
Miller and +. l.. Miller, OF Parkers-
burg; the St. Adams Steam Laundry
Company Of St, Adams, authorized cap
ital $4,000. incorpoartors, W. 2. Moh-
Ter. D. \. Mohler, Edward Doomc, D.
]. Smith and f. II. McComas, all OF ST.
Adams.
CHAIR EsToN: Coal operators in
terested in operations on either side
NJ the mountain which separates Coal
river and Cabin creek, report that an
inspection OF the railroad tunnel be-
tween the two valleys shows it is
blocked with debris, and that weeks
of work will he necessary before
traffic can be handled through It, The
tunnel Is on branch OF the Chesa-
peake and Ohio railroad.
SMALL EMIGRATION.
tuy ASSOCIATED PEEaH
AMSTERDAM. Netherlands. Sept.
According to reports of the emit
grafton commission. only 6,17S rer-
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