The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1916-10-14
West Virginia Briefs

CHARLESTON: tRiver shipments
OF kanawha Valley will increase from
this time. The Kellys Creek Coal
Company has completed arrange
ments by which 1t viii ship its prod
ucts by river TO Point Pleasant, on
the Ohio side. where an eleyating and
transferring plant has been completed
by the West Virginia Wabash Coal
Company at cost OF 100000.
CAMERON: Lindsey Hinerman, a
young married man of this city. has
been taken down with iufantile paral-
ysis and is in a critical condition at
the Ohio Valley General Hospital, in
Wheeling. This is the second case Of
the disease to develop here.
REDWOOD: John Hall. promi-
nent resident Of Rupert, was mistak-
en- for a squirrel while out hunting
with friends from Gauley Ridge and
was peppered from head to foot with
buckshot. He will recover.
WHEELING: ohio county com
missioners have been sued for SEQ
600 damages by Warren Brothers for
alleged infringements OF patent
rights in the manufacture and appli-
cation OF road surracinE material.
and for 100000 damages by Joseph
Plerson for personal injuries in an
automobile accident.
CHARLESTON: About forty coal
cars. damaged by the recent foods
are lying along the banks Of Biz
Horse Creek, a tributary or Coal
river. The mining companies in this
territory report this week that the
car shortage has interefered greatly
with their operations, and II IA i'm
possible to run full time until SUM-
ctent number OF cars are available.
KEYSER: II. w. Thrush. county
superintendent Of schools. has ar
ranged for a Mineral county school
rally here October &c with u street
parade, football game and other
events. Special trains will be run Ia
convey school pupils and faculties
from different towns.
CHARLESTON: The Service and
Sales Company OF Huntington has
been granted a charter of incorpora-
ton by the secretary OF state. The
authorized capital is $4,000. The in
corporators are ]. A. Ripley, Cecil Il.
Ebert, Hans Mats, NJ. ]. Ferguson
and Henry l.. Coe, all Of Huntington.
FAIRMoNT: Mr.. and Mrs. C. A.
Gallahue have just celebrated their
diamond wedding anniversary at their
home near Colfax. He is SO and she
is rs.
WELLsBURG: Miss Gertrude
Britt, 10, applied at the county clerks
Office for a license 70 rher marriage
to George Harris, saying that the
prospective bridegroom was too busy
to accompany her. 1t was refused,
but Harris appeared later and 1t was
then issued.
FAIRMoNT: A Fairmont bakery Is
baking ton Of fruit cake for the
Christmas trade. 1t will be allowed
to ripen two months before being nut
on the market.
WHEELING: Because he lost bet
on the worlds series ]. w. Schultz.
local optician, must live on baked
beans for week. He can eat moth
ing with the beans but one piece of
breaG at each meal.
CHARLESTON: f. e. Wrist. Sec
ton foreman, and ]. T. Stump, la
borer, were killed at Matewan, Mingo
county, on the Norfolk and Western
railroad. when a motor car and
freight train colllded.
FAlRMONT: Miners, thousands of
them, are wanted in the Fairmont
field at once. The last few months
has seen such nm Increase In the soft
coal trade that the mines are not able
to keep up with orders. There is not
mine in this section that Is not run
ming short-handed
CHARLESTON: For the first time
in years the grand Jury or Kanawha
county has found il impossible to
transact all the business OF a court
term in one week. More than 100
persons are charged with bookkeeping,
and hundreds of witnesses are being
examined in connection with the
charges.
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FOUND
ESritAY-owne OF Jersey COW can have
same by paying for this ad and feed.
Williams, 110 stealey st.
HELP WANTED
WANTED AfEN-WoMEN = Government
jobs, ClarksburR examination coming.
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