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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1902
Page
6
A city feature highlights gift options as Christmas nears. A prominent business figure promotes boxed cigars sold at a hotel news stand, with boxes in 25 50 and 100 counts, urging early purchase. Books also available fresh from the press with reasonable prices at Acwanick. Both gifts are selling fast.
Dr and Mrs Hubert L Morrigan will spend Christmas in Parkersburg. Martha Basel returns from Wheeling and Pittsburgh. Mrs Lee Haymond visiting her Aunt Mrs Mary S Gort in Washington. Many friends regret Mr and Mrs Thomas Pettigrew will move to Indianapolis early next year. A O G Neff returns from Buckhannon and Weston. Wells and Haymaker advertise gifts from five cents to eighty dollars with a broad selection of wallets and cases. George W Peterkin visits Rev Thomas Cooke. Christmas stock at Wells & Haymaker includes Allegrettes candies at 60 cents per pound. Mrs John Brown hosts Wednesday Women's Club. Cravats and other items on display. Clarksburg Tailoring Co announces December 13–25 events and holiday travel to Weston. Nusbaum's Book Store offers Christmas flowers and gifts. contractor Ole Smith secures Cain Street residence project for Mrs Mary Ford. Ashley and June Powell visit grandparents at West Union. Italian marble figures promoted by Wells & Haymaker's. Mrs Charles Alexander leaves for Parkersburg to spend holidays with her parents. Mr and Mrs Hunter F H visit Nusbaum's for cut flowers. Mr and Mrs Richard Lowndes depart for New York.
Notice of sale at cash to highest bidder at Northview district house Coal district Harrison county West Virginia Saturday December 20 1902 at 10 o clock a m for a one story 20 by 60 feet building with new lumber built recently auction by J W Flanagan secretary with strict terms to be observed Look out for a bargain.
Recruiting twenty lady clerks for the Gig Five and Ten Cent Store at 14 Third Street. No experience required but applicants must come recommended. Seek prompt applications from interested women.
Dudleys Decorators deal with carnations and cut flowers at the K G Lands dry store. The note mentions daily operations and a date code 10 8 b.¢ and references Dealynerm Gall and Me Ute in a terse, fragmentary entry.
A testimonial from G M Myers of Ashland Kentucky lauds Dean's Kidney Pills as effective for back pain and kidney troubles. He recounts relief after using the remedy bought from Ventura Drug Co and urges others to try it. The advertisement notes Dean's as the genuine brand, with Buffalo NY as sole agents.
A large force in Glen Elk No 2 works on grading and dividing the tract into sheets and alleys as Judge Gots a test addition. The judge plans to market lots soon with summer builds including wholesale houses. Visitors include M W Dickinson of Fairmont and J W Shapley of Gratton. The West Virginia Transfer and Storage Company moved a candy and fruit stand to a new corner opposite the Glen Bie bowl, using a blip drag and finishing in half an hour. Swager’s plans a Dec 24 giveaway for The Love Tormented, with terra cotta statue valued at 20. Also note the Episcopal church choir meeting moved from Friday to Saturday night.
Seaboard Air Line Railway offers reduced rate passes to Florida Cuba and Nasa plus Pinehurst Camden and Southern Winter Resorts. Tickets allow stop-overs in both directions through end of winter season. Information and booklets available from Seaboard agents and connecting lines in Portsmouth Virginia and other offices.
The Thompson Music Company relocates to the north end of Glen Elk bridge and plans a holiday display of musical instruments. They advertise an up-to-date shop with a large selection of fine small instruments and invite customers to visit before Christmas. The Mountain State Gas Company offices will move temporarily to 1243-26 Mowstarn Street Traders Building on Third Street, in a listed relocation.
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