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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1902
Page
4
Citizens Ice Co. sues the Clarksbury Ice and Storage Co for redemption of coupon books. Tickets will not be receivable for ice after January 4. Moore Building offices handle the redemption. 1003 West Nuzuy, Superintendent.
Fell over Glen Elk Bridge but landed safely. Thompson Music Co offers a complete stock of musical goods and a line of toys dolls fancy dishes and games for the holidays at reduced prices. Call us. Also furnished front room with or without board 124 W Pike St two blocks east of post office. For sale fine sleigh P F A Pritchard Clarksburg WVa. Pulot Comfort.
A collage of society notes from Clarksburg includes visitors from Parkersburg Fairmont Weston and Washington. Mentions of sleighing, pressings services at Clarksburg Pressing Co, and local business visits headline a string of civic chatter and events with upcoming show at the Grand Theatre.
About eight thirty Saturday night Mrs J R Hickman stepped into a water filled hole dug in front of D Davidson's clothing store to repair a broken water main. C L Hickman pulled her out and she was taken home by cab. Authorities warned of a likely severe cold.
A charter is issued to the Centralia Coal and Coke Company of Clarksburg West Virginia to operate a general coal mining business with capital of 950000. Incorporators include M J Bartlett C A Annan Elizabeth Latstetter Charles A Horner and Charles W Moore, all based in Clarksburg.
Patrons of the street car system say Superintendent D. D. Leonard is the right man in the right place. He and his crew cleared tracks quickly during the heavy snow and kept one car running all night Saturday to prevent blockades. Cars operated on schedule the next morning with no delays or public inconvenience.
Deeds show Clarksburg Development Company transferring one lot to WH Burns in Alta Vista and Emma E Sheets selling one lot to Orson D Nutter in Lost Creek West End Land Company conveys two lots in the city to Mary McLowndes James Smith transfers one lot in Salem to Rea son F Davis Walter and Mary Cox deed one lot in Pritchard addition to Philip and Emma Golf Other minor transfers noted in the record remain in the sequence of property exchanges across multiple locales.
A morning westbound accommodation train streetcar carried a lady who grew violently ill and nearly fainted. The heat and motion caused sea-sickness, and she was aided to the front vestibule where cooler air helped her recover. She alighted at Draders corner.
Carskadon sold his grocery store at the West Pike Chestnut corner Saturday night to Leonard Lewis. The purchaser took immediate possession. He is an experienced merchant. Carskadon had built up a fine patronage.
The report states Guy Sinsel sold the Geneva hotel in Philipp to local residents and will retire from active hotel management. The hotel has enjoyed strong success since its launch two years ago.
Announcement that the Clarksburg Pressing Company has been purchased by G. G. Mitchell. They offer dyeing scour, press, cleaning and repair for garments with guaranteed quality. Local readers are invited to trial garments at reasonable prices and prompt service. Also notes Mrs. Fernald’s forthcoming move to Ohio and William Geppert’s travel to New York with plans to return midweek.
Mrs. Dilzabeth Lutstetter files suit against Tal Amore and Obie Railroad for damages claimed after a freight train killed a Jersey cow near her home east of the city last Friday. The amount in controversy is listed as zero in the damaged OCR.
A December 20 1002 notice lists six unclaimed letters at the Glarkaburk West Virginia post office. Names include Bernat Dentreh Devon Harry Lexger Joe McSheny John McKenna Frank Smith and J A B C Desatnay BM.
The Telegram reports Fing Stationery and Engraving has arranged a major investment to expand engraving offerings in the United States. It promotes engraved calling cards wedding invitations monograms and stationery at low prices, inviting orders through the dealer in Pa.
A Washington Post observer notes the appeal of strolling along F street in the capital's fashionable Fifteenth Street area. The street draws people of different classes to promenade, admire attire, and mingle amid shopfronts and crowds, fueling a rising desire to dress up and walk back and forth daily.
A collage of antiquated humor and anecdotes from varied sources. It recalls college yodels, willow lineage myths, education quotes about curiosity, and witty misreadings, featuring a New York Times note on a Yaleman and stray references to poets Browning and Coleridge.
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