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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1915
Page
13
Cottage on Wilford Street Hartland with four rooms and large basement. Amenities include porches bath rough in cement block foundation cabinet mantles and a good water well. Nearly new and painted on a paved street priced at 1300 with 300 cash and balance on time. Also three good lots at Triots Avenue New Fair Grounds totaling 050 price with reasonable terms.
Transportation notice states express cars depart Clarkabore for Grascelli O Neil Mt Clare Weston Shinnuston Fairmont Fairview Parmington Mannington and intermediate points daily except Sunday. Shipments for ington and intermediates must be delivered by 9:00 am station. Fairview and intermediates by 11:00 am. Weston and intermediates by 12:00 pm. Quick service, reasonable rates and care handling advertised.
H P Squires and Orlin Davis residents of Arbutus Park engaged in a fist fight near their homes and later swore out warrants against each other charging assault. They failed to appear in Magistrate Carter's court for trial and the warrants were dismissed. The case had been reset after a July 16 date and a continuing request. It is believed the two reached a peaceful settlement out of court.
Far go North Dakota chief of police C H Troyer holds $145 belonging to Frank Semrad a Bohemian miner with a prior burglary sentence. Semrad last worked at Columbia mines near here and left no trace after a 1911 request for $15. Troyer has tried to locate him for years and asks readers to report any info to Rolly T Allison. Diarrhoea cured by Chamberlain's Remedy is also noted in a separate testimonial.
The 1915 Thanksgiving contest between West Virginia and Wesleyan will be at South Side Park in Fairmont with joint management by both schools. A detailed plan covers advertising, officials, and grounds while expenses and receipts are split. Last year the game drew over 5 000 fans and this year capacity will rise to cover 2 000 more, with reserved seats on sale by October.
Lyle J. Jones of Parkersburg presided over a Huntington Elks lodge board session to finalize the three day Elks convention set for September in Huntington. Exalted Ruler J B Pedigo praised efforts, noting substantial progress toward a successful regional gathering with August outdoor services planned in the courthouse yard.
Local man J. W. Russell, a key figure in the city, has defied past practice by becoming general agent for the Upper Potomac Fruit Exchange of Keyser for the western half of the state this season. He expects crop quality to be good and foresees over fifty carloads to market. Russell will sell peaches to western retail stores rather than to wholesale houses, aligning with the exchange’s role for eastern growers.
An order frees almost all Jefferson county from foot and mouth disease quarantine effective July 19. Berkeley county remains partly restricted within five miles of Martinsburg or an infected farm on North Mountain. Restrictions there are lighter than other national classifications yet still apply.
Chief Hary L Brooks received a letter from Mrs R D Allison of Sturgeon Pa asking the department to locate William Allison a former city teamster last heard from in April. She fears he may have been in an accident or is ill and notes weekly letters stopped. Police continued inquiry by noon and ask anyone with information to contact the department.
The unique Beavers Bullet driven by G. B. Gardner will race at the fairgrounds on July 31. Built for the 1914 Indianapolis race it finished seventh despite jokes about its design with uneven wheel widths. The racing association aims to set circular track records this season and invites auto owners to join thebig parade, billed as the largest auto event ever held in Slarkebure.
Ezra Matheny was fined 100 dollars and given sixty days on county roads and in jail by Magistrate T G Nicewarner for selling whiskey. He also received a 10 dollar fine and ten days for failing to appear as a witness in the same court. Penalties were imposed after hearings late Tuesday.
Miss Beane Reed of Fallston Maryland reports eczema on her head spreading to the face with itching and hair loss. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment she says the eruption disappeared and hair stopped falling out. She ordered a free sample by mail and endorses the products for infants from birth.
A fragment from Connelia Wilge Pennsylvania reports a claim that a murdered baby’s body was dumped into a lake near Belmore just outside Connellsville. The victim is described as a five or six month old boy with a severed head.
The Clarkebore Business Men's League will hold two meetings in the Masonic temple Friday at 3 o clock for its annual officer election. Local newspaper and wholesale agents will be invited to discuss city business welfare and better conditions. W B Zinn will attend and speak on county agricultural conditions. A sumptuous repast will be served and good times are anticipated.
Wesley Woodford, a young East End man, is held in the county jail awaiting a hearing before Magistrate R Edward Kidd on a peace warrant sworn by Nannie Woodford his sister in law. The hearing is set for 3 p m Thursday. Constable Robert M Noon recaptured Woodford in the street after a prior escape while being driven to the county jail from Kidd's court.
A prayer meeting with Bible study will be held at 7 23 o clock Thursday evening at the home of Mrs. Howard Cottrill at Hickman and Preston streets. The Book of Judges prominent characters will be studied. Mrs. F M Cramer of Richwood will be the leader.
Aged plasterer John Barnhouse is serving ten days in the county jail for loitering around the court house. James McCune was fined one dollar and costs for being drunk at the court house and was released after payment. Norman Allen received a hundred dollar fine and sixty days on county roads for selling whiskey in violation of prohibition laws, sentence given after a court hearing Tuesday afternoon. Edward R. Davis clarifies that his wife was not arrested for forgery, the suspect is Minnie Davis. the husband is a driver. James Beckwith, colored, arrested for bootlegging, will be arraigned Friday at 2 pm in Magistrate Carter's court. Warrants for Arlie Ballard and Lucida Walker for burglary were withdrawn and both released in Magistrate Nicewarner's court.
Social and personal notes report the Eastern Star Queen Esther Chapter No 11 holding a meeting at 8 o clock Thursday evening in the Masonic temple. The column also lists visitors and local residents with affiliations in Huntington Fairmont Wallace Patereburg and Parkersburg with brief mentions of guests and relatives.
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