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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1903
Page
1
A passenger train No. 2 from Fairmont wrecked on a curve near Gypsy Mononga on Tuesday morning. The baggage master suffered an arm fracture and internal injuries after leaping from a car. Fireman and mail clerk uninjured. Wreck blocked line for most of the day. wrecking crew from Grafton delayed back to station.
West Virginia State Sunday School association executive board met in Wheeling to tally delegates for the World Fourth Sunday School Congress in Jerusalem. The committee announced seven WV delegates with several changes to the constitution and plans for aggressive outreach in the coming year.
In the Folsom district South Youn Ol company reports No. 2 on the Ranch Talkington farm with a 50 barrel producer in Gordon Saint. No. 3 on W XS Comminglase has been cleaned out and parked, producing 10 barrels per day. No. AV on Robinson mud shows a small oil show, while Hilimth 2 is 45 feet into the stray and dry. No. 4 on Keener farm completed to 700 feet with losses.
Mrs Robert L Gardner entertained a number of friends at a card party at her Chestnut street home Monday evening. The gathering was greatly enjoyed with pleasant refreshments served. Present were Miss Mary Brown Miss Sprie Maxwell and others including John Hart FE Stringer Tews AV Le Haynes J P Nettleton T Lansbury and others.
In Lewis County Court the two applicants for electric street railway tranches were denied for Weston to Pierkeburg and Weston to Gilmer counties. Gilmer County granted frageturses to a different company. Weston’s prominent citizens, including Thumphrry and F Brabant, form one company while the other seeks a franchise in Pike or Vike counties.
The annual commencement concert at Salem College Chapel featured eager participation by students and a showcase by Ethel Burgom of this city. Mrs Madge Cathers will host a dance party Friday evening at Prof Nutt’s dancing academy in Glow EME, promising a very pleasant entertainment for the invited guests.
Deputy Sheriff J E Morzam of Fairmont brought John Hagrod the suspected absconder to Buckhannon Monday night after paying debt. Hagrod, a glass factory worker, owed about $10 in debts and planned to leave town. He was held until the train arrived and then taken back to Buckhannon for trial. His father, a Kansas city police chief, was contacted for funds to pay the debts but likely release upon discharge.
Robert Martin of the Martin Beaters firm plans a stone dwelling house at the corner of Tres ton and Hickwan streets. Completion will allow his family to move in once finished.
Salem stacks arms in consolidation of Sale Express and Lender to aid unity and prosperity. Editor Foster bought The Leader for 1509. Salem Kaprose sold plant for 200 creating a joint total 1709. Rumors swirl about ownership and motives as town debates future, urging peace and strong community effort.
President Melville D. Post of the Pittabueg Elk & Southern Railway asserts the Wabash plans are filing taps and profiles for calibration. He claims the route will be 200 miles shorter and cheaper to build, denying ties to the Wabash system while urging public exploration of the proposed line.
Simpon Electrical Company charter issued listing multiple incorporators from Wytheville Wheeling Bellaire and Allegheny. Names include Melville D. Post Grafton Walter Preety Shur von W Va and others connected to mining and electrical work in Ohio West Virginia and Pennsylvania.
Fragmentary OCR notes describe Wade Port of Good Sipe pursuing his brother amid illness. The text mentions a university setting and hospitalization with references to treatment options and a physician. The disjointed language obscures concrete events or outcomes.
In a county session, officials debated road funding and maintenance. The record notes an item about a proposed $2 investment and an exoneration of a $9.01 amount, with discussion of appointment to a county committee and involvement of named officials.
Mochling, general manager of the Toon ranch of the Oi Well Supply company, departs tonight for Pennsylvania for a two week visit. The trip blends business with vacation as he plans to tour Ginn and Kayaane towns.
Fire totally destroyed a one story frame residence of G W Kester in Alta Vista on Tuesday morning. The blaze started in the kitchen from a gas stove explosion and the Willams family barely escaped with furniture and valuables. Fire apparatus from Monticello avenue arrived around 10 15 and after a short delivery the wagon could not reach the burning structure due to distance. A bucket brigade formed but the fire spread rapidly, gutting the house valued at about 1000.
WW Gay Merritt was appointed constable for the district by the county court Monday afternoon and will begin duties immediately. He has assisted at magistrates’ courts and served papers as a special trusted official. Mort McClong resigned as constable weeks earlier. The selection is described as a good one and Merritt is expected to be energetic and capable.
Prof John G Gitte was stricken with heart trouble at his sister Ars residence on Ghestant street May evening. He was attended by doctors who relieved his suffering somewhat after laboring, but he remained seriously ill for a time before improving. He showed signs of recovery by the next morning.
The community of Walsonburg awaits the wedding of Mee Strother, daughter of Mr and Mrs. Canning, to a Strother relative. The ceremony will be conducted by Postmaster Strother at the church in Wilkaontuts with the groom from the Strother family and relatives attending.
Prof Orie McConlney and A A Grulvate invite the honoral yeurofrence at the Commencement Exercises at West Virginia University. The ceremony dates range from Home twelfth to eighteenth, with formal duties noted and a public acknowledgment to Samuel Williams, clerk, from Dolа.
A widow of a smallpox victim uses yellow flags to signal warnings and maintain caution in the neighborhood. The article describes duty and precaution taken by residents to prevent spread of the disease and protect others from infection.
Salem College will hold its fourteenth annual commencement tomorrow with three graduates. The program includes chorale, vocal solos, orations by various students, piano pieces, and a parting hymn. Degrees conferred, benediction to close. A serious health scare and ward quarantine followed the ceremony’s events.
Robert Brown narrowly escaped a broken neck while inspecting the Adamson Glass Co factory roof. The man slid toward the edge on a sloping surface after a fall of forty feet, but a co‑worker spotted him and climbed up to pull him back to safety.
A report from Monday afternoon states Cletus Shot underwent amputation of his left leg after an injury at his lane. The operation was performed with local care, the leg was removed, and recovery is ongoing though the patient is not yet well.
The Bennett Brothers led early and the East End team trailed. final score 16 to 8. Bennett Brothers showed solid defense with steals as rivals clung to pride. Tomorrow Oak and Cay wood teams schedule a game as local attendees greet visitors from Jarvisville.
Reporting of the creditors at a matter of Mi-Chawe held Tuesday morning at the office of Helene W Brant M Sullivan of St Clare. Trustees were appointed with the emportyy indicating a sum of 86000. Debtors were appointed raisers for the case.
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