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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1908
Page
5
A large concession presents dozens of trunks suit cases bags described as high quality at near cost prices. Trunks start at four dollars up to twenty five with leather brass trim and strong bindings. Suit cases from two to twelve fifty and bags four to ten dollars.
We present white and black dress goods, stripes and checks, tailoring options, millinery, and more. Deliveries: skirts in one week suits in two coats in ten days. Fifty spring suit models, 14 years experience, prices $20 to $60. B. B. suits $25 to $40. B. B. skirts $110 to $25.
A retailer advertises skirts from ten to twenty five dollars in chiffon panamas storm serges and other imports. Fifteen sample styles from a top maker with attention to special measurements invites customers to visit today and place orders.
Women notice extraordinary fabrics including herringbone serge checked batiste satin stripe and shadow stripe batiste. Fine new suitings in double width priced at 1.25 and 1.50 per yard, offered at 224 226 Main Street.
A sprawling West Virginia news roundup notes Fayette camp being the oldest local camp in the state. It lists injuries from a mine fall, several murder trials, saloon permits, political candidacies, and civic actions across Huntington Parkersburg and Fayetteville with multiple named individuals and incidents.
A long list of proposed laws passed by both houses detailing changes in judicial alignment, bank supervision, election ethics, prohibition on land condemnation by railroads, Sunday liquor bans, insurance supervision, new ballot forms, nuisance abatement, bond debt investment, license term adjustments, teacher salaries, independent districts, water works, civil service in Wheeling, court timing, normal school and university diploma values, and a uniform public auditing system.
In Fairmont the Republican primary nominated J. O. McNenley for mayor after defeating W. Arnett by 16 votes. For council seats the ticket includes C. B. Robinson Harvey Shane T. D. Fuckley J. L Alli and W. W. Shroeyr. Also notes ill health of Rev G M Epps and a jaw injury to Rev T S Wade at the Methodist Episcopal Church South.
A Methodist revival service at Waldack Church drew about sixty attendees with ten to twelve seekers present. The event continued from Sunday night into early morning, with the service lasting late and stories of faith shared by attendees such as Boyd R.K. Horner of Lamberport.
Mar 2 reports list locals visiting from nearby towns. Names include C W Linglife, J H Morrison well updates by Hope Natural Gas, Miss Pear Gerrard from Gregorys Run, J W Gerrard from Clarksburg, Anna Baxtard from Adamston, Rev J B Scott from Adamston, J M Fittro with pneumonia fever, and Tames Rector winning a Saturday vial in Clarksburg.
The funeral for Dr Turner will be held today at 2 20 PM from the Presbyterian church under the auspices of the Masonic lodge. He was a Grand Master and a long time church member noted for upright manner and public service in Masonry education and politics.
Popular mine official Thomas Jerrett of Shinniston served as county Republican committee member and fairs supervisor. He died Saturday evening and the funeral was held the next day with burial in Holy Cross cemetery. the report mentions his public roles and a family note in a fragmentary obituary.
On motion Cragers W Smith of Charles Town via attorney W Scott of this jetty County Clerk W Gay Teirick ordered Saturday morning the commitment of the estate of Pior ence Dawson deceased to John M Planigan sheriff administrator de bonis non for administration.
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