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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 05, 1914
Page
5
Hundreds of mothers with young children shopped for summer styles yesterday and Saturday. Tomorrow offers even more selections in varied sizes and dozens of styles. Dress hats for girls aged 2 to 6 range 1.00 to 7.50, washable hats 0.25 to 1.00, straw hats 0.50 to 1.50, Milan straw boys’ hats 1.25 to 2.50, see also sun hats and caps priced 0.25 to 2.00.
Various community notices include a Lutheran Ald Society meeting at Mrs Harvey T. Sith home and a 3 PM Monday reading of papers, a Tuesday club meeting, and a Winter Altar Guild session. Wedding of Withers and Grace Rogers documented, plus pie social at Methodist church and Omega class social at 299 Clay Street. Also reports on local residents, school schedule changes, Decoration Day planning, and local business notes.
The Upholstery Store highlights new spring decor with fresh domestic cretonnes and serim curtains. Also showcased are shirt waist boxes cedar chests screens and a variety of floral and decorative items for home dressmaking and interior updates.
Vader Porch Shades provide shade without blocking light or breeze. Constructed from linchen wood and treated with weather proof colors. Available in sizes from 4 to 12 feet, priced from $2.25 to $7.50.
In Weston on May 5, Dr. M. S. Holt of the Socialists spoke at the Bailey House about a proposed city bond to buy the water plant. He issued a public challenge to Louis Bennett of the local light and water company to a joint debate, naming Andrew Edmiston as an alternative defender of the company’s position if Bennett declined. Holt, speaking nearly two hours, attacked the company for graft and warned that law enforcement against the poor should apply to them also. The city election tomorrow hangs in the balance amid mixed support and opposition. In Freemansburg, Mr. and Mrs. Claude My Fiat) announced a marriage amid laughter, with Rev. J. P. Pritchard officiating.
An advisory for prospective automobile purchasers will appear in the Daily Telegram on Thursday May 7. RANSONE oe CAR eer eae
The notice indicates a meeting of the Mahotsahete Valley Tranation Company with participants to submit statements and discuss governance. Officials from the board will convene at the designated offices, with attendance and agenda items outlined for the session.
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