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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1913
Page
3
A fragmented OCR list presents numerous personal names and surnames from a historical document. The text reads like a roster or directory with many unclear spellings, initials, and scattered punctuation, lacking full context or coherent event details.
The list details contestants and addresses across four districts including Broad Oaks Alta Vista Gill Depot Street and Pike Street with multiple residents named. District 2 covers Stealey Heights Highland Patheta Clarksburg east of Third Street and Pine Partland with numerous residents and street addresses. District 3 lists Harrigon County residents outside of First Sewe and other towns. District 4 includes Lewis Upshur Dodaridge Wetzel Marion Taylor Barbour Braxton Ritchie with entries like Excel Goodwin Miles A and Stella James and property values noted.
The city water works and sewerage board announces the daily water report praising city water as clear and harmless for drinking. Perkins Boynton demonstrates that city water contains no fever germs, unlike well and riser waters which show contamination. An analysis shows bacteria absent in city water while present in river water.
Former Mrs Jo William Somerville widow of a Buckhannon farmer died at her home after a long illness at 65. Funeral services will be at 1 o'clock Saturday morning at Bethel church Good Hope. She left no children. her sole survivor is Mrs Ona Dawson, wife of Homer Dawson of Buckharman. The report also notes a recent invention of an artificial heather for electricians gloves resisting dangerous currents similar to rubber.
A series of police court items show several individuals facing bad check charges. Bhoreshell paid 75 dollars in settlement, while E W Davison and Frush cases are postponed. Hearings on Shore and others were rescheduled, with Frush objecting to continuances and the architect's involvement noted.
Preparations underway for the Monongshele Valley High School track meet this Saturday May 17. Teams and athletes from nearby schools are invited to compete in twelve events across the day at the association venue.
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