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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1914
Page
5
Traveling guidance highlights silk crepe fabrics with small colored figures at 85c per yard. Notes nondestructible silk options and dress patterns in Taupe Rose French blue grey and white, 38 inches wide for packable travel attire.
Invitations received from Broaddus Institute invite the president and board of trustees for the twenty first annual commencement exercises to be held Friday May twenty to Wednesday June nineteen hundred fourteen in Philippi West Virginia. Attendees at the Fairmont Country Club opening included Mr and Mrs Albert W Rapp. The Trojan Club dance patrons and organizers are listed with civic club notices and mission circle meetings announced, plus a Monongahela Camp Fire Girls gathering at Mrs Harry B Curtin's home with travel sketches from Spaio and refreshments served.
At Monday's city council meeting the chosen option is a grade crossing bridge at Sixth street to stay within the bond issue. The Oween Bridge Company of New York, via W Beardsley, won the Sixth street steel bridge bid at 22000 while the Luton Bridge Company of York, Pa., through A B Whitaker, secured the Fourth street concrete bridge bid at 474000. Also noted, San Francisco is asked to provide 494000 this year for motorizing its fire department.
Mrs M H Barrick will host sittings at her Fourth Street studio on May 10 11 12 and 19 for photographs of the higher order. Those prere siting patrons should make appointments.
A string of visitors and residents were noted including Mr and Mrs J Proutteot of Wheeling visiting in Stanley Heights, C L Simpson of Huntington as city pastor, J Prunty from West Union on business, George B Pope of Parkersburg in town for transactions, Paul L Goldey of Parkersburg at Hotel Gore, R D Hanson of Huntington visiting, John C Williams from Weirton on tin plate plant business, J C Chichester of Weston Tuesday visit, F E Shellar of Mineral Point on business, Mr and Mrs Charles E Hogg of Point Pleasant at the Waldorf, C L Mentosh and family of Ravenswood visiting, C B Lamberd in New York for Watts-Lamberd Co business, W E Leonard from Salem visiting, and Mrs John Stone and children returning from Parkersburg country home trip.
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad presses a new department in its Employes Magazine devoted to agriculture dairying poultry and truck farming to aid railway workers who farm. J H Stewart agricultural agent leads the section with practical tips on profitable farming and quick returns with low capital. The note also mentions English chrysanthemum history and Mme Calve planning a traveling singing school.
Help needed for construction on the new high school at the corner of Lee and Virginia streets. Applications open now for laborers with potential for steady work and advancement.
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