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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1911
Page
5
A Yellowed notice offers girls dresses ages 6 to 14 in ginghams madras and mercerized fabrics. Prices range from 1.00 to 2.00 with bulk lots including 50 dresses valued up to 2.00. Styles mirror regular stock in plain striped and checked fabrics.
Advertises boys Indian suits at 1.00 and 1.25 with limited 12 Big Chief spots. Also offers 25 pairs of all wool knee pants in knickerbocker styles at 1.00 per pair, noting colors dark and regular 1.50 value. Act quickly as stock will disappear.
The notice advertises boys suits priced from $1.60 each in a sale. Sizes 5 through 9 offered. numerous lots include four suits at $2.50, two suits at $3.00, and four suits at $3.50, with ten suits total while supplies last.
A splendid lot of summer head wear for little girls including linens and straws. 18 hats in all, your choice at $1.00 each.
Rough listing shows $1.50, $1.75 and $2 boy's shoes with a $1.00 pairing option. Broken lines note these are early spring styles too heavy for dress wear but suitable as service or second-best footwear. Sizes 13 to 2 and 234 to 514 described with Vici Kid calfskin in Blucher and Lace Ball styles. Some boys’ Oxfords also included.
Deeds filed show John F. Lucas to Mary C. Lucas for several parcels in Clark district and Glen Moore addition. William Hawker to Mary C. Lucas for one lot in South addition. Weas Endland Company to Milton Benn for one lot in Stealey Heights. Jasper Sayre to W. and GA juain in Alta Vista.
Davis-Horner Company transfers to Fran olego A. Cabo one item with Grarselli. Wilamétta Bort is listed to R. J. McClatzis for one item in Northglew with a 6 4 notation.
Morgantown on May 24 W H Hofmeyer formerly a ticket agent for the Baltimore and Ohio railroad has been named manager of Oak Park the Morgantown and Kingwood railroad summer resort and has begun his duties Mrs Cofer Jenkins of Terra Cotta street visited her father Clark Carrel in Kingwood today
A large reception last evening at Mavenic hall hosted by Weston of Queen Esther Chapter II Order of the Star to past commanders of Friars Commandery No 12 Knights Templars. Floral decorations and greenery complemented a musical program and refreshments. About 200 guests attended and many silver offerings were given toward the capital stock for a new Masonic temple on West Pike Street.
The report notes anniversaries for local couples including Anne Durty and John Homan in Richwood with a Catholic ceremony and reception in Clarkabury. It also covers upcoming weddings Lieutenant C C Sheppard and OcIe Sadie, with Fort Hancock officers attending and a reception following. Community events include a senior reception at Central School, a St Mark's church cake sale, a Union Hall cream festival, a church social at Ash Chapel, and Civic Girls meeting with officer elections.
Judge Alston G Dayton approved a plan by receivers of the National Corporation to issue and negotiate certificates up to 15000 for the West Virginia Western Telephone Company based in Parkersburg. The funds cover 10000 for repairs and extensions and 5000 for debts already contracted as competition threatens service.
Former congressman Harry Og Swoodyard traveled to Washington on May 4 and remained a few days to discuss Blow Successors 418.
Mrs Nettle M Leggett 20 took carbonic acid at her residence near Hurst after four years of separation from her husband with no clear motive. News item notes the self destruction and age.
Fragmentary OCR shows a garbled dairy delivery note from Clarksburg Cream. It references cream delivery to a person or address and contains multiple misread words and stray numbers, preventing a clear event.
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