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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1908
Page
5
Advertisement notes heavy ribbed fast black cotton stockings for boys and girls named no mo holes. Mentions 60 dozen purchased for special selling two pair for 25 cents, bed spreads in new light weight denims in sizes 66x90 to 86x97 with prices from $2 to $6.00.
An ad at 224 226 Main Street lists prices for rubbers children and boys wear from 45c to 75c and women’s attire from 60c to 125. The notice presents a local sale setting with price ranges across gendered apparel.
A grand social afternoon featured a large card party with a ten table progressione, souvenirs awarded to Mrs John Ruth and others, and a delicious supper for forty guests. Out of town attendees included Mr Stephenson of Virginia and Mrs James H Morris of Pittsburg. Birth announced for Mr and Mrs Charles Spitt at Robb a son born November 11 in Elias West Virginia.
The Pocahontas item notes Dad Shumate, a Cheat Mountain bear trapper, caught a large bear days ago and has another in progress. He often traps a number of bears each season and even after last year’s kill he wired the bear home, fattened it, and butchered it for meat and a fashionable fur coat.
John M. Steckhaw sold 170 acres near Winchester to E. V. Weems for 42000. The farm features an apple orchard and was described as among the best in the fall area with rich soils and potential value noted by buyers.
Workers at the Philipp Fhoot Tin Plate Company in East Clarkebure received the first $21,000 distribution after two weeks of work. The event followed a celebratory period with local football and community activities mentioned in the article.
The annual meeting at Fairmont reported a 79.3 member gain for the Grand Lodge of Masons, totaling 12 530 members. Three new lodges were instituted: the Jewell at Crum the Berwind at Berwin and the Putnam at Hurricane.
The text indicates a preaching schedule with a district minister and church leadership at St Paul Method Church. It notes services on Sundays in early November with a reference to November 2 and a confirmation by W. TK Corder of Clarkaljurs.
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