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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1913
Page
5
The community of Clarksburg is invited to a grand opening showcasing what is described as the largest, choicest and most valuable collection of dry goods and kin dred lines ever brought to a single store. The note promises quality items and favorable reception at the opening Thursday evening, signaling a shift into real autumn selling.
The largest shoe retailer is not necessarily the cheapest while the best value is found in many leather styles. Patent kid, dull calf and tan Russia shoes are offered in various designs appealing to English tastes.
Three new white sports coats feature belted round waist belted back and straight loose back designs. Jaunty high buttoned lapels in Worombo Chinchilla with prices ranging 18.75 19.50 and 21.50. Stev en's cloth coats 15 dollars Kelly Green also offered sizes 14 16 18 years.
The fabric is coarse crepe weave and suitable for tailored garments such as suits, dresses, or skirts. Available in Vanderbilt Blue, new wood brown, and navy. Width is 52 inches and price is 2.50 dollars per yard.
Sept 12 at Mason fair featured by good weather and horse racing. The Mason, owned by Stout Brothers of Clarksburg, won the 2:20 pace in a strong heat from Arthur Wiggins and Tuck Morgan. Pearl Garter I took the 2:14 pace in straight heats. Event notes list horses such as Robincon and Dusty Bol with purses of 300 dollars and 2300 plus times. article also references broader Panama era frontier history unrelated to the races.
The article notes the cabinet lacks a New England representative for the first time since Jarkeen. It records five members born in the South, two in the West, one in the Middle West, and two in the East, with the oldest member at 53.
The second Guseman family reunion gathered August 1918 at Oak Park West Virginia with officers elected including J W Guseman as permanent president J G Matlick as vice president and Mabel McMinun as secretary A good turnout from multiple branches attended despite weather and a memorial for deceased members. The Barnes Family Association also met at Trarnton Park with a pleasant outdoor gathering and wide local attendance despite early morning chill.
A Coffman family reunion is planned for September 20 1913 at the home farm grove in Eagle district with a short program and a meal. Bridgeport hosts a talent show titled Fud in a Photographer's Gallery under Daughters of Ruth at Knights of Pythias hall. Tonight there is a weekly Cadenza orchestra dance at Hoffman Hall. A box supper Monday at Chieftain school house supports the Methodist Episcopal church.
District Attorney Conger of Tridhess county headed to Albany with extradition papers to secure the return of Harry K. Thaw from Kolebrooke New Hampshire. Awaiting acting Governor Glynn's signature before proceeding to New Hampshire.
Charles C. Fittro was reappointed Friday by the county court as county road engineer with a salary of $5 a day not to exceed $1,500 per year. The appointment is for two years.
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