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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1908
Page
5
BW Lee and Company advertise ability to move or raise buildings and perform related work at 37 West Mechanic Street. The notice invites readers to call or visit for service details and quotes.
Ladies of Trinity Memorial Methodist Episcopal church host an emancipation dinner event starting at noon and running into the afternoon. They will also deliver dinners to friends, white or colored, within the city.
An ad by G W Jenkins preacher promotes Dr Shoaws Restorative as a remedy for weak stomach nerves and related stomach heart and kidney ailments. It asserts the medicine reaches the inside nerves and promises relief within 48 hours, with sale through all dealers.
Joan Dutford returned from Warimore to which place he accompanied his niece Mrs Angie McManawas who entered a college here for the ensuing college year.
A gathering of notable Democrats visited Weston for the state campaign opening including Senator Owens of Oklahoma and George J. Neal of Huntington along with several Democratic candidates and party members. Card of Thanks A Robinson and wife express gratitude to friends and neighbors for kindness and help during the four years since the passing of Mrs. Rebecca E. Robinson on September 16, 1908.
Have a new boarder Mr ant Mre William Osterie of Jarvis addition announce a baby boy born recently weighing ten pounds. Walter M Morrison visits Saturday from Mr. Clare B Wolverum of Gren fats was in the city Saturday.
Hostess Charlee B Alexander entertained a group of friends yesterday from 3 to 5 pm. Twenty played five tables of progressive bridge with Mrs Hoge posting the high score and receiving a souvenir. A salad and coffee service followed a decorative centerpiece of nas turtiais and a large bowl. Guests included Mrs James Graham Detroit and others. Dance at Lafayette Hall Saturday night with Port Zellers.
At Fairmont last evening the Marion county fair concluded with about 1,200 spectators. Race summaries list 2:24 stake trot purses of 1,000 and 2:15 class trot purses of 400, naming horses and drivers such as Simmons Boy, Inner Guard, Ben Hal, and Wance Boy with race times around 2:13 to 2:17.
Exiled figures discuss loyalties as Powers and Taylor face gag from Indiana exile. West Virginia sympathies favor the governor and associates, while prospects of a fair trial appear dim. The speaker predicts eventual return to Kentucky if state gang rule ends, with political lives and families in flux.
Senator Samuel B. Montgomery receives word of his nephew Hurley Harris death in Elk Garden. Harris, son of Mrs. Mary Harris, was killed in the Davis Coal and Coke coal mine at Elk Garden at noon yesterday. The piece notes Meredith’s works and a new volume.
DewWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills are promoted for back pain rheumatic pains and bladder inflammation. Sold by all druggists.
Notice states Clarkaburg Gas and Electric Company will apply to Harrison County Court for a franchise to transmit electric current along roads bridges and public grounds in Harrison County West Virginia. The filing date is September 24, 1906, or the next court session, with Rt. Lowndes as treasurer signing August 24, 1908.
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