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Newspaper
The Sunday Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1915
Page
3
Come in and learn about the Victrola features including the changeable Needle System for tone control. The ad notes fixed points are obsolete, highlighting Victor records and needles. Prices listed from 15 to 350 dollars.
Mr Wilkinson 44 died at his parents home from hypothyroidism. Services Monday afternoon at the residents of Mr and Mrs Jasper Wilkinson Bridgeport conducted by Rev W M Davis and Bridgeport Masonic lodge with interment at Bridgeport Mazone cemetery. Survived by parents and three sisters Mrs Leroy H Martin of Haywood Mrs Wilbur Gaines of Bridgeport and Miss Edna at home.
Report states fifty seven prisoners in the county jail with thirty eight eligible for road work. The record notes the division of inmates by eligibility for labor on county roads.
Melvin Rohrbaugh of near Bridgeport was acquitted Saturday evening in Magistrate T G Nicewarner's court of a charge of threatening KI Keen, who lives between Union Heights and Industria.
R. B. Getty, an employee of the Thompson garage, sustained a badly broken right wrist after cranking the engine of an automobile inside the garage.
William McGann aged 64 a Weston resident and wagon dealer died Saturday night after a weeklong illness from pneumonia He will be buried in St Patricks church cemetery Weston with Father Swint presiding Surviving relatives include his widow Mrs Mary McGann daughters Mrs H F Martin Mrs C P Keim Mrs Madge Nell and Gencleve McGann son William McGann Jr sister Mrs George Wootter and Mrs W F Kain A lifelong Weston resident he was active in the wagon and carnage trade and church work
Deputy sheriff Clarence Van Nort shot Robert B Martin on a Williams building stairway as Martin allegedly resisted arrest. A warrant was issued in Magistrate T G Nieuwarner s court charging felonious shooting with bond set at 1000. Martin, carrying a whiskey case, was among eight arrested at early trains by a posse led by J Walter Bee.
Harvey F. Smith, attorney, is laid up with a broken arm after it was broken while he cranked the engine of his automobile, sustaining the injury in an accident at home.
Mrs H Mills of 118 South Chestnut Street has been taken to a local hospital for an appendicitis operation and is reported to be recovering nicely after Tuesday surgery.
Hummel 15, a young man arrested Friday near Glen Elk bakery with Thomas A Honeghan on a charge of violating that prohibition law, furnished bond. He appeared Saturday night in Magistrate Jackson V. Carter's court for his preliminary hearing.
The annual meeting of Nemesis temple Ancient Order of Nobles of the Shriners will be held at 7:80 o’clock Thursday evening December 16 in Parkersburg for the election of officers and three representatives to the territorial council. Details indicate ritual and member reporting for 1916 activities.
Albert Woods, a flint glass blower from Bridgeport, was struck and instantly killed by Baltimore and Ohio train No. 12 near the Bridgeport station. He walked eastward along the track and appeared unaware of the approaching train. He was about 13, had recently moved to Bridgeport to work at the Bridgeport Lamp Chimney Company, and his brothers live in Ohio and Indiana.
A listing of sermons and topics across multiple churches including First Methodist Episcopal First Baptist First Presbyterian and St Mark's Lutheran. Topics include The Certainty of Victory Why the Devil is a Methodist Delighful Giving Faithful Service The Cost of Service America The Man That Prepared the Way Self Mastery He Slave of Philemon Taste and She Testing Distinction Between a Christian and a Sinner Leadership Led by Various pastors across Northview Wesleyan and Trinity Episcopal churches with subjects scheduled for morning and evening sessions.
Injunctions granted by Federal court judges prohibit Chesapeake and Ohio, Baltimore and Ohio, and Western Maryland railroads from permitting or transporting intoxicating liquors in personal baggage on trains into West Virginia and Kanawha County. The order requires labeling of containers and aims to prevent use by passengers, with detailed instances cited to show discriminatory loading. Commissioner Blue notes the ruling builds on Judge Litt’s decision, shaping state policy toward limiting liquor movement by rail.
Daily entries in the Telegram contest attract rising interest as many girls enter and voters cast ballots. Residents within ten miles of Clarksburg may enter if over sixteen, with coupons published daily December 9 to 21 and final ballots due December 19. Several contestants are listed with vote tallies, highlighting local names and standings. Salvation Army kettles are collecting Christmas funds with staff overseeing collections.
Andrew W. Rivercomb a 48 year old Johanon Garrett Lumber Company employee died at 6 oclock Saturday evening at his home 806 Duncan avenue following a Friday stroke of paralysis He is survived by his widow Mia Lona Rivercomb and one child No funeral arrangements have been made yet. Mrs W V Matheny a Stealey Heights Methodist Episcopal Sunday school teacher entertained her class at her Baker avenue home with games and music Others present included Grice Rogers secretary of the Sunday school and Mrs W Wine wife of the pastor along with Georgia Frashure Charlotte Gabriel Maude Wall Mabel Lee May Douglass Marguerite Gardner Theo Wells Anna Waters Francon Way Laurie Rogers and Mildred Redfox.
Coal miners in the Fairmont and Clarksburg district were paid on Saturday. The Consolidation Coal Company paid 210,000 with 60,000 in this district. Independent pay matched the same amount. The next Consolidation payday is December 23, two days before Christmas.
Mrs J N Cottrill of the Industrial addition suffered serious burns after her apron caught fire from an open stove in her husband's store at about 2 oclock Saturday afternoon. Mr Cottrill quickly torn the apron away, but his hands were burned in the process.
A local report notes Catherine Floray of ANSS Hiora out as she endures a period of severe cold exposure. Officials urge warmer shelter and medical checkups for vulnerable residents during the ongoing cold snap.
J B Fisher of this city lies with his mother Mrs George Fisher of Murphys Creek Lewis county after a stroke left her in precarious condition. She is 83 years old.
Mrs B P Drummond, aged 86, is improving after a fall ten days ago. Initial fears suggested injuries might prove fatal, but her condition has now stabilized and she is responding to treatment.
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