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Newspaper
The Sunday Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 07, 1915
Page
3
Real estate listing describes five vacant lots east of the Goff addition. The property fronts 160 feet on Main Street and runs 198 feet back to the ninth alley. Market value expected to rise as the Goff addition develops, presenting a strong investment opportunity.
In the eastern fields week end activity shows no major wells completed. Operators seek new producing territory as roads deteriorate. Highland Brothers report gas pressure and a potential million cu ft a day in the No 4 Well on the Highland heirs' farm. Multiple companies list gassers in Gordon sand across Harrison Tyler Wetzel Doddridge counties with tests on various farms. Drilling and starting tests continue in Doddridge and surrounding districts.
Oil companies including Carnegie Natural Gas, Manufacturers Light and Heat, and others drill tests across counties in Wetzel, Marion, and Greene districts. Wells are rigged on farms such as Benjamin Lewis and J. E. Wagner, with several tests in Clinton sand and Big Injun sand and a notable sale of John Preston’s Washington county estate containing 55 wells. Deep drilling in R. K. Geary farm in Washington county is delayed by a stuck fishing tool.
Mrs. Lola M. Davis of 522 South Seventh Street Colonial Heights departed for Alliance Ohio Saturday to attend the funeral of her cousin’s husband Joseph Petitt who died there Friday and to visit Mrs. Petitt briefly.
Salem high schools girls basketball team defeated the Clarksburg Independents 19 to 9 on Goff Chapel floor Saturday night after the West Virginia Business College versus Muskingum College game. Pearl Randolph and Shira starred for Salem, with Randolph scoring seven and Shira contributing four.
Rescue teams saved forty two men in entry No 10 after ninety six hours of confinement while one hundred more remained missing. Rescuers built a barricade to block gas and after damp as survivors endured hunger and thirst. Names such as Hugh McMillan John Whalen Sam Morris and Gene Murrelli are cited with other rescued Americans and foreign born workers.
Secretary Lane commended the Federal Bureau of Mines for rescuing 47 miners from Layland coal mine after four days entombed. He praised the workers' heroism and noted the Mine Safety Association plans to award gold medals to each rescuer.
Parkersburg high school defeated Washington Irving high school of Clarksburg in a lopsided game Saturday night with a final score of 52 to 7. The Parkersburg five used several substitutes late in the contest.
Congressmen and lawyers clash over the Weil case as counsel contend the only issue is whether the intermediate court has jurisdiction. Avis says indictments allege bribery of public service commissioners via an agent to influence a commission order. The defense argues the case centers on jurisdiction, not guilt or innocence.
The House passed the Pierce pipe line tax bill taxing one fifteenth of one percent on gas per thousand cubic feet for twenty five miles and set workmen’s compensation fund administration. It also approved the Parsons pipe line common carrier bill and several court procedure measures. A land tax bill for holdings over five thousand acres failed. Direct tax measures and an income tax proposal await action next week. The Senate amended a bill to align with the federal income tax law.
The second annual meeting of the West Virginia Lumber and Builders Supply Dealers Association will be held in Parkersburg on Wednesday and Thursday. The program lists registration, speeches by W E Minter and J Roy Marcum, panels on the Mechanics Lien Law and team selling, view of gypsum products, and banquets. Also planned are officer elections, committee appointments, and next convention details with social events and industry topics including taxation and coordination with manufacturers.
A murder occurred about 9 o clock at a house west of the brick plant. Sheriff Ross F. Stout formed a posse with bloodhounds but scent was lost when crowds gathered at the door. Dr. S. M. Mason ordered the body to a morgue and an inquest will be held. The victim was the widow of Moulton Ransell, a known local Negro who died three years ago on Buckhannon road. She was described as peaceful with no known enemies.
Nathan M Jones 74 a prominent retired farmer of Harrison County died at home in Bridgeport Saturday evening after a brief illness due to old age. He owned the Supler farm near Bridgeport and was a heavy Bridgeport Bank stockholder. Survived by two sisters Miss Evelyn Jones and Barbara and a brother George. sister Barbara died two weeks earlier. Funeral services at his Bridgeport home then Mt Zion Church.
Huntington West Virginia March meeting of the Retail Dealers Association elected officers. President JR and first vice president E R Shaw of Elm Grove, secretary Henry J Stark of Huntington, and executive committee member Preiss of Gratton were named.
Reed was jailed after a disorderly conduct incident judged under the Yost law prohibiting injurious behavior in public. Police reported the act occurred on a city street with authorities placing him in custody pending further proceedings.
A magistrate court proceeding resulted in a jail sentence and fine for a defendant cited with violating prohibition rules. Details are sparse but the outcome includes penalties enforced by the court.
Immediate sale offered for a beautiful home priced at 500 dollars. The notice states must sell at once with occupancy by the tenth and mentions a very low price and basement included.
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