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ounty is-here voting.. Harrison ounty friends.' . Miss Mary Cain, of Kingsville. I Va., is spending a few "days ere with, friends. Miss MalU.6;I|>wcett,of King ood. is the guest of Missea tertie and Iyy?Paugh. Mr. Milton Foose, of Baltf iore, is the <mest of Miss Nellie ost, of the East End. Miss Saddle Sprinkle, of Penns sro, is the guest of Miss Mabel rvon, on Main street. l;l;s?wSs0ta?ckb*??''' Mr. Lawren? fetonV spenta ith friends in t Mr. Bruca Sii om Arkansas v its at West Mil *2. ? ?? Mr. J. 5C.3dah: ?om Manningtoi ?come a resides Harry Boehnei a., is the goes ed rksbwg" if Lewistown, of his sister, re. John P.-Grandy, of this Mr.Calvert Levis. a vour.c;and ?omiuent lawyer, of Pittsburgh here visiting his parents for a w days. V"? I Mr. G. W. ail. of Peel Tr4' i in the city a few hours last londay, and then departed for |Mr. Frank Highland, the popu r shoe clerk at W. M. Osbnrn's. to Pittsburg7 to attend hool in a few days. I Mrs. E. P. Ponlfe, otiPalatine, Id Mrs. J. R.?|h..of Benton's TO, areKthei guests of" ' " ?other, M lashington. D. C., are the pleas It guests' of Miss Nellie Steel: lProf. Corbly has returned from "licago and is engaged in bav X the public school building put order for the fall term, which Jmmences Sept 4th. (Misses Rose and Cora Smith arted to ti^e World's Pair last inday. Miss Rose will go from Jicago to Castle Rock, Col., fcere she will teach during the Ihool year. |Chas. Hovater and wife and tie daughter, of Atchison, uc.. were city visitors this I the newspaper business in the Kre. J. W. Heavner and |nghter, _Miss Reta, and niece, :ss Mamie Hurst,>of,Buckhan i, attended the Fair here this sk. They were on their way ?visit Chicago and other points llhe West. A Grand Success. rPeora's big day" has come and |ssed into .Sunday, school liis lie speeches and lectures were I refreshing as the balmy breeze f' swePt along the aisles: the |eet and thrilling music of the Isville clioir; the many bosk 1 ""ed with dinner and the or I'ly, intelligent audience has plied this as being one of the ft pleasant and instructive Pventions ever held in Eagle ftricts. tar president, Dr. A. O. Flow Meserves special honor for the ?cess of this convention and the ?t interest he has taken in the F&ncement of Sunday Schools l?ur district. H. L. Cunningham, Secre ?? After which the conven 111 voted on adjoummentr until fiiay ensuing the Co. conven |n of next year. ' -Vf?'/".' ? ml**5** 0- and S. "H. Fittro, enterprisiiigien of this city, We], IrtlAntM ll r. m.. \m ?? tm' ? ?? n M ^'3 w shoP opposite ?the Tele ^ office, on the corner next I Traders' Alley. They will ? ?a hands the choicest steak, ? 4c* It will'pay you to |e ?hem a cam, ? 41tf ' .. /'v-gv-i; - p. m. | Mr. and Mrs. M. M. Thompson lost their little babe on Thursday night. It died of scarlatina. I Teacaer's examination Aug. 80th and 81st. See county su perintendents notice in 4th col nm page 4. this issue. , Misses Rua and PhroneChapin will resume their schools on Mon day Sept. 4th at their rooms on Main street R. L. Martin will sell thirty head of horses at .auction: here oh Sept. 2d. His announcement appears, elsewhere in this issue. |. Only tyro of those lota on Bas table avenue remain unsold. Call soon if you want one. Inquire of C. Sprigg Sands or E. W. Wilbams. Watch the Tblkbram next week for the advertisement of the sale of two small tracts of land owned by 0. M. Swiger.. of Brown's Mill's. There were a few people here during the fair who managed to get drunk but the best H prevailed everywhere. 1 ishing of most of the sale, assuredly had a good effect Lost?A a purse containing CIO and a railroad ticket from Clarksburg to Bridgeport The finder will Be liberally rewarded for returning the same to this office. |* Our esteemed neighbor the News, does not publish a regular edition of their paper this week, | and the many Telegram readers 1 will no doubt be generous and lend their Telegrams to Demo (jratic neighbors. A father with einht marriage able daughters advertised at | last resource to get them off other delightful open air concert on Wednesday evening. The streets were crowded with peo ple while the concert continued and many of the strangers in town spoke in glowing terms of the excellent music. Mr. L. H. Cammack, of Hunt ington, has been in the city sev eral days this week. He was here' in the interest of that excellent religious weekly, the* Baptist jBanner.with theedltorial manage ment of which he is connected. Mr. Thos. W Horner,of Dayton, was a pleasant caller at the Tblb gram office this weak. His ster ling Democracy has given him a merited recognition at the hands of the administration, and now we call him Deputy U. S. Marshal Horner. This has been a half holiday week with tne young men who do the mechanical work on the Telegram and if you think this number of the paper not up to the standard please remember that'twas fair week and we all felt inclined to slight our work. On last Tuesday afternoon when Deputy Sheriff S. 0. Denham attempted to serve a writ on Fred Pike, a man by the name of holmes, of West Union, Pike's bar-tender, interferredand flourished a revolver, snapping it several times at Denham, but it failed to shoot, thus probably sav ing Denliam's life.. Holmes was then arrested and fined #100 and given six months in jail. He is also subject to the action of the grand jwv. On an other page will be found ^communication in reference to our public schools. As to the criticism in regard to the teach I ers being non residents of Clarks burg, is it not a fact- that Prof. Corbly and Prof. Trotter were educated at our State University, the only place in the State where they could have obtained a thorough intellectual training ? After leaving the University they were toady to put into practical use, the knowledge they had spent years to acquire. Why should we not invite such young aen to locate in Clarksburg ? !th"~ "r m |E| police report e ing moved off granoiy. The .beautiful skies < I day made every bod arourtfat a lively .pace crowding and pushing m. tlresome.day. After It $ everybody had that -tire, I we impossible lortisUi ? accountofall that West Virginia, ?? IWecould not get a su ?f the races from the man gram but, generally s? they were good. V The afcS&a. not as good as fei been but the floral d I our next week's j the Telegram's r-"' wasveiy ne the fee; ^e a ~y~e Imanv res?* is a ^ ? ' J gathering;* , m, ; IK HYMEN'S B0HB8. JUss Allxe XrLaoKhlin Become* Mi CUre.ee P. M-re. Pjiladelphi* Pre*] :> The wedding of Miss AlizeMc-1 'Laughlln, daughter of Frank Mc Laughlin, and Mr. Clarence Pres- I ton Moore of WestVirginia, took | place at noon yesterday at the J| residence of her father in West Philadelphia. It was a private n ceremony, Eev. Dr. Garvey, of St James, officiating and only u the immediate members of the families and a lew imme" friends were present. ? After the ceremony there was a wedding breakfast at which there were present Mr. Mc Laughlin, the bride's father; CoL and Mrs. Jasper Moore, of West Virginia, father and mother of the bridegroom; Prank Mo< his brother, and other membera of the two families. The bride and bridegroom will make a Canadian trip and spend Septem ber and October in Clarksburg; W. Va. Their winter home -will be in Washington. In .Colored Circle*. . . .. . Quite a crowd attendod the I camp meeting at -Buckhannon j Sunday. w aoUjJUlCTS and Mrs. Lolace' and daughter are visiting Mrs. Thomas Cam | brie. Mr. GrantBrent and. Masters James ana Carl' Beckwith havt typhoid fever. Mrs. -Anna Thomas, wife of I Edward Thomas, died Aug. 18tl at 10 p. m. Her loss ? the literary next Monday even ing. ?? - Prisoner?Henry Robinson. Lawyers for the State-Jol Bowyer.andWlse Lee. LawyeA for the Defense.?S N. Guss' and Wm. H. Loir reach don..... 1?Total?18. Homberililp?km Hones at Auction. I will offer for sale at publlo ?n^2r?n Saturday September 2nd, 1898, at 1 o'clock p. m. In Va.. thirty head of Trotting Bred Horses consist ing of brood mares, suckling . ? ? ? ?iSI JfKj; ? V C.M. Th 3:40?1 district 7:00?Devotional < 13 w T K to/1 R-? T W Hoffipld ? tODiO lea oy ivev. j, ?. i/omeiu , lupiu ? "The Word, our light;" Psalm, 119:97-112. 2:80.?Statistical' report by! Secretary. Illustrated and dis-l ioussed. g? I 8:00.?Practical results of Sab-1 bath School work; Rev. John L. I Huffman. ? | 8:80.?Report of committees, I election of officers, Ac. Short I I talks on your impressions of tills I convention. Adjournment Benediction. I Habvey W. Harmer, President. I lH. D. Boushnbh, Bec'y. 4 I I IN MEM0B1AJI. * I I : ? '-I Andra, a little daughter of S. I IT. and W. E. Lawman was taken I I down with scarlet fever on the I 16th inst and died about 8 o'clock I I on the evening of the 8th. Andra I I was born May 28th, 1890; age I 18 years, 2 months and 11 days at I I his death. The bereaved parents I I have the sympathy of the entire I I neighborhood. I I Ju?t aoroM the golden river. . I Spirit Boatman now doth glide, I And will bear npon bis bosom, I Andre to the other aide. There within the golden eity, There'! no rioknw, caret or aorrow Ever mar their bltn untold. I Jeeua love* thoee preofenu darling*, I Though the aaddened hearts will I mourn I For the Uttle eager footatepa. Whioh to heaven now have gone, ? - dending chamber the mason work; nf ? y$: MjttjjMH