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CLARKSBURG. W. VA., AUGUST 8. 1834. WHOLE NO. 1754
Dovener.
?Maj. Moore Moves to Make his
Nomination by Acclama
tion.
A grand'convention.
^Harmony and Good Will Pre
vailed.
fCapt. Blackburn B. Dovener
7as made the Republican nomi
nee for Congress in the First
/district by acclamation at the
'convention held at Xew Martins
[ ville last Wednesday. It was
[truly a grand convention and like
[ the Senatorial convention at
f West Union was largely attended,
perfectly harmonious and made
up of substantial, enthusiastic
Republicans who will work for
Tictory until the polls close on
election day in November.
4- 4
J Cape. Dovener was placed in
^nomination by Hon. W. H.
Hearne and Maj. Moore was
named by S. F. Reed.
* :
'Hon. Geo. W. Atkinson made
a good speech and was also
chairman of the committee on
resolutions.
i :
Tyler county Rave her 14 votes
to Hon. O.W. O.Hardman, whose
speech of thanks was very loudly
applauded.
t :
Maj. A. C. Moore, of Clarks
burg. was named by his friends
a ad although he had made no
^tive canvass, the presentation
"SSfflme aroused wild en
-husiasm. He received the solid
vote of the Harrisun county
delegation, but before the ballot
ing was completer! he arose in
thejeonvention and in a speech
of great eloquence moved that
the nomination of Capt. B .B.
ovener be made by acclamation.
Maj. Moore made many friends
by his action and his manly view
of the situation and we heard
words of praise for him spoken
all sides.
11
V
Harrison county was highly
honored by the convention in the
selection of Hon. C. W. Lynch as
temporary chairman and of Mr.
J. Lindsay Jackson as perma
nent secretary. Mr. Lynch's
opening address was eloquent
and logical and was accorded' a
most enthusiastic reception.
Being well known to the mem
bers of the conventien as one of
the leading Republicans of the
State he was given the closest at
tention.
t :
"Dick" Jackson as permanent
secretary, acquitted himself in a
dignified manner and we con
gratulate him upon his success.
It was no small honor.
I. .11
Harrison county sent the fol
lowing representatives : Maj.
Lee Havmond, Hon. C.W. Lynch,
5. F. Reed, J. L. Jackson. John
Redman, J. M. Flanagan, R. C.
Davis, W. E. Swiger, Sherman
I >nham. Oakley Randall, John
Thomas Hawker, Har
risVdCork, T. M. Koon, D. P.
Moore, D. D. Robinson, T. J.
Coffman, Jas. B'. Fepper, W. N.
Edgell. C. L. Griffin, Jefferson
Robinson, and Harvey Goodwin.
We cannot but say Harrison was
ably represented and her dele
gation showed up to splendid
^advantage.
Clarksburg Fair.
II The Clarksburg Fair will be
Iheld September 4, 5 and 6. The
|8irst Regiment Band of West Vir
Hnia will render music. Every
Hping will be done in order to
Wive first-class amusements. The
Bremium list has been thoroughly
Revised, and in the ladies' depart
ment the premiums have been in
fcreaBed, and in no case is a pre
mium less than one dollar.
Ki>ttdy For BnMneu.
The Home Builders Building
and Loan Association will be
opened for business Saturday,
August 4. 1S94. at 6 p. m , at the
store of D. K. Reed & Co.. Main
street, Clarksburg. "W. Va.
LOCAL LOAN ASSOCIATIONS.
Local building and loan associ
ations takes high rank among the
best plans ever devised for the
inculcation of thrift.
Hundreds of thousands of per
sons have secured homes with
the assistance of local building
societies. But the national build
ing and loan associations can
never be so good or relatively so
strong as the local associations.
The society which confines its
operations to one town is under
the watchful eye of its members;
no money is paid out except on
the signatures of several officers;
loans are carefully and judicious
ly made; everything is done pru
dently and with a view to pro
ducing the greatest profit for the
society.
The national building and loan
association has come into exist
ance because the local societies
have been so successful.
To a certain sort of schemers
a national building and loan as
sociation is almost as attractive
as a grave yard insurance scheme
or an endowment bond swindle.
It is a safe rule for those who
are ask to become agents, or
members of national associations
to be as suspicious as the hay
seed who looks upon every
stranger as a bunco man.
-Tbe-^Mieferi-assoeia'tiaus. pos
sess none of the safe guards
which have made local organiza
tions sound and trustworthy.
The money contributed by
members provides big salaries
for officers, pay rent of expen
sive offices and compensations of
agents.
Compared with the economy
and securitv of local societies,
the national societies are extrav
antly and loosely managed.
More than one person has re
gretted that they had anything
to do with a national building as
sociation; others will regret it,
and those who are not now en
meshed will be wise to avoid con
nection with these concerns.
Patronize your home institu
tions and instead of sending your
money away to some other com
munity, help build up your own
town.
See D. K. Reed. Secretary for
printed matter and further ex
planation. 38-lt.
Senatorial Oonremioii Echoes.
Frank Stout made a speech at
the convention that won him
many compliments.
Squire Bumgardner presided
with dignity; his friends say he
is in the race as a candidate for
House of Delegates from Harri
son.
Col. J. M. McKinney proved
bis manliness and stawlwart
Republicanism by his acts. He
has friends all over the Senatorial
district who admire him for his
many genial qualities. He ha9
always done good service in his
party and Ritchie county is right
in honoring him as she has in
the past. * i
Harrison county must ac
knowledge that Ritchie county
knows how to be pleasant. Her
large and enthusiastic delegation
added much to the success of the
day.
Senator Morris pronounced it
an ideal convention?one of the
best he ever attended. The
speeches were all short and to
the point. Everybody was
pleasant.
Dave Leonard, of Parkers^
burg, is out for the Democratic
nomination for Congress in the
Fourth district
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OUT OF THE ORDINARY.
It is estimated that Mount Etna has
thrown out nine times Its own bnlk ol
cinders and lava.
All the glaciers In the Alps wonld
not equal In >ln one of the largest In
the territory of Alaska.
William Boyer, of Honeybiook, Pa..
Is the owner of a pair of mittens
knitted by his grandmother in 1777.
There are one hundred and fifty pa
pers printed in the Interests of an
archy, the majority of which are Issued
In Spain.
Is a Copenhagen paper two volcanoes
in Iceland arc advertised for sale, the
price asked being seven hundred and
fifty dollars each.
William DcsLor, a young man not
twenty-five years old, who died a few J
days ago at Tippecanoe, O., weighed
07er five hundred pounds.
Alaska's barbarian clans have dif
ferent names at different periods of
life. The final name Is taken from an
ancestor on the mother's side.
Tiie sewage of Los Angeles, Cal.. is
conveyed sixteen miles out into the Pa
cific ocean and there finds an exit thir
ty feet below the surface of the water.
' There are four uuique mountains In
lower California?two of alum, one of
alum and sulphur and one of pure sul
phur. It is estimated that In the four
peaks there are one hundred million
tons of pure alum and one million tons
of sulphur.
WELL UP IN YEARS.
Jons F. Andrews, of Rome, N. Y.,
now in his ninety-first year, claims to
be the oldest living ex-congressman.
Mrs. HASSAn Chard, of Glassboro,
N. J., celebrated her one hundred and
fifth birthday a short time ago. She ia
active and has one hundred and eighty
grandchildren.
Ex-Uxited States Sexator James W.
Bradbury, who is ninety-two years of
age, delivered the oration at the laying
of tho corner stone of the Llthgow li
brary building in Augusta, Me.
Dr. de Bossy, the leading physician
at Havre, recently celebrated the one
hnndred and first anniversary of his
birthday. He is still able to attend
without assistance to his large practice.
Jons B. Adams, who died In Spring
field, Mas*-, the other day, waa con
ductor of the train carrying Kossuth
In 1931, and in 1M0 had chargo of the
aboard.
William Welsh, tho last but one of
those who defended Baltimore against
the British Invasion in 1814, is dead,
lie was fourteen years old at the time,
and was pressed into the service to
mold bullets.
THE WEATHER.
Os January 13, 1810, quicksilver frose
hard at Moscow.
Storm warnings were first given early
in the last century.
The British Isles have an average of
sixty-six gales a year.
A rapid fall of the barometer fore
bodes a heavy storm.
The mean temperature of the whole
earth Is about fifty degrees.
The high cirrus clouds are believed
to be formed of snowflakes.
The earliest snow ever known in Eng
land was on October 7, 1829.
The average annual rainfall over the
whole earth is thlrty-slx Inches.
The principles of rainfall were first
correctly set forth by Dalton in 1787.
Is 1775 hailstones said to weigh
twenty ounces fell at Murcta, In Spain.
TnE annual rainfall at Sierra Leone
is one hundred ond twenty-five lnchea.
More than one thousand forms of
snow crystals have been observed and
copied.
MULTUM IN PARVO.
Let tho end try the man.?Shaken
peare.
Poverty U the sixth sense.?German
Proverb.
Light is the task where many share
the toil?Ilomer.
Pbaise undeserved Is satire in dis
guise.? Ilroadhurst
III company will make this earth a
hell,?Omar Khayyam.
Those who would make us feel must
feel themselves.?Churchill.
Bexevolexce is allied to few vices;
selfishness to fewer virtues.?Home.
I have fireproof perennial enjoy
ments, called employments.?Blchter.
I know of nothing sublime which Is
not some modification of power.?
Burke.
The little Shakespeare In the maid
en's heart makes Borneo of a plowboy
on his cart?Emerson.
Among the important things at
the encampment was a daily dis
cussion of the bill prepared by
General Spillman to change the
law affecting the military of the
State. The bill will be present
ed to the Legislature in January
with the approval of Governor
WacCorkle. The bill provides
for ten days' encampment, with
11.25 a day pay for the troops. A
commission, composed of Ool.
Fast, Col. Hodges, Lieut. Col.
Casteel. Lieut Col. Smith, Maj.
Banks and Maj. Phil Shaffer,
was appointed by General Spill
man to discuss with him the bill
by sections, and a few hours' con
ference was held each day of tne
encampment for that purpose.
SiiuiUt School Kxereloct.
The following is the program |
of the Salrdto District S. S. coo
vention firbe held at Bethany |
church, Aug. 11th and 12th:
Convention called at 2 p. tn. |
Saturday, Aug. U.
1. Deyottonal exercises.
2. Addreta of Welcome, by |
Theo Ruble.
3. Response by president. Mu
sic.
4. Reports from delegates ol |
the different-schools. Music.
5. Election of officers for en
suing year! and time and place
for holding next convention.
Music.
ti. Appointment of delegates j
to County convention. Music.
AdjourtAnent until 9:30 a. m.
Sunday. ;
SCJfDAY, 9:30 A. M.
1. Devotional exercises.
2. Class recitation of regular
losson, bfj. W. Gerrard. Mu
sic. >
3. Why are we here ? by J. W.
Jones. Music.
Adjournment until 2 p. m.
1. Devotional exercises. Mu
sic.
2. The Bible, Miss Bertha
Showaltet.
8. Do the parents regard at
tendance at the S. S. as a part of
their religious duty? T. Francis
Kemper. Music.
4. Are the Sunday schools
growing in interest
ins;? W. E. Morris.
5. What inducen
offer to secure great<
atS. S? T. S. Gerrar
ment. E. C.'
nate to ejflary "bum" that strikes
the towf ? The latest object of
charity |was an "ex-Confederate
soldier" who received a very re
spectable contribution from the
citizens. We refused to give,
with very good grace, when we
"smelled whiskey on his breath,"
and our wisdom was manifest
when we read in the Weston pa
per that he playnd the same
game is that town and then went
on a big drunk. We can't refuse
to give to any one who is dying
for something to eat but when it
is something to drink we propose
to let them "kick the bucket."
One of the prominent subjects
laid down in the Inbtitute pro
gram this year is a comparison
of the governments of England
and the United States. While
the history of practical politics
and governmental administration
is intensely interesting and im
portant very few of our teach
ers know anything whatever
about it. This is probably due
to the fact that heretofore no
cheap comprehensive work could
be secured on this subiect. D.
C. Heath & Co., Boston, are now
publishing what is considered
the best to be found anywhere,
"The State'' by Woodrow Wilson
Ph. D. LL. D. Beginning with
the "Probable Origin of gov
ernment" he traces its growth
through the nations of the globe,
dwelling particularly on Greece
and Rome. Germany. France,
Switzerland and the United
States, closing with the "Ends
of government." We can con
scientiously recommend it to all
our readers.
A harmonious (?) meeting of
the Democratic County Executive
Committe was held on Wednes
day. After considerable wrang
ling U. Lee Wolf was made
chairman and Tbos. Haymond
secretary. Before this was ac
complished, however, a frantic
effort had been made to thrust
this honor upon Hon. Jno. J.
Davis and Hon. Jesse F. Ran
dolph, but without success,
Whatdoes John O. think of this?
Does it comport "with the eternal
fitness of things and the inalien
able rights of woman, or is it the
daring machinations of an im
placable foe?r
Miss Belle Bond has returned
from an extended trip i? Lewis
county.
Pres. Gardiner and Miss Klsie
Bond, of the faculty of Salem
College, attended the teachers'
institute of Lewis county, held
at Weston last week.
Mr RayTalbott, of Rockford.
who has been visiting here, re
turned home Wednesday, accom
panied by his cousin, Miss Allle
Hoover.
ofAu-.uv,Davl8 and 80n-JoDe?.
of kinchloe. wero calling on
friends here Monday
Mrs. W. Q. Shlnn, of Krbacon.
is visiting her father, Dr T S
Kennedy. ' '
C. L. Bond has moved his
SK3 ^ -
Quite a delegation from this
place attended the dedication of
the Baptist church on Black Lick
Run, Sunday. Klders Huffman.
Burr well, Ginnis and Cox took
part in the exercises. E
Great preparations have been
made for the reception of the
students at the reopening ol
Broaddus in September. The
yard around the building has
been beautified, a veranda hai
been built in front almost the en
tire length of the building, ant
from top to bottom the woodwori
been repainted and everj
{apered. The sanitary
have been over
'erything placed ii
? successful year',
in excellent facultv ha
'red, and it A
thatcanlot be excel led elsewhere
There Ojould be .large attend
ance from all over the State and
especially from our own neigh
borhood. In addition to Prof
Reynolds. Prof. Blair. MissBer"
tha Stout and Miss Millie Clark,
all of whom we have mentioned
before, the following teachers
have been secured : Miss Gert
rude Howard, who has had charge
of the musical department of
Stanford College. Ky.. and comes
highly recommended by the
faculty of that college and by the
Conservatories at Louisville and
Cincinnati, at both of which she
was a student, will have charge
of the music; Miss Lillie Lowe
who is a graduate of the Art de
partment of Adrian College, and
has been very successful in teach
ing. will have charge of the art
department. She is so well known
to most of our readers that no
comment need be made on her
ability. With such teachers and
surroundings thero seems no
reason why the school should not
start off prosperously, and we
trust that its success in the fu
ture may exceed even that of the
past.
The West Virginia University
Cadet corps is right in it when it
comes to promotions in the State
militia. The majority of the of
ficers have been at some time
students at the University and
members of the corps.
Sergeant Howard Holmes, of
Company K. Clarksburg, is an
old soldier. He was in the regu
lar army for several years and
spent some time at West Point.
Lieutenant C. E. Vance, of
Company K. has been made ad
jutant of the first batallion of the
First regiment, and Sergeant F.
H. Maker, of Company E. has
been made sergeant major of the
same.?Wheeling Register.
In speaking of political matters
concerning West Virginia, the
Democratic Fairmont Index ob
serves thnsly: ' 'A change in the
policy of the Democratic manage
ment must come soon, or the
party will be overwhelmed by a
revolution of Democratic voters."
Just as we go to press the an
nouncement comes of the death
of Mr. Ned Stealey whose serious
illnes we mentioned last week.
The llmnc Th? J*ckunr> Bollt.
The Democratic House of Rep
resentatives?This Is the house
the Jackasses built.
The Wilson Bill?This is the
malt that lay in the house that
Jackasses built.
Tho Senate?This is the rat
that ate the malt, that lay in the
house the Jackasses built,
Senator Jones, of Arkansas?
This is the cat that caught thd
rat. that ate the malt, that lay in
the house the Jackasses built.
Tho Cleveland Wilson Letter?
Thts is the dog that worried tho
cat. that caught the rat. that ate
the malt, that lay In the house
the Jackasses built
Senator Gorman?This Is the
cow with the crumpled horn, that
tossed the dog, that worried the
cat, that caught the rat, that ate
the malt, that lay in the house
the Jackasses built.
Senator Hill?This is the maid
en all forlorn, that milked the
cow with the crumpled horn, that
tossed the dog, that worried the
cat, that caught the rat, that ate
the malt, that lay In the house
, the Jackasses built.
j President Cleveland?This Is
. the man all tattered and torn,
' that kissed the maiden all for
' lorn, that milked the cow with
j the crumpled horn, that tossed
( the dog, that worried the cat,
that caught the rat, that ate the
malt that lay in the bouse the
Jackasses built
~ The Conference Committee.?
9 This is the priest all shaven and
* shorn, that married lhe man all
j tattered and torn, tl^^^^^l the
% juaHen-all forlor^^^^Etod
the cow wltfi the crumpreCTBrn""1
that tossed the dog, that worried
, tne cat, that caught the rat. that
ate the malt, that lay in the
bouse the Jackasses built?Ex.
Writoa.
Weston has nine building and
loan associations.
Miss Kate Feeney. of Clarks
burg, Is visiting Mrs. Grant
Jordon in North Weston.
G. G. Lovett expects to attend
the West Virginia University
this fall.
The teachers' institute last
week was the largest ever con
ducted in Lewis county.
Mr. and Mrs. F. G. Orr and
son, Cecil, Scott Post and Lidie
Simpson will start for Addison
to-morrow.
Mrs. W. T. Smith and Miss
Madie Pritchard of Clarksburg,
are here visiting their sister Mrs.
John Williams.
George C. Cole has announced
himself as a candidate for the
Republican nomination for State
Senator in the Tenth district.
George is a resident of Weston,
and we hope he may be honored
by his party.
A postofflce inspector has plac
ed D. W. Ryan, postmaster at
Parsons, W. Va., under arrest
and appointed L. L. McCrum
in his place. Ryan Is charged
with being 1100 snort, though
he had been in office less than a
year.
Quite a society event took
place at the residence of M. C.
Bailey at Jane Lew Thursday
Mr. Kee Boggs and Miss Sarah
Bailey were joined in the holy
bonds of matrimony by Rev. John
S. Fisher in the presence of a
large number of witnesses. They
will go to-day to Pickens, their
future home.?Independent.
At Elkhorn. W. Va., Anderson
Holliday shot at Bob Calloway
bnt missing him instantly killed
Wesley Cobbs. Three thousand
armed negres took him from the
sheriff and having hanged him
to a tree, riddled him with bul
lets. He was a decidedly tough
character.
Your attention is called to the
quarterly statement of the Trad
ers National bank on 4th page.