CLUE.
ir agents office
JOSEPH LYONS PUlf
t BOOK.
*4 44444 444;44* + <
I ;^^VTOv5^1V? 1903.
? RiO. Tlckat Agent,
4 Clarksburg, W. 'Va,
4 Man died Gene wridonly. Had
4? B, A 0. mileagfcbook 4?7101 sold
4 by you April fl^t^ Wire, if T>m
4 Bible, w'no fh# party t?, -where h?
4 Wongs and notify friends. Am
4 -wer o? won a* 'possible.
4 MS .MH.UBC;
4 Mayor of We?t?rnport, lid.
is HELD HERE AND ROUTINE BUSI
NESS TRANSACTED AND VER
BAL REPORTS RECEIVED.
I :
The Central W?t Virginia Teamsters
Association. of the United States h?ld a
T(?nlnr meeting here Saturday after
noon with a fair attendance.
In the absence of th1" President Thoa.
Tlawkfr -the n??ocintinn calljd Charles Ij
Hickman to the chair, and Secretary B
A. Reeiler, of Sh1nn?ton. recorded the
proceeding* of the meeting.
Routine business was transacted and
rerbal report* wre received, with the
instructions for th? legi?lntive commit
t tw to look aftor the work of the MM
elation.
The association them ndjourneS to
n?*t here the second Saturday in July
Toe afore telegram was r-celvod by
CksH E. Towles, ticket agnnt here, lata
Friday night and Is. tflf-explanaloiy..
Mr. Towles in reaponse to the telegram
looked lip tye record* of his olDoe .aikl.
found ?Boat a man named Joseph Lyoni
did purchase a mileaga book. No. 407181,
of Mm April flrat. Sut farther tfuin
. that he failed to ascertain any thing
ftbout the fellow.
Diligrmt inquiry has not been success
ful In identifying him or o?eertaining
any thing about his having lived here.
The city directories the past few years
do not contain the name of Joseph
Lyons. It may b? that iris borne is in
the country, or it may bs In one of tfie
Inivior counties. Or it may be tfoe
dead man wo* a traveling salesman or
a stranger in tfne city. x
Mr. Towles was compelled to wire the
mayor of WeMernport only tbat Joseph
Lyons had purdKwed Am mileage book
?here, .wfoch /was found on the dsad man
at Western port. could obtain no
other information about the fellow.
Jwt before going .to presa th"> Tele
gram is adriseil that a man by the name
of !Tos<|ph Lyons has bteri here several
months and tfrnt he is n nraiber of the
sporting fraternity, but the Informant
}im not seen him for several days and
does not tonow whether he is still in the
city.
TEAMSTERS
MEFTING
A mother's love starts a sum or woman
on the right path. The sight remedv at
the right time fits a mother Tor the ordeaL
Motherhood is often looked forward to
with feelings of great dread by most wom
en. At such a time when ahe is nervons,
dyspeptic, irritable and in need of a uterine
tonic?something which will calm the nerv
ous system through the special organs, and
a strength builder, she will find Dr. Pierce'a
Favorite Prescription justwhst is needed.
Here is a medicine that-has stood the test
of a third of a century with approval, in
that time it has sold more largely than any
other remedy put up specially for woman's
weaknesses, it is guaranteed by the pro
prietors not to contain a particle of alcohol'
-r-which could only do harm to a sensitive
system.
Weree'? Favorite PreKription, offer ?
reward for women who cannot be cured of
XeacorAe^ Fem*le WeakneM, ProUjHK
rearm.
?0S>
you are
a nervous
irders this
iedlcine.
?t Hinu, Coun.
J. C. AYIft CO..
L*ww. ??>*?
of PlfcUburg. pr?l
Railway A I "?gat
of the Western
ipuny, of rltto
a institution,
riday oventog.
i-Taylor and Eli
thjroute for 5?ls street
I ?,UcUy and Oration
beginning the survey
etc. Mr. HiMebranJ ?ay* tin
ton of'tsi# line willhrgln within
a vetry short .time artd that it will b- In
Mtual operettiftfr fcet/ween tWs city and
Orafton .within jttie nexjj few months.
In apeaJtlng of the controvnr?y h? iiad
witti the Grafton Sentinel lie stated that
tSwre-wos a tntoundewtanding as to some
ndvertlslng matter but that llio matter
ww no longer a difficulty. The wrong
conception of Mr.- Hlldqbrand aro?e from
tin controversy and any injustice that
was done him 'ahouVl not bs further ex
landed... Hal* engaged In a commend
able enterprise, on* that will h<lp both
Taylokyand^lfarrlson jSxmntlrs anil his
company should bs given iicartieit co
operation.
Cheated Dsath.
Kidney .trouble often ends fatally,
but by choosing the Tight medicine, ?.
H." Wolfe, of Bear Grov>, Iowa, cheat
ed; dentin. Bie eays: "Two years ago
[?bad kidney trouble, which caused me
Treat: pain, suffering and nnxL-ty. but
[ took Electric Bitters, which effected
t complete cure. I hove also found it
of great benefit in general debility and
nerve trouble, and Iccep them constant
ly on bond,,since, as I find, they have
?10 equal." Stone & Mercer and F. G.
Bland, druggist*, 'guarantee* them at
SOc.
WflH. MATTS
IS DEAD
WELL KNOWN AND POPULAR COL
ORED CITIZEN PASSES AWAY
AT HOME ON LOCUST STREET
Jhe death of William Matts, a well
known nnd .popular colored citizen of
this city, occurred at his home on Locust
street Saturday morning at ci^'nt o'clock
frtn dropsy with which he hiul been af
flict *d for some time.
The deceased was slxty-twu years of
agj and it survivnl by his wife and
several children. He lived in Clarks
burg nearly oil his lif? and was a hard
working, industrious citizen. He was
.?mployed as a teamster nn.l for many
v ots Was in the employ of Mortimer
Smith.
Complete ararngem-nts for the funer
al have not Tmcoi made but it will take
place from the late home Sunday after
noon.
ROOSEVELT
| TRIP ENDS
SO FAB AS POSSIBLE IS CONCERNED
AS HE HAS REACHED
! HUNTING GROUNDS.
By Associated Presa.
FORT 'WORTH, Texas. April ft?Prosi
.lent Baosevnlt An<l .party arrived in
Fort WorHi at nini" o'clwk thin rrtoray
in jj. An Siffuuouii crowd was on band
and flava 1>io. * jjenrty w*3cnmi\
Prerfda* Roosevelt ?ntctnil a. car
riage mud tboR part in the larjp? parade,
including mounted poller, n mnrpanyof
Texas (National Guards, 1'n? orjraniaa
tion of Spanish War Vatirans, United
Confederate Veteran*, Gran.! Army Men
state militia and civic anwiations. The
president1 ""as everywhere rnwived with
enthusiasm.
?Km President aaceoded a Itand cov
ered witJi flags ajid iflowcirs and deliver
ed a brief address iandHhen left for Ver
non,Taxas.
"Oiii will end tfte/jraMie psrt of tin
trip. He will reaab",Fredrick, Okkoonw
by railroad :?*wr tim#^ this
and will i
{Kg
Eirly Biwr., the
have been made
trUIn, yet 6anj
upon ttic lwwel*
no equal f?r WW
, "etc. They do
uuA, .grip'. or 1
net used alwayi
ieiirtben. Sold
otvnw*
moat Uttlo
i INTO TASK OF
_ D.AT AMERICAN
... ?
I By AssociaVsl Prcs*.
lPE6RlX,Hl':r April 8?Three
wcro scolded to;?Ieat!h al an American'
I distllelry at Polfln early this morning.
I Thi-v were employed tw cattle feednrs
ami" mn on top of a tank of hot din
I tillerv feed When the hoard* gave way
| and they fell In.
Bert Cough Medicine for Children
. When you buy a ooug'n medicine for
I small children yon want one in Wiiich
I you can place implicit confidence. You
I want one -that not only relieves but will
cure. You .want one that is pleasant
I to take. Chamberlain's Cough Kemedy
] meet* all t?ie*e' condition*. There 1*
I noting so good for the coughs . and
I colds incident to childhood. It is also
i certain preventative and cure for
croup, and tact'! is no danger whatev
er from whooping cough when it is
I given. It 5ias been wed in many ep
idemic.)' of that disease with perfect
success. For sale by Stone 4. Mercer.
I REMAINS WILL BE
TAKEN TO BELINGTON
The remain* of Arlington, the one
I year-old child of Mr. and Mrs. 0. F.
I Kade, of near the okl fair grounds, wlho
diid Friday'"' morning from pneumonia.
I will be taken to eBlington Sunday morn
I ing on train No. 2. Tin funeral will oc*
I cur there Sunday afternoon.
A Tried and Trae Friend.
One Minute Cough Cure contains not
I an atom of any harmful drug, and it
I has been curing Coughs, Colli*, Croup
and Whooping Cough so long that It
has proven itself to be a tried and
true friend to the many who use it.
Sold by Stone & Mercer.
I W.E.WH1TAKER
ARRESTED
I AT WHEELING ON CHARGE OF MI
PLOYING NON-RESIDENTS AS
STRIKE GUARDS.
I By Associated Press.
WHEELXG, !W. Va.. April 8?Ex
I Stato Senator X. E. Whitnker, president
I of the Wnitakcr-Glewner Iron Company
was arrested today on tho diargc ol
employing non-residents of tho state as
guards at the mill wtere n strike is in
progress. Fourteen, guards wire also ar
rested.
\? Comet
Thisl |y tbs stir of health I
. ,\W\ to the weak and I
famous remedy \W\we*ry despoil- I
does for the siom- UvX dentdyspepUe,- I
ach that which It WVAourlng all
la unable to do for V\V& ,t o m sob
Itself, even If bat TO m ; troubles and
slightly disordered,- M\W digestive
or overburdened, \u\wvi disorder*.
Kodol
supplies the natural llVj
Juices of digestion and InV
does the work of the Iffll
stomach, relaxing t^8 11'
nervous tension, while M
the Inflamed muscles It
and membranes of that M
organ are allowed to I
rest and hesl. It cures I
Indigestion, flatulenfle, J
palpitation of the heart I
nervous dyspepsia and I
alt atomach troubles by
cleansing, purifying and 1
strengthening the glands,
JYmt &mU* Caa Sebfr Yi
Bottks entj. *1.00 SU. boMht
tlx t>UI Urn, which Mils hx
fwsnil hr t C. D?VIYT I It,
Four par.-nti wirr convict;.-! of vlo-'.
Int:? *?!!?; ?f*t? comiril?o-v school ltw
' in Mii'.'i' rnte'Ssmu'l W. G-mlon's court;,
f jUtur'-'T iwjnl)w-iiivl ?cii ?m fined
, .two -.Villnr" nrt!j oirti li<side> btlns
l'to promise thrft'.thcy would-not violate
j Gie U* agiln. The" ihaxgs against*
tb?m were . pre ferrri by Trnant Officer^
Andrew Ijyon. lie parties wwe .Tames
E. Williams, chaj-gid with keeping his
?on. Rrovtri oot of ?<S)ool{ .tames >'?y,
for not sending 'bi? son, Hn?
Ella Morris,"'*for not sendljg for boy.
I/>on, and TfifH. Staats, for noti tending
bis son, Loren.
nothing Equal to Chamberlain's Colic,
Cholera: and Diarrhoea Remedy
for Bowel Complaints in
Children.
.?-.."We bare ussd Chamberlain's Cofic,
Cholera and Diariiiooa Remedy in oar
family for yearn," says Mrs. J. B.
Cooke, of Nederkndj, T<?cras. "Wo
have given it to all of our <?illdren.
We ftavc^ed other modidnrs for the
same -purpose, .but njver' found any
tmng to equal Otanjfcwlain'i. 'If you
?will use tt as dliyctM It .wiR always
cure." For gale by. Stoiie t Mercer.
By Associated-.Press.
MADRID, Spain, April 8?-Four bund
rsd persona wera either killed or sn
jured toda'y-by Wie collapse of ^ie new
water resen-oir, in course of construc
tion. Fifty bodies bare already beeo
recovered/ ' /
?;-v V'.ffii'-i'Y1 ifo "i^'i '?*' "i'V ^
fir 55 .. i - ? .
NLatt Hope Vanished.
When let^ng physicians said that
W. M. SmiHjatti'of Pekin, la., had in
curable consumption, \>ls last hope
vanished; but' Dr. King's New Discov
ery for Consumption, Coughs and Colds
kept, him oat of his grave. He says:
"This great specific oompletely cured
me, and saved my life. Since .then 1
have used it for over ten years, and
consider St a marvelous throat and lung
owe." Strictly scientific cure for
Coirgh*, Sore Throat or Colds; sure
preventative for pneumonia. Guaran
teed, 60c and $1.00 bottles at Stone &
Mercers and Frank G. Bland's drag
stores. Trial bottle free.
?> ? ? ? ? + ? ? * ?? ???>,
? Eyay Teacher in Harrison Coun- ?
? Should Hav* a Copy of ?
? WHITE'S PRACTICAL *
? '? GRAMMAR AND *
? COMPOSITION ?
? For sab by the +
,+ JAMES & LAW COMPANY, ?
'+ . Clarksburg, W. Va. +
? ?7*~ ?
+ Persons desiring topics of this ?
? valuable hook sent 'by mail should ?
+ send 03 cents, money order or ?
4 stamps, to the autiior, Buchanan ?
? White, Wiaton, W. Va. 17feb0m. ?
W. L. Taney Baffled the Physicians
\V. L. Vancy, of Paduoah. Ky? writes:
"I had a awere case of kidney disease
and thre of the best physicians in Ken
tucky -treated me wit'noirt success. I
then took Foley's Kidney Curo. The
first bottle gave instnat relief and .three
bottles cured m? permanently. I can
gladly recommend this wonderful rem
edy." Stone 4 Mercer, R. J. Oriss, and
Sturm & WHson. ,
"I owe my whole life to Bnrdock
Blond {Bitters. Sccrofulous sores (sovrrcd
my whole body. I seemed beyond cure.
B. ?. B. has nmde mo a perfectly well
wonwn." Mr*. Charles Hutton, Bor
villi', Mich.
Trustee's Sale
By virtue of the authotlty vested in
me by Wire orders of the Circuit Court
of ITnrrisan County in the Oaancerj
Cause of James H. Mines vs. Katie L.
Dodge and Joseph W. Dodge, her vius
band, recorded in the Chancery Order
Book No. 28, of the Circuit Court of
said county on pages 33ff and 330
wheroin^Joseph I<e? R5?dM was appoint
ed trustee in tho placo and stead of A.
s. Luiig'in tares dwdiof trust bearing
?lute the .lOHi day of/December, 1002, tho
aitli .lay of May, 1003, and the 18th Jay.
<>f Juljfi 1003, respectively, on record In
th" county" clerk's-office of said county
in Trust D?d Bock 'T," page 201; Trust
Deed Book "U," page 124, and Trust
Deed Book ^," pagi 104, respectively,
and by virtue of said deeds of trujt
cxecuteS by Katie L. Dodge and Josegn
W. Dodge, her husband, to A. S. Long,
as triwtee,! will on
SATURDAY, ARPIL 8, 1003,
at IrOO p^ inin front nf the Court
House of HkiTlson' wrtfty. ????II to J the
highest and Uest ^bidder I lie following de
scribed propfertyi
Lot No. 17, in JaioksDn's :a?t addition
to the City of Clarksburg, being the
same real estate conveyed to Katie L.
Dodge by Mary McGratJi, liy oeed ns
cordo,l in the proper office or said county
In deed book 133, pag?'415.' Said prop
erty is located on Jackson street in fas
City Of Olarlcaborg. Tfcare are three
franje houses on the lot, eacn or,
makes-* very desirable ruidenc
TERMS Of SALE~Ck*-?? per tent
3 wn
? notice
to do yoi
idow Curtains?5
.IDS, 2.00; 1.50 Curt
1 rvjs ?:**r -trr -vskh; > .t? ??
I 227 MAIN ST., CLARKSBI
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Had you not better
=f,p?t
run wih us. We reprs
first class compahits,
tried and fire tested, f
116 Third Street. Clu
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5 ? * "v. ""TifTim
^ire Insurance A{
? Goff Block. Main St. CI
<V SEE THE LISTBEI.OWI HAVE TO 01
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J ?Comfort. 172 acres of valuable land no'rl
burg. 3 lots, Carlisle Court; 1 lot, Main
2 lota, Harmer-Dye addition; 1 lot, Pled mop
8 lots, Davis & Pride addition; AdamsUm; 3
lots Adamston. Two iota, Prltcbard's ai
. Point. ? m ?
tiff rices reasonable, terms r"
s '"real
Room 3, 359 W. Main St
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$ Patent Medici
Household Articles &nd
Sickroom Necessities anr"
I Fine Toilet Mil
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Our general stock of drugstore Roods is very comp
aurp^-iw'i anywhere in this part of the country. ' Mr
We try to have on band all reliable, patent media
do not have any one in stock we wjli be glad to get" "
We give special attention to our snpply of Ho it
Rubber Goods of all kinds, such as FoHntain Syrlng
Medicine Droppers, Hut Water Bottles. Bub" ~
everything used In the family and In tbe slckroi
Our stock of Tallet Articles and fine Toilet,.!
worth looking Into. "? No matter what kind of perfun
tlon, Hair or Tootn Brush, or other toilet article,]
can supply you
We have all the drugs and chemicals, presorll
and are competent to compound any prescripts
but the purest and best quality'of drugs, and cob
script ion exactly as written by tbe physioian.' I . , ;
We await the pleasure of belr " '
r R. T. LOWNDES. Preslden. S.R.HARRI
' TH OS. W. HARRISON. VIm Pro. W H. LEWI:
Merchants Nation
or WEST VIRGINIA AT CLA;
Capital and Surplus, $
United States Deposits
Transacts a
This bank accords courteous and liberal
ment to depositors and those having bin
with it, and endeavors to show its apprep
of their patronise by a careful and pr
attention to .all bnsineia ;entrosted t