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(Continued from Preceding Pao*) SHEET METAL WORKS. FUEL CITY MANUFACTURING COM PANY, N. Sixth St. Bell Phone 942. Be Sheet Metal Work Solicited, m . SHOE REPAIRING. CHAMPION SHOE REPAIR SHOP. N, Schultz, Proprietor. 114 N. Second St. On Walker House lot Bell Phone 1430. MODERN SHOE REPAIRING, Pictures,and Framing, 120 Second St. Bell-Phone 917-J. STOGIE MANUFACTURERS CAYWOOD, W. P., Rear 112 Virginia Ave. Bell Phone 1885-J. r' ' STORAGE COMPANIES. CENTRAL STORAGE COMPANY, Baltfc more and N. Fourth Sts. Bell Phone 56. Consolidated 446. TAILORS. BLOCH-PARRISH TAILORING COM PANY,. Masonic Building. Bell Phone 194-R. REDA, FRANK, Irwin Building. BeS Phone ' u\1080-R. Consolidated, Res. 428-L. UNITED WOOLEN MILLS COMPANY, 314 ? W: Pike St Bell Phone 507-R. TAXI SERVICE. HARRISON COUNTY AUTO & GARAGE COMPANY, 678 W. Main St Bell Phone 728-J. Consolidated 1S8-L. theater's. * ODEON THEATER, 818 W. Pike St Ben Phone 1122. PALACE THEATER, 404 W. Pike St Bell Phone 899. - f k il TRANSFER. & ',/v,. UNION TRANSFER COMPANY, Traders Alley and Sehon. Bell Phone 1368-J.. Consolidated 494-L. : ; ? ' 5 TRUST 'COMPANIES?, f' CLARKSBURG TRUST?COMPANY, Third and Pike Sts. Bell Phone 238. Con solidated 214. TIRES; GARRETT, W. H., Ill Second St Bell Phone - 583. Consolidated 53. TIRE SHOP, 222 S. Second St Bell Phone 909. Consolidated 807. TYPEWRITERS. REMINGTON TYPEWRITER COMPANY, Goff Building. Bell Phone 558. Con solidated 487-Y. UNDERTAKING. LYNCH-OSBORNE UNDERTAKING CO., 353 W. Main St. Bell Phone 902. Con solidated 25-L. WARNE UNDERTAKING COMPANY, 445 W. Pike St. Bell Phone 196-J. Con solidated 180. UPHOLSTERS. WARNE BROS., Rear 168 W- Main St Bell Phone 715-J. VARIETY STORE. ~ STONE BROTHERS, Greaney Building. Bell , Phone 1037-R. WALL PAPER, SHADES AND: AWNINGS; CLEMM, W. T. E., 418 Main St Bell Phone 1261. ft ? a WELL AND MILL SUPPLIES. OIL WELL SUPPLY COMPANY, Oil, Gas, Mill?and Water Well Supplies, 316 Aewes S.t Bell Phone 83. Consoli dated 206. WHOLESALE DRUGS. . CLARKSBURG DRUG COMPANY, Whole sale, Fourth and Baltimore Sts. Bell - Phone 280. Consolidated 247. WHOLESALE GROCERS HORNOR-GAYLORD COMPANY, Balti ? more St - Bell Phone 96. Consolidat ed 67-150-361. MORRIS GROCERY COMPANY, Baltimore street' Bell phone 80. Also N. 6th St, Bell phone 81. Consolidated 800-110. WHOLESALE PRODUCE. ~~ AMICON PRODUCE COMPANY, 415, N. Fourth "St Bell Phone 882. Consoli dated 575. t ' WHOLESALE CONFECTIONERS. CLARKSBURG WHOLESALE. CONFEC TIONERY COMPANY 412N. Fourth St - Bell Phone 385-R; Consolidated 440. ZINC MANUFACTURERS. PEARLMAN COMPANY, Inc., Northview. ? Bell Phone 259. to utvestiga'te. or-other states to< destroy the coal in dustry of Wert Virginia." The pro pose* investigation s to be suggested as soon after Congress convenes in December as practicable. ? ^ ? ra t ik t.-K, ? . * :,i? ,o > '.i< CHARLESTON, Nov. 6.?Bach of Whst Virginia's representatives in Congress has- been asked to start an investigation into what ', has. been termed by .the coal operators of th* state as an "Ulegal combinatlon Of Tail.. roads, ooal operators and coal^ miners - '<? By kwnie e. silITH,.f ??LJL+. (Berkeley Springs Is situated on th< Baltimore and Ohio railroad, lOO .iuilei from Washing too. All trains <*? th< mam line stop at. Hancock Junction connecting with the narrow gauge After a ride of three miles, one reacha Berkley Springs, once tie V>ld towi . This land was owned by Lord JWKr fax, and he. gave- the'springs, calta! Warm Springs, to the town of Batfl and'Virginia for all. time. When Loci Fairfax sent out a party to explore and surrey this part of his props*.*. George Washington," then 1,6 year* ol age, was assUtant Engineer. In hit diary was this extjact "March i3, 1748. W? this day- called: to, see the famous Wkrm brings.-4 We camped in the -field this, night" Hundreds oi years ago these waters were well known to the red men of all tribes from the* 6tf- Lawrence'; and Great | lakes to.thejCarolinail;, Including the Six Nations, the Delaware Tuscarprits and Cataw baa. who deadly enemies In time of peace, met here in the Great Spirit sanitarium, proclaiming a truce while bathing in' these mineral waters for the eradication of . rheumatism to w hich these aborigines were subject >-*hOI4 Time/Fame. The Europeans came.,about 1730, learning from the'Indian the wonder ful -curative powers, of these waters, and a portion of Bi-addock's army marched from Winchester to -Fo-t Cum her land, .in Maryland; :No doubt some of .them drank of this wtrter. The first time the writer came to thli place, the.West Virginia Editorial Ar sociatlon -was in session here at the hotel in ti^e. grove. , We drove ovar by stage from - Sir John's run,' sevaral miles over Warm' Springs motintaiu. Captain John Sinclair was., chief 65 r termaster of {he -expedition agiiast Fort Duquesne and in. 1756 this run was given, his nanie. .In October, 1776, the general assem bly of Virginia passed, an act for es tablishing a'town, at Warm Springs 'n the county o.f Berkeley. Trustels as follows were appointed': Bryan Fair fax, Thomas Bryan; .Martin, Wkvuar Washington, the- Reverend . Charles Wynn Thurston, Robert Rutherford; Alexander White, Philip Pendleton, Samuel Washington, William Ellzey, Van Swearengeq, Thomas Hiet,' James' Bdmondson and 'James Ndurse^gentle men.^tr'1^ [E. ? | Top is'Old. ' The town was laid off In 1777. The names of those purchasing, lots were General Washington, General Horatio Gates, Charles Carroll,,of Carrollton, the Rev. OoionelChariesByron- Thurv ton, Sir Thomas Jenifer, Edward Uoyd, Fielding Lucas. Lord Fairfax reserved two building lots and one *of the springs for his private use, while General 'Washing ton had two adjoining Lord Fairfax on which he had two comfortable and convenient dwelling -hodses - which ho valued at one hundred and. fifty pounds. Many notables from Virginia and Maryland built homes and spent their summers here. That they came In their private carriages, accompanied by their families, servants an4 guests seems very natural, but whan the Cad walladers frqpa Philadelphia came, as well as .other'people from the North, In company, as an old record now burnt says, "with carriages, horses, six?Cadwallader and family, three negro wenches, and three negro bucks from Philadelphia, Pa.," one is slight ly surprised, both at the entry in (Mr. Cadwallader's own beautiful, clear distinct script The other entries of Mr. Cadwallader's expedtion. were in another hand. "To one gug of Bour bon?. To one mint julep?12 1-2 cents, to one apple toddy, 12 1-2 cents, to one pint of the best Jamaica rum 62 1-2 cents, to one glass of liquor to Black Bill 12 1-2 cents etc." The writer some years _ago had access to data in her possession, and had had to give this statementfrem memory. Tree for Washington. ,?'4 ? In the grove stands a beautiful elm, called in honor of General Washing ton. Some years ago a terrific storm broke a portion of it whereupon the wood was moulded into-Various shapes and sold for relics. . While these springs were in full sway, patronized bytpersons of all sec tions- of the country, the war between ths states interrupted its prosperity, for the time being. In 1865 the bathing establishments were repaired, and it again became popular. These feprings are 186 miles northwest from Richmond, Va., nine ty-three miles from Washington, are in a narrow valley eight hundred feet above the se^ level. They discharge from the various springs within'one hundred yards, Is about two thousand gallon per minute at the uniform temperature of seven ty-five degrees Fahrenheit There Is a mysterious chemical property in these-waters that has nev er-been analyzed. They certainly have, an electrical effect upon the bather, and since radimn has been dis covered, it is thought that they run over a deposit of this rare mineral. Swimming Pobl. The gentlemen's swimming, pool is sixty feet long, twenty wide, five feet deep, the ladies' pool forty by twenty, four feet deep, and there are innum erable private batns in addition. last summer these baths were tiled and other improvements made to the amount of about eleven hundred dol lars. Rheumatism, gout, neuralgia, kidney troubles, all disease involving the mucous membrane lining., the in ternal viscera,, thoracis, urinary and digestive, chronic bronchitis, dyspep sia and .nervous debility are some oi the diseases fwhich. are cured, by the drinking of and bathing in these God given waiers. The mountain air is glorious, thi elevation not too high for persons in cllned to heart weakness) and then are many beautiful drives and walki 11. Its vicinity./ From Lover's Lea) can be seen three states. West Vir ' gtnla, Maryland and-Pennsylvanla, tS ' Chesapeake and Ohio canal, theBaltl more and Ohio railroad and the beau tiful Potomac river. Dr-^C. W. Chancellor, formerly o Baltimore, said: "I am certain this my system is precisely that- which I felt utter tak ing baths at Carlsbad, only the Berk . eley bath* .are.-mora, -pronounced la i. beneficial results, for- after a far baths I have thrown aside my {cratches, can stand firmly on my feet, ? which I. had ...bpen unable to do foe nine months previous to coming here.'1 | Hide Best Boohl ? (Berkeley Springs with its population of 1G,000 haa a rest room under the auspices of the Woman's .dvic Club. It is large, airy, well lifted anit heat ed. A young girl has charge of it, and entortains people as ' they . come in, caring* for the children while their '.mothers shop,' It is vary convenient ly situated next to the poitofflpe and "belongs to ai. Mr. Kennedy, of Pitts burg, who let the club have it at a notnlnal rent"' They have all modern conveniences, g Mrs. Hammond Slier, we'll, known lnBarkersburg circles, is the president, and. they are working for the betterment of the1 town. | There are two large canning factor-* in process of building, among them a large fine hotel ;on the Van- Rensalerr property, contracted to be completed and opened in; June, 1916. Mr. Alex-? ander McNeal, a promoter, and lessee of /the springs, has & contemplation 'a sanitarium on the site of the old hotel in rthe grove. % With these new buildings, the ren-f ovation of the other hotels, and the many 'delightful homelike hoarding houses, next summer- should see a population of several, thousand. , Mountain Viewj Mss1Hunter-'s- home,' is .always in demandy* she having 'to turn away person^ up to November. 1. Miss Casey, Ma?!vG3i.esley. and Miss Lou Spllman, of WarrentoWn, are ; guests at the Washington hotel. Mr. I and Mri. Shepherd occupy St. MSarkA rectory tor the present The formul is a' great 'Shakespearian' scholar,^ his ?talented wife, formerly Odette Tyler, well known to the public; Miss Spill man's Case. MIsb Spillman is the handsome sw^ ter of-our famous1'townsman,'""iB. Di Spllman, an artist, an accomplished portrait painter who had. several pic tures hung in the Paris salon.. She was' attacked with .-rheumatism in that cltyf Had eight.physicians, and it. was slx^-mo'nths 'more" before she couia travel home. When she came Septem ber 1, she had) to'have aid in.walking across the street ,to the.bathB. She now*is able to walk'to the top. of the .mountain.* ThesiB- waters' seem to be; known better abroad than at home, ap physicians have sent Our people back here from Carlsbad and other places in Europe. Oscar ? Jenkins,- of Parkersburg, is one of*the trustees of these springs, and he can tell you that our vitrolite works'made their choicest artioles of the -Berkeley Springs sand, and ma; forget to tell you that Colgate and Menhen make- thdr^facer. powder' and soap of the same. M&r. Jenkins is very; popular, here and fs^considered a fund of information. k ;'V i . While boosting our to^m of Park ersburg let us also "inform ourselves regarding our state's resources, nat ural and Artificial, helping to develop them in every manner in our power. ? - ? . . BY A SAW LOG And Another-Lumberman is In stantly Killed as He Attempts to Board a.Log Train. RICHWOOD, Nov. 6.?A woods man, named William Johnson, who was working for James TurnbuH, a j logging contractor on Blg Laurel, was I so severely crushed by some logs a day or so ago, that death ensued be fore he could be gotten.to a hospital at this place. The deceased man was about SO years Of age, and had only just begun working for Mr. Turnbull. An effort is being made to locate his people, and tailing iff*that the body will be burled here. C. T. Robinson, of Camden-oii Gauley, was' instantly- killed over on Cranberry one day this week, while he was attempting to board a log train. Mr. Robinson was about middle age, and had been a timber contractor in the lumber woods for some years. The body of the'unfortunate man was pre pared for burial and sent'to Camden, his home, where interment was made yesterday. ; The deceased man leaves a wife and several children. The Dodge Clothespin Company, of thU'place has-just-completed a water tank on.top of a high steel tower, and has thus added to its fire-fighting equipment. ?' ? ? ? i? ? .?...Iv ? '??>T ?'-* ? . " tj The Cherry River Paper Company has patched up its machinery in. the wood room In which the fire occurred last week and th$ plant is running ahead as usual:to the great satis faction of the many people employed there as they- confidently expected , a lay-off tor a good whil? on account of the fire. It is claimed that the struc ture win be rebuilt of brick and that work will be commenced on the walls as soon as the-necessary arrangements i can be^made. . I The Richwood high school boys, i who journeyfed-to Sutnmerrllle to i play the SummersvUIe team, a aeries - of baseball games last week, were suc t cessful In winning, two out of three ? games played and tielng for honors - in the thlnl.gaifie. Mrs. Aggie Thomas, of Br bacon, H was here, several days a guest of . Mrs. L. A. Thomas, of Oakford avenue. ? HMmK deposer,,? arrivedin New Yoric a lev days ago, and will be saeojhis winte: on the American stage. Sha broogh with her bo many trunks and Ha boxes that a irage moving van wai necessary to cart them totaer hotel* Takes , Milliner's'Home and Says He is Not Able to Move It Baril&U'MM GRASS VALLEY, Ney., < Nov. 6.-J* (U Johnson, a local rancher, was tak es Into custody by Sheriff Martin and now is In the county Jail on a cbarge of Stealing a house from OOss Eleanor Hoeft, a Nevada City milliner. John son has admitted the theft Several months ago Miss Hoeft pur equal to, If not surpassing exp?cta-| Hons of the BtatiBtictansand Mghof-1 flclals of tae eiposltlOn. The first oil |and enthusiasm*, principally on thel part of the people otiSaa Francisco. | It will be recaUefelSat prior to tbel opening of th? exjowtlon, 60,000 seas-I on hooka wer? sold to the people of I I the "city and close surrounding .ooun-1 l.try, at 4 price of $10 for^ha season, I Itod^^ ^tafiatadt^t^gMlg^th* I I dally. TheN pilgrimage of strangers I I to the coast has fallen offalmostBtart- j llingly during ito l?t.few. Ve?ta. . A| I guest ,at the,\ W?ftvVl*ginl* biflKHngl la few nights thkt w^Hkx I travelled wlthhls-wife for more than! I firn hundred ndlw.ltf _a.^ullntojdw| lover one of the Meadfag-rbadS- from I I me East, and that they were the sole I occupants of that car for *11 that djft Itance,' The railroads 1 tMt )throui3? I June,' July, August'and September, ran ? from two to eight sections on through ?trains, now seldom tmrYnort than two ?sections, the one train appfearlng to I suffice. as followB