The Clarksburg Telegram from Clarksburg, West Virginia • 1

CLARKSBURG. W. MARCH 8. 1835 LARGEST PAPER INV Central West Virginia) LARGEST CIRCULATION I TO 4.) telegram. fiur.

Politics. aM tbe of West Virginia'. Re.euro?. WHOLE no. 1775 INF AMY SEAT TO BE STOLFN IN TENNESSEE, Virginia people know jog about a ontests and likewise know sympathize with Evans, aessee whose seatis about in the same manner lien.

Goff was defraud his seat. Govorr.o-elect Kvaos has just issued an tn the people of Tennesicli closes as follows ml I air. ensaged in an The entire power State Government is aragainst me. So far. it is he militia has not been into requisition, but if any other portion of the lery or paraphernalia of ate Government that has son pressed into service I tadviced.

I believe that I having the distinction of the tirst legally elected oorof Tennessee, or any Stase. who was accorded ivilege of being contestee. by a special arrangement, the forms of law. the candefeated by the people is tted to hold over in office, its responsibilities, be sed with its salary, and be at the same time, and efore a tribunal by dim edand under a so-called law i by his request, to which ached his official approval, we a Republican form of mnent within the meaning Constitution of the United iI have made the fight, ing in the right and justice cause, strictly within the of the law, and the Conon. and I trust that herewhen the partisan clouds itieal hatred and injustice cleared away, you may apmy course, and become need that I made a creditssfense of the rights of the eof the State," fWilliam Garrett, says the lurg IHsputrh, made recently atement that wire nails are old so cheaply that is a carr drops a nail it is cheaper it lie than to stop and pick ind it is claimed that one iut of live is never used, but 'o waste.

A statistician ng this out and assuming takes a carpenter 10 secto pick'up a nail, and that iffle is worth cents an remarks that the recovery nail he has dropped would O.oOSiJ cent. The money of an individual six-penny is 0.0077 cent; that is, it I not pay to pick up 10 nails took 10 seconds of time an of Unit. A Lively brought in to feston and J. Lively. Ion.

on Thursday, wanted killing of Bert Rudder. bid man takes the reward, 1 will be used in defending prisoner. The day before 1 "iisilit in one oE his grand-! charged with the same of the bankers, bankers ami for the bankno) the sort contemplated worthy but old-fashioned emen who signed the United Internal Revenue ColrJohn.I. Martin says that nie returning reports of les under the income tax bas betm extended to April je rELEGRAM the best local r'? Harrison county. SOLDI KK HOTS.

Tbe rank and file of the State troops in this pan of West Virginia are in a very discouraged state since the late Legislature passed the appropriation bill.and left them for certain little sundries that they desired recompense for. Really, from tbe way the boys talk, they are on the fence and think of resigning. Night before last Company ot this city, tnet in their armory in the End of the city and discussed the situation at length. Although there was a full attendance there was not a member present who did not favor the withdrawal of the company from the State Militia by sending in their resignations in a body. The proposition was most put to a vote, and 'uad it been would have passed.

The boys say that the State Militia, not only here but elsewhere through tbe State, feel like them, and they expect to take some decisive action next ti ngton Advert her. We have just heard that the suit of Mrs. A. E. Hill, formerly of Parkersburg and now of Charleston, against the Endowment Kank, Knights of Pythias, for the amount of the policy held by her late husband, was decided in the United States court.

The case went to the jury between 4:30 and 5 o'clock and they soon returned and rend ered a verdict giving Mrs. Hill the full amouut asked for with interest, making a total of 93,210. On Short Pole creek, last Thursday. Bill Tom Hat Held, a member of the-Hatfield family, made famous by a fend'with the McCoy family, of Kentucky, was killed by Adam Bailey. This is the first member of the Hatfield family ever known to have died a violent death, and in this case it was the result of too much liquor, and not a feud.

typw (irurc. Miss Mary Kdgell is preparing to return to her home nearlirown, from her sister's, Mrs. John Madden, where she has passed the winter and attended Lincoln school. Mrs. Jane Harbert has been called to Laimberport by the serious illness of her sister in-law, Mrs.

Eliza Rogers. The 2:30 train was delayed Friday by the falling of debris upon the track between Mopongah and Shinnston. Lincoln School, taught bv Miss Mable Fleminsr. closed Friday with a ciphering and spelling match, (juite a number of visitors were present. Mr.

Lloyd Sapp left here Monday for Parkersburg, where he will enter a business college. Rev. Edgoll. one of Brown's esteemed citizens, was with us Tuesday. Miss Essie Barnes was the guest of Miss Hattie Ogden Friday.

A number of our young folks tried to have their future revealed by sleeping with a piece of wedding cake under their pillow. We hope their dreams proved satisfactory. How was it boys and girls Let us bear from yonGeorge Harbert has returned home from Sardis. where he has been visitius for a few days past. reports a pleasant time.

Mr. Kmory Cunningham passed through our village Tuesday eu route for Fairmont. If it be true that the first three days of March rule the three succeeding months, farmers had better inspect their granaries and haymows. There is a general complaint amongst the farmers of bad-luck with their lambs. Inquire.

THEIR DEAD Orator Is Honored by a Special Memorial Service. The colored people of darks burg met at the Water street M. K. church on last Friday evening and. participated in a very appropriate and beautiful memorial service in honor of Fred Douglass, the ablest champion of the rights of the African raco that ever bore the brand of a slave.

The young ladies read carefully prepared essays and the teachers of the colored i schools and several of the minisiers delivered addresses that were well suited to the occasion. The colored people of Clarksburg are certatnly coming to tho front in un intellectual way and many of their young ladies aDd young men are not only splendid scholars for the advantages they have had but we are glad to be able to say that they write with ease and marked intelligence on current questions. The colored schools here have some exceptionally bright pupils whose work in the class room is far in advance of many of those whose faces do not bear the stamp of Ethiopia. I.iimlierpart. Rev.

George D. Grifliu's family returned from Louisville. Kv.j the 5th inst. The wife of R. Ma phis died Sunda'y'hjght.

The remains were interred in the Rittenhouse eem etery. Esq. E. McCarty was at Wyatt on business Monday. Barnes, a merchant Waljpce, wanone of the pleasant callers in our town.

Drummers have been quite pleaiitiful in our village this week. The farmers are to complain of the scarcity of feed. J. I). Humor is having his flouring mill repaired.

Miss Iva Drummond, of Lambert's Run, is the charming guest of Miss Laura Bell Morgan. Mr. Cecil Denham. who has been attending College at Buckhannon, is spending vacation at home. Wilson Swiger is smiles? it's a girl.

We to have a new enterprise in our town in the form of a brick -yard. Perhaps we can have brick for sidewalks in our village. We hope so at least. Tne Republicans of this vicinity heartily appreciate the noble work done by our Rovkh. "Aunt" Eunice Conrad, the oldest woman in West Yicgiiiia, and probably the oldest in tbfe United States, the subject' of so many newspaper articles, died last Monday at her home Micar near Codarville.

Gilmer county, in her one hundred and twentieth year. She was born on the 4th of August, 1775, in Pendleton county, Va. (now West Virginia.) Her maiden mime was Mace, and she was of Scotch lineage She was married to Jacob Conrad in 1805 Randolph now West Virginia, and shortly afterward moved to Gilmer county. Her husband served in the war of. JHli and drew a pension, which after his death wirs transferred to Mrs.

Conrad. Not ins her great age, she always bad excellent health and'her eyesight was reniarkablv acutg. She the use of her mental faculties up to a short time prior to her death. Germany wants more war ships, her Foreign Secretary says, to show her sword, is as sharp on the sea. as it is on the land.

a hrt-atrt t. One of the Jackson's who formerly lived at Jane Lew, Lew county, is now owner of a large orange grove in Florida. Speakibg of the effects of the recent cold oue of the employes of Mr. Jackson writes: saddest sight I have seen for many a day is that of the orange groves of Florida. About four years ago I came to the State an-1 was inexpressibly charmed with the sight of these same The masses of thick.

I'iijoi dark, green thick with the masses of gold, with hen and there the sweet blossom-. speaking ir. perfume their promise of a future crop, made a scene which I shall not soon forget. Hut now there is universal; desolation. Leaving Jacksonville to come South you soon touch the North edge of the orange belt.

It looks as if a great tire had raged for "a hundred miles or more; not a green leaf to be seen on the orage trees. The branches are black and bare. Thousands of oranges are rotting upon the ground, and a few poor seared ones are still clingiug to the withered branches. The sight is pitiful. Florida can not recover trom the effects of this blow for years.

I am told that almost all the young and small trees between Jacksonville and Tampa are killed to the roots. Mount Clare. Miss Ityrd Switzer and Edna have returned to their homes at Philippi, after a pleas ant "visit with friends and n-lu fives at this place. Owing to illness Rev. Perry was not able to fill his appointment at the McWhorter church last Sunday Miss Camdenu Barilett is attending Prof.

Kemper's mjsic class at Lost Creek. tsee (Icle) fay ton Cost, of Centre Branch, is in our midst again. Mr.I. P. R.Ash and family will locate in your town in the near future.

Miss Kstelle Davis is visitin? her home at Rose Bend. Mr. Wm. Hansford is very ill at this writing. Our graded school taught byMr.

A. L. Davis, of Salem, assisted by Misses Ilassel and Wolfe, closed on the 27th, after a very pletsant and successful term. The house was beautifully decorated with evergreens. The large crowd, which was praent.

was highly an eloquent address by Rev. B. Evans, of your city. The beautiful song. "The West Virginia Hills," was prettily rendered by the school.

"An elegant bound volume of Bryant's Poems was presented to Mr. Davis by his pupils, and an appropriate address from him, closed the. exercises: Johncjuii.l. Mrs. R.

T. Williams has been very sick for several days. Messrs. Earnest Swiger and Herschel Robinson will attend school at Lumberport this spring. The schoiA closed last week at Isaac's Creek.

O. A. Bennett died of pneumonia Mitrfb 5th. Waldo (Hoffman is stepping hijslr? it is si hoy. Hans Scans.

Tothe Publicof Clarks11 burg. Tins certify that the Rrovideut Life IiiMtrnnee Company of Wheeling, Iihh puiil me iighty-four (tfU.OO) in full "fall etuiAui of inmtranceon my? son's life, he only beiut; in the nine company far four M) weefai Tendering iniuiy thanks to the above company for prompt settlement of the almve. I am very frilly, 11. HOLDEN. PORSALK.

A desirable building lot on Lee street. For particulars apply at office. Ktosic Pud flitThe Superb Entertainment at Broaddus. The reception at Broaddus Institute Inst night was certainly recherche in all its appointments and features. The grand old college with its stately halls was brilliantly iHuminnted from eel lar to roof while within the pretty parlors from 8 until 11 p- ni.

was. congregated an army of delighted guests. It was one of those occasions that go far toward satisfying the soul's thirst for a "vision of something fairer than we have Every visitor was amazed at the wonderful transformation that had taken place since the college had last been thrown open for a public reception- The brush of the painter and the paper hanger, during the Inst vacation. brought beauty and harmony out of neglect nnd gloom and the effect was captivating. It was a musical and art reception combined nnd from I every available space on the parlor walls some picture or drawing told a pretty story without words'nnd whether one's vision rested on these creations of art or wandered to the throng of fair women in beautifill costumes, the effect was alike pleasing.

And if in the contest between Art and Nature.young Locbinvar was seen to grasp at Nature twas not because he found Art de fective but because Nature was irresistible. The art display under the direction of Miss Lillie Lowe, the instructor in this de purtment.was superb. Then' were in one hundred and fifty pieces of art tastefully arranged about the parlors, front hall anil studio, embracing studies in oil, crayon, pastel, water color and china decorations. Miss work was exhibited in the main parlor and her pupil work in the studio and hall, it would lie impossible to attempt a description of each piece, but a panel of roses nnd a portrait by I-owe were gems that one of the old muster's of the brush fflpht. have acknowledged with nurdonable pride.

Of the paintings of her pupils that showed great merit those contributed by Mrs. Stuck, Misses Smith, Parrill. Pigott and others we might name deserve special mention. Miss studied in the best art schools of the country and her work here has won for her an enviable repu tation. Then there was music 'rising its voluptuous swell" Miss Howard's pupils showed that their training in this department lmd been of an exceptionally high order.

Among the, young ladies taking'part in this feature were Misses Ogden, Tannehill. Simmons, Orr, Brohard and I'ierce. Miss Howard's selections, both vocal and insfrumental, were of a high order and it was unamiinously voted by all present that no mistake was made in calling her to the Institute and we venture the assertion that Broaddus never had a mote acceptable teacher in this department. Tea was served in a pink Ixiotli ilk the studio from elegant pieces of decorated china. We hope to be able to speak of the other young ladies who contribwtedto the art display but whose names our reporter failed to learn, Prof.

and Mrs. Blair as well as the other teachers were assisting in the arrangements and the entire affair reflects great credit upon teachers and school. The number of guests was unusually large, among them the moat prominent people of Clarksburg. The decorations about tlie parlors were very pretty. Everybody, young ami old, had a royal good time.

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Is Davis in this city were saddened on last Monday at the news an nouncing his death at Charleston, after an illness of but a few days He was a former Harrison coun ly boy. but for several years resided in Preston. He was for four years a (1. S. gauger and storekeeper under Collector AVhite.

He was an indefatigable worker and a Republican of prominence who came up from the ranks. He was a coal miner for years and prominent in labor circles. For the past few years he had been the representative of a prominent life insurance company. He was a self made man and a born orator of gttat power. In his death onv of the most eloquent voices that proclaimed the doctrine of protection in West Virginia is silenced for ever.

He was buried on fues day at Cherry Camp, in this county, near his old home. members of. his family still itside. He was a young man, but leaves a wile and family. He served as assistant cleric of the House of Delegates at Charles ton and took sick the day the Legislature adjourned.

A nurn ber of prominent people attended the funeral, and his death will be mourned in many parts of tne State. The TbleoraM extends its heartfelt sympathy to the grief stricken friends. A fiiend in sending in bis sub scription says the most satis' factory debt he hits to pay is his subscription to the Tki.kcuam To use his own language. "1 ngard the Tki.e<;uam the most satisfactory newspaper I ever read, and would take it and feel that I had made a good invest mont if it cost three times what it'does." VV. M.

Third street, ('urpet and Wall paper dealer is just in receipt of six thous and rolls of wall- paper -enough to paper the new hotel and Har rison county. Will sell cheaper than any house in the city. Call and see for yourself. 17-21. One hundred and four persons were killed and eighty-six wounded in the Mexican railway disns ter.

Mrs. A. E. Hill, of Charleston, has sued the Knights of Pythias. Her late husband was insured in the order for $8,000 and theorder refuses to1 pay on the grounds that Mr- Hill committed suicide.

His family do not that his death was caused by suicide. George Howell murdered his sweetheart. Alice Gibson, and then ended his own life Sunday evening at Blkhorn in the Southern part of West Virginia. Dr. Albert B.

Mason, the only brother of Hon. John W. Mason, of Fairmont, died at his home in Wadestowu, Monongalia county, Monday evening, from paralysis. He was the sou of John M.Ma?on, of Monongalia county, and was burn in Smjthtown, in tin- -111110 county. June 4,1844.

1 urlirtt Will tfcht. Sporting Authority Willie Green has tbe following to say about the match James J. Cwrbett and Kobe it Pitzsimmons will certainly meet in the squared circle for the championship of the world and a fortune in purse and stakes. The only bar to sucb a meeting has been the lack of a place. Now that difficulty is removed, for the Oklahoma legislature has passed a bill permitting priae tights in ihat territory.

This means that if poibett and Fitzsimnions can 1 not meet in Florida or Louisiana, they can get together in Okalahotna. and it probable with that idea in view that the bill was passed..