The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-05-20
FIRST W ARD
MANY INTERESTING DolNGs OF
OUR FRIENDS ACROSS TIE
MONONGAEEL&

/ We note with pleasure that orders
have been issued by the City Council
! to construct a sidewalk from the Scott
| Hotel pavement on Water street OF
! the First ward, 10 The wharf at the
foot OF Ferry street
When the way is clear for Council
10 take ii up. there is another VERY
much needed improvement which we
would suggest In this connections
namely. the construction of an ade'
uuate floating wharf. AE ordinance
! passed. charging each boat so much
for the privilege OF landing and doing
business from its wharf would soon
equal the cost OF its construction. Ihe
Ecity. likewise. could guard against any
iboats anchoring alongside the wharf
after landing its passengers or cargo,
| instead OF drawing off to give others
| an equal chance. This courtesy gAas
not always seemed TO be observed IN
the past, but time will rectlfE az
| evils.
Hall & Harr are having double
! veranda built to the front OF their
| slrltss store on water street. Ihls Will
Inot only add materially to the conVe-
nience of the building itself. but will
give them a good view OF the river
and the boats passing by.
| Mr.. David Rogers has just finished
unloading car of grain for his feed
store on Morgantown avenue, winch
gives him a full supply of all kinds
with which to meet the demands oil
/ his customers He has good bus1-
II nnrS0D]l
ersy and perseverance he ought to
do well. He is also a subscriber 10
the Daily West Nirginian
Mr.. John Stanley, the genial harness
max on Water street, has added MS
name to the growing list OF suDscrl-
|bers for the Daily West Nirginian-
Mr.. Stanley knows how to dlscrlna-
nate between newspapers and the klnd
of literature they furnish, no less thah
|how5sto supply his customers win the
aiiest style Of harness. outfit zaa5Ss=&
J. w vanata, the painter and deco
|rator. has fallen in line for the Da'lE.
He is now relettering and otherwise
oruamenting the sEiffs which are 10
supply the increasing demand ioI
pleasure by this lighter craft
| EIcHCh moran, u I-aStf eAt'N'
hus Ting delivery-nan for the Sprlnkle
Planning mill on the East side OF me
triver. is on the sick list, being threat
ened with typhoid fever
| How. did "The Times" man happen
to catch on to that fake fncendlary
! fire. started on the suspension hrlase
the other night2 True, it was not
proper kind of joke to perpetrate' even
though the fire was of harmless ma
ture, and soon eXtinSuished by the
| energetic efforts of those guarding
the safety of oar city by, night.
some time ago Andrew Springer lost
1 eight Of a, press-bricll machine, which
he valued at $50. Recently, however
the machine was discovered III pos.
session of a Junk man. Springer ac-
cordinely swore out warrant against
him Policeman Fortney was appoint
| ed to serve the writ, and BRING MIN De
| fore Squire Swird1er's court IN the
First ward to explain the nature OF ms
ownership The junk man, however
when approached by the oihcer' claim
cd that he had procured 1t from ano'n-
! er party who sold it to him as ms own
| whereupon, he in t'lrn, swofe OUT d
warrant against the man selling siiih
the machine under false pretense. Inc
| officer armed with the proper author
|ity, then proceeded to bring the sec
ond man into court, who had been
Implicated But he, s11spectlnS the
officers errand, attempted to make his
! escape. The chase was on. IN sood
earnest, and con tinued with the othcer
in close pursuit, until the s1us'tlse
leaned into the river. He floundered
/ abort and strau gled for awhile, nn u!
concluding that he could better hFe
on land than in water, finally thre"
himself upon the bank, when ne was
| taken in charge by the othcef III
waiting. and brought on to answer
TO the charge brought against MIN
The outcome af the case, after near
ling from all the parties, was a com
promise of the matter Each OF the
parties. arrrigred paid one-halt Oh Inc
costs, amounting to $27.60, 1ncluo'hs
s25 to Springer for the press. 1t was
rather costly experiment and fruit,
LESS of success from start to finish @ tor
/ all concerned. Although a matter OF
i record. we withhold the names OF
4 those involved in the mysterious dis