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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-15
THE FARMERS WILL MEET
AT TRACTION PARK TOMORROW
Democracy.

| This is the season when the farmer
| is in his glory. Good roads, fine
weather and crops generally bounti-
full all contribute to make him feel
good. The farmers are holding num-
Der of meetings in this and adjoin-
ing counties. Tomorrow at Traction
Park will be held a meeting of the
farmers of four counties. An all-day
picnic has been planned and a gen
eral good time is expected. Hon. Aaron
Jones, of Indiana, master of the Ma
tiinal Grange, will address the meet
ing. To-day ne is attending a meet
ing at Jane Lew. in Lewis county.
Professor T. c. Atkeson, of the State
University. overseer of the National
Grange. is accompanying Mr.. Jones on
his tour through this State and will
also be present Other noted men wifi
speak.
Many farmers are expected from
other counties and the meeting will
be the largest ever held in the county.
Everybody is invited to attend and will
be royalty entertained The dinner
will be made up of the finest products
of the farm and quite enough to in
spire Riley to write:
IF such a thing could be
AS the angels wantin' boardin' and
they'd call around in me.
I'd want to accommodate EN-, all the
whole endurin' flock"
1t Will be a great day for pleasure
and many things will be spoken of
beneficial TO the farmers and others
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-15
HUNDREDS OF SOLDIERS
ARE IN TOWN II T)AI
TIE fToWN GIVES WELcaMETo:
TIE BOYS WHO STOOD BE-
HIND THE GUNS TO
SAVE THE UNION.

To-day the city is in the hands OF.
| the old soldiers. .erdaS5 and this
morning they have been arriving by
dozens and at noon there We're about
800 registered. mostly from Marion
! county, but some from different parts
of the State and other States. AS soon
as they register they receive badges
and then start out to renew acaaafnt-
ances. Many have met who have not
seen each other since '65, and many
handshal1ings are INDUCED in. Some
are SO glad to see each other that their
joy cannot be expressed except by
tears. Some are seemfnglg as stout
and hearty as ever. while others walk
only by the aid of crutches. but none
are lacking In patriotism.
One of the visitors was heard. to re-
mark that the people Of Fairn1onts are
not glad to see them, as so few flags
are being raised in their honor. And
there is some reason for the com
plant. Although many flags are float
ing TO the breeze. a large number of %s
people have neglected to tnfurl their
banners. Nothing in the world APP
pea1s to the heart of the ex-Unton
does not feel at home with out it.
There is no doubt that when the
parade takes place tomorrow Main
street will be literally wrapped with III
red, white and blue,
This afternoon reunions of q Nauis-s
by's Battery and Captain Prichard' s
company are being held, and at
o'clock all will gather at the Grand
Opera House, where Mayor Sanseyss
address of welcome viii be sponded s
to by T. n. Swisher A business ses-
sion will then be held an OF GERS eIect-5S2
ed. S
This evening the campfire vii take
place at the Opera House and the Isl
will be most ENJOYABLE.
a programme viii he rendered and the
win tell their war tai les. s
Everybody IS invited.
Tomorrow morning; at I o'clock the
parade will be held and a business Sos
sion will be held in The afternoon.
,fter which the meeting VII adj ourn
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-15
EXAMINATION
EXAMINATION is BEING HELD
AT THE NORMAL TODAY.

f.
The third State uniform teachers
examination is being held at the Nor
NAL to-day. County Superintendent
Faust and John F. Hughes member of
the board of examiners. are holding it.
large class is at work on the ques-
tons and many of them expect to
make good grade.
Those taking the examination are:
J. +. Morgan, w. A. Reed, Mary: E.
Lonax, II. G. Dibblee, Nellie Satter-
field, A. P. Harr Clara Wilson, Emma
Frances Hami1l, Lenore Mitchell, Val
lah D. Atha. Nellie E. Dillingham;,
Dorothy Ice Straight, J. l.. Sleeth,
Glenn Springer and Clara Lloyd, Fair
mont; Lillian Opal White, Hero, Pa;
Charles H. Clovis, st. Cloud; Ailleen
Huff, Louise Katherine Suffer, Norma
Barbara Deitz and E. F. Monroe. Man
nington; Jessie D. Henry, Boothsville;
Fred Billingslea. Amos; E. c. VIII
son, Barrackville; Matte D. Morgan,
H E. Toothman, Jessie Ice. J. H.
Fetty and Ethel Ice, Pennington; Nora
E. Nixon, Watson; II. V. Lemley,
Wadestown; Ada IneZ Harden and J.
r. Radcliffe, Catawba; Rachel Lucy
Clayton and Ora Aksa Knight, Rives-
VILE; Hattie Glare Hess and M. B.
Vance, Morgantown; Carrie Leona
Black, Wallace.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-15
TWO SHOTS
PUT THE PLUCkY SKUNK OUT OF
CONDITION TO RETALIATE.

The skunk season is again on. Sew
eral complaints have been made that
the "varmints' have been Interfering
with peoples chickens. j. ". Upton,
of the Fifth ward, is of the opinion
that if the State does not want it's
animals killed they should be taught
TO stay out OF his chicken lot. the
other evening one came out of it's hid
ing place just before dark and pro-
ceeded TO inspect the hennery. Mr..
Upton does not raise chickens for the
benefit of such animals. He got his
gun and fired. Strange how skunk
Will follow suit! The second shot
from Mr.. Upton's gun laid the visitor
out, but too late. The odor which
passed over the Fifth ward was not
what Dryden had in i..ind when he
spoke of Honey, redolent of spring."
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-15
EXCELLENT
ARE BUSINESS CONDITIONS ON
THE BELT LINE-OUTLOOk
FOR WINTER WORK is
FINE.

Business in all the industrial plants
along the Belt Line continues excel
lent and some are enjoying an unusual
rush. Notable among these are the
two machine works-Wa gner-Palmros
and Helmicks. Both plants are work
ing a full quota of men and have orders
for some time ahead. These people
are very optimistic regarding the win
ter outlook.
The Fairmont Brewing Company is
working to capacity. For the past few
weeks they have had in use a style
of case for bottled beer that is new in
this section. Instead of the old wood
en- case they are now using number
of steel ones. These cases can be
thrown around in any manner and
the contents will remain unframed, al
though the brewery people will make
all experiments themselves. They are
guaranteed for three years and are
expected to outlast that term.
Brewmaster Henius leaves tonight on
his vacation. From here he goes to
Philadelphia and then to ST. Louis for
the Brewmaster's convention and in
cidentally to see the Exposition.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-15
ALL is NOW
PEACEFUL
GETHER ONCE MORE-NOW
THEY WILL BE GOOD.

CHARLESTON, Sept. 15.-kanawha
Republicans are now ready to go &c
voting. The factional troubles were
settled by agreeing upon local ticket
that is composed of men from both
factions. The agreement was ratified
at joint meeting of the county com
mittees of the two factions held this
afternoon and the two committees are
now reconciled. After the agreement
many speeches were made by mem
bers on both sides in a veritable love
feast and the utmost enthusiasm and
determination to go forth as one
solid phalanX was manifested.
A grand ratification meeting of>the
Republicans of the county will be
called at an early day to give further
sanction and emphasis to the agree
ment reached to-day. The ticket as
it now stands is as follows: Legis
lature, G. w. Walker. F. P. Grosscup,
John S. Mcdonald and L. E. McWhor-
ter, of the primary ticket, and fifth
member to be selected later by the
Hall people. William S. Mottersheard,
the compromise man for county COM
missioner; John Moulton, Hall man,
CLERK. fTGS. SIullu,
man, for sheriff, and the remainder of
the primary ticket composed the new
ticket Everybody is complimenting
L. G. Massie, the primary candidate
for the Legislature, who got off the
ticket voluntarily in order that there
might be a basis for harmony and
who would not accept one cent in pay
ment Of his expenses before the pri-
mary. There never had been any OBJ
lection to Mr.. Massie remaining on
the ticket, and his action has had a
most potent effect in originating and
concluding the agreement:
Some progress was made to-day to-
ward clarifying the mixed situation in
the Eighth Senatorial district, which |
also included in the troubles that orig |
mated in the primary of May {. 1t |
was decided to seat both the Brown
ing and the Holland delegations from |
i'll the senatorial convention, |
which has BEEN called and called off |
and recalled again to-day to meet here
on October IA. Browning got the coun-
ty in the May primary. but Holland
was Endorsed by the Hail people. The
fight remains in statu
no
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-15
HENRY G.
is IN NEW YORk-RiLLY SHEE-
HAN is HELPING FIX THINGS
UP FOR THE OLD MAN.

NEW YORK, Sept. 15.-Henry G..
Davis, the Democratic Vice Presiden-
tial nominee, and William F. Sheehan
arrived at the Hotel Aston at 9 o'clock
this morning. They are here to hold
a conference with Judge Parker. This
conference will be one of the most i'm
portant of the campaign thus far. It
is expected that Senator German and
other prominent Democratic leaders
will also be present.
Judge Parker left Esopus on the
Yacht Sapphire last night. and is ex-
pected to reach the Hotel Astor very
shortly
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-15
MURDER MYSTERY is SOLVED
INEZ SMITH is THOUGHT TO BE
THE UNFORTUNATE VICTIM
OF THE TRUNK MURDER
OF LAKE ERIE.

| CLEVELAND, Ohio, Sept 15-The
police claim to have solved the mys.
terry of the body of the white woman
which was found damned into a trunk
floating in Lake Erie yesterday.
The victim of the trunk murder is
Inez Smith, said Chief of Police Koh-
Ter to-day. she was also known as
Ernestine Smith. have sent out or
ders to arrest Samuei Smith, the wonl-
ans colored husband, on a charge of
murder. He is believed to be in ST.
Louis.
I'VE will be able to show that Mrs.
Smith was lured from her home to
her husbands room some time We'd
nesday. September Z. She was smoth
cred or choked to death. Then, we
will allege, Smith put the body in his
trunk and hauled it to the home of
Margaret Lyons. Here, for some un-
known reason, he transferred the body
TO the trunk owned by his first wife,
Gertrude Lyons.
Either he was in nervous frenzy
and overlooked the stuff in the trunk
that led to the identification, or he
was startled by an interruption before
he could remove the trinkets, or he
thought the trunk never would rise.
He doubled the body up, crammed it
in and had 1t hauled to the lake. Why
he should change trunks is puzzling.
1t may be that he wanted his own
trunk for his clothes and feared if it
were found he would be recognized.
"The mystery is all cleared up and
we have the evidence to convict
Smith. All that we have to do now is
to catch him and we hope to do that
Soon
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-15
Has SMALLPOX.

We learn that Perry Fridley, of
Shocks Run, has smallpox. He con-
tracted the disease while in Marion
county at work. Our board of health
should take Immediate steps to pre-
vent the spread of this terrible dis
ease. There can be. no excuse made
for not using proper steps to stop it
Barbour Democrat.
The Mr.. Fridley mentioned above
is the man who lived in the old candy
factory and was sick for several days
before leaving for his home in Barbour
county. He was thought to be taking
typhoid fever at first and was with a
lot of people about town and of course
his family was exposed to the dis
ease. Some steps ought to be taken
at once to prevent a spread Of the mall
ady.
@ It is easy to get guesses by asking
a friend to subscribe for the West vir-
ginian six months. X
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-15
Little Wanderer Found.

A little child about two years old
came to the home of B. F. Bartholow,
on Morgantown avenue this morning.
The members of the family did not
know whose child it was but, upon
coming home from school at noon,
one of the boys started out to hunt
for the parents. In short time they
were found almost frantic over the
loss of the little one, who was imme-
diately restored to them. The child's
parents live on Market street.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-15
The Event of the Season.

Miss Margaret Neville and her
superb company of players who will
appear here all next week, is said to be
the largest and most complete roper
tore Organization now touring this
country Miss Neville is said to be
the youngest leading lady to-day on
the American stage and is the sue
sscessor to Mrs. Leslie Carter, Eleanor
j[Duse and Olga Nethersole, and has
"a complete repertoire of royalty plays
which include such dramatic sue
scesses as 'sDu Barry Carmen"
Leah the Forsaken,' Sorrows OF Sa-
tan, = '.Hel1's Kitchen ''The Dyna-
miters,' king of BaSdits," Madame
Sans Gene and other high class pro-
auctions.
The company is composed Of %
acting people, and number of high
class SpecialtieS. Mr.. Cradoc will ap-
pear in his marvellous juggling act
and there will be thrilling broad
sword combat on horseback in full
armor. Also a number of singing and
dancing specialties. The company
has its own special baggage car of
and scene truck, also
"a big electric tableaux advertising
wagon, fitted up with set of Trinity
Chimes for the street.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-15
Got a Check.

Through Junkins & Michael, agents
for the Aetna. Dr.. Walter J.. Boydston
has just received handsome check
for his recent siege OF typhoid fever.
The Aetna pays for typhoid and pays
prompt
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-15
PLENTY of Good Things.

The ladies of the Central Christian
Church will hold an exchange next
Saturday morning in the vacant room
next to the Bon Ton store. The w. c..
T. U. will occupy one of the win
dows with their exchange and the
Christian Church people the other. A
fine line of cakes, pies. bread and
salads will be ready to tempt the
palate of every housewife. Call and
do your early marketing at the Ladies'
Exchange. u. i
" . Buried To-day. Is.
The remains of the Italian, which
have been at the Jones undertaking
rooms for several days, We're buried
today in the old Fairmont cemetery
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-15
WATER WAS KNEE DEEP
IN new YORK STREETS
THE MOST FEARFUL STORM IN
800 YEARS RACED IN NEW ENG
LAND-WsND 80 MILES
IAN HOUR.

BOSTON, Mass, Sept. 15.-Bosto1
awakened this morning to the ferces
storm and wind and rain that ha:
swept New England for months. Since
% o'clock lastEevening three inches Of
rain have fallen. The wind at S O'CLOCK
last night was from 25 to 80 miles an
hour. This morning at 9 o'clock il
had freshened to So miles due north
but the rain had ceased falling. The
storm has done much damage in Bos
ton and vicinity.
NEW YORK, Sept. 15-One of the
heaviest rain storms that has visited
this vicinity in some time descended
upon New York last night and early
this morning. 1t was accompanied by
a tremendous burst of wind which
shook houses from foundation to roof,
and thunder that vibrated like the
s bursting of cannon and lightning that
flashed almost necessarily. In every
section of the city property was dam
aged either by wind or lightning or
: by water pouring into cellars. For a
time to-day ferryboat traffic was prac
tical1y suspended. So high were the
wind and waves that the boats were
tossed about like chips. The storm,
which began late last night, grew in
violence and it continued until the
rain fell in such quantities that the
sewers could not accommodate the
water that poured into them. By
O'Clock this morning the wind and rain
had doubled in violence, and persons
caught in the cyclonic wind were lift
Cd Nv o'clock the
wind had increased to eight miles an
hour and the rain, coming down in tor
7rnts, filed the streets knee deep and
IN places the water was waist deep.
1T was then that the trolley cars and
elevated trains came to-a stop and all
traffic was paralyzed
II For forty minutes this wind and rain
continued without abatement, and
while it continued not wheel turned.
In the market section of the city wag
,ons were overturned and horses were
carried from their feet and lay strug- |
Cling in their harness, the water flow
ing over them and their drivers I'M
able to release them. Out in the bay |
boats tugged at anchors and dragged |
them before the wind. Half a hundred |
boats of all sizes and kinds were an
chored off Tompkinsville, L. l. Nine
teen &barges in the tow of the tug
owned by the Reading Rail
road Company were dashed upon the.
shore. Some OF these barges We're
overturned, but the high waves would
not permit them to sink, and high and
dry they were cast upon the banks,
with no chance to be saved. On every
one of these barges there were crews
Of men.
1T was impossible early this morning
to learn whether they had been
or not.
The storm was heavy along the
coast and there may be many wrecks
to report and many ship at sea that
will never be heard from. Telegraph
report that communication
is &badly crippled. In all sections OF
Brooklyn and Long Island the wind,
rain and lightning wrought havoc.
s-ss The Event of the Season.
MI. No. .
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-15

Eli Wright, of Warrington, is here
attending the soldiers reunion, and
paid the West virginian a pleasant
call.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-15
NEIGHBORS
AND KNIGHTS.
WILL HOLD FORTH AT TRAcTioN
PARK ON sATURDAYAB BIG
GAME BALL

People who are anxious to see yet
another bali game Will q have that
pleasure, but the game maj not be Of
the professional sort. The Modern
Woodmen OF America and the knights
of Maccabees are planning to take an !
outing at Traction Park, Saturday
September "a. One OF the many pleas
ant features OF the a1l-day picnic Wi
be a game of ball by the teams OF the
two orders. While each lodge has
some good players, most of the fun 4
will be caused by the awkwardness of.
most of the participants. Many other
games will be in order, SO that allc can
enjoy themselves. In the evening a.
quiet dance will be given. Arrange
ments are being made so that special
rates can be secured on the cars and
only a small admission will be charged
to the game and dancing platform. IT.
is not the purpose to make money,
but simply to pay the expenses of the
days pleasure Refreshmen viii be-
served on the grounds and eYerybo body
is invited to spend a pleasant day
with the Neighbors and knights.
At first the lodges thought Of get
ting up boat excursion, but this was
not done because of the fact that sey
eral such excursions have already been
given. The outing will beahe1d on Sat-
lrday, so that those who do not d e.s
sire to go to such places on Sunday
will have chance to attend.
y
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-15
!. For Sale.

9sllS5., For Sale.
Choice Building lots on Virginia
avenue and Sixth street. Apply Ee
win Robinson, Gas Office. s-3ss
Note books, receipt books, order
books etc. Burdette: NF5$is x
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-09-15

Abdominal supporters, sill stock
ings, umbilical trusses, rubber band
ages. etc, at Mountain City Drug Cons.
pany, opposite Courthouse.
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The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-28
STORM SEWER is
ALSO COMPLETED
EnsIey System is Turned Over
10 the City
POLITICAL TALK is RIFE
Action of Chairman Mandy Surprise
to the Voters of the Steel City.
Scott Reported In Race
for Mayor.
POLITICAL TALK is RIFE

Ensley, August 27-(speclal)- The
storm sewerage system was completed
today and turned over to the city. The
sanitary sewerage system was completed
today and turned over 10 the city. The
sanitary sewerage was finished three or
four days ago. Both systems were COM
pleted two months ahead of the time
named in the contract and represented
an outlay of over 100000 by the city. Hen
~ Zuber & Co. had the storm water
sewer contract and J. e. Hollingsworth
& Co., the sanitary sewer contract.
The storm water sewers are about two
and half miles in length. The main
sewer is six feet in diameter and Is con-
structed of brick and cement Its out
let is at Avenue I and Fourteenth street,
thence to Village creek The sanitary
sewer runs from Fourteenth street up
Avenue l to Fifteenth street, thence to
Avenue II; from Avenue IL to Eighteenth
street, thence to Twenty first street;
from Twenty first street to Avenue +;
up Avenue f to the alley between Twen-
ty-first and Twenty streets; up
Twenty-hrst street to Avenue d. The
branch sewers are from First street to
Avenue G; up Eighteenth street from
Avenues C and e; along Avenue e from
Seventeenth to Eighteenth streets
Preparations are now under way to
connect the Ensley sanitary sewers with
the trunk sewerage that runs along Viii
lage creek. Already large number of
men are at work on the county sewer and
the Ensey end will be completed in a
few days If the weather continues good.
The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1904-08-28
SITUATION SEEMS
TO Be UNCHANGED
Many Plants Still Idle at
Pratt City
WELL KNOWN MAN DIES
Someone Turns Hose on Alvey Coulter
and He Contracts Pneumonia.
Fight for Postmastership
Has Already Started.
WELL KNOWN MAN DIES

Pratt City, August 7.-(Special.)-r
Industrial situation in this district re-
mains unchanged. With the exception of
No. 3 and No. 10 mines that are being
operated with convicts. the mines remain
idle. there having been no preparations
made since the strike to start any of
them.
All the coke ovens in the west portion
of the city and on the drift track are
closed down.
At Thomas one of the furnaces and a
part of the coke ovens are in blast Two
furnaces and most of the ovens are out
of blast however Most of the people in
that city are Idle.
At East Thomas the Kennedy Stave and
Cooperage factory is in full operation and
is turning out finished products in large
quantities.
The miners in this district have kept
the best of order since the strike was de-
clared No accident at all has occurred
to break the peacefulness The men are
receiving their supplies regularly. To-
day a case of new hats donated by Yarly
& Bauman of Birmingham, was given out
to each of the striking miners.