The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1904-08-30
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WORCESTER. AUG. he
sets, an entire viilase Isl rsat
at auction and sold to the highestbia-
der without reserve.
h is the fate of he$sTfiiase$nf
Wilkinsouville. whichSis ven miles;
from Worcester. Included In thegprppss
ertS to be sold are the big cotton
mills. reservoir. water prtrftsgessa
stores, cottages, church and tenement
faouses.
The sale has been decided uponby
the executors and trustees of the. Her
alto N. Slater estate. Mr.. SlaterHwas
a millionaire mill owner, and heskepss
buying property and cutting up his
own into building lots until, when
died, a few years s he owned the
entire village. The trustees. fndingiE
hard to sell SO n1uchs property Il
vate sale. decided the noveIspIan
of holding a gigantic auction.
For a month &. A.ayVakede1ds
civil engineer Observation-Disclosures
surveying, with a#nurnber of assist-@
ants. SO as to establish the boundary
lines of the various bits ST property
The sale itself viii be- held IN October
on a date which has yet to bedeterss
mined.
With a population Of six hundred,
the village is one Of thesliyeIiest#of
its size In the State. It has telephone
and telegraph connections,seiactr
street lights-some features which4are
not to be found In towns Ave times
ire Siya 81 TfS;c oy,1J1,1a4r :, - fi.4%Ga#Gr.S
Observation-Disclosures division ofasfhes
New York, New Haven &aHartford#
Railroad. 5s& Ss
The church is Episcopal IN 8denoni-
nation. and the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
uel Hodgkiss. finds his fockincreasing#
rather than diminishing as II ears
go by. When the correspondent#pisita
ed the town the ladies' OF the$churct
We're making extensive preparations
for a lawn party. s
In the general store, which also ins
cludes the p%ostoflce. bes9ound
anything froma paper Of pinsSto as8
moving machine, to say nothing
candy, cigars, tobacco. meats, gro
ceries, clothing, etc. The&oWner.s.H
Arnold, is the village postmaster, teIa-s
phone operator and generaIsinformas:
bureau. He told the reportersfhat
there is not such a mint Of 81
the store business, but he
keep tabs on the bulls Id bears
Street in such manner6asto
pull out several dollars TO bestsof
stock game every week.@Hes has
a method all his W of playing stocks
and says he has been aEconstant#Rin-
ner, SO does not care IT the H.
sold.
With the exception IL the milk,
every building in the toWnSis#occu@
pied. The mills ere used THE
Of cotton fors5years, being
closed only upon the death theirs
owner. #sss
The mill buildings, mostlysof heavis
est stone, are all insgood repair,sand
IS there is a big reservoir and nipple
water power. the property would seem
k a desirable investment. N addfs
ion to the. water Observation-Disclosures
big steam power plant Whichscan be-
lsed during the dry seasons AZ am
auxiliary power. &Ssss
When the mills closed few Years
go, contrary to the usuaIscoarse8Sogs@ss
hings. the residents, mostly min
found positions in somasof the
mills within a few mi1es,8and
etained their residence insIvi1kinson-
lille, riding to and from theira&worE
n either the electric or steam8cars.
To-day it is impossible t hire END
nent in the town at any price.
COLLEGE MEN MARRY.
Professor Declares More OF hernvea
Than Do IN Women-Hase