The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-09-11
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BY Our Regular Correspondent.
BY our Regular Correspondents
)ur friend sam Barnes. Of valleya

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Our friend Sam Barnes. Of valleyi
Falls, was called to shinnston on
Friday evening to serve as witness
In a lawsuit.
Tonic zachari. typhoid fever pa
tent in the City Hospital. was dis
missed and taken home on Saturday.
Mrs. a. ]. Hess was moved by w.
s. Thomas on Saturday from Belle
view to Sixth street and Locust ave-
nue., where she win reside for the
future.
Mrs. Rachel Baker, OF Winfield dis.
trict, and Mrs Della Moran, of East
Park avenue. went TO Downs on Sat
urday, where they spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Elihu cambridge.
Rev. A. J: Altman, of Market street,
former pastor Of the NJ. P. Church, had
his goods and chatteis moved to the
depot on Saturday. to be shipped to
Parkersburg, having given up his
church here for new field of labor
upon which he expects to enter at
once,
2. w. Morgan and Brother will be-
gin stating the First ward school
building tomorrow, thus showing
that the Fifth ward is beginning to
lose out in the race for completion in
which both ran SO evenly for time.
James Sponge. Of New England,
was brought to the City Hospital on
Saturday with crushed foot received
some days ago in the mines. Since
gangrene had already set in he had
his foot amputated yesterday. and so
far is doing well.
G. ]. Sans. foreman on the
b. and o. switch, having
completed his portion of the grading
left for clarksburg yesterday, where
he has secured like position on the
street car line now being constructed
from Monongah to Clarksburg and
VIII require about three months to
complete IT,
Fortney and Layman, the two First
warders hurt In Saturday mornings
freight wreck near Worthington, while
sorely wounded and disfgured for the
time being about the head and face,
are both doing as well as could be .ex-
pected. and 1t is hoped will soon be
able for duty again.
About "a young people gathered up
from both sides of the river and East
Park. and chaperoned by Charles
Johnson, Of the Fourth ward went
out to Monumental on a straw ride
Saturday evening. All went well
with unalloyed pleasure, until near
the close on their return, when they
lost a tap from a spindle, causing one
wheel Of the wagon to run off SO that
most Of the party had to foot it the
rest of the way home. Fortunately
they We're near enough back, SO that
by lashing q rider under the axle, they
were able to bring the wagon on in
by the time the fire alarm sounded.
The accident made little change in
the programme and belated them
somewhat on their trip, but no one
was hurt in the catastrophe.
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j. ]. Bartholow began plastering
the Warrington depot for the B. and
o. Railroad Company this morning.
After its completion he expects to be-
gin on the First ward new school
building and the Miners Hospital.
Zach Cleavenger and Stephen Van
Glider have the contract for the new
addition and repairs to Dorsep Pople's
house on Morgantown avenue, and
the mere fact Of their past reputation
guarantees that all will be done in
first class manner.
Frank Jones (colored), who at.
tempted suicide, still remains at the
City Hospital in a critical condition.
The cash in his neck which was sew
ed up some days ago, began to sup
pnrate and sluff at the edges until it
had to be stitched anew yesterday.
Upon examination during the process.
It was found that while the epiglotis
had healed up. the trachea still re-
manned separated as on the day when
It was first severed by the knife
which came SO nearly doing its fatal