The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-02-17

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Mr. and Mrs; {EB!S I; 4, Thomas, Of
Rentop's Ferry IRE business callers
AZ the city esterday where they
have host oi friends. N. '9l33S
The little son % VIII aB b Jenkins;
Il Merchan tree on account ofsse:
rioits illness5 the father Shad II sum-
iaoned his mother; is slightly i'm.
Ell Williams q poptla al, and we'll
Known resident OF Warrington dis.
triet, is mi the city visiting his sister:
MIS- Lon Hers berger and other rel,
atiyes and fftends. 81, IA si5
4 81 ~ Morgan our muscular Re.
publican Of the prospective Sixth
ward. who was indlsposed for some
days on account % ID grippe Is out
asaiis and able ior{d duty At the Colum.
bin stfeets grocery :'{F'
G. SnSd ef,s the Merchant street
baker has secured the contract for
supplying ME 3; and % !. commissary
store win bread for the: switch
wcrkrnen; n. g: Huffman, OF Mar.
ket street for furnishing their meat
supplies, and Carl Love Of Main
street their grpeeries.
N g. Steele Of Merchant street,
who was CALI to the beside of his,
mother at Little Falls who IS sick Of
pnenmonia, returned home yesterday
evening and reports her condition to
be stu critical WithsllttleS hope Of
her recovery On aecountSo her old
age,
That Railroad switch.
The contractor for the b. and o..
switch on the Industrial addition, re.
ports good progress being made.
Five gangs Of men are Eat work at.
as many diferent points with plows,
carts, setapers, wheel barrows, picks
and shoy They are getting down
70 business In good earnest, but more
men are want i Z
OFF 70 the Country. s
omer Bunner the running mate
OF Fred S: Harr in the Bridge and
Water street restaurant Is on duty
again Tort few days He complained
Of being sick, but he often gets that
way when he wants ITO take a little
respite This time he struck for the
country toA make q brief ,vlsit with
Aaron Morgan, above Winfield. 1t.
Is hoped that lie viii. soon return to
his place again, for Fred cannot well
get on thout him
Returned q From Old Scotland.
Mr. and Mrs. William Martin, of
GLASGOW, Scotland, returned to our
city Wednesd aysnig ht after long alb.
sence, to visit with Mr. and Mrs. A.
Nelson, Of Merchant street, IT con.
fiitions fayor, he thinks Of remaining
with us. Mr., Martin IS a practical
rnachinist and gas;fitters by trade, and
after a restfdl yisitgwith his relatives
will axe in the situation and see
what may open to him. He reports
4 d terrific snow In mid,ocean during
thsir voyage 10 yer, In consequence o.
which they had TO lay by at one time
for mans ours, The sea rolled higi
for days syens upsettins furniture
tlie tables d (which they were eat
ing, together with A the passenger
\ iemse Ives strewing the floor witt
allo on board in q general mix.up, the,
tossing them from Sone side TO til,
otler While the waves rolled owe
tlieis III enlng manner, ere
atiilg enls board the wildestsexcitemen
fusion. The corean, Oh
which they sailed was six days owe
tipe hen they landed, but all go
tliroHsh iln1s safety despite their pre-
yiSns iseomftpre. and feeling a
they eppea ashore once more tina
well that ends well.
Gay slsddlns Party.
large party Of our gay yuuni
men and ideps fair went out for
Sled ride on Wednesday, night, wit,
Boothsy ille as their destination. The
procured W. s: Thomas, big two