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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-12-11
PRETTY YOUNG WIDOW
CONFESSES TO PLANS IN INSUR.
ANCE FRAUD-LAWYER is
HER ACCOMPLICE.

NEW YORK. Dec. 9.-Miss Caroline
Fischer, alias Mrs. Caroline Farr-
hoime, Is the most interesting swindler
Ellis Island has held for many years.
With her maid, Annie Pennington
alias Anna Farquhar, sweet, sad
faced girl Of Is, she is detained for de,
portatlon on charge of swindIng
made by the Swiss Consul.
rhe examination of the woman last
ed all day. and each time she was TAX.
en- before the special board Of inquiry
she added sensational statements to
her testimony.
AS climax to her series of confes-
sions Miss Fischer declared that she
is the sister of Rev. Cadwyth Fischer,
who, she said, is rector of st. John the
Divine, in London.
Stands BY Her Maid.
Miss Fischer is fond of her maid.
Miss Pennington. Miss Pennington
wants to go home to her parents. She
tearfully told Commissioner Watchom
that she had no idea that her employer
vas a Swindler. Miss Fischer says:
Where you send Miss Pennington you
must send me-"
In telling how he came to swindle
Mr. BON, proprietor of the hotel in Lu-
cerne, out Of $4,000 francs Miss FisCb-
er said that she had stopped there for
about seven months and had no funds
to pay her bill. She made out a check
for 10000 francs on the banking house
Of Barclay & Co., and Mr.. BON cashed
II.
"He came to see me when he learn.
ed the paper was no good" said Miss
Fischer, "and paid him back 800. Ho
advised me to leave the country"
The Proof Of Death.
"As Mr.. BON was so distressed
about the money owed him, had my
life insured for $1,000 or $4,000.
raid one premium of Els and then
decided to make the company believe
was dead so that Lady Fit2williams
could get the money. sent two tele'
grams from Switzerland to London say
ing that was dead. signed a tictl-
tious name to the messages. intend.
ed to come to life when arrived here,
ard to live under another name"
But how we're you going to cstab
lish the proof Of DEATH" asked the
Commissioner.
THAT is very simple" she replied.
Il had arranged with my lawyer to do
lnat He was to get part Of the money.
The rest was to go to Lady FitzwiI.
liams."
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kinds and gasoline motor yachts will
be manufactured. The new company
will arrange for the erection of foun.
dries, machine shops, etc. About $780,
600 will be expended.
Wellsburg-!Supply Company.-C. D.
Kyle, Geo. w. McCleary, J. H,
Mathews, f. M. McCord, ". W.
Beahl, John Ralston and associates
have Incorporated the Kyle Supply Co.
with $4,000 capital stock.
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STOCKHOLDERS MEETING.

The regular annual meeting of the
stockholders of this bank will be held
at their banking house in FaIrmont,
West Virginia, on the 9th day Of Jan.
uary, 1906, it being the second Tues.
day of said month, between the hours
Of eleven and three O'Clock, for the
purpose of eleCting five directors to
serve for the ensuing year.
], Z. SANDS, Cashier,
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K. o. T. N.

ShowaIter Tent No. 7.
Meets every Monday evening IN
Eagles Hall, over postodlce.
Division No. 2, 9Th Pa. Reop U. r.
Meets every second and fourth
Monday evening in Eagles Hall, over
postofflce.
Marion Hive, No. 80, meets every
Tuesday evening in Eagles Hail.
over postoflce.
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war" remarked the moralizer
"is more expensive now than it was
a hundred years ago"
That's right" rejoined the de-
moralizer. "They didn't have riots
at home after the war was over in
those days. '-Chicago News
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Setting Sun Tribe No. IS.
Meets every Thursday evening,
Odd Fellows Hall, corner Of Mer-
chant and Market streets.
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Waneta Council No. 6, D. p.
Meets every Friday evening, Odd
Fellows Hall, corner Of Merchant
and Market streets.
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W. o. W.

White Oak Camp No. 20.
Meets every Thursday evening,
Willard Hall, ". G. T. U. building,
corner Of Fairmont avenue and First
street.
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Mountain City Encampment No. s.
Meets first and third Friday even
lngs of each month, Odd Fellows
Hall, corner Of Main and Monroe
streets.
Canton Monongaheia No. 3, P. M.
Meets every Thursday evening, Odd
Fellows Hall, corner Of Main and
Monroe streets.
West Virginia Lodge No. ga, D. r..
Meets every Monday evening, Odd
Fellows Hall, corner Of Main and
Monroe streets.
Seven Star Lodge No. So, D. r.
Meets every Monday evening, Odd
Fellows Hall, corner Of Merchant
aud Market streets.
A. o. U. W.
FairmOnt Lodge No. II.
Meets every Monday evening, Home
Savings Bank building, Main street.
3. P. o. E.
Lodge No. 2s4.
Meets every Tuesday evening,
Elks' Home, Main street.
K. OF P.
Mt. City Lodge No. 4s.
Meets every Thursday evening, Bis
Main street.
Falrmont Lodge No. IS, U. r.
Meets second and fourth Friday
evenings Of each. month, 315 Main
street.
Pythian Temple No. S, r. 8.
Meets every Tuesday evening in
X. of P. hall
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All kinds of meats, oysters galore.
and chickens dressed ITO a Queens
Taste" on short notice at the South
Side Meat Market.
c. E. & H. B. MASON,
Prop South Side Meat Market.
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SECRET
SOCIETIES
MASONIC.
FaIrmont Lodge No. ..

FaIrmont Lodge No. ..
Meets hrst and third Monday even
lngs Of each month, Masonic Temple,
corner of Main and Bridge streets.
Orient Chapter No. 8, R. A. NJ.
Meets second Monday evening Of
each month, Masonic Temple, corner
of Main and Bridge streets.
Crusade commandery No. Q, K. T.
Meets fourth Monday evening Of
each month, Masonic Temple, corner
Of Main and Bridge streets. :
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We shall observe the Golden Rule
and MEAT you as we would wish to
be met"
C. f. & II. B. MASON,
Prop. South Side Meat Market.
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ORDER RAILWAY CONDUCTORS.

Fairmont Division, No. 472.
Meets every first Sunday at 2:30
P. NJ; Third Sunday at 1870 P. M.
Eagle Hall, Main street.
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MODERN WooDMEN OF AMERICA.
White Camp No. 5473.

Meets every Thursday evening,
Eagles Hall, Skinner Block, Main
street.
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Marion Lodge No. II.

Marion Lodge NO. lie
Meets every Tuesday evening, ODD
Fellows Hall, corner Of Main and
Monroe streets.
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New line of pipes from 25c to $500.
The Globe Cigar Store.
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PaIatlne Lodge No. "a.

Meets every Wednesday evening,
Odd Fellows Hall, corner Of Mer.
chant and Market streets
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The Peoples Bank OfFair'
mont.
CAPITAL STOCK PAID
IN, $l50,OOO.OO.

Dlrectors-Geo NJ. Jasobs, W. S,
Meredith, ]. NJ. Hartley, Harry Shaw,
W. S. Raymond, C. E. Hutchinson,
Howard R. Furbee.
We solicit your business, which vii
receive prompt and careful attention
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Our IRE and burglar proof vault
are free to customers for prlvat'
papers.
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F., N. AND P.BRANOR.
PAWPAW BRANCH.

PAWPAW BRANCH.
MONDAY, Wednesday and Saturday.
No. 2l-Leaves Fairmont. .7:00A,M.
No. M-Leaves Fairmont. ACORN.
No. 2OO-Arrives at Fairmonts :55A.M
No. 2O2-Arrives at Fairmont 5:40P.M.
MONONGAH DTVTAIONs
No. 1.-Arrtves at Fairmont 12!00P,i4
No. 5.--Arrives at Fsirmont 5;31P.AS
No. 3.-Arrives at Fairmont 1882 A.ls
No. 63-Arrives Fairmont .l1:50 A. Il,
No, 2.-Leaves Fairmont. I:10 A.E~
No. 6.-Leaves Fairmont. .. 2:25P,ks
No. 6i-LeaveS Fairmont. 2:25 P. n.
No. 4.-Leaves Fairmont. ;. 9:45P.N.
No. 66-Leaves Fairmont. 800 AM.
No. 69-Arrives at Fairmont. 8:45 P. N.
Nos. 2, 4, 3 and daily except Sum
day; No. SO, Ga, 66 and SO Sunday
only.
For sleeping car reservations and
information concerning tickets and
rates, consult
T. B. HENDERSON,
Ticket Accent
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Is your name in the book? We
mean the Consolidated Telephone b.
rectory. If not, get tin the new. book
before We issue same, For rates end
Information call chief operator or
General once. Or write.
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F. o. E. AERIE $50.

Meets every Wednesday evening
Skinner block, Main street.
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Skinner block, Main street.
Royal Arcanum
Meets first and third Wednesdays
each month in A. o. u. W. Hall.
National Protective Legion.
Meets second and third Wednesday
evening, over Home Saming's bank.
Order Of the Golden Seal No. $50.
Meets every Friday night at 1880,
Eagles Hall.
GRAND. UNITED ORDER OF DBL
FELLOWS.
(colered.)
Mt City Lodge No. S5Ss.
Meets Arst and fourth Monday
evenings Of each month, 4tS Jackson
Btreet s:..., M
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Mt. City Lodge No. 4s.
Meets every Thursday evening, Bis
Main street.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-05
Coming Wrestling Match.

Joe Grant is training hard at the gymna-
SUM of the Turner Athletic Club for his
bout at the Washington Light Infantry
Armory next Friday night with Max VII
ley, the crack wrestler from Rochester,
N Y. Grant and his hackers have been
much encouraged by the splendid showing
he made against the fake Eddie Barr
whom he threw twice in his last match. 1t
is admitted by many Of the Grant follow
ing that the man who pretended to De the
western crack was a better wrestler than
Grant when 1t came to knowing the inner
points of the game, but he had oaa
throat and was breathing hard throughout
the match. Although this man was clever.
Grants friends were encouraged by tne
marked improvement which their man dis
played In offensive tactics. He used a
greater variety of holds than he has ever
had in stock before, and did not rely en-
tirely upon the scissors and half-nelson
combination with which he has won most
of his victories. He brought into play a
pretty crossbar that gained one OF his
fails and made 1t good, although 1t was
freely predicted that unless he gained a
fan by the scissors method he would not
get one at all.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-05
PUBLIC PARK PLAN.
Bill introduced to Set Aside Triangle
in Northwest Section,

Mr.. w. P. Richards, assistant engineer of
the District. at the direction of Commits
sioner BiddIe has drawn bill proposed to
be introduced in Congress providing for the
conversion into public park of the triangle
bounded by Rhode Island avenue and @
street between 10th and 18th streets north
west. The request for legislation providing
for the condemnation of this triangle for
park purposes was made to the Commits
sfoners by Postmaster General Robert J.
Wynne and a large number of property
owners in the vicinity, who presented sew
eral petitions asking the Commissioners to
bring the matter to the attention of Con-
gress.
While the Commissioners directed the
drafting of the bill, yet they will inform
Postmaster General Wynne and the. other
petitioners that the request for legislation
should properly be made by the Secretary
of the Interior rather than by the Commits
sioners, inasmuch as the Secretary Of the
Interior has jurisdiction over all public
land. and this case would come within his
jurisdiction.
The triangle. 1t Is stated, contains about
5.523 feet of Land and its assessed value is
$l1. 1885, which includes the improvements,
consisting of small frame and brick struc-
lures. declared to be Of little value.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-05
Notes Of the Boxers.

Rowing will be revived in Hackensack. N
J.. Friday night. when the Haekens ,
Athletic Club will hold tournament. Inc
feature will be four-round bout between
Patsy" Frederick and Tommy Murphy.
Batting Nelson and Young Corbett
will fight again. They have been secured py
James Coffroth, matchmaker OF the 1ose-
mite A. c. to engage in twenty-rouno
bout the latter part of next month at san
Francisco In their first match, which TOOK
place on November %. Nelson won in ten
rounds. "Corbetts" seconds throwing up
the sponge.
Joe Cans who divides honors with Jimmy
Britt for lightweight championship, has
been matched by Manager A HEREFORD to
fight Jimmy Gardner of Lowell Mass,
twenty rounds before the San Francisco
Athletic Club, January n. Herford and
Cans left Baltimore for the coast last
night.
kid" Mccoy, the pugilist, Is SO III In
Los Angeles city that in the opinion of his
closest friends he is not expected ever to
enter the ring again. He is on the verge Of
a complete breakdown. For several days
he has been confined to his bed and his
physician has ordered him to go into retire
ment and take a complete rest. Mccoy had
signed to meet Twin Sullivan, but when
he began training for the bout he found
that he was unable to stand the strain. AS
a consequence of the little work he did he
was compelled to take to his bed and de-
clare off the fight. He says that as soon
as he RECEIVERS sufficiently to make the
journey he will return to New York.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-05
Base Ball Notes.

The more trades the merrier.
Make the ball livelier, Umpire tombstone
says.
Stallings says that the spit ball has come
to stay. i5
Devlin will cover third for New York next
season.
Charlie Kelley is the new manager of the
Salt Lake City club
The Southern League will hold is sched-
ule meeting at Montgomery.
Columbus is to have new ground, with
a seating capacity of AGO.
Says HanIon: Jesse Burkett will be near
er home now. and will play like mad for
Boston"
The Philadelphia Americans will play at
Newark. Sunday, April 8; the New York
Nationals, Sunday, April 16, and the Bos-
ton Americans, Sunday, April %.
Hes a great player" says Pitcher Reidy
Of Burkett. Hes working all the time en-
couraging the pitcher and hustling the 9TH
ers of the team. He's good man for any
team"
Hanlon says that the foul strike rule will
back and that there will be no hip-shoulder
ball, but that the balls may be reduced to
three.
H. G. Merrill of wilkesbarre says that A.
c. Buckenberger is the type of manager
needed in city where the spirit is at such
a low ebb as it is in Rochester, N. Y. Watch
Buck make it bubble next season
Detroit has in Pitcher Thomas, drafted
from Minneapolis. a man who is highly
praised by Wyatt Lee, formerly Of the
Washingtons. He says that player has the
new ones all beaten at the pitching game.
Hldebrand. Waldron and Meany will be
the San Francisco outfeld next season.
Catcher Parke Wilson has been appointed
captain of the team, relieving Charlie r.
win. Gochnaur will be retained at short
stop.
Fred Tenney wants more money to man
age the Boston Nationals than the trium-
vIrs feel justified in paying. That's strange!
Billy" Reidy, according to President
Hedges. would make a good manager, and
gives as a clnching argument the fact that
''Bil' was long-headed enough to draw his
salary for two years in the big league on
nerve. "Bill' has slow ball, but is an ex-
tremely swift thinker.
Out in st. Louis fans are snickering be-
cause Owner Taylor of the Boston cham
pions, paid money in addition to Player
Stone in exchange for Jesse Burkett 1t Is
even limited out In the mound city that Mr..
Taylor was Mrs. Chadwicked' on the
deal Mr.. Burkett will Immediately proceed
when the blue birds sing again to show that
he is still able to swat and field. Jess Is
not all in by any means.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-05
WON'T PLAY GIANTS.
Boston Americans Turn Down Spring
Games for Championship.

special from Boston says that Presi-
dent John /. Taylor of the Boston Ameri-
can League base ball team. when asked
last night as to the possibility of series
OF games between his team and the New
York Giants in the spring, as suggested by
Garry Hermann on Tuesday, said:
I'VE gave the Giants all the chance in
the world to play us last fall, and at that
time the position of Mr. Brush in offering
to play in the spring was so absurd that
II was rot worth noticing. Now that we
have arranged an unusually long southern
trip this spring. the Boston players will
need all the available time to get into con-
dition. 1t would be foolhardy for our team,
as well as for New York. to put the pitch
ers and other players through such a test
SO early. Besides. it would mean nothing
after winters rest.
The idea of post-season series govern
ed by The league is all right, and 1 hope
Hermann and Brush with the Nationals
can come to some arrangement with the
American League for such a series between
the winners next fall But there is no pos
sibility that Boston will meet the Giants
this spring."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-05
Matty Matthews Hard Punch.

Matty Matthews, the former welter-
weight champion, whipped Kid Giisey, the
champion welterweight of the west, at New
Orleans on Tuesday night. The pair were
to- have met for ten rounds. but at the be-
ginning OF the fifth round Gilsey's seconds
threw up the sponge. In the first round
Matthews crowded his opponent and fought
him with all of his might. In one of the
mixups Matthews landed a heavy uppercut
on Gilsey's jaw, breaking it. Gilsey's
tongue was between his teeth when the
blow landed and was nearly bitten in two.
Despite his injury, Gilsey showed up well
in the second, third and fourth rounds. He
tried to keep the knowledge of his injury
from Matthews. but the latter pegged away
at the damaged jaw until Gilsey was in
bad way. Gisey was in such poor condi-
ton at the finish that he was compelled to
60 to the hospital for repairs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-05
MAI. LOCKERS FUNERAL.
Will Take Place Tomorrow Afternoon
Honorary Pallbearers,

The funeral of Major Henry B. LOCKER,
late surveyor of the District, will take
place at o'clock tomorrow afternoon from
the family residence, BOO Newark street,
Cleveland Park. Interment will be private,
at Oak Hill. The funeral service of the
Episcopal Church will be conducted by
Rev. George c. F. Bratenahl, rector of ST.
Adams Church. The honorary pallbeare.s
will be Colonel John Biddle, Engineer Com
missioner; Captain Morrow. Major Edward
Burr, Colonel George Truesdell, Mr.. David
Rittenhouse, Mr. Edmund M. Talcott, Mr..
r. s. Chew and General George II. Har-
rieS.
The employees of the surveyors office
have adopted resolutions of respect to the
memory of their late chief. 1t is stated
that the death of Major LOCKER is deeply
regretted, as he was "a kind and consider
ate friend, and his death is a personal
loss to every member of his office. That
the public has lost an honorable citizen
and Christian gentleman, and the District
government has suffered the loss of an
able, courteous and conscientious official :"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-05
OPPOSED TO UNION.
People in New Mexico Do Not Want to
Be Joined to Arizona.

New Mexico made advancement and
pl ogress during the last fiscal year under
great difficulties, according to the annual
report of Governor Miguel Otero. executive
head Of the territory. which was made pub
II, today by the Secretary of the Interior.
Drought conditions were not broken until
toward the end of the summer, and the
production of the farm as well as the
range was curtailed during the period 1t
lasted. Despite this fact, however, good
crops were harvested after the rain did
come; cattle, sheep and goats are in excel
lent condition, and winter feed and water
abcunds in most of the counties Regard
Ing union with Arizona he says:
There is no doubt that the great ma
jority Of the people of New Mexico are
opposed to joining New Mexico and Ari-
zcna into one commonwealth as is propos-
ed by pending legislation. Even the small
percentage who would acquiesce In SUCH a
consolidation prefer single and separate
statehood for each territory. This Is not
due to any innate animosity between the
two territories, but to the inherent differ
ences in population, in legislation, In indus
tries, in contour. in ideals, and from an
historic and ethnologic standpoint, not to
mention that the consolidation of two COM
monwealths like New Mexico and Arizona
into one is unprecedented in American his
tory"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1905-01-05
SPORTS OF ALL SORTS
Local BoWlers Discussing the
Milwaukee Congress.
M ANY w ANT TO GO
PLAN OF SENDING FOUR TEAMS
OF 20 MEN NOT FAVORED.
Many Bowling Battles Last Might
Bostons Won't Play Giants Spring
Series-New Orleans Races.
M ANY w AMI TO GO

TIL" national bowling congress in Mil
waukec next month has become the chief
topc of conversation among the bowlers of
Washington. and it will continue until
after the tournament. At present plans
are on foot to send four teams of five rollers
to Milwaukee. two from the District and
two from the departmental leagues. twenty
men in all From this program it is be-
lieved that at least one-half of the twenty
bowlers are TO be sent on the journey to the
congress as reward for their work with
the d ffereut teams. and not in expectation
that they will bowl good enough to bring
homo any prizes. Twenty first-class bowl
ers ale hard to find, especially in Washing
ton where the sport has been developed
only within the past three years, and there
is little doubt but that ten players could be
picked from this group who would make
the other ten look like the proverbial 80
cents.
In conversation with one of the best
BOWERS in the District. and a member of
one of the leagues, a reporter of The Star
learned that there is considerable oppoSi-
ton to the plan of sending out twenty men.
He said:
THE best plan would be to send six bowl
ers from the Departmental and six from the
District leagues, each man to go upon the
teams to demonstrate his ability for the
position through hard contest with the
best twenty or more bowers in the District
Sentiment should be cast aside in this
case and only men selected who have fair
chance of bringing home prizes and max
ing a name for Washington among the
bowlers of the country. There is little
doubt that favoriteism will be shown
should twenty men be sent to Milwaukee.
as many of the teams in the two big
leagues believe the best individual or per-
haps two men are their roster, and are
willing to back up this opinion with money.
Under these conditions the selection of two
teams would be something of hardship
unless a decision is reached through a
short competition tournament.
"TEere will be little d .fficulty in securing
enough money to send the delegation to
Milwaukee, but there will be a great deal
withheld if the larger body is decided upon
What the true lovers of bowling desire IS
that two of the very best teams that can
be selected in the District. irrespective of
leagues, shall be selected, and then the
money would pour in and enthusiasm be
raised to high pitch.
keep the dead ones away from Milwau-
kee as the cream of the country will be
there, and we don't want to look foolish