The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-11-13
FIRST WARD NOTES.
BY Our Regular Correspondent.
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R. c. Boyd. of Merchant street,
book-keeper for w. s. Thomas. who
has been typhoid fever patient for
some weeks. was dismissed Satur.
day.
Mrs. ]. w. Mason, of Margantown
avenue. returned home on Saturday
morning from weeks visit with
friends at Morgantown.
Miss Laura Keller. of Winchester,
Virginia. returned to the City Hos
pital on Saturday. after q visit Of
six weeks with her parents and
friends.
Attorney Dora Moran has rented
the new Hamilton house on East
Park avenue. and will soon move out
where the good people stay.
Adams & Co. have become sue
cessors to Keener Bros. In their
grocery on State street. where bust
ness will continue as before In the
Shaw store room. Their motto is,
"Let nobody starve who has the
cash"
Sanford Jones. of the Tea Company
store. on Merchant street, VINO has
been housed up for the past week
with the grippe, will start out on his
regular beat again, beginning with
the first of this. week. His customers
can look out for his coming.
Miss Ethel Wilfong. of the City
Hospital, paid brief visit to her pa
rents on Saturday evening. during
which time she was greatly missed
by ner associate nurses and friends.
Frank Gaskins has bought the in.
terest of Lorin Keener in the o. P.
Morgan general store at the corner of
Market and Columbia streets. Here
after they will be known as the G. o.
P. firm, and will transfer their goods
into Franks wholesale brick building
on the opposite corner, where they
will continue business.
Mrs. Arthur Hinkle and son, Of
Merchant street, have been spending
a week at the home of her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Shackelford in
Buckhannon, where she was called
on account of her brother Freeman's
sickness from typhoid fever. They
are expected to return home to-day.
Fellow Townsman Honored.
Mr.. A. L. Heffner, of our city, has
been distinguished with honor, hav-
ing received a letter from Gov. VIM.
M. o. DAWSON yesterday morning
notifying him of his appointment as
delegate to represent West Virginia
in the National Conference upon In
igration. to be held under the auspices
of the National Civic Federation. in
New York City, December 9Th and
It'll. We are glad to note the honor
conferred upon one of our own towns
men. and OF one, too, who will doubt
less endeavor to the best OF his abil-
ity to do honor to the conference in
turn. as we'll as to his native State
which he is appointed to represent.
The conference Is called to deal with
matters in question of great import
ance to all railroad people and their
allied interests. which matters will be
outlined in the programme and In.
structions to follow from the confer
ence committee, upon receiving no.
tice of Mr.. Heffner's acceptance.
Another Landmark Removed.
James F. yanGilder, Of Forksburg.
one Of the Oldest and most highly es.
teemed citizens Of that district, died
on Saturday evening at 9 o'clock. He
was surrounded at the time by his
wife and the children who had been
summoned home early in the morn
ing, when 1t was found from the change
during the previous night Chat the