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The Washington times., 1905-08-13
COTTON PROBING
TUESDAY MORNING
Beach Will Submit Evidence
to Jury.
CHIEFLY DOCUMENTARY
Prosecutor Is Believed to Have Over
come Handicap of New York
Brokers Silence.

The grand jury will resume its inves-
tgation of the cotton leak scandal next
Tuesday morning,
The refusal OF the New York brokers.
Haas and Peckham, to testify before
the jury was at first believed to be Il
handicap which District Attorney
Beach would not be able to overcome
il his probing Of the scandal.
Mr. Beach was. however. not greatly
surprised that the New Workers proved
10 be hostile witnesses when summoned
tc give evidence before the grand jury.
Their testimony, whatever il might be.
vas not absolutely necessary for the
finding OF indictments against the per
sons believed To be responsible for the
leak in the Government cotton report
issued by the Department Of Agricul-
tuTe- The evidence of the New York
brokers named WAS wanted by District
4 Attorney Beach merely as corroborativc
OF documentary evidence which he has
gathered relative 20 the cotton leak
Beach Not Daunted.
That this surmise is correct is borne
out by the course pursued by Mr.. Beach
since the adjournment Of the grand Jury
ten days ago. When he adjourned the
jury Mr.. Beach, after conference with
Solicitor General Hoyt. of thc Depart
menJ of Justice. took L flying trip 10
New York, where ne remained two days.
lie returned TO Washington last sun
day night. and early Monday morning
was al his Office in the city Han where
he immediately reslTmed his iavcstiga-
tion OF the cotton scandal Each day of
the past week Mr.. Beach has been in
conference with employees Of the Agrlcul-
Jural Department.
Many of those whom he summoned to
his Office from the department were
women whom he intends 10 cau before
the grand jury To give testimony rela-
tive 10 the leak In the cotton report
Even the early part OF yesterday Mr.
Beach was engaged in his prosecution Of
the investigation relative to the cotton
scandal TWO employees in the AgricuI-
tural Department were At his office, ana
IL was not until after noon that he con
cluded his conferences with them.
Full Program.
he VIII examine one or perhaps. two
Witnesses tomorrow In reference to the
cotton leak This viii lie done In the
early part of The day. MI Beach Will
occupy his time tomorrow afternoon ana
Tuesday morning in preparing the eyi-
dence ne has in hand Tor submission 10
the grand jury, which Will meet August
Is.
A great deal Of the testimony which
he wiz submit TO the jury next week
is documentary. This will be explained
10 the jury by witnesses familiar with
It and its bearing upon the matter
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Saw His Children.

IN the winter of 1905, lie saw his chill
dren at the Palace Hotel. san Francis
CO. the day before he sailed for Manila.
He recounted that he and Mrs. Tag
gart had arranged 10 only appear 10 The
outside world as husband and wife or
at least = year.
Then came an account of the writing
and receipt Of letters along the line of
voyage between Manila and San Fran
cisco. Three of his were sent back Ia
him by her. Only one had been openea
Major Taggart toId about the time he.
brought the children to Ohio. and he
said he did this 10 get them within the
jurisdiction of this court, that he might
institute proceedings for divorce. lie
arranged for them 10 live with his par
ents al OTrville.
RE prosecution went back at this
point 10 the period Just subsequent 10
his discharge from the Leavenworth
Hospital
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Months Work Probable.

There will be other matters TO dis
cuss-the enVoys must move slowly,
consulting their home governments fire.
quently-so that it is altogether likely
that the conference viii drag on for
another month before the treaty Is
ready for the exchange OF signatures.
In the meantime. however. the war
dogs in the Far East will be held
in leash It is said on excellent au-
thority tonight that. while President
Roosevelt did not succeed in securing
the armistice for which he laboTed, he
has succeeded in bringing about an
understanding between the two nations
whereby no further move will be made
in Manchuria until either peace is de-
clared or the negotiations are broken
off.
This it VIII be understood, applies
only to the TWO great armies, another
battle between which would, It is
feared. eclipse all the horrors Of war
that the campaign from the Yaiu to
Mukden has already chronicled
one other point that must be consid-
cred in the record of todays momeI..
tous events is the generous action Of
Japan in leaving to the Russians the
glory OF telling of their diplomatic
victory.
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FRANK DISCUSSION.

This afternoon the Japanese ENJOYS
made good their word by agreeing to
meet their Russian conferees in a full
and frank discussion Of the terms of
the Japanese note OF last Thursday.
There can be little doubt that the way
thos paved for reasonable discussion,
with both sides sincerely anxious 10
feach an agreement, will lead to peace.
moreover, the ENJOYS went further
than the mere agreement 10 discuss
clause by clause the Japanese terms A
common understanding reached. thev
TOOK up the first clause. and the peace
conference is now Enthusiastically on.
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Lumber So Much Lower IN Carload Lots
From Libbey < Co. 9Th & n. Y-Ady.
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VOTE FOR DISUNION
WILL BE UNANIMOUS

CRRISTIANIA. Aug. 12.-The people
o. Norway viii vote tomorrow on the
question OF secession from Sweden.
It is certain that the vote IN favor OF
dlsunion will be practically unanimous.
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Work on Sunday.

No agreement upon the clause under
discussion had been reached when the
ENJOYS adjourned at o'clock tonight.
but tomorrow afternoon. for the pIeni-s
Dotentiaries evidently believe that sun
DAY Is good day on which to continue
their discussion OF peace. the conference
viii be resumed. and thus, from day to
day, exhaustively considering each
point of difference between them, match
Ing wits, delving into diplomatic lore,
quoting precedent and analogy, the con-
ference will drag slowly along, but al
ways making toward the peace that is
the desire OF the world
Is peace assured tonight? Perhaps it
would be taking a step too far forward
TO say so much. bur this much can be
said. that. between Thursday night and
tonight. such strides have been made
toward the desired end that it is fncon-
ceiyable now that the far-seelng states
men in whose hands the decision rests.
VIII blunder into q disagreement.
II will not be an early peace. NJ
Witte said tonight that there are
twelve points upon which the ENJOYS
are divided, and that two days VIII
be required adequately to discuss each
Of these points.
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Resumed Duties.

Il resumed" said ne. when left the
hospital my duties as captain OF infan-
Try and remained a; the rife range as
commanded by Colonel Miner.
He then told of his physical condition
for six weeks during which time he
could not eat or sleep and was ordered
again TO the hospital.
4 remained there he said. eight
days. Repairs were being made there
and ~ there was no heat. / WAS remov-
ed 10 my house. l vas attended by a
trained nurse. 1 was much OF the time
unconscious. When I entered the hos
pital / weighed l65 pounds, and, TWO
months later, weighed l15 pounds
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Continued on Second Page.)
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Near an Epidemic.
Mr., Macfarland's Logic.

The citizens OF the District are too
intelligent 10 become alarmed or even
uuduly anxious In any excited way over
the typhoid fever situation. They know
what TO do 10 save themselves from
the disease germs, and mCst of them
y no have the facilities win boil or nj
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Full Program.

Continued on Second Page.)
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-03-11
~ Is sEUREI|DI) B I|s gg OK
HEAlTHENISII'
Native African atteF Being 90 Years
Mlsslonary Reeomes q Devil S
VI; Y " M orshlp rs Me-

Z HuNTINGTo IN. Ind. March 11 -.
The executive committee of the Mis-.
slonary Board fstheE United Brethren
in Christ has dropped from the rolls
Of the church Daniel &Fllciinger5 vii.
:herforce,y natiee African, who MAS
brought to this country as child,
and, after being educated, was re,
turned by the board to his old tribe
as a missionary. u 1t is charged by the
board that after service OF IS years
as a missionary the negro minister
has been lured back to .heathenisn,,
has become chief of his old tribe of
devil worshipers. and has contract.
ed plural marriages in the .wllds OF
Africa. n & u, n *, \
Nearly so years ago Daniel Kun.
Ter Flickinger. then secretary Of tho
missionary board OF the church, was
in West Africa on mission work.
While visiting a Congregational mis-.
sionary announcement was made
that a male child had been born In
the negro village. The host Of; Or.
Fllckinger chrlstened the. baby Dan.
lei Fllckinger Wherefore. Twelve
years later the boy had been brought
TO America by+a returning mission:
airy. DR.. Flickinger accidentally dis.
covered his namesake at work at tho
missionary house In New York, and
took the lad TO Dayton, Q. The boy
was sent to school, thon through
high school, and later to a medical
college at Cleveland. He married a
negress at Dayton. Later they Z two
went to Africa to do missionary. work
among the old tribe from which Will
5berforce came. Later the missionary
and family returned to this country,
and Wherefore lectured throughout
the Central States. His four chill.
.dren, two sons and two daughters, ut.
tended Central College, here.
f9EI Two sons are still in this country
one at otterbein College and the 9th.
or in the Dayton high school. vii:
berforce returned to Africa. The
board has been informed Of his re-
lapse to heathenism, Of contracting
plural marriages and Of his becoming
chief OF the trlbe.a Tho venerable
iDr.tFlickinger, while much depressed,
sanctions the action Of the board.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-03-11
EDITOR RESIGNS.

Editor Kendall, Of the Harrison
County Herald, has rendered his res.
ignation TO the board Of directors and
moved his family TO this city. In the
retiring Of Mr., Kendall the fraternity
loses a member it could i'll afford to
spare and the best wishes of every
member will follow him in whatever
line OF business he may hereafter
pursue. The people Of Grafton extent
TO him and his estimable wife a hearty
welcome in again taking up their res.
idence II The city.-Grafton Leader.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-03-11
EMoundsvillle prY.8.

$ Sixteen saloons have been put out
OF business at Moundsvillc through
the efforts Of the temperance forces,
lead by Y Prof l'l' =. D. Patton, Mr.. L. r.
Nezlck and Miss Ella Alezick. & The
same trio ais coming 10 Fairmont and
VIII be heard in the Presbyterian
Church lr1h tomorrow evening, Sunday,
Ma 18th, at{i7:3O o'clock: The
Mlezlclt's will sing lat the meeting
held in the opera house Sunday az.
ternoon a o'clock under the 5 aus:
picesi Of the X M. g /. and the sNvo:
mans Christian Temperance Union
All are Invited to these services. 5 4
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se4 FOR CARNEGIE :l .l!.a,
2 IN CHADWICK CASE.
Check For That Is Drawn to Pay For
His Services as a Witness at
81 A the Trial. 2,
CLEVELAND, Y Ohio, March S11.-

b. a y
IL CLEVELAND, K Ohio, March s.
Andrew Carnegie is now definitely
out Of the present trial Of Mrs. Cas-.
81 sic L. Chadwick. II she should be
acquitted this time Mr.. Carnegie
might appear at subsequent trial,
but SO far as the pending case is
concerned his pay is waiting for him
and he is dt liberty to 80 home: X \;
The United States marshal, Mr..
Chandler, has made out a check fer
sG4.4O to Mr.. Carnegie's order. This
check is held in the marshal's Of.
flee pending Mr.. Carnegie's call for
it.. If he does not call twill be mail.
ed to him.
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I ROUND ll|IIL.I.IllN.
::s.9AsSWtL LIED no III ARNlsRp UNI!
M Frs
II Nj ITO oRTEB.e s
gS publishe rSs prass.l

u n y. Iarch iarya,sF
University Mil receive si,0po.o0C or
more by the viii Sofs the late william
n r tiltons retired tea Importer pf
! this I'll city and o. m ttste ED Mass. rho
bulk Of theSe estate will he snsed BY tie
widow during her lie, and win 10.
! Vert vert to Harvard after her DEAN
Mr. i. Milton died at Ills home son Feb.
ruary Is His wi lawass filed Sat Pitts
field yesterday IiIsI property III large
" In real estate and ITS value ii ms
certain, but III rs estimated at cor.
is'iiidlsllrtably more than 100000 Mr..
Milton was d brother.in Flaw of GeprEf
!, W' i's'r. Episcopal bishop 81 M
braska Eli K <
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-03-11
TIME FORIl Ri
IlIIlN'l|!I !L'.Dl.IlPLOAEATS
OPINION PREVAIL Us TIL At e USsIA5
II she 80 TAI Els steps no END II
.tAR. ;S Il " Al

A. yyAIsH1NGToN IN, d; c., Mar. -
Accepting 8as fact that the Rus.
slams have been beaten and that the
destruction or surrender OF General
Kuropatkln's army Is a matter OF 4
few days, tie attention Of all the dip.
lomats in Washington is now turning
once more to the; possibilities Of
peace. 1t is felt since Russia has
made one more supreme effort to stem
the tide OF Ill fortune that has pu +.
sued her. and has lost, that now, II
ever, is q time for the friendly Euro:
pean Powers 10 use moral suaslon
successfully on the Gear, a 4;
Which one will take the initiative
is the question. Before the beginning
Of fighting around Mukden, Germany.
France and Austria were all engaged
in trying to persuade Russia that
nothing would be gained by pursuing
the war further and that It might be
well for her to contemplate the inev.
liable. Some Of those who might he
the most important factors in peace
negotiations among the non.combat-
ants nnreseryedly$ take the view that
Russia ought to have made peace two
months ago. This is the ofllcialivie;y
here. s.S.
B. II can be stated thatEthere II still
comes from RUSSIA no word toSind!.
cate that the Gear and his counsel.
lors are any more disposed to bring
the war to q close than before The fall
OF Port Arthur. lift be true that
General Kuropatliin has suffered a
reverse that means the removal OF
his great army from the field, the,
question that foreign diplomats are
asking Is, What can Russia do in the
immediate future in the way Of con-:
tinuins hostiIities?" Il
They assume that il Kuropatkin'si
army is beaten and hemmed in there
Will be nothing to oppose the japan.
csc advance to Hardin on the north
and Vladivostock on the east. They:
naturally. judging by the expedition
with which japanese movements are,
being conducted, expect to see Har..
bin IN the hands of the Japanese Ii
the course Of a few. weeks and vladi.i
voslock invested by land and sea BY
May.
twill take Russia many months,
they argue, to put in the field a force
sufficient 10 meet the Japanese again,
and by that time the first large de
tachment Of the army Is ready tc
move the Japanese will probably have
control Of the Siberian Railroad far
beyond Hardin. W
This is the view Of the diplomats
almost without exception. They con.
slider HAT Russia must now begin 10
consider peace, or the problem Of
preventing the Japanese overrunnlns
Russian territory. VI
. i r.
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Bstart nulldlnasRaad.

4 oERGANToMtNs; as Mar. ID.
Carrying out rush order sof thr
Baltimore and & Ohio IsaIlroad Com.
panS# the engineer here charge nl
the Confluence Cameron cutaiI.
started ssixSc corpse engineers to work
on the route between here and Piz
gah Preston county Win ii,struc
tons to have read u fetsGuntractins
in In. GO % days. The font ms.
gal. and Confidence u.s. iorSetsi
tIrl.actlng and 5Sis wen ont that HE
contract & fora!Its building WIN be I'll
on March81
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y sENsATio N
4 y Il n y N NeToN
~.
Police Chief, and Entire Force suas
pended 6y Mayor Buck. n;
IIu N Il M


4 II 'uNsTINGTo ,lasrh II
~; The most sensati onal move ever
taken I'M politics was the snspehsionI
] Of q the entire police force, Including
Chief q Police Morris Davis and
Lieut. N, Sam DaY is, Nv Mayor suclr
The police are scharge ID with nsglecr
of&duty allowing illegal voters ID
3'l1,t The police force and the i,ay:l
81 although ReppDlle lean have mi.
agreed for some time Bht tlia mar
or q 1lt mo sact untllsa month
ago, when the gislature aanendnii
the city charter, which gavesthe my
Or the power and Sho acted immediate.
". s.,93
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-03-11
MISS PHELPS
At Grand Opera House on Sunday
K t5l Afternoon. il n Z - Z, 4,

=
A rare, treat will be afforded to the
people Of Fairmontsat tho Opera
House Sunday afternoon, when Miss
Phelps presents her lecture on 8"st.
George and the Dragon" Miss
Phelps, who comes under the auspi,
ces Of the Y. NJ. G, a. and the $W. G.
T. u, is "a speaker Of rare ability,
eloquent forceful and logical.
II you want to be Instructed, enter
tanned. and inspired, hear Miss
Phelps.
Members Of the Woman's Christian
Temperance Union, and Of the Y. NJ.
G. A.. are especially urged to be pres.
ent at the Opera House Sunday after.
noon. Young men who wish to be
informed on one Of the gravest prob.
lens before the American people are
cordially invited to hear Miss Phelps.
The lecture is free, and the opera
house ought to be. filed to its utmost
limit Z. z "a y
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BRIDE BALkED
33i g r 90 M Isl Hot HES
Tbs. I've Y Had ade very Arrange
(, rnentsE Fort Wedding 10 !
mi B: 4 AXE Place.

B 81 UliiFlELD p ~ March
VIM: Trent and Ella Moss had MADE
everything ready. even procuring i
minister mi q the Gospel Tor their mar
irlage at Ashland when ttiile las:
moment, the woman feflsed Sd hass
the .nuptial knot tied md lfent l,es
come enraged, pulled ayolyer and
I. fired e q. two shots her both talisE
effect In herglea lllling her instan
".
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-03-11
For Sale.

The best located cigar and station.
cry store in the city. Stock about
$4,000. For further Information call
on Charles E: Lloyd. Parks Avenue,
City.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-03-11
He PROVIDED FOR
FUNERAL REPAsI.
viii Of Undertaken Contains lnstruc,
lions For Ceremonies at His rs
III. I; Burial. i55 @i I tfs.s.

ss3 CHICAGO, Ill, March 11.-UnGer.
iaker Barney Mcneil having buried
thousands of men and witnessed
many wrangles at funerals over the
payment Of lunches on the return
from Calvary cemetery, made ar:
engagements in his will 10 provide
free beer and lunch at his own funer.
al. Mcneil died last Sunday, and.
when the evil was opened it was
found he had left $40 for the funeral
irepast. s3s ,S55> II
u The dead undertaken was laid to
rest with all due solemnity, and
then the mourners, headed by a hand.
also provided for in. the WILL made
haste toSa road house near Evans.
ton, where the $40 banquet was serr.
ed. McNeil's wish was fulfilled The
feast passed In peace. without sin.
gle quarrel over who should settle
the bill. The funeral was conducted
by DE EAlolay Lodge, Knights of. Pyth.
lis, and services were held in st.
James Roman Catholic Church. The
Will provided that marshal mount
ed on black horse, should lead the
cortese over a stipulated route. THIS
provision, too, was carried out. Nc.
Nell was Il local politician In the
Second ward, and was well known.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-03-11
e. : ,,5s.,5 Il !, E''ssiA ) 81 81 i
JOSEPH ScHUSTER.

Contractor for Cement sidewnituit
Cellar Floors. Yards, Retaining Walls
and Steps. Stable Floors and Cellars
made water tight specially. 4
Residence-spence street, near Ma;
pie avenue. F. g NJ. Phone. 5S4.. r.
Q: Box, 476. Fairmont. W. Va. Il 3ss
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-03-11
Didn't Return Rrosse

u; s ohn Brown, 9 eolored brother issS
lodged IN Jan last night on coinpIais
Iof Charlie Arnold no runs i slI.;,.s'
s snS.I at the corner OF Madison ans
Quincy streets Brown took i 4; i,sis.
shoes T. sen for Arnold tirii H. II;
seq 70 Turn iast he procestIs iie M :.
5,et was comp reinisei this ldofnisis
bslore Justice Bennington BIZ Browa's
Paying the costs and agreeing d ses-
lsse! ior the shoes before SATURDAY
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-03-11
Meets Monday

The Ladies' Auxiliary, of the y. NJ.
g, A.. will meet Monday afternoon
at half after three o'clock.
Plans for the coming entertainment
will be completed; and it is earnestly
desired that there be large attend.
ance.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-03-11

State Superintendent of Schools
Thomas II Fn':as 9. Miller has been invited to
address.ths Kentucky Educational
Association at its annual meeting ct
Mammoth Cave on June Sd. The
subject assigned to him is "The Nor,
NAL School Problem : .5I: ;554{ y 81
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-03-11
Marriage Licenses Granted.

J. H. Heldreth tW)., G5, and Julia.
=. carder tW;), a5, both Of Marion
county. ~ i. e
John spsdafoye, %, and Maria BIZ.
lot, 10. both Of Marion county.
Peter kolter tW), CO, and Lizzie
Fitzhugh tW), 35, both of Marion
county.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-03-11
DEAD IA 1o2: Z
Had { cheWed Tobaceo for Elasiss,
.lBys PnbIlslfers preas,,.

lBys Pub Isifers press1
{ 2 2 Y Z FlllFI'ALo /, ildsail
Ryan AZ aged 49, years Is dead heis:.
He was q born ~ ireland in 1900 eons.l
Ing it'd Buffalo sixty Years agsl Ji.ei
theory that the: use obaese sls
ems lie Isl disproyen for ssan lad
chewed the weed sincssssntly lH
eighty years &
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-03-11

III =
Entertainment Of Rare Exec IIence.,,
Florence ! onlse Ketchum, dramatic
readerSofl the Ithaca Conservatory OF
Music, who gave an entertainment OF
RAJ. rare excellence in the Parish House,
Monday evening last, delighted those
who had the pleasure ofihearlng her.
Tbs reading Of the Christmas Carol
was exceptionally well rendered. Her
appearance was Very pleasing, and
throughout the programme she dis.
played wonderful dramatic power;
Picton Ont Canada 4 Gazette.
Miss letchum5 will give an enter.
tainment at the First Baptist Church
next Tuesday evening, March Ii
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5For$salc.

For Sale. y ~ s'&
Six and q half acres Of Land one
mile mile from Minersyllle, good Broom
house, stable and other outbuildings,
plenty Of good fruit, waterSpiped into
house-sixteen and a half acres ad.
joining also for sale II desired. \ Apply
TO J. S.jWALKER, s8'
sf 4isi4 East Park. !
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Work. Resumes, MONDAY \;

Operations on the5 Steel n Works
switch swift which were suspended on acs
,count5o Of the heavy rains OF the past
fey few days, will be resumed Monday.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-03-11

Business mems lunch at AIurphy's
restaurant from II A. NJ. to 1 F. M. n