The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1905-12-14
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cLARKsBURG. Dee. H. Wilbur
iPerine, aged ~ years. son Of Mr.. ana
Mrs. Calvin W. Perine, Of Ignchbnrg
west Of Wolf Summit Is lost and all
trace Of him gone. A dozen men have
searchel for him, but without result
and the community is at d loss to &C.
CONT for his mysterious disappear,
ance. HIS hinsmen and nelghbors are
not only Systifed but distracted also.
Young Pehne had taught school
TWO weeks on Coburn's fork, siA
miles from the home of his parents,
and left home Monday morning to
resume teaching. He taught the
school as usual that day and dis
missed 1t at four o'clock, the Gus.
omary hour. He started to his
boarding house, w. A. Darnold's,
across the hill half a mile distant
from the school house, and tie school
children say they saw him going over
the hill, but he never reached Oar
nold's home, nor has he been seen or
heard from since they saw him last
Monday evening.
The school children returned to
school Tuesday morning but the
teacher did not come. They waited
until noon and then went home and
told their parents. Inquiry at the
home of Mr.. Darnold resulted in the
Information that he had not been there,
and then a general alarm was given
and a dozen men Of the neighborhood
turned out to search for him. They
secured the hills, woods and valleys
all afternoon and night found nothing
10 indicate what had become Of him.
Jede Meyers was sent to tell the
missing mans parents. He aroused
them from their slumbers at two
o'clock Wednesday morning, and the
father went to the scene and joined
IN the search, which was kept up
until 8 O'Clock Wednesday morning
Mr.. Perine stated that the missing
man might be in Clarksburg as he
had heard him say that he had been
offered position in the News office
here. 1t occurred to the elder Perine
that he might have come here and &C.
cepted the place, and so R. NJ. Will
liams. a neighbOr, was sent here to
ascertain whether he had come to
CIarksburg. Mr.. Williams went iii.
rect to the News Office, upon his ar.
rival here, but they had not heard of
him, nor did they know of such man.
He was Informed that the missing
man had not been offered a position
there and that he was not there.
So far there have been no tldings
OF him whatever, and the case is es,
pecially mysterious as his disappear
ance cannot be accounted for He
always bore good reputation, was
well liked and had no enemies so far
as Is known. He had taught a few
years on No. l certificate and was
engaged in teaching a six.months
school at $45 a month. He is a grad
uate of the University at Morgantown
and one Of the coupty's leading young
The missing man is about 6 feet
.alI' weight 100 pounds, has real black
hair and eyes and smooth face with.
out mustache. There is a birthmark
IN one eye that causes him to keen
It partly closed and near the sight
If the left eye is a speck.
At the time Of his disappearance he
wore coat and vest of dark blue
'feviot and new pair Of eordu., ,ov
rousers and had eh black slouch
!at
The ofh5efs tSFs hsse enlisted in
he search foS him ara will keen a
'hatS. 16hi5SNt for one filling the de,
;crfhtion.
'rmg Perine Is well known in this
city as he was student in the local
Normal several terms. He roomed at
the home of Mr. G. T. Post, in the
Fifth ward and was warm friend of .
his son Clarence, now a student at
the University. Mr.. Perine was a
very capable student and was well
liked by all who knew him.
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