The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-23

! AvEswLLs pENc'L'nes.
RIyEs VILE, Aug ~ NJ
satterfeid and daugh teFss Misses
Gladys and Mar 1--we returned
from q two week stay sf Webster
Springs
Mr.. John Wells Of Clos 80 Gap, was
in town yesterday.
Mrs. b. q. Google was at. Farming
ton this week visiting ID and Mrs.
CUP, Of that place Also while there
she attended the celebration at the
Wtllow Tree church.
Mi. Fleming Jones. fof .nkr1y Of this
place, but at present and the last fve
years has been in business at Hunting
ton was business caller ut our vii
1age yesterday.
Joseph Merrill. of This place, is a
patient at the Miners Hospital and
IS thought to be in a fair. way to re-
cover although his injuries which he
received by falling from scafford
while painting are very painful they
are not considered dangerous.
Larney Dean, who Sp4 with him
was also severely Jared and bruised
up but not to such, an extent as to
have to be placed in hospital.
e. N. smith, of Montana mines, but
well and favorably known here, we are
sorry to learn, also met with a seri.
GUS accident caused by a runaway
of cars while working IN the above
named mines. His friends and rela-
tives here are anxious as to his re.
covery. He is also in the Miners Hos
pital at Fairmont.
They say that the COWS of Barns.
willie are acting naughty lately by get
ting into peoples gardens. Shame
on the old critters Don't they know
that 1t makes their owners mad to
have 10 pay their fnes besides the PEG
pie whose gardens they break into.
but say, IL they had taken Riyesyille
charter when we offered 1t to them
they might have had something or
somebody to blame, but the White
Elephant has got to be looked after
now SO If there is anything doing up
there that you don't understand.
Evansville, you can just ask any OLD
resident of Rivesville and he will glad.
~ tell you what 1T is tosbe Incorporate
ed and have fun with eacB other as
well as the cows. though we wouldn't
think that a good sensible cow would
venture out on the straits and side.
walks at least of nights as she would
be running a wonderful risk of her
life travelling at least over the side
walks. We daily expect a calamity
up there but hope If at all to be as
mild as possible. There /: a man or
two up there who ought to run for
house Of delegates sure Thing.
Yesterday in the afternoon two for
eigners passed through the town
seemingly ON their way towards New
Central mines and when in the out
skirts Of South Rivesviie they stopp-
ed at the home OF Mr.. Harry Nichols
who works at the above named mines.
Mrs. Nichols and six months old
babe we're alone in the ouse WHICH
the two men made an effort to enter.
They were frightened away by the NO.
man but they soon returned and at
tempted to enter the prsuises again.
BY that time Mrs. Nichols thought OF
the revolver which was lying in the
house and it being her Gully salvation
to perhaps save herself aid babe fired
on them once through the window
which put them to fight then she
ran to the door and emptied the con-
tents OF the gun at them. Whether
any of The shots took effect or not is
not known but the. fence and other
obstructlons in front of gun in the
direction they ran were glanced with
bullets and 1t is hoped TINT some OF
the lead at least penetra cd their cow
arily hides. The object Of their con-
duct is not exactly decided upon but
1t is thought that some one who was
aware Of Mr.. Nichols absence took ad-
vantage OF the same. TIC friends OF
Mr.. Nichols and family avery tndig-
nant over the affair and will make spe-
ciaa efforts to find out WHO the intrud-
ers were. LONE STAR.