The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-04-21
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RIvESvlL4LE, April 2o.-The sick
of our village are all able to be out
bur SQUIRE r. E Merrill, who is ser7-
ously III at this writing. He has been
confined to his home for several
weeks and medical aid has given him
no permanent relief up to this date
and his friends and relatives are much
alarmed about his case
Mrs. John Vincent. of Rivesvnle. is
also very sick but reported some per,
ter of late She is under the medical
>a--. Of DR. P. p. OGDEN. Of F'airInont.
49, Co3ir RoSG. The l2-Eea--olc.
- Il M. ! I.SC1. -. OF this place
is at Cooks Hospital where he was
taken last week for treatment AS
was mentioned in the West Virgin
ian some time back. he had siege
rof typhoid fever and the disease seem
inSly settled in one OF his limos rem
dering him almost helpless Attcf
being taken there. ii was decided by
the authorities at the hospital and
other skilled physicians in Falrmont
that surgical operation was neces-
sary and the same was suceSS1uilE
performed with good results and Roo-
ms many friends will be glad to learn
that If nothing more serious deEef
ons- he will soon be among his play
mates again. Robin was a great pan
PLAYER and was said by good JUDGES
to be the best for his age in tAe stare
and the RiveSville boy team mas NOV
been able 10 send out a challenge TINS
season owing 10 the absence OF thelF
leader. The writer VIII also add 1na'
he is bright mannerly boy ana IS an
exception among boys OF this town
and his older friends and associates
are anxious as TO his welfare as Wei
as his playcateS and relatives. AM
further. he will come as near keep
ing the librarian busy as any o'her
how in West Virginia as be is surely
champion reader.
The Parker's Run Coal Company
is pushing their work with renewed
energy and will have lot OF oarSes
very encouraging in our Town this
spring. Some buildings will go up and
business in the regular way Will De
carried on
W. n. Satterfeld is arranging TO
load the black diamonds for market
from his new mine of PittsburS coal
by July LIST. He has several men
working at this tine. Some laooreFS
and quite number OF miners BeihS
rhe sole owner of the block OIL coai
he can work at his leisure and man
age for the benefit OF himself ana me
community. which he has the oesef'
ing reputation of doing
The mine is known as the Morgan
mine and is drift coal being accessi-
HE TO the river and very little expense
and geological engineering Will lato
the coal in the barSeS ready 1or the
Gulf of Mexico or any other point
Quite a large real estate deal Is
pendinS in this section wnlch Will
il it fully develops, cause over a nun
bred thousand dollars to change hat1as
and some of our citizens are named
in the deal May it develop 10 Inc
tune of many is our hope.
A freight train met with quite
troublesome accident on the Pawpaw
road Wednesday. Several coal cars
were derailed and it took most Oh tfe
day to adjust the wreck. No one "as
hrrt we are glad to state. AS people
on This line are proud of the Pa"pa"
road and especially OF the flyer.
The managers of the road can be
i,1stlv proud of their train crews OF
the past and present. as every one
knows that on this line OF road or any
similar road that is supposed 70 oeai
principally with the foreign eiefnehe
and in a general way rouGt class VI
messengers it is 4 very difficult mat
ter TO move things aIonG as SmoothlE
as on older roads. Mr. JAKE hei Hs
The former
gets credit for his efforts TO protect
the civil element against the rouSher
as he surely has the rough side OF me
deal for long time and has many
warm friends along the line VINO nope
he win live long and prosper
Mr.. Myers who succeeded VT.
Kerns is making a number one con,
ductor and his kindness to the 1eeole
and old and his frmness TO the
DRINKS and rough class is beng COM
mented upon by many and to say the
least the whole train crew IS cieE,
er set of gentlemen. and better coulo
not be asked for.
Evansville is just right as to oelns
Incorporated. Any town OF 1ts SlLe
as TO population or finances shoula
be able to govern their own analTs;
No railroad or street car line shouio
have the audacity TO plunge through
a village like Evansville without De
in. checked in their career and there
| is no other legal way to lasso such
stampeded affairs only TO have your
charter in good shape and when 1heS
go against it they NH ring on unCi
further orders or investigation
LONE STAR