The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-26

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RIyEsv WILLIE, July 2f - lat
might haye been a very SERIOUS aeeis
dent was narroSe5ss aver ca ~ ~ "a
Newton Rice q prominent farmer OF
Pharoafi,s run last week The at
fairl was as follows. ME- Rice Ras ride
ing quietly ON his horse and TO his
surprise al crowd came sailing along
In an automobile, Mr.. Rice Just nap
pening to look back in time to see
the horseiess monster before " sprang
on to him and having great presence
/ of mind me put the whip to his old
acritter and In few seconds had
about as much steam mp as the head:
less scarecrow behind him thus max
ing his escape This should be q
warning to those who ride horses as
wen as automobiles as 1t Is not ev:
cry old crippled @hosss in the coun
try that can out run hairless wonder
Of that kind
Blackberry picking is the order "s
the day down here at present. Hun.
dreds Of gallons are being brought TO
the town daily, other fruits are said
to be scarce in this locality, but black
berries don't have anything to do with
parties making nuisance of them
selves occasionally in this section
after coming from FaIrmont on the
night trains loaded with booze. not
crazy booze either, as the some Kind
Of redeye don't make everybody pull
peoples patllngs of the fence nos
don't make everybody tear gate
on the hinges just simply to crafty
their own infernalism regardless Of
the damage they do or the feelings of
innocent people. Now there is just
some Of that kind of work going ON in
this section and it is not done by PEG
ple who live at RiYesville either and
stunt or two more of that kind will
lead to a case for well trained bloc!
hound which has lately made his ap-
pearance in Fafrmont and his SER
vices are engaged. 1t Is about the
same crowd every time and when TIE
man hunter gets his nose on their i'll
bred, dastardly cowardly, inhuman
tracks they will have an opportunity
to display their daring stunts where
there will be two sides to the ques-
ton.
There is a time coming when peo-
pie who try to live and represent hr
manity in a humble or an aristrocraL-
ic manner should have protection as
long as they try to represent decency
and civilization, and some are going
to have 1t too.
Al large concourse of people passct,
through our village Wednesday on
their way to the funeral and burial OF
Mrs. James .Toothman, of Fairrnnnt
Interment was made at the Musgrave
cemetery on Pharoah's run.
Some one telephoned over here
from Montana a few evenings age
wanting warrant for somebody who
had got little out of line. Nov the
writer announced once before that we
had no constable or squire over here
ana will not have until after the cleo
ton this fall at which time our old
reliable friend Jasper Taught will
take his same old position as justice
Of the peace of the Rivesville end of
Pawpaw district. It's his job AMI has
been for twenty years and 1t will be
very cold hearted man WAC wouli
disturb him politically:
This town is badly in need of a ply
stefan, as at least a dozen calls have
been made here in the last week fer
doctor and more than half that many
families or heads Of families have
spoken to the writer in regard to an
Inouncing the need of physician in
this place. Doctors from Falrmont ale
hard to get, at times, also the cross
ing of the river makes it very incon-
venient for the services of doctors
from Montana, although DR.. Dent is
often called and responds when pos
sible. Also some come from FairmoHt
ON special cases. There is section
of country through here that would
support a doctor very nicely IL he
would serve the people. There is
good office accommodations as we'll
as many other conveniences in this
town for either married or single
doctor.
Further the deponent saith not.
LONE STAR.
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