The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-06
slAI. MONTHLY AND NEARLY RATES.

i. RlvEsvlLLE PENeiLtNes.
RIvEsY1LLE, Aug. 6--Irs. John
Vincent is very sick at this writing.
She is under the medical care OF DR..
iP. b. Ogden, OF Fairmont-
Mr.. John Brannon, of Evansville,
was one our streets Sunday last. Ha
can now. tell Barnsvil1e people the aff-
ference between good and bad streets
and sidewalks, but will he do so?
Mr. Quttman Hood Of Fairmopt,
was here sunday also Mr.. Luther
Amos,
Grove Cunningham, B and @.
civil engineer residing in Fairmont,
formerly OF this town was here Sun,
day. AR. Cunningham brought his
mother who is Mrs. Sarah Cunning
ham, with him. She will spend few
days mere with friends while he VIII
return to his duttess
Quite crowd of neighbors, frienits
and relatives took an outing Sunday.
About thirty persons, young and old,
were In the crowd. They loaded a
boat with all the good things they
could find and another with about Two.
dozen children from three months
old to forty-five years and what the
people in East Fa4rmont Park thought
they landed will not likely ever he.
known. They all came back express,
ing themselves as well pleased with
their days outing.
Several Of our young people have
got souvenir cards and letters from,
our soldier boys who are in camp at
Mt. Gretna. PENNSYLVANIA. Clay Sat
terrified, one OF our residents belong
ing to co. II, of Fairmont, reports a
great time in the old town and espe.
.cIaIly in camp. we have five soldier
boys In camp who enlisted from
RtyesyilIe and our town feels very
proud of them and could furnish few
more If they were not too lazy.
R1vEsvILLE, August, 6.-Death
has again visited our town and remos-
ed one among the Oldest inhabitants
OF this immediate section, namely.
Presley Martin who had ridden the
stormy waves Of life for seven dec
AIDES and eight long years being in his
seventy-ninth year at the time OF his
death. He is survived by two chill
dren, Mr.. George Martin, of Wetzel
county, this. State, and Mrs. Rebecca
Martin Howell, Of Monongalia county.
West Virginia. The deceased from
best information which could be gos-
ton has one-half brother living in the
person of Mr.. Monroe Martin, who re-
sides in Preston county, also other rel,
atives who live abroad and as no def.
mite information can be gotten con.
corning them the writer will not en-.
deayor to further explain. Presley
Martin was distinguished charac'
ter and was known to be for many
years previous to his appearance in.
this section of county. He was man
who represented activity in every re.
spect nothing sluggish or stupid per
tanned to his makeup whatever. He
was a man in manner destitute OF
education as far as books was con
cerned as all are aware who have
transacted buBiess with him but Els
natural business talent was so visI-
BILE that 1t covered the educational
part up to such an extent that he was
bound to be chrfstened a business
man. He acted In the capacity Of con.
stable in aP ingwpaiwitrsdctB rokemg
stable in Pawpaw district, Marion
county, West Virginia, for more than
a score OF years being one of the best
oficialIy known men in the county
as warrant in his hands was almost
sufHcient evidence that the party
wanted would be brought to justice or
safely landed behind the bars and az
account in his hands was the same
as collected Il there was anything to
work on
AS a neighbur he was too charita-
BILE for his means or the surrounding
circumstances to which he was de-
pendent for a liying, and to lay up g
sinking fund for old age and intirrn al:
Ties. He was a soldIe during The
rehe lIinn and E5s q soIt1err gtiipas
ttiiger ana fought aecort tng n and
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