The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-09-11
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turned yesterday from a weeks visit
to the latter's parents at Rymer this
county.
we are glad to be able to state that
little Tommy Laurie. who has typhoid
fever. is improving slightly. The
other cases Of incipient typhoid seem
to be under control and broken up
without serious results.
VIII McElfresh was down Of Pisgah
yesterday. He brings baclr the an
nouncement that Rev. Geo. w White
viii preach at Hoult chur h Monday
evening, Oct. 1st Mr.. White is the
regular minister on Halle j circuit.
He is great fayorite at Hoult.
Mrs. Anne snlder was visiting her
daughter, Mrs. w. H. Bunner, on
Hoult avenue Sunday.
There was merry group Of young
folks gathered at the home of MIR,
w. Fl. Bunner on Hoult avenue yester-
day evening. The following persons
were present: Laura snider, Annie
Sergeant, Mrs. Essie Barnes. Edna
Karns, vadie Ross, Nellie ard Alice
McElfresh, Willie McElfresh. Albert
Pickett, Tommy Doolittie, Hayes
Hughes and family, Harlan Stretch
berry and George Hartley. You may
be sure the young folks had a good
time. for Mr.. Bunner's f&mily are
splendid entertainers and besides the
presence of Tommy Doolittie in any
gathering insures plenty OF mlste.
fun and good time.
The pennsylvania Steel Company
has finished the false work for The
first span of the bridge and are going
ahead putting up same for the sec
ond span and have put UP the immense
Etrusses in place
Hoult items last week were on two
sheets OF paper. Only those on the
first sheet were printed. The print
er's ''devIl" must have used the other
to wipe up an ink stain or It was eat
en- by the office goat.
4 The other day our attention was
called to letter in the Fl e Press
from their Catawba correspondent
that was certainly 'thot STUFF" After
rakine some unnamed. but well de-
scribed, person over the Goals Tor
wanting to be the whole push" In sun
dav school to the detriment of said
Sunday school, this brave warrior
from Catawba jumped with both feet
onto the card playing and drinking
Z that is going on in that town. then
mentions one in particular who,
a man of a family, is leading the
Younger ones astray, and ENDS by say
Ing that If this person doesn't take a
hint it would be wel1 to give him a
rotten-aggIng or coat OF tar and
feathers.
JewhiIikins! Lone Star, what dye
think o. that?
Some time back your humble SER
want made some objections TO so
many dances and later made some
slight illusions to some drunkenness
In our town. and although these re
marks We're extremely mild in COM
parison to the shot shots" of the Ca
tawba writer yet nevertheless the at
mosphere became so frigid for awhile
that the Beef Trust could aave con-
: Quoted refrigerator plant here with
out the necessity Of purchasing iceand
| think from remarks he makes once
In awhile the Lone Star has same ex-
perfence along some lines. The Ca
tawba scribe must he very courageous
or the people are different from
Hoult or Riyesville. Dear me. Lone
Star, suppose You or this humble
scribe were to jump on the card play
ing, drunkenness and other short com
ings in our respective towns in such
almost personal illusions and we're
to advocate rotten eggs or tar anG
feathers. Methlnks E.ere woM!F
couple of scribes that would imme
diately find the climate conditions
of their respective villages altogether
unsuited to their health. Am not
right? Here's to the very courageous
ink singer at the village down the
river. May his Tor herr shadow new.
er grow less.
The county surveyor is here today
: dividing up the old Joshua McEifresh
farm among the heirs. composed OF
Theodore McElfresh, VIM. McEifresn
: Of winfield, Mrs. Elizabeth Mckinney
Of Fairmont and the heirs of Rebecca
: Pickett. This land has been lying
idle and growing up for a number OF
years and it is good thing 1t is be-
: Ing divided up as each one will now
, probably clean up their respective
shares. which will improve the looks
very much.
school Books
at Globe Book Store. s14 Main street.
paoa +ho west vtrr7n1an.