The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-06-16
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shorty Christie. -Jakey Reeves
..Faty,, Wade. ..Blondy- Feather
.Burney Burnside. tStumpy" Hun.
Grumpy Ree-es and myself. too IN
significant to even have nickname
Frank Raymond was ushered into
this world by the bowling OF a win win
terwind whistlins down one Of the
back streets of Faimont. Some Of
the Oldest Inhabitants say that the
wind was not responsible for all the
howling- Anyhow, at an early age
he was astonishing the natives with
his big vocabulary OF four syllable
words Up until within the last Few
! years he was considered freak OF
nature, but knowing full well that
such was always the fate OF the gent
us. he continued wearing his hair
long and kept hopeful heart Real
| ling that he would one day be pres
I ident Of this country of ours. in order
TO make him more fit for that Office,
we unanimously elected him pres1-
| dent OF the class He has been a
model president. keeping down all
contention and strife by doing all
! the talking and never giving any OF
the other members chance to say
word He will undoubtedly make one
Of the greatest presidents in the his
tory Of our country.
Another great event in the life Of
| this city was the birth OF Carney
Christie. but history does not tell US
OF any remarkable celebration. SIN
Carney is consoled by the fact that
all great men were born in obScur1ty-
After sleeping. so -est1esSly in his
! grave for years. at last Shakespeare
can rest in peace, for all doubt as to
the correct Interpretation OF his great
! writings will soon be ended. 1t Is
| with the most profound respect that
we gaze upon his noble face and it is
! with the greatest pleasure that tell
you OF one of our number who VIII be
one of&the greatest actors the world
has ever known.
! For still another reason is Fairroont
to be remembered and honored in the
! future Walter Reeves also kindly
j consented to allow It the honor Of
being the place of his birth. From
Ibis childhood he has been q model
young man and has always hated
vice and loved the heather From his
constant. but unwarranted, sermons
! to the members of this class and
I school. We feel sure that he Will
make a most successful missionary
4 to some heather ca7n;aal nation But
should he choose to perform his Ia
bors among civilized nations, We feel
safe in saying that he Will be the
greatest cure for insomnia Of the age.
4 Were Homer stillon earth it would
! not be necessary for him to cry, Sing
ION Muse for We have member
who has already out-distanced the
lesser Muses. and viii soon surpass
the greatest PreferrinS to be though;
interesting. Zoe keeps her birth
place an entire secret. But as long
as she gives the Fairmont Normal
the honor Of her presence and as she
lis a member OF the class. we must
give her the greatest respect and 1ook
over the eccentricities of genius In
the next book OF the worlds great.
name of Zoe Wade Cknown in pri,
vate life as Mrs Van Glider leading
them all
Dana Feather seems proud of the
! fact (though We fail to see what he
has to be proud of0 that the curtain
of his existence went up in the little
hamlet of Lenox. Preston county
After passing the first year in rowdy
ism and hoodlumisu- he fed from his
. native village under cover Of the
night and landed in Fairmont while
the sheriff. railroad detective and
l town constable were collecting a mol
to lynch him. His whole soul seems
I. to be centered on revenge upon these
t cruel people of his native town. And
z so Jealous is he to gain this end tina
; We reluctantly point out for him :
I great future as an editor. for there h
$ can sling mud and can them all kinds
: OF names without fear
: Guy Burnside BEGAN his disturb
: anees among the hills of Harrison
county. The community which claims
t the honor of being his birth
$ place was so sparsely settled tina
e little is known concerning his earl.
4 life. We have it on soo'
: authority that his native tow
s ohee-reS his birthday as da,