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The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-09


MICS Minnie re mus par
1T the home III her parents MI
ana Mrs III III lee on last atnrday
night IL honor Of her cousin Mfs
Florence seising ser. Quite a number
Eof friends was present Atsa season
able hour delicious refreshments were
served consisting OF Ice cream, cake
bananas, lemonade and water melon,
AT alate hour the guests departed FOR
their homes each voting the party q
success. Those present were as fol
lows: Mr and Mrs. n. y. Tftherfngtoni
Mr.. and Mrs. eJonn Watson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Tom WEIGH. Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Hawkinberry. Of Barrackytlle; Mr..
and Mrs. David Kendall, Mr.. and Mrs..
A S. Ice, Misses Jennie Conway,
Stella Kincade. Madeline schoudt,
Nell Smith, Nell Ice, Mary Scott. Bes.
sic Kendall and Miss Russell sayre, Of
New Martinsvtlle; Mrs. Florence Gels.
niger, Of Kent, Ohio; Mrs. Lizzie
Tithertngton and son, Of Philadelphia;
Mrs. q. s.. White and baby, Mrs. John
Prfckatt, Messrs. Charlie Coe. John
Grim, Walter Mau1sby, Herbert Smith,
Jim Davis, Russell Kendall, Dawson
Kfncade, Ruby Floyd, Flossie Cook,
Viola Dunn. Grace Ice. Goldie, Blanche
and Ray Kendall.
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a Homo .WeddIna.

A very beautiful home wedding oc-
Cured last night at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. George s. watson in Barns
vile. when their daughter. Miss Mary
NJ, was united in marriage to Mr.. Mil.
ton Desavfgny Of Canada. The cere-
mony was performed by the Rev. q.
T. Bates of the Central Christian
church, of Fairmont, he using tho
beautiful ring ceremony. The bride
was dressed in white and the groom
wore the conventional black. Only
the near relatives and friends were
present A dainty lunch was served.
The bride and groom leave to-day for
Warren. Ohio, and other places, after
which they will return and then go
to New York, where Mr.. Desavigny
has a responsible position. The best
wishes of their friends attend them
on ltfe's journey.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-09
RaIsInu Funds,

The finance committee appointed by
the knights OF Pythias to raise funds
for the meeting here in October met
lat the Office Of Sam R. Nuzum Inst
night. An active campaign will be
made to secure funds. The members
ot the local lodge viii endeavot to
make this the best meeting Of the
grand lodge ever, held in the State y
Don't It until your sta ipnery W
out bstoi. orr ering but call
- nov nd ~ oiir neN los ael
paTtlnent WEST RGIpEIAN.
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sPEcIAL MONTHLY RATES minimum charge loo,
A Man, Woman ana Her Hus5and.

A Man, Woman ani Her Hus5alld
Take happiness where you CIR find
it, friend. Pleasure is Meeting, aud
nothing in this void matter least
Of all. goodness for goodness. safe
we are puppets in the hands Of Fate;
If Joy comes your way grasp 1t, lesl
someone else get your portion. 1 viii
tell you a little tale
There were a mar led woman a;lc
man-not her husband who loved
her. The man was a careless sort OF
fellow, but the woman was honest
so, when she had read her own heart
she promptly refused to see its pos
SCISSOR, conseientiously trled not to
think of him, and did her best to be
the true wife that she had been before
they met.
The man loved and longed for heI
more and more each day and tried
not to think Of him, and did her best
to be the true wife that she had been
before they met.
The man loved and longed for her
more and more each day, and tried
his best to persuade her. to come to
him. He hadn't much 1aith in any
thing, but be really cared for the
woman, and, finally, her strengab and
goodness appealed so to i'm that he
resolved to so away. He wrote to.her,
asking if she would see him to say
goodbye.
That night the woman Told her A3ls-
band that she was too tired to 80 to
the reception 10 which they had been
bid and that he had better go without
her. He did This was her first act
OF disloyalty
The man came, and he and she talk
ed far into the night; ne entreating
and urging. she firm anA resolved. AT
terward the woman was very sad.
She felt ashamed til t she had He'd
to her husband,
1t was nearing midnight and the
man was about to leave. Suddenly
he seized her in his arms and crush
her to him. my God, how l love
you!" The woman, who tasted Heaven
for the first time, cried in agony.
"Have mercy and go now
So the man went and the woman
spent the rest Of the ni,'at alternately
weeping and praying that she might
be made worthy Of her husband. Be-
ing good woman, she did not pray
that her husband be made worthy Of
her.
/ do not believe the husband ever
noticed that the man was away. He
was much too Interested in lady
whom he had met that /: lsht and with
whom he went to Europe some three
months later, leaving the. woman
without thought AMI almost penni-
less.
The man drifted around the world
for time and reached home as the
woman was dying. She breathed her
last with her hand in his
How do know this story SO init
mately? All, friend, was the Man.
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srATE or WEST. VIRGINIA:

STATE OF WE5T.VIRGINIA:
At rules held ia the Clerks office
Of the Circuit Court OF Marion county,
on Monday, the Gin day of August,
1906 the following order was entered:
smith-Race Grocery Company. a cor
poratlon, plaintiff, VS.. Curtis Z. Van
dervort, 3. F. Hartley, trustee,
Charles L. Merrifeld, Joseph E.
Sands, trustee, Norval vandervort.
defendants. In chancery.
The object of the above entitled
suit is to obtain a decree against tire
said Curtis L. Vandervort in favor OF
the said. smith-Race Grocery Com,
pany In the sum of two hundred and
lightweight dollars and efghty-three
cents ($2ss.83l, due and owing to the
said plaintiff in this cause upon con-
tract, to enforce the lien Of an at
tachment levied by the sheriff Of Ma.
ron county in this cause on the 25th
day OF July, 1906, upon certain par
cells of real estate, belonging to Cur
ills L. Vandervort, situate In the R. r..
Had addition to the city OF FaIrmont,
near the First ward of said city in
said Marion county,
And it appearing by affidavit fled
in this cause that diligence has been
used and on behalf of the plaintiff to
ASCERTAIN in what county the said Cur
it's L. vandervort is. without effect,
III is ordered that he do appear here
within one month after the date Of
the first publication hereof and do
what is necessary to protect his in.
teFtsts.
A Copy. Teste:
r. B. PARRISH, Clerk.
sHowALTER & WHITE,
Solicitor. Aug. s-s-16.2s
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-09
Peoples Forum
The soc.Ial Center.

Editor West yirginian:
Your readers are informed in a
news item in yesterdays paper that
the new government building should
be located in the business, social and
geographical center" which is in the
Third ward, not exactly located but
said to be near or on Main street. =
i concede the claim for the Third
ward, that 1t is the Social center,
containing as it does, three times as
many saloons as all the other wards
put together, and including the two
saloons In the Second ward, which
are Just at the line, seven time as
many saloons as all the other wards.
I know of no other thing tending to
make the Third mostly spoken Of
as the .'bloody third the Social cen
ter How much this may appeal to
Uncle Sam, when looking for building
ground, / am unable to say.
But as to the business" and geo,
graphical center, l take issue with
your news man. The Third ward Is
neither. The business of the city
comprises every industry and is not
confined to few retail stores crowd
ed UP together. Main street nor
Jackson street are neither the center
''geographtcalIy." Jackson street is
more nearly "out of town" than any
site proposed. The Third ward never
can, from the very nature, be the cen>
ter of much of city. Unless Fair
mont already has its full growth, the
geographical center will be found with
IN the First ward. If our city shall
grow, it must grow in that direction.
Therefore if it is desired to place the
new building where it will most like
ly find itself near the center of popu.
lation and withineach reach by all the
business interests. then the First
ward has the call.
Every one who has the development
Of Fairmont at heart no matter what
ward he lives in, should join in a
friendly way with the people of the
First ward in their effort to prevent
this sT5,0o0.oO appropriation from
lapsing. No steps were taken by them
until it became known to some that
the people on the west side proposed
to discourage the location OF tAe build
ing feeling certain that no site could
be secured on which building could
be erected whit the amount of money
appropriated. and that no building
would be built at all. The people OF
the First ward do not intend this ap'
preparation to fail If 1t is possible to
secure enough money to buy a site
which the government will accept. It
is understood that many west side
people are unwilling to have tnis
building at all. But let the West Wiz.
gilman deal fairly with all the people
offering locations it will have just
as many readers withsthe new building
in the First ward, as it will if it shall
be located In the social" center.
Respectfully,
FIRST -WARDER.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-09
.IoIlv Trln from JoIIYtown.

Mr.. and Mrs. M. ]. Lantz, who have
been ON weeks visit with Mrs,
Lantz's parents at Jollytown. Penna.,
returned to their home on Falrmont
avenue last evening. Mr.. and Mrs.
Lantz drove over to and back from
Jollytown, and they say that they en-
joyed the trip Immensely. Mrs,
Lantz's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Shriver,
will be here on visit to her about the
first of the next month.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-09
AM AttractlVe sion.

The sign which was placed in front
Of Cranes new drug store, has been
attracting great amount OF atten-
ton. 1t is one of the most beautiful
ones in town. It is the usual sign Of
drug store. 1t contains large num-
Der of glass discs, behind which shine
out three strong electric bulbs. The
sign is covered with gold leaf and
cost $4,000.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-09
cnn,nlirnentarY Dinner.

AT Littleton last evening Mrs. Alex.
Holden and Miss nellie Costello. Of
this city, were present at a reception
and dinner given by Mrs. B. F. Con.
nelly, complime ntary to her husband,
upon the occasion of his birthday.
Mrs. Connolly who gave the dinner
and reception was formerly ptiss
Pearl Hold 81 ~ IS
bead the f1aIis girgtniaa liial
NJ ppstads
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Receptlon.

Mr.. Charles Wise gave a reception
last evening at his home on Chicago
street to about thirty-tve friends. Il
was in honor of Misses Jessie and Ell
sic Alexander, Of Canton. Ohio. who
are visiting here. The ladies have
had an excellent time during their visit
here, and their many friends dislike
to have them leaves for their home to-
morrow mornIng.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-09
Wedding Invitations Received.

Invitations to the wedding Of Miss
Laura Virginia Maxwell, of Stanton,
Va, to Mr.. Christian Strike White. Of
Romney, have been received by the
friends of Mr.. White in this city. The
wedding will be celebrated on Wednes-
day, August 22d, in the NJ. e. church,
South, In stanton. Mr.. White is a
son Of Capt. and Mrs g. s. White. Of
Rolnney. who resided here many years
ago. Mrs. White was Miss Kate
Steele. The invitation reads:
Reverend and Mrs. John T. Maxwell
invite you to be present
at the marriage Of their daughter
Laura Virginia
Mr.. Christian Strike White
ON Wednesday evening, August the
twenty-second,
nineteen hundred and six,
at half past nine o'clock,
Methodist Episcopal Church. South,
stanton, Virginia.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-09
OFFICER SAMPLE
MONTHLY REPORT
SnsTYsFivE CASES HANDLED BY
fIuEiAEgE socl
MANY IA sEt UP FOR
cRJELIe48 no q MIN AIS B \

> ~
The monthly report or 0ficer Sam.
pile. Of the State Humane socia mas
been made to the secretary. Miss
Flossie Fleming The report is for
the month Of July, and contains much
valuable Informal ton. n "
SIxty.five cases were handled by
|oMcer sample Many Of them were
with children, providing them homes
and protecting them from vicious pa
rents a large number. however, were
with parties who had mlstreated dumb
animals. The work Of the local socie-
ty covers territory around Fairmont,
Fairmont itself, and Warrington.
six Children at The Shelter.
Three boy babies, a girl apd two
larger children are now in this city, at
The Shelter, the home of the orphans
or abused children, who are provided
for by the society. The members of
the society are now trying to find
homes for these children, and will be
glad to hear from any one: who Will
take one Of them to raise, and thus
help along the noble work Of the HUI
name Society.
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otfiee M NJ

lton & Irwin liYerytne en-
have NOV ofiiess
So over annison On IN
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coIored orphans COMING.

There viii be number of colored
orphans arrive in the city this after
noon for the evening. They come here
direct from Morgantown.. The chill,
dren will give a concert on the street
with their band, and later will give an
entertainment They are from the or
phanage for co1ored children at Hunt
lngton, and the number who viii ar
rive in Fairmont this evening, are try
ing to secure little money WITH which
to help along their school which is
providing for them, and is called the
"The West Virginia colored Orphans
Troop"
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-09

FOR REM Two good office rooms
on Main street at very low rent. call
81 Ihe shater Studio. Skinner Block.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-09

WANTEp Girl for housework, who
can go home nights. Apply ne Lo-
cust ayenne.
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FOR RENT room hnnse. all mod
ern conveniences, central, located.
12.8t FAIRMoNT TRUST co.
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FOR RENT one seven-room house.
1swo fou1-room cottages. two fats. All
naodern conyeniences. Good locations
s.. shain. Peoples Bank Building.
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IVA iIsFIal5 Girl to assist in kitchen.
ppiy sss Fairmont avenue. Il
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-09

Ifof RENTA few choice ONCE rooms
6 the new Peoples Bank building,
Apply At the Peoples Bank.
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FOR RENT store room, Barney
street ADDRESS this ONCE. #
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-09

FOR RENT Six roomed house. og-
den avenue. water and gas. Apply
sos Ogden avenue.
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VSf Sg,T,I1b Young man for once worb
ia city. Addres Box IS, Warrington,
- rva 1t
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-09

FOR RENT Brick house with seven
rooms and bath. Hot and cold water.
Benoni avenue, near sixth street.
C.E. HUTCHINSON.
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wAM-Ep.

NAlSTEn oman for hous, clean.
ing: three days. Apply at ne Locust
aEennes
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-09

FOR SALE 90 dozen oats in the
shock by wloodlawn Cemetery Co. See
tie superintendent. II
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-09

F5R REIT Large dwelling house on
Maple avenue. Water and gas.
4s NJ. N. BARNS.
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FloR sAI3EA fve.room house near
new High scnool building. Call at
the west Virginian once.
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Fi5R sAIlE-Househoid and kitchen
furniture. IA. G. Deshtelds, 12s Ma
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-03-26
Virginia News.

r. @ Stearns, of Salem, has be- n
selected as secretary OF the Virginia STATE
Board Of Education.
The democratic committee OF the
Third district Saturday fixed July ~ as
the date for the primary to nominate a
candidate for Congress.
Representative Carter Glass Will be a
candidate for the democratic nomlnatlon
to the goyernorship in 1909. Ihis Is
his determination at present.
Many employees of the government
navy yard at Norfolk are cat OF WORK
because of the failure Of Congress to APP
propriate money to cover deficiencies.
Mrs. Obed Cooksey. Of Leesbnrg, who
was seriously injured at the Southern
Railway station at Ashburn, has com
promised her claim for damages at 5000.
A. ]. Griffith, of st. Louis, Mo, died
in that city Friday. He was % years
of age, native of Jefferson county, w.
Va, and a son of the late j. L. GrItlth.
After pacing bis floor restlessly all
night. Truman Stoddard, aged ~ years,
who has been in i'll health for some
months, left the home of his daughter,
Mrs. J. Leslie Taylor, in Richmond, at
o'clock yesterday morning, going IN
the direction of James river, ard has not
been heard from since. 1t is feared he
Is drowned. The old man had threatened
to end his earthly miseries for somlime.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-03-26
The Snow Storm.

Not in years has there been at this
season of the year such severe, blind
ing and far-reaching snow storm as
ragged Saturday over the entire region of
the United States between the far Da-
kotas aud the Atlantic seaboard, and be-
tween the Great Lakes and the Gulf
Practically withOu. cessation the fall
continued from l:l5 Saturday morning
till Sunday morning and much damage
was inflicted on early crops, and many
trains all over the area embraced by the
storm were delayed tor hours.
Over portions of Virginia and the
Carolinas the storm ragged in its worst
severity. From the western part Of the
State comes news OF numerous delays to
passenger trains and of great loss OF
crops. Petersburg and Richmond report
between s and inches of snOS an
Lexington 8 inches. Richmond county
reports 7 inches. Ia the mountainous
districts the depth of the snow Averages
anywhere between FIVE and seven inche'
and the storm il said to be the seyerest
that has visited the State at this season in
many years. The storm was also very
severe along the coast and much damage
is feared.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-03-26
Fire in New York.


New York, March rs. The entire
large brick building at the southwest
corner of Bedford and Downing streets
YVES Quilted in short order by tire
which broke out about 1920 this after
noon, and the fremen are now having
one of the hardest fights 10 recent years
to bring the blaze under control. The
building in which the fire originated is a
seyeu-story structure, occupied by manu-
featuring concerns. The hire started
on the fourth floor 10 the plant
of the Standard Thread Company. 1t
rapidly communicated to the floors above
and below, and inside of half an hour
the entire structure Rad been Quilted.
The fire wa very spectacular. The
flames rose high 10 the air and leaped
from the windows, threatening to COM
muncate to all the adjoining buildings.
Flying embers were sent heavenward In
great proiusion and fell over distance
of several blocks, threatening more dam
age. There were 500 men and girls at
work in the building at the time of the
fire. When he alarm Of fire was given
they rushed pel men from the structure
using the fire escapes and many OF them
jumping from the windows OF the second
floor. A number of persons suffered
wrenched ankles or slight hurts us the
result of jumping. SO far as is known
no lives were lost. 1t has been imPos-
sible, however, to make any inyestiga-
ton The flames spread so rapidly that
il is miraculous il all did escape alive.
1t is feared that when the fire is out, It
will be found that some lives were lost.
During the fire there we're repeated
explosions. The Empire Company,
makers of cellulOid goods, occupied the
middle of the building, and when the
flames reached the chemicals explosions
followed each other rapidly. The
| fremen soon saw that il would be use
less to try to combat the flames in the
corner building, and at once directed
their attempts to saving surrounding
buildings. The fire is spreading. The
west wall of the Metal Stamping Com
pany's building collapsed and several OF
the iremen were injured. Firemen
Cohen and McCune, OF engine IA, wer'
found under a pile of debris, in the rear
of SO Carmine street. They were car
ried out by members of the fire patrol
and hurried to ST. VinceDps Hospital.
Five fremen have been taken from
under q falling wall. The condition Of
two is critical. Three small buildings
t the corner ri Bodf,rd and Carmine
streets are enveIoped in flames.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-03-26
TOday's Telegraphic News
Attempted Murder and Suicide.


New York. March 26.-Louise
Frenchin, pretty French girl. twenty
one years old, who was employed al her
fathers restaurant, the Tivoli. 1903 west
3Sth street, as waitress and cashier,
was shot this morning by former waiter
at the place, known by the name OF
"Victor," and is not expected to live.
After shooting the girl Victor sent a
bullet into his own brain, and ended his
life. Victor's passion for the girl aud
the fat that she did not return his af-
lection led to the tragedy. His protes
tatiOns of love for the girl became so
ardent and he annoyed her so that a
week ago her father discharged the
waiter. He continued to pursue her,
however, pressing his suit This morn
lug Victor entered the restaurant, which
is on the parIor floor of the building,
aud ordered a bottle of wine. Shortly
after Louise came down from up stairs
where she lived, dressed in flowing
kimona. Victor spied the girl and at
once started toward her, He met her at
the head OF fight of stairs aud there
besought her to run away, with him.
He attempted to hug and kiss her.
Louise called to another waitress named
Therese Renilde. saying: "Tell mamma
this horrible man is here again" As
Victor tried to embrace her, she scream
ed and Tough, him off. "WeH, it is off,
so | suppose | might as well kill you
and myself, too" he exclaimed. He
whipped out revolver and fred two
shots which took effect into the girls
right breast. He then fred shot into
his own head and fell dead An ambu-
lance was summoned and took the girl
to the New York Hospital, where II Is
said she will probably die.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1906-03-26
From Washington.
correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, March 20.

correspondence Of the Alexandria Gazette
Washington, March 26.
The Bureau of Navigation TO-
day received two dispatches from Lieut..
Proctor, commanding the tug Patomac,
from Gibraltar The first stated that
the drydock Dewey had passed Gibraltsr
and the second that the Potomac was
sailing to rejoin the dock. Presumably
the dock was tOwed through the straits
without pause in her progress. The
trip from the Canaries to the entrance
10 the Mediterranean was very success
full The department hopes that the
long tow will pass through to the Suez
canal without the annoying delays
which hindered her trip across the At
lantic. The cruiseriTacoma has sailedstrom
Alexandria, Egypt, for Gibraltar to keep
in touch with the dock. She will pick
her up somewhere east of Gibraltar and
act as an auxiliary.
A financial crisis is passing over Port
ugal, according to Vice Consul Kin
chant, the distress being particularly
acute among the agricultural laborers III
the wine districts OF the north. SO keen
appears TO be the suffering tina. the sub.