The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-07-13

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Ice one OF our ms chal1tss Is making
q little improvements to his property
by having retaining Wall built in;
the rear OF his store.
Ira %. Moore made a flying trip to,
C1arksburg Monday.
Jake Gamer returned to HIS place
in j. +. Ices store Monday, after q
brief VISIT TO his home in Tetzel
county.
Mics Eva Conner. Of Cameron, fs
Visiting friends here.
Miss Della Brand; daughter Of Duke
Brand, had sinking spell Monday
evening and suddenly fell over uncon
scious, thus alarming her parents
and friends very mulch. Quite an en-
cftement prevailed for a time. DE-.
smith was hastily summoned who
rendered medical aid. It was several.
hours before consciousness fully re-
turned. She is unable yet to be out.
ar Clarence lTockinberry and fam-
lily are visiting their old homes and
friends here. MT Hockinberry is a
successful raiIroader of Chicago.
Mrs. James Manning, who resided
near town, died OF typhoid fever
Wednesday morning and was laid to
rest in the Christian church cemetery
at BarracISVille on Thursday after
noon, after services conducted by
Rev. Talbot. This was quite sad
funeral, as Mrs. Manning had virtual
~ given her life for two of her three
bright little girls who were barely
recovering from ten weeks siege
of the fever at the time Of her death.
Necessity seemed to compel her TO go
for some time after she ought to have
been in bed under the Doctors care.
It would be stony heart, indeed, not
to he touched by the cries of the chill
dren for mother. Mr.. Manning is
himself worn out and exhausted with
long watching, care and brief. The
sympathy of all goes out for the al
flicted family.
Miss Collie Michael is anew recruit
TO the list of measle patients.
From the way Lone Star comes
back at us with billingsgate and fblus-
ter, almost threatening us with brick
bats or something worse, 1t would APP
pear that 1t is not safe to ask some
people civil question, such as
fWhat- is the Campbe1lite belief? Sir
Toby asked our good friend this ques-
ton, hut it seems that we should have
given our pedigree and told an ABOUT
where we had been. as necessary to
get an answer from him. For, before
he will come out of his eclipse and
twinkle little light on the question,
he wishes to know, first, II We know
ANYTHING about Pharoah's run: sec
ond. whether we are dad" or sons"
and third, letter was written by
somebody on Pharoah's run to some
one at some time and signed by some
one. (And as to what our factions
Lone Star has reference, Sir Toby is
In blissful ignorancel. Because he
doesn't know these things he will not
answer-has quit on us. He intimates
that II he knew these. he might an
swer. Now, Of course, no one must
,suspect for moment that the real
reason is that he don't know the an
swer. He complains because In our
ignorance of why he referred to
Pharoah's run we said ut seems that
on the 4th Lone Star did not know
the difference between Praroah's run.
and Barrackville." 1t did seem that
way to us, and will seem SO until he
explains his reference. But he is Won
derfulIy afraid "the public will be
annoyed with scripture quotations"
by Sir Toby, II Lone Star should an
swer our civil question. Perhaps
few welIdigested quotations from the
Good Book would do Lone Star good.
Is 1t possible you endorse the sentl'
ment of the Fairmont Times that
"the West Virginian should be charG<
ed in name to The Christian AdVo~
cate?" Sir Toby endorses the senE'
ment of the editor of the West Wiz
giyen by the West Virgintan to stage
notes. prize fights, police court, and
other forms of worldly amusements
which are Siistasteful to hundreds OF
its readers. and If it chooses to report
sermon now and then, or even TO
Dreach one" Lone Star and the other
good-natured readers could do no bet.
ter than to read 1t, land really ought
not to knock on 1t, as he pays no pew
rent" Only those with depraved IN
tellectual appttites enjoy reading Of
the stage. base ball, prize fights, etc..
and take no delight in Scripture quo
tatfons." Anyhow, Mr.. Twinkler, you
should have waited until we az least
gave the shadow Of hint that we were
going to hurl the Old or New Testi-
ment. or any part of either, at you
before you squealed like pig be.
tween two Riyesville rails. What do
YOU cali fellow down there that yells
hefore he is hurt or hit? Your wrig-
cling. squirming and lodging, and
Ringing inuendoes. and your rtcochet-
ting give ample proof that the answer
YOUR would give would be misrepre-
sentation of somebody's faith, or else
the faith of no one but an imaginary
people. AS to having coacneE,
swering our question. will say that a
enod Gcoacher" for Lone Star might
nrevent him from doing such violence
to Miller, Whateley and Hedge. And
lastly, il you cannot do any better az