The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1906-08-15

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l eFaET@ aFN rlsnHIrs .Laasba 1853. f..l
RTvESVILLE. Aug, 16-There is
considerable sickness in our village
at this writing but mostly among small
children, although typhoid fever has
again made its appearance In this sec
ton. which 1t was thought to be al.
most entirely rid of.
Mr.. Daniel Grtce, Of South Riyes-
willie, has had a serious siege Of the
dreaded disease; but Is thought to be
out of danger at present writing. He
us under the medical care of Dr. Duke
fDent, of Montana mine,
The we'll known John Thorn is also
seriously i%n1isposed at this time hay-
ing had a stroke Of paralysis. the af-
lection being in n Of his limbs. At
last account he vas some better and
the stroke was-not so serious as it
was at first thought to be.
Joseph Merrill, who has been work
ling near Pittsburg has returned home
for a short stay. He IS son of Squire
In. E.. Merrill. whose serious illness
has previously been mentfonal in this
paper. The squire's condition is seem.
ingly no better.
Sim Ammons. OF Hoodsvtlle, on
Rivesvflle r. F. D., has returned from
Atlantic City where he has been for
several days.
The well known Frank Jones, of. the
same section, has returned from an
extended trip through the East.
Miss Grace Hoult, Of Fatrmont, is
the guest of her cousin. Miss Edith
Prtckett, of this place.
Grove Cunningham, B. and o. civil
engineer and resident Of Falrmont, but
now located in ParkersBurg, was re-
Gently a business caller on the PEG.
pile of our promising village.
sixty-fve of our villagers took 9
sail on Steamer j. o. Watson for Nor.
gantown Sunday last.
Say, Hou1t, IL you would or could
eventually drift into a SIMILAR repu.
tauon as that of RtyesYllle you would
not have a record of a cold bloodel
murder. but we will not demand i'm
possibilities SO IL you can't be good
he as good as you can and we will dc
The same and that other town you men
toned is beneath our notice, that IL
the name of it, SO you can't mix Rives
willie with it in any way at all unit
they give it a decent name which 4
should have at least for the benefit o.
the respectable people who reside II
the boundary which is c%hristened thu
/, ugly, awful, vulgar name, Amen.
What was thought to be q panic
took place in our town among some
Of our prominent young people. 1t wa
caused by a misunderstanding. 4
couple of young gentlemen, prominen'
with the Pennsylvania Steel Company
which operates in this county, mad'
dates with a couple of the bellies O
our town, the parties intending to take
a boat ride, which is the current pleas
ure of our villagers and the meetint
point was misunderstood by the prom
inent bridge boys and not knowing thu
town very well and of course being
too timid TO ask anything in regart
to The fair sex they just simply wen
at random, hut finally q reward wa
offered by both parties. When thu
Lone Star got wind Of the said al
fair. he at once set out to adjust mat
tiers which he never fails to do ethel
for better or for worse, but just a:
the time wheG ali parties concerned
were located and he was about t
claim the reward from them and al
be happy the intoIerable curfew bel
rang and the Lone Star was a panic
strikers disappointed victim with thu
rest and the mani in the o surely
had thelaugh on us all. Later rumol
has il that they all had met other AMI
more desirable company and were mo-
trying to find each other at all. Gould
1T be possible that the Lone Star has
lied3 Ask the man in the moon.
LONE STAR
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