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BID Labor Day Affair.

GRAFTON, W. va.n Aug. 17.-Ar.
rangements are being completed by
the local council OF the knights of
Columbus for big affair which will
be held on September 2, Labor Day.
There is a class of about forty who
will be given the degrees on that date,
and there will be prominent members
of the organization here from all
parts of the State, among whom will
be DR.. ]. J, 0'Kane, of Wheeling, State
deputy, and Hon. j. ]. P. o'Brien, also
Of Wheeling.
After the work in the degrees has
been completed there will be a ban,
quet and a social. This affair will be
attended by members of the organiza.
tion from Wheeling, Parkersburg,
Clarksburg, Fairmont and all the
towns within a short radius of the
city. ..AGi4
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Delightful Picnic.

Miss Elda Travis gave a picnic at
Traction Park yesterday afternoon and
evening complimentary to Misses
cara caldwell. Lizzie Heineman and
Sienn Boggess, Of pittsburg. Those
who enjoyed the outing we're Misses
Lena Hamilton. Nina Linn, Mabel
karin Mead Rogers, Margarite Leon.
ard Mildred and Gladys Travis
Messr Jay Ayers, James Cook, Ar.
thpr Brobst, Hugh Gifin, Herman
stonehing, Hersehel satterheld and
Mafyin Linn Supper was served on
grounds and a very enjoyable ev.
ening was spent by the crowd. They
returned about nine o'clock.
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NEWSY NOTES FROM RURAL TOWNS


AE tfank Aellass fepHessnans Als
sas sompaps @ss y osl
tosEn itst Meqpssaay.
soFge Ailler ana faak t3ailtiI 9
ne taifF az ssas e z lssgnI N9nPaH ~
were basine eofs Y o e sown oa rs
e VIZ ia ~ week.
mss AaEgares stsg Y. lae sassst
ot Mr Jess Stage sa efs was lsItins
lr1enas mere !ass Wsek' y, e. s
mss Ha7el s9s Mss z ! e'ts
Wednesday; & /
Mrs. Geo. seitcn, rom DoYns' g V
calling in togn Friday.
MI. Queen l Of the B 20 sonstFge,
ton Company. was N town 2 eay q
two last week MT Queen mas Deen
laid up In bed Tor seyeral Gays, ah =
this is his first time ont lot some el ll' !.
Mr.. Hallack, who is dong me sson :
and concrete work on the Faiftm 'E g g
Warrington ra1lfoaa was nsle aseYst
al days this week.
Geo. Laucomer, Harry grimm .,, ala
chas Murphy, are nome rom aFiiiins
q well at Ponetown.
We are informed that Saturday is
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-17
HARRINGTON NOTES.

Harrington has at last come to the
front with a moving picture show. We
are informed that some very nice pic
lures and some beautiful songs are
shown there. Pennington has not had
anything to interest the young people
for some time, and the show is we
believe, being well patronized. Mr..
Frank Winkley is the proprietor, bat
with him are associated Mr.. Jess Stag.
gers and Mr.. Samuel Bissett. We wish
them well.
Mr.. A. NJ. Kuhn was a business WISH
tor at Fairmont Friday.
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and relatives of near Little Falls, re-
turned home yesterday.

anu ASlNtA'SS - -'
turned home yesterday.
Miss Hattie Norman, Of Weston, is
the guest of her uncle, w. K. Brown,
on Columbia street.
Miss Mary Jane Westfall, of Maple
avenue, was visiting her aunt, Mrs
George shumaker, yesterday.
Mrs. Rosa Redmond, of Lee Roy, ".
Y, who has been visiting here and
other places, is now visiting at the
home of Mrs. ], E. Travis, of Hay
mond street.
Mrs. John Of Newton
street, and Lulu Barnes left this morn'
ing for Colfax, where they will spend
a few days with Bud Barnes.
Mrs. W. s. Devlin, who has been
visiting her brother, Mr.. Allard, of
Columbia street, left this morning for
her home in New Castle, Pa. She
was accompanied home by her little
nephew, James Allard.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-17

Rev. Lawler, at his fathers home in
Taylor county, Thursday morning unit.
ed in marriage Mr.. John knight, of
Monongah, and mss Mary Currey, Of
MCGEE. Mr.. Knight is an employe Of
the Fairmont Coal Company and Miss
'Cururey is young lady Of estimable
character. They will make Monon.
gah their future home. Their many
friends join in wishing them long
and happy married life.
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Notice to Contractors.

Bids will be received by the Board
Of Education of Union district until
Tuesday, August 20, at 10 O'Clock, for
the construction of a one room brick
school house at Hammond, brick TO
be bought and furnished by the board.
Not receiving bids by this time the
board will have the work done.
Plans and specifications can be seen
at "A. G. Lyons office.
]. F. MORGAN, Sec. B. Of E.
800 St. Fairmont, R. F, D. 6.
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nARRY B. coLE,
!. First Ward


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Special Epworth league Service.
a special service has been arranged
for the Epworth League Sunday even
ing at seven o'clock The topic i
SUNDAY School Interests God Cares
For the Young, wilson leader
The following programme VIII be Civ
en-, commencing promptly at seven
o'clock
Music
Prayer
Address cn topiesB the leader.
why shonld the Epworth League
be Of interest to die Sunday SCHOOL,"
u. i. Leech
How Can tie Sunday School be Of
Beneht o Tie EpSofth League?" =
u. b. Domain
IIow can We Make the Sunday
school d Field ofSIabor?" - Lutte
Brown.
HOW Can the Department Of spir'
iiual Wprk Help The Sunday school?'
wv. w Brown.
How Can the Department Of the
Worlds Eyange lism Help the Sunday
school Nh. 81 N. Cox.
lioW Can the Department Of Mercy
Help ana BENEFIT the Sunday SCHOOL,"
diss Elia ponhan,
How can the Department Of Liter
hry ana Social Work Help the Sunday
sehools Anna Myers.
How Can the Junior League Help
he snada SCHOOL, Mrs. Florence
Cray
Music.
Can the 5pworth League Help the
Superintendent To- Secure Ehicient
Teachets, and How? Emma Lay
man,
HOW Can the Sunday School Secure
Members for the Epworth Leagle?" =
Blanche shurtleh.
Addses Spiritual Power and Gods
Promise q the Sunday school," =
Rev. q w Bent
Music
The leader desires3all who are inter.
ested to represent The programme
promises to be a very interesting one.
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Paiatlne Baptist Church.

$3.50 Bible school, W. A. Hustead
ii charge subject, THE Day Of Atone
msnt i0:45, sermon, present SUI.
leringg and Future Glory" 900, B.
U. subject THE Value Of De-
clsion ZOO, sermon, "a Heart Fixed
Rev Isawler will preach at the Cal.
yaf Baptist church Sunday at 500
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'EIks Guilty Says
Judge Mason
moReANTcwN ORGANIZATION
FINED FfFTy poLlAR rs ron
SIZZLING BEER.

llengthy decision, which was handed
down at the special session d cifcnit
Court yesterday, Judge John w Ma
son to1nd the. llorgantown Lodge No.
Ali. B. Q. b. guilty of selling beer
to d member Of the organization ia
violation Of the revenue laws, and nm
ed the defendant corporati ion $50 Up
on the request Of Attorney Edgar 3.
Stewart a stay Of Judgment for 60
days was granted. The case willprob-
ably be appealed to- the Supreme
Court. o
The case was not tried in court,
but was submitted to the Judge upon
a statement Of agreed facts. At the
May term Of court 10 indictments
were returned against the club on the
charge Of illegal retailing. ProIecut-
ing Attorney cramer and counsel for
the defendant agreed to test the first
case, which was found against the
club on the testimony Of A. 3, Hayes.
AS the case was submitted to the
Judge, the defendant admitted that
beer and other intoxicants were
bought wholesale in the name Of the
corporation and that the intoxcants
we're served in small quantities TO the
members Of the local lodge Or mem.
bers Of other lodges. For 50 cents
the steward sold to any member q
ticket, which entitled the holder to
liz glasses Of beer or would be recely'
ed in payment for cigars or anything
on sale in the club rooms. For each
glass Of beer or cigar, the steward
would punch the ticket,
In the specific instance, IT was
admitted that Mr.. Hayes bought such
a ticket from the steward during
April of this year and secured glass
Of beer, the ticket being punched in
exchange. "This amounts to the
same thing as a SALE" said Judge
Mason, "and is intended to nlslead
and cover up the transaction
In reply to the claim Of the defend
ant that the beer was not sold at a
profit, the Judge said: 1T is Of no
consequence whether the beer was
sold at a profit or loss; it was asale."
He held that the ticket was the evi:
dence Of contract between the pur-
chaser and the defendant Just as
much as railroad ticket is the evil
dence Of a contract between the
person purchasing the ticket and the
common carrier. He also compared
the ticket with a meal ticket or a
soda water check.
He held that a sale by the corpora
Ition, an employee or even an official
was in violation Of the revenue laws.
He said that the violations were PROB
ably unintentional and that the MEM
beers Of the club thought that they
were complying with the law when
they lsed the system of tickets
The 10 indictments were returned
against the club Tuesday, May 18th,
Just before the grand Jury was dis
missed. At the same time two in
dictments were returned against Ber-
nett Anderson, who was steward, and
three were returned against the Sen
eca Social and Beneficial Association.
One of the cases against the Seneca
club was tried and the club was toun /
guilty and fined $50. The other cases
against the club we've continued.
The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-08-17

Piles get quick and certain relief
from Dr.. Shops Magic Ointment.
Please note it is made alone for
Piles, and It's action is positive and
CERTAIN. itching, painful, protruding
or blind plies disappear like magic
by its use, Large nickel.capped glass
jars 80 cents. Sold by 3. A. Billings.
lea & Company. N
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s4lNNsToN NOTES.


Mr.. John Kirk and wife attended the
funeral Of the latters grandfather
Mr.. Joseph vanGilder, OF Worthing
ton, Thursday.
quite a number Of persons from
worthington visited Mrs. VIII Davis
Tuesday.
Miss Lilly Freeman, of Enterprise
is the guest of her brother Mr. viii
Freeman.
Mr.. D. E. Book and wife were visit
ing Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Nay, Of Mud
lick, Sunday.
Mr.. E. s. Winemiller has moved his
family to Lumberport.
Mr.. U. L. Horner, one of Lumber
ports prominent citizens, was in town
Sunday.
Constable B. F. Harbert, of Lum.
berport, was here on legal business
Tuesday.
Mrs. Martha Wyer and grandson
Master Brooks, are visiting relatives
near Margaret.
Mr.. Elias Stark, a prominent Mud
lick farmer was in the city Wednes'
day.
Thursday and Friday we're "big Sun
days" for the foreigners and as a re-
suit, there was but little done at the
local mines on these dates.
Assistant Superintendent lngle Ma
lone, of Rivesville, was a business
rSo,rroont Thursday
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.Improvements.
ia lpo odd us painting his two houst

pa Doadfis painting his two houses
on Diamond street
The building on Merchant street
now occupied by The Springer broth
els tirnitnre storei Is being repainted
MI n Hoult IS improving his
property on Water street by a new
root
III Rufus Harr is improving his
honse on Merchant street by adding
some new rooms to IT, and Mrs. Viz
ginsa Dodis new house on Ferry street
ii almost completed
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Diamond. SEAM. 6. church.

Rey Bent, pastor-sunday
cipdi $40; preaching by the pas
Tor 1895; class meeting at 11:45;
Junior EpSoFth Ieague at ] $50; class
me- tlhg ID Epyorth League at
7Oo pteaching ASSOC; Prayer meet
MS 81 40 clock ednesday even
ing
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lyslI9 Known counIe Married.

lNil lS Sou3le mdTTIsu'
Miss Jennie BarthoIow and Mr.. John
Martin II Wheeling, were quietly
united III marriage by Rev. Wiley at
his home on State street. Mr.. and
MIS-. Martin VIII leave Sunday even
ing for selling, which will be their
1tnre home
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'Datly xDaly except Sunday. iHunda
Eagthoundl

For WASHINGTON, RlIsI1ifoR
PHILADELPHIA ana i N f9lp 70 n x
No. s, 1895 q, M; No. y. 1888 y. nl,s
No. $40 D. M. (local to t5ratton
CUMBERLAND Acc ON, No Il,
m. 7gE
GRAFTON ACCOM-. No. 7s.l 1865 8 u.
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CLEANING. PRESSING AND RE-
PAIRING Ladles' and Meme CLOTH
~. Work called for and delivered
Iclihly rates on application.
HARRY r. COLE,
r1n. phone so-w. Bell phone 2si.
Shop 8s-JI
fi1ip ave. under ntehle sIles store;
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Falrmont, Moraantowns g PittsbpFp 81.
For CoNNELLSvILIlE and PITT BtJHll
Leave, No. /, $500 q. ms xlsil
; q. M; No. 81, ISIS p, m. lAgtifei ~.
80, t1:10, p. M; No. 2 xIt4ls p; 80
4, x9:40. p. M; No. 6s, xlQ.0 M
For MoRGANT0WlIs Leave, No. 800
p m. Arrive, No. 81 xe;bs q.
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Monon,uah plvIstoni 4.

For CIARKsBURG and wEsTot seifxees
(for Clafksbirg only Arrive 10. g
KISS q. m (for Clarlt sbnrg onlyJtt 30
8, x4:3O p. m.
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Through Service
Fairrnont to Clarksbure
FAIRMoNT q cLARkseuRa
rnhcTIoN COMPANY. .

Cars leave Cor. Main and jefferson
Sta. Falrmont, HOURLY for Clarke
huru and Intermediate Points from
500 a. M. Until 10000 ?. N.
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Monday, Wednesday and Saturday
Depart. No. 2Oi, 700 q. mi NJ. 22oS. ia
D. m. Arrive; No. 200. SIS mil SO,
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W,aathound.

For COLUMBUS and CHICAGO, No Il
1924 a. n No, a, 1880 III m;
For WHEELING. NO. 4. 1874 a mi No
IL, S7:4Oa. m. (local) No. "a n
m. Qocal); No. s., is6,0S p. N.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-12-30
ADJUSTMENTS

George Primrose and his Big Min
strel company arrived in the city yes
terday morning and will give their
performance in the Keylor Grand thea
ire tonight. The Primrose Minstrels is
said TO be the greatest organization of
minstrel variety put together and Of
fered to the enthusiastic lovers of this
peculiar style of entertainment in
many years. 1t has long been Mr..
Primroses ambition to present min
stresly in an ideal form, eliminating
vaudeville features that in the past
few seasons has almost shouldered the
real minstrel element entirely from the
scene. In the Primrose Minstrels of
today will be seen a sumptiously staged
modern first part, painted in green and
gold, which is artistically embellished
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-12-30
ABOUT THAT PROCLAMATION.

If We remember rightly, the Elk's
in their royal proclamation Which was
read by Prime Minister Blandford at
the browning of King Rex, ordered that
either the o. r. & N company must
give their new depot to the city of
Walla Walla to be used as city hall
or the city of Walla Walla must pave
the portion of Main street which is
commonly designated as Bob Aliens
duck pond We have a perfect right to
presume inasmuch as Bob" is still en-
tertaining yachting parties on his
pond. and Clerk Hart still calling the
council roll in Ransom's building, that
King Rex is tired of royalty although
he still sticks to his fourteenth century
coat of Armour.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-12-30
Ps.sco Badly Divided.

The two factions in Pasco have
drawn the line between themselves
on business and moral grounds very
sharply The anti-saloon element at
tempted to abolish the saloon. bust
ness there. Failing in that. it moved
the greater portion of the business
away from that district occupied by
the saloons: but it couldn't take the
trade with it,
In desperation. it consented to allow
the saloon business to go toward the
new business district, as near as $50
feet of the school house. The council
passed an ordinance permitting a sa-
loon to be established there, but the
mayor vetoed it.
Attorney Hatfield was engaged by
those interested in the proposed sa-
Icon. He mandamused the council in
order to obtain the license The case
will be heard on January IA.
A good many people in this city
have been watching this contest in
Pasco with more than ordinary inter-
est.
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-12-30
OFF|C' Al LIGHTS Went OUT
PASCO MARSHAL FROM "RAD HOL-
lER" EASILY ESCAPES Pun
ISHMENT.

ALT Buchanan, former marshal of the
town of Pasco and the man who lost
his job through playfully shooting the
lights out IT, the city hall one evening
while the council was in solemn ses-
sion, escaped punishment in court
charged with a misdemeanor on a
technicality.
The seni-tragic incident which
reached sensational climax when the
marshal shot the lights out about the
heads of the city officials was the re-
suit purely of a josh, of which Mar
the matter seriously, however, he went
to the council chamber to take his
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with paintings, candelabras and trap
pings of a most exquisite pattern. Dur
ing this part, Mr.. Primrose will be
heard in an original song, in which he
will be assisted by Billy Beard. Noal
Abel, Bob Murphy and John Burke,
who will occupy the end chairs and
will bring a budget of new songs and
jokes, with Dave Irwin as Interlocutor.
The vocalists will include Sam Harris,
Joe Mayors, David Irwin, Walter Van
Allen, Sam Bennett. Geo, Kellogg and
a chorus of 20 male voices who will be
accompanied by an orchestra of 20
picked musicians under the direction Of
Charles Prokop of Vienna, Austria.
The second part will open with a
humorous band concert with all the
comedians participating,fi after which
a novel act entitled THE Dudines and
the Dudes Of Blackville" will be given.
They will be followed by the baseball
drill. The lighting effects and colors,
together with the intricate evolutions
produced in this number, making it
the grandest innovation ever seen in
minstrelsy at the Keylor Grand
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-12-30
IS THE WORLD GROWING
BETTER?

Who Knows? Who is prepared to
What standard shall be used in COM
ing to conclusion-if, indeed, a con-
clusion is possible?
AT times it certainly appears that
crime, dishonesty, unfaithfulness to
public trust, and vicious assaults upol:
character for revangeful purposes are
increasing at an astonishing rate; and
yet, when one goes into history for
purposes of investigation he finds an
abundance of material for the conclu-
sion that, after all. mankind is pro-
crossing toward better state of
morals and a higher regard for better
living.
We have passed through the Dark
Ages, the era Of superstition, of burn
ing at the stake for opinions sake, of
prolonged religious wars, and the spirit
of personal freedom is rapidly spread
ing around the globe
There is much dishonesty in public
positions being unearthed at this time,
especially in the management of our
cities, but the fact that it is being dis
covered and exposed in one of the best
signs of the times.
During the past year scores of prom
inent men, those who have been trust
ed with matters of great responsibility,
have been sent to prisons and are
wearing bona fide stripes behind sure
enough iron bars for the crime of be-
traying the confidence reposed in them.
This is one of the hopeful signs of
the times. To be sure, murders are
alarmingly frequent, but through our
interest in current events we lose sight
of the musty records of the past when
there was more of disorder than now
and less charity for the unfavorable
environments of others.
Owing to the peculiar nature with
which Man was clothed at the begin
ming. he is compelled to be on con-
slant guard against himself, but ir. a
majority of cases a majority of men
decide questions on the right side.
The result of this is that the tend
ency. on the whole. is in the right di-
rection.
The great public conscience believes
in honesty, and there is no doubt tina.
il the uaceasing conflict which human
ity has been conducting for thousands
of years against itself the better side
of the dual human nature is steadily
winning substantial victories.-Pendle-
ton Tribune
The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-12-30
CLAIMS He WAS.
FARTHEST NORTH
ORiN SUMNER SAYS EXPEDITION
FROM ALASKA WILL REACH
POLE THIS SUMMER.

H. c. Cooke of New York, who has
been in the city for the past few days
on business and who left this afternoon
| for California, in an interview this
morning, told of meeting an Arctic ex-
plorer last month who claimed to have
the record Of being farthest north.
1T was on the boat coming from
Valdez to Seattle that met the man.
said Mr.. Cooke, who is something of
a nortnerner himself having several
times seen the mercury get solid in the
tic explorations being made at pres
ent and others that are being contem-
plated, he told me that he was an ex-
plorer and that he had been farther
north than any of the much talked Of
explorers who have always heralded
their failures to reach the pole with
long interviews and magazine. articles
explaining why they didn't get there
I'VE didn't get there said Grin
Sumner the man who claimed to have
been way north, and for that reason
we kept still. But this time we are go
ing to get to the pole and then you
will hear from us. Prof. Nicholas Trad
witch, professor of one Of the larges:
Russian universities and who is sent
the party and if things go as we'll this
time as they did last we will have little
trouble in reaching the coveted place.
In fact we could have reached the pole
last time and the very fact that it is
so easy to reach is the reason we did
not go ahead. The professor, expecting
all kinds of difficulties, had not
brought all the instruments with him
which we wanted and when he found
it was to be so easy to get there he
turned around and came back to get
the paraphernalia which he had left
behind.
I'VE are almost ready to start out
now he told me. We are to meet in
Seattle and start out quietly from that
which will enable us to reach the pole
about the middle of the summer. Be-
sides the professor and two other Rus
slams, I will be the OILY white man in
the party. The privilege is extended to
me as the result of kindness which I
was able to extend to the professor
some three years ago and which he
has kindly remembered.
Il believe he was telling the truth"
said Mr.. Cooke, land 1 would not be
surprised to hear that the party had
slipped up to the pole by the short
route through Alaska and the Land Of
the Sticks instead of trying to get
there around the east through Baffir-'s
Bay"