The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-12-30
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HouLT. pee 80 This Is more ike
spring than mid winter.
Mf. and Mrs. Will Hoult and two
children returned Saturday from a
visit to Mr.. Rouit's parents. at Little
Falls.
Claude Richmond returned satur'
DAY from a visit to his grandparents
At Warrington.
Mr.! and Mrs. Sutton had as a guest
for Christmas sister Of Mrs. Sutton.
Mr.. Gpyoa Daniels. who had charge
Of track laying here during the build,
Ing Of the bridge was guest over Sun,
day Of All. Richmond.
Mr.. Charles Higgins. Of near Little
Falls, was guest over Christmas Of
his uncle and aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. Theo.
dorey McElfresh.
"A brother OF ]. W. Woltord from I'm.
iontown. has been visiting at Mr.. Vol.
ford's for few days past and has
gone to work at the car shops.
Miss Trtxie Cleiiana, of Mt. Har.
mony, is guest Of her aunt. Mrs.
Pauline Hoult.
Mrs. Harry, McElfresh and Mrs. Jas.
D. Bowman and two small children
were visiting friends at catawba Sun.
day.
Mrs. Ed. Watkins and granddaugh'
ter. Daisy Watkins. are guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. E. H. Hoult.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Barnes spent
Christmas with the formers parents
near Little Falls. They were accom-.
panied home by his steer, Miss Jettie
Barnes. wro will be their guests for
afew days.
We can only speak for one CORE.
spondent but speaking for "Fritz, the
Dutchman," will say that he is sur.
prised and well pleased with the an.
neuncement that the West -VirginIan
would send each correspondent as :.
Christmas gift the four premium mag.
azines. The management will please
accept my sincere thanks for its gen.
crosby and kindness.
Mr.. Earl Holbert lost a fine young
hog Sunday morning When fed Sat.
urlay- night 1t seemed all right but
was dead Sunday morning. The writ.
Or also had two very sick hogs and
felt sure he would lose tfiem but they
seem better now. There is much sick.
ness. seemingly, among hogs and con.
sidering the high prices Of meat the
loss of q hog is no small affair. AS
one put it. Hogs Is hogs now"
Much to the surprise of the men
working at the round house, they were
sent home at midnight Saturday night
and given little encouragement as to
whether they would have more work
soon. Every body is also surprised at
the announcement that General Mana.
ger Thomas Fitzgerald. OF the B. an
o.. has resigned on short notice resig.
nation to take effect the first Of the
year. Everybody is inclined to icon.
meet the two circumstances.
In spite Of reports 10 the contrary
the bottom seems dropping out OF
things. Many thousands Of men are
out OF work. Thousands are working
at reduced pay and many thousands
more are working at reduced time
which is equal to reduced pay.
| am no prophet Of evil but am
getting afraid Of prosperity stories.
First we read In the papers that con.
iidence WIS returning and business
picking up and the next day the "boss'
got notice to lay the men all off two
Or three days In November. ~
Next we read in the paper that the
steel trust had more orders than they
could MI and every thing was picking
up and that evening the foreman was
notified 10 cut of Just about half hIs
track. force.
Later along read that the B. and o.
had made more money the past year
than ever before, that they had made
a nice little profit Of s29,OOO,OOo or
over $4,000 a mile net and soon after
we were notified that We would only
work nine hours till further notice n
cut on our months wages of 10 per
cent.
The other day We saw notice that
the founderles and works at Home,
stead and around Plttsburg would re.
sumo and business was looking up,
and now lot Of the boys are laid of
at the round house.
Hereafter when we happen to see a
prosperity story we shall flee from It
as: from a pcstifence.
FRITZ.