The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-26

one Of the city, streets or Is clatmea
to be) was never disannuledt and now
since the BIodgett Company have
commenced alling that space in cues
:tion with dirt to raise the grade to
the necessary height some Of the good
Iitgy people Of our town are trying toI
cause the Fairmont & Warrington
Railroad Company some trouble byI
demanding them to fill and to keep
open a city street where years ago
persons came to that old mill, and for
! years has been closed and was consld.,
cred private property. This said real
estate was sold to the Railway Com
| Rany with that understanding and for
whisb warranty deed was made 70
the sid company The iwhole trouble
seems to be the rueslt Of design, which
will come out later.
At a meeting Of the council one
night tits week they refused to, ex.
tend the franchise Of the above men.
toned company until they consulted
each other further However, it IS
generally believed that an extension
WI be granted. It seems now that
some Of those who were fighting about
the road coming on the business side
Of the town now see where they made.
mistake. Some certain people Of
this town have always fought enter
prises Of this kind, and in fact Of ey-I
cry kind, and it is thought will until
they die, and can fight no longer.
Should the whole OF America be like
these people we would be back with
some Of the oriental nations-china
for example.
Several of our young people went to
Downs Sunday to attend the basket
picnic.
Mr.. Peck, from New York. who is
at the head Of the Buffalo construc.
ton Company. was here one day this
week looking after the interests Of the
road. He seemed much pleased with
the prospects.
Chickens haSs begun to put their
heads around buildings and stretch
their necks to see II any of the boys
are coming their way, but the coast
is looking clearer and clearer, and 1t
lis thought that no more chickens will
be molested unless it be by some boys
other than the ones who we're into
that business some nights since.
Rather an important case was tried
before Squire Toothman Tuesday be-
tween Mr.. ]. W. Efaw and Mr.. Tooth.
man, both Of Plum Run. 1t seems
that Mr.. Efaw was accused by Mr..
Toothman OF cutting a telephone wire
which connected Mr.. Toothman with
his neighbors, and with the country
at large, and Mr.. Toothman according
ly brought suit for one Hundred dol
lars, which he claims was the amount
Of the damage done him. Mr.. Flaws
counsel was Mr.. Tusca Morris, and
Mr.. Toothman's counsel was Mr.. B. F.
Ramage, both of Falrmont. 1t was
finally compromised on the basis that
each Of the men pay their costs, and
that Mr.. Toothman be put back on
the line and pay his assessment fee,
whic amounted to one dollar, and the
case was dismissed.
Mr.. nalleck, who has the contract
for the stone work on the F. & M. R.
R., is here looking after his interests.
! He expects to commence his work at
once.
TIE Carnegie Gas Company is put
ting in tubing in the Burns well.
!. Col. r. l.. someryi:le left Wedres
day night for Homecoming to see ',ls
mother, who is reported very sick.
She is very feeble, be:nL IN ner Ssth
YEAR.
We learn with regret that Mr.. Chas.
Neptune, who lives at Davies Run,
had his house and nearly all its con
tents destroyed by fire Tuesday even.
ing. 1t seems that Mr.. Neptune was
away at his other farm putting up hay,
land while Tiers the house caught fire
from defective plumbing, or some sim,
ilar cause, and was burned before he
could get home to save any Of his
Household goods. Mr., Neptune is one
Of ouf best citizens, and we are sorry
to hear Of his misfortune.
One day this week, while blasting
across the creek on the grade, stone
weighing about three pounds came ov-
err and landed near a man who was
standing at the postofice. The com.
pany was warned against such heavy
blasting hereafter. Had 1t hit any per.
son, death would have been instantan;
eous. JUMBO.
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