The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1907-07-01

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@fil make the prs tton addfess
Hon Harry ST George e. glll
make the response on behalf ii ths
exposition .ofaeials. He Biil he pre
sented by Governor DAWSON
The West Virginia Day exercises
proper win be held at the auditorium
at 8 O'Clock in the AFTERNOON. United
states Senator S. B. Eildns. president
ofsthe West Virginia commission, will
preside. Hon, Harry St George Tuck
Ell, president Of the Jamestown Expo.
slhon Company Governor Claude
Swanson, Of Virginia, and Governor
Dawson will deliver addresses. The
programme will be interpreted with
music. "The West Virginia Hills" will
be sung by thousands of people who
will be present. Copies of the song
and music have been printed for use
on the occasion. The evening will be
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taken up with the reception and ban
quest given at the West Virginia build
ing by Governor and Mrs. W. NJ. O.
Dawson. This function will be the
most brilliant of any to take place at
the State structure during the EXPOSE
ton.
1t seemed impossible to secure com.
petent help here to clean the build
ing and it was found necessary to
bring William Brown and John Car
ter from the capitol, where they are
employed as janltors, to do the work.
The last named man resided in Park
ersburg before taking a position in
Charleston. He wrote news about the
coIored people for the State Journal
and is one Of the few negroes who ever
attained success as a reporter.
4 The jamestown Exposition is the
mecca of brides and grooms and they
are almost as numerous as the honey
suckles, crimson rambler roses and
white daisies, which make the grounds
pleasing to the sight. Mr.. Leonidas
H. Kelly, of Sutton, and bride are
spending part of their honeymoon
at the CahberLin Hotel on Old Point
Comfort and call at the West Virginia
building daily. Their marriage took
place Wednesday of last week at
Buckhannon; where Mrs. Kelly for.
merly resided. Before her marriage
she was Miss Nellie Kidd. From
here the couple will go to Boston and
points in the east. They will make
their home in Sutton, where Mr.. Kelly
is prominent attorney Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank White, Of Clarksburg, also
came here on their bridal trip. They
were entertained part OF the time by
the formers brother, James, who has
position on the Warpath. Mr.. and
Mrs. oliver Pritchard, of Charleston,
are also here on Their wedding jour
ney. They are we'll known and popu-
lar in their home city. Mrs. Pritch'
arb was Miss Bealah Payne, the daugh-
ter of Mr.. C. Payne.
Rev. David W. Howard, rector of
st. Matthew's Church at Wheeling
has accepted a call to the vacant rec
torate Of St Luke's Episcopal Church
In Norfolk. He has been in that city
fbr a week visiting Judge and Mrs.
William Martin and has made several
Tins to the exposition, spending some
tine at West Virginia headquarters.
Pine Beach, just outside the expo
skipn grounds, was devastated by fire
esrIy Wednesday morning. Several
uIes we're lost and the loss of prop
err, amounted to more than Sl5O,OOO.
The buildings destroyed were princl'
pahy hotels and restaurants. The
negro building and the Inside Inn were
threatened by the confagration and
for atime it looked as though the en-
tire exposition would be swept by
flames. The West Virginia building
is near the Inn and when the danger
seemed most imminent all the lnhaoi-
tants packed their trunks and pre-
parsd to remove the various exhibits
from the State house. All the guests
at the Inn left the building and many
sat upon their trunks for hours until
the Excitement and confusion were
7meFhat abated. The boardwalk
aonA Hampton Roads was we'll lined
with people and baggage. About one
tiouslnd are said to be homeless.
Abotstthirty structures were totally
destroyed and others were badly dam
aged.
Below are the names of some of the
West VIrginlaus who registered at the
State Building recently:
Charleston was represented within
the past few days at the exposition
by the following; Mayor Ruffner
woodward, Mrs. John Cotton, Rather
inc Cotton, L. NJ. Mcintyre, Lawrence